2015 AUDI S3 alternator

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USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
i:::> page 19
Can ada mode ls:
E lectromechanical parking brake
c::> page 19
Cooling system
c::>page 20
Engine oil pressure
c::>page20
Alternator
~page 20
Front safety be lt
c::> page 21
Steering./
c::>page 193
Steering lock
c::>page 21
Engine start system
c::>page 21
Instrum ent s an d indicator lamp s 15
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ngine stops while driv ing
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Transmission malfunction
c::> page 115
Adaptive cru ise control*./
c::>pageBB
USA mode ls: Speed warn ing
system
c::> page 83
C ana da m odel s: Speed warn ing
sys tem
i:::>page83
F ill Ad Blue*
c::> page 21 S
AdBlue malfunction*
c::> page 215
Yellow indi cato r light s
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Centra l indicator light (pay at -
tention to the additional infor­
mation in the instrument cluster
disp lay) ©
c::> page 14, fig. 8
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
c::> page 22
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20 Instruments and indicator lamps
ltJ;):t :1;034 ( USA model s) / ml (Canada mod­
els) Caution : Vehicle parked too steep
When t he i nd ic ator light blinks and th is mes­
sage appears, t here is no t eno ugh braking
power to keep the ve hicl e from rolling . The
b rakes have overheate d. The vehicle cou ld roll
away even on a small incline .
ltJ;)i:j;lJ34 ( USA model s) / ml (Canada mod­
els) Parking brake is applied
I f t his message appea rs, press t he b rake pedal
fi rst and then re lease the par king brake if nec­
essa ry.
@ Tips
F or addit ional info rmation on the pa rk ing
brak e, refer t o¢
page 80.
...L Cooling system
• Switch off engine and check coolant lev­
el!
T he coolant leve l is too low or the coolant
temper ature is too high .
D o not cont inue d riving and swi tc h the eng ine
o ff. C hec k the coolant leve l¢
page 225 .
-If the coolant leve l is too low, add coolant
<=> page 226 . O nly con tinue driv ing o nce the
indicator light turns off.
- If the coolant leve l is correct, the problem
may be ca used by a ma lf u nction in the radia­
tor fan . D o not cont inue driv ing . See an au­
t h o rized Aud i dea le r or a uth o riz ed Aud i
Se rv ic e Fa cili ty for ass ist ance.
• Coolant temperature too high! Let engine
run with vehicle stationary
Let the eng ine run at id le for a few minutes to
coo l down .
A WARNING
- Never op en the hood if you ca n se e or
h ear st ea m or coo la nt escaping from the
eng ine com pa rtm ent. This in cre ases t he
r isk of burn s. Wai t unti l you no longe r
see o r hear steam o r cool ant esca ping.
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- The engine compa rtment in any vehicle
can be a dangerous area. Stop the engine
a nd allow it to cool befo re working in the
e ng ine compartment. A lways foll ow the
info rmation found in
~ page 217, Work ­
ing in th e engin e compartm ent.
(D Note
Do n ot cont inue dr iv ing if the . indicato r
lig ht tur ns on -this inc reases the r isk o f
engine damage.
"1::::7: Engine oil pressure
• Switch off engine! Oil pres sure too low
St op t he engine and do not cont inue drivi ng.
Check the eng ine oi l level
r=> page 223 .
- If the engine o il level is too low, add eng ine
oil
r=> page 221. Only co nti nu e driving once
the indicator light turns off.
- If the engine o il level is co rrect and the indi­
cator light still turns on, turn the eng ine off
and do not cont inue driv ing . See an author­
ized Aud i deale r or au tho rized Aud i Service
Facili ty for ass ista nce.
(i) Tips
The oil pressu re war ning is not an oi l level
i ndica to r. For th is reason, c hec k t he o il lev­
e l reg ularly .
' 0 Alternator/battery
• Alternator fault: battery is not being
charged
The re is a malfunction in the alternator or th e
vehicle e lectr ica l system .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately . Be ­
ca use the v ehicl e batte ry is drain ing , turn off
all unnecessa ry el ectrical eq uipm ent such as
t h e M MI. See yo ur aut ho rized Aud i de aler o r a
qualifie d repa ir fa cili ty if the b attery ch arge
l evel is too low .
(•) low battery charge: Battery will be
charged while driving

160 Airbag system
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at
many different places on your Audi. Installing,
removing, servicing or repairing a part in an
area of the vehicle can damage a part of an
airbag system and prevent that system from
working properly in a collision.
There are some important things you have to know to make sure that the effectiveness of
the system will not be impaired and that dis­
carded components do not cause injury or pol­ lute the environment.
A WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce­
dures can increase the risk of personal in­
jury and death by preventing an airbag from deploying when needed or deploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the
steering wheel horn pad or airbag cover
or the instrument panel or modify them
in any way.
- Never attach any objects such as cup
holders or telephone mountings to the
surfaces covering the airbag units.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one
moistened with plain water. Solvents or
cleaners could damage the airbag cover
or change the stiffness or strength of the material so that the airbag cannot de­
ploy and protect properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts
of the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, instru­
ment panel, front seats or electrical sys­
tem (including the installation of audio
equipment, cellular telephones and CB
radios, etc .) must be performed by a
qualified technician who has the training
and special equipment necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your
authorized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop. -
Never modify the front bumper or parts
of the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag
can inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or replace­
ment upholstery over the front seat­
backs that have not been specifically
approved by Audi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags
inflate.
- Damage to the original seat covers or
to the seam in the area of the side air­
bag module must always be repaired
immediately by an authorized Audi
dealer.
- The airbag system can deploy only once.
After an airbag has been deployed, it must be replaced with new replacement
parts designed and approved especially
for your Audi model version. Replace­
ment of complete airbag systems or air­
bag components must be performed by
qualified workshops only . Make sure that
any airbag service action is entered in
your Audi Warranty
& Maintenance book­
let under
AIRBAG REPLACEMENT RE­
CORD.
- For safety reasons in severe accidents,
the alternator and starter are separated
from the vehicle battery with a pyrotech­ nic circuit interrupter.
- Work on the pyrotechnic circuit inter­
rupter must only be performed by a
qualified technicians who have the ex­ perience, information and special tools
necessary to perform the work safely.
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter
is scrapped, all applicable safety pre­
cautions must be followed.
@) For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and preten­
sioners might be classified as Perchlorate
Material -special handling may apply, see

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A/C (automatic climate control system) .. 70
A/C (manual cl imate control system) .. .. 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 291
Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Ac tiva ting vibration warning .. .. .. .. . 100
Adj usting steering time . ... .. .. .. .. . 100
C leaning the camera area . ... .. .. .. . 206
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
switch ing on and
off ...... .. .. .. .. .. 99
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
C lean ing the sensor .... ... .. .. .... . 206
Driver messages .......... .... .. .... 92
General Informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Request fo r driver intervention . . . . . . . . 92
Stop-and-go traffic .......... .... ... 90
Adaptive dampe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 106
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
AdBlue .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 215
F il ling . .. .. .......... ... .... .. .. . 216
M essages .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 215
Adding W indshield washer fluid ....... ... .. 232
Adj usting a ir distribution (Climate control
system) ... .. ................. .. .... 71
Ad justing air vents ......... .. .. .. .. .. 7 2
Adjusting a ir vents (manual climate con-
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Ad justing a utomatic headlights . ... .. .. 48
Ad justing the cen ter conso le lighting .. .. 50
Ad justing the temperat ure
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . 69
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
A irbag .... .. ................. .. ... 1 44
I ndica tor ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Ai rbag system ................ .... .. 165
Advanced Airbag System ... .. .. .. .. . 148
Advanced Airbag System compone nts . 15 2
Ca re ..... .. .... ........... .. .. .. . 160
C hi ld ren . .. ............. .... .. ... 17 2
C hi ld restra ints . .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 172
Inde x 293
Components (front airbags) .. ... .. .. 152
Danger of fitting a ch ild seat o n the front
passenger seat ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 146
Disposa l .. .. .. .. ................. 160
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 150
How do the front airbags work? ...... 154
How many a irbags does my vehicle
have? ....... ... .. ..... .......... 152
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponent s work togethe r ......... .. .. 15 4
Im portant sa fe ty instructions on the
knee airbag system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 163
Impo rtant t hings to know .... ... .. .. 144
Knee a irbags . .. .. ................. 161
Monitoring .. .. .. ................. 156
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ..... .. 157
Repairs ......... .. ............... 160
Safety i nstr uctions .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 159
S ide a irbags . .. .... ... .. ..... ..... 163
S ide cur tain airbags . ........... .... 166
Wa rning/Indicato r lights ....... .. .. 156
When must the system be inspected? . 156
Ala rm system
re fer to Anti-theft alarm system ....... 35
A lignment pin (changing the whee l) .. .. 268
A ll- wea ther lights ( LED headlights) ... .. . 46
A ll-wheel d rive
Winter tires . .. .. .. .......... ..... 261
A ll wheel drive .. .. ................. 193
Altern ator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) 20
Alternato r (indicato r light) ...... .... .. 20
Amb ient lighting . ... .. .. .. .... ... .. . 49
A nti- freeze
refer to Eng ine coolan t ......... .. .. 225
Anti -lock braking system ............. 189
Ind icator light ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 22
Anti-slip regu lation .. ........... .... 189
Ind icator light . .. .... ........... .. . 22
An ti-theft a larm system ....... ... .. .. . 35
Anti-theft protection Electronic immob ilizer ............. .. 40
Audi active lane assist
refer to Active lane ass ist ......... .. . 98
Audi drive selec t ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 106
Ind icator light ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 26
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