2017 AUDI Q3 lock

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments .... ... .......... .. .. .. .
Indicator lights .. .. .......... .. .. .. .
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .. .. .
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6
6
6
8
8
10
17
Driver information system . . . . . . 19
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
L uggage compartment lid ......... ... .
Ch ild safety lock ... ........... .... .. .
Po wer wi ndows .. ............ .... .. .
Panorama gla ss roof .......... .... .. .
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31
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33
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E xterio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I n terior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Climate con trol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Driving .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 58
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Starting and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with an ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . 60
Starting and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with a convenience key) ..... . .
D river messages .. .. .. ............. . .
E le ctromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing from a stop .. ........ ..... . .
D rivi ng offroad . .. ... ...... ....... .. .
Automatic transmission
62
63
64
66
66
67
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
T raile r towing information . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Driver assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Assist ........ .. .. .. .. ........... .. 78
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Parking systems
General information
Rear parking system 85
85
85
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones ........ ... ... ...... ....... ... 90
Erro r messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
T ra iler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 92
El ectronic Stabilization Control (ESC ) . . . . 92
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
A ll wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Genera l notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Correct passenge r seat ing positions . . . . . 101
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

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(!) Door handle
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Central locking switch
Cent ral locking L ED ......... .. .
Side assist button
Side assist d isplay
H eadlight cont rol sw itch .... .. .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
L ever for turn s ignal and h igh
beams .. .. .... . .......... .. .
® Multifunction ste ering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ........... .. .
- Driver information system con-
trols .. .. ............... .. .
- Audio , te lephone, nav igation and
vo ice recognit ion controls
- Programmable steering wheel
button . .. .. ........... .. .. .
- Rocker switches for tiptronic
mode . ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Windshield washer system lever
@ I S TART EN GIN E ST OPI button .. .
@ Pa rking brake button ....... .. .
~ Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction or ignition lock . ... .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment .... .
@ Cruise contro l lever .... ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ Inst rument illum ination ... .. .. .
@ Hood r ele as e .... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Automat ic luggage compartment
lid .. .. ... ............. ..... .
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80
80
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36
121
19
20
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40
62
64
63
60
78
17
37
159
29
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment 38
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power windows . .. .. .. ..... .. .
@ Child safety lock ............. .
@ Buttons/indi cator lights for:
- Eme rgency flashers .. ..... .. .
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF .... .
@ Infotainment system display (does
not fold away)
@ G love compartment .......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Infota inment system control panel
@ Buttons/indicator lights for:
- Drive se lect .. .. ............ .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
( E SC) . .. .. .. .. ....... ..... .
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36
128
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121
83
93
- Park ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
- Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
@ Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . 56
@ Se lector lever (automatic transm is -
sion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
@ Center conso le w ith:
- Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
- Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- USB charging port
(D Tips
-Some the eq uipment listed here is on ly in ­
sta lled in certain models or is available as
an opt ion.
- The image in the instrument cluster d isplay
depends on the vehicle equipment. A maxi­
mum of two versions will be pictured in th is
Owner's Manual.
- A separate operat ing manua l describes how
to operate the Infota inment system .
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CD Note
- Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating during
high outside temperatures and heavy en-
gine load.
- The front spoiler also helps to distribute
cooling air correctly wh ile driving. If the
spo iler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impai red and the risk of the engine over­
heating will increase. See an authorized
A udi dealer or authori zed Aud i Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev ­
olutions per minute
(RPM).
You shou ld shift to the next lowest gear when
the eng ine speed is be low 1,500 RPM. The beg in­
ning of the red zone in the tachometer indicates
the maximum permissible engine speed for all
gears once the engine has been broken in and
when it is warmed up to operating temperature.
Before reaching this zone, you should sh ift into
the next highest gear, select the D selector lever position, or remove your foot from the accelera­
tor pedal.
CD Note
The needle in the tachometer @
Q page 8,
fig. 3 may only be in the red zone of the
gauge for a short t ime or the engine could be
damaged. The location where the red zone
begins va ries depend ing on the eng ine.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duce operating noise.
Fuel level
The fuel leve l ind icator only ope rates when the
i gnit io n is switched on. The
tD Qpage 15
turns on if the reserve quant ity of fuel is reac hed.
In strum ents an d ind ic a to r ligh ts
The fue l tank capacity of your vehicle is listed in
the Techni cal Data section
Q page 216.
(D Note
Neve r dr ive until the tank is comp lete ly emp­
ty. The irregu la r supply of fuel that res ults
from that can cause engine misfires . Uncom­
busted fuel w ill then enter the exhaust sys­
tem. This can cause overheat ing and damage
to the catalyt ic converter.
Time/date display
You can switch between the quartz clock or the GPS controlled clock* depend ing on the vehicle
equipment. For mo re information, refe r to you r
MM I Operating Manual.
Outside temperature display
T he instrument cluster display shows the outside
temperature. At temperatures be low 42 °F ( +S
°C), a snowflake symbo l appears in front of the
temperature display.
If your vehicle is stationary or if you a re driving at
very low speeds, the temperature displayed may be slight ly higher than the actual temperature
o utside due to the heat radiating from the en ­
gine.
A WARNING
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Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature d isplay. Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outside tempe rature is a round 42 °F (+5 °C)
a nd that i ce can increase t he risk of a cc idents.
(0 Tips
You can set the units used for temperature,
speed and othe r measurements in the Info­
tai nment system.
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Electromechanical steering,/
¢ page 96
Steer ing lock
¢ page 14
Yellow indicator light s
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TPMS
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Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ,/
¢page 14
Electronic Stabili zation Control
(ESC) ,/
c>page 14
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢ page 92
USA models :
Anti-loc k braking system (ABS) ,/
¢page 14
Canada models:
Anti -lock braking system (ABS) ,/
¢page 14
Safety systems,/
c>page l4
Brake pads
¢page 15
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page 12
Tire Pressu re Monitoring System*
,/
¢page 188
Tire pressure monitoring system*
¢page 188
Electronic power control,/
c>page 15
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
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c>page 15
Eng ine speed limitation*
¢page 15
Engine oi l level
¢ page 15
Engine oi l sensor
¢ page 15
Instruments and indicator lights
Battery charge
¢ page 13
Tank system
¢page 15
Washer fluid level*
c>page 16
Engine start system
¢page 16
Electromechanical steering./
¢page 96
Steering lock
¢page 14
Remote control key*
c>page 63
Battery in remote control key
c>page24
Bulb fa ilure indicator
c>page 16
Headlight range control system
c>page 16
Adaptive light*
c>page 16
light/rain sensor *
c>page 16
Adaptive dampers*
c>page 17
Speed warning system*
c>page 78
Canada models:
Speed warning system*
c>page 78
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
c>page 17
Trailer turn signa ls*
c> page 17
USA models:
Cruise control system
c>page 78
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Instruments and indicator lights
If the message does not turn off, have an author ­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty repa ir the malfunction .
t Safety belt
The. indicator light stays on unti l the driver's
and front passenger's safety be lts are fastened.
Above a certain speed, there will also be a warn­
ing tone .
(D Tips
For addit ional information on safety be lts,
see
¢ page 109.
@ -Steering lock
• Steering fau lt! Do not dri ve vehicle!
There is a malfunction in the electronic steering
lock . You cannot turn the ignition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Fac ility for assistance.
ell Steering lock: System fault! Ple ase contact
dealer.
There is a malfunc tion in the electronic steering
lock .
D rive to an a uth o rized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized
Aud i Serv ice Fa cility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corre cted .
A WARNING
Do not tow your veh icle when the re is a mal ­
function in the electronic stee ring lock - this
increases the risk of an accident.
;;.! [J Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the bl indicator light blinks wh ile driving, the
ESC or ASR (Anti-Slip Regu lation) is actively regu­
lating.
If the
bl indicato r light turns on, the system has
sw itched the ESC off. In this case, you can switch
the ignition off and then on to switch the ESC on
again . The indicator light turns off when the sys­
tem is functioning fully.
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If the II ind icator light turns on, ESC was
switched off using the
I ~ OF FI button
¢ page 92.
Stabilization con trol (ESC / ABS ): Fault! See
owne r's manual
If the GJ ind icator light and the ABS indicato r
li gh t
[El (U SA mode ls) I [iJ (Canada models)
turn on an d this message appears, there is a mal­
f unction in the ABS system or electronic differen ­
tia l lock. This also causes the ESC to malfunction.
The brakes still function with their normal power,
but ABS is not active.
Drive to an au thorized A udi dealer or authori zed
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
If the 1111 (USA models) • (Canada mod­
e ls) brake system indicator light turns on to­
gether with the ABS and ESC ind icator lights,
the ABS and ESC regulating function may have malfunctioned . Funct ions that stab ilize
the vehicle are no longer availab le. This co uld
cause the vehicle to swerve, which in cr eases
the r is k that the vehicle will slide . Dr ive care­
fu lly to the nearest authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility and have the malfunction corrected.
(D Tips
For addi tional in format ion on ESC and ABS,
refer to¢
page 92.
!J..' Safety systems
The E,i indicator lig ht monitors the safety sys­
tems.
If the
E,i ind icator light turns on or blinks, there
i s a ma lfunction in a safety system.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or authori zed
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.

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
I X CX) cc
@ 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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