2016 AUDI Q3 ESP

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@ Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is lo­
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
r:=> page235.
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 26 Re ar lid: han dle
Fig. 27 Drive r's door : opening the luggage com partment
lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Briefly press the ,t:::5 button on the remote con­
t rol key. The rear lid will unlock.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the
,t:::5 button on the remote control key for at
least one second .
• Briefly pull the
,t:::5 button in the driver's door
<=> fig . 2 7, or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
<=> fig. 26.
Open ing and closing
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull down the luggage compartment lid at the
grip and let it close using a gent le push ¢&, .
A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could suddenly
open when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child cou ld climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment . If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escape . To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
veh icle. Always keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve­
hicle is not in use.
-Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges . Fin­
gers or hands could be pinched .
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the button
,t:::5 on the remote
control key . The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically after it is closed again .
- In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
from the inside ¢
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force of the rear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - fingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially w ith the rear lid left open . A chi ld
cou ld crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid sh ut, becom­
ing trapped and unable to ge t out. To re­
duce the risk of persona l injury, never let
children p lay in or around your vehicle. Al­
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid , it may not be able
to open completely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added
we ight. So the open rear l id must be sup­
ported or the weight must be removed from
the luggage rack first.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separately by press ing the but­
ton
c:> on the master key . When the rear lid
i s closed again, it loc ks automatically.
- The following applies to veh icles equipped
with the conven ience key* feature: if the re­
mote control key is left in the luggage com­
partment, luggage compartment wi ll auto­
matically unlock itself after you lock the ve­
hicle . This prevents you from unintentional­
ly locking your key in the luggage compart­
ment .
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more force to close it .
Openin g an d clos ing
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggage compart­
ment.
Fig. 29 L ug gage compar tment lid emergen cy rele ase
.,._ Pry the cover off using the key .
.,. Press the lever with the key in the direc tion of
the arrow to release the luggage compartment lid .
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock
Appl ies to vehicles : wit h mechanical chi ld safety lock
The child safety locks f prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
F ig. 30 Opened rea r doo rs: child safety lock
.,. To switch on the child safety lock, turn the key
in the direction of the arrow .
.,. To switch off the child safety lock , turn the key
in the oppos ite direct ion of the a rrow.
When the c hild safety locks are activated, the in ­
s ide door handles do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outside .
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Opening and clo sin g
Power child safety lock
Applies to veh icles: W it h power c hild safety lock
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside .
Fig. 31 Sect ion of dr iver's door: controls
.,. To activate the ch ild safety lock for the respec­
tive rear door, press the left/right button
[I in
the driver's door. The LED in the button turns
on.
.,. To deactivate the child safety lock for the re­
spective rear door , press the left/r ight button
[I i n the dr iver's door . The LED in the button
tu rns off .
The follow ing features are switched off:
- The interior door handle in the respective rear
door,
- The power window switch in the respective rear
door.
To act iva te the child sa fety lock on both sides,
you must press the
[I buttons one after the oth­
er.
A WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. T his applies part icularly when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherw ise they could
start the eng ine o r operate elect rical equ ip­
ment such as power windows.
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Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 32 Sect ion of driver 's door: controls
All powe r window swi tches a re equipped with a
two-stage funct ion :
Opening the windows
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.,. Press the switch to the fir st stop and hold it un­
til the w indow reaches the desired position .
.,. To open the window comp letely, press the
sw itch down to the
s econd level b rief ly.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position .
.,. To close the window complete ly, pull the
sw itch up to the
s econd level br iefly.
Power window switches
(D Left front door
@ Right front door
@ Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button (or two safety buttons in
vehicles with power child safety locks *
¢page 36)
Child safety lock
When the safe ty b utton ® is pressed, the~
symbol in the button turns on . The powe r win ­
dow switches in the rear doors are switched off .
./1. WARNING
- Always take the veh icle key with yo u when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
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Opening and closing
"'To set a position between opened and closed,
press/pull the button ~ up to the first level
u nt il the desired position is reached.
@ Sliding the roof
"'To open the sunroof completely , slide the but­
ton
l""-I back up to the second level.
"'T o close the sunroof comp letely, slide the but­
ton
l""'I forward briefly to the second level 9 &, .
"'To set a position between opened and closed,
slide the button~ forward/back up to the first
level until the des ired position is reached.
© Opening/closing the sun shade
"'To complete ly open the sun shade, briefly press
the right button.
"' To comp letely close the sun shade, briefly press
the left button.
"' To stop the sun shade, press the corresponding
button again.
After the ignition is switched off, you can still op­
erate the panoramic sunroof for about 10 mi­ nutes . The sw itch is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger's door is opened .
A WARNING
Be careful when clos ing the panoram ic sun­
roof- otherwise serious injury could result!
For this reason, always remove the ignition
key when leaving the vehicle.
@ Note
Always close your panoram ic sunroof when
leaving your vehicle. Sudden ra in can cause
damage to the interior equ ipment of you r ve­
hicle, particularly the electronic equipment.
@ Tips
-For informat ion about convenience open­
ing /closing, refer to
9 page 37.
-The panorama roof will only open dow n to
-4 Of (-20 °().
Emergency closing the roof
If an object is detected when closing, the panora­
ma roof will open again automatically. In this
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case, you can then close it with the power emer ­
gency closing function.
"' Pull the respective button
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withi n 5 seconds after the roof opens automati­
cally and hold until the panorama roof is
closed.

Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 35 Instrument panel: l ig ht switc h
Light switch ·'!;5-·
Turn the switch to the corresponding position.
When the lights are switched on, the ;oo: symbol
turns on.
0 -lights off. On some market-specific vers ions,
the daytime running lights* will switch on when
the ignition is switched on in this position .
-USA model s: the daytime running lights switch
on automatically when the ignition is switched
on and the light switch
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s it ion or the
AUTO position (only in daylight).
The
Daytime running lights can be switched on
and off in the radio or the MMI*
c::> page 41,
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-Canada models : the daytime runn ing lights
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch
c::> fig. 35 is in
t h e
O positio n, :oo: or the AUTO position (only in
daylight)
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AUTO*· Automatic headlights switch on and off
depend ing on br igh tness, fo r example in tw ilight,
du ring rain or in tunne ls .
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coo: - Parking light
~D · Low beam headlights
~· All weat her ligh ts. T urn the swi tc h to parking
.... light :oo: or low beam head light ~D. Pull the
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g switch up to the first notch (D.
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Lights and V ision
@ii -Rear fog ligh ts. T urn the swi tch to parking
light ;oo : or low beam headlight
tD . Pull the
switch up to the second notch@.
All -weather lights
T he front lights a re adjusted au toma tica lly so
t h at there is less g lare fo r the d river from his o r
her ow n lights, for example whe n roads are we t.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Yo ur vehicle is equ ipped wi th a headligh t range
contro l system so that the head lig hts do not
blind oncoming traff ic if the vehicle load
changes . The head light range also ad justs auto ­
matically when brak ing and accelerating .
Static corne ring light*
T he stat ic co rnering light depe nds on equipmen t
and on ly works when the light switch is in the AU­
T O posit ion . The corner ing light sw itches on a u­
tomat ically at speeds up to approximately
44 mp h (70 km) when the steering wheel is at a
ce rtain ang le . The area to the side of the vehicle
is illum inated better when tur ning .
.,&. WARNING ,~ -- Automatic headlights* are o nly inten ded to
assist the driv er. They do no t reli eve t he
dr iver of resp onsib ility to check the hea d­
light s and to tur n them on m anual ly a ccord­
i n g to the curren t light an d visib ility condi ­
tion s. Fog, for examp le, cannot be detected
by the light se nsors *. So always switch o n
the low beam under these weather condi ­
tions and when driving in the dark ~D.
- The rear fog lights sho uld only be turned on
in acco rdance w ith traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Please observe lega l reg ulat ions w hen us ing
the lighting systems desc ribe d.
(D Note
The rea r fog lights shou ld on ly be t urne d on in
accordance with traffic reg ulations, to pre­
vent glare for traffic behind your vehicle .
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Lights and Vision
(D Tips
-The light sensor for the automatic head­
lights* is in the rearview m irror mount.
Therefore, do not place any stickers in this
area on the windshield.
- Some of the exterior lighting functions can be adjusted
c:-page 41.
-If you turn off the ignition wh ile the exter ior
lights are on and open the door, you will
hear a warning tone.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn s ignals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide . They will
clear short ly after sw itch ing them on . This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light­
ing .
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
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F ig . 36 Turn s ig nal and h ig h bea m lever
Turn signals ¢ Q
With the ignition on, the signal lights w ill blink if
the lever is in the corresponding position.
(!) -righ t turn signal
@ -left turn s ignal
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High beam s and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the co rrespo nd ing posit ion:
@ -high beams on (ve hicles w ith high beam as­
sis t*
c:-page 40
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@ -high beams off or headlight flasher
The ind icator light
II in the instrume nt cl uster
turns o n.
Notes on these features
- The turn signals only work w ith the ignition
turned on . T he indicator lights . or
II in the
instrument cluster also bli nk.
- After you have tu rned a corner, the tu rn signa l
sw itches off automat ica lly .
- The
high beam works only when the head lights
are on . Th e ind icator light
Bl in the instrumen t
cl uste r ill um ina tes when the high beams a re
on.
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as yo u
hold the leve r - even if there are no lights
sw itched on . The ind icator light
II in the in­
s trumen t clus te r i lluminates whe n you use the
head light flasher.
&_ WARNING
D o not use t he high beam or head light f lasher
if you know that these could blind oncoming
traffic.
Headlight assist
Applies to vehicles: wit h headlight assistant
The headlight assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions .
Fig. 3 7 Turn s ig nal a nd hi gh beam lever: Tu rnin g headl ig ht
ass istant on/off
Activating headl ight assi stant
Requireme nt: the light sw itch must be in the AU -
TO positio n. .,.

~ To activate the headlight assistant, tap the lev ­
er forward (!). The indicator light
ii appears
in the instrument cluster disp lay and the head­
lights are switched on/off automatically. The
SI indicator light also turns on if the high
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat­
ically as expected, you may switch them on or off
manually instead:
~ To switch the high beams on manually, tap the
l ever forward (!). The
SI indicator light turns
on.
~ To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back@. The headlight assistant is deacti­
vated .
Operating the headlight flasher
~ Pull the lever into position @to operate the
headlight flasher when the headlight assist is
activated. The headlight ass istant remains ac­
tive.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight assist: System fault!
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected. You can still switch the
high beams on or off manually.
Headlight assist: Unavailable. No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris .
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshield . Therefore, do not
place any st ickers in this area on the windshield .
A WARNING
Headlight assistant is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible for
controlling the headlights and switching
them manually depending on light and visibil­
ity conditions. It may be necessary to operate
them manually in situations such as:
- In adverse weather conditions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b lowing snow or spraying water.
Lights and Vision
-On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obscured, such as expressways.
- When there are road users that do not have
sufficient lighting, such as bicyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tight curves and on steep slopes.
- In poorly lit areas.
- With strong reflectors, such as signs .
- If the area of the windshield near the sensor
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
s ticker.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are selected in the radio or MMI*.
~ Select: !CAR ! function button> (Car) Systems*
control button > Vehicle settings> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (lights when leaving car}*,
Leaving home (lights when unlocking car)*
The coming home function illumi nates the area
around the vehicle when the ignition is switched
off and the driver's door is opened. Depending on
vehicle eq uipment, the function can be switched
on and off or the length of time the lights remain
on* can be adjusted .
T he
leaving home function illuminates the area
around the vehicle when unlock ing it. Thi s func­
tion can be switched on and off.
The
coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light switch
is i n the AUTO posit ion ~
page 39, fig. 35.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime running
l ights
on and off .
Canada models:
The function cannot be turned
off. It is activated automatically each time the ig­
nition is switched on .
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@ Tips
If the power adjusting function malfunctions,
the glass in both mirrors can be adjusted by
pressing on the edge of it by hand.
Dimming the mirror
Your vehicle is equipped with o manual or auto­
matic dimming rearview mirror.
Fig. 43 Automatic dimming rearview mirror•
Manual dimming rearview mirror*
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• Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror back .
Automatic dimming rearview mirror*
• To switch the dimming function on or off, press
the button @. If the ind icator light @ turns
on, the inter ior and exterior mirrors* will auto­
matically dim when light shines on them (for
example, headlights shining from the rear).
A WARNING
Electrolyte fluid can leak from automatic dim­
ming mirrors if the glass is broken. Electro­
lyte fluid can irritate skin, eyes and respirato­
ry system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to electro­
lyte can cause irritation to the respiratory
system, especially among people with asth­
ma or other respiratory conditions. Get
fresh air immediately by leaving the vehicle
or, if that is not possible, open windows and
doors all the way.
- If electrolyte gets into the eyes, flush them
thoroughly with large amounts of clean wa­
ter for at least 15 minutes; medical atten­
tion is recommended.
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- If electro lyte contacts skin, flush affected
area with clean water for at least 15 mi­
nutes and then wash affected area with
soap and water; medical attention is recom­ mended . Thoroughly wash affected clothing
and shoes before reuse.
- If swallowed and person is conscious, rinse mouth with water for at least 15 minutes.
Do not induce vomiting unless instructed to
do so by medical professional. Get medical
attention immediately.
(D Note
If the glass on an automatic dimming mirror
breaks, electrolyte can leak out. This liquid
damages plastic surfaces. Clean this liquid as
quickly as possible, for example with a wet
sponge.
(0 Tips
- If the dimming function is switched off for
the interior lights, the exterior lights will al­
so not be dimmed.
- If the light reaching the rearview mirror is
obstructed, the automatic dimming mirror
will not function correctly,
- The automatic dimming mirrors do not dim
when the interior lighting is turned on or
the reverse gear is selected.
Sun visors
Fig. 44 Drive r's side ; s un visor
The sun visors for the driver and front passenger
can be released from their retainers and turned
toward the doors
(D. The sun visors can also be
moved* back and forth lengthwise in this posi-
tion. ..,.