2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET remote start

Instruments and indicator lights
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Damper cont rol*
¢ page21
Engine control (gaso line engine)./
¢ page 19
Emiss ions control system./
¢ page 19
Eng ine speed limitat ion
¢ page 19
Engine oil level (min.)
¢page20
Engine oil senso r
¢page 20
Engine temperature
¢page 16
Battery charge
¢page 17
Tank system
¢ page20
Washer fluid level
¢page20
Windshield wipe rs
¢ page20
Steering .// steering lock
¢page 119
Steering lock
¢ page 17
Engine start system
¢page 18
Convenience key
¢page 72
Conve nience key
¢page 72
Batte ry in remote cont rol key
¢ page28
Bulb failure ind icator
¢ page20
Headlight ra nge control system*
¢ page 21
Adaptive light*
¢page 21
Light/rain sensor*
¢ page 21
Active lane assist*
¢page 101
Transmission
¢ page 82
Other indicator light s
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Turn signals
¢page 21
USA model s: c ruise con tro l sys ­
tem*
¢ page 88
Canada model s: cruise contro l sys­
tem*
¢ page 88
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 92
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 92
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 92
Active lane assist*
¢ page 101
High beams
¢ page45
Convenie nce key
¢ page 72
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page 15
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 92
Active lane assist*
¢page 101
Audi side assist*
¢page 105
Transmission
¢page 82
USA model s:
E lec tromechanical parking brake
¢ page 15
Canada model s:
El ectromechanical pa rking brake
¢ page 15

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Opening and closing
Central locking
Key set
Fig. 13 Your vehicle key set
The key set contains two remote control keys or
conven ience keys*. To fold the key out and back
in place, press the release button ¢
fig. 13
-arrow-.
Remote control key or convenience key
The convenience key* is a remote control key with
special functions ¢
page 30 and¢ page 70.
With the remote control key, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle centrally and start the engine.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your vehicle in the MMI. This allows you to make
sure you have received all of the keys when you
purchase a used vehicle . Select: the
I MENU I but­
ton
> Car > Systems* control button > Program­
med keys.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de­
activated.
It is important to bring all keys with
you . If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insurance company.
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle . The vehicle may not start if another
radio device such as a key for another vehicle or a
transponder is located on the key ring.
Opening and closing
Data in the remote control key or
convenience key
While driving, service and maintenance-relevant
data is continuous ly stored on your remote con­
trol key or convenience key*. Your Audi service advisor can read out this data and tell you about
the work your vehicle needs.
A WARNING
--- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a sho rt period
of tim e. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine o r operate
electrica l equipment such as power win­
dows .
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the veh icle has come to a com­
p lete stop. Otherwise, the steering lock
could engage suddenly and increase the risk
of an acc ident.
(D Tips
The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference from
transmitters in the vicinity of the vehicle
working in the same frequency range (for ex­
ample, a cell phone or rad io equipment) .
Central locking system description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
T here are different ways, depending on vehicle
equipment:
- Remote control key¢
page 29,
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door ¢page 32,
or
- Sensors in the front door handles*
¢page 30,
- Central locking switch inside¢ page 31.
Selective unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid will lock
when they close. You can set in the MMI whether
only the dr iver 's door or the entire vehicle should
unlock when un locking
¢ page 31. .,..
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Opening and clo sin g
&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.& in Key
set on page 2 7
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key or conven­
ience key within view of the vehicle.
- Do not use the remote contro l when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
i ntent ionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered . If this happens,
press the un lock button@ .
- The vehicle can only be locked when these­
lector lever is in the P posit ion.
- Only use the panic function in an emergen­
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
App lies to : ve hicles with conve nien ce key
The front doors and the luggage compartment
lid can be unlocked and locked without using the
remote control key.
Fig . 17 Dr ive r's door: locking the ve hicle with the conve n­
i ence key
Unlocking the vehicle
• Grasp the driver's or front passenge r's door
handle . The door unlocks automatically .
• Pull on the door handle to open the door.
• To unlock or open the luggage compa rtment
lid, p ress the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid ¢
page 33, fig. 21.
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Lo cking the v ehicle
• Place the selecto r lever in t he P position (auto­
matic transmiss ions), or else the veh icle wi ll
not be ab le to lock .
• To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor on the door hand le
once ¢ fig. 17.
Do not hold the door handle while doing this.
Only the front doors and luggage compartment
li d can be unlocked or locked. The remote control
key must be within a range of about 5 ft (1.5 m)
from the door or the luggage compartment lid . It
makes no d ifference whether the remote control
key is in your jacket pocket, purse or briefcase .
If you ho ld the door handle wh ile locking, this
can prevent the locking function.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di­
rectly after locking it. This allows you the oppor­
tun ity to check that the driver's door is locked .
The settings i n the MMI specify if the entire vehi­
cle or one of the doors is un locked when un lock­
ing the vehicle¢
page 31.
&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.& in Key
set on page
2 7
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri ­
od of time, note the fo llowing:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to un lock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the battery from dra ining and to
ma inta in the vehicle's ab ility to start for as
long as possible. You may not be able to un­
lock yo ur vehicle us ing the convenience key.
- For an explanat ion on co nfo rm ity w ith the
FCC reg ulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulat ions, refer to
¢page 256.

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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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Opening and closing
@ Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. It may not be possible
to start the vehicle under certain circum­
stances, for example if there is another ra­
d io module like the key from another vehi-
cle or a transponder on the same keychain .
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, refer to
r::;> page 256.
Safety central locking
App lies to: ve hicles w ith safety central lo ck in g
Safety central locking provides the possibility, to
only unlock the driver's door and the fuel filler
door. The rest of the vehicle rema ins locked .
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel filler
door
.,. Press the remote control key or conven ience
key
[ru button once or turn the key once in the
opening direction .
Unlocking all doors, the luggage
compartment lid and the fuel filler door
.,. Press the remote control key or convenience
key
[ru button twice within five seconds or turn
the key
twice within five seconds in the opening
direction .
When unlocking just the driver's door, the anti­
theft alarm system* is also immediately deacti­
vated.
I n vehicles with an MMI, you can direct ly adjust
the safety central locking
r::;> page 31.
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Emergency unlocking/locking the doors
Fig. 19 D river's doo r: door lock
Fig. 20 Front passenger's door: emergency release
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If the central locking fails, you must unlock/lock
the doors separately.
Unlocking/locking the driver 's door
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position
@ c:;> fig. 19.
.,. To lock the driver's door, put the selector lever
in the P position and turn the key
once to the
closing position ®
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The sett ings in the MMI specify if the entire vehi­
cle or one of the doors is unlocked when unlock­
ing the vehicle
c;, page 31.
Locking the front passenger's door
The emergency lock is located on the edge of the
front passenger's door . It is only v isible when the
door is open .
.,. Remove the cap from the opening
c;, fig. 20 .
.,. Insert the key bit into the slit on the inside and
turn the key a ll the way to the right.
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outs ide. The door can be un­
l ocked and opened from the inside by pulling the
door handle once.

Opening and clo sin g
To reach the emergency release mechanism, the
rear bench seat backrest must be folded down .
¢page SB
.. Insert the key into the lock cylinder near the
handle.
.. Turn the key counterclockwise.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
F ig. 24 Driver's door: powe r w indow controls
All power w indow switches have a two-stage
function:
Opening and closing the windows
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.. To open or close the w indow completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up br iefly to
the second level. The operation will stop if the switch is pressed/p ulled aga in.
.. To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first level
u nt il the desired window position is reached.
Power window switche s
(!) Left front doo r
@ Right front door
@ Left rear window
@ Right rear window
® Central switch for open ing or closing all side
windows at the same time
A WARNING
- Always remove the ign it ion key when you
leave you r vehicle, even for a short period of
t ime . T his applies part icularly when children
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remain in the vehicle. Ot herwise the chil·
dren could start the engine or operate elec­
trical equipment such as power w indows.
The power windows cont inue to funct ion un­
til the driver's door or front passenger's
door has bee n opened .
- Pay careful attention when closing the win­ dows. It cou ld cause injury by pinch ing .
- W hen lock ing the vehicle from o utside, the
veh icle must be unoccup ied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
{D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can st ill
open and close the windows for approximate­ l y 10 seconds . The powe r windows are not
swi tc h ed off u ntil t he drive r's doo r o r front
passenger's doo r has been opened.
Convenience opening/ closing
With the convenie nce opening/closing function,
you can centrally and easily open the windows
from the outside .
Convenience opening
.,. Press the ~ button on the remote cont rol key
until all windows have reached the desired po­
sition or
.. Hold the key in the driver's door lock until a ll
w indows have reached the desired posit ion .
Convenience clo sing
.,. Ho ld the key i n the dr ive r's door lock in the lock
posi tion unti l all windows are closed .
Convenience closing with the convenience
key*
.,. Touch the senso r* in one of the door hand les
until all windows a re closed. Do not pla ce your
ha nd in the door hand le when do ing th is .
Adjusting the convenience opening in the
MMI
.. Sele ct: the I M ENU I button >Car > Systems *
control b utton > Vehicle setting s> Cent ral
lo cking > Long-pre ss to open windows

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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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Driving
at idle for approxim ately two minutes before
shutting it
off.
Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith conve nien ce 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 .
Fig. 77 Steering co lumn/ remote control key: start ing t he
eng ine if th ere is a malfu nct ion
As long as the message t>>) Key not recognized.
See owner' s manual
appears, you can start yo ur
ve hicle using the emergency sta rt function .
• Press t he b rake pedal ¢
A in Starting the en­
gine with the
ST ART ENGINE STOP button on
page 70 .
• Press the ~1s= T~A~R~ T~E~N~G~I~ N~E~s= T=o=P~I b utton .
• Hold t he maste r key in the location indica ted as
shown in the i llus trati on
t>>) Q fig. 77. The en ­
g ine w ill sta rt .
• If the engine does not automatically start,
press the
I START ENGINE STOPI button again .
D rive to an a uth o riz ed Aud i de aler or a uthori zed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected .
Y ou ca n disp lay the me ss a ge th at appe ars
durin g an eme rgency by pressing the
!START ENGINE STOPI* button.
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Messages
Turn off ignition before leaving car. Battery is
discharging
This mes sage appears and a warning tone sounds
i f you open t he drive r's doo r w hen t he ig nition is
swi tched on . Switch the igni tion
off so that the
batte ry will not discharge .
Pressing start/stop button again will switch off
engine!
This message appears w hen you press the
I STAR T EN GINE STOP~ button while dr iv ing
¢ page 71, Emergency off fun ction*.
Engine start system malfun ction. Please con­
tact Service
The eng ine automat ic start system has a mal­
funct ion. Dr ive to an a uthorized Audi dea le r or
authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility immedia tely to
have the malfunct ion cor rected. To s tart the en­
gine, press an d hold the
I START ENGINE STOPI
button.
II Key not re cogniz ed. S ee owner 's manual
This message appears if there is no conven ience
key i nside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key . The convenience key may not
be recognized, for example, if i t is covered by an
ob ject tha t
disrupts the signa l (such as a br ief­
c a se), or if the key battery is we ak. Elec tron ic de ­
vices such as cell phones c an also inte rfe re wi th
the signa l.
To still be ab le to start o r stop the engine, refer
to ''Co rrecting a malfu nction"
Q page 7 2.
Ill Key not in vehicle?
The Ill indicator light t urns on and th is message
appears if the convenience key was removed from
the vehicle when the engine was ru nning. If the
convenience key is no longe r in the veh icle, yo u
cannot sw itch the ignition on or sta rt the e ng ine
o nce you stop it . In addition, you canno t loc k the
vehicle from the outside.
Press brake pedal
This message appears if yo u do not press the
brake peda l when starting the engine.