2016 AUDI Q3 start stop button

Instruments and indicator lights
-If the indicator light and the message appear
while d riving , the emergency braking function
may not be ava ilab le . It may not be possib le to
set the parking brake or release it once it has been set. Seek professiona l assistance.
(USA models) : If the warning light
1111 and the
warn ing light
[I] appear together, immed iate ly
contact your authori zed Audi dealer or qualified
workshop to have all brake pads inspected
,:::;, page 16.
When the light comes on, an audib le wa rning sig­
na l is also given.
A WARNING
- Always observe the warnings in
,:::;, page 177, before opening the hood and
check ing the b rake fl uid .
- Driving with low brake fl uid is a sa fety haz­
ar d. Stop the car and get professional ass is­
tance.
- If the 1111 (USA models) ;III (Canada mod­
els) brake system i ndicator lig ht t urns on to­
ge th er wit h the ABS an d ESC indica to r
l igh ts, the ABS/ ESC regulating functi on may
have failed. Func tions tha t st abilize the ve­
hicle are no longe r available. This cou ld
ca use the vehicle to swerve and increase the
risk of sliding . Stop the car and get profes­
sional assistance .
- If the bra ke warn ing/indicator light does
not go o ut after a few seconds and the park­
ing brake is released, or lights up while you
are driving, t he flu id leve l in the brake fluid
rese rvoir is too low. If you believe that it is
safe to do so, proceed immediately a t low
speed to the nearest au thori zed Audi dealer
o r qualifie d works hop and have the brake
sys tem inspe cte d.
- Always keep in min d that afte r sev era l brake
applica tions, you w ill need greate r pressure
on the brake pedal to stop yo ur vehicle. Do
not rely on straine d brakes to respond w ith
ma ximum stopping power in critical situa ­
t ions . You must allow for increased braking
distances. The extra distance used up by
fading b rakes could lead to an acc ident.
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PARK!< ®> Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the elec­
tromechanical parking brake .
If the indicator light - (USA models) ;Ill
(Canada mode ls) tu rns on, the park ing brake was
set .
- (USA models);lll (Canada models) Press
brake pedal to release parking brake.
To release the parking b rake, press the brake
pedal and press the button(®) at the same time
or start driving with starting assist
c::;, page 72,
Starting from a stop.
Ill Parking brake: System fault! See owner 's
manual.
I f the Ill ind ic a tor light turns on and t his mes ­
sage appea rs, there is a par king bra ke m alfu nc­
tion . Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler or
qualified workshop imme diate ly to have the ma l­
funct ion corrected.
(D Tips
M ore information on the par king brake
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-F-Cooling system
• Turn off engine and check coolant level.
The coo lant level is too low.
Do not con tinue dr iving and swit ch t he engine
off. Che ck the coolan t l evel
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-If the coo lant level is too low, add coolant
c::;, page 183 . Only continue dr iving once the in­
dicato r light turns off.
• Coolant temperature! Let engine run with
vehicle stationary .
Let the engine run at idle fo r a few min utes to
cool off, until the indicator lig ht turns off .
- If the ind icator light does not turn off, do not
cont inue driving the veh icle. See an a uthorized
Audi dea le r or a uthorized Audi Service Facility
for assistance. ..,.

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
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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.

Opening and closing
Tone when locking
.. Select : ICARI button> (Car) Systems *> Vehicle
settings> Central locking > Tone when locking
If you select On , a tone will sound when you lock
the vehicle .
Emergency unlo cking /locking the door s
Fig. 24 Drive r's doo r: door lock
Fig . 25 Front passenger 's door/ rear door: emergency lock
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If the central locking fails, you must unlock/lock
the doors separate ly.
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
.,. To unlock the driver 's door, turn the key to the
open position @<=>
fig. 24.
.,. To lock the driver's door , put the selector lever
in the P posit ion and turn the key
once to the
cl osing position
@ ¢ &. in General description
on page
27 .
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors
The emergency lock is located on the rear side of
the front passenge r's door and the rear doors.
It
is only visible when the door is open .
.,. Pu ll the cap out of the opening ~
fig. 25.
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.,. Insert the key into the slot on the inside and
turn it a ll the way to the right (right door) or
left ( left door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors close,
i t is no longer possible to open them from the
outside. The door can be opened from the inside
by pulling the door handle.
If the child safety
lock is switched on for one of the rear doors, the
door can be opened from the outside after pull­
ing th e door handle once from the inside .
_&. WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS~ .&. in General
description on page
27.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from being
started by unauthorized persons.
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This chip
automatically act ivates/deactivates the electron­
i c immobilizer .
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deactivates automat i­
cally when you insert the remote control key into
the ignit ion lock. It act ivates again automatically
whe n you remove the remote control key from
the ignit ion lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the ve­
hicle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOP!
button, the e lectron ic immobilizer deactivates
automat ically .
If you switch the ign ition off and
remove the remote control key from the veh icle,
the electronic immobilizer activates again auto­
matically.
_&. WARNING
Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and perm it an unauthor ­
ized person to start the eng ine and enab le op­
eration of the vehicle systems such as power
window or power sunroof leading to serious personal injury.

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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sunlight or heat build-up in the engine
compartment.
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle. Otherwise, the engine
could be started or electrical equipment
such as the power windows could be operat­
ed . This can lead to serious injury.
- Never leave children or persons requiring as­
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans­
mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the vehicle on the ir own in the event of
an emergency. Depend ing on the time of
year, people inside the vehicle can be ex­
posed to very high or very low tempera ­
tures.
CD Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended per iod of t ime, heat builds up in
the engine compartment after the engine is
switched off -there is a risk of damaging the
engine. For this reason, let the engine run at
idle for approximately two minutes before
shutting it off.
Starting and stopping
the engine (vehicles with
a convenience key)
Starting the engine
A ppl ies to vehicles: with c onve nien ce key
The I START ENGINE STOP! button switches the
ignition on and starts the engine.
Fig. 79 Center console : START ENGINE STOP button
Driving
Swi tching the ign ition on/o ff
.,. Automatic transmission: to switch the ignit ion
on or off, press the
I S T AR T ENGINE S TOPI but­
ton. Do not press the brake pedal while doing
this.
Starting the engine
.,. Press the brake pedal and put the se lector lever
into P or N
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.,. Press the ~, s-T ~A - R- T~ E-N -G =r -N =E - S~ T= o- P-j button . The
engine will start.
If the engi ne does not start immediately , stop
the starting procedure and repeat after 30 sec­
onds.
A WARNING
- Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -danger of asphyxiation.
- Never turn off the engine unti l the vehicle
has come to a complete stop.
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle. Otherwise, the engine
could be started or electrical equipment
such as the power windows could be operat­
ed. This can lead to serious injury.
- Never leave children or persons requiring as­
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans­
mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people ins ide the veh icle can be ex­
posed to very h igh or very low tempera­
tures.
CD Note
Avo id high engine speed, full throttle, and
heavy engine load as long as the eng ine has
not reached operating temperature yet. You
could damage the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run wh ile parked to
warm up. Beg in driving immed iate ly . T hi s re­
duces unnecessa ry emissions.
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Driving
@ Tips
-Some noise after starting the engine is nor­
mal and is no cause for concern.
- If you leave the vehicle with t he ignit ion
switched on, the ignition will switc h off af­
ter a certain amount of time . Make sure that
electr ica l equipment suc h as the exterior
lights are switched off.
Stopping the engine
Appl ies to veh icles: w ith conve nien ce key
• Bring the vehicle to a full stop.
• Select the P or N selector lever position .
• Press the
I S TAR T ENGIN E STO PI button
¢ page 69, fig. 79.
Engaging the steering lock
The steering locks when you turn the engine off
using the
I START ENGINE STOP! button a nd
open the driver's door . The locked steering helps
p revent vehicle theft.
Emergency off function
If it is absolutely necessary, the engine can also
be turned off while driving at speeds lower than
6 mph (10 km/h) . To switch the engine off, press
the
I START ENGINE STOPI button twice in a row
briefly o r press and hold for longer than two sec­
onds.
_& WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the veh icle
has come to a comp lete stop . The full func­
tion of the brake booster and the power
steering is not guaranteed. You must use more force to turn or brake if necessary. Be­
cause you cannot steer and brake as you
usually would, this could lead to crashes
and serious injuries.
- For safety reasons, you should always park
yo ur vehicle with the selecto r lever in P .
Otherwise, the vehicle could inadvertently
roll away .
- The radiator fan can continue to r un for up
to 10 minutes even after you have turned
off the engine and removed the ignit ion key.
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The radiator fan can also turn on again if the
engine coolant heats up because of intense
sunlight or heat build-up in the engine com­
partment .
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle . Otherwise, the engine
could be started or electrical equipment
such as the power windows could be operat­
ed. This can lead to serious injury.
(D Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended period of time, heat builds up in
the eng ine compartment after the engine is
switched off -there is a risk of damaging the
engine. For this reason, let the engine r un at
idle for approxi mately two minutes before
shutting it off.
Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
App lies to vehicles: wit h co nvenience key
Other circumstances can cause the engine not to
start, such as the battery in the remote control
key has drained , there is interference with the
key or there is a system malfunction .
Fig. 80 Stee ring co lumn/ remo te cont rol key : sta rting t he
engine if th ere is a malfunct ion
Requirement: the message No key identified.
See owner's
manual. must be displayed and the
fl ind icator light must be on .
• Hold the remote control key vertically in the lo­
cation indicated
t>>) ¢ fig. 80.
• Press the brake pedal¢.&. in Starting the en­
gine on page
69.
• Press the ~IS_T_A_R_T_ E_N_ G_ I_ N_ E ~ s=T ~O ~ P~ I button. The
eng ine will start .

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ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
@ Tips
You can view the message again by pressi ng
the
I START E NGINE STOP! button.
Driver messages
Turn off ignit ion. Battery di scharging
This message appears and a war ning tone sounds
if you open the driver's doo r whe n the ignition is
sw itched on.
Pr ess brake pedal to start engine
This message appears if you do not step on the
brake pedal to start the eng ine on a vehicle with
a n automatic transm ission .
Please engage Nor P.
This message appears when starting or stopping
the eng ine and Nor Pis not engaged. The engine
will not start/stop.
Ill Is key in the vehicle ?
The indicator light turns on and this message ap­
pea rs if the conven ience key* was removed from
the veh icle when the eng ine was runn ing. If t he
conven ience key is no longer in the vehicle, you
cannot switch the ignition on or start the engine
once yo u stop it. Yo u also ca nnot lock the vehicle
from the outside.
Shift to P , vehicle can roll away . Doors can only
be locked in P.
This message appea rs fo r safe ty re asons a long
with a warn ing sound if the se lector lever is not
e ng aged in P a fter swi tching the ignition off.
Move the selector lever to the P positio n. Other ­
wise the vehicle is not protected from rolling and
it cannot be loc ked.
DJ No key identified . See owner's manual.
This message appears if the re is no convenience
key * in side the veh icle or if the system does not
r ecognize the key. The conve nience key may not
be re cognized, for examp le, i f it is cove red by an
D rivi ng
obje ct that disrupts the signa l (such as a br ie f­
case), or if the key battery is wea k. E lectronic de­
vices such as cell phones can a lso inte rfere with
the signal.
T o still be able to start or stop the engine, re fer
to
¢ page 70.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operating
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
the hand brake.
Fi g. 81 Center console: parking brake
.. To set the park ing brake, pull on the(®) switch
@¢ fig. 81. The . indicator lights in the but­
ton and - (USA models)/ . (Canada mod­
els) turn o n in the ins trument cluste r display.
.,. To re lease the park ing brake, press the brake or
ac celerator pedal w hile the ign it ion is switched
on and press the(®) switch at the s ame time.
The . indicator ligh ts in t he bu tton and -
(USA models)/ . (Canada mode ls) in the dis ­
play t urn off.
Yo ur vehicle is equipped with an elect romechan i­
ca l p a rk ing brake . The pa rking brake is designed
to prevent the vehicle from ro lling un intent ional­
ly and replaces the hand brake.
In add ition to the normal f unctions of a tra d i­
t iona l h and b rake, t he elec tromec hanical parking
bra ke prov ides various conven ience and safety
functions .
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Driving
the<®> switch is released, or the accelerator pedal is depressed, emergency braking stops.
A WARNING
Emergency braking should only be used in an
emergency, when the normal brake pedal has
failed or the brake pedal is obstructed. During
emergency braking, your vehicle will brake
similar to heavy braking . ESC and the associ·
ated components (ABS, ASR, EDL) cannot
overcome the laws of physics. In corners and
when road or weather conditions are bad, a
full brake application can cause the vehicle to
skid or the rear end to break away, which in­
creases the risk of an accident.
Speed warning system
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with speed warning system
The speed warning sy stem helps you to stay un­
der a specified maximum speed.
The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set .
You will hear a warning tone when your speed ex­
ceeds the stored value by approximately 3 mph
(3 km/h) . The indicator light
101 (USA models)/
llll (Canada models) and the Speed limit warn­
ing exceeded.
message appear in the instrument
cluster display at the same time . T hP
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dicator light turns off when the speed decreases
below the stored maximum speed.
Setting a threshold is recommended if you would
like to be reminded when you reach a certain
maximum speed. Situations where you may want
to do so include driving in a country with a gener­
al speed limit or if there is a specified maximum
speed fo r winter tires.
@ Tips
Regardless of the speed warning system, you
should always monitor your speed using the
speedometer and make sure you are following
the legal speed limit.
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Setting the threshold
Applies to vehicles: with speed warn ing system
You can set, change and delete the warning
threshold in the Infotainment system .
.. Select: !CAR ! function button> (Car) systems*
control but ton > Driver assist> Speed warning .
You can set any threshold between 20 mph
(30 km/h) and 150 mph (240 km/h). Settings
can each be adjusted in increments of S mph (10 km/h) .
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to vehicles: with cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 20 mph
(30kmlh).
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Fig. 82 Lever: cruise con trol system
.. To switch the cruise control on, pull the lever
into position
© c:> fig . 82 .
"'Drive at the speed to be maintained .
"' To store the speed, press the button @. The in­
dicator light
[ij;(tj~i~ (USA models) / Bl (Canada
models) turns on in the instrument cluster .
&_ WARNING
-Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control is in operation. You are always responsible for your speed
and the distance between your vehicle and
other vehicles .
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