2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN remote control

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Adaptive cr uise control*
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e-tron: system warning *
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e- tron: charg ing system*
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Yellow indicator lights
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Cent ral indicato r light
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Brake booster*
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Ele ct ronic Stabi lization Con trol
( E SC)
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Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
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Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
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USA models:
Anti-loc k bra king system (ABS) ./
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Canada models :
Anti-lock bra king system (A BS)./
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Safety systems ./
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USA models:
Brake pads
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Canada models :
Brake pads
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Ele ctr omech anical pa rk ing bra ke
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Hill hold ass ist
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Tire press ure*
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Cockpit o verview
Tire p ressure*
¢ page 344
Engine contro l*
¢ page 31
Engine co ntro l*
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Malfunc tion indica to r l amp (M IL)
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¢ page 31
En gine speed limitation*
¢page 31
En gine o il level (MIN)
¢ page 32
En gine o il sensor
¢ page 32
Battery charge
¢page 29
Tank system
¢page 32
Washer f lu id level
¢ page 32
Windsh ie ld w ipers
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Remo te contro l key*
¢ page 80
D river 's doo r*
¢ page 32
Battery i n remote control key
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Bu lb fa ilure indicator*
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Head light range control system
¢ page 33
Adaptive light *
¢page 33
Lig ht/rain senso r*
¢page 33
Transmission
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Stee ring lock
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Opening and closin g
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key <=> page 36, or
-Sensors in the front door handles"
<=>page 36, or
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door<=> page 38,
or
-Interior central locking switch <=> page 3 7.
Tu rn sign als
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
vehicle and flash once when you lock the vehicle.
I f they do not f lash, then the ignition may still be
sw itched on or one of the doors , the luggage
compartment, or the hood may be open, for ex­
ample.
Autom atic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The vehicle will unlock aga in if the ign ition key is
removed, the opening function in the centra l
lock ing switch is act ivated, or one of the door
handles is operated. The Auto Lock f unct ion can
be switched on and off in the Infotainment sys­
tem <=>
page 38.
In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors will a lso automat ica lly unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en­
tire ve hicle should be unlocked when unlocking
<=> page 38.
Unintentionally locking yourse lf out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment lid a re closed and the
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remote control key is not in the vehicle. This
helps to prevent you from locking yourself out
accidenta lly.
The following conditions prevent yo u from lock­
ing you r remote control key in the vehicle:
-If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by press ing the
Iii button on the re­
mote contro l key or touching the locking sen ­
sor* on a doo r.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is in
the luggage compartment, the luggage com­
partment lid automatically unlocks again after
closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de ­
tected inside the vehicle, then the vehicle will
not be ab le to lock from the outside.
A WARNING
-Always take the veh icle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of t ime. This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise the
children could start the eng ine or ope rate
electrical equipmen t such as power win­
dows.
- No one, especially ch ildren, should stay in
the vehicle when it is loc ked from the out­
side, because the windows can no longer be
opened from the
inside ¢ page 38. Locked
doors make it more difficu lt for emergency
workers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at risk.
(D Tips
-Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
-T he LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility.

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Key set
Fig. 2 0 Your vehi cle key se t
Remote control key
You can un lock/lock your veh icle with the remote
control key. To fold the key out and back in p lace,
p ress the release
b utton <=> fig. 20 -arrow -.
Number of keys
You can check the numbe r of keys ass igned to
your vehicle in the Infotainment system. To do
this, select the
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left
control button
> Service & checks > Veh icle in ­
formation .
This way, you can make sure that you
have a ll the keys w hen p urchasing a used vehicle .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an author ized A udi dealer or
author iz ed Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de­
ac tivated . It is important to bring all keys with
you .
If a key is lost, you should report it to your
in surance company.
Electronic immobilizer
The immob ilizer prevents unauthori zed use of
the vehicle . U nder certain circumstances, the ve­
hi cle may not be able to start if there is a key
from a different vehicle manufacture r o n the key
cha in.
Data in the master key
During dr iv ing , data that is relevant for se rvice
and maintenance is continuously stored on your
maste r key . Your Aud i service adv isor can read
out th is data and te ll yo u about the work your ve­
h icle needs. This app lies a lso to vehicles with a
conven ience key*.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
The operation of t he remote contro l key ca n
b e temporarily disrupted by interference from
transmitters near the veh icle work ing in the
same frequency range (such as a cell pho ne or
r ad io equipment).
LED and battery in the remote control key
Fig. 21 Re mote co ntro l key (rear s ide): ope ning the cover
LED in the remote control key
T he LED in the remote cont ro l key informs you of
the key's function.
.,. If you press a bu tto n briefly, t he LED b link s
once .
.. If you press and hold a button (convenience
open ing/closing), the LED b links severa l times.
.. If the LED does not blin k, the remote control
key batte ry is dead. The
la ind icator lig ht tu rns
on and t he message
Remote control key : re­
place key battery
appea rs . Re place th e ba ttery
in the remote cont ro l key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry the cove r@ off of the key (!) usi ng a coin
<=> fig. 21 .
.. Insert the new batte ry with the" +" faci ng up .
.,. Press the cove r bac k on to the key unt il it clicks
into p la ce.
@ For the sake of the environment
D isc ha rge d batt er ies must be di sp osed of us­
i ng methods t hat w ill not harm t he env iro n­
me nt. Do not dispos e of th em in hous ehol d
t ras h .
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Opening and closing
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re­
mote control key.
Synchronizing the remote control key
The remote control key must be synchronized if
the vehicle does not lock/unlock with the remote
control.
• Press the remote control key button [@].
• Insert the key in the driver's door lock within 30
seconds¢
page 38 .
• Press the !ill button or~ button.
Unlocking /locking with remote control
Fig . 22 Remote contro l key or conven ience key: button pro­
gramming
• To unlock the vehicle, press the @ button @
¢fig. 22.
• To lock the vehicle, press the 1D button @~.&.
once .
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
,c::j button @ briefly.
• To open* the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
,c::j button @ for at least one sec­
ond .
• To tr igger the alarm, press the I PANIC I button
@ . The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
are activated .
• To turn off the alarm, press the I PANIC ! button
@ aga in.
If the vehicl e is unlocked and a door o r the lug­
gage compartment lid are not opened within 45
seconds, the vehicle locks again automatically .
This feat ure prevents the vehicle from being acci-
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den tally left unlocked over a long period of time.
This does not apply if you press and hold the
~button ® for at least one second.
You can select in the Infotainmen t system if the
entire vehicle or on ly the driver's door should un­
l ocking when unlocking the vehicle ¢
page 38.
A WARNING
Read and fo llowing all warnings¢ .& in De­
scription on page 34.
(D Tips
-Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the veh icle.
-Th e vehicle can only be locked when the se­
lector lever is in the P position.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered. If this happens,
press
the@ unlock button.
-Only use the panic function in an emergen ­
cy.
Unlocking /locking with the convenience
key
App lies to: vehicles wit h co nvenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key.
Fig. 23 Driver's door: lock ing t he ve hicle w ith th e conve n­
i ence key
Unlocking the vehicle
• Grasp the driver's or front passenger's door
handle. The door unlocks automatically .
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"'Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Locking the vehicle
"'Place the selector lever in the P position (auto­
matic transmissions), or e lse the vehicle will
not be able to lock.
"'To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor on the door handle
once ¢ fig. 23,
¢_& .Do not hold the door hand le while doing
this.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle can only be
done at the front doors . The remote contro l key
cannot be more than approx imately 5 ft ( 1.5 m)
away from the door handle. It makes no differ­
ence whether the remote control key is in you r
jacket pocket, purse or br iefcase .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function .
The door cannot be opened for a br ief period di­
rect ly after locking it. This allows you the oppor­
tunity to check that the driver's door is locked .
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the enti re vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 38.
A WARNING
Read and following all warnings ¢ A in De­
scription on page 34.
(!j) Tips
If your vehicle is left stand ing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
-The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
-The energy management system gradually turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle's ab ility to start
for as long as possib le . You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
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Open ing and closing
Central locking switch
Fig. 24 Drive r's doo r: centra l lock ing switc h
"'To lock the vehicle, press the !ill button ¢_& .
"'To unlock the vehicle, press the Im button
¢ fig . 24.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following applies:
-Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The L ED in the central locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: you can open the doors individual­ ly from the inside by pulling the door handle.
- Rear doors*: pull on the door handle
once to
unlock the door . Pull on the door handle
again
to open the door .
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment, the doors unlock automatically to allow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
-- Read and following all warnings¢ A in De-
scription on page 34 .
- The power locking switch works with the ig­
nition off and automatical ly locks the entire
veh icle when the[§] button is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide.
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock) ¢
page 34. You can unlock the vehicle
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Opening and clo sin g
again using the ca button in the central
locking switch .
Central locking settings
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
functions are controlled by the central locking
system .
.,. Select in the Infota inment system: I MENU I but­
ton
> V ehicle > left contro l button > Ve hicl e
s ettings
> Cent ral lock ing .
Door unlo ckin g
-you can decide if All doors or
only the
Dri ver 's door should unlock. The lug­
gage compartment lid also unlocks when
All is
selected. If you se lect
Dri ver 's door in a vehicle
with a convenience key*, only the door whose
handle you pull will unlock.
If you select D riv er 's door , all the doors and lug­
gage compartment lid will unlock if you press the
[@] button on the remote control key twice.
long press to open w indow s -the convenience
opening/closing function can be switched on/off
c::>page 42.
Fold mirr ors* -if yo u sw itch the funct io n on, the
exterior m irrors fo ld in automatically when the
ve hicle is locked.
To ne when l ockin g -when checked off./, a tone
will sound when you lock the vehicle
l) .
Emergency unlocking/locking the doors
Fig . 25 Driver's doo r: door lock cylinder
l) This function is not availab le in all countries.
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Fig. 26 Front side of the door: emergency release
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If the central locking fails, you must unlock/ lock
the doors separately.
Unlocking /lo cking the d riv er 's door
... To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open
position @ofig . 25.
.,. To lock the driver 's door, put the selector lever
in the P position and turn the key
onc e to the
clos ing position @
o A.
The settings in the Infota inment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
i s un locked when unlocking the veh icle
c:>page38.
Locking the front pa ssenger 's door /rear
doo rs *
The eme rgency loc k is located on the rear side of
the fron t passenger's door and the rear doo rs*. It
i s only vis ible when the door is open.
... Remove the cap from the opening c::> fig. 26 .
.,. Insert the key bit in the slot inside and turn the
key all the way to the right (right door) or left (left door*).
A WARNING
Read and fo llowing all warnings c::> .&. in De­
scription on page 34.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, audio and visual warning signals are

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triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usua l.
It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the a larm is trigge red, it w ill shu t
off automat­
ically a fter a ce rtain amount of time . Switch the
ignition on or press the
lil button on the remote
control key to turn
off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening /closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 27 L uggage compartm ent lid : op enin g (handle)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press and hold the l=I button on the remote
control key for at least one second , or
• Pull the c:s button* in the driver's door @
¢ page 8, fig. 1, or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid ¢fig. 27.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Use the ins ide grip to pull the luggage com­
partment lid down and allow it to close using a
gentle push ¢
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A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched . Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
Opening and closing
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
-Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the veh icle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compa rtment lid was then closed, the child
wou ld be trapped in the veh icle and unable
to escape. To reduce the r isk of injury, do
not a llow children to play in or around the
veh icle. Always keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve­
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges . Fin­
gers or hands could be pinched.
(D Tips
-When the vehicle is lock ed, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
I= I button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
- In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
manually from the ins ide ¢
page 40.
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Opening and closin g
® Central switch* for opening or closing a ll side
windows at the same time
A WARNING
- Always remove the ignition key when you
leave your vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularly when children remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the chil­
dren could start the engine or operate e lec­
trical equipment such as power windows,
wh ich increases the r isk of injury. The power
windows continue to function until the dr iv­
er's door or front passenger's door has been
opened .
- Pay ca refu l attent ion when closing the win­
dows. Pinching cou ld cause serious injuries .
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
(D Tips
After turning the igni tion off you can still
open and close the windows for approximate ·
ly 10 seconds . The power w indows do not
switch off until the driver's door or front pas­
senger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
App lies to: ve hicles w ith conve nien ce opening/clos ing
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All of the windows and the panorama glass roof*
can be opened/closed at the same time.
For power top conven ience opening/closing, note
the information
in c:> page 45 .
Convenience opening feature
.,. Press and hold the open butto n[@] on the re­
mote control key until all w indows and the pan­
o rama g lass roof* have reached the desired po ­
sition . Or
.,. Hold the key in the driver's door lock unti l all
windows and the panorama glass roof * have
reached the desired pos ition.
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Convenience closing fe ature
.,. Press the ~ button on the remote cont rol key
until a ll windows and the panorama g lass roof*
are closed
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.,. Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: touch
the sensor on one of the front door handles and
cont inue touching it unti l all of the windows
and the panorama glass roof* are closed. Do
not place your hand in the door handle when
doing this .
.,. Hold the key in the dr ive r's door lock in the lock
position u ntil all w indows and the panorama
glass roof * are closed
c:> A_ .
The function can be sw itched on/off in the Info­
ta inment system
c:> poge 38.
A WARNING
- Never close the w indows or panorama glass
roof* ca relessly or in an uncontrolled man­
ner, because this increases the risk of injury.
- For secur ity reasons, the windows and the
pano rama g lass roo f* can only be opened
and closed with the remote control key at a
maximum distance of approximately 6.5
feet (2 m) away from the vehicle. Always
pay attention when using
the [@] button to
close the windows and the panorama g lass
roof* so that no one is pinched. The closing
process w ill stop immediately when
the@
button is re leased.
Correcting power window malfunctions
You con reactivate the one -touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions .
.,. Pull the power window switch until the window
is completely raised .
.,. Release the switch and pull it up aga in fo r at
least one second .