2016 AUDI Q3 technical data

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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Technical data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 183 Location on d river 's side dash panel: Vehicle Iden·
ti fic ation Number (VlN) p late
XXXXX XX -X -XXXX XXX XX
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XX XXXXXXX XX X X xx
XXX KW XXX
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3FC
FOA
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lXW
7T6 CV7
3L4
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4UB 6XM 5SG
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SMU 7Xl
9G3 0G7 0YH
8EH
Ul A X 98
803 908 824
7K0 4X3 2K2
4KC 3Y0 413
7GB 01A
5RW
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502
4G0
XX . X XX X XX X XXXX
Fig. 184 Inside the luggage compartment: Vehicle identifi­
cat ion labe l
Veh icle Identification Number (VlN )
The Vehicle Identification Number is located in
different p laces :
- under the windshield on the driver's side
¢ fig . 183.
-in the radio or in the MMI*: !CARI function but­
ton
> ( Car ) Systeme * control button > Servic­
ing
& checks > VIN number .
-on the vehicle identification label.
Technical data
Vehicle identification label
The veh icle identification label is located in the
luggage compartment near the battery.
T he label¢
fig. 184 shows the following vehicle
data:
(D Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission code
@ Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
can also be found in your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assurance
that your new vehicle complies w ith all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was manu­
factured. You can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as well as
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
H igh voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment next to the engine hood re­
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a sticker on the door jamb
on the driver 's side.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus full fuel tank, oil
and coolant, plus maximum load, which includes
passenger weight (150 lbs/68 kg per des ignated
seating position) and luggage weight
c:> .&, . .,.
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How to adjust the front s eats . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Incorr ect s eat pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Seats adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Select ive unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service position
refer to Replacing w iper blades . . . . . . . . . 46
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 85
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adjusting the br ightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
C leaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
switch ing on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Ski bag .. ... ................... .... ... 60
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sources of inform ation about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Space -saving spare tire (compact spare tire)
212
Spare tire . .. .. ............... .. .... . 212
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Starting from a stop Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Index
Starting on inclines (hill hold) . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting to drive With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 69
Steering Electromechanical steering .......... 156, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Locking (convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Locking (ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
also refer to Elec tromechanical steering 156
Steering wheel Adjusting steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Indic ato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . 85
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 205
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 70
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56
Subwoofer ...... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Sunroof
refer to Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sun shade
Emergency closing (panorama roof) . . . . . . 38
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T
Tachometer ..... .. .. ............... 10, 11
T ail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
T emperature display
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
T ime ....... ... .. .. ................ .. 22
t iptronic mode (automat ic transmission) . . . 85
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 82
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