2015 AUDI S3 SEDAN seat memory

Airbag system
about children and Advanced Airbags
¢page 172.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System, make certain that all chi l­
dren, especially those 12 years and younger, al­
ways ride in the back seat properly restrained for
their age and size. The airbag on the passenger
side makes the front seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to ride. The front seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-facing child
seat . It can be a very dangerous place for an in­
fant or a child in a rearward-facing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle has
been certified to comply w ith the requirements
of United States Federal Motor Veh icle Safety
Standard
208 as applicable at the time your vehi­
cle was manufactured.
The Standard requires the front airbag on the
passenger side to be turned off ("suppressed") if
a child up to about one year of age restrained in
one of the rear-facing or forward -facing infant re­
s traints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 with which the Advanced Airbag
System in your vehicle was certified has been in ­
stalled on the front passenger seat. For a listing
of the ch ild restraints that were used to certify
compliance with the US Safety Standard
¢page 174.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the instru­
ment panel tells you when the front Advanced
Airbag on the passenger side has been turned off by the electron ic control unit .
Each time yo u switch on the ignit ion, the
PAS·
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
light will come on for a
few seconds and:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied,
- will stay on if the electrical capacitance meas ­
ured by the capacitive passenger detection sys­
tem for the front passenger seat equals the combined capacitance of an infant up to about
one year of age and one of the rearward-facing
or forward-facing child restraints listed in Fed ­
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
208 with
which the Advanced Airbag System in your vehi­
cle was cert ified. For a listing of the child re-
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straints that were used to certify yo ur vehicle's
compliance with the U.S. Safety Standard
¢page 174.
-wi ll stay on if there is a small chi ld or child re­
straint on the front passenger seat,
- wi ll go off if the front passenger seat is occu ­
pied by an adu lt as registered by the capacitive
passenger detection system
¢ page 160, Mon­
itoring the Advanced Airbag System.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when electrical capacitance registered on the
front passenger seat is eq ua l to or less than the
combined capacitance of a typical
1 year-o ld in­
fant and one of the rearward-facing or forward­
facing child restraints listed in Federal Motor Ve­
hicle Safety Standard
208 with wh ich the Ad­
vanced Airbag System in your vehicle was certi­
fied.
If the total e lectr ica l capacitance registered on
the front passenger seat is more than that of a
typ ica l 1 year-old child but less than the weight
of a sma ll adult, the front airbag on the passe n­
ger side can deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light does not come on).
If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
has not been turned off by the electronic contro l
unit and can deploy if the control un it senses an
impact that meets the cond itions stored in its
memory.
For example, the airbag may deploy if:
-a small ch ild that is heavier than a typical 1
year-old chi ld is on the front passenger seat (re­
gardless of whethe r the child is in one of the
child seats listed
¢page 174), or
- a child who has outgrown chi ld restraints is on
the front passenger seat .
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on in the
i nst rument cluster and stays on.
If the front passenger airbag dep loys, the Federal
Standa rd requires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" deployment criteria to reduce the risk of in­
jury through interaction with the airbag. "Low
risk" deployment occurs in those crashes that

Airbag system
and your passengers must always be properly re­
strained, not just because the law requires you to
be .
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle has
been certified to meet the " low risk" require­
ments for 3 and 6 year-old chi ldren on the pas­
senger side and very small adu lts on the driver
side. The low risk deployment criteria are intend­
ed to help reduce the risk of injury through inter­
action with the front airbag that can occur, for
example, by being too close to the steer ing wheel
and instrument panel when the airbag inflates.
In addition, the system has been certified to
comp ly with the "suppress ion" requirements of
the Safety Standard, to turn off the front airbag
for infants 12 months old and younger who are
restrained on the front passenger seat in child r e­
straints that are listed in the Standard
¢ page 17 4, Child restraints and Advanced front
airbag system.
"Suppression" requires the front airbag on the
passenger side to be turned off if:
- a child up to about one year of age is rest rained
on the front passenger seat in one of the rear­
facing or forward-facing infant rest raints listed
in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208
with which the Advanced Airbag System in your
vehicle was certified . For a listing of the child
restraints that were used to certify your vehi­
cle's comp liance with the US Safety Standard
¢ page 174,
-When a person is detected on the front passen­
ger seat that has an electrica l capacitance that
is more than the total electrical capacitance of
a child that is about 1 year old restrained in one
of the rear-facing or forward-facing infant re­
stra ints (listed in Federal Motor Veh icle Safety
Standard 208 with which the Advanced Airbag
System in your veh icle was certified), the front
airbag on the passenger side may or may not
deploy.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when the electronic control unit detects a total
elec trical capacitance on the front passenger seat
that requires the front airbag to be turned off. If
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
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come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
has not been turned off by the contro l unit and
can deploy if the control unit senses an impact
that meets the cond itions stored in its memory.
If the total electrica l capacitance registered on
the front passenger seat is more than t hat of a
typ ica l 1 year-old, but less than the we ight of a
small adult, the front airbag on the passenger
s ide may deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
li ght does not come on).
For example, the airbag may deploy if:
-a small ch ild that is heavier than a typical 1
year -old chi ld is on the front passenger seat (re­
gardless of whether the chi ld is in one of the
child seats listed
¢ page 17 4),
- a child who has outgrown chi ld restraints is on
the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the center of
the instrument panel will come on and stay on.
If the front passenger ai rbag deploys, the Federal
Standard requires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" deployment criteria to help reduce the risk
of inj ury through interaction with the airbag.
"Low risk" deployment occurs in those crashes
that take place at lower decelerations as defined
i n the electronic control un it
¢ page 160.
Always remember: Even though yo ur vehicle is
equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest p lace
for children is properly restrained on the back
seat. Please be sure to read the important infor­
mation in the sections that follow and be sure to
heed all of the WARNINGS.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury when an airbag in­
flates, always wear safety belts properly.
- If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, sit­
ting sideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag
¢page 148.

M N
0 > co ,...., \!) 1.1'1
1.1'1
1.1'1
,....,
Coming/Leaving home................. 45
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45
Highway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Park ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switch ing daytime running lights on and off .45
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/ rain sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L oading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Locking/unlocking
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 37
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
L ong-term memory
28
Low beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) . . . . .
185
Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Increasing the si ze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Loading .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 59
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Revers ible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Luggage compartment lid
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Lumbar support 54,55
Index
M
Magnetic ride
refer to Adaptive dampers
Maintenance
. . .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. ..
Maintenance intervals
with driver information system ..... .. . .
Mirror
112
262
212
Digital compass switching on and off. .. .. 51
d ' . 1mming .. .... .. ................ .... 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . .
160
Motor
stopping (driver messages with mechanical
ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Multifunction steering whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Navigation system
CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
NH TSA
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue. .. ............. .. .. .. 195
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Number of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Occupant seating posi tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Oil
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . 201, 203
Oil change interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
212
On-Board-D iagnost ic System (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operation (multifunct ion steering wheel)
28
273

Index
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3
Safety instructions for side curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
fo r using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 162
Safety systems (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fr ont passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 132
Incorrect seat posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Seats
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Correct seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Select ive wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . 123
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service interval display
w ith driver information system . . . . . . . . . 212
Setting the clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sett ing the temperature
automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 67
Setting the time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SETUP (basic settings) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shift paddles (automat ic transm iss ion) . . . . 87
Short-term memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
276
Side airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Howtheywork ... .. ................. 168
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Sliding/tilting sunroof
refer to Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Stabilization program
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
START ENGINE STOP button (conven ience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
START ENGINE STOP (convenience key) . . . . . 76
Start ing
Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting from a stop Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting (engine) Malfunction (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Malfunction (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
With button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
With key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering Electromechanical steering .......... 126, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Locking steering (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . 74
Locking the steering (button) . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Locking (mechanical ignition lock) . . . . . . . 73
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 126