2016 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET window

Table of content s
Owner' s Lit e rature
About thi s Own er' s Manual ... .. .
C ockpi t ... .. .... ........... .... .. .
Cockpit overview .............. .. .
Controls at a glance ............ ... .. .
Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments .. .. ............. .... .. .
I ndicator lights .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . ... .
Driver information system ... .. .
Overview ..... .. .............. ... .. .
Operation .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Efficiency program . ........... .... .. .
Start ing and dr iving ...... .. .. .. .
Opening and closing ............ .
Central locking .... ........... ...... .
Luggage compartment lid ............ .
Power windows 5
6
8
8
8
10
10
12
21
23
23
24
25
27
2 7
27
33
34
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
W ind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power top emergency operation . . . . . . . . 40
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
W indshield w ipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Digita l compass .... .. ..... ... .. .. ...
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
I mportant information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
F ront seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Socket... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 56
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 65
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Econom ica l and environmenta lly -friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Start ing and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with a n ign it io n lock) . . . . . . . . . 68
Start ing and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with a convenience key) . . . . . . . 70
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 73
Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Automatic tran smi ssion . . . . . . . . . 76
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving with a trai le r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Driver a ssis tance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Ass is t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
E lectronic speed limiter . ... .. .... ... . .
Speed warning system . ............. . . 88
88
Cruise control system .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
98
D rive r messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi s ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi drive select (drive settings) . . . . . . . . 106
Park ing systems
Genera l information
Rear parking system
109
109
110
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
tones ........ ... ..... ........... ...
115
E rror messages .. ... ................ 115
Intelligent T echnology . . . . . . . . . . 116
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 116
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
El ectromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

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Power windows
Door handle
Aud i side assist ... ......... .. .
Central locking switch .. ... .. .. .
Power exterior mirror ad justment
L ig ht swit ch .... . .......... .. .
Vents
L ever fo r:
- Turn signals and high beams . . .
- Audi a ct ive lane assis t ..... .. .
® Steer ing whee l w ith horn and
- Drive r's airbag ...... ..... .. .
- On-board compute r controls .. .
- MMI, telephone, navigation and
vo ice recognit ion system cont rols
- tiptronic sh ift paddles (automatic
transm iss ion) . .. .... ... .. .. .
@ Ins trumen t cluste r ....... .. .. .
© W indshield washer system lever .
@ Steering column with:
- Ignit ion emergency operation ( in
vehicles with convenience key) .
- Ignit io n lock (in vehicles wi th me - 34
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chanical key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
@ Adjustable steer ing column
(B) D epending on equipment: 67
- Cruise control leve r . . . . . . . . . . 88
- adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . 90
@ Driver's knee a irbag . . . . . . . . . . . 1S9
@ Ins trumen t illum ination . . . . . . . . 47
@ Hood release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
@ Central power w indow sw itch . . . . 34
@ MMI d isp lay (nav igat ion, radio, TV/
video)
@ Glove compartment (lockable) . . . S7
@ Fron t passenger's ai rbag . . . . . . . 147
@ Treble spea ke rs
@ Front passenger's k nee a irbag . . . 159
@ Depending on equipmen t, b utt ons
for:
- Audi dr ive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
- Par king a id p lus (or with rearview
camera) .. ............... .. .
- Emerg ency flashers .. ... .. .. . 110
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Coc
kpit o ve rv iew
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ... .. .. .. .... . ..... .. .
- MMI Display
- Ai rbag Off i ndicator ......... .
@ Automatic climate contro l system
@ Socket ..... .. .. ... ......... .
@ S tronic selector lever .. ..... .. .
@ Cup holder .. .. .............. .
@) MM I On/Off button
@ MMI contro l pane l
@ Power top operation . ... ... .. . .
@ Par kin g b rake . .............. .
@) I START ENGINE STOP ! ........ .
(D Tips
- Some the eq uipment listed here is on ly in­
sta lled in certai n models or is available as
an opt ion. 116
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- Operation of the Multi Media Inte rface
(MMI) is described in a separate operating
instructions manual. You can also find info r-
mation on A udi connect t here.
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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 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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Power top
Power top
Automatic power top
General information
The power top opens and closes automatically .
When open, the powe r top is stored comp lete ly
in the power top compartment. The power top
can be opened or closed at speeds up to 30 mph
(SO km/h).
Unde r no rma l conditions, the power top is wind
and waterp roof. In rare cases, small d rople ts of
water may form under extreme weather condi ­
tions such as torrential o r prolonged rain. That is
normal and no cause for concern .
F ollow t he care instructions to keep the power
top free of leaks and to maintain its appearance
~ page 224, Core and cleaning. Also observe the
following:
- Open and s tow the power top only whe n it is
clean and dry . Sharp-edged dirt particles can
cause damage to the rear window and the pow­
er top . Stowing the power top when it is damp
can create imprints in it, and if it is left that
way for long periods of time , mildew and other
damage can form .
- Do not leave the power top open for several weeks or the creases in it may become discol­
ored.
- Remove ice and snow before open ing the power
top. Do not use any sharp edged objects to re­ move ice and snow or the powe r top could be
scratched or damaged . The rear window may be
clea red w ith a standard ice sc rape r.
- Do not open the power top when the tempera­
ture is be low 32 °F (0 °C). The fabric in the
power top loses elast icity in sub-zero tempera­
tu res .
&, WARNING
-When posi tioning the power top, avoid con­
tact with the supports or other moving parts. Make sure all of the windows are low­
ered. Otherw ise you could pinch your hands.
- Never dr ive when the power top is not
locked correctly. The wind from driving
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could cause the power top to open. This can
result in injur ies and damage to the vehicle.
Opening and closing the power top
Fig . 25 Center conso le: power top sw itc h
Requirement: the power top storage compart­
ment must be lowe red
~ page 38 and the lug­
gage compartment lid must be closed.
.,. Switch o n the ignition .
.,. To open or close the power top, p ull or press
the button @during the ent ire process.
The status of t he power top is shown in the in­
strument cluster d isp lay when o perating the
power top switch .
You can close the power top when the wind de­
flector is installed
¢page 39.
A message will appear in the instrument cluster
i f the power top cannot be opened or closed
¢ page 38.
&, WARNING
-When operating the power top, make s ure
the function is not affected by wind or othe r
factors and that it does not interfere with
other drivers.
- Never drive w hen the power top is not
locked correct ly . The wind from driving
could cause the power top to open. This can
result in injur ies and damage to the vehicle .
- Make sure no one will be i njured by the pow­
er top supports and other moving compo­
nents when opening and closing the top.
- The headroom in the rear is reduced when
opening and closing the power top. Make
sure the rear passengers keep enough

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distance from the power top to reduce the
risk of injury.
- When operating the power top, visibility to
the rear is limited. Avoid operating the top
while driving in reverse .
(D Note
- To prevent damage to the power top:
- do not store any objects in the power top
storage compartment.
- make sure there is enough space above
the vehicle when opening or closing the
power top.
- To reduce the risk of damage, make sure
there are no sensitive objects in the power
top storage compartment's range of mo­
tion.
(D Tips
- To prevent the battery from draining unnec­
essarily, do not open or close the power top
repeatedly when the engine is switched off.
- A message will appear in the instrument cluster if there is a malfunction in the power
top
~ page 38.
- The power top can also be operated manual­ ly temporari ly if there is a malfunction
~ page 40, Power top emergency opera­
tion.
An authori zed A udi dealer or au thor­
i zed Audi Service Facility should diag nose
and correct the cause of the malfunction as
soon as possib le .
- If the vehicle is parked with the power top open, the vehicle interior is not protected
from damaging weather or unauthorized ac­
cess. Lock any items you leave behind in the
luggage compartment. Close the power top
before leaving the vehicle.
- The side windows automat ically lower
slightly when opening or closing the power
top.
P owe r top
Power top convenience opening and closing
Fig. 26 Turning the key to open and close
Con ven ien ce opening with the dri ver door
lock
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.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
open ing position @ Q
fig. 26.
.,. Turn the key to the opening position again
within tw o seconds and hold it there unti l the
power top opens comple tely.
Conven ienc e closing with the driver door lock
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
clos ing pos ition @Q
fig. 26.
.,. Turn the key to the closing position again w ith­
in two second s
and ho ld it there un til the pow­
er top or a ll the windows close comp letely .
Convenience closing with the convenience
ke y*
.,. Touch the senso r* in one of the door hand les.
Do not place your hand in the door handle when
doing this.
.,. Touch this sensor * a second time
w ith in tw o
sec ond s
and keep touching it unt il the power
top or a ll windows are closed completely. Do
not place your hand in the door handle when
doing this .
The opening or closing process will stop
imm ed i­
ate ly
if you re lease the key or stop touching the
sensor*.
A WARNING
Read and follow the important safety precau­
tions
~ .&. in Opening and closing the power
top on page 36 .
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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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