2016 AUDI A3 alarm

Opening and clo sin g
only the driver 's door or the entire vehicle should
un lock when unlocking
r::!;> page 39 .
Automatic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has
ex­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked again once the ign ition key is
removed. In addition, the vehicle can be u nlocked
if the opening function in the power locki ng sys ­
tem sw itch is used or one of the door handles is
pulled .
I n the event of a crash with a irbag deployment ,
the doors automat ica lly unlock to allow access to
the vehicle.
Ant i-theft alarm s yst em *
If t he ant i-theft alarm system detects a veh icle
break-in, audio and v isual warning signals are
tr iggered .
The ant i- theft alarm system turns on automati ­
cally when you lock the vehicle .
It deactivates
when unlocking using the remote control key or
by touc hing the sensor on the door handle (con­
ven ience key).
To sw itch the ala rm off, press the@ button o n
the remote control key or convenience key or
sw itch the ignition on. The a la rm also stops auto ­
mat ica lly after a certain amount of time.
Tu rn sign als
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
vehicle and flash once when you lock the vehicle .
If they do not f lash, one of the doors, the lug­
gage compartment lid or the hood is not locked
or the ignition is still sw itched on (the latter ap ­
plies to veh icles with a convenience key) .
Unintentionally loc king your se lf out
The fo llowing conditions prevent you from lock­
ing your remote control key in the vehicle :
- The vehicle does not lock with the central lock­
ing switch if the driver 's door is op en
r::!;> page 39.
-On vehicles with a convenience key* , the lug ­
gage compartment lid un locks again after clos-
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ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug­
gage compartment.
To avo id accidentally locking yourself out, do not
l ock your vehicle with the remote control key or
convenience key* until all doors and the luggage
compartment lid ar e closed.
{!) Tips
- Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- If the LED in the upper e dge of the drive r's
door turns on for about 30 seconds after
the vehicle is locked, there is a malfunction in the power locking or the anti-theft a larm
system *. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig . 19 Remote con tro l key: LED
Fig . 20 Remote contro l key: o penin g the cover
LED in th e re mot e co nt rol k ey
The LED r=> fig. 19 informs you of the remote con­
trol key function.
.. If you press a button briefly , the LED blinks
once.

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.. The LED blinks several times when you press a
button longer (convenience opening*) .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead. The message
1:1 Please
change key battery
may also appear in the in­
strument cluster display . Replace the battery .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry the cover @off of the key (Dusing a coin
c::>fig . 20 .
.,. Insert the new battery with the "+" facing up .
.. Press the cover back onto the key until it clicks
into place .
We recommend having the battery replaced by
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
@ For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the env ironment.
Do not dispose of them in household trash .
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery.
Remote control key synchronization
The remote control key must be synchronized if
the vehicle does not lock and unlock with the re­
mote control.
.. Press the remote control key button~-
.. Insert the key in the driver's door lock within 30
seconds .
.,. Press the~ button or~ button .
Open ing and closing
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 21 Remote control key or conve nien ce key : button pro­
gramm ing
@ m Open
@ i'.D Close
© .:::::$Unlock luggage compartment lid
@ IPANIC !T rigger the alarm
... To unloc k the vehicle, press the button@~
c::>fig. 21 .
.. To lock the vehicle, bring the selector lever into
the P position and press the~ button
@.
.. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the ~ button © briefly.
.,. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the~ button © for at least one sec­
ond .
... To trigger the alarm, press the red I PANIC ! but­
ton @. T he veh icle horn and emergency flash­
ers turn on.
.. To turn off the alarm, press the red I PANIC !
button @again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and a door or the lug­
gage compartment lid are not opened w ithin 45
seconds, the vehicle locks again automat ically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being acci ­
dentally left unlocked over a long period of time.
This does not apply if you press the~ button ©
button for at least one second.
For vehicles with
safety central locking (selective
unlocking)
c::> page 40, only the driver's door
and the fuel f iller door are opened by pressing
the ~ button @ once, and the entire vehicle un-
locks when the button is pressed twice .
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Opening and clo sin g
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.& in Key
set on page
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@ 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.
- For information on additional remote con­
trol key or convenience key functions, refer
to
Q page 43, Convenience opening/clos­
ing .
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
A pp lies to veh icles: w ith conve nien ce key
The front doors and the luggage compartment
lid can be unlocked and locked without using the
remote control key .
Fig. 22 Drive r's door : locking the vehicle with the conve n­
i ence key
• To unlock the door automatically, grasp the
drive r's or front passenger's door handle
¢ fig. 22.
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
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• To unlock or open the luggage compartment
lid, press the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid
~ page 41, fig . 26.
• To lock the vehicle, bring the se lector lever into
the P position, close the door and touch the
sensor on the driver's door handle
one time. Do
not ho ld the door handle wh ile 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 con trol
key is in yo ur jac ket pocket, purse or br iefcase .
If you hold the door handle while lock ing, this
can prevent the locking funct ion.
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 in the MMI specify if the entire vehi­
cle or one of the doors is unlocked when unlock­
i ng the vehicle¢
page 39 .
A WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS Q .& in Key
set on page 35
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of t ime, note the following:
- The proximity sensor sw itches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock 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 veh icle'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 exp lanat 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 309.
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Opening and closin g
"'Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car> Syste m s*
contro l button > V ehicl e settin gs > Central
loc king > Door unlock ing.
Select ing All and pressing the~ button on the
remote control key un locks the entire vehicle .
I f you select
Dri ver and then press the~ button
on the remote contro l key , o nl y the drive r's door
will unlo ck. In veh icles w ith a convenience key,
only the front door whose handle you pull will
un lock . If you pr ess the ~ button twic e, the en ­
tire veh icle w ill unlock. If you press the~ button,
the entire vehicle w ill always lo ck.
F olding * th e ex ter ior m irrors
"'Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car > Sy stem s*
contro l button > Ve hicl e s ett ing s > Central
lo ck ing > Fold m irro rs.
For more information,
refer to
c> page 50, Adjusting the exterior
mirrors.
If you select On , the exter ior mirrors wi ll fold in
automatically when you press the~ button on
the remote control key <=>
page 50.
T on e wh en locking
"' Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car> S yst em s*
contro l button > V ehicl e sett ing s > Ce ntral
loc king > Tone wh en lo cking.
When checked off./, a tone will sou nd when you
lock the vehicle .
I f you press the~ button twice , the entire veh i­
cle will lock. There is a locking to ne at the same
time
1l.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
your vehicle.
A microch ip in the key automat ically deactivates
the electronic immob ilizer when the key is locat­
ed in the vehicle. If yo u remove the key from the
ve hicle, the electro nic immobilize r activates
again a utomat ica lly.
l) Th is fun ction is not a vail able in al l co un tries.
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A WARNING ,_ -
A lways take the key w ith you whenever you
leave your veh icle. The electronic immobilizer
can be deactivated with the key, so this could make it possible for unauthorized persons to
start the engine and operate vehi cle systems
such as the power windows or sun roof. This
can increase the ris k of serious injury .
(D Tips
-The veh icle cannot be started if an unau­
tho rized key is used. It may not be possib le
to start the veh icle unde r ce rtain c ircum­
stances, for examp le if there is ano ther ra­
dio module like the key from another vehi ­
cle or a transponder on the same keychai n.
- For an exp lanation on conformity w ith the
FCC regulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulations, refer to
<=> page 309.
Safety central locking
App lies to vehicles : wit h safety cent ra l locking
Sa fety central locking provides the possib ility , to
only un lock the dr iver 's door and the fuel filler
door . The rest of the vehicle remains locked .
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel filler
doo r
"' Press the remote control key or convenience
key
[§il button once or turn the key once in the
open ing d irection .
Unlocking all doors , the luggag e
compartment lid and th e fu el filler door
"' Press the remote control key or convenience
key
[§il button twice within five seconds or turn
the key
twice w ithin five seconds in the opening
di rect ion.
When unlock ing just the driver 's door, the a nti­
theft alarm system* is also immediately deacti­
vated .
In veh icles with an MMI, you can directly adjust
the safety central locking
c> page 39 .

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A ppl ies to vehicles: with parkin g system plus/rearview cam·
era
The display and warning tones con be adjusted in
the MMI.
~ Select: the I MENU ! button >Car > Systems *
control button > Driver assistance > Parking
aid .
Display
On * -
an op tic al d isp lay is shown for the parking
system plus, a rearview camera image is s hown
for parking system plus with rearv iew camera* .
Off -Whe n the par king system is switched off,
only audib le sign als are give n.
Signal tones
Front volume -
volume for the front and side*
a rea
Rear volume -volume for t he rear area
Front frequenc y-frequency for the front and
side * area
Rear frequency -frequency fo r the rear area
Music volume during nav . prompts -the volume
of the a udio/v ideo so urce is lowe red when t he
pa rking system is turned o n.
The new ly selected leve l is demons trated briefly
by the sound generator.
- The warning tones ca n also be adjusted d i­
r ec tly from the visua l display or t he rearv iew
cam era image *. Simply pr ess the
Settings
co ntrol bu tton.
- The setti ngs a re auto mat ica lly stored and
ass igned to the remote co ntro l key t hat is in
u se .
Error messages
App lies to vehicles: with par kin g system plus/rearview cam ­
era
There is an erro r in the system if the LED in the
P111A. button is b linking and you hear a continuous
Parking systems
alarm for a few seconds after sw itch ing on the
par king system or w hen the pa rking system is a l­
ready activated. If the error is not cor rected be ­
fo re you switch off the ignition, the LED in the
Pw ,
button w ill blink the next time you switch on the
park ing system by shifting into reverse.
Parking sy stem plus*
If a sensor is fa ulty, the~ symbol will appear i n
f ront of/behind the vehicle in the MMI display. If
a rear sensor is faulty, only obstacles that are in
areas @and @are shown <=>
page 152, fig. 136.
If a front sensor is fa ulty, only obstacles that are
i n a reas © and @are shown .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected.
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-Always wear gloves and eye protection. Do
not tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilation openings.
- If you get battery acid in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa­
ter for several minutes and get medical at­
tention .
- If you should ingest any battery acid, seek
medical attention immediately.
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange the positive and nega-
tive cab les.
- When working on the battery, be sure not to
short-circuit the terminals with tools or oth­
er metal objects. This wou ld cause the bat­
tery to heat up very quickly, which could
lead to damage or explosion and personal
injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy­
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause personal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before work is done on the electrical sys­
tem, disconnect the negative ground cable.
- Before performing any work on the electri­
cal system, switch off the engine and igni­
tion as well as any electrical equipment . The
negative cable on the battery must be dis­
connected. If you are just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the lights.
- Before disconnecting the battery, switch off
the anti-theft alarm system! Otherwise you
will set off the a larm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis­
connect the negative cable and then the
posit ive cab le.
- Before reconnecting the battery, make sure
all electrical consumers are switched off.
Reconnect the positive cab le first and then
the negative cable . Never interchange the
cables - th is could start a fire!
- Never charge a frozen o r a thawed-out bat­
tery. It could explode! If a battery has fro-
Checking and Filling
zen, then it must be replaced. A discharged
battery can freeze over at 32 °F (0 °C).
- Make sure the vent hose is always attached
to the opening on the side of the battery.
- Never use batteries which are damaged.
There is the danger of an exp losion! Always
replace a damaged battery.
_8 WARNING ~
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, term inals and related acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive problems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
-Do not disconnect the vehicle battery when
the ignition is on or when the engine is run­
ning, otherwise, you will damage electronic
components in the electrical system.
- If your vehicle is going to stand for a long
period of time without being driven, protect
the battery from "freezing", otherwise it
w ill be damaged and will then have to be re­
placed .
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged bat­
tery.
Fig. 200 Eng ine compartmen t: co nnectors fo r a charger
a n d jump start cab les
Plug-In hybrid drive* : The connect ion points for
the jump start cables vary~
page 108. .,.
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Fuses and bulbs
-Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain mode l ver­
sions or certain optional equ ipment.
Interior fuse assignment
F ig. 226 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F3 Hydraulic pump
cover (Cabriolet)
F4 MMI control panel, MMI components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automatic transmiss
ion)
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F7 Climate/heating cont
rol, auxiliary heating,
rear window defogger relay
Diagnosis, electromechanical parking
brake switch, light switch , rain and light
F8 sensor, interior lighting commun ication
box (Plug-in hybrid drive*) ant i-theft alarm
system
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll Reversible driver's side safety belt tension-
ers
Fl2 MMI area
292
No.
Fl3
Fl4
FlS
Fl6
Fl7
Fl8
Fl9
F20
F23
F24
F25
F26
F27
F28
F29 F31
F32
F33
F34
F35
F36
F37
F38
F39
F40
F41
F42
Equipment
Adaptive dampers control module/ service plug (Plug-in hybrid dr ive")
Climate control system blower Electronic steering column lock
MMI area
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Convince key system control module, tank
system
Tank system Exterior lighting, heated washer fluid noz-
zles
Panorama sunroof/ power top control
module, power top latch (Cabriolet)
Door/dr iver's side doors (for example pow-
er windows)
Seat heating
Sound-amplifier
Power top control module, electro nics
(Cabriolet)
Interior lights
Exterior lighting
Driver assistance systems
A irbag
Button illumination, coils for upper cabin
heating relay (Cabriolet) and socket relay,
interior sound, reversing light switch, tern-
perature sensor
Function lighting, diagnosis, headlight
range control system, air quality sensor,
automat ic dimming rearv iew mirror
Right corneri ng light/ r ight LED-headlight
Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
High-voltage battery (Plug- in hybrid
drive*)
Door/front passenger's side doors (for ex-
ample, power windows)
Sockets
Reversib le front passenger's side safety
belt tensioners
Central locking components, windshield
washer system

Index
A
A/C
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .7.2
r e fer to Climate control system (manual) . 71
A/C (automat ic climate control system) . . . . 72
A/C (manual climate control system) . . . . . . 71
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 308
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Activating vibrat ion warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Adjusting steering t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Clean ing the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 138
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 148
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
AdBlue .... .. .. ................... ... 234
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Adjusting air distribution (Climate contro l sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adjusting air vents .. ... ........ .. .. .. .. 74
Adjusting air vents (manual climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting the center console lighting . . . . . . 50
Adjusting the temperature manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 71
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
A irbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 191
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Ch ildr en . .. .. ............... .... ... 211
Ch ild restraints ... .............. .... 211
310
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Danger of fitting a chi ld seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 194
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 191
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Kne e airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 196
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
S id e curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
When must the system be inspected? . . . 196
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 35
Al ignmen t pin (tire chang ing) . . . . . . . . . . . 280
All-weather lights (LED headlights) . . . . . . . 46
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Alternator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 20
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Sl
also refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Anti- lock b raking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ant i-slip regulat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Anti -theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Anti-theft protection Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Audi active lane assist
refer to Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Audi adaptive cruise control
refer to Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 132