2016 AUDI Q3 airbag

Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Airbag system ............... .... . 112
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Front airbags ...................... . 116
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 122
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Child seats ............... ...... ... . 13 7
Securing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
144
Addit ional information 149
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 150
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modul es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
Electronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) . . . . 151
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
All wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Driving and the environment . . . . 159
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Economical and environmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 169
Table of contents
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
E ngine compa rtment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Windshield washer system 190
Wheels ........ .. ................. 191
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Tire pressure monitoring system 208
Troubleshooting ............. .. .. 211
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 211
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Folding chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Removing the subwoofer............. . 212
Space-saving spare tire (compact spare
tire).. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. ..
212
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Fuses. .... .. .. .. .. ....... ........ .. 219
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Emergency s ituations . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . . . . 223
Start ing with jumper cables ........... 223
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 9
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
D . . 1mens1ons
.. .. . ... ................ . 230
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Central locking switch
Cent ral locking L ED ......... .. .
Side assist button
Side assist d isplay
L ig ht swit ch .... . .......... .. .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
L ever for turn s ignal and h igh
beams .. .. .... . .......... .. .
® Multifunction ste ering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ........... .. .
- Driver information system con-
trols .. .. ............... .. .
- Audio , te lephone, nav igation and
vo ice recognit ion controls
- Programmable steering wheel
button . .. .. ........... .. .. .
- Shift paddles for tiptronic opera-
tion ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Windshield washer system lever
@ I S TART EN GIN E ST OPI button .. .
@ Pa rking brake button ....... .. .
~ Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction or ignition lock . ... .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment .... .
@ Cruise contro l lever .... ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ Inst rument illum ina tion ... .. .. .
@ Hood r ele as e .... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Automat ic luggage compartment
lid .. .. ... ............. ..... .
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27
76
76
39
40
116
20
22
85
10
45
69
71
70
67
74
25
43
177
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@ Power exterior mirror adjustment 43 Coc
kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power windows . .. .. .. ..... .. .
@ Child safety lock ............. .
@ Buttons/indi cator lights for:
- Eme rgency flashers .. ..... .. .
- PASSENG ER AIRBAG OF F
@ Infotainment system display (does
not fold away)
@ Glove compartment .......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Infota inment system control panel
@ Buttons/indicator lights for:
- Drive se lect .. .. ............ .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
( E SC) . .. .. .. .. ....... ..... .
- Park ing system .... .. ..... .. .
- Hill descent ass ist . .. ..... .. .
@ Climate contro l system .. ...... .
@ Automa tic tr an smission se lector
lever ... .. .. .. .. ....... ..... .
@ Center conso le w ith:
- Cup holder .. .. ............ .
- Cigarette lighter ............ .
- Socket
0) Tips
-Some the eq uipment listed here is on ly in­
stalled in certain models or is available as
an opt ion.
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36
42
55
116
80
152
88
153
64
82
54
53
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- The image in the instrument cluster d isplay
depends on the vehicle equipment. A maxi­
mum of two versions will be pictured in th is
Owner's Manual.
- A separate operat ing manua l describes how
to operate the Infota inment system .
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Instruments and indicator lights
@-Steering column lock
• Steering fault! Do not driv e vehicle!
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, there is an electro nic steer ing colum n
lock malf unct ion . You cannot switch the ign it ion
on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered . Seek profess ional assistance .
m Steering lock: System fault ! Plea se contact
d e aler.
If the indicator lig ht turns on and the message
appears, there is an electronic steer ing column
lock malfunct ion.
D rive to yo ur authorized Aud i dea le r i mmediately
to have the ma lfunction corrected .
A WARNING
Your vehicle must not be towed in the event
of a malfunction in the elect ronic steering
co lumn lock because it cannot be steered due
to the locked steering. If it is towed with the
steering locked, there is the r isk of an acci­
de nt.
;;,I C; Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the GI indicato r light b lin ks w hile driving, the
E S C or ASR (Anti-S lip Reg ulat ion) is actively reg u­
lating.
I f the
GI indicato r light turns on, the system has
sw itched the ESC off. In this case, you can switch
the ig nition off and t hen o n to switch the ESC on
aga in. The indica tor ligh t turns off when the sys­
tem is func tioning fully .
I f the
II indicato r light turns on, ESC was re­
s tricted o r swit ched off using the
I .$ OF FI button
~ page 151.
Stabilization control (ESC /ABS): Fault! See
owner 's manual
If the ind icator lig ht I) and the ABS i ndicator
light
D (USA models) ; tlJ (Canada models)
turn on and the message appea rs, the A BS or
e lec tron ic diffe rentia l lock is malfunct io ni ng .
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This also causes the ESC to malfunc tion. The
bra kes sti ll function with their norma l power, but
ABS is not active .
Drive to your au thor ized A udi d ealer immedi ate ly
to have the mal function cor rected.
A WARNING
If t he 1111 (USA mode ls)/ . (Canada mo d­
e ls) bra ke system indicator light turns on to­
gethe r with the ABS and ESC ind icator lights,
the ABS/ESC regulating function may have
failed. F unctions that stabilize the vehicle a re
n o longer ava ilab le. This could ca use the vehi ­
cle to
swerve and increase the risk of slidi ng.
Dr ive ca refully to the nearest au tho riz e d Au di
deale r and h ave the m alfunction correc ted.
© Tips
Fo r addi tional in format ion on ESC and ABS,
r efe r to ~
page 151 .
!I.: Safety systems
The E,I indi cato r light mon itors the safe ty sys ­
tems (e.g. airbags, pretens io ners) and illumi­
nates for a few seconds each t ime yo u switch the
i gnition on .
I f the
E,i ind ic a tor light does not go ou t, or if it
ill umina tes whi le yo u are driv ing , or if it st arts to
blink, the n there is a malfunction somewhere in
the system . If the light does not i lluminate when
yo u sw itch the ignition on, this a lso means there
i s a ma lfunction.
A WARNING
If you have a ma lfunction in the safety sys­
tems, contact yo ur authorized Aud i dealer im­
mediately. Otherwise the safety sys tems may
not work prope rly in an accident.
(0) Worn brake pads
ll] Brake pads!
If the warning light illuminates, immediately
contact your author ized Audi dealer or qua lified
workshop to have all b rake pads inspected . On
U SA mode ls t he war ning l ight
ll] comes on ..,.

Opening and closing
Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally. You
have the following choices:
- Remote master key¢
page 29,
- Sensors in the front door handle on vehicles
with convenience key *
¢ page 30,
-Power locking switch insid e¢ page 31, oder
- Lock cylinder at the driver's door~
page 32.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehi­ cle doors and the rear lid when you drive faster
than
9 mph (15 km/h) .
The car is un locked again once the ignition key is
removed. In addition, the vehicle can be unlocked
if the opening function in the power locking sys­
tem switch or at one of the door levers is actuat ­
ed.
Addit ionally, in the event of a crash with airbag
deployment the doors are automatically un­
locked to allow access to the veh icle .
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking sys­
tem will lock the doors and the rear lid. When
unlocking, you can set in the rad io or MMI*
whether
only the driver's door or the entire vehi­
cle should be un locked ¢
page 31 .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warn ing system detects a
break-in into the vehicle, acoustic and visua l
warn ing s ignals are triggered .
The anti-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-
ci ~ venience key).
Opening and closing
To switch the alarm off, p ress the@ button on
the remote contro l key or convenience key or
switch the ign ition on. The alarm also stops auto­
matically after a certa in amount of t ime.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the
PANIC button on your remote-control key. This
will a lert other people in case of emergency .
Press the
PANIC button again to turn off the
alarm.
Turn signals
When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signals
flash twice, when you lock it once . If they do not
flash, one of the doors or the luggage compart­
ment lid is not locked, the ign ition is still switch­
ed on or the selector lever is not in position
P.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there are safeguards to
prevent you from locking your remote master key
in the veh icle:
- The vehicle does not lock with the central lock­
ing switch if the driver's door is open
¢page 31.
-On vehicles with convenience key*, if the most
recent ly used master key is in the luggage com­
partment, the rear lid is automatically unlocked
aga in after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle with the remote master
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
rear lid are closed. In this way yo u avoid locking
yourself out acc identally.
A WARNING
-- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you . This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
p le ) from accidenta lly being locked in the
veh icle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un­
supervised. In an emergency it would be im­
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key. .,.
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Opening and closin g
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all locked doors will be automat ica lly
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu­
pants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should mal­
funct ion, you can lock the driver's door us­
ing the ignit ion key
¢ page 32.
- If the power lock ing system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer­
gency ¢
page 176.
-You are well adv ised not to keep valuables
i nside an unattended vehicle, vis ible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro ­
v ide the secur ity of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
funct ion in the power lock ing o r the anti­
theft warning system. Have the malfunct ion
correc ted by an authorized Audi dea lership
or q ualified repair facility .
Key set
Fig . 17 You r ve hicle key set
a, 0
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x (X) Cll
The key set contains two remote co ntro l keys or
conven ience keys*. To fold the key o ut or in, press
the re lease button
¢ fig . 17 -arrow -.
@ Remote control key or convenience key *
The convenience key is a vehicle remote contro l
key with special funct ions
Q page 30, Locking
and unlocking with convenience key
and
¢ page 69, Starting the engine .
With the remote control key, yo u can lock and
un lock the vehicle cent rally and start the engine.
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Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact you r autho rized Aud i
dealer immed iate ly to have the
lost key disabled.
Be sure to bring all your keys w ith you.
Number of keys
You can chec k the numbe r of keys assigned to
you r vehicle in the ins trument cluster display .
It
will show you this when yo u adjust the t ime
¢
page 22. F or example, the display 1 /2 means
you are us ing vehicle key number one out of two
keys tota l assigned to the vehicle. This way, you
can make sure that you have a ll the keys when
purchasing a used vehicle .
.&, WARNING
-Do not leave your vehicle unatte nded with
the key in the ignition lock . E ntry by u nau­
thori zed persons cou ld endanger you or re­
sult in theft o r damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave childre n unattended i n the ve­
h icle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Ungua rded access to the keys provides chil­
dren t he oppor tunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows etc . Uns upervised ope ration
of any vehicle system by children can result in ser ious injury.
- Do not remove the key from the ign ition
lock until the veh icle has come to a com­
plete stop. Otherwise the steering co lumn
lock cou ld suddenly engage -causing the
r isk of an accident.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the v icinity of the vehi­
cle working in the same frequency range
(e.g . a cell phone, radio equipment) .
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys are
only ava ilable from authorized Audi dealer .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulat ions
~ page 235.

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N I.Cl ......
off unnecessary convenience functions. It is
possible that you will not be able to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func­ tions .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 235.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 22 Driver's door : power locking switc h
Fig. 23 Rear ce nter console: power locking switc h
• Press the button@ to lock the vehicle¢.&_.
• Press the button
Cd to unlock the vehicle .
You can
lock and unlock the vehicle using the
switches in the driver's or passenger· s door
¢
fig. 22. You can only lock the vehicle using the
switch in the rear center console
c:> fig. 23 .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch , please note the following:
- If a door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked
using the power locking system switch.
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for example
when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switch illumi­
nate when all the doors are closed and locked.
Opening and closing
-Front doors: you can unlock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door handle.
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
-- The power locking switch works with the ig-
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the power locking system switch is inoperative.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
(D Tips
-Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (1S km/h) (Auto Lock)
¢
page 27. You can unlock the vehicle again
using the opening function in the power
locking system switch
Im.
- The rear power locking switch does not un­
lock the doors.
Setting power locking
Various settings can be adjusted in the MM!.
Adjusting door unlocking
• Select: !CAR ! button> (Car) Systems*> Vehicle
settings
> Central locking > Unlock doors -you
can specify which doors unlock when you open
the vehicle .
Selecting
All and pressing the~ button on the
remote control key unlocks the entire vehicle.
Selecting
Driver and pressing the~ button on
the remote control key once unlocks only the
driver's door. In vehicles with a convenience key*,
only the door whose handle you pull will unlock.
If you press the
[ru button twice, the entire vehi­
cle will unlock. If you press the~ button, the en-
tire vehicle will always lock. ..,.
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Lights and Vision
Emergency flashers
Fig. 38 Cente r console: eme rge ncy flasher sw itc h
The emergency flashers makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emergen ­
cy s ituation .
.. Press the switch
l1J c> fig. 38 to turn the emer-
gency flashers on or off.
When the em ergency f lashers are on , a ll four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn sig­
na l indicator lights
BIB in the instrument clus­
ter, as well as the light in the emerge ncy flasher
sw itch ~ blink likewise .
You can indicate a lane change or a turn when the emergency flashers are sw itched on by using the
turn sig nal lever . The emergency flashers stop
temporar ily.
The emergency flashers also wo rk when the igni­
tion is turned off.
The emergency flashers wi ll tur n on a utomat ica l­
ly if you are in an accident where th e airbag has
dep loyed.
@ Tips
You s hou ld t urn on the emergency flashers
when :
-you are the last veh icle standing in a traffic
j am so that any other ve hicles coming can
see you, o r when
- your ve hicle has broke n down or you are in
an emergency situation, o r when
-your ve hicle is being towe d by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you.
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Interior lighting
Front/rear interior lighting
Fi g. 39 Front head liner: interio r li ghtin g con trols
Fi g. 40 Rea r h eadl iner: LED re ad in g li ghts•
Press t he applicable button :
~ -Inter io r l ight ing on/off
[!] . Door cont act swi tch on/off . T he inter io r li ght­
i ng is controlled automa tic a lly .
~- Reading lights* on/off
Interior lighting
There are ot her inter ior light ing f unct ions that
are avai lable. Some funct ions can be adjusted in
the MMI. Select:
l cAR ! function button > Car sys ­
tems *
contro l butto n > Vehicle settings > Interi­
or lighting .

Seats and storage
General information
Important information
A WARNING
-
Refer to ¢ page 95, Driving safety for i m­
portant information, tips, suggestions and
warnings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of your pas­
sengers.
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats
are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument pane l
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and airbag system can offer
maximum protection
¢ page 112.
In the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are special regulations and instructions for in stalling a ch ild safety seat on the front pas­
senger's seat . Always follow the information re­
garding child safety provided in
¢ page 132,
Child safety .
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person­
al injury.
- Always keep yo ur feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion -never put your feet on
top of the instrument pane l, out of the win­
dow or on top of the seat cushion. Th is ap­
plies especially to the passengers. If your
seating pos it ion is inco rrect, you increase
Seat s and sto rage
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak­
ing or an accident. If the airbag inflates and
the seating posit ion is incorrect, th is could
result in persona l injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan­
el. If you're sitt ing any closer than this, the
ai rbag system cannot protect you properly.
I n addition, the front seats and head re­
stra ints must be adjusted to you r body
height so that they can give you maximum
protection.
- Always try to keep as much dis tance as pos ­
sible between yourself and the steering
wheel or instrument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's o r front passeng­
er's seat while the vehicle is moving . Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud­
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in­
jury. If you ad just your seat while the veh icle
is moving, you are o ut of pos ition.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's seat
in the following manner:
.. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can easi ly push the pedals to the f loor
while keeping yo ur knees slight ly bent ¢
A in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 49.
.. Adjust the seatback so that when you sit with
your back against the seatback, you can still
grasp the top of the stee ring wheel.
.. Adj ust the head restra int so the uppe r edge is
as
even as possib le w it h the top of yo ur head. If
tha t is no t possible, t ry to adjus t the hea d re­
st raint so tha t it is as close to this pos it ion as
possible
¢ page 51. .,.
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