2016 AUDI Q3 windshield wipers

Instruments and indicator lights
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler immediately
to have the ma lfunction corrected .
c:> Windshield washer fluid level
Ill Please refill washer fluid.
If the symbol ill uminates, add w indshield was her
fluid to the w indshield washer system .
~ Engine start system
€·I ~ngine start system: Malfunction! Plea se
con tact dealer.
If th e indicator light t urns on and the message
appears, do
not switch the ign ition off because
you may not be ab le to sw itch it on again.
Drive to yo ur a uthorized Aud i dea le r i mmediately
to have the ma lf u nct ion corrected .
Engine start sy stem: Malfunction . Plea se con­
tact dealer .
There is a malfunction in the eng ine start system .
Drive to you r authori zed Aud i dea ler immediately
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
~ Defective light bulb warning
If the rtl i ndicato r light turns on, a bulb has
fa iled. The message ind icates the location of the
bu lb.
V ehicle lights: Sy stem f ault!
If the message appears, there is a ma lfunction in
the headlights or light switch.
Drive to yo ur autho rized Audi dea le r i mmedia tely
to have the malf unction corrected .
A WARNING
-Light bu lbs are p ressurized and could ex­
plode while they a re being changed caus ing
serious persona l injury.
- Work with due ca re when handling the high­
vo ltage section of gas discharge (xenon)
lights* . Failure to do so could result in death
or serious injury.
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(D Tips
Have the bu lb replaced or the connection re­
paired by your authorized A udi Se rvice depart­
ment.
i,0 Headlight range control
fl H ea dlight range control: Sy stem fault!
If the symbol II ill uminates, the dynamic head­
li ght range contro l is no longer working properly.
Have the system checked and repaired at your au­
thorized Audi dea ler .
~O Audi Adaptive Light
App lies to vehicles: wit h Audi adapt ive light
rlJ Audi adaptive light : System fault!
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a ma lfunction in the adaptive
li ght system . The headlights still function .
Go to an authorized dealership to have the head­
li ghts or the contro l unit for the adapt ive light re­
paired.
@:) Light/rain sensor
App lies to vehicles : wit h lig ht/ ra in sensor
£1 Automat ic headlights /wipers: System fault!
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the light/rain sensor is not functioning
correctly.
For safety reasons the low beams are turned on
permanently with the switch in
AUTO . However,
you can continue to turn the lights on and off us­
i ng the lig ht switch . You can still contro l all func­
tions that are independent of the rain sensor
through the windsh ield wiper lever .
Contact your authori zed Aud i dea ler as soon as
possible to have the problem corrected.
g Adaptive dampers
App lies to vehicles: wit h Audi drive se lect and a daptive damp ­
ers
R Suspension : System f ault!
The re is an adaptive dampe r mal func tion.

The mirror lighting* switches on when the cover
over the vanity mirror@opens.
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. 45 Windshie ld wiper lever
Fig. 46 Act uate the re ar window w iper
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
sponding position:
@ -Windshield wipers off
@ -Interva l mode. To extend/shorten the wipe r
intervals, move the switch @to the left/right. In
vehicles with a rain sensor *, the wipers turn on in
the rain once the vehicle speed exceeds approxi­ mately 2 mph (4 km/h). The higher the rain sen ­
sor sensitivity is set (switch @to the right), the
earlier the windshield wipers react to moisture
on the windsh ield .
@ -Slow wiping
@ -Fast wiping
©-Sing le wipe. If yo u hold the leve r in th is posi-
,.... tion longer, the wipers switch from s low wiping
N
g to fast w ip ing.
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~ ® -Clean the windshield . The wipers wipe one U"I
~ time afte r severa l seconds of dr iving to remove
......
Lights and V ision
water droplets . You can switch this function o ff
by moving the lever to position ® within 10 sec­
onds of the after-w ipe. The after-wipe funct ion is
reactivated the next time you switch the ignit ion
on.
@ -Wipe the rear window . The rear wiper moves
about every 6 seconds .
{J)-Clean the rear w indow . T he number of wipes
depends on how long the lever is held in position
{J) .
.&_ WARNING
-
-The rain sensor is on ly intended to ass ist the
driver. The driver is still respons ible for
manually switch ing the wipers on according
to the visibility cond it ions .
- The winds hield may not be treated w ith wa­
ter-repelling w indshield coating agents. Un­
favorable condit ions, such as wet ness, dark ­
ness o r low sun, can result in inc reased
g lare. Wiper b lade chatter is also poss ible.
- Properly functioning windshield wiper
blades are requ ired for a clea r view and safe
d riving
~ page 46, Replacing front wind­
shield wiper blades.
(D Note
- If there is frost, make sure the wi ndshield
w iper blades are not frozen to the wind­
shield. Swi tching on the w indshield w ipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind­ shield can damage the w iper blades.
- Pr ior to using a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system mus t be sw itched off (lever in
position @). This prevents un intentional
switching on and damage to the windshield
wiper system.
(D Tips
- T he windshie ld w ipers switch off when the
ignition is turned off. You can activate the
w indshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the w indshield
wiper lever to any position.
- Worn or dirty windshie ld wiper blades resu lt
in streaking. This can affect the rain sensor * .,.
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Lights and Vi sion
function . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, such as at a
traffic light, the speed of the windshie ld
wipers automatically reduces by one level.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
streaks. Use a sof t cloth and a glass cleaner .
Windshield wiper
~ Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position ¢
page 46.
~ Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
Rear window wiper
~ Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
rear window .
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vi­
sion, which increases the risk of an accident .
Replacing front windshield wiper blades
Fig. 47 Remov ing w inds hield w iper b lades
Wiper service position/blade replacement
position
~ Switc h the windshield wipers off (position @
¢ page 45, fig. 45).
-
~ Switch off the ignition and hold the w indshield
wiper lever in pos ition @¢
page 45, fig. 45 un-
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til the windshield wiper moves into the service
position .
~ To bring the wiper b lades back into the origina l
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
w indshield wiper lever.
Removing the wiper blade
~ Fold the windshie ld wiper arm away from the
windshield.
~ Press the locking knob(!)¢ fig. 47 on the wiper
blade. Hold the wiper blade firmly.
~ Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow.
Installing the wipe r blade
~ Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm @until you hear it latch into
place .
~ Place the wiper arm back on the windsh ield.
~ To bring the wiper blades back into the original
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
w indshield w iper lever.
.&_ WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windshield wipe r
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year.
(UJ Note
- Th e windshie ld wiper blades must only be
replaced when in the service position! Oth­
erwise, you ris k damaging the paint on the
hood or the windshield wiper moto r.
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshie ld.
The windshie ld wipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshie ld.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, always loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshield before operating wipers.
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or
other so lvents on or near the wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers by hand .

Intelligent Technology
When the hill descent assist is on, the current
driving speed, when your vehicle entered the in­
cline is maintained. It is only possible to switch
on the assist when driving slower than 37 mph (60 km/h). The assist works between approxi­
mately 2 and 19 mph (4 and 30 km/h). The driver
can increase or decrease the vehicle speed within
these limits by depressing the accelerator or brake pedal.
There must be however sufficient ground adhe ­
sion . The hill descent assist
cannot do its job if
the incline is icy or if the incline ground is loose
¢ ,&.
Active assistance at a specific speed up to about 19 mph (30 km/h) is shown in the instrument
cluster through a blinking indicator light •. The
indicator light shines continuously when in the
ready mode.
The system does not work at speeds between 19
and 37 mph (30 and 60 km/h) . The system is
then in the ready-mode. This is shown through
the LED turned on in the button . The system au­
tomatically switched off when you drive faster
than 37 mph (60 km/h). The LED will also go out
in this scenario.
Hill descent assist is automatically activated un­
der the following conditions:
- The LED in the button turns on ,
- the vehicle speed is lower than 19 mph (30 km/
h) ,
-the incline angle is at least around 10% .
A WARNING
-Always adapt your speed to the weather ,
road and traffic conditions . Do not let the
increased safety provided tempt you into
taking risks, because this increases the risk
of an accident.
- The hill descent assist system cannot over­
come the laws of physics. Your driving style
must always be adapted to the current road
and traffic conditions.
- The hill descent assist may not be able to
hold your vehicle at a constant speed under
all conditions while driving on an incline (for
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example if ground under the vehicle is
loose).
Brakes
New brake pads
New brake pads do not achieve their full braking
effect during the first
250 mi (400 km). They
must be "broken in" first¢& . However, you can
compensate for the slightly reduced braking
force by pressing firmly on the brake pedal. Avoid heavy braking during the break-in period.
Operating conditions and driving habits
The brakes on today's automobiles are still sub­
ject to wear, depending largely on operating con­
ditions and driving habits¢,& . On vehicles that
are either driven mostly in stop-and-go city traf­
fic or are driven hard, the brake pads should be checked by your authorized Audi dealer more of ­
ten than specified in the
Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet.
Failure to have your brake pads
inspected can result in reduced brake perform­
ance.
On steep slopes, you should use the braking ef­
fect of the engine. This way, you prevent unnec­
essary wear on the brake system. If you must use
your brakes, do not hold the brakes down contin­
uously. Pump the brakes at intervals.
Operating noise
Noises may occur when braking depending on the
speed, braking force and outside conditions such
as temperature and humidity.
Effect of water or road salt
In certain situations, for example after driving
through water, in heavy rain, after overnight con­ densation or after washing your car , the braking
effect can be reduced by moisture or ice on the
brake rotors and brake pads. The brakes must be
"dried" first with a few careful brake applica­
tions.
At higher speeds and with the windshield wipers
turned on, the brake pads press against the brake
rotors for a short amount of time. This action
which is not felt by the driver happens at regular .,.

Engine compartment fuse assignment
The fuse number is stamped into the plastic be­
low or above each fuse.
No. Equipment
1 Transmiss ion supply
2 ESC
3 Horn
4 DC/DC
converter
5 BCM, battery data module
6 BCM (right)
7 Washer fluid pump
8 BCM (left)
9 Seat adjustment lumbar support
10 Heat oxygen sensor
11 Steering
column lever, multifunction
steering wheel contro ls
1 2 Cell phone adapter
13 Engine control
module
14 Engine control module
15 Gateway
16 Heated oxygen sensor, fuel pump,
engine
components
17 Engine components
18 Fue l pump control module
19 Sound
amplifier, DC/DC converter
20 Clutch pedal sensor, brake light sensor
22 Windshield wipers
23 Water circu
lation pump, auxiliary heater
24 Ignition coils
25 Driver's door
control module (central lock-
ing, window regu lators)
26 Front
passenger's door control module
(centra l locki ng, window reg ulators)
27 Terminal 15 supply
29 Powe r seat adjustment
30 ESC
Fuses an d bulb s
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more diffi­
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts of the car m ust first be re­
moved before you are able to get to the bulb .
T his applies especially to the light bulbs in the
front of your car which you can only reach
through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bu lb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, pa rts must be
correctly taken apart and then properly put back
together to help prevent breakage o f parts and
long term damage from water that can enter
housings that have not been properly resealed.
For your safety, we recommend t hat you have
your authorized Aud i dea le r rep lace any bulbs fo r
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, the
correct bulbs and the expertise.
Gas di schar ge la mps (Xe no n light s):
Due to the high electr ical voltage, have the bulbs
rep laced by a qualified technician. Headlights
with Xenon light are identified by the hig h volt­
age st icker.
LED headlights* require no maintenance . Please
contact your authorized Audi dea ler if a bulb
needs to be replaced.
_&. WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps wi thout the necessary
equipment can cause serious personal injury .
- Bulbs are pressu rized and can explode when
be ing changed. Potent ial ris k of injury!
- On veh icles equipped with gas disc harge
bu lbs (Xenon light) life-threatening injuries
can resu lt from improper handling of the
high-vo ltage portions of such lamps!
- Only your authorized A udi dealer or quali­
fied workshop sho uld change the bulbs in
gas discharge lamps. There are parts with
sharp edges on the openings and on the
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Fueling
Fuel filler door em ergency rel ease . . . . . . 176
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gas discharge lamps......... ...... ... . 221
Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . . 193
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Gross Vehicle W eight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 229
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
H
Headlight
Headlight assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 39
H eadlights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight range cont rol system . . . . . . . . . 39
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66
Wash er no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 106
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hill descent cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
H ill holdH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint syst em anchors relat -
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Index
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 118
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 110
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Switching on and off (convenience key) . . . 69
Switching on and off (ignit ion lock) . . . . . . 67
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Important things to do before driving . . . . . 95
Improperly worn safety belts ........... 110
Indicato r lights .. .. ...... ..... ...... .. . 11
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
I nspe ction interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Inst rument clus te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indi cato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior l ighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 45
J
Ja ck 216
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
K
Key ..... .... ... .. .. ... ........... ... . 28
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Kick -down
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 106
When must the airbag system be inspected?
l22
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 145
W indow regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windows Cleaning/remov ing ice ...... ...... ... . 170
Defrost ing (manual climate contro l system) .64
Windshield cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Defrost ing (automat ic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Defrost ing (manual climate contro l system) .64
Windshield washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windshield washer system
W indshield wipers 45,190
C leaning wipe r blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Replac ing windsh ield wiper blades . . . . . . . 46
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sw itching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
206
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Defrost ing the windshield (automatic cli-
mate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
W inter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
206
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Removing ice from windows 170
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Ind ex
247