2017 AUDI Q3 seats

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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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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Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E xterio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I n terior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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
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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
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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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S afe ty belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety belts ........................ 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Airb ag sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
M on itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 127
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
S ide curtai n airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
I mpor tant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
C hi ld se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
L ATCH system ( lowe r anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
B ra ke flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
B at tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
W indshield was her system . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Service inte rval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Wheel s ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 171
Wheels and Tires . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 171
Tire press ure monitoring system 188
Care and cle aning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Ca r washes ... .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. .. . 191
C leaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 192
Placing your veh icle out of service . . . . . . 196
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 197
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Table of contents
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E lectrica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Eme rgency s ituation s . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Start ing by p ush ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 209
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 209
U se of jumper cables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 210
Tow ingwithatowt ruck . .......... ... 211
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessories and Technical Data . 215
Technic al d ata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Notes abo ut te chnical da ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
D imens ions. ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. 2 16
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Gasoli ne engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Consumer informat ion . . . . . . . . . . 218
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Operating you r vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Maintenance ...... .... ........... ... 218
Accessor ies and techn ica l changes . . . . . . 220
De claration of Comp liance,
T elecomm unica tions and Ele ctr onic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Index ............................. 222
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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!

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-Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing
injuries.
- The front seat backrests must not be re­
clined too far back when driving, because
this impairs the effectiveness of the safety
belts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of injury.
- To minimize the risk of injury during sudden
braking or a collision, the driver and the
front passenger must not drive or r ide with
the backrest in the reclined position. The
safety belts and airbag system can only pro­
vide the greatest protection possible when
the backrests are in the upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po­
sition and safety belt position .
Front center armrest
Applie s to vehicles with a front center armrest
Fig. 49 Armrest between the driver's seat and passenger's
seat
.. Fold up the center armrest support to open the
storage compartment.
.. To adjust the center armrest, lift up the arm­
rest notch by notch .
.. To bring the center armrest back down, raise it
out of the top notch and then fold it back
down.
The armrest can slide forward and back. Please note that the driver 's ability to move his or
her arm may be restricted when the armrest is
folded down. Because of this, the armrest should
not be fo lded down during city driving.
Seats and storage
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Fig. SO Front seat: head restraints
Adjust the head restraints so th at the upper edge
of the head restraint is located between the cen ­
ter of the head and the top of the head. If that is
not possible, try to adjust as close to this posi­
tion as poss ible.
.,. Hold the head restraint at the sides with both
hands and slide the head restraint up/down un­
til it clic ks into place .
_&. WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
r:¢, page 103, Proper adjustment of
head restraints .
- Driving with the head restra ints not in the
upright position increases the risk of serious
injury.
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Rear head restraints
Fig . 51 Rear seats : oute r head restra ints
Fig . 52 Rear head restra ints: release po int
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"' I f the re are passengers in the rear seat, move t he
head restrai nts up on the occup ied seats at least
to the next notch
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Adjusting the head restraints
• To move the head rest raint up, ho ld it at the
s ides with both hands and slide it al l the way up
u nt il you feel it cl ick in to p lace.
• To move the head restraint down, press the
button @.:::>
fig. 51 and slide the head restraint
downward .
Removing th e head restraints
• Fo ld the backrest forward c::> page 49 .
• Slide the head res t all the way up.
• Press the release point@<=>
fig. 52, for exam­
ple using the screwdriver from the vehicle tool
kit, push the button and the button @. Pull the
head restraint out of the backrest at the same
time ¢,&. .
Install ing the h ead re st ra int s
• Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the guides unti l the posts click into place.
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• Press the button @ and slide the head restraint
all the way down. You should not be able to
pull the head restraint out of the backrest.
So that the driver can have a better view to the rear, the head restraints shou ld be pushed down
completely when the rear seats are not occupied.
A WARNING
- Always read and follow the applicab le warn­
ings¢
page 103, Proper adjustment of
head restraints.
- Only remove the rear seat head restra ints
when necessary in order to install a ch ild
seat . Install the head restraint again imme­
diately once the child seat is removed . Driv­
ing with the head restraints removed or not
in the upright position inc reases the risk of
ser io us inju ry.
@ Tips
Correctly adjusted head restra ints and safety
belts are an extreme ly effective combinat ion
of safety features.
Sockets
Appl ies to : vehicles with socket
Fig. 53 Front center co nsole : 12 Vo lt socket *
Fig. 54 Rear center console : 12 Volt socket*

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.. Inse rt the plug for the e lectrical device into the
socket (Dc::>fig .
53 .
The 12 vo lt socket ca n be used for elec trical ac­
cessories. The power cons umption at the o utlet
must not exceed 120 watts .
There is an additional 12V socket in the cen ter
console.
& WARNING
Th e sockets and the electrical accessories co n­
nected to them only f unction when the igni­
tion is switched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to ser ious injuries or b urns . To reduce the risk
of injur ies, never leave ch ild ren unattended in
the vehicle with the veh icle key .
CD Note
-To reduce t he risk of damage to the vehicle
electrical system, never attempt to charge
the veh icle battery by co nnect ing accesso­
r ies that prov ide power, such as solar pa nels
or batte ry charge rs, to the 12 Volt sockets.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sockets,
on ly use pl ugs that fit correct ly.
{!) Tips
The vehicle battery d rains when accessories
are turned on b ut the engine is off.
Storage
Cup holders
F ig . 55 Rea r cente r arm rest: rea r cup hol ders•
Your veh icle has c up holde rs in the front center
console, i n the doo r poc kets and in the rear cen­
ter armrest *.
Seats and storag e
Rear cup holders*
.. Tilt t he rear ce nter arm rest all the way down .
.. To open the cup holder, tap on the
W symbol @
c::>fig. 55.
.. To adjust the cup holder to fit the beverage
container, push the correspond ing arm @ in
the direction of the arrow .
.. Place your beverage in the holder and release
the arm . The arm swings back by i tself and se ­
cures the beverage .
.. To close the cu p holde rs , p re ss the cen ter piece
between bot h arms and push t he cup holders
all the way bac k in to the slot .
& WARNING
-Do not put any hot beverages in the cup
holder while t he vehicle is movi ng . Hot bev ­
erages could spill , which can cause injury.
- Do not use any brea kab le beve rage contain­
ers (for examp le, made o ut o f gl ass or por­
celain). Yo u could be injured by them in the
event of an accident.
CD Note
Beve rage conta iners in the cup holders should
a lways have a lid . If not, beverages could s pill
and cause damage to veh icle equipment , such
electro nics or seat covers.
Glove compartment
The glove compartment can lock*, illuminate*
and refrigerate* .
Fig. 56 Glove compart ment : sw it ching coo ling m ode· on/
off
.. To open the glove compa rtment, pull the han -
dle in t he lid and tilt the lid downward.
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• To switch the cooling* on, turn the knob @
counter-clockwise. The symbo ls on the knob
must appear as they do in¢
fig. 56.
• To switch the cooling* off, turn the knob@
clockwise.
• To close the glove compartment, swing the lid
upwa rd unt il it clicks into place.
A WARNING
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Always leave the lid on the glove compart­
ment cover closed while drivi ng to reduce the
r isk of injury.
Additional compartments
You will find a variety of storage compartments
and holders at various locations in the vehicle .
- In the doo r trim pane ls.
- In the center console .
- On the side of the front seats*. The sliding com-
partment can hold a maximum of 3 .3 lbs (1.5
kg) and the folding compartment can ho ld 2.2
lbs (1 kg).
- Nets* on the backrests of the front seats
- Garment hooks next to and above the rear
doors.
- Bag/secur ing hooks in luggage compartment.
A WARNING
- Make sure that the view to the rear is not
obstructed by hanging garments.
- Hang only lightwe ight cloth ing and be sure
that there are no heavy or sharp-edged ob­
jects in the pockets.
- Do not use coat hangers to hang the cloth­
ing because t his could impair the effective­
ness of the s ide air bags *.
- Only use the storage compartments in the
door trim panels to store small objects that
will not stick out of the compa rtment and
impa ir the range of the side a irbags.
- When driving, do not leave any hard objects
on the rear window shelf or a llow your pet
to sit on the she lf. They could restr ict o r
block the driver 's vision in the rear view mir ­
ror and become a hazard for vehicle occu-
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pants in the event of sudden braking or a
crash.
(D Note
Objects located on the rear she lf that rub
against the rear window could damage the heating wires for the rear window defogger.
(D Tips
A vent slot is located between the shel f and
the rear window. Do not b lock the vent with
any items you may place on the rear window
shelf.
Luggage compartment
General information
A WARNING
Read and follow the important safety precau­
tions in¢
page 105, Loading the luggage
compartment.
Luggage compartment cover
App lies to: vehicles with lu ggage compartment cover
Fig . 5 7 Luggage compartment: cover attac hed
Fig . 58 Right front section of the luggage compartment:
remov ing the luggage compartment cover
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Attaching
• Pull the cover out and attach it in the mounting
eyelets in the s ide trim panel~
fig. 57 .
Removing
• Pull both levers all the way in the d irection of
the arrow ~
fig. 58.
• Pull the cover upwa rd to remove.
Installing
• Place both s ides of the cover into the mount s
on the side trim .
• Push the cover downward unt il both s ides clic k
in to place .
Storing*
Depend ing on the vehicle equipment , you can
store the cover u nder the cargo floor
~ page 51 .
& WARNING
- T o reduce the risk of accidents, the luggage
c ompartmen t cover should never be u nse­
cur ed unde r any ci rcums tan ces .
- T he luggage compartment cover is not a
s ur face for sto ring objec ts. Obje cts placed
on the cover cou ld endanger a ll vehicle oc ­
c u pants during sudden braking maneuvers
o r in a crash .
CD Note
To avoid damage , let the luggage comp art ­
ment cover roll up slow ly after removing .
Seats and storag e
Increasing the size of the luggage
compartment
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward ei­
ther separately or together .
Fig. 59 Back rest: re le ase leve r
Folding the backrest forward
• Pull the release leve r@ ~ fig. 59 in t he d irec -
tion of the arrow and fold the backrest forward .
Folding the backre st back into the upright
position
• Fold the backrest back up again unt il it latches
and the red marking @ is no longer visible
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& WARNING
- T he ba ckrest m ust alw ays be sec ure ly lat ch­
e d so that t he s afety be lt of the center seat­
ing posi tion can wo rk properly to help pro ­
tect the occupant .
- T he back res t m ust be securely latched in po ­
sition so that no items co ntained in the lug­
gage compartment can s lide forward upon
sudden b raking .
- Always check whether the latch is fully en ­
gaged by p ulling the seatback forward .
- Always read and heed WARNINGS ~.&.
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Loading the luggage compartment on
page
105.
CD Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is fo lded forward, yo u
could damage the head restraints on t he
rear seat.
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