2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN stop start

Assistance systems
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 135 In str um ent cluster : sa fe sta rt mo nitor
The adaptive cruise control system assists you in
stop -and -go traffic . If a vehicle that is detected
ahead stops, your vehicle will brake and stay at a
stop , within the limits of the system.
.,. To resume driving with adaptive cruise control,
tap the accelerator pedal or
... Pull the lever toward you into position @
9 page 130, fig. 136.
Starting to drive with adaptive cruise
control
1 )
As lo ng as the message ACC: automatic go is dis­
p layed and the object detected ahead starts to
move, your veh icle will continue driving
9 ,1.. You
can activate
ACC: automatic go again for a short
time by pulling the lever to position @.
The
ACC : automatic go sta rt mode ends when
the brake pedal is pressed.
For safety reasons, your vehicle will only start to
drive automatical ly if
- the driver's safety belt is fastened ,
- all doors and the hood are closed ,
-your vehicle is not stationary for more than
three minutes.
Safe start monitor
If an obstacle is detected when you sta rt driving,
you will be alerted to the danger by
the. indi­
cator light and the image in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay
9 fig. 135 9 &. . An audio signal will
also sound . Your vehicle will drive more s low ly
l) Thi s is not a vailable in som e coun trie s.
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when starting . This may also happen in some sit ­
uations when there is no apparent obstacle.
- Press the brake pedal to slow yo ur vehicle
down.
&_ WARNING
If the message ACC : automatic go 1
l appears,
your vehicle w ill start driving even if there is
an obstacle between your vehicle and the ve­
hicle driving ahead. This increases the risk of
an accident.
(D Tips
If adaptive cruise control is active and your
vehicle does not start driving even though the
message
AACC: automatic go1l appears, you
can start driving by tapp ing the accelerator
pedal.
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 136 Operating leve r
Requirement: adaptive cruise control must be
switched on.
Overriding cruise control
... To accelerate manua lly, pull the lever toward
you into posit ion @ and hold it there, or press
the accelerator pedal. The message
ACC: over­
ride
appears.
.,. To resume cruise control, release the lever or
take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
.,.

Voice recognition system Function Say:
Start ing route g uidance with an
ad-Na vigate / Navigate to p riv ate addre ss / Na vig ate to bu sin ess
dress card open address
E nte ring a new desti nation/stop- Enter address >
enter the desired address when prompted>
over when ro ute gu idance is ac tive confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Start ing route gu idance after enter- Start route guidance
ing a dest inat ion
Canceling current route gu idance Cancel route guidance
Calc ulating alternative routes Calculate alternati ve route s
Entering a point of interest by
se-Point of interest > Change search area > category or subcate-
lecting a searc h area with guidance gory when prompted, for example "restaurant"
from the system
Dest ina tion input categor ies Audi Service / Train station
I Airport / Hot el / Ho spital / Park -
ing / Re st area /Restaurant / G as sta tion
etc.
Search areas for entering points of Nearb y/ Along the route I Near destination / Near stopove r/
interest In new city/ In a new state /country
Ente ring an online destination * Online destina
tion ( XV), for example "Online de stin ation
" Lake view Hotel ""
Co rrect ing data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-screen command
Clo se
list
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or
M ap menu. You can say the following commands
for more settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map/ Da y map / N ight map / Automa tically change map colo r
Map type 2D heading up map
I 2D north up map/ 3D map / Destination
map
I Ov erview ma p/ Standard map */ Googl e Earth map *
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaining d istance/ Destin ation information
time when route guidance is active
Speed l imit prompt How fast can I dri ve here ?
Setting voice g uidance for active Voice guidance on
I Vo ice guidan ce off I Vo ice guidance short-
route guidance ened
I Voice guidance complete I V oi ce guidance traffic
B locking a ce rtain sect ion on the Block route for (XV ) m eter s/kilometers /yard s/miles / Block
rou te next route
I A void n ext se ction of r oute
(D Tips
- Destinations may have to be spe lled when
entered, depending on which region you are
i n and which men u language you have se­
l ected. -
Always read the
chapter~ pag e 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
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-If a contact is grayed out in the d irectory,
this contact has neither a destination no r an
address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
N.-w1gat1on . Po1nb of interest i
__ S_ e_ a_r_c _
h _a_ r_e _
a ______________ L _o _s _ A_ n_ g_ e_l_ e_s __ (_. ~
J
Find entry
Select category
0 Restaurant
ii) Diesel fueling station
fJ Coffee shop
Fig . 187 Exa mple: se arch fo r po int of inte rest
"' Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
t h e
Enter de stination menu is displayed
,:::;, page 200, fig . 185.
"' Se lect : left con trol but ton > Points of interest .
-Changing the search area : select and confirm
Search area and then a search area from the
li st.
The follow ing search catego ries are avai lab le :
Nearby : points of inte rest ca n be selected from
d ifferent categor ies. The po ints of interest a re
listed starting from the immediate vicinity of the
ve hicle up to a rad ius of approximate ly 124
m iles (200 km) .
Along the route : points of interest a long the
ro ute can only be selected d uring active route
gu idance . The points of interest are located d i­
rect ly along or in the immed iate vicinity of the
calculated route .
Near destination /Near stopover : points of inter­
est near a destination or a stopover can on ly be
se lected during active route guida nce. The po ints
of interest can likewise be se lected from various
categor ies. For examp le, you ca n sea rch for a ho ­
tel or parking lot at the destin ation.
In new city : select a country/state or search in a
n ew c ity . E nte r th e name of the desi red c ity .
P oints of i nte res t can be sele cted from var ious
ca tegor ies. Th is f unct ion allows you to sear ch for
Navigation
po ints of interest in any city re gard less of the ac ­
t ive ro ute guidance or the vehicle pos ition .
-Search for a point of int ere st name in these ­
lected search area :
enter the n ame of the poin t
of interest.
- Searching for a point of interest in a specific
category :
select Select category . Select and
confirm a category, such as
Restaurants .
(D Tips
-Distances to poin ts of i nte res t are displ aye d
as a s tra ight-line d ist ance from your current
location . The actual d istance from you r cur­
rent locat ion to the point of interest is up­
dated automatically . The list of found
points of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
-There may be entr ies in the list that cannot
be displayed completely due to t he ir length .
If you select these list entries using the con­
tr ol knob , detailed information about the
sel ected list e ntry will be shown a utomat i­
c ally af te r seve ral second s.
Online point of interest search (on line
search)
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigat ion system and Aud i connect
(Infotainment)
You can search for points of interest on the In ­
ternet.
Requirement: The requirements for Audi co nnect
(Infotainment) mus t be met
,:::;, page 190 .
"'Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
,:::;,page 200, fig.185.
"' Select: left control button > Online search . The
search a rea last se t is displayed in the inpu t
fie ld.
-Changing the search area : select: right cont rol
button
> Select search area .
-Searching for online destinations in these­
lected search area :
ente r a new c ity/state if
necessary . E nter the search term , such as hotel.
Press the contro l knob . Se lect and confi rm an
online des tination fro m the list.
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Navig ation
-Se arching for onl ine d estination s in a specific
categor y:
select and confirm Se lect catego ry.
Se lect and confirm a category, such as Rest au­
r a nts .
Find which search areas are available under
¢ page 203, Point of interest search.
You can sea rch fo r on line dest ina tions using the
voice recognition system
¢ table on page 173.
{I) Tips
Always read t he chapte r¢ page 196, Audi
c onnect (Infotainment) general informa tion.
Accessing destinations from myAudi
account
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion sys tem and Audi co nn ect
(I nfota inmen t)
Import individual destinations from your myAudi
account into the
MMI.
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect (Infotain­ ment) must be met
¢ page 190.
You must have a registered myAudi account at
my.aud iusa.com . You must have a vehicle as ­
signed to your myAudi acco unt and you must
have stored one or more destinations .
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter de stin ation menu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig. 185.
~ Se lect: left control button > m yAudi cont act s.
~ If necessary, enter your myAudi user data or
your myAud i PIN¢
page 190 . The contacts
stored in myAudi are d isp layed .
-Select and confirm a contact .
-Select and confirm a private or business desti -
nation.
- Se lect and confirm
Start route guidance .
(D Tips
-You only need to enter the myAud i user data
one time .
-You can receive your myA udi PIN if you have
set up a myAudi account.
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- Additiona l information can be found under
www.audiu sa .com /audiconnect .
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter dest inat ion me nu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig . 185 .
~ Sele ct: left control button > Geographi cal coor ·
dinate s.
-Select latitud e/longitude .
-Press the contro l knob to set the individual val -
ues .
- Turn the control knob to the left/right to
change the selected va lue.
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
Adding a stopover
App lies to : vehicles wit h naviga tion syste m
You con enter an additional destination when
route guidance is active.
Nac,,gat1on Er.tcr de'iot1r.ar.1on ~-
---------== = ==----,:.-jl: Bear Valley Rd 79 9 mi
'-,. Hesperia. CA, 9234S 7:22 AM
Cancel route gu idance ______ _
::, Elias Thomas Snack Bar
-..;: 111 N Hill St. Los Angeles. CA
De lete stopovc-r ====~ If}
J 250yd
6:05 AM
Fig. 188 Examp le: act ive route g uidance w it h stopover
Requirement: route guidance must already be ac­
tive.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI b utton repeatedly unti l
the
Ente r dest ination me nu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig. 185.
Entering a destination as a stopover
-En ter a des tina tion in the input line
q poge 200 .
-Select and confirm a desti nat ion from the re ­
sults list .
-Select and confirm Add as stopo ver . jll,,

Navigation
Personal route
assistance
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigat ion system
Your MMI can learn your frequently driven routes
and, depending on the current vehicle position,
suggest route guidance (for example, your daily commute to work and back).
Fig. 189 Exa mple: perso nal rou te display
Fig . 190 In forma tion on personal ro ute
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
qpage 200 , fig . 185.
... Select : right contro l button > Personal route
assistance .
When the function is switched on~, the MMI re­
cords the frequently-driven routes regardless of
whether a destination was entered and reached
or not .
As long as route guidance is not act ive, your per­
sonal routes are listed in the
Enter destination
menu under the home address and indicated with
the
symbol ~ (D q fig. 189. When personal
route assistance is switched on, this symbol is
displayed in the Navigation menu and in the Info ­
tainment system disp lay status line at the same
time.
The distance to the destination and the calculat­ ed arrival time are also d isplayed for your person ­
al routes. Without start ing route gui dance, your
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MMI monitors the traffic conditions for your per­
sona l routes and shows possible traffic incidents
for t he possib le routes to be driven in the Info­
ta inment system
display @q fig. 189.
A message will be displayed if there is a large
traffic incident (more than 12 minute delay) re­
gardless of which menu is selected
¢fig . 190.
Select and confirm one of the following options :
-Start route guidance: the MMI starts the route
guidance for the personal ro ute disp layed and
searches for a faster route if available.
- Ignore this route and this message: the dis­
played destination with all applicable personal
routes is no longer factored into the current
trip. No more messages are shown for the dis­
played destination. The displayed destination
w ith all applicable personal routes will be fac­
tored into the trip again on ly after stopping the
veh icle and switching the ignition on again.
-Ignore all messages : all personal routes are no
longer factored into the current trip. No more
messages are displayed . Messages for pe rsonal
routes when there is increased traffic will ap­
pear again after the vehicle is stopped and the
ignition is switched o n again.
As soon as you switch off personal route assis­
tance, the symbol in the status line turns off and
your trips are no longer recorded. Trips that were
already stored remain sto red .
Deleting personal routes :
-Select the desired personal route in the Enter
destination
menu (D ¢ fig. 189.
-Select: r ight control button> Delete destina­
tion .
Deleting all personal routes:
-Select: !MENU I button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings > Factory settings.
-Sele ct: Navigation and online memory > Re·
store factory settings
¢ page 2 42.
(D Tips
-Personal routes are learned based on the ve­
hicle position. The route is prioritized ac­
cording to how frequently you drive to a
destination.

Navigation
Selecting the online map update
- Se lect an update package from the list(~) @
<=>fig. 198 .
-Confirm you r se lection with the I BACK I button
and go back to the selection.
- T he number and amount of data for the select­
ed updat e package are now displayed in the In­
fotainment system.
Starting the download
- Select and confirm Start download .
-Confirm the secur ity prompt by selecting Start
download
again.
The update packages begin to down load and the
status of the download progress is shown in the
Infotainment system display .
Installation of online map updates
The downloaded map materia l installs after you
stop your vehicle. The new update packages in­
stall only after you switch off the ignition. After
restarting the MMI, the Infota inment system dis­
play ind icates if the updates installed successful­
ly .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map materia l can now be used for navi­
gation.
(D Tips
- The amount of available on line map up­
dates in the vehicle is lim ited . To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at
my.audiusa.com .
-Always read the chapter I:!) page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion.
Accessing traffic information
Traffic information (TMC)
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed .
.. Se lect : left control button > Traffic messages .
214 An ove
rview of all the traffic messages is dis ­
played in the Infotainment system. Traffic inci­
dents on your route are shown in the upper sec­
tion of the list, sorted according to distance.
- Displaying all traffic messages for a street/
highway :
select and confirm the [ill symbol. A
list of all the traff ic messages for the selected
street/highway is displayed.
- Opening a detailed view of traffic information:
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
-Displaying the selected traffic information on
the map :
select and confirm the right control
button
> Show on map . The shaded line shows
the street and the length of the traffic jam.
-Displaying the next traffic message on the
map :
press the control knob.
Traffic information display
Colored warning symbols:
traffic incidents on
your route are shown in the upper section of the
list and are sorted according to distance.
Warning symbols with~: avoided traffic inci­
dents .
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route. They are sorted ac­
cording to road type (expressway, highway, other
road), country and name.
(D Tips
-Critical traffic information, such as warn­
ings about wrong -way drivers, is automati ­
cally displayed. To hide the traffic informa­
t ion, press the
I BACK ! button or the control
knob.
- TMC traffic reports are not available in Can­
ada. For more information, please contact
Sirius Canada.

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When importing, the audio files a re automatical ­
l y sorted into the media center categor ies based
on the stored addit ional info rmation
c:> page 231. The copied video files are stored in
the media ce nter under the
Videos category.
Playing the Ju kebo x
Req uirement: the J ukebox must contain audio/
vi deo fi les
c:> page 224, Adding files to the Juke­
box.
The Jukebox is a ccesse d and ope rated thr ou gh
the
M MI(D c:>page230, fig. 213.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: r igh t control button > Jukebox memory
c apacity .
Inform ation abou t the J ukebox memory
c a pacity and the numbe r of store d tra cks is dis­
p layed .
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1
)
Req uirement: the Ju kebox must contain audio/
video fi les.
- Deleting an entry : select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Select: rig ht cont ro l but­
ton
> Delete from jukebox > This entry or En­
tire list .
- The s tatus of the de leti ng p rocess is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops d uring the de­
l eting process a nd starts again au tomatically
on ce the dele tio n i s comp lete.
(D Note
D o not import au dio/video files when the en­
g in e is t urned off because this will d rain the
ve hicl e battery.
(D Tips
-Tracks fro m aud io C Ds cannot be impo rted
t o the Jukebox for leg al re as ons .
- Files that have al rea dy been import ed are
a utomat ica lly recogn ized and ca nnot be
cop ied to the Juk ebox again.
-It is no t possib le to play audio/v ideo* files
i n the C D/D VD* drive while import ing the m.
N iii l) Not in th e Playba ck view .
Media
-The Jukebox does not provi de a n export
function d ue to legal reasons .
- F iles o r trac ks w ithout addi tion al store d in­
formatio n are listed as
Unknown . Audi rec­
ommends adding a dditio nal info rmation
(such as 103 tags) to a udio f iles.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the factory defa ult
sett ings when selling you r vehicle
<=:> page 242.
Bluetooth audio player
Appl ies to: vehicles with Bluetooth
With the Bluetooth audio player , you con ploy
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capoble
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
t h e Bluetooth function on your Bl uetooth device
and the
Bluetooth audio player c:> page 244 in
the MMI m ust both be switched on .
- Connecting a
Bluetooth dev ice : press the
!MEDI Ai butto n. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is disp layed. Selec t
and confirm Bluetooth audio player ®
<=:>page 230, fig. 214 .
-If necessa ry, select and co nfirm, Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Blue­
t oot h dev ice searc h starts. Follow the inst ru c­
tion s in the M MI.
- Select and confirm the des ired Bluetooth d e­
vice from the list. The M MI generates a PIN fo r
t he conne ction.
- Select an d confirm
Yes .
-En ter the PIN for connect ing o n your Bl uetoo th
dev ice .
Or : if the PIN is already displayed on
your Bl uetoo th device, co nfi rm i t in the Bl ue­
t ooth dev ice and in the MMI. The t ime a llowed
for ente ring the P IN is lim ite d t o approx ima tely
30 seconds.
T he media is s tarted and operated thro ugh the
mobile device o r th e
M MI, depending on t he de-
vi ce being used.
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Check ing and F illing
The pull cable for the emergency release is locat­
ed on the cover .
.,. To access t he e mergency release, fold the r ight
bac kres t
forwa rd ¢ page 68 .
.,. Remove the cover from the trim .
.,. Carefully pull the cover toward the center of
the ve hicle at a 45° angle
-arrow- ¢ fig. 268
c>(D . The tab on the cover must point forward
in the direct ion you are pulling when pull ing on
the cover.
.,. Press on the left s ide of the fuel f ille r door to
open it
¢ page 314, fig . 265 .
(D Note
Onl y pull on the loop/cove r unt il you feel re ­
sistance. You wi ll not hea r it re lease . Other­
w ise you cou ld damage t he emergency re­
lease mecha nism .
Catalytic converter
The vehicle may o nly be driven with unleaded
g a soline, otherwise the catalyt ic converter will be
destroyed.
Never d rive until the tank is completely empty .
The irregular supp ly of f uel that results from t hat
can cause engine m isfi res. Uncombusted fuel will
ente r the exhaust sys tem, w hich can ca use ove r­
heating and damage to the catalyt ic converter .
& WARNING
The tem perature of the ex ha ust system is
high, both when driving and after stopping
the engine.
-
- Never touch the exha ust ta il pipes once t hey
have become hot. This could result in burns.
- Do not park your vehicle over flammable
materials such as g rass or leaves because
the h igh temperat ure of the emiss ions con­
trol system cou ld start a f ire.
- Do not apply underbody protectant in the
exhaust system area, because this increases
t h e risk of fire.
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Engine compartment
· Working in the engine compartment
Special care is required if you are working in the
engine compartment
For work in the engine compartment, such as
checking and fill ing fluids , the re is a risk of in­
jury, scalding, accidents , and burns. For this
reason, follow all the warnings and general
safety precaut ions provided in the following in ·
formation . The engine compartment is a dan­
gerous area.
c> & .
& WARNING
To reduce the ris k of injur ies, comp lete the
following steps before opening the hood:
- Tur n the engine off.
- S witch the igni tion off.
- Set the park ing brake.
- Move the selector lever into t he P position.
- Never ope n the hood when there is steam o r
coo lant escaping from the engine compart­
ment, because there is a risk that yo u could
be burned . Wait unt il no steam or coolant is
escapi ng.
- L et the eng ine cool down .
- Keep children away from the eng ine com-
pa rtment .
- Never sp ill fluids on a hot engine . These flu­
ids (such as the anti-freezing agent con­
tained in the coolant) ca n ignite.
- Avoid short c ircuits in the electrical system.
- When working in the engine compa rtment,
remember that the radiator fan can switch
on even if t he ignition is switched off, wh ich
increases the r is k of persona l injury.
- Never open the cap on the coolant expan­
sion tank when the engine is warm . The
coo ling syste m is under p ressure.
- To protect your face, hands, and a rms from
hot steam or coolant, cover the cap with a
large cloth when opening .
- Do not remove the engine cover under any
circumstances . Th is i ncreases the risk of
burns .
-