2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET ECU

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All w hee l drive ( quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ene rgy management 121
Safety .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 124
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Co rrect p assenge r seating positions . . . . . 125
Driver 's and front passenger 's footwell . . 129
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
S toring cargo co rrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Repo rting Safe ty Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Active rollove r protect io n system 133
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ge neral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
S afety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
B el t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 41
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
I mpor tant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 47
M oni toring th e Advanced Airbag System . 155
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Important info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
C hi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
L ATCH system ( Lowe r anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Addit io nal i nfo rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
G asoline fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Eng in e oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Battery (12 V) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
W indshield was her system . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Service inte rval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Table of contents
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
204
Whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tire p ressure monitoring ind icator . . . . . . 222
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
G enera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cleaning and ca re i nformat ion . . . . . . . . . 225
Plac ing you r vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 228
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 230
T ru nk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
E q ui pment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Sp are tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 34
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
El ec trica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 40
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 42
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 44
Starting by p ush ing o r towing . . . . . . . . . . 244
Start ing with jumpe r cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 244
U sing jump sta rt cab les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24S
Tow ing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle ident ification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Di mens io ns .. .. . .......... ... ..... .. 251
C apaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Gasoline e ng ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S2
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . 2S3
Warr anty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Operat ing yo ur vehicle outside the U.S.A.
o r Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and
Literat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
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Driver information system
-Long-term memory (on-board computer 2)
- Efficiency program
The follow ing information can be displayed con­
secutively in the on-board computer:
- Time
- Date
- Estimated range based on current fue l level
- Travel time
- Average consumpt ion
- Average speed
- Distance
- Current fuel consumption
On-board computer
O (short-term memory)
The short-term memory collects driving informa­ tion from the time the ignition is switched on un­
til it is switched off. If you continue driving
with­
in two hours
after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculating the cur­
rent tr ip informat ion. If stopped for more the
two hours, the short term memory is automati­
cally erased once you begin driving.
On-board computer
fl (long-term memory)
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatically. You can se­
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa­
tion yourself .
Efficiency program
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The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel
c::;,page 25.
(D Tips
- For information on using the other button
fields, such as the audio, telephone* and
navigation* functions, see the MMI owner's
manual.
- Disconnecting the battery causes all the
memory data to be erased.
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Operation
Applies to: vehicles wit h driver information system
The driver information system is controlled with
the multifunction steering wheel.
Fig. 8 Mult ifunction steering wheel: Dr iver Info rmation
System controls
Fig. 9 Dr iver infor mation system: open ing the vehicle func ­
t ions menu
In add it ion to information about the on-board
computer (on-board computer 1 , 2 and the effi­
c iency p rogram), informa tion about other sys­
tems can also be shown in the display.
You can identify which level (on-board computer
1, 2 or the efficiency program) is shown in the
display based on the small
D, fJ or the nozzle
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The tab@ c::;, page 23, fig. 7 is displayed once yo u
press the button(!)¢
fig. 8 on the multifunct ion
steering wheel.
Operating
"' Switch on the ignition . The last select function
is displayed .
"' To switch between the tabs, press the rocker
button
(D to the left or right c::;, fig. 8.
"'To access additional information below or
above, rotate the thumbwheel @down or up. ""

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Central locking switch
Fig. 18 Dr ive r's door: cent ral loc king sw itch
.,. To lock the veh icle, press the@! button ¢,&. .
.,. To unlock t he ve hicle, press the~ button
qfig . 18 .
When locking the vehicle with the centra l locking
switch, the follow ing applies :
- Open ing the door and the l uggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security such as when stopped at a light) .
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- You can open the doors individually from the
inside by pull ing the door handle.
- In the event of a crash with a irbag dep loyment,
the doors un lock automatically to a llow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
- The power locking sw itch works w ith the ig­
nition off a nd automatically locks the entire
vehicle wh en the@! button is p ressed.
- The centra l locking switch is inoperative
when the veh icle is locked from the o utside.
- Locked doors make it mo re difficult fo r
eme rgency wor kers to get into the vehicle,
wh ich puts l ives at risk . D o not leave anyone
be hin d in th e veh icl e, especially children .
(!) Tips
Your veh icle w ill lock a utomat ica lly at a speed
of 9 mph (15 km/h)¢
page 27. You can un­
loc k the vehicle again using the ce ntral loc k­
ing ope ning f unct ion .
ll Thi s fun ctio n is not a vail able in all coun tries.
Open ing and closing
Setting central locking
In the MMI, you can set which functions are con­
trolled by the central locking system .
.,. Select: the I CAR ! funct ion button > (Car) Sys ­
t e ms *
control button > Vehicle settings > (Cen­
tral locking)* .
Door unlocking * -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver door shou ld unlock. The luggage
compartment lid also un locks when
All i s select ­
ed . If you se lect
Driver i n a vehicle wi th a conve n­
i ence key*, o nly the doo r whose handle you p ull
will unlock .
Wi th the
Driver settings, all doors a nd the lug ­
gage compartment lid will un lock when yo u press
the ~ button on the remo te contro l key tw ice or
tu rn t he key in the door lo ck cylinde r in the twice
in the ope ning direc tion wi thin two secon ds.
Tone when locking -when checke d off ,/, a tone
will sound wh en yo u loc k the vehicle
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Fold mirrors * -if you select On , the outside m ir­
rors w ill fold in automatically when you press t he
~ but ton on the remote cont ro l key ¢ page 47 .
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
your v ehicle .
A microchip in the key automatically deactivates
th e e lectron ic immobilizer when the key is locat­
ed in the veh icle. If you remove the key from the
vehicle, the elec tronic im m ob ilizer act iva tes
again au tomatically .
A WARNING
Alw ay s t ake t he key w ith y ou whe never y ou
l e ave y our veh icle. The elec tron ic immo bili zer
c an be deactiv ated wit h th e key, so this c ould
make it possible fo r unauthorized persons to
start the engine an d operate veh icle systems
such as the powe r windows or sunroof. This
can increase the risk of se rious injury.
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To enable convenience opening of the windows,
the
Front wi ndows and Rea r windo ws functions
must be switched
On .
A WARNING
- Never close the windows careless ly or in an
uncontrolled manner, because this increas­
es the r isk of injury.
- For security reasons, the windows can only
be opened w ith the remote control key at a
maximum distance of approximately 6 feet
(2 mete rs) from the vehicle .
- Always watch the windows while they are
closing using the lock cylinder so that no
one is pinched in the w indow . Closing stops
when the key is moved into the start ing po­
sit ion.
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one­
touch up and down feature must be activated
again.
~ Pull the power window sw itch until the w indow
is comp lete ly ra ised.
~ Release the switch and pull it aga in for at least
one second.
Op ening and cl osing
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Power top
Power top storage compartment
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Fig . 27 Luggage comp artment : power top s to rage com­
partment lowered
F ig. 2 8 Luggage compartment :
The power top storage compartment m ust be
lowe red to open the power top. To avoid damage,
make sure that are no sensitive objects in the
sto rage compartment's range of mot ion .
Raising the power top storage compartment
.-Press t he tr im on the hand le in the direction of
the a rrow to raise the power top sto rage com ­
partment
¢ fig . 27 .
lowering the power top storage
compartment
.- Press the tr im on the hand le in the direction of
the a rrow to lowe r th e power top storage com­
partment ¢
fig. 28.
The power top storage compartmen t can be
raised when the
power top i s closed . This pro ­
vides more cargo s pace in the l uggage compart­
ment .
The
open power top is store d and pro tected in
the power top storage compartmen t. The power
top storage compartment cannot be raised when
the powe r top is open. Because of this, the cargo
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area in the luggage compartment is smaller
when the powe r top is open than when it is
closed.
Messages
Soft top: please close trunk lid
This message appears in the instrume nt cluster
display if the luggage compa rtment is not closed
when the power top is operated . Close the lug­
gage compartment lid.
Soft top: please lower soft top compartment
This message appears if the power top stor age
compartmen t is not lowe red w hen opening the
power top . Lower the power top s torage com­
partment ¢
page 38.
Soft top : operation not possible
This message appears w hen there is a malf unc ­
tion . T he power top can be operate d manually
¢page 40.
Soft top: opera tion not possible at pre sent
If the power top is operated continua lly for a
l ong period of time, the overload protection acti­
vates for approx imately 15 to 30 minutes. You
can ope n or close the power top again after that.
Soft top: operation cu rrentl y not po ss ible . En­
gine must be running
The powe r top is a utomat ic all y deac tiva ted i f the
batte ry vo ltage is low . You can open or close the
power top again after starting the engine .
Soft top: operation currently not possible . Out­
side temperature too low
The powe r top w ill not open w hen t he tempera­
tu re is be low 5
°F ( - 15 °().
Soft top: operation not possible . Speed too high
If you go above 30 mph (SO km/h), the power
top cannot be operated due to safety reasons.
Reduce the ve hicle speed to close or open the
power top.
Soft top: not secu re. Speed too high
This message appears if yo u go above 30 mph
(SO km/h) when operati ng the power top . Reduce ..,.

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the vehicle speed and operate the power top
again.
Soft top system malfunction! You can continue
driving
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the system. Try to open or close the power top
again .
If the message still appears, have the mal­
function corrected by an authorized Aud i dealer
or authorized Audi Service Facility.
Soft top system malfunction! You can continue
driving
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the system . Try to open or close the power top
again. If the message st ill appea rs, then have an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Se rvice
F acility correct the malfunction. Do not dr ive
more than 30 mph (SO km/h) until it is correct­
ed .
A WARNING
Never drive when the power top is not locked
correctly. The w ind from driving cou ld cause
the power top to open. This can result in inju­
r ies and damage to the vehicle.
Wind deflector
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with wind defl ecto r
The wind deflector reduces air movement in the
passenger comportment in order to make driving more comfortable.
F ig . 29 Rea r of the vehicle: inse rting t he wind deflector (1)
Power top
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Fig. 30 Rear of the vehicle: inserting the wind deflecto r (2)
The wind deflector is located in the luggage com­
partment in a storage bag*.
Inserting and positioning the wind deflector
.,. Open the rear window on the passenger's side.
.,. Remove the wind deflector from the luggage
compartment and fold it apart once . The w ind
deflector is installed in the correct position
when the long side is toward the front and the
w ind deflec tor frame is at the top.
.,. Insert both pins on the wind deflector
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c> fig. 29 into the mounts in the side trim on
the driver's side.
.. Fold the handle @upward and lift the center
of the wind deflector slightly @ c>
fig. 30.
.,. Now guide the wind deflector into the mounts
on the passenger's side © and press lightly in
the middle of the wind deflector ® until the
handle locks in place .
.,. Raise the wind deflector completely.
Removing the wind deflector
.,. Fold the handle @c> fig. 29 upward and fold
the wind deflector frame back .
.,. Fold the handle@c>
fig. 29 upward and lift the
center of the wind deflector sligh tly @
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fig. 30 .
"Remove the wind deflector from the mounts in
the side trim on the passenger's side .
.. Pull the wind deflector out of the mounts on
the dr iver side and lift it out .
.. Fold the wind deflector together and store it
securely.
A WARNING
- Do not use the wind deflector to secure car-
go.
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Step 2: Lift the power top storage
compartment cover out
Fig. 33 Lifting the power top storage compartment cover
out and setting up the supports
Fig . 3 4 Power top storage compartment cover: supports
set up
.,. Raise the power top compartment cover out of
the power top compa rtment and hold it in
place @~
fig. 33 ~,&. in General information
on page 40 .
.,. Secure the power top storage compartment
cover by pressing on the side supports on both
sides @.
A WARNING
-Always make sure that the side supports on
the open power top storage compartment
cover are in place, even when the power top
is not fully open or closed . Otherw ise, the
power top storage compartment cover could
fall, which increases the risk of an accident.
- Avoid making contact with the supports and
other moving parts when opening the power
top storage compa rtment cover.
If do you
make contact, your hands cou ld be pinched .
Powe r top
Step 3 : Open the locking pin
Fig. 35 Rear of the vehicle: opening the lock ing pin
.,. Remove the cap on the trip and insert the
wheel wrench into the opening .
.,. Turn the whee l wrench clockwise until it stops
to open the locking pin .
.,. Remove the wheel wrench.
A WARNING
When raising the power top storage bay cov­
er, avoid contact with the supports or other moving parts. Otherwise you could pinch your
hands.
Step 4: Close the power top
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Fig . 36 Rear of vehicle: closing t he power top (1)
Fig . 37 Rear of vehicle: closing the power top (2)
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Power top
.,. Pos ition yourself near the vehicle .
.,. Hold the power top by its front edge and pull it
out completely ¢
fig. 36 ¢ A in General infor­
mation on page 40.
.,. Lift the rear edge of the power top.
.,. Release the power top storage compartment
cover by pu lling on the side supports to release
them .
.,. Close the power top storage compartmen t cov ­
er (!) and let the rear edge of the power top
drop @r::!;>fig .
37.
Step 5: Lock the power top
Fig . 38 W inds hield : closi ng t he powe r top
F ig . 39 Inside of the powe r top: lock ing the powe r top
.,. Press the power top onto the w indshield frame
r::!;> fig . 38 r::!;> _& in General information on
page 40 .
.,. Insert the wheel wrench into the opening and
turn it co unterclockwise unti l it stops
r::!;> fig . 39 .
.,. Remove the whee l wrench and seal the opening
with the cap .
.,. Put the whee l wrench back into the vehicle tool
k it
r::!;> page 230 .
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A WARNING
-When positioning the powe r top , avoid con­
tact w ith the supports o r other moving
parts. Otherwise you could pinch yo ur
hands .
- When pressing the power top down onto the windshield frame, make s ure that you
do not pi nch yourse lf or anyone else .
@ Tips
Make sure the lock ing mechan isms are locked
securely .