2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET reset

Instrumen ts and ind icator ligh ts
Instruments and indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 Instrument cluster overv iew
(D Tachometer with indicator lights
- with
OFF status indicator .... .
- with
RE ADY status indicator .. .
@ Engine coolant temperature gauge
@ Turn signal indicator lights
© Disp lay
- Indicator lights or ...... ... .. . 10
68, 70
68, 70
12
12
- Drive r informat ion system . . . . . 23
- Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
- Mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
- Service interval display . . . . . . . 202
® Speedometer w ith ind icator lights
@ Fue l level ...... ........... .. .
11
0 Display for : centra l indicator light
or system displays ............ . 12
@ Trip odometer reset button 10.01 11
@ Tips
The needles in the instrument cluster illumi­
nate when the ignition is switched on . The di­
als a lso illuminate when the lights are switch­
ed on. The instrument illum ination d ims au­
tomatically as the amount of light outside de­
creases. T his he lps to remind the dr iver to
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turn the headlights on as it becomes darker
outside.
Setting the time/date
Fig . 4 Instrument cluster: time and date
The date, time of day, time and date format can
be set in the MMI. For more information, refer to
your MMI Operating Manual.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum permitted engine speed .,,_

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for all gears once the engine has been broken in
and when it is warm. You should select the D/S
se lector lever position or take your foot off the
accelerator pedal before reaching th is area .
CD Note
The needle in the tachometer (D c::> page 10,
fig.
3 may only be in the red area of the gauge
for a short time or there is a risk of damaging
the engine.
@ For the sake of the env ironment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duce operating noise.
Odometer
Fig . S In strum ent cl uster : odo meter
Tr ip o dom eter and odom eter
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The trip odometer @ shows the distance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short distances .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press­ ing the reset button
10.01 c::> page 10, fig. 3.
The odometer @shows the total distance that
the vehicle has been dr iven.
M alfun cti on indic ator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus­
ter,
DEF w ill appear in the tr ip odometer display .
H ave the malfunction corrected as soon as possi­
b le.
@ Tips
;::: The units of measurement can be set in the
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Inst rum ents a nd ind icat or ligh ts
Outside temperature display
The instrument clus ter display shows the outside
temperature. At temperatures below 41 °F
( + 5 °C), a snowflake symbol appears in front of
the temperature display.
If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv ing at
very low speeds, the temperature d isplayed may
be slight ly higher than the actual temperature
outside due to the heat radiating from the en­
gine.
A WARNING
-
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display. Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outside temperature is around 41 °F
(+5 °()
and that ice can increase the risk of acc idents.
@ Tips
The units of measurement can be set in the
MMI.
Fuel level
The display @c::>page10 , fig. 3 only works when
the ignit ion is switched on . When the display has
reached the rese rve ma rk, the bottom LED will
tu rn red and the
ti ind icator light t urns on
c::>page 20. The bottom LED blinks red when
the fuel level is very low .
The on-board computer shows the range based on the fuel level c::>
page 23, On-board comput ­
er display.
For the tank capacity in your veh icle, refer to the
Technica l Data
c::> page 251.
CD Note
Never drive until the tank is completely emp­
ty . The ir regular supply of fue l that resu lts
from that can cause engine misfires. Uncom ­
busted fuel w il l then enter the exha ust sys­
tem. This can cause overheat ing and damage
to the catalytic converter.
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"'To conf irm a sele ction, press the th umbwhee l
@.
"'To select a f unction programmed to a steering
whee l button , press the button @. For addi­
tiona l information, see¢
page 25, Assigning
a function to a programmable steering wheel
button
Opening the Vehicle functions
"' Se lect the f irst tab with the button(!).
"' Press the button @. The
Veh icle functions
menu is displayed¢ fig. 9.
"' To select a menu item , turn and press the
t hu mbwheel @.
Resetting values to zero
"'In the Vehicle functions menu, se lect On­
board computer or Efficiency program .
"'Select a value in the desired tr ip computer or in
t h e efficiency program .
"'T o reset the va lues in a memory, p ress and ho ld
t h e thu mbw heel @for one secon d.
Recalling indicator lights and messages
"'Press the button CD repeatedly unt il the a tab
appears.
The
a tab is only vis ible when there is a mal ­
function.
Assigning a function to a programmable s teering wheel button
"' Se lect: the IMENU j button> Car> Systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Steering
wheel button p rogramming .
The a tab is only visi ble when there is at least
one ind icator light or message displayed .
Driver informa tion system
Efficiency program
Description
Applies to: vehicles with driver information system
Fig. 10 Inst rume nt cl uste r: eff icie ncy progra m (exa mple)
Calling up the efficiency program ii1
"'Call up the veh icle functions by pressing the
button @¢
page 24, fig . 8 and se lect the Effi­
ciency program
menu i tem ¢ page 25.
The eff ic iency program can he lp you to use less
fuel. It eva luates dr iving information in reference
to fuel consumption and shows other equ ipme nt
i nfluencing consumption ¢
page 25. Fuel econ­
omy messages ¢
page 26 provide tips for effi­
ci ent driving .
The eff ic iency p rogram receives data about the
distance a nd fuel consumpt ion from the on­
board computer
1. If t he data i n the eff iciency
program is deleted¢
pag e 25 , the values in the
o n-b oar d co mpu ter 1 ar e als o re se t.
Other equipment
Applies to: vehicles with driver information system
Fig. 11 Inst rume nt cl uste r: other e quipment (exa mple)
"' Tur n the menu th umbwheel @c::> page 24,
N ,..
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fig. 8 in the effic iency program unti l the other .,.
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Check ing and F illing
with all environmental regulations. D isposing
of vehicle batteries improperly is very danger­
ous to the env ironment .
Windshield washer
system
F ig. 16 7 Engin e co mpartment : washer fluid reservoir cap
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The washer flu id reservoir§ contains the wind­
shie ld wash er fluid
¢ page 191, fig. 161. The res­
ervoir capacity is found in
9 page 251.
.. Read and follow a ll WARNINGS before wo rking
in the engine compartment ¢
page 188, Work­
ing in the engine compartment.
.. Open the cap .
.. Add the washer fluid and close the cap .
To reduce the risk of lime sca le deposits on the
spray nozzles, use clean water w ith low amounts
of calc ium . A lways add window cleaner to the wa­
t er. When the outs ide temperatures are co ld, an
anti-freezing agent should be added to the water
so that it does not freeze .
(D Note
-The concentration of anti-freezing agent
must be ad justed to the vehicle operating
cond itions in the respect ive climate . A con­
ce ntration that is too high can lead to veh i­
cle damage.
- Neve r add rad iator ant i-freeze or ot her addi­
tives to the washe r fl uid .
- Do not use a glass cleaner that conta ins
paint solvents, beca use this cou ld damage
the pa int.
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Service interval display
T he service interval display detects when your ve­
hicle is due for service.
The service interval display works in two stages :
-Inspe cti on or oil change reminder: afte r a cer-
tain dis tan ce dr ive n, a message appears in the
instrument cluster display each t ime the igni ­
tion is switched on or off . The remaining dis­
tance or tim e is disp layed briefly.
- Inspection or oil change due : if your vehicl e
has reached an inspection or oil change inte rval
or both intervals at the same t ime, the mes­
sage
Inspection due! or Oil change due! or Oil
change and inspection d ue!
appears briefly af­
ter switching the ignition on/off.
Check ing ser vice inter vals
You can check the remaining d istance or t ime un­
ti l the next oi l change or next inspection in the
MMI. Select the
i MENU I button> Car> Systems *
control button > Ser vice & control > Service in ­
tervals .
Resetting the indic ator
Your a uthorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Facility w ill reset the service interva l dis­
play after perform ing service .
If you perform an o il change yourse lf to the Audi
specifications, you must reset the service interval
display .
To rese t the disp lay, select the
I MENU I but ton>
Car > Systems * control button > Service & con­
t rol > Service inter vals > Re set oil change inter ·
val.
(D Note
- Only reset the oil c hange indicator if the oi l
was changed .
- Following the service in terva ls is cr itica l to
mainta ining the se rvice life and val ue of
your vehicle, especially the engine. Even if
the mileage on the ve hicle is low, do not ex­
ceed the time for the next service.
- Calculat ing the time to the next oil change
is inte rrupted when the vehicle battery is

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Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 136
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Pollen filter
re fer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Pow er top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power top storage compartment . . . . . . . . 38
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power window
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power windows
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Pr egnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Basic (description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Dr iver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, 100
Front (description) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 125
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Prop er seating position
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Protection mat
refer to Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Index
Q
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 136
R
Radiator fan
Radio clock 196
refer to Clock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
I ntermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Range (tank contents) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Rear lid
Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
also refer to Luggage compartment lid 33
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems
110,111
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recirculation mode automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reducing fuel consumption Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . SO
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
265

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
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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