2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN key battery

Table of content s
About this Owne r's Manual . .. .. .
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Cockpi t ... .. ............... .... .. . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mu ltifunction steering wheel plus . . . . . . 13
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 23
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Start ing and dr iving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power top emergency operation . . . . . . . . 48
Lights and Vision .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Exterior lighting ... .. ...... ... .. .. .. .
Interior lighting ... ........... .... .. .
V1s1on ... .. .. ... ............ .... .. .
W indshield wipers ............... ... .
Dig ital compass ........... ...... ... . 51
5 1
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55
57
59
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
So ckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
S to ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
L uggage compar tment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
R oof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
General in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Starting and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with an ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . 77
Start ing and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with conven ience key) . . . . . . . . 78
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Start ing the engine whe n there is a
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
El ectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 83
Start ing from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
Automa tic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
e-tron ...... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 94
P lu g- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Re fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOS
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Charging at pub lic charging stations . . . . 108
Charging the battery with the Aud i e-tron
charg ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Ind icator lights and messages ......... 117
Charg ing unit cover emergency release . . 118
Climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cleaning/ma intenance information 119
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
D rivi ng with a tra ile r .. ... ........... .
T ra ile r t owing information .......... . .
D . . nver assi
stance .. ... ... .... ... . .
Assis tance systems ............ . .
El ectron ic speed limite r ............. . .
Speed warning system ... .. .. .... ... . . 120
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123
1 23
123
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Distance disp lay and distance warning . . . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

CXl CXl .... N ,.__
N .... 0 N > 00
Adaptive cr uise control*
¢ page 128
e-tron: system warning *
¢page98
e- tron: charg ing system*
¢ page 117
Yellow indicator lights
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Cent ral indicato r light
¢page 24,
Brake booster*
¢page27
Ele ct ronic Stabi lization Con trol
( E SC)
./
¢ page 31
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
./
¢ pag e 31
Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
opage 151
USA models:
Anti-loc k bra king system (ABS) ./
¢page 31
Canada models :
Anti-lock bra king system (A BS)./
¢ page 31
Safety systems ./
¢page29
USA models:
Brake pads
. , ¢page31
Canada models :
Brake pads
¢page31
Ele ctr omech anical pa rk ing bra ke
¢ page28
Hill hold ass ist
¢ page 31
Tire press ure*
¢ page344
Cockpit o verview
Tire p ressure*
¢ page 344
Engine contro l*
¢ page 31
Engine co ntro l*
¢ page 31
Malfunc tion indica to r l amp (M IL)
./
¢ page 31
En gine speed limitation*
¢page 31
En gine o il level (MIN)
¢ page 32
En gine o il sensor
¢ page 32
Battery charge
¢page 29
Tank system
¢page 32
Washer f lu id level
¢ page 32
Windsh ie ld w ipers
¢ page 32
Remo te contro l key*
¢ page 80
D river 's doo r*
¢ page 32
Battery i n remote control key
¢ page35
Bu lb fa ilure indicator*
¢ page 33
Head light range control system
¢ page 33
Adaptive light *
¢page 33
Lig ht/rain senso r*
¢page 33
Transmission
¢ page 91
Stee ring lock
¢ page 30
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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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Opening and closing
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re­
mote control key.
Synchronizing the remote control key
The remote control key must be synchronized if
the vehicle does not lock/unlock with the remote
control.
• Press the remote control key button [@].
• Insert the key in the driver's door lock within 30
seconds¢
page 38 .
• Press the !ill button or~ button.
Unlocking /locking with remote control
Fig . 22 Remote contro l key or conven ience key: button pro­
gramming
• To unlock the vehicle, press the @ button @
¢fig. 22.
• To lock the vehicle, press the 1D button @~.&.
once .
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
,c::j button @ briefly.
• To open* the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
,c::j button @ for at least one sec­
ond .
• To tr igger the alarm, press the I PANIC I button
@ . The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
are activated .
• To turn off the alarm, press the I PANIC ! button
@ aga in.
If the vehicl e is unlocked and a door o r the lug­
gage compartment lid are not opened within 45
seconds, the vehicle locks again automatically .
This feat ure prevents the vehicle from being acci-
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den tally left unlocked over a long period of time.
This does not apply if you press and hold the
~button ® for at least one second.
You can select in the Infotainmen t system if the
entire vehicle or on ly the driver's door should un­
l ocking when unlocking the vehicle ¢
page 38.
A WARNING
Read and fo llowing all warnings¢ .& in De­
scription on page 34.
(D Tips
-Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the veh icle.
-Th e vehicle can only be locked when the se­
lector lever is in the P position.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered. If this happens,
press
the@ unlock button.
-Only use the panic function in an emergen ­
cy.
Unlocking /locking with the convenience
key
App lies to: vehicles wit h co nvenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key.
Fig. 23 Driver's door: lock ing t he ve hicle w ith th e conve n­
i ence key
Unlocking the vehicle
• Grasp the driver's or front passenger's door
handle. The door unlocks automatically .
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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.
-
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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Sea ts and stor age
Mov ing the head rest raints
.. T o move the head res traint up, ho ld it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward unt il
you fee l it click into place .
.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button @¢ fig. 72 and slide the head restra int
downward.
R emov ing th e head rest raints
To remove the head restraints, the backrest must
be folded forward partially .
.. Remove the screwd river from the vehicle tool
k it
¢page 353 .
.. Release the backrest ¢ page 67 .
.. Press the button @ c::> fig. 72 and slide the head
restra int up as far as it can go .
.. Place the screwdriver in position @ in the
opening, press the button @ and pull the head
restra int out of the backrest at the same time
¢ &_ .
• Fold the backrest down until it latches secure ly
¢ &_ in Increasing the cargo area on
page
67.
Installing the head restraints
To install the head restraints, the backrest must
be folded forward partially .
.. Release the backrest c::> page 67.
.. Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the gu ides unti l the posts click into place . You
should not be able to pull the head restra int
out of the backrest .
• Fold the backrest down un til it latches secure ly
¢ &_ in Increasing the cargo area on
page
67 .
_& WARNING
-Always read and fo llow the applicable warn­
ings
c::> page 2 50, Proper adjustment of
head restraints.
- Only remove the rear seat head restraints
when necessary in order to install a child
safety seat
c::> page 292, Child safety. In­
sta ll the head restra int aga in immediately
once the child safety seat is removed. Dr iv­
ing with the head restra ints removed o r not
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in the upright position increases the risk of
serio us injury .
Sockets
Applies to: vehicles with socket
-,:~
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Fig. 73 Center console: front/rea r 12 volt socket
The 12 volt soc ket can be used for e lectr ica l ac­
cessor ies. The power consum ption at the out let
mus t not exceed 120 w atts.
There is an add itiona l 12 volt socket * located on
the side trim panel in the luggage compa rtment.
_& WARNING
T he socke t works only w hen t he igni tion is
switche d on. Incorrec t usage c an lead to seri­
ous injur ies or burns. To reduce the ri sk of in ­
juries, never leave children unattended in the vehicle wit h the vehicle key .
{[) Note
-
- T o red uce the risk of dam age to t he vehicle
electrical system, never attemp t to cha rge
the vehicle battery by connecting accesso­ ries that p rovide power, such as solar panels
or battery chargers, to the 12 Volt sockets
o r the ciga rette lighter.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sockets, only use plugs t hat fit correctly.

Driving
(D Tips
For up to 10 minutes after stopping the en ­
gine, the rad iator fan may tu rn on again auto­
matically or it may continue to run (even if
the is ignit ion sw itched off) due to the follow­
ing reasons :
- The coolant temperat ure is increasing due
to trapped heat.
- If the engine is warm and the engine com­ partment also heats up from strong sun ­
li ght .
Messages
Engine runn ing. Warn ing! Turn off ignition be ­
fore leaving vehicle
This message appea rs and a warn ing tone sounds
if you open the driver's door when the engine is
running.
Pressing start/ stop button again will switch off
engine.
T his message appe ars when you press t he
I START ENGI NE STOP I* button wh ile driving
~ page 79, Emergency off function .
Engine start system: malfun ction! Please con­
tact Servi ce
The engine automatic start system has a mal­
f un ction. D rive to a n author ized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Fa cility imme diate ly to
h a ve t he m alfu nction co rrected. To st art the en ­
g ine, turn the key to
pos it ion @ ¢ page 77 or
p ress and ho ld the
I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP I button
until the engine is runn ing .
II Key not recognized. See owner's manual
This message appea rs if the re is no co nvenience
key inside the vehicle or if the system does no t
re cog nize the key. The conve nien ce key may not
be recogn ized, for ex ample, if it is cove red by a n
objec t that
disrupts the s ignal (s uch as a b rief ­
case), o r if the key batte ry is weak . Elect ronic de­
vices s uch as cell phones can also interfere w it h
the s ignal.
T o sti ll be able to sta rt or s top the engi ne, refer
to
~ page 81 .
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II Remote control key : hold back of key
against the designated area. See owner 's man­
ual
I f the indic ator li ght turns on and this message
a ppears, there is a ma lfunction ¢
page 81.
Ill Key not in vehicle?
Ill Remote control key: key not recognized . Is
the key still in the vehicle?
The Ill indicator lig ht t urns on and th is message
appears if the convenience key was removed from
the ve hicle when the e ngine was ru nning . If the
convenience key is no longe r in the veh icle, yo u
cannot sw itch the igni tion on or sta rt the eng ine
o nc e you stop it. You also canno t lo ck t he vehicle
from the o utside.
Please press brake pedal
This message appears if yo u do not step on the
bra ke peda l to start the engine on a ve hicle w ith
an a utomat ic t ra nsmission .
Please select N or P
This mess age appears w hen s tart ing o r stopping
t h e engine i f th e se lec to r l ever is not in the
N or P
pos ition . The engine will not sta rt/sto p.
Turn off ignition before leaving vehicle . Battery
is dis charging
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
i f you open the d rive r's doo r w hen the ig nition is
swi tched on . Sw itch t he igni tion off s o that the
vehicle battery will no t dis charge.
Shift to P, otherwise vehicle can roll away .
Doors do not lock if lever is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons if t he
selector lever for the automatic transmission is not in the
P posi tion afte r th e ignition is switched
off. Move the sele ctor leve r to t he
P posit ion.
Otherwise t he veh icle i s not protec ted fro m roll­
i ng and i t cannot be locke d.