2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN warning light

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
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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!
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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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"'Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Locking the vehicle
"'Place the selector lever in the P position (auto­
matic transmissions), or e lse the vehicle will
not be able to lock.
"'To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor on the door handle
once ¢ fig. 23,
¢_& .Do not hold the door hand le while doing
this.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle can only be
done at the front doors . The remote contro l key
cannot be more than approx imately 5 ft ( 1.5 m)
away from the door handle. It makes no differ­
ence whether the remote control key is in you r
jacket pocket, purse or br iefcase .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function .
The door cannot be opened for a br ief period di­
rect ly after locking it. This allows you the oppor­
tunity to check that the driver's door is locked .
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the enti re vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 38.
A WARNING
Read and following all warnings ¢ A in De­
scription on page 34.
(!j) Tips
If your vehicle is left stand ing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
-The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
-The energy management system gradually turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle's ab ility to start
for as long as possib le . You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
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Open ing and closing
Central locking switch
Fig. 24 Drive r's doo r: centra l lock ing switc h
"'To lock the vehicle, press the !ill button ¢_& .
"'To unlock the vehicle, press the Im button
¢ fig . 24.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following applies:
-Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The L ED in the central locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: you can open the doors individual­ ly from the inside by pulling the door handle.
- Rear doors*: pull on the door handle
once to
unlock the door . Pull on the door handle
again
to open the door .
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment, the doors unlock automatically to allow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
-- Read and following all warnings¢ A in De-
scription on page 34 .
- The power locking switch works with the ig­
nition off and automatical ly locks the entire
veh icle when the[§] button is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide.
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock) ¢
page 34. You can unlock the vehicle
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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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Power top: operation currently not possible.
Outside temperature too low
The power top will not open whe n the te mpe ra­
ture iS belOW
-5 Of ( - 15 ° ( ).
Power top: operation currently not po ssible .
Speed too high
If yo u go above 30 mph (SO km/h), t he power
top ca nnot be operated d ue to safety reaso ns.
Reduce the vehicl e speed to close or open the
power top.
Power top: not secur e. Speed too high
This message appea rs if you go above 30 mph
(SO km/h) when ope rating the power top . Reduce
the vehicle speed and operate the power top
again .
Power top: malfunction! You may continue driv­
ing
Thi s message appears if there is a ma lf u ncti on in
the system. Try to open or close the power top
again.
If the message st ill appea rs, have the mal ­
f u nction corrected by an authorized Aud i dealer
or author ized Audi Se rvice Facility .
A WARNING
Never drive whe n the powe r top is not locked
co rrectly . The w ind from driving cou ld cause
t he pow er top to open . This can resul t in inju­
r ies an d dam age to the vehicle.
Wind deflector
Appl ies to: ve hicles with wind deflecto r
The wind deflector redu ces air movemen t in the
passenger compar tment in order to make driving
more comfortab le.
F ig. 39 Re ar of th e vehicle: inserting th e wind def lecto r (1)
Power top
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Fig . 40 Rea r o f th e ve hicle : inserting th e w ind deflecto r (2)
The w ind defl ector is located i n the l uggage com­
partmen t in a storage b ag*.
Inserting and positioning the wind deflector
.,. Open the rear window on the passenger's side.
.,. Remove the w ind deflector from the l uggage
compa rtment and fold it apart once . The w ind
deflector is insta lled in the cor rect position
w hen the long side is towa rd th e fron t and the
w ind deflec to r fra me is a t th e to p .
.,. Insert bot h pins on t he wind deflec tor (D
¢ fig . 39 into the mounts in the side trim on
the dr iver's side .
.. Fold the handle @upward and lift the center
of t he wind deflector
sli ghtly @¢ fig. 40.
.,. Now guide the wind deflector into the mou nts
on t he passenger's
side © and press lightly in
t he middle of the wind deflector ® unti l the
ha ndle locks in place .
.,. Rai se the win d de flector completely .
Removing the wind deflector
.,. Fold th e handle @¢ fig. 39 upwa rd and fold
t he wind deflector frame back .
.,. Fold the handle@upward an d lift t he center
of t he wind def lec to r
slightly @¢ fig. 40.
.,. Remove the w ind deflector fr om the moun ts in
t he side t rim on the p assenger's side .
.,. Pull the w ind deflec to r out of the mounts on
the dr iver side and lift it out .
.. Fold th e wind def lector together and store it
secure ly.
A WARNING
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- Do not use t he wind deflecto r to sec ure car -
go.
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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig . 50 Instrument panel: l ig ht switc h w ith buttons
Light switch ·'t! ·
Turn the light sw itch to the corresponding posi­
tion when the ignition is switched on.
;oo: and the
selected pos ition turn on (except pos ition 0).
0
-The daytime r unning lights automat ica lly t urn
on. In vehicles for certain markets, you can
switch the automatic daytime running lights on
and
off using the Infota inment system.
AUTO*
-the head lights automatically adapt to
the surro unding brightness.
:oo~ -Parking lights
fD -Low beam headlights
Button s
You can activate the following functions if you
turn the light switch to the AUTO* or low beam
headlight pos ition
fD .
~ro -All weather lights. The front lights are ad­
justed automatically so that there is less glare
for the driver from his or her own lights, for ex­
ample whe n roads are wet .
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
Automatic headlight range control
Applies to: vehicles with headlight range control
Your vehicle is equipped with an autom atic head­
light range control system that red uces g lare for
oncoming traffic if the veh icle load changes. The
headlight range adj usts automatically .
Lights and V ision
Audi adaptive light
Appl ies to: veh icles w ith Audi adaptive light
Adaptive light provides bette r visibili ty when i t is
dark by adapting the ligh ts to the road condi tions
based on speed, such as on e xpressways, rura l
roads, at intersections, and in curves. The adap­
t ive lights only function when the light switch is
in the AUTO* posit ion and the all weather lights
are switched off .
A WARNING
-
- Automatic headlights * are on ly intended to
assis t the dr iver. They do not relieve t he
d river of respons ibi lity to check the head­
lights and to turn them on manua lly based
on the cur re nt ligh t and v isibility condition s.
For e xamp le, fog cannot be detected by the
light senso rs . So always switch on the low
beams under these weather con dit ions an d
when dr iv ing in the dark
fD.
- The rear fog lights sho uld only be turned on
in accordance wit h traffic regulations , to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- If the ve hicle battery has bee n discharging
for a wh ile, the park ing light may switch
off
automatically. A lways make su re your vehi­
cle is parked and adequate ly lit acco rdi ng to
the laws . Avo id us ing the parking ligh ts for
seve ral hou rs .
- Always observe legal regulations when us­
i n g the lighting systems described.
@ Tips
- The lig ht sensor for the automat ic head­
lights* is in the rearview mirror mount. Do
not p lace any st ickers in this area on t he
w indshield .
- Only the front headlights turn on when the
daytime running lig hts are sw itched on *. In
veh icles in ce rtain markets, the tai l lights
w ill also tu rn on.
- In cool or damp weathe r, the inside of the
head lights, t urn sign als and tail lights can
fog ove r due to t he tempera ture diffe rence
b etween the ins ide an d ou tside. They wi ll
clear shortly a fter swi tching them on. This
does not affect the service life of the light­
ing .
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