2015 AUDI S3 SEDAN display

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-You should not drive your vehicle or press
the windshie ld wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the w indshield.
The windshield wipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield .
- To prevent damage to the windshield wash­
er system, a lways loosen wiper blades that
have frozen to the windsh ield before turn­
i ng the wipers on .
- To prevent damage to the wiper blades, do
not apply gasoline, petro leum, th inning
agents or other solvents on the wiper b lades or near them.
- To prevent damage to the wiper arms or
othe r components, do not try to move the
windsh ield wipers by hand.
@ Tips
- Commerc ial hot wax such as the types used
by car washe s make it more difficult t o clean
the w indshie ld.
- You can also use the service pos ition, for ex­
ample, if you want to p rotect the w indshie ld
from i cing by us ing a cover.
- You cannot activate the service pos it ion
whe n the hood is open.
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Ap plies to vehicles: w ith digi tal compass
Fig. 4 2 Rearview mirro r: Dig ital compass act ivated
... To turn the compass on or off, press the button
@ until the compass in the mirror appears or
disappears.
Light and Visio n
The dig ita l compass on ly works when the ignit ion
is turned on . The directions a re indicated with ab­
breviations:
N (nort h), NE (northeast), E (east),
SE (southeast), S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest).
You must recalibrate t he compass if it does not
display the correct direct ion
¢ page 52, Cali ­
brating the compass.
(D Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do not br ing any remote controls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h digita l co mp ass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately.
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Fig. 4 3 Nor th Ameri ca: magnet ic zone map
... Press and hold the button @ ¢page 51, fig . 42
until the number of the mag netic zone appears
in the rearview mirror .
... Press the butt on @ repeatedly to select the
correct magnetic zone. The se lection mode
tur ns off after a few seconds .
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Light and Vi sion
Calibrating the compass
Appl ies to veh icles: w ith digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does not
display the correct direction .
.,. Press and hold the button ® c:> page 51, fig. 42
until a C appears in the rearview mirror .
.,. Drive in a circle at about 5 mph (10 km/h) until
a d irect ion is displayed in the rearv iew m irror .
A WARNING
- To avoid endanger ing yourself and othe r
dr ivers, calibrate the compass in an area
where there is no traffic.
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- T he dig ita l compass shou ld only be used as
an orientation aid .
If you want to check the
compass while driving, you must still pay at ­
tention to traffic, the road, the weather and any other possible hazards.
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more force to turn or brake if necessary. Be­
cause you cannot steer and brake as you
usually would, this could lead to crashes
and serious injuries.
- Please note that the brake booster and pow­
er steering only work when the engine is
running. When the engine off, you must use
more force to steer or brake the veh icle. Be­
cause the usual steering and braking capa­
bility is not avai lable, the risk of accidents or
injuries inc reases.
- Always take t he vehi cle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies partic ularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise the
children could start the engine or operate
electrical equipment such as power win­
dows.
- For safety reasons, always park the vehicle
with the selector lever in the P position.
Otherw ise, there is the risk that the veh icle
could roll.
- After the engine has been switched off, the radiator fan can continue to run for up to 10
minutes -even with the ignition switched
off.
It can also switch on again after some
t ime if the coolant temperature rises as the
result of heat bu ildup or if the eng ine com­
partment is heated by the s un's rays and the
engine is hot .
(D Note
If the eng ine has been under heavy load for
an extended per iod of t ime, heat bu ilds up in
the eng ine comp artment after the engine is
sw itched off -there is a r isk of damaging the
engine. For this reason, let the engine run for
at idle for approximate ly two minutes before
shutting it off.
Dr iving
Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af­
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc­
tion.
F ig. 70 Steer ing colum n/remote co ntrol key: start ing the
engine if there is a ma lfunction
As long as the message y >l) K ey not r ecognized .
Se e owne rs manual
appears, you can start your
vehicle using the emergency start function .
"' Press the brake pedal
c:::> .&. in Engine with the
button
START ENGINE STOP Starting on
page
76.
"' Press the ~ I s=T~A~R~T~E~N~G~IN~E~s=T~O~P~ I button.
"' Ho ld the master key in the location indicated as
shown in the illustration
y >>) c:::> fig. 70. The en­
gine will start .
"' If the engine does not automat ically start,
press the
I START ENGINE STOP I button again.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
@ Tips
You can display the message that appears
during an emergency by pressing the
I S TART ENGINE STOP!* button.
Driver messages
Turn off ignition befor e leavi ng car. Batt ery is
di schar ging
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Driving
This message appea rs and a warn ing tone sounds
if you open the driver's door when the ignit ion is
sw itched on. Switch the ign ition
off so that the
battery will not discharge.
Pressing st a rt /s to p button a gain will swit ch off
engine!
This message appears whe n you press the
I S TART ENGINE STOP !* button while driv ing
q page 76, Emergency off .
Engine start sy ste m malfunc tion . Pl ea se c on­
ta ct Ser vice
The engine automatic start system has a mal­
function . Drive to a n author ized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to
have the m alfunction correc ted . T o star t the en ­
g ine, press and hold the
I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP I
button.
DJ Ke y not r ecogniz ed. See owner 's manual
This message appears if there is no convenience
key inside the ve hicle or if the system does not
recogn ize the key . The convenience key may not
be recogn ized, for example , if it is covered by an
object that
disrupts the s ignal (such as a brief­
case), or if the key battery is weak . E lectronic de ­
vices s uch as cell phones can also interfere w ith
the signa l.
To st ill be able to start or stop the eng ine, refer
to "Correcting a ma lfunction"
q page 77.
Ill Key not in vehicle?
The Ill indicator light turns on and this message
appears if the convenience key was removed from
the vehicle whe n the eng ine was runn ing.
If the
convenience key is no longer in the vehicle , you
cannot switch the ig nition on or start the eng ine
once yo u stop it . In add it io n, you ca nnot lock the
ve hicl e from the o utside.
Pr ess brake pedal
This message appears if you do not press the
brake peda l when starting the engine .
Please engage N or P
This message appea rs when starting or s topping
the engine if the selector leve r is not in the Nor P
position. The engine will not start/stop.
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Shift to P, otherwi se vehicle can roll awa y.
Door s do n ot l ock
if le ver is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons a long
with a warning tone.
It appears if the selec to r
l ever for the a utomat ic transm iss ion is not in the
P position when switching the ignition
off with
the
I S TART ENGINE STOP I* button . Shift these­
l ector lever to the P pos ition . Otherw ise, the vehi­
cle co uld roll. You also cannot lock the vehicle us­
ing the lock ing sensor o n the doo r hand le or us ­
i ng the conven ience key .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operating
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fig. 71 C ente r consol e: pa rk in g b rake
.. Pull the sw itch @¢ fig. 71 to set the pa rking
br ake . The - (USA models)/ . (Can ada
mode ls) indica to r li ghts in the button and in
the inst rument cluste r display turn on .
.. To release the pa rking brake, press the brake or
accelerator pedal wh ile the ignition is sw itched
on and press the button @ at the same time.
The - (USA models)
I. (Canada models)
ind icator lights in the button and in the display
turn off .
Your vehicle is equipped with an e lectromechani­
ca l park ing brake. The parking brake is designed
to prevent the vehicle from ro lling un intent ional ­
l y and replaces the hand brake .
In add ition to the normal functions of a tradition-
al hand brake, the electromechanical parking ..,_

Automatic transmi ssion
Automatic transmission
S tronic
Introduction
Applies to veh icles: w ith S tro nic transmiss ion
Your vehicle is equ ipped w ith an electronically­
contro lled DSG transmission ca lled S tronic. Two
independent clutches transfer the power be­
tween the eng ine and t ransmission. It a llows the
vehicle to accelerate without a noticeable inter ­
ruption in tract ion .
The transmission upshifts or downsh ifts auto­
matica lly. The driv ing style contin uously influen­
ces the se lection of the driving program .
When a
mod era te driving style is used, the
transmiss ion se lects the mos t econom ica l driving
mode. The transmission upsh ifts at a lower RPM
and downshifts at a higher RPM to improve fuel
efficiency .
The transmission swit ches to a sporty mode after
a kick-down or when the driver uses a
s po rty driv­
ing sty le
characterized by quick accelerator pedal
movements, heavy acceleration, frequent
changes in speed and t raveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the drive r can a lso se lect the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode) ¢ page 87, Shift ing
manually (tiptronic mode) .
Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: w ith S tro nic transmiss ion
F ig. 72 In strum ent clus te r: S electo r lev er pos it io ns
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The inst rument cl uste r display shows the c urrent
selector lever position and current gear.
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P - Park
The wheels a re mechanically locked i n this pos i­
tion . You can on ly shift into Par k when the vehi cle
i s
stationary ¢.&. .
To shift i n and ou t of the P se lec to r lever posit io n,
press the interlock button in the selec tor lever
while pressing the brake pedal.
R - Reverse
Only sh ift into reve rse gear when the vehicle is
stationary and the engine is run ning at id le
speed¢ .&..
To select the R selector lever position, p ress the
i nterlock button
while pressing the brake pedal.
The back-up lights switc h on in the R posit ion if
the ign it io n is switched on.
N - Neutral
The transm ission is in idle in this pos ition .
D/S - Normal po sit ion fo r dri ving f orward
In the D/S se lector lever position , the transm is ­
s ion can be operated either in the norma l D mode
or in the S sport mode. To se lect the S sport
mode, pull the selector lever back br iefly . Pu lling
the lever back aga in will select the normal D
mode . The instrument cluster display shows the
selected driving mode .
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio. It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and d rivi ng
style .
Se lect the
sport mode S for sporty dr iv ing . The
vehicle makes fu ll use of the engine 's power.
Sh ifting is may become not iceable when accele r­
at ing .
To move from se lec tor lever position N to D, you
must p ress the brake pedal and the ve hicle must
be traveling less than 1 mph (2 km/h) o r be sta­
tiona ry¢ .&..
&, WARNING
Read and following all WA RN IN GS.
- The vehicle can roll even if the ignition is
sw itched off.

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Shifting manually (tiptronic mode)
Applies to vehicles: with 5 tronic transmiss ion/ shi ft padd les
The tiptronic allow the driver to shift the gears
manually.
Fig. 75 Center c_onso le: manual shi fting wi th the selec tor
lever
Fig. 76 Steering wheel: manual shi fting with t he shift pad ­
d les*
Shifting with the selector lever
You can shift into tiptronic mode while stationary
and while driv ing.
• To shift into tip tron ic mode, push the selector
lever from the D/S setting to the right in the
tiptron ic shift gate. Once the transmission has
switched modes, the selecto r lever position
M
is shown in the instrument cluster display
r:::> page 82, fig. 72 . For example M4, means the
fourth gear is engaged.
• To shift up a gear, tap the selector lever for­
ward
0 r:::> fig . 75.
• To shift down a gear, tap the selector lever to
back
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Shifting with the shift paddles*
You can operate the shift paddles in the D/S or M
(tiptronic shift gate) selector lever positions.
Automatic transmission
• To shift up one gear, tap the shift padd le 0
r:::> fig. 76.
• To shift down one gear, tap the shift paddle 0 -
If the shift paddles are tapped while in the D/S
selector lever position, automatic mode switches
off briefly. To switch from manually shifting back
to automatic shifting immediately, tap the shift paddle
0 ¢ fig. 76 for 1 second.
To keep shifting using the shift paddles, move the
selector lever to the right out of the D/S position
into the t iptron ic shift gate.
T he transmission automatically shifts up or down
before critical engine speed is reached.
The transmission only allows manual shifting
whe n the engine speed is within the permitted
range.
(0 Tips
- If you shift to the next lowest gear, the
transmission will only shift if the engine will
not be over-revved.
- With kick-down, the transmission shifts to a
lower gear, depending on vehicle speed and
engine speed.
- tiptronic does not work if the transmission
is running in emergency mode .
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles: wit h S tronic transm issio n
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerator pedal down be­
yond the resistance point , the automatic trans­
mission downsh ifts into a lower gear, depending
on veh icle speed and engine RPM.
It shifts up in­
to the next higher gear once the maxim um speci­
fied eng ine RPM is reached.
A WARNING ~
Please note that the whee ls cou ld spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is ac­
tive .
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Automatic transmission
Launch Control-Program
Applie s to v ehi cles: w ith launch control
The Launch Control Program enables maximum
acceleration .
Requirement: The engine must be at operating
temperature and t he steering wheel must not be
turned.
.,. With the engine running, press the
!~OFFI but­
ton briefly one time
l) .
.,. Pull the selector lever back out of the O/S posi­
tion briefly to select the S position, or press it
toward the right into the tiptronic position or
select the
Dynamic driving mode in drive se­
lect*
~page 112.
.,. Press the brake pedal firmly with your left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least 1 sec­
ond.
.,. At the same time, press the gas pedal all the
way down with your right foot until the engine
reaches and stays at a high RPM level.
.,. Remove your left foot from the brake.
_.&. WARNING
- Always adapt your driving to the traffic flow.
- Only use Launch Control when road and traf-
fic conditions allow it and other drivers will
not be endangered or impacted by your driv­
ing and the vehicle's acceleration.
- Please note that the drive wheels can spin
and the vehicle can break away when sport
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is slippery.
- Once the vehicle has started moving, press
the
l .1'3 OFF ! button briefly to turn the sport
mode off.
(D Tips
- The transmission temperature may increase
significantly after using the launch control program. If that happens, the program may
1l In vehicles w ith a d rive r infor matio n syste m, a n ESC light
in t he instrument clus ter s tays o n co ntinuo usly and t he
message
Stabilization control (ESC): sport. Warning! Re·
stricted stability
appears temporarily.
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not be available for a few minutes. It will be
available again after a cool-down period.
- When accelerating using the launch control
program, all vehicle parts are subject to
heavy loads. This can lead to increased wear.
Emergency mode
App lies to vehicles : wi th S t ro ni c t ra nsmi ssio n
In the event of a system malfunction, there is an
emergency program .
If all of the selector lever positions are highlight­
ed with a light background in the instrument
cluster display, there is a system malfunction and
the S tronic transmission is running in the emer­
gency program. The vehicle can still be driven in
emergency mode, but only with reduced speed
and not in all gears. In some cases, the vehicle
cannot drive in reverse .
(D Note
If the transmission runs in emergency mode,
drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
Transmission malfunction
• Transmission malfunction! Please stop the
vehicle and select P
There is a malfunction in the transmission. Park
the vehicle securely and do not continue driving.
See an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for assistance.
• Transmission overheating! Please stop the
vehicle!
The transmission is too hot and can become dam­
aged. Stop and let the transmission cool with the
engine running (at idle) in the P selector lever po­
sition. Then the indicator light and the message
turn off, drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have.,.

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Switching adaptive cruise control on
"'Pull the lever toward yo u into posit ion (!)
¢fig. 84. ACC: sta ndb y appears in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay .
Saving the speed and activating regulation
"'T o save the current speed, press the !SETI
¢ fig. 84 button . T he stored speed is s hown in
the tachomete r LED line @and appears briefly
in the information line @¢
fig. 85.
"' To activate the reg ulation while stationary, you
must press the brake pedal.
Sw itching adaptiv e cruise c ontrol off
"' Push the lever away from you into position @
u nt il it clicks into place. The message
ACC : off
appears .
The stored speed in the L ED line is erased.
@ Indicato r light s
II-adaptive cruise contro l is switched o n. Ob­
jects ahead are not detected. The stored speed is
maintained.
• -An object ahead was detected . The adaptive
cruise control system regu lates the speed and
d istance to the object ahead and brakes/acceler ­
ates automatica lly.
f:i -adaptive cru ise contro l is switched o n. An
object ahead was detected. Yo ur vehicle remains
stopped and w ill not start dr iving automatica lly.
• -The automatic brak ing is no t eno ugh to
maintain a sufficient distance to an object ahead .
You must intervene ¢
page 102, Request for
driver intervention.
© Instrument clu ster display
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the in­
strument cluster display, yo u can call i t up using
the mu ltifunc tion steering wheel buttons
¢page 28.
Based on the g raphics in the display, you can de­
termine if the system is ma inta ining a distance to
a vehicle ahead and what that dis tance to this ve ­
h icle is:
No vehi cle -No object ahead was detected .
Ass is t
White vehicle -An object ahead was de tected .
Re d vehi cle -Request fo r the d river to take action
¢page 102.
Both arrows on the scale© indicate the d istance
to the object ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and the re is no object
ahead. If a n object is detected ahead, the a rrow
moves on the sca le.
T he green zone on the sca le indicates the store
distance. For i nformat ion on changing the dis­
t a nce, refer to ¢
page 101. If the distance se­
l ected is ex ceeded or not reached, the arrow
moves into the red zone on the scale .
_& WARNING
-Using adaptive cruise contro l incorrectly can
cause collisions, other accidents and serious in ju ries.
- If you press the
ISETI button when driving at
speeds be low 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehi­
cle acce lerates automatically up to 20 mph
(30 km/h), which is the mi nimum speed
that can be set.
{!) Tips
- If you switch the ignit ion or the adaptive
cruise contro l system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reason.
- The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) and Anti-Slip Regulat ion (ASR) both sw itch
on when the adaptive cruise contro l is
switched on . ESC and ASR ca nnot be switch­
e d off when adaptive c ruise cont ro l is
sw itched on.
- With the adaptive c ruise control activated
the ESC sport mode cannot be activated .
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