2017 AUDI Q3 warning

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A WARNING , ~ -
Have the malfunction in the safety systems
inspected immediately. Otherwise, there is a
r isk that the systems may not activate during
a collision, which increases the risk of serious
injury or death.
(0) Brake pads
Ei] Brake pad s!
The brake pads are worn .
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the brake pads checked.
App lies to: USA models
The Ei] indicator light turns on together with the
1111 indicator light
EPC Engine control (gasoline engine)
Applies to: vehicl es with gasoline engines
If the 13:a indicator light turns on while driving,
there is an eng ine control malfunction.
Immediately drive slowly to an authorized Audi
dealer or authori zed Audi Service Facility to have
the malfunction corrected.
0 Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) is part of
the On Board Diagnostic system (OBD II). The
¢4 symbol turns on when the ign ition is switched
on and turns off again once the e ngine is started
and running at a steady id le speed . This indicates
that the MIL is functioning correctly.
The indicato r light turns on if there is a malfunc­
tion in the engine electronics. See an autho rized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility to
have the ma lfunction corrected. For additiona l
information, see
~ page 17.
The indicator light can also turn on if the f uel fill­
e r cap is not closed correct ly
i::!> page 157.
Instruments and indicator lights
!"-" , Engine speed lim itation
Applies to: vehicles with engine speed limitation
(I! Maximum engine speed XXXX RPM
The engine speed is automatically limited to the
speed displayed in the driver information system.
This protects the engine from overheat ing .
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the engine is no longer in the critical temperature
range and you have released the accelerator ped­
al once .
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine control malfunction, the
13:a in dicator
light also turns on. Make sure that the speed
does not go above the speed displayed . Dr ive to
an authorized Aud i dea le r or authorized Audi
Service Facility immed iately to have the malfunc­
tion corrected.
~;. Engine oil
Ill Check oil level.
Refill engine oil as soon as possible i::!>page 162.
~ .,. Engine oil sensor
• Oil level sensor: System fault!
The sensor to check the eng ine o il level has
failed. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunction cor rected.
i) Tank system
H Please refuel
If the indicator l ight turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about
1.8 -2.2 gallons ( 7.0 -8. S liters) of fuel left in the
tank .
H Fuel tank system malfunction! Contact deal­
er
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iately to have the
malfunction corrected. ..,.
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Instruments and indicator lights
(D Tips
More informat ion on ref ueling is ava ila ble on
page
c::> page 156.
c:> Washer fluid level
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith was her flu id level indicato r
Ill Please refill washer fluid
Fill the washer fluid with the ignition switched
off
c::> page 169.
~ Engine start system
i ·I 1-'.ngine start system: Malfunction! Please
contact dealer.
Do not switch the ignition off because you may
not be able to switc h it on aga in.
D rive to an a uth o riz e d Aud i de aler or a uth o riz ed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immedia tely to have the
malfunctio n corrected .
Engine start sy stem: Malfun ction . Plea se con ­
tact dealer .
There is a malfunc tion in the eng ine start ing sys­
tem.
Drive to an a uthorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
i§i Defective light bulb warning
If th e 1:J indica to r li ght turns on, a b ulb has
fa iled. The mess age in dicat es th e loca tion of the
bu lb .
Re plac e t he bulb immedia tely.
Vehicle lights: system fault!
There is a malfunction in the head lights or the
light switch.
D rive to an a uth o rized Aud i de aler or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected .
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A WARNING
-
-Light bulbs a re under p ressure and can ex­
plod e when b ulbs are replaced, wh ic h in ­
creases the risk of i nju ry .
- With HID headlights (xenon headlights) , the
high-vo ltage component must be handled
correctly . O th erwise, there is a r is k of fa tal
ln JUr y.
i.ID Headlight range control
II Headlight range control sy stem: system
fault!
There is a ma lf u nction in the headlight range
contro l system, which may cause gla re for other
drive rs.
Drive to an author ized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facil ity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted.
go Audi adaptive light
App lies to: vehicles wi th Audi ada ptive light
r!iJ Audi adaptive light : system fault!
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There is a ma lfunction in the adap tive lights. The
headlig hts st ill funct ion.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
@.D Light/rain sensor
App lies to: vehicles wit h lig ht/ra in sensor
£1 Automatic headlights /wipers: System fault!
The light/rain sensor is malfunctioning.
The low beams remain sw itched on at all times
fo r safety reasons when the light switch is in the
AUTO position. Yo u can cont in u e to turn the
li ghts on and off us ing the lig ht switch. You can
sti ll contro l all fu nctions that are i ndependent of
the rain senso r thr ough the winds hield wiper lev­
e r.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted.

Instruments and indicator lights
component in your engine system has been as ­
signed a code. In case of a ma lfunction, the com­
ponent w ill be identif ied and the fau lt stored as a
code in the control module memory.
The MI L light may a lso ill uminate if there is a
leak in the on-board f uel vapor recovery system.
If the light ill uminates after a refueling, stop the
veh icle and make sure the fuel filler cap is prop­
erly closed (on ly vehicles with gasoline engine)
¢ page 157 .
In order to make an accurate d iagnosis, the stor­
ed data can on ly be displayed using special diag­
nostic equipment (generic scan too l for 0BD) .
In order to connect the specia l diagnostic equip ­
ment, p ush the plug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release ¢
fig. 5.
Your authorized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the nec­
essary repair.
A WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per­
sonal use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
Electronic speed limiter
Your veh icle may be facto ry equipped with ti res
that are r ated for a maxim um speed of 130 mph
(210 km/h) . This is less than the maxim um speed
of yo ur vehicle. To reduce the risk of sudden tire
fa ilur e and loss of control if the veh icle is operat­
ed at excessive speeds, your vehicle a lso has an
electronic speed limiter. The electronic speed lim iter prevents your vehicle from going faster
than the t ire speed rating . For more information
¢ page 171 .
If the engine contro l unit receives faulty vehicle
ro ad speed s ignals, the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
¢4 will illum inate . If this occurs,
contact the nearest authorized Audi dealer for
assistance .
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A WARNING
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Always observe the posted speed limits and
adjust your speed to suit preva iling road, traf­
fic and weather conditions. Never drive your
vehi cle faster than the maximum speed rating
of the ti res insta lled.

Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
- Remote control key
c> page 25,
-Sensors in the door handles* c> page 26,
-Inner central locking switch c> page 2 7, or
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door
c> page 28.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you un lock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the vehicle.
If the vehicle is unlocked and the flashing contin­
ues, then
- one of the doors or the luggage compa rtment
lid is open,
- the ignition is still switched on, or
- the P selector lever position (vehicles with au -
tomat ic transmission*) is not engaged.
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) .
T he vehicle can be unlocked if the opening func­
tion in the central locking system switch is used,
one of the door handles is pulled or the ignition key is removed.
In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors will also automatically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid will lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system if
only the driver's door or the entire vehi ­
cle shou ld unlock when unlocking
c> page 27 ,
Setting the central locking system.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
~ The following conditions prevent you from lock-.....,
~ ing your remote control key in the vehicle: N ...... 0 0
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Opening and closing
- If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
fi'.J button on the re­
mote contro l key or touching the locking sen­
sor* on a door.
- When locking using the
ffi button in the central
locking switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open
c> page 27.
- If the most recently used convenience key* is in
the luggage compartment, the luggage com­
partment lid automatically unlocks again after
closing it
c> page 28. The emergency flashers
blink four times.
Do not lock your vehicle with the remote control
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
luggage compartment lid are closed . This helps
to prevent you from locking yourself out acc iden­
tally .
A WARNING
- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
ple) from accidenta lly being locked in the
vehicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un­
supervised. In an emergency it would be im­
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
(D Tips
- Do not leave valuables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle . If the LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the central locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
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Opening and clo sin g
Key set
Fig. 13 Your veh icle key set
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@ Remote control key o r con venience k ey*
The convenience key is a remote control key with
special functions
c> page 26 and c> page 62.
W ith the remote control key, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle and start the engine . To fold
the key out and back in place, press the release button
c> fig. 13 -arrow-.
Repla cing a ke y
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility . Have
this key de ­
activated .
It is important to bring a ll keys with
you .
If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insu rance company.
Numb er of k ey s
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the instrument cluster d isplay . It
will show you this when you adjust the time
c> page 9. For examp le, the display 1/2 means
you are using vehicle key numbe r one out of two
keys total assigned to the vehicle. This way, you
can make sure that you have all the keys when
purchasing a used vehicle.
Electronic immobilizer
The immob il izer prevents una uthorized use of
the vehicle .
Under certain c ircumstances, the veh icle may not
be ab le to start if there is a key from a different
veh icle man ufact urer on the key cha in.
A WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
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time . This applies particularly when children
rema in in the vehicle. Otherwise the children
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows .
A WARNING
Applies to: vehicles with ignition lock
Do not remove the key from the ign it ion lock
until the vehicle has come to a complete stop.
Otherw ise, the steering lo ck could engage
suddenly and increase the risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- T he opera tion of the remote cont rol key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the v ic inity of the vehi­
cle working in the same frequency range
(such as a ce ll phone or radio equipment).
- For an exp lanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulat ions, see
c> page 221.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig . 14 Remot e con tro l key: LED
Fig . 15 Remote con tro l key : o pen in g th e cov er

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LED in the remote control key
The LED ¢ fig . 14 in fo rms you of the remote con­
tro l key function .
.. If you p ress a b utton b riefly, the L ED blinks
on ce .
.. If the L ED does no t blink , the remote con trol
key batt ery is dead . The message
1:1 Please
change key battery
may also appear in the in­
strument cluster display . Replace the battery in
the remote contro l key.
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry the cover @off of the key CD using a coin
¢ fig. 15.
.. Remove the cover in the direction of the arrow .
.. Inse rt the n ew battery with the" +" facing up.
.. Press the cover back onto the key until it clicks
into place .
@ For the sake of the environment
Discharged batteries must be disposed of us­
ing methods that will not harm the env iron­
ment. Do not dispose of them in household
tras h.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery i n the re­
m ote co ntro l key .
Remote control key synchronization
If the ve hicle ca nnot be u nlock ed/locked by the
r emo te control, yo u can synchron ize the remo te
con trol key.
.. Press the remote co ntrol key button [@].
.. Inse rt the key in the driver's door lock wit hin 30
se con ds.
.. Press th e ~ button or~ button .
Open ing and closing
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fi g. 16 Remote control key: b utto n p rogra mming
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the ffi butto n CD
¢fig.16 .
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the~ button @¢ &
once .
.,. To unlo ck the l uggage compart ment lid, press
t he
c:5 but ton @ briefly.
.,. To open* the l uggage compar tment lid, p ress
an d hold the
c:5 button @for at least one sec­
ond.
.. To trigger the a la rm, press the
! PANIC I button
@ . The vehicle ho rn and emergency flashers
are activated.
.,. To t urn off t he ala rm, press the
I PANIC I button
@ again .
If the vehicle is un locked and a door or the l ug­
gage compartment lid are not opened w it hi n 30
secon ds, the vehicle locks again a utoma tica lly .
T h is feature p revents the ve hicl e from being acc i­
dentally left unl ocked over a long period of t ime.
T h is does not app ly if yo u press the
c:5 bu tton @
f or at le ast o ne second .
Yo u can set in th e Infotainment system if
only
t h e dr iver's doo r o r the entire vehicle should un­
lock w hen unlo cking <=?
page 2 7. In vehicles
withou t an Infotainment sys tem, yo u can unloc k
the entire vehicle using se lective door unlocking .
A WARNING ,..__
Read and heed all WARNI NGS¢ &. in Descrip ­
tion on page 23 .
(D Tips
- Only use the remo te control key w hen yo u
are within view o f th e veh icle.
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Opening and clo sin g
-The vehicle can only be locked when these­
l ector lever is in the P position (automatic
transmission).
- Do not use t he remote control when you are
inside the vehicle . Otherwise, you could un­
i ntentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
a larm wou ld be triggered. If this happens,
press the
CD unlock button.
- Only use the panic funct ion in an emergen­
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
A pp lies to : ve hicles w ith conven ience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­ trol key.
F ig . 1 7 Doo r hand le: unlock ing/ lock ing senso r
Unlocking the vehicle
• To unlock the d river's or front passenger's door,
grab the door hand le of the respective door .
The door unlocks automatically.
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the grip piece in the luggage compartment lid
c> page28.
Locking the vehicle
Requirement: the P selector lever position must
be engaged and all doors must be closed.
• To lock the vehicle, close the door an d touch
the sensor on the door handle
on ce c> fig. 17,
c> .&, . Do not hold the door hand le wh ile doing
this.
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Un locking and locking the vehicle can o nly be
done at the front doors . The remote control key
cannot be more than approx imately
4 ft (1.5 m)
away from the door handle. It makes no differ­
ence whether the master key is in your jacket
pocket or in your briefcase, for example.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period d i­
rectly after locking it. This way you have the op­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
You can set in the Infotainment system if
only
the driver 's door or the entire vehicle should un­
l ock when unlock ing
c> page 27. In vehicles
without an Infotainment system, you can unlock
the entire vehicle using se lective doo r unlocking .
_& WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c> ,& in Descrip­
tion on page 23.
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of t ime, note the following:
- The proximity sensor sw itches off after a
few days to
save ene rgy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to ope n it.
- The energy management system gradually
tu rns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing
and to main tain the ve hicl e's ability to start
for as long as poss ible. You may no t be ab le
to unlo ck your veh icle using the conven ience
key.
- For an ex planation on co nfo rm ity w it h t he
FCC reg ulations in the Un ited States and the
I n dustry Canada regulations, see
c>poge 221.

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Central locking switch
Fig. 18 Dr iver's door: central locking switch
Fig. 19 Rear center console: central locking switch
.,. To lock the veh icle, press the fi'.l button ¢,&. .
.,. To unlock the veh icle, press the
63 button .
You can
lock and unloc k your vehicle using the
central locking switch in the driver's or front pas­
senger's door¢
fig. 18. You can only lo ck your
ve hicle using the central locking switch o n the
center console
c::> fig. 19.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the fo llow ing applies :
- Open ing the door and the luggage compart ­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
l ight) .
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: you can open the doors indiv idual­
ly from the inside by pulling the door handle.
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door hand le
again.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors unlock automatically to allow access
to the vehicle.
Op enin g an d clos ing
A WARNING
--The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is sw itched off a nd automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
fi'.l but­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially child ren.
a) Tips
- Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
¢ page 23. You can unlock the veh icle
agai n using the
63 button in the cent ral lock­
ing switch.
- T he doors cannot be un locked with the cen­
tral locking switch on the cen ter conso le.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock.
.,. Select: the I CAR ! function button > ( Car ) Sys­
tem s*
control button > Vehicle setting s > (Cen­
tral lo cking )*.
Unloc k do ors -
you can decide if All doors or only
the
Dr iver door should unlock . The luggage com­
partment lid also un locks when
All is selected. If
you select
Driver in a vehicle wi th a convenience
key*, only the door whose hand le you p ull w ill un­
lock.
If you se lect
Driv er, a ll the doors and luggage
c ompartmen t lid w ill unlock if you p ress the
[fil]
button on the remote control key tw ice.
Tone wh en locking -if you select On , a tone will
sound when you lock the vehicle .
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