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Child restraints and Advanced front airbag
system
Regardless of the child restra int that you use,
make sure that it has been certified to meet Safe­
ty Standards and has been certified by its manu­
facturer for use with an airbag. Always be sure
that the child restraint is properly installed at
one of the rear seating positions. If in exception­
al c ircumstances you must use it on the front
passenger seat, carefully read all of the informa­
tion on child safety and Advanced Airbags and
heed all of the applicable WARNINGS. Make cer­
tain that the child and child restraint are correct­
l y recognized by the capacitive passenger detec­
tion system in the front passenger seat, that the
front passenger airbag is turned off, and that the
airbag status is always correctly signaled by the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light.
Many types and models of child restraints have
been available over the years, new models are in­
troduced regularly incorporat ing new and im­
proved designs and older models are taken out of
product ion. Child restraints are not standardized.
Ch ild restraints of the same type typically have
d ifferent weights and s izes and different "foot­
p rints", the siz e and shape of the bottom of the
chi ld restraint that sits on the seat, when they
are installed on a vehicle seat. These differences
make it virtually impossible to certify compliance
with the requirements for advanced airbags with
each and every child restraint that has ever been
sold in the past or will be sold over the course of
the useful life of your veh icle.
For this reason, the United States National High­
way Traffic Safety Administration has published a
list of specific type, makes and models of child
restraints that must be used to cert ify compli­
ance of the Advanced Airbag System in your vehi­
cle with the suppression requirements of Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208. These child
restraints are:
Subpart A -Car bed child restraints
Model Manufactured on or
after
Ange l Guard Angel September 2S, 2007
Ride AA2403FOF
Child safety
Subpart B - Rear-facing child restraints
Model Manufactured on or
after
Century SmartFit 4543 December 1, 1999
Cosco Arriva September 25, 2007
22-013PAW and base
22-999WHO
Evenflo Discovery Ad- December 1, 1999
just Right 212
Evenflo First Choice December 1, 1999
204
Grace Infant 8457 Decembe r 1, 1999
Grace Snugride September 25, 2007
Peg Perego Primo Viag- September 25, 2007
g io SIP IMUNOOUS
Subpart C - Forward-facing and convertible
child restraints
Model Manufactured on or
after
Britax Roundabout September 25, 2007
E9L02xx
Cosco Touriva 02519 December 1, 1999
Cosco Summit De luxe September 25, 2007
High Back Booster
22-262
Cosco High Back Boos- September 25, 2007
ter 22-209
Evenflo Tribute V September 25, 2007
379xxxx
Evenflo Meda llion 254 December 1, 1999
E venflo Generations September 25, 2007
352xxxx
Grace ComfortSport September 25, 2007
Grace Todd le r Safety September 25, 2007
Seat Step 2
Grace Plat inum Cargo September 25, 2007
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t
comes on and stays on whenever a child re­
straint is installed on the front passenger seat
and the ignition is switched on .
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Wheels
Model/ Tire designation Tire pressure
Engine Normal load Maximum load
(up to 3
people)a)
front rear front rear
PSI
A3 Cabrio- 225/40 Rl8 92Y
let: High Performance
3 5
2.0 L 225/45 Rl 7 91H
4-cylinder All Season
33
225/40 Rl8 92H
All Season 38
235/35 Rl9 91 Y
High Performance 42
A3 Sportb 205/55 Rl6 91 V
ack e-tron: High Performance
35
1.4 L 225/40 Rl8 92Y
4-cylinder High Performance
33
225/45 Rl 7 91H
All Season
3 3
225/40 Rl8 92H
All Season
36
a) 2 peopl e in the front , 1 person in the rear
/!\. WARNING
Please note the important safe­
ty precautions regarding tire pressure
¢ page 336 and load
limits¢ page 339.
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of
load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry. A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle
well and is more difficult to stop.
Overloading can not only lead to
loss of vehicle control, but can al­
so damage important parts of the
kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA
240
32 2 20 38 260 3 8 260
230 30 210 39 270 39 270
2 60 35 240 41 280 41 280
29 0 39 27
0 45
310 45
310
240 35 240 36 250 39 270
2 30
33 23
0
36 250
39 2
70
230 33 2 30 38 260 38 260
250 36 250 41 280 41 280
vehicle and can lead to sudden
tire failure, including a blowout
and sudden deflation that can
cause the vehicle to crash.
Your safety and that of your pas­
sengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex­
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev­
erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle. These load limits are
technically referred to as the vehi­
cle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat-
ing
("GVWR"). .,.
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Check with an authorized Audi dealer or author ­
ized Audi Service Facility to see if you may use
snow chains .
Use
fine-mesh snow chains . They must not add
more than 0.53 inch (13 .5 mm) in height, includ­
ing the chain lock.
You must remove the snow chains on roads with­
out snow. Otherw ise, you could impair driving
ability and damage the tires.
~ WARNING
Using incorrect snow chains or installing snow
chains incorrectly can result in loss of vehicle
control, which increases the risk of an acc i­
dent.
0 Note
Snow chains can damage the rims/wheel cov­
ers * if the chains come into direct contact
w ith them. Remove the wheel covers * first.
Use coated snow chains.
(D Tips
When using snow cha ins, it may be useful to
sw itch on sport mode
¢page 152.
Low aspect ratio tires
Your Aud i is factory-equipped with low aspect ra­
tio tires. These t ires have been thoroughly tested
and been selected specifically for you r model for
their superb performance, road feel and handling
under a va riety of driving conditions. As k your au­
thorized Audi dealer for mo re de tails.
The low aspect ratio of these tires is indicated by
a numera l of
55 or less in the tire's size designa­
tion . The numeral represents the ratio of the
tire's sidewall height in relation to its tread width
expressed in percentage. Conventional tires have
a height/w idth rat io of 60 or more .
The performance of low-aspect-ratio tires is par­
ticularly sensitive to improper inflation pres­
sure. It is therefore important that low aspect
ratio tires are inflated to the specified pressure
and that the inflation pressure is regularly
checked and maintained. Tire pressures should
Wheels
be checked at least once a month and always
before a long trip
¢ page 336 .
What you can do to avoid tire and rim
damage
Low aspect ratio tires can be damaged more easi ­
ly by impact w ith potholes, curbs, gullies or
ridges on the road, particularly if the tire is un­
der inflated.
In order to minimize the occurrence o f impact
damage to the tires of your vehicle, we recom­
mend that you observe the following precau ­
t ions:
-Always maintain recommended inflation pres­
sures . Check your tire pressure every
2,000 miles (3,000 km) and add air if necessa­
ry.
-Drive carefully on roads with potholes, deep
gullies or ridges. The impact from driving
through or over such obstacles can damage
your tires. Impact with a curb may also cause damage to your tires.
-After any impact, immediate ly inspect your
tires or have them inspected by the nearest au­
thorized Audi dealer . Replace a damaged tire as
soon as possible .
-Inspect your tires every 2,000 m iles (3,000 km)
for damage and wear . Damage is not a lways
easy to see. Damage can lead to loss of air and
unde rinflation, w hich could even tually cause
t ire fa ilure.
If yo u bel ieve that a tire may have
been damaged, replace the tire as soon as pos­
sible.
-These tires may wear more quickly than others.
-Please also remember that, while these tires
deliver responsive handlin g, they may ride less
comfortably and make more noise than other
choices.
Reduced performance in winter/cold season
conditions
All tires are designed for certain purposes. The
low aspect ratio, ultra high performance tires
origina lly installed on your vehicle are intended
for maximum dry and wet road performance and
handling. They are not suitable for cold, snowy or
icy weather conditions. If you drive under those
c ir cumstances, you should equip your vehicle
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Gross Axle Weight Rating
The G ross Axle We igh t Rating is the max imum
l oad that can be applied at each axle of the vehi ­
cle~.& .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max. load) is listed
e ithe r o n the dr iver's side B-pillar o r inside the
f u el fi ller flap.
& WARNING
-T he actual Gross Ax le Weight Rating at the
front and rear axles sho uld not exceed the
permissible weights, and their comb inat ion
must not exceed the Gross Vehicle We ight
Rat ing.
Dimensions
Techn ical data
-Exceeding permissible weight ratings can
res ult in vehicle damage, accidents and per­
sonal injury.
(D Note
-T he vehi cle capacity weig ht figu res apply
when the load is d istributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
transport ing a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, ca rry the load as near to the
rear axle as possib le so that t he veh icle's
hand ling is no t impaired .
-Do not exceed the maximum perm iss ible
ax le loads or the maximum gross vehicle
we igh t. Always remember that the veh icle's
han dling will be affe cted by the extra load.
Th erefore, adjust your spee d accordingly.
-Always observe local regulations.
Length (in (mm)) Width (in (mm )) Width across the Height at curb
mirrors (in (mm )) weight (in (mm))
A3 Sportback e-t ron 169.6 (4,31
1) 7 0.2 ( 1,785) 77.4 ( 1,966) 56.1 (1, 426)
A3 sedan 175.8 (4,465) 70.7 (1,796) 77.1 (1,960) 55.7 (1,416)
A3 Cabriole t 174
.4 (4,430) 7 0.5 ( 1,793) 77 .1 ( 1,960) 55.4 ( 1,409)
53 seda n 176.1 (4,472) 70.7 (1,796) 77.1 (1,960) 54 .8 (1,392)
Capacities
Appro ximate capacities
Fuel ta nk, front w heel d rive 13
.2 (50.0) ga l (L )
Fuel tank, all wheel drive 14.S (55.0) gal
(L)
Fuel tank, plug -in hybr id drive* 10
.5 (40.0) g al (l)
Windshield washer system 3.2 (3.0) qt (L)
Winds hield and headlamp washer sys tem*, S mode ls 5.0 (4.7) qt
(L)
Gasoline engines
A3 Cabriolet 2.0, 4 cylinder
Maximum output SA
E net hp@rpnn 186@ 4400 -6000
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 221@ 1600
-4300
Displacement C
ID (cm
3
) 12 1 (1984)
375

Index
Opening/closing
re fer to Unlocking/locking
36,37
Operating Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Options menu .. .. ............. 14, 160, 164
Outside temperatu re display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Paint number .. ...... .... ..... .... ... 374
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
also refer to Convenience opening/closing 42
Parental control
DVD ... .. .. .. ... ..... ....... .... .. . 233
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Parking brake
r e fer to Electromechanical parking brake . 83
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
p k" ar ing systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 88
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 279
Paths (Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Phonebook
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 259
Picture format (v ideo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Playback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
12 Volt battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Auxiliary climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
390
Charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Charging system PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Charging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . 108
Charging time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cleaning the charging system . . . . . . . . . . 119
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Coasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
E-max (power availability) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Efficient driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Ending drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Energy flow disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
E stablishing drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . 96
EV mode .... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 100
High-voltage battery .. ......... 94 , 95, 117
High -voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Range and statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Range display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Setting the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sta tus dis plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
also refer to Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 203
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Index
Temperature display Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 254
Time . .... .. .. ............... .... ... 241
tiptron ic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 90
Tire Mobility System (tire mobility kit) . . . . 354
Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 344
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ( TPMS) . 345
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Unidirectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Tires and wheels Transmission malfunction (indicator light)
. .
91
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Travel guide
refer to Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Treble (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tr ip computer (analog instrument cluster) . . 18
Tr ip computer (Audi v irtual cockpit) . . . . . . . 17
Trunk lid
Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
353
Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading ......... .. .
Unlocking/locking 264
344
At the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
With remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 37
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Updating stations (radio) .. ........... .. 217
USB stick
refer to Audi m usic interface . . . . . . . 228, 229
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 330 V
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 339
TMC
refer to T raff ic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Torn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Touch
refer to MMI touch 161
Towing
Front towing loop ................ ...
371
Rear towing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
TPMS
refer to Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Traffic information ............. ... 214, 215
Trailer mode (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Technical requirements ........... 120, 121
394
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vehicle
Care/cleaning .. .. .. .. ........ ..... ..
347
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
T ransporting (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 104
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353, 359
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13, 15, 16