2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN display

Cockpit overview
@l1<1 1> 1I Button
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1<1! or l1>1>1 I button.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
!1<1<1 1 or 11>1> 1! bu tton un til the desired
location in the file is reached.
® [i] Button/ steering wheel heating ~
-Steering wheel heating* : you can find addition­
al i nformation in
9 page 71.
- Programmable steering wheel button - open­
ing a function :
press the 0 button on the mul­
tifunction steering whee l.
-Programmable steering wheel button - re·
questing a function :
press and hold the 0 but­
ton.
- Programmable steering wheel button in the
Infotainment system, select:
I MENUI button >
Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle settings
> Steering wheel button assignment.
@1~·" 1 Button
- Repeating the last navigation prompt:
press
the
1 ~·"' 1 button when route guidance is act ive.
- Changing the voice guidance volume: when
route gu idance is active, turn the right thumb­
whee l upward or dow nward during a navigation
prompt.
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with ana log instrument cluster
Fig. 12 Left side of mul tifu nctio n stee ring wheel
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Fig. 13 Right side of the mu lt if unct ion steering wheel
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on .
@Operating the driver information system
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs
(D ¢ page 13, fig. 6 that display various in­
formation @¢ page 13, fig. 6.
The following tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Vehicle functions
9page 17
Second Messages
taba
)
Third tab Radio ¢
page 165
Media 9page 165
Fourth tab Telephone* q page 166
Fifth tab Navigation* 9page 167
a) Thi s t ab is on ly vi sibl e w hen t he re is at lea st one indi ca to r
li ght o r m es sa g e di sp la ye d.
- Switching tabs: press the I <11> I button repeated­
ly until the desired tab is shown .
-Opening /closing the menu : press the Ii] but­
ton .
-Selecting a function in the menu/list : turn the
left thumbwheel to the des ired function .
-Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel to conf irm your select ion.
- Returning to functions at higher levels : press
the~ button.
-Scrolling within lists: turn the left thumb­
wheel quickly .
@0Button
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
there is an incoming call.
-Ending a call: press the [a button during a
phone call to end the call.

LL co .... N
" N .... 0 N > co
-Opening the call list : if no phone call is in prog ­
ress and there are no incoming calls, p ress the
[a button.
@ 51 Button
-Switching the voice recognition system on :
briefly press the 51 bu tto n. Say t he des ired
comma nd after t he
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and hold the 51 but ton . Or : say t he com ­
mand
Cancel.
F or m ore inform ation abo ut the vo ice recog nitio n
sys tem, see
¢ p age 1 70, V oic e re cogni tion sys­
tem .
© Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the vo lume of a n aud io so urce o r a
sys tem mess age (for exa mple, from the voice
r e cogni tion sy stem ) when t he so und i s play ing .
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
righ t thumbwhee l up o r down .
-Muting or pausing : turn the right th umbwheel
down.
Or : press the right th umbwhee l.
-Unmuting or resuming : turn the right thumb­
wheel up.
Or : press the rig ht t hum bwheel.
@l1<1<1 I / lt> t>II Button
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1 <1 I or lt>1>1 I button.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
l 1<1 <1 I or 11» 1! button until the desired
location in the fi le is reached .
@ (1) button/ steering wheel heating* ~
-Steering wheel heating* : you c an fin d ad ditio n­
al i nformation
in ¢ page 71.
-Programmable steering wheel button - open­
ing a function:
p ress the m butto n on th e mul ­
tif unctio n steer ing whee l.
-Programmable steering wheel button - re­
questing a function :
press and hol d them but­
ton .
-Programmable steering wheel button in the
Infota inment system, se lect:
I M ENU ! button >
Vehicle > left cont ro l button > Vehicle settings
> Steering wheel button ass ignment .
Cockpit overview
(j) lq,~,I Button
- Repeating the la st navigation prompt:
press
the
1 ~ .... , bu tton when rou te g uidance is active .
-Changing the voice guidance volume : when
rou te guid ance is a ctive, tur n t he right thum b­
w heel upward or downwa rd dur ing a naviga tion
prompt.
Vehicle functions
Overview
T he trip computer is display ed in the first tab of
the driver info rm ation sy stem . Addition al vehicle
f unc tions c an be a cces se d d epend ing on the vehi ­
cl e equi pment.
"' Press eithe r the Ii] button o r th e left cont ro l
but ton depe nd in g on the vehicle e quipmen t.
- On-boa rd
compu ter ¢ page 17, or
¢page 18
- Efficie ncy program ¢ page 19
- Digita l speedomete r
- Lap t imer
c:.> page 122
-Assist ¢ page 120
- Re du ced dis pl ay
- Energy
flow ¢ page 100
- Lap t imes c:.> pag e 122
- Stat istics c:.> page 123
- Sport displays c:.> page 20
- Layout c:.> page 14
Trip computer (Audi virtual cockpit )
Applies to: vehicles wi th Audi vir tual c ockpi t
F ig. 14 Instrument cluster: fue l cons ump tion d isplay
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Cockpit overview
Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel consumption, Short-term
memory or Long-term memory
display must be
selected.
.,. T o reset the values in t he respect ive memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwheel on
the multif unction steering whee l for one sec ­
ond. Or
.,. On the multifunction steering whee l, select:
the right control button
> Reset values* .
The following displays are available, depending
on vehicle equipment:
- Date and
time r=> page 243
-Plug-in hybr id drive : range r=> page 97
-Average consumpt io n
- Short-term memory overview
- Long-term memory overview
- Energy consumers
r=> page 18
-Driver assistance r=> page 120
The sh o rt -term memo ry collects driving informa­
tion from the time the ignit ion is switched on un­
t il it is switched off. If yo u continue driv in g with­
in two hours aft er switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calcu lating the cur ­
rent trip information.
Unlike the short-term memory , the long-term
memory is not erased automatica lly. Yo u can se ­
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa­
tion yourself.
Fuel consumption
The current fuel consumpt ion can be shown us­
ing a bar graph
r=> fig. 14. The average consump­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis ­
p layed . If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fue l through the following function:
-Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coasting
or driving downhill. The bar will move toward
0.
Energy consumers*
The Energy consumers view lists other equip­
men t that is currently affecting fuel consump­
tion. The display shows up to t hree energy con -
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sumers. The eq uipment using the most power is
li sted first . If more than three items using power
are switched on, the eq uipment that is c urrent ly
using the most power is displayed. A chart also
shows you the current tota l of a ll other consum­
ers .
Q) Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for­
mat can be set in the Infota inment system
r=> page 2 43.
Trip computer (analog instrument cluster)
Applies to: vehicles wit h analog inst rument cl uster
Fig. 15 Instrument cl uster: fuel consumpt ion d isp lay
Resetting values to zero
N 0
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Requirement: the Fuel consumption , Short-term
memory or Long-term memory
display must be
selected.
.,. To reset the va lues in the respective memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwheel on
the multifunction steering wheel for one sec­
ond.
On-board computer
In the trip computer, you can call up the follow­
ing displays one after the other by t urning the
l eft thumbwhee l on the multifunction steering
wheel.
- Date
r=> page 243
-Remaining range
- Plug-in hybr id drive*: tachomete r
r=> page 95,
ranger=> page 97, energy flow display
r=>page 100
-Short-te rm memory 0
-Average consumption

u. 00 .-< N l'­ N .-< 0 N > 00
-Lon g-term memory fJ
- En gine o il temper ature*
The sho rt-term memo ry co llects driving informa­
tion from the t ime the ignition is sw itched on un­
til it is switched off. If yo u cont inue dr iv ing wi th­
in two ho urs after sw itching the ign ition off, t he
new val ues a re in clu ded when calculat ing the cur ­
rent trip information .
Unlike the s hort-term memo ry , the long -te rm
memory is not e rased a utoma tically. Yo u ca n se­
l ect the time period fo r eval uat ing trip informa­
tion yo urself .
(D Tips
The date, time of d ay and time and d ate fo r­
mat can be set in the Infotainment system
r::!) page 2 43 .
Efficiency program
Applies to: vehicles with efficiency program
Resetting values to zero
~ T o reset the va lues in t he respective memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwhee l on
the m ultif unct ion steer ing whee l for one sec­
ond.
The efficiency program can help you to use less
f u el. It evaluates driving informat ion in reference
to fuel consumption and shows other equipment i n fluencing consumption. Economy t ips provide
adv ice for efficient driving .
T he efficiency program receives distance and con ­
sumpt ion data from the short-term memory. If
the data in the effic iency program is deleted, the
va lues in the s hort -term memory are also reset .
T he fo llow ing additional displays may be availa­
b le in the efficiency program, depending on vehi­
cle equipment:
- Other equipment : other equipment that is cur­
rently affecting fue l consumption is listed in
the efficiency program. The d isp lay shows up to
t h ree other equipment items. The equipmen t
us ing the most power is listed first . If more
than three items us ing power are switched on,
the equ ipment that is currently using the most
Coc kpit o ver view
powe r is d isp layed. A chart also shows you the
current total of all other consumers.
- Economy tip s: in ce rtain s ituations, economy
tips appea r automatically for a s hort time in
the efficiency prog ram . If you follow these
economy tips, you can reduce yo ur vehicle's fue l
consumption. To turn an economy message off immed iate ly after it appears, press any button
on the multifunct io n steer ing wheel.
Engine oil temperature display and boost
indicator
Applies to: vehicles with engine oil temperature display/boost
indicator
Engine oil temperature ind icator
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrumen t cl uste r
The eng ine o il temperature is o nly show n in the
lap timer display
<:!) page 122 .
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The engine oi l temperat ure is on ly shown i n the
enhanced view or in the sport
view* ¢ page 14.
When eng ine o il temperatures are low, the dis­
play--- °F (--- °C) appea rs in the instr ument clus­
te r.
The eng ine has reached its operating tempera­
ture whe n the eng ine oil temperat ure is between
176 °F (80 °C) and 248 °F (120 °C) unde r no rma l
driv ing cond it ions. The e ng in e o il tempe rature
may be hig he r i f t here is heavy engine load and
high tempe ra tures o utsid e. This is no t a cause fo r
conce rn as long as
the .¢ page 25 or Ell
¢ page 28 indicator lights do not t urn on.
Boost indicator
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The boost ind ic a tor is o nly show n in t he en ­
hanced view or in the spo rt view*
r::!) page 14.
The current engine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is ind icated by a bar.
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Shift light indicator
Applies to: vehicles with shift light indicator
The s hift lig ht ind icator informs t he d river when
t he rpm limit is reached .
Accessing the shift light indicator
Requirement: tiptron ic mode must be act ivated
c:> page88 .
.-Se lect the sport view c:> page 14. The sh ift light
indicator is d ispl ayed with green , yellow and
red ranges in the upper areas of the tachome ­
ter .
The s hift lig ht indicator w ill blink red when ap­
proaching the engine speed lim it. Shift to the
next h ighest gear at the right time .
Sport displays
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit and sport dis ­
plays
Depending on the vehicle equ ipment, the sport
d isp lays may i nclude the G-meter, the engine da­
ta and the tire p ressure mo nitoring system .
Accessing the sport displays
.-Open the first vehicle functions tab using the
I 4 1>1 button on the multifunction steering
whee l.
.- Se lect o n the multifunction stee ring wheel: left
contro l butto n >
Sport display s .
.- T urn the left thumbwheel on the mult ifunct ion
stee ring wheel u ntil the des ired sport display
appea rs in the ins trumen t cluste r.
G meter*
The G meter displays the longitudina l and latera l
acceleration . Th e max imum values that are
reached are sto red and d isp layed when the vehi­
cle is s tat io nary.
.- To reset the stored values, se lect on the multi­
funct io n steer ing wheel: r ight control b utton>
Reset value s.
Engine data*
The engine data displays the cur rent power and
torque.
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System*
The tire press ure monitor ing sys tem d isp lays the
cu rrent tire press ures and tempe ra tu re. Also see
c:> page 350 , Tire pressure monitoring system.
Indicator lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument clus ter
blink or tur n on. They ind icate fu nctions or mal­
func tions.
Messages may appear w ith some indicator ligh ts .
A war ning s ignal will sound at the same time .
The ind icator lights and messages in the inst ru­
ment clus ter d isp lay can be cove red by ot he r dis ­
plays . You can have these d isp laye d again in the
driver information system by opening the second
Vehicle tab (messages) using the
14 1>I b utton o n
the m ultif unction steering whee l. If there a re
severa l ma lfunctions, you can display them one
at a t ime us ing the thumbw heel.
Some indicator lights in the display can disp lay in
severa l co lors.
Lt Central indicator light
If the . or Q indicator light turns on, check
the instr ument cluster d isp lay for more informa­
tion .
Applies to: vehicles with monoch rome display
If a message appears toget her with a central in­
dicator light . or
d. the cen tra l ind icator light
will indicate the priority of the warning . If a
wh ite ind icator light also appea rs , the cen tra l in­
dica tor light w ill have its ow n colo r. Fo r example ,
if ll appea rs togethe r with . , read the descr ip­
t ion
for • .
Overview
Some indicator lights t urn on briefly as a f unction
c h eck w hen you switch the ignition on. These sys ­
tems a re marked with a ./ in the fo llow ing tab les.
If one of these ind icator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunct io n in that sys tem.
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Drive s low ly to an authorized A udi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have the engine
checked.
EPC Engine control
Applies to: vehicles with gasoline engines
If the ~ indicator light turns on if there is a
malfunct io n in the engine control.
Drive s low ly to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Service Facility to have the engine
checked.
! ?' Engine speed limitation
Applies to: vehicles with engine speed limitation
(II M ax imum engine sp eed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatica lly limited to the
speed d isplayed in the instrument cluster. Th is
protects the engine from overheating.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critical 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 ~ in­
d icator light also turns on. Make sure the eng ine
speed does not go above the speed displayed, for
example when downsh ift ing . Drive to an author­
ized Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Fac ili­
ty immediately to have t he malfunct ion correct­
ed.
'!=:?' ., Engine oil level (MIN)
Applies to: vehicles with oil level warning
Ill Check oil level
You may continue d riving for the t ime be ing .
C heck the engine oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢ page 321.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
¢ page 322 , Checking the engine oil level .
-If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light st ill turns on, drive at low eng ine
speed to an authorized Aud i dealer o r autho r­
ized Audi Se rvice Facility.
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II Oil l evel s ystem : malfun ction! Plea se con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the eng ine o il level has
failed . D rive to an author ized Audi dealer or au­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
t h e malfunct ion cor re cted.
(Llj) Note
Refer to the descr ipt ion in the Owne r's Man­
u a l
¢ page 322, Checking the engine oil lev­
el.
ju Tank system
Vehicles with p lug -in hybrid dr ive *: ¢ page 103.
ll'J Pleas e refuel
The first t ime the indicator light turns on and the
message appears, there are approx imately 1.8
gallons
(7 liters) of fuel in the tank o n front
whee l dr ive vehicles, or app roxi mately
2. 2 ga l­
l ons
(8.5 lite rs) of f uel in the ta nk on a ll wheel
d rive ve hicles.
ll') Please refuel immediatel y
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel tank is a lmost empty . Refue l the
vehicle immediately .
ll') Tank system: malfunction! Please cont act
Ser vice
There is a ma lfunction in the f uel tank system .
D rive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Fa cility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted.
(D Tips
F o r more info rmation on f ueli ng, see
¢ page 315.
,. Washer fluid level
If the C·w$ indicator light turns on, the washer flu­
id is almost out. Fill the washer fl uid for the
winds hield washer system and the headlight
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Power top
Power top
Automatic power top
General information
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith power top
The power top opens and closes automatically .
When open, the power top is stored completely in the power top compartment. The power top
can be opened or closed at speeds up to 30 mph
(SO km/h).
Under normal conditions, the power top is wind­
and waterproof. In rare cases, small droplets of
water may form under extreme weather condi­
tions such as torrential or prolonged rain. That is
normal and no cause for concern.
Follow the care instructions to keep the power
top free of leaks and to maintain its appearance
c:::> page 354, Care and cleaning. Also observe the
following:
- Open and stow the power top only when it is
clean and dry. Stowing the power top when it is
damp can create imprints in it, and if it is left
that way for long periods of time, mildew and
other damage can form. To prevent scratching
or damaging the power top, do not use any
sharp-edged objects to remove ice and snow.
The rear window may be cleared with a stand ­
ard ice scraper .
- Do not leave the power top open for several
weeks or the creases in it may become discol­
ored .
- Do not open the power top when the tempera ­
ture is be low 32 °F
(0 °() . The fabric in the
power top loses elasticity in sub-zero tempera­
tures.
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Opening/closing the power top
App lies to : vehicles with power top
Fig. 32 Cente r conso le : power top sw itch
Requirement: the power top storage compart­
ment must be lowered
c:::> page 44 and the lug ­
gage compartment lid must be closed .
.,. Switch the ignition on .
.,. To open/close the power top , pull/press and
hold the button
(D during the entire process .
The status of the power top is shown in the in­
strument cluster display when operating the power top switch.
You can close the power top when the wind de­
flector is installed
c:::> page 45.
A message will appear in the instrument cluster
if the power top cannot be opened or closed
c:::>page44.
A WARNING
-- When operating the power top, make sure
the function is not affected by wind or other
factors and that it does not interfere with
other drivers .
- Never drive when the power top is not
locked correctly. The wind from driving
could cause the power top to open . This can
result in injuries and damage to the vehicle .
- Make sure no one will be injured by the pow ­
er top supports and other moving compo­
nents when opening and closing the top.
- The headroom in the rear is reduced when
opening and closing the power top . Make
sure the rear passengers keep enough dis­
tance from the power top to reduce the risk
of injury .
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Power top
Power top storage compartment
Applies to: vehicles with power top
Fig . 3 4 Lug gage compartme nt: power top storage com­
part ment lowered
----------------
F ig. 35 Luggage compartme nt: power top storage com­
par tment raised
The power top storage compartment must be
lowe red to open the power top . To avoi d damage,
make su re that are no sensi tive ob jects in t he
s to rage compa rtment's range of mot ion.
Raising the power top storage compartment
• Press the trim on the hand le in the direction of
the arrow to raise the power top sto rage com­
partment
c::> fig . 34.
Lowering the power top storage
compartment
• Press the tr im on the hand le in the direction of
the arrow to lower t he power top storage com­
partmen t
c::> fig. 35.
The power top storage compartment can be
raised when the
power top is closed . This pro­
v ides mo re ca rgo space in the l uggage compa rt­
ment.
The
open power top is stored and p rotected in
the powe r top storage compart ment. The power
top storage compartment cannot be raised w hen
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th e power to p is o pen. Because of t his, the cargo
area in the luggage compartment is sma ller
whe n the powe r top is open tha n w hen it is
closed.
Messages
Applies to : vehicles with power top
II Power top : malfunction! You can continue
driving with limited functionality. See owner's
manual
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the system. Try to open/close the power top
again.
If the message still appears, then have an
aut ho rize d Aud i dea le r o r au thori zed Aud i Serv ice
Fa cility co rrect the malfunc tion. Do no t driv e
more th an 30 mph (S O km/h) until it is cor rec t­
ed .
Power top: please close trunk lid
This message appears in the instrume nt cl uster
display if the luggage compartment is not closed
whe n the power top is ope rated. Close the lug­
gage compartment lid.
Power top : please lower power top compart­
ment
This message ap pears if t he power top storage
compartment is not lowered when opening the
power top. Lowe r th e power top storage com­
partment
c::> page 44.
Power top: malfunction! Unable to operate
Thi s mess age appears w hen the re i s a mal fu nc­
tion . The powe r top ca n be operate d manually
c::> page 46.
Power top: operation currently not possible
If the power top is opera ted continua lly for a
l ong pe riod of time, the over load protec tion acti­
vates for approx ima tely 15 to 30 min utes. Yo u
can ope n or close the powe r to p ag ain a fter th at.
Power top : operation currently not possible. En­
gine must be running
The powe r top is a utomat ically deactivated if the
battery vo ltage is low. You can open or close the
power top again after starting the eng ine.
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