2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN tow bar

Cockpit over view
Resetting values to zero
Req uirement: the Fuel consumption , Short- term
m emor y or Long-term memo ry
display must be
selected .
~ To reset the value for the respective memo ry to
zero, press and hold the left th umbwheel
Q)
c:> page 13, fig. 7 on the m ultifunction steering
whee l for one second. Or
~ On the multifunction steering whee l, select:
the right control button
> Re set values *.
Adjusting th e additional di splay
~ On the m ultif unct ion steer ing whee l, select the
right control button
> Additional di sp la y .
~ Se lect the desired additiona l display.
Opening the vehicle funct ions
~ Open the first Vehicle tab (trip computer) using
the
l<1 t>I button on t he mult if u nct ion steer ing
whee l.
The fo llow ing displays a re available, depending
on vehicle equipmen t:
- Date and
time ¢ page 241
-Plug- in hybrid drive : Range c:> page 99
- Average consumption
- Short-term memory overview
- Long-term memory overview
- Energy cons umers
c:> page 18
- Driver assistance ¢ page 123
The short-term memory collects driving informa­
tion from the t ime the ignition is switched on un ­
til it is switc hed off. If you cont inue driv ing with­
in two hours after switching the ignition off, the
new values are in clu ded when calculat ing the cur­
rent tr ip informat ion.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term memory is not erased automat ica lly . You can se­
lect the time period fo r evaluat ing trip informa­
tion you rself .
Fuel consumption
The cu rrent fuel consumption can be shown us­
ing a bar graph
c:> fig. 14 . The average consump­
tion stored in the short-te rm memory is also dis-
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played. If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fuel through the following function:
- Re cup eration : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coast ing
or dr iving downh il l. T he bar will move toward
0.
Energy consumers*
The Energ y consum ers v iew lists othe r equip­
ment that is cu rrent ly affecting fue l cons ump­
tion . The d isplay shows up to three energy con­
s u mers . The equipment using the most power is
li sted first . If more than three items using power
are switched on, the equipment that is current ly
us ing the most power is displayed. A chart also
shows you the current total of all other consum­
ers .
(D Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for­
mat can be set in the Infota inment system
¢ page 241.
· Trip computer (analog instrument cluster)
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument cluster
Fig. 15 Inst rument cluster : fuel consumpt ion d isp lay
Resetting values to zero
~ Press the 1§11 button on the mu ltifunction steer­
ing wheel and se lect
Tr ip computer or Efficien­
c y prog ram
in the menu.
~ To reset the value for the respective memory to
zero, press and hold the left
thumbwheel @
c:>page 16, fig. 12 on the multifunct io n steer-
ing wheel fo r one second.
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a, a, ..... N
" N ..... 0 N > 00
The stored speed in the LED line is erased.
@ Indicator lights
It -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected ahead. The stored speed is
maintained .
B-A vehicle driving ahead was detected. The
adaptive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the vehicle ahead and
brakes/accelerates automatically.
r51 -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. Ave­
hicle was detected ahead. Your vehicle remains
stopped and will not start driv ing automat ically.
•-The automatic braking is not enough to
maintain a sufficient distance to a veh icle driving
ahead. You must intervene
c::> page 132, Driver
intervention request.
@ Instrument cluster display
I f adaptive cruise control is not shown in the in­
strument cluster display, yo u can call it up using
the mu ltifunction steering wheel buttons
c::> page 13.
Based on the g raphics in the disp lay, you can de­
termine if the system is maintaining a distance to
a vehicle ahead and what that distance to th is ve­
hicle is:
No vehicle -no vehicle was detected driving
ahead.
Silver vehicle -a veh icle was detec ted dr iv in g
ahead .
Red vehicle -request for driver intervention
<=:>page 132 .
The five distance bars on the gauge © represent
the set d istance (refer to
c::> page 131 for infor­
mat ion on how to change the distance) .
If you
fal l below the selected distance, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upward.
A WARNING
If you press the !SETI button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle
accelerates automatically up to 20 mph (30
Assistance systems
km/h), which is the minimum speed that can
be set.
(D Tips
-If you switch the ignition or the adaptive
cruise control system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons .
-The e lectronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip -regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically switched on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on.
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
0
f
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Fig. 134 Operat ing lever: changing the speed
.. To increase or decrease the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever in the 0 10 direction .
.. To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever toward 010 until the red LED @
c::> page 128, fig. 133 reaches the desired
speed.
You can also preselect the speed when adaptive cruise control is not active by moving the lever in
the desired direction
0 10 . Act ivate the previ­
ously selected speed by pulling the lever into po­
s ition
@ c::> page 128, fig . 132.
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the status line
c::> page 128, fig. 133 ®·
When adaptive cru ise control is active, the ill or
• indicator light turns on, and when adaptive
cruise control is not active, the
ill ind icator light
turns on. In the Audi virtual cockpit*, the
II indi­
cator light t urns on instead.
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Child safety
-Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up­
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fold forward. Otherwise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at­
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
c> page 292 . Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger
seat ¢ page 268, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible Locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way bock into the re­
tractor .
~ Press the red button on the safety belt buckle .
Th@ belt tongue will pop out of the buckle.
~ Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract completely into
its stowed position . The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con­
vertible locking retractor for child restraints .
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac­
tivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and guided completely back into its
stowed position to deactivate this feature. If the
convertible lock ing retractor is not deactivated,
the safety belt will gradually become tighter and
uncomfortable to wear.
A WARNING
-
Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate
the convertible locking retractor for child re­ straints while the vehicle is moving . You
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would not be restrained and could be seri­
ously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is being used
c> page 292. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
c> page 268, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
LATCH system (lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
' Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simpler and more practicable way to
attach the child restraint on the vehicle seat, Federal regulations require special lower ancho­
rages in vehicles and devices on new child re­
straints to attach to the vehicle anchorages .
In the United States, the combination of the
tether anchorages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called the LATCH system for
"Lower Anchorages and Tethers for Children" . In
Canada, the terms "top tether" with "lower uni­
versal anchorages" (or "lower universal anchor­
age bars") are used to describe the system .
In other countries the term "ISOFIX" is used to
describe the lower anchorages .
Forward-facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements . These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child safety seats.
Installing a child restraint that requires a top
tether without one can seriously impair the per­
formance of the child restraint and its ab ility to
protect the child in a collision. Installing a child
restraint that requires a top tether without the
top tether may be a violation of state law.
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Index
Immobilizer
refer to Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . 35
I mportant things to do before driving . . . . 247
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 187
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Indica tor lights (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 98
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Inpu t level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Instruments Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
I nterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
I nterval mode (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 57
iPod
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 228, 229
iTunes tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
]
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Jump start cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 368
K
Key...... ... .... ................ ..... 35
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Kick -down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 90
388
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 28S
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist
136
Lap timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
LA TCH ........ ... ... ............. ... 306
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ....... .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. 308
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
L icense agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Light/rain sensor Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 57
Light ing
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Interior/read ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 230
Locking/unlocking
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . 36 , 37
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lowering the cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Socket....... ... .. .. ................ 64
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
M
Magnetic ride
refer to Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Maintenance interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327