2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN Capacity

Cockpit overv iew
driving conditions. The engine oil temperature
may be higher if there is heavy engine load and
h igh temperatures outside . Th is is not a ca use for
concern as long as
the .¢ page 29 or El
¢ page 32 indicator lights do not turn on.
Boost ind icator
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith Audi virtual cockpit
The boost indicator is only shown in the expand­
ed view or in the sport view*
c:::> page 15 .
The current engine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is indicated by a bar .
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM) .
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum pe rm iss ible engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in and when it is wa rmed up to ope rating tempera­
ture. Before reaching the red zone, yo u should
shift in to the next higher gear, choose the Do r S
selector leve r posit ion, or remove your foot from
the accelerator peda l.
Applies to: vehicles with plug- in hybrid drive
D epending on t he vehi cle eq uipment, there are
d ifferent disp lay formats
a vai lable¢ page 97.
CD Note
The needle in the tachometer @
¢ page 10,
fig. 4
o r c:::> page 10, fig. 3 may only be in the
red area of the ga uge fo r a short time o r there
is a risk of engi ne damage . The location where
the red zone beg ins varies depending on the
eng ine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re ­
duces operating noise.
Fuel level
The
display ®¢ page 10, fig. 4 or¢ page 10,
fig. 3
only functions when the ign ition is switch­
ed on . When the display has reached the reserve
12
mark, a red LED appears and the t'D ind icator
li ght turns on
c:::> page 32. The LED blinks red
when the fuel level is very low.
Fo r the tank capacity i n your veh icle, refer to the
Technical Data
c:::> page 375.
CD Note
Neve r drive until the tank is comp letely emp­
ty. The irreg ular supply of fuel t hat res ults
from that can cause engine misfires . Un com ­
b usted fue l wi ll then enter the exhaust sys­
tem . This can cause overheating and damage
to the catalyt ic converter.
Odometer
F ig . 5 Instrument cluster: odometer
Trip odometer and odometer
The trip odometer shows the dis tance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to measure
sho rt d ista nces.
The trip odometer ca n be reset to zero by p ress­
ing the reset b utton ©
c:::> page 10, fig . 4 or
c:::> page 10, fig. 3.
The odometer shows the total distance that the
vehicle has been driven.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus­
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip odome ter disp lay.
Have the malfu nction corrected as soon as possi­
ble.
Outside temperature display
If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv ing at
very low speeds, t he temperature d isplayed may
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injuries. When the vehicle enters drive ready
mode, the status message
e-"'1 o I r.-.Al"'Y ap­
pears briefly in the instrument cluster d isplay
and the needle in the power meter points to
READY ¢ page 9 7.
-Make sure that the selector lever is in the P
posit ion and the ignition is switched off
when leav ing t he veh icle.
([) Note
- The high-voltage system can be damaged if
the veh icle underbody comes into contact
with the ground. Immed iately drive your ve­
hicle to a n author ized repair facility and
have it inspected.
- The electric drive motor can become very hot dur ing operation . Do not stop the veh i­
cle if there is o il, fuel residue or other flam­
mable s ubstances under or next to the vehi­
cl e.
Special considerations for the high-voltage
battery
Appl ies to: vehicl es with plug- in hybrid drive
Please first read and note the introductory infor­
mat ion and heed the
warn ings ¢ page 94.
All batteries age with use and over time. There
are things you should know about the care of the
h igh-vo ltage battery that will he lp it keep giving
you good service and reliab ility over t ime . Please
read and keep the following informat ion in m ind
while you enjoy the performance and economy of
your ve hicle .
- Be sure to charge the high-voltage battery be­
fore leaving the vehicle parked and unused for a l onger period of time . Ideally the high-vol tage
batte ry sho uld have a charge leve l between
40
% and 60 % when par ked for a long t ime.
- If the batte ry charge level is below 3
%, never
park the vehicle for more than 21 days without
charg ing the high-vo ltage battery. Sho uld you
have to par k the vehicle fo r a long time, m ake
s u re that the charge leve l is sufficien t to help
prevent the battery from aging premature ly.
- Freq uent and consecutive charging of the high­
vo ltage battery when the cha rge level is above
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98 % can also decrease the capacity o f the
highvo ltage battery . Make sure the charge leve l
is below 98
% when you start the charging
process.
- Should the vehicle be parked for longer than
2 days at temperatures below
-13 °F (-25 °C),
the high-voltage battery could free ze and not
be ab le to prov ide energy to the electric motor.
The battery will start working again, once it
warms up. The battery can be warmed up when
the outside temperature rises or when the vehi­
cle is garaged app ropr iate ly. Th e battery w ill al­
so warm up when bei ng used (sw itchi ng on the
air conditioner, the heater or by driving the ve ­
hicle) . Shou ld you have to park your vehicle at
very low temperatures for longer than 1 day, make sure that the h igh-vo ltage battery does
not freeze by parking the vehicle in a garage
that is heated or protected from the outside
temperature .
- The high-voltage battery can be damaged and
the capacity can be decreased when the vehicle
is parked for longer than 24 ho urs when the
ambient temperature is h igher than 118 °F
(48 °C). Always ma ke sure that the h igh-vo lt­
age battery is not exposed to temperat ures
above 118 °F (48 °C) for a long time .
- Never pa rk the veh icle in areas that a re l ikely to
be flooded, s uch as beaches or rive r banks, and
never drive the vehicle in WA TER, on flooded
roads or through water that is higher than the
bottom of the vehicle body . The high -voltage
battery, along with other vehicle components,
can be damaged severe ly if the high-voltage
battery is exposed to open water especially for
a longer t ime . However, you ca n drive through
wate r o n roads under certain condi tions
~ page 74.
Failure to heed any of these requ irements can
age the battery prematurely and lead to a perma­
nent decrease of the h igh-vo ltage battery's ca­
pacity.
(D Tips
Always make sure that the high-voltage bat­
tery is not exposed to extreme ly low and high
temperatu res as well as to water espec ia lly
fo r a longe r time. Fail ure to protec t and c are
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for the high-voltage battery can lead to seri­ous damage and/or a decrease of the capacity
void coverage under the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Starting/driving the vehicle
Applies to: ve hicles w ith plug -in hybrid drive
The vehicle is started and stopped with the
I START STOP I button. Please also read the in ­
formation under
c::> page 78, Starting the engine .
Establishing drive ready mode
See c::> A in Introduction on page 94.
Requirement: a charging cable must not be con­
nected to the vehicle
c::> page 117 and the selec­
tor lever must be in the P or N position.
- Press the brake pedal.
- Press the
I STAR T STOPI button .
When the vehicle enters drive ready mode, the
status message
e-tron READY appears briefly in
the instrument cluster display and the needle in
the power meter points to
READY c::> page 97.
Driving
The vehicle starts with the electric motor after
establishing the dr ive ready mode and if the con­
ditions for electric drive mode have been met
c::> page 100.
The conditions to drive are essentially the same
as for the automatic transmission
c::> page 85 .
You and your passengers should anticipate the
possibility of a sporty acce leration.
Ending drive ready mode
- Place the selector lever in the P position.
- Switch the ignition off with the
I STAR T STOPI
button.
Vehicle sound
The vehicle generates an electronic engine sound
so that your vehicle can be heard from the out­
side when in electr ic drive mode. The veh icle
sound automatically fades out at higher speeds
when the sounds from the tires and wind start in­
creasing.
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Switching the ignition on/off
You can switch the ignition on without establish­
ing drive ready mode.
- Press the
I START STOP ! button to switch the
ign ition on and off. Do not press the brake ped­
al whi le doing this.
When the ignition is sw itched on, the needle
points at
OFF @c::>page 97, fig. 103 or OFF is
displayed @c::>page97, fig .103.
No indicator lights stay turned on when the igni ­
tion is switched off .
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the vehicle battery from draining, the
ignition will switch off automatically under the
follow ing cond it ions:
- The vehicle must have already been driven.
- The vehicle is stationary.
- The gasoline engine must not be runn ing .
- The driver's door must be open.
- The driver's safety belt must be unbuckled .
- The brake pedal must not be pressed.
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking light. The message
Side marker
lights automatically shut off in
30 minutes. See
owner's manual
appears in the instrument clus­
ter display . The parking lights w ill switch off af­
ter approx imately 30 minutes or when you lock
the veh icle.
If the gasoline engine was not stopped, the mo­
tor continues runn ing and the ignit ion does not
automat ica lly switch off
c::> A .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the eng ine to run in confined spaces.
(D Tips
The vehicle cannot start when outs ide tem­
peratures are below-18 °F (-28 °C)
c::> page 98.
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., To activate the desired timer, conf irm the set­
ting with the control knob . A./ appears in the
box .
Preferr ed charg ing t ime
You can spec ify a preferred charging time for the
programmed timer, for example if yo u wou ld like
to use the off-peak rate.
., Se lect : IMENUI button> V ehicl e> left cont rol
button >
C ha rge > right contro l button > Pro­
gr am tim er.
Power s ave mode
Powe r save mode is automatically switched o n
when the contro l unit has not been operated for
mo re than one m inute. The
L E D @ ~ page 111,
fig. 121 stays on. All other d isplays turn off.
.. To switch power save mode on or off, press the
~button @ ~page 111, fig. 121 .
Power save mode ends automatically when the
vehicle charging connector is plugged into the ve ­
h icle.
The high-voltage battery is charging when the
LED @ blinks.
(D Tips
-Air condit ioning and heating is powered
electrically if you select climate control us­
i ng the charging timer . This may also be
used in confined spaces such as garages .
-Using the auxiliary air conditioning wh ile
charging can also reduce the charge level of
the high-vo ltage battery.
-The high-voltage battery also charges in
power save mode .
-If the charging process is in progress, it will
not be interrupted when power save mode
switches on.
-The charging process can be interrupted at
any time . Press the active button on the ve­
hicle to do
this ~ page 111, fig. 122.
-The cl imate control output wh ile charging
depends on the capacity of the electrical
connection . Additional information on cl i­
mate control can be found under
~ page 118.
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Setting the charging power level
Applies to: vehicles with plug -in hybrid drive
The cont rol un it automatically recognizes the
vo ltage and the available current strength. You
can set whethe r you wou ld like to charge w ith the
f ull or half of the charging power .
., Press the I OKI@ ~ page 111, fig. 121 butto n
on the control unit .
., Enter the PIN if necessary.
., PO WER and SET PIN appear in the disp lay
fie ld .
., Select POWER with the a rrow button ©­
., Press the I OK ! button @.
., The charging power disp lay appears. The cur­
rent set value (50% or 100%) is marked with a
frame .
., If necessa ry, change the setting using the ar­
row button © to move downwa rd or upwa rd.
., Press the I OK I button @.
(D Tips
-If a household socket is used for the charg­
ing process, the cha rging power level is au­
t oma tically set to 100%. If m ultip le electri­
cal consumers are connected to a circu it,
the charging power may be limited to 50%
when charging with a household socket in
order to relieve the load on the electrical in­
stallation.
-If an industrial socket is used for the charg­
ing process, the charging power level is au­
tomatically set to 50%. To rece ive the maxi­
mum charging power, the value must be set
to 100% .
-A selected value remains set until the power
cable is connected again .
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Telephone
using the Ringtone fu nction . Select and confirm
an entry from the list. For the
Ringtone volume/
Message volume
settings, see ¢ page 246 . The
Microphone input level can be adjusted during a
phone call us ing the control knob.
(D Tips
-Several cell phones can be paired to the
MMI, but only two cell phones can be active­
l y connected.
- To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac­
tory default
sett ings¢ page 242.
Additional options
... Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > right con-
trol button .
Connection manage r
Refer to ¢page 242 .
Bluetooth settings*
Refer to i:::> page 244.
Online settings*
Refer to i:::> page 244 .
Wi-Fi settings*
Refer to¢ page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Directory settings
Applies to: veh icles w ith telephone
... Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button
> Directory > right control button>
Directory settings.
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Memory capacity
Shows the Memory capacity for the directory.
You can manage up to 17,000 co ntacts with the
directory. You can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. Yo u can
also import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage
device.
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your directory alpha­
betically according to
Last name or First name .
Import contacts/Export contacts
Refer to c;, page 187.
Download directory
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man­
ually download your cell phone contacts . De ­
pending on the ce ll phone, the Bluetooth connec ­
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect­
ed to update the contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
When this function is switched on~ , contacts
that do not have any numbers assigned to them
will be grayed out in the directory.

Media
CD drive
Applies to: vehicles w ith a CD drive
Fig. 209 CO drive
The CD drive is located in the glove compartment
@r=>page 8, fig. 2.
- Loading a CD : the CD is pulled in automatically.
Slide the CD straight into the CD
slot@
r=> fig. 209 with the label facing up.
-Automatic playback: playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted CD contains supported
audio files
r=> page 236, CD drive.
- Ejecting a CD : press the button (Dr=> fig. 209.
The CD is pulled in again automatically if it is not
removed from the slot within ten seconds of
ejecting it.
The CD drive is accessed and operated through
the MMI
r=> page 230, Playing media.
(D Note
- Never force a CD into the drive. The CD is
pulled in automatically.
- Do not insert CDs with labels into the drive.
Labels can come loose from the CD and
damage the drive.
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CD playback cannot be guaranteed with audio
files that have a high data rate.
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· Jukebox
Applies to: vehicles wit h Jukebox
After you have filled the Jukebox with music and/
or videos, for example from your SD card, you
can play these files directly from the Jukebox. The Jukebox memory capacity is approximately
10 GB .
.,. Press the I MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview
r=> page 230
is displayed. Select and confirm Jukebox.
Adding files to the Jukebox
- Press the IM EDIA ! button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview
r=> page 230
is displayed. Select one of the following sources
to copy to the Jukebox: SD card*, CD-ROM*,
DVD-ROM*, USB storage device*.
Requirement: the media center (for example,
tracks, albums) must be open .
-Selecting an entry: select an entry from the
media center. Select: right control button >
Copy to Jukebox> This entry or Entire list.
Requirement: the playlist must be open. Refer to
r=>page 232.
- Selecting a track: select the track that is cur­
rently playing. Select: right control button>
Copy to jukebox> This track or Entire album
or This artist.
Requirement: a video file must be playing.
- Select: right control button>
Copy to Jukebox.
The copying process begins. The status of the
copying process is shown in the MMI.
-Hiding the importing process : select and con­
firm
Continue copying in background. The im­
porting process is hidden.
- Canceling the importing process: select and
confirm
Cancel copying: Or: remove the source
that is being imported. Files already copied re­
main.
Requirement: the copying process must be active
in the background.
-Showing the copying process: select: right
control button >
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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
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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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When you store a track as a favo rite, the assoc i­
ated album will appear in t he favo rites list as an
entry.
R eq uiremen t: at least one e ntry m ust be stored
in the favor ites list .
Displaying the favorites list : press the I MEDIA !
butt o n . Pr ess the left contro l bu tt on until the
sources overv iew¢
page 230 is displ ayed. Sele ct
the so urce that conta ins the
categories
¢ page 231 (for example, SD car d). Select the Fa­
vorites category .
Req uiremen t: the f avor ites lis t m ust be dis­
p layed .
-Listening to a preset : select and confirm a pre­
set from the list.
- Move favorite : select a favorite from the list>
rig ht cont rol button> Move favorite . Select
and co nfirm the locat ion of the selected preset .
-Deleting a favorite : select a favorite from the
list>
r ight co ntro l butto n > Delete favorite >
Delete th is favorite or Delete all favorit es.
Additional settings
Options menu
Context-specific functions and settings are ava il­
ab le depending on the se lected so urce .
.. Press t he right contro l bu tton .
Sound settings
Refer to ¢page 245.
Input level
Req uirement: a mob ile dev ice m ust be co nnected
to the AUX co nnect ion cable o r to a USB adapter
¢ page 228, Multimedia connections .
The volume of the mobi le device is adapted to
the MMI. A udi recommends adjusting the vo lume
on the mobile device to 70% of the max imum
volume output .
Bluetooth settings
R efer to ¢ page 244.
l) The fun ctio n automa tica lly sw itc hes off w he n th e source
i s c hange d.
Media
Wi-Fi settings*
Refer to ¢ page 195, W i-Fi h otspot.
Connection manager
Refer to ¢ pag e 242.
Additional track information
With the function switched on ~ and a playlist
open, va rious in format ion about the current t rack
(such as artist, a lbum and alb um cove r*) as well
as the playing time and the remaini ng play ing
t ime are display ed .
Jukebox memory capacity*
Info rmation on the J ukebox memo ry ca pac ity and
t h e number of sto red t racks in the Jukebox is dis­
played .
Change playing position
Turn the cont rol knob to the left or to the right .
Or: move you r finger across the M MI touch con­
tro l pad * from left to right.
Shuffle1>
W ith t he fu nction swi tched on~, all files in the
playlist are p layed and s hown in random ord er.
Repeat track1>
When th e funct io n is swi tched on~ , the curre nt
t rack repea ts .
Back to 'Playback'
The options menu is closed. The t rack cur rently
playing appea rs in the p laylist .
Play similar music*
The track cu rre ntly playing is quick ly ana lyzed
(s uch as artists, ge nres, mood, beat) an d a sma rt
playlist w ith sim ila r tracks is s hown.
Play more .. .
A smart playlist is shown based on the tra ck cu r­
r ently playing. Yo u can select between a p lay list
with more tracks
by this artist , from this album
o r of this genre .
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