2015 AUDI S3 belt

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 126
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Why safety bel ts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 1 42
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
I mpor tan t th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 1 44
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 170
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... . 176
Install ing a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . . 18 1
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
A ddit io nal Informa tion 184
188
Driver messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
I nforma tion abo ut data reco rded by
ve hicl e cont ro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electron ic stabilization control (ESC) 189
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . 193
All whee l drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Not ice about data recorded by the
E vent Data Reco rder and ve hicle
con tro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Table of contents 3
Driving and the environment
197
T he first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving through wate r on roads . . . . . 198
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Plac ing you r vehicle ou t of service . . . 199
Operate yo ur v ehicl e economically and
min imi ze poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Dr iving wit h a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
T rai le r tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . 205
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Gener al infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 206
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . 210
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
F uel tank . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... . 212
Se lective cata lytic reduction . . . . . . . . 215
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
B rake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
W indsh ie ld washer conta iner 232
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T ire pressu re mo nitor ing syste m 2 64
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 2 67
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
L uggage compartment lid emergency
r elease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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The starting abili ty may be impai red .
If thi s message tu rns off afte r a litt le w hile,
the ba ttery ch arged eno ugh wh ile driving.
If the message does not turn off, have and au­
thor ized Audi deal er or au thori zed A udi Se rv­
i ce Fa cility repa ir th e malfunc tio n.
~/ !f Safety systems
The fl (U SA mo dels) / El (C an ad a mod els)
i ndicator lig ht mon itors the sa fe ty sys tems.
Safety system
If the II (U SA mode ls) / m (Canada mode ls)
indi cator lig ht tur ns on or b links, the re is a
mal func tion in a safe ty system.
Dr ive to an authorized Aud i dea ler o r a uthor·
iz ed A udi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have
the ma lfunction co rrected .
_& WARNING
Have the safety systems ins pect ed imme­
diately. Otherwise, there is a ris k that the
systems may not a ct ivate d uring a colli ­
sion, which increases t he risk of ser ious in­
jury or deat h.
~ Front safety belt
The . indicator light stays on unti l the driv ­
er 's and front passenger's safety belts are
buckled. There is a lso a war ning tone above a
certa in speed .
(D Tips
For addit ional information on safety be lts,
refe r to
¢ page 135.
~ - Steering lock
• Do not drive vehicle: steering defective
There is a malfunct io n in the electron ic steer­
i n g lock. You cannot turn the ignition on.
D o
not tow your vehicle beca use it ca nnot be
steere d. See an a uthorized Aud i dea le r or au­
thor ized Audi Serv ice Facility for assistance.
Instruments and indicator lamps 21
II Steering lock : system fault! Please con­
tact Service
T he re is a m alfunction in the elec troni c steer­
i ng lock.
D rive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or autho r·
iz ed Audi Se rv ic e Facili ty im mediately to have
t h e m alf unc tio n c orr ecte d.
_& WARNING
Do no t tow yo ur vehicle when there is a
mal func tion in the elec tronic s teer ing lock
• th is i ncreases the risk of an acci dent.
<=.e Engine start system
• Engine start system malfunction. Please
contact Service
Do not sw itch the igni tion off because yo u
may not be able to switch it on again.
Dr ive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho r·
i zed Audi Serv ice Facili ty im media tely to have
the mal fun ction correcte d.
i·l i:ngine start system malfunction . Please
contact Service
T here is a malfunction in the eng ine starting
system.
- Ve hicles w ith an ignition
¢ page 75, Auto­
matic start malfunction
- Ve hicles w ith a convenience key
¢ page 77, Automatic start malfunction
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or author­
ized Audi Se rv ice Facility immediately to have
the mal function corrected.
~ Engine
• Engine stopped : brake servo and power
steering not pos sible
There is a malfunction in the eng ine or in the
fuel supply system.
More force is needed to steer and bra ke t he
moving vehicle w hen the eng ine is sto pped. If
the ve hicle is ro lling, try to stop it caref ully on
the side of the road away from moving traff ic . ..,.
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56 Seat s a nd s tor ag e
Seats and storage
General information
Important information
& WARNING
Refer to the chapter Driving Safely
r::!>poge 125, Driving safety for important
information, t ips, suggestions and warn­
ings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of your pas­ sengers.
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system con
only provide maximum protection if the front
seats ore correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that :
- you can easily and quickly reach all the
switches and controls in the instrument
panel
- your body is properly supported thus reduc­
ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and airbag system can offer
maximum protection
r::!> page 144 .
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust your seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for insta lling a child seat on the front pas­
senger's seat. Always follow the information regarding child safety provided in
r::!> page 170, Child Safety .
& WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the dr iver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal in jury.
- Always keep your feet on the f loor when
the vehicle is in motion - never p ut your
feet on top of the instrumen t panel, out of the window or on top of the seat c
ush­
ion. This applies espec ially to the passen­
gers. If your seating position is incorrect,
you increase the risk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an accident .
If the
airbag inflates and the seating position is incorrect, this could result in pe rsonal
inj ury or even death.
- It is important for both the drive r and
front passenger to keep a distance of at least 10 inches ( 25 cm) between them­
selves and the steering wheel and/or in ­
strument panel. If you're sitting any
closer than this, the airbag system can­ not protect you properly. In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that they
can give you max imum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the steer­
ing wheel o r instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
Your seat may move unexpectedly, caus­
ing sudden loss of veh icle cont ro l and
pe rsonal injury. If you adjust yo ur seat
while the veh icle is moving, yo u are ou t
of posit ion .
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver's
seat in the fo llow ing manne r:
.. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so
that you can easily push the peda ls to the
floor wh ile keeping your knees sl ightly bent
c::> &. in Why is your seat adjustment so im­
portant? on page 56.
.. Ad just the bac krest so tha t when you sit
w ith your back against the backrest, you can
still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.. For adjustab le head restraints: adjust the
head restra int so the upper edge is as even
as poss ible with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust the head ..,.

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restraint so that it is as close to this position
as possible
q page 59 . Move the head re­
stra int so that it is as close to the back of
the head as possible .
A WARNING
Never place any objects in the driver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal
area and interfere with pedal function. I n
case of sudden braking or an accident, you
would not be ab le to brake or acce lerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position.
To avoid contact with the airbag while it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instru­
ment panel than necessary and always wear
the three -point safety belt provided adjusted
correctly . We recommend that you adjust the
passenger's seat in the following manner :
• Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
pos ition.
D o not ride w ith the seat reclined.
• For adjustable head restraints : adjust the
head restraint so the upper edge is as even
as possib le with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this position
as possible
q page 59 . Move the head re­
straint so that it is as close to the back of
the head as possible.
• Place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat .
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Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
App lies to vehicles: with manually adjustab le seats
Fig . 46 Fro nt seat: man ual seat adjustment
(D-Moving the seat forward/back : pull the
lever and slide the seat.
@-Lengthening/shortening the upper thigh
support*:
lift the handle.
@ -Adjust ing the a ngle of the seat surface*:
pull/press the lever.
@ -Adjusting the lumbar support*: press the
button in the des ired direction.
® -Moving the seat up/down: pull/press the
lever .
®-Adjust ing the backrest angle : turn the ad­
justing wheel.
A WARNING
-Only adjust the front seat with whe n the
veh icle is stationary. Otherwise, this in­
creases the risk of an accident
- Exerc ise caution when adjusting the seat
he ight. Ad justing the seat care lessly or
without check ing can p inch hands and
fingers .
- The front seat backrests must be not tilt­
ed too far bac k when driving, because
this affects the effective ness of the safe­
ty belts and airbag system, which in­
creases the risk of injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury dur ing sudden
braking or in a co llision, the driver and
front passenger shou ld not have their
backrests in the reclined position while ..,.

58 Seats and storage
dr iving or rid ing . The safety belts and air­
bag system can prov ide the greatest pro­
tection possible when the backrests are
in the upright posit ion a nd the safety
belts are worn correct ly. The more a
backrest is reclined, the greater the risk
of injury due to an incorre ct seating posi­
t ion an d safety be lt position .
Power seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles: with power adjustable seats
Fig. 47 Fr ont se at: power se at adju stm en t
@ -Adju sting the lumbar suppor t: press the
button in the desired d irect ion .
@-Moving the seat up/down : press the but ­
ton up/down. To adju st the front seat cushion ,
press the front button up/down . To adjust the
rear seat cushion, press the rear button up/
down .
@-Moving the sea t forward/back: press the
bu tton forward/back.
© -Adjusting the backrest angle : press the
button forward/back.
@ -Lengthening/shortening the upper thigh
support *: lift the handle.
A WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat w ith when t he
vehicle is stationary. Otherwise, th is in­
creases the risk of an accident
- The power adjustment for the front seats
also works with the ignition switched off
or with the ignition key removed. For this
reason, c hildren should never be left un­
attended in t he veh icle -they could be in­
jured! -
Exerc ise caution when adjusting the seat
he ight. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands
causing injuries .
- W hile the vehicle is mov ing, the seat
backs of the front seats must not be in­
clined too far to the rear because the ef ­
fectiveness of the safety be lts and the
airbag sys tem is seve rely comp romised -
there is a risk of injury.
- To r educe the risk of injury dur ing s udden
b ra ki ng or in a co llision, the drive r and
front p assenge r sh ould not have the ir
backrests in the recline d posi tion while
driving or r iding. The safety be lts and a ir ­
bag system can provide the greatest pro­
tect ion possible when the backrests are
in the upr ight position and the safety
be lts are worn correctly. The more a
backrest is reclined, the greater the r isk
of injury due to an inco rrect seating posi­
tion and saf ety belt pos it ion.
Front center armrest
Applies to vehicles: wit h front center armrest
The cen ter armrest can be adjusted to several
levels .
Fig. 48 Armrest betwee n the drive r's /fro nt pa ssenger' s
seats .
.,. To adjust the ang le, raise the armres t
¢ fig. 48 notch by notch.
.,. To bring the armrest back down, ra ise it out
of the top notch and fold it back down . Then
lift the a rmrest to the desired position, if
necessary .
Please note that the dr iver's ab ility to move
his or a rm may be restricted when the armrest
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is folded down. Because of this, the armrest
should not be folded down during city driving.
The arm rest can slide forward and back.
There is a storage compartment under the
arm rest.
Rear center armrest
A pplies to vehicles : wit h rear ce nter ar mres t
The storage compartment and cup holder are
integrated in the armrest.
Fig. 49 Rear armrest
Folding the armrest down
~ Tilt the armrest all the way down.
Opening the storage compartment
~ Lift the cover on the upper rim.
For more information on the use of the cup
holders, see
c:> page 61.
Headrests
Front head restraints
A ppl ies to vehicles : wit h adju stab le head restra ints
F ig. 50 Front seat: Ad justing th e head restraint
Seats and storage 59
Applies to vehicles with super sport seats* (no
illustration): The head restraints are integrat­
ed in the backrest and cannot be adjusted.
Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge
is as even as possib le with the top of your
head. If that is not possible, try to adjust as
close to this position as possible. Push the head restraint as close as possible to the back
of the head.
~ To move the head restraint up or forward,
slide it until it locks into place.
~ To move the head restraint down or back,
press the side button -arrow-
c:> fig. SO and
slide the head restraint until it locks into
place .
Refer to
c:> page 129, Proper adjustment of
head restraints
for guidelines on how to ad­
just the height of the front head restraints to
su it the occupant's body size .
.&_ WARNING
- Driving without head restraints or head
restraints that are not adjusted correctly
dramatically increases the risk of serious
or fatal neck injuries.
- Read and following the WARNINGS in
r::!) page 129, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.
(D Tips
Head restraints that are adjusted correctly
and safety belts are an extremely effective
combination of safety equipment.
Rear head restraints
Fig. 51 Outer rear head restraints : release point

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Increasing the size of the luggage
compartment
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward
either separately or together .
I
Fig. 59 Backres t: release leve r (left s ide, examp le )
F o lding th e back res t fo rward
.. Push the corresponding head restraint
downward ¢
page 59 .
.. Press the release lever @ in the direction of
the arrow.
.. Fold the backrest forward .
Folding the back res t back into th e up right
po sit ion
.. Fold the backrest down until it latches se ­
curely¢ ,&.. When you can no longer see
the red mark on the pin @, the seat is latch­
ed .
A WARNING
-The backrest must be latched securely to
ensure that the safety belt is protecting
the center seating position.
- T he backrest must be secure ly latched so
objects canno t slide forwa rd out of the
luggage compa rtment during s udden
braking .
- Always make sure the backrest is latched
completely
by pulling forward on it.
- Make sure the safety belt is not caught in
the door h inges o r the seat fitti ngs and
damaged.
- T orn or frayed safety belts can break, and
belt anchors can break during a collision .
Check the safety belts regularly. Safety
belts with noticeable damage to the
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webbing, bindings, b uckles or retractors
must be replaced.
(D Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
cou ld damage the head restraints on the
rear seat. If necessary, remove the rear
seat head restraint before moving the
front seat back
- Make sure the safety belt is not pinched
in the backrest lock and damaged when
the rear seat backrest if folded back.
Other objects should be removed from
the rear bench seat to protect the rear
backrest from damage .
Tie-downs and cargo net
The cargo net* prevents small objects from
sliding .
F ig . 60 Lu gg age compar tment: locat io n of th e tie­
downs
F ig . 61 Lu ggage compart ment: ca rgo net * un hooke d
.. Secure the cargo to the tie-downs c> fig. 60
- arrows -.
.. To secure the cargo net , first hang the front
hooks in the t ie-downs then hang the rear
hooks -arrows -¢
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82 Driving
Starting from a stop
The start assist function ensures that the
parking brake is released automatically upon
starting.
St opping and sett ing the p ark ing br ake
.. Pull the switch@¢
page 80, fig. 73 to set
the parking brake.
St arting a nd aut omaticall y relea sing the
pa rking br ake
Requirement: The driver's door must be
locked and the driver's safety belt must be
fastened.
.. When you press the accelerator pedal, the
parking brake is automatically released and
your vehicle begins to move.
When stopping at a traffic signa l or stopping
in city traffic, the parking brake can be ap­
plied. The vehicle does not have to be held
with the brake pedal. The parking brake elim i­
nates the tendency to creep when a selector
l ever pos ition is engaged . As soon as you
press the accele rator pedal, the parking bra ke
re leases automatically and the veh icle starts
to move.
Starting on slope s
When starting on incl ines, the hill start ass ist
prevents the vehicle from unintentiona lly roll­
i ng back. The braking force of the parking
brake is not released until sufficient dr iving
force has been bu ilt up at the whee ls.
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the park ing brake is re ­
leased automatically only when the dr iv­
er 's sa fety belt is fastened and the driver 's
door is locked. Emergency braking function
This is used if the conventional brake system
fails or locks up .
.. To brake your vehicle in an emergency, pull
the @switch ¢
page 80, fig. 73 and hold it
pulled .
.. As soon as you release the@ switch or ac-
celerate, the b rak ing process stops.
Pul ling and ho ld ing the @switch while dr iv ­
ing at a speed of about 2 mph (3 km/h) or
higher init iates the emergency braking func­
t ion. The vehicle is braked at a ll four wheels
by activating the braking hyd rauli cs . The brake
performance is sim ila r to heavy braking.
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To he lp prevent activating the emergency
braking by mistake, a n aud ible war ning tone
(buzzer) sounds when the @switch is pulled .
Emergency brak ing stops as soon as the@
swi tch is re leased or the acce lerator pedal is
pressed.
.&, WARNING ,_
Emergency braking should only be used in
an emergency, when the normal brake pedal has fa iled or the brake pedal is ob­
structed. During emergency brak ing, your
vehicle will brake s imilar to heavy b rak ing .
E SC and the associated components (ABS,
ASR, EDL) canno t overcome the laws of
physi cs. In corne rs and when road or
weather conditions are bad, a fu ll brake
application can cause the vehicle to skid or
the rea r end to break away, which increas­
es the risk of an accident.
Hill hold
Applies to veh icles : w ith Hill Hold
Hill hold makes it easier to start on hills.
Req uirement: The dr iver door mus t be closed
and the engine must be running.
T he system is activated when the bra ke peda l
is p ressed while the vehi cle is stationa ry.
T o p revent the vehicle from rolling back when
sta rting, the b rake power is held fo r a b rief
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