2016 AUDI Q3 display

Table of content s
Owner' s Lit e rature
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About this Own er's Manual . . . . . . 6
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 1
On-boa rd computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Time/date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door, hood or luggage compartment lid is
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service i nterval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
O n Board Diagnostic System (O BD) . . . . . 25
E lec tronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
D ig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seats and stor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
F ront seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 1
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cigarette ligh ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Luggage compartment . ... .. .... ... . . 57
58
Warm and cold .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 62
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .... ... .. 67
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Starting and stopping the engine (vehicles with an ignit ion lock) . . . . . . . . . 67
Start ing and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with a convenience key) . . . . . . . 69
Driver messages .. ... ...... ....... .. .
E lectromechanical parking brake ...... .
Speed warning system . ... .. ... ... .. . .
Cru ise cont rol sys tem
Audi side assist ... ........ ..... . .
Side assist .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Audi drive select .. ..... ....... .. .
D rive sett ings .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Automatic transmission ........ .
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76
76
80
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82
t iptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking systems
Genera l information .. ..... ....... .. .
Rear park ing system .. .. ........... . .
Parking sys tem plus . .. ... .......... . .
Rearv iew camera ... .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Adjusting the disp lay and the warning
tones .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Error messages .. .. .. ............. . .
Trailer hitch ... .. .. .. ............. . .
Safety ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Driving safety ... .. ............. . .
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Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Correct passenger seat ing positions . . . . . 96
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Stor ing ca rgo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Reporting Safety Defec ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Why use s afety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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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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116
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85
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67
74
25
43
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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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55
116
80
152
88
153
64
82
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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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& WARNING
-Always observe the warning in ¢ page 177,
before opening the hood and checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment. You
could burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
firstsothatyoucannothearorseeany
steam or engine coolant .
(D Note
-Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheat ing during
high o utside temperatures and heavy en-
gine load.
- The front spoiler also helps to distr ibute
cooling air correctly wh ile driving .
If the
spo ile r i s damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
heating will increase . See an a uthorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
You shou ld sh ift to the next lowest gear when
the eng ine speed is be low 1 500 RPM. The beg in­
ning of the red zone in the tachometer indicates
the maximum permissible engine speed for all
gears once the engine has been broken in and
when it is warmed up to operating temperature. Before reaching this zone, you should sh ift into
the next highest gear , select the D selector lever
position, or remove your foot from the accelera­
tor pedal.
CT) Note
The needle in the tachometer@¢ page 10,
fig . 3
may only be in the red area of the gauge
for a short time or the re is a r isk of engine
damage. The locat ion where the red zone be­
gins varies depend ing on the engine.
In strum ents an d ind ic a to r ligh ts
{® For the sa ke of the en vironment
Upshifting ear ly helps you to save fue l and re­
duce operating noise.
Fuel level
The fue l level indicator on ly operates when the
ignition is sw itched on . The
rD ¢ page 17
turns on if the reserve quantity of fuel is reached .
For the tank capacity in your veh icle, refer to the
Techn ica l Data ¢
page 230.
(D Note
Never drive until the tank is comp letely emp­
ty. The irregu lar supply of fuel that res ults
from that can cause the engine to m isf ire.
Non-combusted fuel will then enter the ex­
haust system . This can cause overheat ing and
damage to the catalyt ic converter.
Indicator lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or mal­
funct ions¢ .&..
With some indicator lights, messages may ap­ pear and warning signals may sound. The indica­
tor lights and messages in the display can be cov­ ered by other displays . Displaying driver messag­
es again ¢
page 21, Operating using the wind ­
shield wiper Lever,
¢ page 21, Operating using
the multifunction steering wheel.
Some indicator lights are shown in multip le col­
ors in the instrument cluster display.
& WARNING
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- Fa ilure to heed wa rning lights and other im­
portant vehicle information may resu lt in
serio us pe rsonal inj ur y o r vehicle damage.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe d ista nce off the
road, stop the engine, and tu rn on the
emergency fl ashe r ¢
page 42 .
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of brake pads on an axle must a lways be replaced
at the same time.
A WARNING
Dr iv ing with bad brakes can ca use a co llision
and ser ious personal in jury.
- If the warning light
EiJ and the wa rning
light
11111> w it h the message Brake pads!
comes o n in the inst rument cluste r display,
immediately contact your authorized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop to have all
bra ke p ads checke d or rep lace d if necessary.
EPC Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the elec ­
tronic power control .
-
The [m warning/ indicator light (Electronic Power
Control) ill uminates when you switch the ig nition
on as a function check.
I f th is wa rn ing/indicator light illuminates w hile
you are driving, then there is a malfunct io n in the
engine electronics . Have t he malfunct io n correct­
ed as soo n as poss ible by your authorized A udi
deale r or a qua lified re pair facili ty.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfu nction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) i s part of
t he On-Boar d Diag nostic (O BD II) syste m. T he
symbo l¢• lights up when the ign ition is swi tc h ­
ed on and wi ll tu rn off afte r the engine has sta rt ­
ed an d has sett le d at a constant idle speed. This
ind icates that the MIL is work ing properly.
The warning ligh t illuminates when there is a
malfunct ion in the eng ine e lectron ic system.
Contact your author ized Audi dealer an d have the
mal funct ion corrected.
An imprope rly closed fuel fille r cap may a lso
cause the MIL li ght to illum inate
c:; page 175 .
For mo re informa tio n ¢ page 25.
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Instruments and ind icator lights
!'? , Engine speed lim itation
Applies to vehicles: with engine speed limitation
II! Do not exceed max. engine speed of XXXX
rpm
The II! symbol illumi nates when t here is an en­
gine co ntro l ma lf u nct io n. Th e
[m indicator light
i n th e i nstr ument clus ter also illumi nates. The
engi ne speed is l imited to the speed displ aye d in
t h e d river informat ion sy stem . K eep in min d that
t h e engine speed w ill not exceed the va lue dis ­
played in the d river info rmation system, for ex­
amp le when downshifting.
Dr ive to your authori zed A udi dea ler imme diate ly
to have t he mal func tion cor rec ted.
~ -Engine oil level
1!1;111 Check oil level.
If the indic ator ligh t an d the message appea r,
add engi ne oil immedi ately
c:; page 17 9.
~e, Engine oil sensor
•• Oil level sensor: System fault!
If the symbol illumi nat es, c onta ct yo ur au th or­
ized Audi de aler a nd h ave the oil sensor ins pect­
ed. Unti l yo u have this done, check the oi l leve l
each time you ref uel j ust to be on the safe side
c:; page 181.
~ Tank system
ti Please refuel
If the indicato r light turns on for the first time
and t he message appea rs, the re are about
1.8 - 2.2 gallons (7.0 -8.5 liters) of fuel left in
the tan k. Time to refue l
c:;page 174.
ti Fuel tank system malfunction! Contact deal­
er.
If t he indic ator ligh t turns on and this message
appea rs, there is a ma lf u nction in the tan k sys ­
tem .
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Driver i nf orm ati on sy stem
Driver information
system
Overview
Fig. 4 Disp lay on vehicles with driver information system*
and multifunction steering wheel*
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Depending on the vehicle equipment, the driver
information system is controlled with either the
buttons on the windshield wiper lever*
r='.> page 21 or wi th the buttons on the mult i­
function steering wheel*
r='.> page 21 .
On vehicles w ith a multifunction steering wheel,
the information @ is shown in tabs @. The tabs
are v isible as soon as you press a button on the
multifunct ion steering wheel*.
The instrument cluster display provides informa­
tion about:
® Time and date r='.> page 22
Digi tal speedometer
On-board computer
r='.> page 22
Eff iciency program ¢
page 23
Reduced display *
Indicator lights and messages
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Warning when a door, the hood or the
luggage compartment lid is open
r='.>page 23
Service interval display ¢ page 25
Cruise control system¢
page 74
Parking system* ¢
page 88
Aud io*
Telephone*
Navigation*
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© Odometer and trip odometer r='.> page 23
@ Outside temperature, se lector lever posi -
tion* , headlight assist* indicator light
Auto Chec k Contro l
Some functions and vehicle components are
scanned for their operat ing status when you
switch the ignition on and while you are driving.
Malfunctions or requ ired service procedures are
s ignaled audibly and indicated by red and yellow
illuminated symbols and reminders in the dis­
play.
A WARNING
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- Never rely exclus ively on the outside tem­
perature display to determine if a road sur­
face is icy or not. Keep in m ind that road
surfaces, especially br idges and overpasses,
co uld be ice covered and slippe ry even at an
outs ide temperature above 41 °F (+ S °C).
- Always remember, even if the "snowflake"
symbol (ice warning) does not appear in the
display, black ice co uld be on the road.
- Always reduce you r speed and drive with
special care in cold weather condit ions when
the chance of encountering icy road surfaces
increases.
(D Tips
If the vehicle is stationary, or if you are driv­
i ng at a very low speed, t he temperature
shown in the disp lay m ight be slightly higher
than the actual outside temperature. This is
caused by the heat being radiated from the
engine.

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Operation
Operating using the windshield wiper lever
Applies to vehicles: without multifunction steering wheel
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Fig . 5 Wi nds hield w iper lever : ope rating th e drive r info r­
mat io n syste m
Operating
.. Swi tch the ign ition on . The last select function
is d is pl ayed.
,. To swi tch between the on-board compu ter
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fJ , the eff ic ien cy p rogram ii o r, fo r ex am ple,
the cr uise control system, p ress the
!RESE T I
button @ .
.. To access additional inf ormation below or
above, press the button @down or up.
Recalling indicator lights and messages
.. Press the I RESE TI button @.
Resetting values to zero
,. Se lect a va lue in the desired tr ip comp ute r o r i n
t h e efficiency prog ram .
.. Press and hold the
!RESE T I button @ for at
l east one secon d. All va lues i n the selected on­
board computer or in the efficie ncy pro gram
are reset to ze ro .
Driver in forma tion system
Operating using the multifunction steering
wheel
Applies to vehicles: with multifunct ion steering wheel
Fig. 6 Multifu nct io n stee ring w heel: o perat ing th e d rive r
in fo rm atio n system
Fig. 7 D isplay : Car functio ns me nu
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The tab @~ page 20, fig . 4 is disp layed once yo u
press a button on the mu ltifunction steering
whee l.
Operating
.. Switch the ignit ion on. The las t selec t fu nction
is displayed .
.. To switch between the tabs, p ress the button
CD to t he left or right q fig. 6.
.,. To access addit ional information below o r
above, t urn the th umbwheel @down or up .
.,. To confirm a selection, p ress the thumbwheel
@ .
Opening the Car functions
.. Select the first tab with the button (D .
.,. Press the button @. The Car functions menu is
disp layed
q fig. 7 .
.,. To select a me nu item , tu rn and press the
thumbwhee l@ .
.,. To sele ct a func tion p rogra mmed to a steer ing
w heel button, press the but to n
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Driver information system
Resetting values to zero
.. In the Ca r functions me nu, selec t On-board
computer or Efficiency program.
.. Se lect a va lue in the desired trip comp uter or in
the efficiency program.
.. To reset the values in a memory , press and ho ld
the thumbwheel @for one second.
Assigning a function to a programmable
steering wheel button
.. Se lect the ICAR I button> (Car ) systems *> Ve-
hicle sett ings
> Steering wheel button .
Recalling indicator lights and m essage s
.. Se lect the II ta b.
T he
II tab is only v is ible when there is a t lea st
one ind icator light o r message displaye d. Other
folders a re only visib le if the applicable system is
switched on.
On-board computer
F ig . 8 Disp lay: on -boa rd comp uter mem ory level 1
Operating with the windshield wiper lever*
.. Press t he I R ES ET ! button @ c::, page 21, fig . 5
repeatedly until t he on-board co mputer ap­
pears in the display .
.. To ac cess additional con tent, press the b utton
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Operating with the multifunction steering
wheel*
.. Open Car f unct ions and sele ct the On -board
computer
menu i tem c::, page 21 .
.. To access addition al content, tu rn t he thumb­
whee l@ c::>page
21, fig. 6 .
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You can identify which on-board compute r is cur ­
rently being show n in the display based on the
small
O or fJ .
The on-board computer O c::, fig . 8 is a short ­
term memory . It co llects driving info rmation
from the time the ignition is switched on until it
i s sw itche d off . If you contin ue dr iving w ith in two
ho urs after switching the ignition off, the new
values are included when calculat ing the current
trip information .
Unlik e the sho rt-term memory, the long -term
memo ry (on-board computer
f) ) is not e rased
automat ica lly . You can select the time per iod for
evaluat ing trip information yoursel f .
You can ca ll up t he follow ing in fo rmat ion consec­
u tive ly in on-board computer
O or f) :
-Date
- Ran g e
- Tr avel ti me
- Average cons umption
- Average speed
- Distance
- Current fuel consumption
@ Tips
-Disco nnect ing the bat tery c auses all the
memory data to be erased .
- Inf orma tion on the e ffic iency program
c::, page 2 3.
Time/date display
Fig . 9 In strum ent cluster: t ime a nd date
You can switch between the quartz clock o r the
G PS cont ro ll ed cloc k* depend ing on the vehicle ..,.

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equipment. For more informat ion, refer to your
MMI Operating Manual.
(D Tips
- When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver's door, the time, date*, odomete r
and temperature are displayed for an addi ­
tional 30 seconds.
- You can access the display with the
ISETI
button when the ign ition is switched off.
Odometer
F ig. 10 In strument clu ste r: odomete r
Odometer/trip odometer
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The distance driven is shown in miles "mi" or kilo­
meters "km". The units of measurement (ki lome­
ters/m iles) can be changed in the Infotainment
system. For more informat ion, refer to your MMI
Operating Manual.
@-The odometer shows the total distance that
the vehicle has been driven.
® -The trip odometer shows the distance that
the vehicle has been dr iven since the last time
the trip odometer was reset.
It can be used to
measure short distances. The last digit indicates
1/10 miles o r 100 meter increments .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press­
ing the
!O .O ! reset button --~ page 10, fig. 3.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus­
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display .
H ave the malfunction corrected as soon as possi­
b le .
Driver in forma tion system
Door, hood or luggage
compartment lid is open
Fig. 11 Ins trume nt cluster: d isplay when front passenger's
door is open
When the ignition is switched on, the display ap ­
pears if at least
one door or the hood/ luggage
compartment lid was not closed correctly. The in­
strument cluster display will show
which doors or
lids were not closed correctly.
Efficiency program
Overv iew
Applies to vehicles: with eff iciency program
Fig. 12 Instrumen t cluster: efficie ncy program
Operating with the windshield wiper lever*
.,. Press the I RESE T I button @ ~ page 21, fig. 5
repeatedly until the efficiency program appears
in the display.
Operating with the multifunction steering
wheel*
.,. Open car functions and select the Efficiency
program menu item ~ page 21.
T he efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel. It evaluates driving information in reference
to fuel consumption and shows other equipment
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