2015 AUDI S3 ECU

28 2 Em ergency sit uat ions
installed. Make sure the cables do not get
caught in moving engine components .
11. Sw itch the heater fan and rear window de-
froster
off.
12. Close the battery cover.
The battery is vented to the outside so that
not gases enter the passenger compartment.
Make sure that the connected positive termi­
nal clamps on the jump start cable have suffi­
cient contact with metal.
A WARNING
Follow the warn ings and instructions from
the jump start cable manufacturer to re­
duce the risk of ser ious injuries and vehicle
damage.
If you are uns ure about anyth ing,
call roadside assistance.
- T he jump start cables must be long
enough so that the vehicles do not
touch.
- Route the jump sta rt cab les so they can­
not get caught in the moving parts in the
engine compartment .
- Always read and follow the warn ings be­
fore checking anything in the engine compartment ¢
page 217.
([) Note
Correctly jump start cables incorrect ly can
destroy the a lternator .
- Always connect the positive terminal(+)
to the positive terminal( +) and the neg­
at ive termina l(- ) to the negative termi­
nal(-) on the body ground point, b ut not
the negative termina l on the battery.
- Make sure the screw plugs on the battery ce lls are insta lled securely.
If not, tig ht­
en the plugs before connecting the
clamps to the negat ive terminal on the
battery.
- Please note that the connecting process
described be low for the jump start ca­
bles is intended for when your vehicle is
being jump started . If you are jump
starting another vehicle, do not connect
the negat ive cab le to the negative termi­
nal (-) on the drained battery, but rathe r connect it to a
large metal component
that is bolted securely to the engine block, or to the engine block itsel f. If the
battery in the vehicle being jump started
is not vented to the outside, there is a
risk of explosion due to hydrogen gas .
- Make sure that the connected positive
terminal clamps have sufficient contact
w ith metal.
- Do not use the battery negative terminal
for jump start ing or a malfunct ion could
occur in the vehicle electrical system.
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow ­
ing .
The following information is to be used by
commerc ial tow truck operators who know
how to operate the ir equipm ent safely .
-Never tow your Aud i. Towing will cause
damage to the engine and transmission.
- Never wr ap the s afet y chains or winch ca ­
bles around the b rake lines.
- To p re v ent unnece ssary damage , your Aud i
must be transpo rted with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the fl at bed, u se
the towing loop found in the vehicle tools
and attach to the front or rea r ancho rage
c;,page 283 and c;,page 283.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas­
sengers . Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, fo r any reason.
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Front towing loop
Fig. 192 Right front bumpe r: remov ing the cover
Fig. 193 Right front bumper: towing loop installed
The threaded opening for the towing loop is
located behind a cover on the rig ht side of the
front bumper.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle
tool kit¢
page 268 .
.. Press inward on the upper left side of the
cap to remove it from the bumper
¢fig. 192.
.. Insert the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops¢
fig. 193 and tighten it
with a whee l wrench.
.. After using, place the towing loop bac k in
the vehicle too l kit .
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not i nstalled sec urely,
it could loosen from the t hreads whi le
towing and cause damage to the veh icle or
injury to people.
Emergenc y situ ation s 283
Rear towing loop
Fig. 194 Right rea r tow ing loop : cover
F ig . 1 95 Right rea r tow ing loop: tow ing loop installed
The towing loop threaded opening is located
in the right of the rear bumper cover under a
cover .
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle
too l kit ¢
page 268.
.. Press inward on the upper area -arrow- and
lift it upward from the
lower area¢ fig. 194.
.. Insert the tow ing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops¢
fig. 195 and t ighten it
w ith a wheel wrench .
.. After using, p lace the tow ing loop back i n
t he vehicle tool kit.
Depend ing on the model, the shape of the
cove r ca n va ry.
A WARNING
If t h e tow ing loop is not insta lled securely,
it cou ld loose n from the threa ds while
tow ing and cause damage to the vehicle or
inj ury to people .

29 0 Con sum er Inf ormation
comp lexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, s afety an d e nvir onm ent al con­
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans ­
miss ion pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing devices and oth­
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re ­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­ ranty. Therefo re , proof of servic ing in accord­
ance w it h the ma intenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible warranty
claim made within the warran ty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adve rsely
affected, creating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your author ized Audi dealer or any other
p roperly equipped and qualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give your authorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, or iginal parts
and tra ined spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing lim it e d m aint en anc e y ourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num­
ber of procedures which can be performed on
you r vehicle with ordinary too ls, shou ld the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
ble. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and ca refully follow the instruc­
tions given. Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS p rovided .
Before you ch eck anything in th e engin e
compartme nt, alway s read an d heed all
WARNINGS ~
& and ~page 217 .
_& WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­
nance, adjustments or repa irs .
- Always be extremely careful when work­
ing on the vehicle . Always follow com­
monly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense. Never r is k personal
in ju ry.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance ,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fu lly fam iliar
with these or other procedures with re­
spect to the vehicle, or are uncertain how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessa ry
work done by your author ized A udi deal­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified workshop.
- The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
controlled and can sw itch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off . The radiator
fan switches on automatical ly when the
coo lant re aches a certain temperature
and will cont inue to run until the coo lant
temperature drops .
- Always sw itch off the ignition before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pu r­
pose and cou ld collapse causing serious
personal injury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on level ground,
that the wheels are a lways securely
b locked and that the engine cannot be
started .
- Always make sure the transmission se ­
lecto r lever (automatic transmission) is

296 ~l :..:.: nd ~e ~x :._ ______________________________ _
Closing
Hood . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 219
Panorama s unroof ..... ... .. .. .... .. 44
W indows ............... .... ...... 43
C losing/open ing
by remote con tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
with the central locking switch ...... . . 39
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
with the door lock ........ .. .. .... .. 39
Cockpi t (ove rview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cold ti re i nflat ion pressure ....... .. .. . 240
Com ing home . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 48
Compartmen ts .......... .. .... .. .. .. 6 1
Compass in the mirror .......... .. .. .. 54
Comp liance .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 292
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 133, 289
Consumpt ion (fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Cont acting NH TSA ......... .. .. .... . 133
Conve nience key
Eme rgency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
I nd icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
St arti ng the eng ine (START ENG INE ST OP
b utton) .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 77
S topping the engine (S TAR T EN GIN E
STO P button) .. . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 78
Switching the ign ition on . ... .. .... . . 77
un locking/locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 38
Conve nien ce opening/closing .. .. .. .. . . 43
Convertible c hild safety seats .. .. .... . 177
Conve rtible locking retracto r
Activating .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 183
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Using to secure a c hild safety seat l81, 183
Coolant
refer to Engine coo la nt . ... .. .. .... . 225
Cooling mode (automatic climate control
sys tem) . .. .... ............. .. .... .. 70
Cooling mode (manua l cl imate control sys-
tem) ........ .......... ...... ... .. .. 69
Cooling system Adding coolant . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 226
Coolant leve l check ing ....... .. .... . 226
Coolant temperature indicator .. .. .... 12
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cornering light .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 4 7
C rash data recorde r (ED R) ... .. .. .. .. . 189 Cruise cont
ro l system
Changing speed . ... ... ..... ... .. .. . 84
Desc ription . ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 83
Preselect ing speed ............. .... . 84
Switching off .. .. ............. .... . 85
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
C u p ho lde rs ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 61
C ur rent co nsu mption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 28
D
Data recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 195
Date disp lay . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 10
D ayt ime run ning lights ........... .... . 46
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control ............. 292
Audi s ide ass ist .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 292
Cell phone package ... ...... ... .. .. 292
C onvenience key ... .......... .... .. 29 2
El ec tronic immob ilizer ...... .... .. .. 292
Homelin k unive rsal remo te con trol ... 2 92
Remote contro l key .. .. ..... ... .. .. 292
Defect ive light bu lb wa rni ng
I n di cator lig ht . .. ............. .... . 25
Defrost ing (windshie ld)
automatic climate control system . . . . . 71
ma nual cl imate co ntrol system ....... . 69
DEF (instr ument cluster) . ..... ... .. .. . 11
Del uxe a utomat ic cli mate control
refer to Clima te con trol sys tem ( auto -
matic) . ... .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 70
Dete rm ining co rrect load limit .. .. .. .. 250
Diesel Indicato r light . .. ... ...... .... .... . 23
Prewarm ing (bu tton) ......... .... .. . 77
P rewarm ing (key) . .......... ...... .. 74
Diesel f uel .. .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 211
D iesel pa rticula te filter ... ... .... .. .. 1 99
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
D imens ions ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 287
D im ming the rearview m irror ... .. .. .. . 53
Distance ... .. .. .. ............. .... . 28
D oor/re ar lid w arning ............ .. .. . 27
Door contact sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Doors Child safety lock (mechanical) . ... .. .. . 42

302 Index
Proper seating position Front passenger ....... ... .. .. .... . 127
Occupants . .... ... ...... ... .. .... . 126
Rea r passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
P rotecting . .... ........... .. .. .. .. . 20 7
Protection mat
refer to Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Q
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? 136
R
Radiator fan 227
Radio clock
refer to Clock .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 10
Ra in/ lig ht sensor
H ead lig hts ... ........... .. .. .. .. .. 46
I nd icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
I n termittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . 50
Switching on and
off .. .. .. .. .... .. . . 50
Range (tank co ntents) ...... .. .. .... .. 28
Rea r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear lid
refer to L u ggage compartment lid .... . 42
R ear light
I nd icator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems 119 ,120
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rearview mir ror d imm ing ... .... .... .. 53
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Recirculation mode automatic control system . ... .. .. .. . . 71
manual c limate control system . . . . . . . . 70
Reducing fue l cons umption
E fficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote control key ............. .. ... . 35
L ED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 37
Rep lacing the batte ry ..... .. .. .. .. . . 37
Synch ron izati on .......... .. .. .... .. 37
un locking/locking ...... .. .. .. .. .. . . 37
Repair manua ls ............. ... .. .. . 289
Repairs Airbag system ........... .. .. .... . 160 R
ep lacement key . .... .. ..... .... . .. . 35
Replac ing
L ight bu lbs .... .. ............. .... 279
T ires and wheels . ............. .. .. 255
Rep lacing windsh ield wiper b lades . .. .. . 51
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . 133, 134
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resetting the trip odometer ...... .... . 11
Retr act
New brake pads . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 191
Retractor ...... ... .. .............. . 138
Reverse (automatic transmission) .. .... 109
Reve rsible m at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Right hand dr ive . .. ................ .. 49
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Load ing ... .... .. .. ... .. . .... ... .. . 63
Roof weight ... .. ... .......... .. .. . 63
s
Saddlebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safe drivi ng habi ts ... ........... .. .. 125
Safety Airbag-System ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. 144
Belts . ........ .. .. .............. . 135
Safety be lt pos ition . .... ..... ... .. .. 139
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . 141
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 140
Safety be lt pre tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13S, 138
Adjusting . .... .. ............. .... 141
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 20 7
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 136
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Height adj ustment ............. .. .. 141
Improperly worn . ... .......... .. .. 141
Indicator light . ... ................ . 21
Not worn ..... .. .......... ...... . 136
Safety be lt pos it ion .... .. ... ..... .. 139
Safety instr uctions ............. .. .. 138
Secu ring child safety seats .... .. .... 181
Spec ia l considerations for pregnan t
women ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 140
Unfastening ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 140