2017 AUDI Q3 key

Opening and closing
Emergency unlocking/locking the doors
Fig. 20 Driver's door: door lock cylinder
Fig. 21 Fr ont passenger 's door/rear door: emergency lock
If the central locking fails, you must unlock/lock
the doors separately.
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open pos ition ®<=>
fig. 20 .
.,. To lock the driver's door, put the selector lever
in the P posit ion and turn the key
once to the
closing position @<=>.&. in
Description on
page 23 .
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors
The emergency lock is located on the rear side of
the front passenge r's door and the rear doors. It
is only visib le when the door is open .
.,. Pull the cap out of the opening <=>
fig. 21 .
.,. Insert the key into the slot on the ins ide and
turn it all the way to the r ight (right door) or
left (left door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors close, it is no longer possible to open them from the
outside . The door can be opened from the inside
by pu lling the door handle . If the child safety
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lock is switched on for one of the rear doors, the
door can be opened from the outside after pu ll­
i ng the door handle once from the inside.
_& WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c:> A in Descrip­
tion on page 23.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle break-in, audio and visual warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual. It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut off automat­
i ca lly after a certain amount of time. Switch the
i gnition on or press the@ button on the remote
control key to turn off the alarm .
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 22 Rear lid: handle
Fig. 23 Drive r's doo r: opening the luggage compartment
l id
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Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Briefly press the C:5 button on the remote con­
trol key. The rear lid will unlock.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the
c;; button on the remote control key for at
le ast one second.
• Briefly pull the
c::;; button in the driver's door
¢ fig . 23, or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid .
• On vehicles with a conven ience key*, you can
press the grip in the luggage compartment lid.
The luggage compartment lid is u nlocked i f an
authorized remote control key is detected near
the vehicle .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull down the luggage compartment lid at the
grip and let it close using a gentle push¢,&. .
_& 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 po isonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the risk of asphyxiation.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escap e. To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
vehicle. A lways 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 p inched.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlock ed separate ly by
pressing the
c::;; button on the remote control
key. The luggage compartment lid locks auto­
matically when it is closed again.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
App lies to : vehicles wi th automatic luggage co mpartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fig. 24 Drive r's door: opening the luggage compartment
lid
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Fig. 25 Luggage compartment lid: @ clos ing butto n,@
l ock button (vehicles with co nvenience key")
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"'To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
C:5 but ton on the remote control key brief­
ly. Or
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the hand le in the lid (vehicles with convenience
key*) . The luggag e compartment lid is unlocked
if an authorized remote control key is detected
near the vehicle. Or
"' Pull the
c::;; button in the driver's door briefly
¢fig. 24. Or
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Opening and closin g
"' Press the ,c:;-; button on the remote control key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage
compartment lid. Or
"' Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid.
Cl osing th e lug gag e co mpartm ent li d
"'Pull the button ,c:;-; in the driver 's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
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"' Press the
,c:;-; button in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 25. The luggage compartment
lid will go down automatically and close
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Or
"' Press and hold the
,c:;-; button on the remote
contro l key unt il the luggage compartment lid
begins to close (veh icles with convenience key*)
c:> ,&. . Make s ure there is enough distance be­
tween you and the luggage compartment lid .
There shou ld be a maximum 4 ft (1.5 m) of dis­
tance . Or
"' Press the
lD button c:> fig. 25 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles with convenience
key*)
9 ,&. . The remo te control key must not be
more than approximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not be inside the vehicle. The luggage compart­
ment l id will automatically close and lock. The
vehicle locks.
Inter rupting the op ening /clo sing proc ess
"' Pull/release the ,c:;-; button in the driver's door .
Or
"' Press/ release the
,c:;-; button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles w ith convenience key*). Or
"' Press the
,c:;-; or lD button (vehicles with conven­
ience key*) in the luggage compartment lid. Or
"' Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid. Or
"' Press the luggage compartment lid in the op­
posite of the d irection it is moving .
"' To open/close the luggage compartment lid af ­
ter the process has been stopped, press the handle or one of the buttons
,c:;-; or lD (veh icles
with convenience key*).
If there is d ifficulty in mov ing or obstacles that
block the operation, the process will stop .
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en po sition
"' Br ing the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position . The position must be at a
certain height or higher to store .
"' Press and hold the
,c:;-; button for at least four
seconds and this will store the desired open po­
sition. A visual and audio signal will follow .
"' To set a higher open pos it ion, wa it at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment l id upward .
"' Press and hold the
,c:;-; button aga in for at least
four seconds to store the new open position .
.&, WARNING
-Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid . Otherwise, you co uld
cause serious injury to yourself or others de­
spite the pinch protection.
- To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, a l­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­ ing area of the luggage compartment lid; in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid .
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion .
- Never leave your veh icle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open . A
child cou ld crawl into the luggage compart­
ment. If the luggage compartment lid was
then closed, the child would be trapped in
the vehicle and unable to escape. To reduce
the risk of injury, do not a llow children to
play in or around the vehicle. A lways keep
the l uggage compartment lid and the doors
closed when the vehicle is not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle
rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not open
completely under certa in circumstances or it
could close by itself if open due to the extra
weight . To reduce the risk of injury , the
ope n luggage compartment lid must the re­
fore have additional support or the cargo
m ust firs t be removed from the rack. ..,..

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@ Tips
-The luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manually if the vehicle battery is low.
It is necessary to use more force when doing
th is. Move the lid slowly to reduce the
amount of force needed .
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately by p ressing the
c:5 button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
l ocks automatically when it is closed again.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released
from inside the luggage compartment in an
emergency.
F ig. 26 Lu gg age compar tment lid eme rge ncy re le ase
.,. Pry the cover off using the key .
.,. Press the lever with the key in the d irection of
the arrow to release the luggage compartment
li d.
Open ing and closing
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be opera ted.
Fig. 27 Section of d river 's doo r: control s
Fig. 28 Rear door : ch il d safety lock
Vehicles with III button
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.,. To act ivate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the powe r window switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/r ight
m bu tton in the
driver's
door lJ)' =~ fig . 27 . The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
.,. To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press them buttons one
after the other.
Vehicles with ~ button
.,. To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press the~ button in
the driver 's door @~
fig. 2 7 . The indicator light
in the button turns on/blinks .
.,. To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respective rear door and turn the
key switch with the veh icle key in the direct ion
of the arrow or the opposite d irection of the ar-
row
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Opening and clo sin g
_&. WARNING
Always take the veh icle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. Th is applies particularly when children
remain in the vehicle . Othe rw ise children
cou ld start the engine or operate elect rical
equipment (s uch as power windows), w hich
increases the risk of an accide nt.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 29 Sect ion of dr ive r's doo r: controls
All power window switches are equ ipped with a
two-stage funct ion:
Open ing and clo sing the window s
.. To open or close the w indow completely , press
the switch down or pull the switch up br iefly to
the second level. The operation will stop if the
switch is pressed/pulled aga in.
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first leve l
u nt il t he desired window position is reached .
Power window switch es
(D Left front door
@ R ight front door
@ Left rear door
© R ight rear door
_&. WARNING
- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even fo r a short per iod
of time. This applies particularly when chi l-
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dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise the
children could start the eng ine or operate
electrical equipment such as power win­
dows, wh ich increases the risk of injury. The
power windows continue to function until
the dr iver's door or fro nt passenger's door
has bee n ope ned.
- Pay caref ul attention when clos ing the w in­
dows. Pinching could ca use serio us inju ries.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
veh icle must be unoccup ied since the win­
dows can no longe r be opened in an emer­
ge ncy.
{1) Tips
After switching the ignition off, you can still
open and close the windows fo r approximate·
l y 10 m inutes. The power w indows do not
swi tc h off until the driver's door or fron t pas­
senger's door has bee n opened.
Convenience opening /closing
All of the windows and the panorama roof can
be opened/closed at the same time.
Fig . 30 D river's door: door lock cyli nder
Con venience opening feature
• Hold the key in the open position@¢ fig. 30
until all of the windows are in the desired posi­
tion and the panorama roof is tilted open.
Convenience closing feature
• Hold the key in the lock position @ unti l all the
windows and panorama roof are closed .
When the panor ama glass roof is opened/ closed,
the e lec tric s un shade is a lso opened/closed. .,..

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A WARNING
-Never close the windows or panorama g lass
roof carelessly or in an uncontrolled man­
ner, because this increases the risk of injury.
- For security reasons, the windows and the
panorama glass roof can only be opened
and closed w ith the remote control key at a
maximum distance of approximate ly 2 m
away from the vehicle. Always pay attention
when using the~ button to close the win­
dows and the panorama glass roof so that
no one is pinched. The closing process will
stop immediate ly when the~ button is re­
leased .
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
"Pull the power window sw itch up until the win ­
dow is completely ra ised .
" Release the switch and pull it up again for at
least one second.
" Press the power window switch until the win­
dow is comp lete ly lowered.
" Release the switch and press it again for at
least one second. Now you can close the win­
dow as usual.
Panorama glass roof
Opening/closing the roof
App lies to : ve hicles wit h panorama g lass roof
Fig. 31 Front hea dliner : panor ama roof butto ns
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~ @ Tilting the roof N
~ "To tilt the sunroof completely, press the~ 0
g button up br iefly to the second level. a:,
Opening and closing
"To close the sunroof completely, pull the~
button down briefly to the second level
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.. To set a position between opened and closed,
press/pull the~ button up to the first level
until the desired position is reached.
® Sliding the roof
.. To open the sunroof completely, slide the but­
ton ~ toward the rear briefly to the second lev ­
el.
" To close the sunroof completely, slide the~
button forward briefly to the second level
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"To select a partia lly open pos ition, slide the~
button forward/back to the first level until the
desired posit ion is reached.
© Opening and closing the sun shade
"To completely open the sun shade, briefly press
the right button .
" To completely close the sun shade, br iefly press
the left button.
" To stop the sun shade , press the corresponding
button again.
You can st ill operate the panorama glass roof for
about 10 minutes after the ignit ion is switched
off. The switch is deactivated once the driver's or
front passenger's door is opened.
& WARNING
Be careful when closing the panoramic sun­
roof -otherwise serious inju ry could result!
For this reason, always remove the ignition
key when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
-
Always close the panorama g lass roof when
l eav ing yo ur vehicle. Rain can cause damage
to the interior equipment of your veh icle, par­
ticularly the electronic equ ipment.
(D Tips
- For information about convenience open­
ing/closing, refer to
c:> page 32.
- The panorama roof will only open down to
-4°F (-20°).
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Lights and Vision
and the ignition is switched on . The illum ina ­
tion reduces automatica lly and eventually
turns
off as brightness outs ide decreases.
This function reminds the driver to turn the
low beams on at the appropriate time .
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 38 D river's doo r: kn ob fo r th e ex te ri or m irrors
T u rn the knob to the desired pos ition:
Q/P -Adjus ting the left/ righ t exterior m irror .
Move the knob in the desired dire ction .
®l-Heating * th e mirror glass d epending on the
outs ide temperature .
8 -Folding exterior mirrors*.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To he lp you see the curb w hen ba cking into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger 's outs ide
mir ror .
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by turn ­
ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of r everse and into another g ear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are us ing .
The mirror goes back into its origina l position
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
( 1 5 km/h) or turn the ignition
off.
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A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (for example convex)
e nla rge the field of vision. However, they
make ob jects in the mirro r appear smaller
a nd farther away . Your may est imate inco r­
rect ly w hen you use these mirro rs to gauge
your dista nce from the veh icles beh ind you
when chang ing lanes , whi ch in cr eases the risk
of an acc ident .
(D Note
-If the m irror housing w as moved by outside
f o rces ( such as a n impac t when maneuve r­
ing), yo u m ust use the power folding fu nc­
tion to fo ld the mirror all the way out. The
mi rror housing must not be moved back in­
to place by hand because t his wou ld impair
the funct ion of the mirror mechanism .
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic ca r
wash, you must fold the exter ior mirrors in
to reduce the r isk of damage to the m irrors.
Never fold power fo ld ing exterior mirrors*
by hand . Only fold them in and out using
the power con trols.
(D Tips
If the power ad justing function ma lfunctions,
the glass in both m irrors can be adjusted by
pressing on the edge of it by hand .
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto ­
matic dimming rearview mirror .
Fig. 39 A uto mat ic dimmin g rearview m irro r*
Manual dimming rearview mirror*
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"" Pull the lever on the bot tom of the m irro r b ack . Ill-

Sea ts and stor age
Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
See c::> page 100, Driving safety for important
information, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of yo ur passengers .
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
Appl ies to vehicles with manual adiustable seats
Fig. 4 7 Front seat: manual seat ad justment
@ -Moving the seat fo rwa rd/back: pull the lever
and slide the seat.
@ -Lengthen ing/shortening the upper thigh
support*: lift the hand le.
@ -Adjusting the angle of the seat surface*.
Pull/press t he lever.
© -Adjusting the lumbar support*: press the
button in the desired direction .
®-Moving the seat up/down: pull/press the lev­
er.
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle : turn the ad­
justing wheel.
WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat with when the ve­
hicle is stationary . Otherwise, this increases
the risk of an accident
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Adjusting the seat care lessly or
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w ithout checking can p inch hands and fin­
gers.
- The front seat backrests must not be re­
clined too far back when driving, because
this impa irs the effectiveness of the safety
be lts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of inj ury .
Power seat adjustment
App lies to vehicles w it h power adjustab le seats
Fig . 48 Front seat: power seat adjustment
@ -Adjust ing the lumbar support : press the but­
ton in the applicable position.
®-moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down. To adjust the front seat cushion, press
the front button up/down. To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down.
®-moving the seat forward/back : press the
button forward/back.
© -adjust ing the backrest ang le: press the bu t­
ton forward/back .
@-Lengthening/shortening the upper th igh
support*: lift the handle.
A WARNING
- Onl y adjust the front seat with when the ve­
hicle is sta tionary . Otherwise, this inc reases
the risk of an accident
- The power adj ustmen t for the front se ats al­
so works wi th the ignit ion sw itched off or
with the ignition key removed . For this rea­
son, chi ldren should never be left unattend­
ed in the vehicle -they could be injured!