2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET automatic transmission
[x] Cancel search: automatic transmissionPage 266 of 272
Index
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 76
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Rollbar refer to Active rollover protection system 133
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 124
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 140
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
Safety belts .. .. .. ............ .... 135, 138
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fa stening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
7
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Unfasten ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
266
Safety instructions
for using child safety seats 169
for using safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 157
Safety systems (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 126
Incorrect seat pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear passengers. ... .. ............... 127
Seats adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . 116
Selector lever (automatic transmission) Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Service interval display
with driver information system . . . . . . . . . 202
Setting clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the temperature automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 62
Setting time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SETUP (basic setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 81
Short-term memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
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Snow chains ... ................ ..... .
All whee l drive ................ ..... .
Socket .. .. .. . . ............... .. .... ..
Sources of information about child restraints
219
120
56
and the ir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Spare tire ... .. ................ ..... . 230
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Speedometer 23
Speed warn ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Stabili zation program
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
S TART ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
START ENGINE STOP (convenience key) 71
Starting
Hill hold ... .. ................ ..... ..
75
Starting from a stop
Hill start ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
St arting (engine)
Malfunction (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Malfunction (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
W ith button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
With key . ...... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 68
Steering
Electromechanical steering ..... .. ...
119, O
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 7
Lock ing steering (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lacking the steer ing (button) . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lock ing ( ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
also refer to Electromechanical steering 119
Steering wheel
adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Buttons .. .. .. ...... .... ..... .. .. .... 24
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . 81
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 218
Stopping (engine)
with button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . .
76
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index
Switching daytime running lights on and off 45
Switching the ignition on/off (with key) . . . .
68
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System indicator light (M IL) .......... 19, 21
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Temperature display
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards...... .... .. ................. .. .
65
Tie-downs .. .... .. ................ 59, 131
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 81
Tire Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 23 1
Tire repair kit ... .. .. ............. .. . .
Tires .......... ... .. ................ .
Low aspect ratio tires ............ .. . .
R . epa1r set . .. .. .. .... ... . .... ... .. . .
Replacing ... .. . ............ ...... . .
Service life
T ire pressure
Tire pressure mon itoring system ...... .
Tire pressure table . ................. .
Tread wear indicators .............. . .
Unidirectional .... ......... .... .... . .
Uniform tire quality grading ....... .. . .
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... .. . .
To ols
.... .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..
Torn or frayed safety belts ...... .... .. . .
Towing Tow trucks
230
204
220
231
234
212
214
222
215
212
206
221
206
216
230
137
246
T owing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
247
TPMS (tire pressure moni toring system) . . . 222
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Index
Trailer towing Op erating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 86
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 82
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 58
Trunk lid Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Turning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlock ing/ locking 140
221
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unlocking/ Locking
At the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
V
Vanity m irror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Dimensions. .. .. ............. .... .. . 251
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 250
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 236
Veh icle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
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Warning/indicator lights
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
268
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Washer fluid level (indicator light) . . . . . . . . 20
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 136
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 204
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 206
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tires and vehicle load limits ......... .. 216
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 137
When must the airbag system be inspected? lSS
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 180
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Windshie ld
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
defrosting (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . 49, 202
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Windshie ld wipers
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fo lding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 50
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Winter operat ion
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Winter tires... .. .. .. .. ... ............ 219