2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN service

A WARNING 1=
- Never open the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coolant escap ing from the engine
compartment. This increases the risk of
burns . Wa it until you no longer see or hea r
steam o r coolant escap ing .
- The e ngine compartment in any veh icle can
be a dangerous area. Stop the eng ine and
allow it to cool before wo rking in the engine
c ompar tment. A lways fo llow the informa­
t ion found in
r=:> page 316, Working in the
engine comportment .
(D Note
Do not co nti nu e d riving if t he . ind icator
light t urns o n as this increases the risk of en­
gine damage .
~ Engine oil pressure
• Switch off engine! Oil pre ssure too low
Stop the eng ine and do not continue driving.
Check the engine oil leve l r=:> page 321.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
r=:> page 319. Only cont inue dr iv ing o nce the in­
dicato r light turn s off.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light st ill tur ns on, turn the eng ine off and
do not con tinue driving. See an a utho rized Aud i
dealer or author ized A udi Service Facility for as ­
sistance .
(D Tips
The oil pressure w arning is not an o il level in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regu la rly.
0 Generator/Vehicle battery
• Ele ctrical system: malfunction! B atter y is
not being charged
There is a malfunction in the alternator or the ve­
h icle electrical system .
cc Drive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or a uthorized CXl
~ Aud i Service Fac ility immediately . Tur n off all u n-
~ necessary electr ica l equipment because it w ill 0
~ drain the battery. See an authorized Audi dealer 00
Cockpit o ve rv iew
or authorized Audi Service Facility if the battery
charge level is too low.
(•] Electri cal sy stem: malfun ction! Re start not
po ssible. Plea se cont act Servi ce
T he vehicle battery was disconnected from the
vehicle e lectr ica l system and will no longer
c h arge. Dr ive to an a uthorized Aud i dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facili ty immedia tely.
Do not stop t he eng ine, o r you w ill not be ab le to
sta rt it again.
If you can no longer start the en­
gine, see an a uth o rized Aud i dea ler or authori zed
A udi Service Facility for assis tance .
(•j Electrical system: malfunction! Plea se con­
tac t Service
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iately. Because the ve­
hicle battery is discharging, tu rn off a ll unneces­
sa ry elect rical eq uipment such as the rad io. See
an a uth orized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized Aud i
Service Facility if the batte ry charge leve l is too
l ow .
(•] Electrical system: low battery charge . Bat­
tery will be charged while driving
T he starting ab ility may be impa ired .
If this message t urns off after a little whi le, the
vehicle battery charged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off, have an author ­
ized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facili ­
ty repair the malfunction .
!f Safety systems
The fll indicator light monitors the safety sys­
tems .
If the
fll ind icator light turns on or blinks, there
is a ma lfunction in a safety system .
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
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Cockpit over view
A WARNING
Have the safety systems i nspected immed i­
ately . Otherw ise, there is a risk that the sys ­
tems may not activate during a collision,
wh ich increases the risk of serious injury or
death.
~ Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on unti l the d rive r's
and fron t passenger's safety be lts are buckled .
Above a certain speed, there will also be a wa rn ­
ing tone.
(D Tips
For add it iona l information on safety be lts ,
see
~ page 258.
@ -Steering lock
• Do not d rive vehicle: steering defecti ve
There is a malfunc tion in the elect ronic stee ring
loc k. You ca nnot t urn the ignition on .
D o
not tow your veh icle because it cannot be
steered . See an authorized A udi dealer or au tho r­
i z ed A udi Servi ce Fa cili ty for assistance.
1;11 Steering lock: sy stem fault! Pleas e contact
Servic e
There is a malfunction in the elec tronic steering
lock .
Drive to an a uthor ized Audi dea ler or authori zed
Aud i Serv ice Fa cili ty immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
A WARNING
Do not tow your veh icle when there is a mal ­
function in the electronic stee ring lock
-this
increases the risk of an accident.
....e Engine start system
M ·I t-:ngin e start system ma lfun ction! Plea se
c ontact Servic e
Do not switch the ignit ion off because you may
not be able to switc h it o n aga in .
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Drive to an au thorized A udi dealer or authori zed
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
IIJ Engine s tart system malfunction! Plea se
contact Service
There is a ma lf u nction in the engine sta rting sys­
tem.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
~ Engine stop while driving
• Engine stopped: brake servo and power
steering not po ssible
There is a ma lfunction in the engine or in t he fuel
s u pp ly system.
More force is needed to steer and brake the mov ­
i ng vehicle whe n the engi ne is stopped . If the ve­
hicle is rolling, t ry to bring it to a stop off to the
s ide from moving traffic. See an author ized Audi
dealer or authori zed A udi Service Fac ility for as ­
s istance .
A WARNING -
If the engine stops while driving, you will
need to use more force to brake the vehicle.
This increases the risk of an acc ident . There
will still be powe r steering if the ignition is
switched on while the vehicle is ro lling and
there is suff ic ient veh icle battery charge . Oth ­
e rw ise, you must use greate r force when
steering .
c:::::::> Hood
• Warning! Hood i s no t lo cked. Stop vehicle
and che ck the lo ck
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears , the hood lock ing mechan ism is not en­
gaged co rrectly .
Stop immediately and close the hood
~ page 318 .

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!;.!~ Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If th€: G1 indicato r ligh t blink s w hile d riving, the
E SC or ASR (Anti-S lip Reg ulation) is active ly reg u­
l at ing .
I f
the: GJ indicator light turns on, the system has
sw itched the ESC off. In this case , you can switc h
the ign ition off and then o n to switch the ESC on
again. The indicator light turns off when the sys ­
tem is functioning fully .
I f the
II indicato r ligh t turns on, ESC was
sw itched off using the
!.$ m l button i=:> page 151.
Stabilization control (ES C/ ABS) : malfunction!
Se e owner's manual
If the: G1 ind icator light and t he ~ (USA mod­
els)/ 11] (Canada models) ABS indicator light turn
on and the message appears, there is a malfunc­
tion in the ABS or the elect ronic differential lock .
This a lso ca uses the ESC to malfunct io n. The
b rakes s till f unct io n w it h thei r norma l powe r, but
ABS is not act ive.
D rive to an autho rized Aud i dea le r or a uthorized
Aud i Servi ce Faci lity immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
For addit ional information on ESC and ABS,
see
¢ page 151.
~,t:ri /BRAKE WEAR/ (0: Brake pads
l,IJ1 :j;t!31WtJ ;j ( USA models )/riJ (Canad a mod­
el s) Brake pads !
The brake pads are wo rn.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
b rake pads c hecked .
·~ Hill hold assist
II Hill hold a ssist : unavailable
When th is message appears, h ill hold assist is
n ot available .
ii Manual control!
Cockpit o ve rv iew
If this message appears , press the b rake p eda l.
Continue driving with the he lp of th e parking
brake
¢ pag e 83.
~ Engine control
II Drive system: malfunction! Please contact
Serv ice
If the II indicator light turns on if ther e is a mal­
funct ion in the engine control.
Drive slowly to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or a u­
t h orized Audi Service Facility to have the engine
c h ecked .
EPC Engine control
Applies to : vehicles with gasoline engines
If the ~ indicato r light t urns on if there is a
malfunction in the engine cont rol.
Drive slowly to an a uthori zed Audi dea ler or a u­
thori zed Audi Serv ice Facility to have t he engine
checked.
o Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
T he ma lfunction ind icator lamp (MIL) is p art of
the On Board D iagnost ic system (OBD II) . The
¢4 c;ymbol tu rns on when the igni tion is sw itched
o n and turns off aga in once the engine is started
and ru nning at a steady idle speed. This indica tes
t h at the MIL is f unct ion ing cor rec tly.
T he ind icator light tu rns o n if there is a malfu nc­
t ion in the engine electronics . See an author ized
A udi dealer or authori zed A udi Se rvice Fa cility to
have t he mal func tion cor rected . Fo r addi tional
information, see
i=:> page 23.
The ind icator light can a lso tu rn o n if the fuel fill­
er cap is not closed correc tly
i=:> page 314 .
!?) Engine speed limitation
Applies to: vehicles wi th engine speed limitation
(Pl Maximum engine speed : XXXX rpm
The eng ine speed is automatically limited to the
speed displayed in the inst rument cl uste r. This
pro te cts the engine from ove rheating .
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Cockpit over view
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critica l temperature
range and you have released the acce lerator ped ­
al once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine contro l ma lfunction, the
II or Im in­
d icator light a lso t urns on . Make sure the eng ine
speed does not go above the speed displayed, for
examp le when downsh ift ing. Drive to an author­
ized A udi dealer or authorized Aud i Service Facili ­
ty immediately to have the malfunct ion correct­
ed.
'l::cr., Engine oil level (MIN)
II Plea se che ck oil level
You may continue driving for the t ime being .
Check the engine oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢ page 319.
- If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
¢ page 321 , Checking the engine oil level and
adding engine
oil.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica ­
tor light st ill turns on , drive at low eng ine
speed to an autho rized Aud i dealer o r autho r­
ized Audi Service Facility.
~ Engine oil sensor
II Oil l evel sen sor : system fault!
The sensor to check the engine oil leve l has
fa iled. Drive to an autho rized Aud i dea le r o r a u­
thor ized Audi Se rvice Fac il ity immediate ly to have
the m alfu nction co rrected.
(D Note
Refer to the desc ription in the Owner 's Man­
ual ¢ page 3 21, Checking the engine oil level
and adding engine
oil.
io Tank system
Ve hicles with plug -in hybrid drive* : ¢page 105 .
H Please r efuel
The first time the indicator light turns on and the
message appears, there a re approximately 1.8
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gallons (7 liters) o f fuel in the tank on front
whee l drive vehicl es, or approximate ly
2.2 ga l­
l ons
(8 .5 liters) of fue l in the tank on a ll w heel
drive veh icles.
H Please refuel immediately
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pe ars, the fuel tan k is a lmost empty. Refue l the
vehicle immed ia tely.
H Tank system: malfunction! Plea se contact
Servi ce
T here is a ma lfunction in the f uel tank system .
Drive to an authorized A udi deal er or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
(D Tips
For more information on fue ling, see
¢ page 313.
~ Washer fluid level
m Please add washer fluid
Fill the washe r fl uid fo r the windshie ld washer
system and the head light washer system* when
the ignit ion is switched off
¢ page 327.
'+>' Windshield wipers
a 111/indshield wiper: system fault!
Ther e is a ma lf u nction with the winds hield wip­
ers.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
~ Driver's door*
fl Driver 's door: malfunction ! Sh ift to P before
leav ing veh icle. See owner's manual
There is a ma lfunction in the driver's door. Se lect
the P selector lever position (automatic transmis-
s ion) to secure the vehicle.
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Drive to an authorized Audi dea ler o r a uthorize d
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
·Xf>: · Bulb failure indicator
If the II indicator light turns on, a bulb has
fa iled. The message ind icates the location of the
bulb .
Replace the bulb immediately.
Vehicle light s: sys tem fault!
There is a malfunction in the head ligh ts or the
l ight switch. D rive to an authorized Audi dealer o r
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to
h ave the ma lf u nction corrected .
A WARNING
-Light bulbs are under pressure and can ex­
plode when bulbs are replaced, which in­
creases the risk of injury.
-With HID headlights (xenon headlights), the
high-voltage component must be handled
correctly. Otherw ise, there is a risk of fata l
injury.
~()) Dynamic headlight range control
li1 Headlight r ange con trol : sy stem fault!
There is a malfunction in the dynamic headlight
range control system, wh ich may cause glare for
other drivers.
Drive to an autho rized Audi dea ler o r authorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
~O Audi adaptive light
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi a daptive light
mi1 Aud i adapti ve l ight: system fault!
-
There is a malfunction in the adapt ive lights. The
headlights still function.
D rive to an aut ho rized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@f> Light/rain sensor
App lies to : vehicles wi th lig ht/ra in se nsor
!;I Automati c headlight s/wiper s: system fault!
The light/rain sensor is malfunctioning.
The low beams remain switched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in the
AUTO pos ition. You can cont inue to turn the
li ghts on and off us ing the light switch . You can
st ill control all wiper functions that are inde­
pendent of the rain sensor .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
Q Suspension control
Applies to: vehicles wit h suspension cont rol
fl Su spen sion: system fault!
There is a suspension contro l ma lfunction.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
¢ ¢ Turn signals
If the . or B indicator light blinks, a tur n sig­
nal is turned on . If both indicato r lights are blink­
i ng, the emergency flashers are on.
If an ind icator light blinks tw ice as fast as usual,
a turn signal bu lb has failed. Carefully drive to an
authorized Aud i dealer or a uth orized Aud i Serv ice
Fac ility imme diate ly to have the ma lfunction cor­
r ec ted .
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Opening and closin g
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key <=> page 36, or
-Sensors in the front door handles"
<=>page 36, or
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door<=> page 38,
or
-Interior central locking switch <=> page 3 7.
Tu rn sign als
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
vehicle and flash once when you lock the vehicle.
I f they do not f lash, then the ignition may still be
sw itched on or one of the doors , the luggage
compartment, or the hood may be open, for ex­
ample.
Autom atic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The vehicle will unlock aga in if the ign ition key is
removed, the opening function in the centra l
lock ing switch is act ivated, or one of the door
handles is operated. The Auto Lock f unct ion can
be switched on and off in the Infotainment sys­
tem <=>
page 38.
In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors will a lso automat ica lly unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en­
tire ve hicle should be unlocked when unlocking
<=> page 38.
Unintentionally locking yourse lf out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment lid a re closed and the
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remote control key is not in the vehicle. This
helps to prevent you from locking yourself out
accidenta lly.
The following conditions prevent yo u from lock­
ing you r remote control key in the vehicle:
-If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by press ing the
Iii button on the re­
mote contro l key or touching the locking sen ­
sor* on a doo r.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is in
the luggage compartment, the luggage com­
partment lid automatically unlocks again after
closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de ­
tected inside the vehicle, then the vehicle will
not be ab le to lock from the outside.
A WARNING
-Always take the veh icle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of t ime. This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise the
children could start the eng ine or ope rate
electrical equipmen t such as power win­
dows.
- No one, especially ch ildren, should stay in
the vehicle when it is loc ked from the out­
side, because the windows can no longer be
opened from the
inside ¢ page 38. Locked
doors make it more difficu lt for emergency
workers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at risk.
(D Tips
-Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
-T he LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility.

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Key set
Fig. 2 0 Your vehi cle key se t
Remote control key
You can un lock/lock your veh icle with the remote
control key. To fold the key out and back in p lace,
p ress the release
b utton <=> fig. 20 -arrow -.
Number of keys
You can check the numbe r of keys ass igned to
your vehicle in the Infotainment system. To do
this, select the
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left
control button
> Service & checks > Veh icle in ­
formation .
This way, you can make sure that you
have a ll the keys w hen p urchasing a used vehicle .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an author ized A udi dealer or
author iz ed Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de­
ac tivated . It is important to bring all keys with
you .
If a key is lost, you should report it to your
in surance company.
Electronic immobilizer
The immob ilizer prevents unauthori zed use of
the vehicle . U nder certain circumstances, the ve­
hi cle may not be able to start if there is a key
from a different vehicle manufacture r o n the key
cha in.
Data in the master key
During dr iv ing , data that is relevant for se rvice
and maintenance is continuously stored on your
maste r key . Your Aud i service adv isor can read
out th is data and te ll yo u about the work your ve­
h icle needs. This app lies a lso to vehicles with a
conven ience key*.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
The operation of t he remote contro l key ca n
b e temporarily disrupted by interference from
transmitters near the veh icle work ing in the
same frequency range (such as a cell pho ne or
r ad io equipment).
LED and battery in the remote control key
Fig. 21 Re mote co ntro l key (rear s ide): ope ning the cover
LED in the remote control key
T he LED in the remote cont ro l key informs you of
the key's function.
.,. If you press a bu tto n briefly, t he LED b link s
once .
.. If you press and hold a button (convenience
open ing/closing), the LED b links severa l times.
.. If the LED does not blin k, the remote control
key batte ry is dead. The
la ind icator lig ht tu rns
on and t he message
Remote control key : re­
place key battery
appea rs . Re place th e ba ttery
in the remote cont ro l key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry the cove r@ off of the key (!) usi ng a coin
<=> fig. 21 .
.. Insert the new batte ry with the" +" faci ng up .
.,. Press the cove r bac k on to the key unt il it clicks
into p la ce.
@ For the sake of the environment
D isc ha rge d batt er ies must be di sp osed of us­
i ng methods t hat w ill not harm t he env iro n­
me nt. Do not dispos e of th em in hous ehol d
t ras h .
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-When operating the power top, visibility to
the rear is limited. Avoid operating the top
while driving in reverse.
(D Note
- To prevent damage to the power top:
- do not store any objects in the power top
storage compartment .
- make sure there is enough space above
the vehicle when opening or closing the
power top.
- To reduce the risk of damage, make sure
there are no sensit ive objects in the power
top storage compartment's range of mo­
tion.
(D Tips
- To prevent the vehicle battery from draining unnecessarily, do not open or close the pow­
er top repeatedly when the engine is switch­
ed off.
- A message will appear in the instrument
cluster if there is a malfunction in the powe r
top
¢ page 46 .
-The powe r top can also be operated manual­
l y temporari ly if there is a malfunc tion
¢ page 48, Power top emergen cy opera­
tion .
An authorized A udi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility should diagnose
and correct the cause of the ma lfunction as
soon as possible.
- If the vehicle is parked with the power top
open, the vehicle interior is not protected
from damaging weather or unauthorized ac­
cess. lock any items you leave behind in the
luggage compartment. Close the power top
before leaving the vehicle .
- The side windows automat ically lower
slight ly when opening or closing the power
top.
P owe r top
Power top convenience opening/closing
Applies to: vehicles with power top
Fig. 36 Turning the key to open and close
Conven ie nce opening with the dri ver do or
lock
.,. Tu rn the key once in the driver door lock to the
open ing position @¢
fig. 36.
.,. Tur n the key to the opening position again
within tw o second s and hold it there until the
power top opens comple tely.
C onvenienc e closing with the driver door lock
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
clos ing position @¢
fig. 36.
"Tu rn the key to the closing position again wit h­
in two se co nd s
and hold it there until the pow­
er top closes completely.
Con ven ienc e closing with the con venienc e
k ey *
.,. Touch the sensor* in one of the door hand les.
Do not place your hand in the door handle when
doing this.
.. Touch the sensor* a second time w ithin tw o
s ec ond s
and keep touching it until the power
top or all windows are closed completely. Do not place your hand in the door handle when
doing this .
Releasing the key stops the opening or closing
process
i mmed iatel y.
A WARNING
-
Read and follow the important safety precau-
tions
¢ A in Opening/closing the power top
on page 44 .
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