2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET octane

Check ing and F illing
Checking and Filling
Gasoline fuel
Gasoline grade
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith gaso li ne engines
The correct gasoline grade is stated on the inside
of the fuel filler door .
The vehicle is equipped with a catalytic converter
and must only be driven w ith
unlead ed ga soli ne.
Aud i recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. Additional information on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline can be found on the official web­
site (www .toptiergas.com) .
The individua l gasoline grades are differentiated
by
oct ane rating s. This value is given with (R +M)/
2 equating to AK I or in RON.
The fo llowing headings match the corresponding
sticker in the fuel fi ller door .
UNLEADED FUEL ONLY MIN. (R+M) /2 87
R egula r/ MIN. RON
91 Regular
Use regu lar gasoline with minim um 87 AKI/
9 1 RON ~@ .
The max imum engine power is only reached if
p rem ium gasol ine 91 AKI/ 95 RON is used.
UNLEADED FUEL ONLY PREMIUM MIN . (R
+M )/2
91 / SUPER MIN. RON 95
Using premium gasoline with m inim um 91 AKI/
95 RON is recommended.
If premium gasoline is not available, you can also
use regula r gasoline 87 AKI/ 91 RON . However
this does reduce the engine powe r slight ly.
CD Note
- Fil li ng the tank just one time with leaded
fuel or other meta llic additives will cause
permanent deteriorat ion to the cata lyt ic
conve rter func tion.
- When gasoline with an octane rati ng that is
too low is used , h igh speeds o r heavy engine
l oad can lead to engi ne dam age.
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(D Tips
The vehicle can be fi lled with fue l that has a
h igher octane rating than what is requi red by
the eng ine.
Blended gasoline
App lies to : vehicles wit h gasol ine engi ne
U se of g asoline cont aining alcohol or MTBE
(m ethyl tertiary butyl ether )
You may use unleaded gasoline blended with al ­
cohol o r M TBE (commonly referred to as oxygen­
ates) if the blended m ixt ure meets the fo llow ing
c rit eria:
Blend of ga soline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol)
- Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or h igher.
- Blend must contain no more than 3% metha-
nol.
- Blend must contain more than 2% co-solvents.
Blend of ga soline and ethanol (grain alcoh ol or
ethyl alcohol)
- Anti-knoc k index must be 87 A KI or h igher.
- Blend must not conta in more than 15% etha-
nol.
Blend of gasoline and MTBE
- Anti -knock index must be 87 AKI or higher.
- Blend mus t contain no t more than 15% MTBE .
Seasonall y adjusted ga soline
Many gasoline grades are blended to perform es­
pecially well for winter or summer dr iv ing . Du r­
i ng seasonal change-over, we suggest that you
fill up at busy gas stat ions where the seaso nal
adjustment is mo re l ikely to be made in t ime .
CD Note
-Methanol fuels which do not meet these re­
quirements may cause corrosion and dam­
age to plasti c and rubber components in the
fue l system.
- Do not use fue ls that fa il to meet the speci­
fied cr iteria in th is chapter.
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Consumer information
Warranty coverages
Y our Audi is co vered b y the foll owing war ran­
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regard ing your warranties
can be found in yo ur
W arranty & M ainten ance
bookl et.
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government reg ulations in the Un ited States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U .S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
I f you p lan to take your vehicle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the poss ibility that:
- u nleaded fue ls for vehicles with cata lytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat­
i ng . Imprope r fuel may ca use engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of p roper
service facilities, tools or testing eq uipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily ava ilable.
- Navigation systems for veh icles built for the
U .S .A . and Canada will not necessa rily work in
E urope, and may not wo rk in other countries
outside No rth Ame rica.
Con sumer inf ormation
(D Note
Audi cannot be respons ible for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and L itera ­
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod­
el introduction. Service ma nuals and literature
are avai lab le to order from the Audi Tec hni cal Lit ­
erature Ordering Center at :
www.audi .t e chlit eratur e.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to he lp keep
maintenance requirements to a min imum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your veh icle's safety,
economy and reliab ility . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Wa rranty
& Mainte­
nance book let .
Und er diff icult op erating condition s, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when towing a trai le r very fre­
quently, etc., some service work shou ld be per­
fo rmed between the in terv als specified. This ap ­
plies particularly to:
- oil changes , and
- cleaning or replacing the a ir filter .
(® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintain ing your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss ion standards are
maintai ned, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the generally increas ing technica l complexity of ""'
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Index
Front ai rbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147
H ow they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Fr onta l co llisions and the laws of p hys ics . . 136
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fr ont seats
Adjusti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
126
Ch ild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 144
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 58
Fue l
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Blende d gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Current cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fue l filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fue l gauge . .. ... ............ .... . 10, 11
Fuel tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Gasolin e additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Indicato r ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
S aving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5, 1 06
Fue l economy messages (eff ic iency p rogram) .26
F ueling
Fue l filler door emergency release . . . . . .
187
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fue l tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 4 1
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Gas dis charge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Recommendation .. ........ ...... ... . 184
Glossa ry of tire and loading terminology . . 206
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
C D c hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Gross Vehicle Weight Ra ting (GVWR) . . . . . 250
H
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
262
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Head light range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 43
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 46
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
adJust 1ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
remov ing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
He ated
ex ter ior mir rors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 7
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Washer nozz les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
He avy cloth ing and s afety be lts . . . . . . . . . .
13 7
Hex w rench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Hig h voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Hig hway ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hill descent cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Hill ho ld assist
refer to H ill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are ch ild restraint system anchors relat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
179
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? . . 150
How safety belt pretensioners work 141
I
Ignition
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Switching on/off (w ith button) . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ig ni tion key s afety inte rlo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ignition lock
mecha nica l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Imbalance (whee ls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Immobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Impo rtant th ings to do before dr ivi ng . . . . 124
Imprope rly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Ind icator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Infl ation press ure (t ires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 14
Inspection in terva l
with dr ive r informa tion system . . . . . . . . .
202
Installing child safety seats
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176

Index
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Luggage compartment lid
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Emerg ency unlock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lumba r support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Maintenance interva ls
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
202
Mirror
Digital compass switching on and off. ....
51
dimm ing . .. .. ............... .... .. .. 48
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirror compass ... .. . ....... ...... ... ..
51
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag System
155
Motor
Stopping (messages with ignition lock) 72
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Navigation system CD-ROM player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
NHTSA
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Number of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Octane rating (gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Oil Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
Oil change interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
202
On-Board-Diagnostic System (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
264
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Operation (multifunction steering wheel) . 24
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (D LC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Opening .......... ... ............. .... 27
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windows ... .. .. .. .. ... .......... ... 34
Opening/closing with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . .
31
with the conven ience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Overv iew (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner's Lit erature
5
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Paint No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
250
Parking aid
Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Power supply failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Setting/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
also refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . .
115
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 112
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
alsorefertoParkingsystems ...... 110,111
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 78 , 79
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
255
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 155
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129