2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN radio
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Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Adjusting the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . 151
Brakes. .. .. .. ............... .. .... . 153
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
All wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
MMI On/Off knob with joystick function . . 158
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 159
MMI operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Control knob with joystick function . . . . . 163
Letter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Menus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 170
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 170
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
External voice operation 175
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Listening to voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Troubleshoot ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Configuration through myAudi . . . . . . . . . 190
Table of contents
Opening Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . 191
Audi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 191
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Configuring the data connection. . . . . . . . 195
Audi connect (Infotainment) general
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Audi connect e-tron services . . . . 198
Introduction ... .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 198
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
T rip data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Doors and lights .. ............... .. .. 198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Car Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Temperature control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00
Opening navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Directory contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Alternative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Online map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessing traffic information . . . . . . . . . . 214
e-tron navigation functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Troubleshooting .. .. ............... .. 216
Radio ............................. 217
Opening the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Radio functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Troubleshooting .. .. ............. .. .. 221
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Notes .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 222
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Online media and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 227
Mu ltim edia connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Playing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Addit ional se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Supported media and file formats . . . . . . 235
Troubleshoot ing ................. ... . 237
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 239
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Sett ing the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
MMI se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Con nection ma nager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Sound settings . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Volume settings .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Restarting the
MMI . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Software license information 2
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246
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 248
Driver 's and front passenger's footwell . . 252
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Sto ring cargo co rrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
R epo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Ac tive rollove r prote ct io n system 256
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Belt tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Front airbags ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .. . 271
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 279
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
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S ide a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
LATCH system (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Additional informat ion ........ ..... .. 311
Maintenance and Care ........... 312
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fuel ......... .... ... ............... 312
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Ca talytic conve rter .. .. .. ........... .. 316
Engine compar tment .. ... .......... .. 316
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Service interva l display 327
Wheels .... .. . ... .. .. ........... .. 328
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tire pressure monitoring system 344
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Cleaning and care informat ion . . . . . . . . . 348
Plac ing your vehi cle ou t of serv ice 352
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 353
T ru nk escape la tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Genera l info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
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be slightly higher than the actual temperature
outside due to the heat radiating from the en
g ine.
At temperatures below 41 °F (+5 °C), a snowflake
symbol appears in front of the temperature dis
p lay
c::> .&. .
A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display. Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outs ide temperature is around 41 °F (+5 °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of accidents.
Multifunction steering
wheel plus
Operating
A ppl ies to : ve hicl es with Audi virtual cockpit
You con use the multifunction steering wheel
plus to operate the driver information system and the MMI functions, adjust the volume and
switch the voice recognition system on and off
Fig. 6 Example : drive r informat ion system v iew (Aud i virtu ·
al cockp it )
F ig. 7 Le ft sid e of multifunctio n stee ring wheel p lus
Cockpit overview
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
The driver information system contains mu ltiple
tabs (!) c::> fig. 6 that display var ious information
@ .
The following tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Vehicle (trip computer)
c::> page 17
Second Messages
tabal
Third tab Radio c::>page 19
Media c::> page 20
Fourth tab Telephone* c::> page
20
Fifth tab Navigation* c::> page 21
Map* c::> page 22
•> This tab is only v is ible when t here is at leas t on e indi ca to r
light or mes sage displayed .
@ Button I
-Switching tabs: press the I
ly until the desired tab is shown (for example,
Radio).
@ !VIEWI button
Switching views: see c::> page 15, Switching
views.
@ ~button
Return to functions at higher levels
@ 121 and [g control buttons
Opening/closing the selection menu or options
menu
c::> page 14.
0 Left thumbwheel
- Selecting a function in a menu/list : turn the
left thumbwheel to the desired function (for
examp le, selecting a frequency).
- Confirming a selection: press the left thumb
wheel
(j) c::> fig. 7.
- Zooming in/out on the map : when a map is
disp layed, turn the left thumbwheel to zoom in
and out on the map.
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Cockpit overview
-Muting or pausing: turn the right thumbwheel
down.
Or : press the right thumbwheel.
-Unmuting or resuming: turn the right thumb
whee l up .
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
@ l1<1
-Selecting the previous/next track or station:
press the l1<1<1! or lt>~ I button.
-Fast forwarding /rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
! 1«1 1 or lt>t> ll button until the desired
location in the file is reached.
@m button / steering wheel heating [ii
-Steering wheel heating*: For additional infor
mation, see ¢
page 73.
-Programmable steering wheel button -open
ing a function :
press the@ button on the mul
tifunction steer ing wheel.
-Programmable steering wheel button -re
questing a function :
press and hold the@ but
ton .
-Programmable steering wheel button -chang
ing a function :
Select in the Infotainment sys
tem:
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left cont rol
button >
Vehicle settings > Steering wheel
button assignment.
@ l~"· I button
-Repeating the last navigat ion prompt : press
the
1 ~ .. v l button when route guidance is act ive.
-Changing the voice guidance volume: when
route g uidance is active, turn the right thumb
wheel upward or downward during a navigation prompt.
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Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument cluster
With the multifunction steering wheel , you can
operate the driver information system as well as
the
MMI functions and you can also adjust the
volume.
Fig. 12 L eft s ide of multifun ction stee ring wheel
Fig. 13 Right s ide of the multifunct ion steer ing wheel
Requirement : the ignition must be switched on .
@Operating the driver information system
The driver information system contains mu ltiple
tabs
(D q page 13, fig. 6 that display various in
formation
@ c> page 13, fig. 6.
The following tabs a re available, depending on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Vehicle (tr ip computer)
c>page 18
Second Messages
tabal
Third tab Radio c>
page 19
Media ¢ page 20
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Opening the vehicle functions
"'Open the first Vehicle tab (trip computer) using
the
l<1 t> I button on the multifunction steering
whee l.
"' Press the l11ID I button on the multifunction steer
ing wheel and select
Vehicle functions or Effi
c iency program in the menu.
The following displays are available, depending
on vehicle equipment:
- T rip computer
O fl o page 19
- E fficiency program ii opage 19
-Digital speedometer
- Ass ist
o page 123
- Lap timer opage 125
-Reduced display
Trip computer
In the trip computer, you can call up the follow
ing displays one after the other by turning the
l eft th umbwhee l on the mu ltifunction steering
wheel.
- Date
o page 241
-Remaining range
- Plug- in hybrid drive*: Tachometer
o page 97,
Range o page 99, Energy flow display
o page 102
-Short-term memory 0
-Average consumpt ion
- Long-term memory
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-Engine oil temperature*
The short -term memory collects driving informa
tion from the time the ignition is switched on un
til it is switched off . If you continue driving with
in two hours after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculat ing the cur
rent tr ip informat ion.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automat ica lly. You can se
lect the time period for evaluat ing trip informa
tion yourself .
Efficiency program ii
Applies to: vehicles with efficiency program
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel.
It evaluates driving information in reference
Cockpit overview
to fuel consumption and shows other equipment
influencing consumption. Economy tips provide
advice for efficient driving.
T he eff iciency program receives distance and con
sumption data from the short -term memory. If
the data in the efficiency program is deleted, the
val ues in the short-term memory are a lso reset.
T he following additional displays may be availa
ble in the eff ic iency p rogram , depending on vehi
cle equipment :
-Other equipment : other equipm ent that is cur
rently affecting fu el consumption is listed in
the efficiency program . The display shows up to
three other equipment items. The equipment
using the most power is listed first. If more
than three items using power are sw itched on,
the equipment that is currently using the most
power is displayed . A chart also shows you the
current total of all other consume rs .
- Economy tips : in certain s ituations, economy
tips appear automatically for a short time in
the efficiency program.
If you follow these
economy tips, you can reduce your vehicle's fuel
consumption. To turn an economy message off
immed iate ly after it appears, p ress any button
on the multifunction steer ing whee l.
(D Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for
mat can be set in the Infotainment system
~ page 241.
Radio
Requirement: radio mode must be started
o page 217 and the radio/media tab must be
displayed.
.. Press either the i][]button o r the left contro l
button
o page 14, depending on vehicle equip
ment.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions may be available in the driver informa
t ion system.
- Selecting the frequency band: select and con-
firm a frequency band.
..,_
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Cockpit overview
-Selecting a station from the presets li st* : se
l ect :
Presets > the desired radio station.
-Selecting a station from the station list* : se
l ect and co nfirm a radio station.
-Selecting a station from the favorites list : se
lect :
Preset s> the desired radio station.
-Opening a media source : select an d co nfirm
Switch to media .
Additional settings
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i v irtual cockp it
-Se lect: rig ht contro l bu tton > desired entry .
Depending on the function selected, the follow
i n g addit io nal settings may be poss ible:
-Show "Now Playing " screen : see c:!) page 221.
Media
Requir ement: a media dr ive m ust conta in a udio/
video fi les
¢ page 223 and the radio/media tab
m ust be displayed .
~ Press either the @lbutton or the left cont rol
button ¢ page 14, depend ing on ve hicle eq uip
ment .
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
f u nctions may be availab le in the d river in fo rma
tion system.
-Selecting a media source : select and confi rm a
source such as the
"SO car d".
-Playing an audio/video file : selec t and conf irm
a track/file.
-Pau sing/resuming playback: p ress the r ight
th umbwheel @¢page 15, fig . 11. To resume
p layback, p ress the r ight thum bw heel again.
-Restarting playback of an audio file : select the
file that is currently playing, if necessary . Press
the left th umbwhee l.
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument cluster
-Switching to radio: select and confirm a fre
quen cy band (such as
FM ).
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i v irtual cockp it
-Switching to the radio : select and confirm
Switch to radio .
-Opening additional track information: select:
rig ht cont ro l button
> Show "Now Playing"
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screen . Fo r additiona l informa tion, see
¢ page 233.
(D Tips
-Th e me dia dr ives d o no t pla y files that a re
protec te d by ORM and that are i dent ified
with the symbol
1'.D .
-Ple ase note th at within a medi a source in
t h e drive r informat io n system, only p lay lists
t h at were selected thro ugh the MMI control
p ane l can be
p layed <=> page 231 .
-Al wa ys pay attent io n to the I nfot ainme nt
system display. Addi tional ope ration
throug h the MMI control pane l may be nec
essary, depending on the se lected function.
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requireme nt: a cell phone must be connected to
t he M MI
<=> page 177 and the te lep hon e tab
mus t be displ ayed .
~ Press either the @lbutton or the left control
but ton
<=> p ag e l4, dep en ding on vehicle equip
m ent .
Depend ing on veh icle equipment , the following
funct io ns may be ava ila ble in the dr ive r informa
t ion sys tem .
-Accessing a contact : select and con firm Call
list / Favorites / Directory .
Select and confirm
a contact.
-Directory contacts : the driver information sys
tem only d isplays d irecto ry contacts that have a
phone number sto red. If s eve ral ph one num
bers a re stored wi th a con tact , the list of sto re d
numb ers is dis play ed first w he n the e ntry is se
le cted. For more inform ation a bout the dis
pl aye d sy mbols , refe r to
<=> page 185.
-Recent calls : the recen t ca lls list contains a ll in
c oming, outg oi ng and mis se d ca lls.
-Caller information *: the name, pho ne numb er
or Unknown ap pea rs in t he dr iver in form ation
syste m displ ay depe nding on whe ther the calle r
h as bee n sto red in t he di rec tory an d if th e
phone number has bee n transmitted.
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e-tron
-When charging the high-voltage battery us
ing househo ld/industrial sockets, the elec
trical installat ion can be used at full capaci
ty. Having a qualified electrician regularly inspect the electrical installations that are
used for charging is recommended.
- The vehicle radio and TV systems may have
limited reception when charging the vehi
cle .
Charging at public
charging stations
Applies to: vehicles with plug- in hybrid drive
Use the charging cable supplied at the public
charging stat ion for charging. Contact an author
ized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i Service Facili
ty for more information.
• Fol low the operating instructions at the charg
ing station to charge the high-voltage battery .
• Unlock the veh icle if necessary ¢ page 34.
• Make sure that the selector lever is in the P po
sition and drive r eady mode is switched off.
• Turn the lock until it is vertical to open the cov
er on the charging unit ¢page 112 , fig . 123.
• Slide the cover carefully to the side if necessa
ry .
• Remove the lock on the charging port
¢ page 112, fig . 124.
• Remove the cap from the charging cable.
• Connect the cable to the veh icle charging port .
• If a charging timer is not set, the charging
process will start automatically depending on
the charg ing station
¢ page 112, Setting the
charging timer.
• The vehicle operating s tatus is indicated by the
status
LED @¢ table on page 115.
• Also read the information found in
¢ page 114 , After charging .
(D Tips
Only charge your vehicle at charging stations
that conform to the follow ing standards, de
pending on the country :
- GB/T 18487 .1 and GB/T 20234 (China)
- IEC 61851 and IEC 62196 (Europe)
- SAE Jl 772 (North America, Japan)
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@ Tips
- It is not possible to charge using the charg
ing timer at some charg ing stations.
- You can use your Audi e-tron charging sys
tem if there is a household or industrial con
nection available at the charging station.
Charging the battery
with the Audi e-tron
charging system
Charging system overview
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
Fig. 114 Audi e-tro n charging sys tem overv iew
@ Power cable
@ P ower plug (for industrial sockets)
© Power plug (for household sockets)
@ Con trol unit
© Vehicle charging connector (connector for the
vehicle)
® Vehicle cable
The power cable @ is plugged into the upper end
of the control unit and the vehicle cable ® is
plugged into the lower end of the control unit@.
(D Note
The charg ing system can be operated within a
temperature range of-13 °F (-25 °C) to 95 °F (+35 °C). Note the following information:
- Protect the charging system against any
strain, such as being run over, falling, pull-
ing, bend ing and crushing.
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and at cold times of the year. A lot of energy is
used but little is generated. It is also critical
when the engine is not running but electrical
equipment is switched on. In this case, energy is
used but none is generated.
In situations like this, energy management will
actively regulate the distribution of energy.
Long periods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, electrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off. This reduces energy use and
ensures the vehicle will be able to start after long
periods of time. Some convenience functions
such as opening with the remote control key may not be available. These convenience functions
will be available again once you switch the igni tion on and start the engine.
With the engine switched off
The vehicle battery will drain if you use Infotain
ment functions such as listening to the radio
while the engine is switched off.
If the vehicle's ability to start may be impaired by
the energy use, a message will appear in the In
fotainment system display. The message indi
cates that the system will switch off automatical ly soon . If you would like to continue using the
functions, you must start the engine.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated while
driving, the vehicle battery can drain . This can
happen if little energy is generated but much is
used, and the charge level of the vehicle battery
is not optimal.
To restore the balance of energy, components that require large amounts of energy are temporar ily scaled back or switched off. Heating sys
tems in part icular require a great deal of energy .
If you notice, for example, that the seat heating*
or rear window defogger is not working, then it
has been temporarily reduced or switched off.
These systems are available again as soon as the
energy supply has been restored .
In addition , you may notice that the idle speed
has slightly increased. That is normal and no
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cause for concern . By increasing the idling speed,
the additional required energy will be generated
and the vehicle battery will be charged.
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
Event Data Recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Re
corder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa
tions, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understand
ing how a vehicle's systems performed . The EDR
is designed to record data related to vehicle dy
namics and safety systems for a short period of
time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How various systems in your vehicle were oper
ating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understand
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and in
juries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal data (e.g .,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are re
corded . However, other parties, such as law en
forcement, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac
quired during a crash investigation .
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed . In addition to the vehicle manu
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equipment, can read the in
formation if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
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