2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN low beam

Drivin g
~ Brake the vehicle to a stop . The engine stops
shortly before the vehicle comes to a stop or if
the ve hicle is stationary
1>. Keep your foot on
the brake pedal. The
D] ; D] ind icator light ap ­
pears in the display. The need le in the tachome­
ter also moves into the
READ Y position .
~ The engine starts again when you take your
foot off the brake pedal. The ind icator light
tu rns off.
Add ition al informa tion
The engine stops in the "P", "N" and "D" selector
lever positions .
If you select the "R" selector lever position during
a Stop phase, the engine will start again.
Shift to "P" quickly to prevent the engine from
starting unintentiona lly when shifting t hrough
IIRII.
You can determ ine for you rself if the engine will
stop or not by reducing or increasing the amount
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex­
ample, if you only light ly press on the brake ped­
al in stop-and-go traff ic or when turning, the en­
g ine will not switch off when the vehicle is sta­
tionary . As soon as you press the brake down
harder, the eng ine will switch off .
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-Press the brake pedal during a Stop phase
to keep the veh icle from roll ing.
- The ignition will turn off if you press the
I STAR T ENGINE ST OP ! button* during a
stop phase . The needle in the tachometer
moves into the
OFF pos it ion .
General information
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Sta rt/Stop system
Engine does not switch off
Before and during each stop phase, the system
checks if certa in cond itions have been met. If the
fjj i ndicato r light appears in the instr ument clus­
t er d isp lay, the engine w ill no t be s topped, for
examp le in the fo llowing situations:
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- T he engine has not reached the minim um re­
quired temperature for Start/Stop mode.
- The interior temperature selected by the cli-
mate control system* has not been reached.
- The ou tside tempe rat ure is extremely high/low.
- The windsh ield is being
defrosted® .
-The parking system* is switched on .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low .
- The steering wheel is turned at a sharp angle or
is moving.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines .
- At high altitudes .
Engine automaticall y restarts
The standard Start/Stop mode w ill be canceled
d u ring a stop p hase in the following situat ions.
The eng ine res tarts witho ut any act ion by the
drive r.
- The vehicle ro lls, for example while on a slope .
- The interior temperature differs from the tem -
peratu re selected in the A/C system .
- The windsh ield is being
defrosted® .
-The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- Power consumption is hig h.
The eng ine ca n tur n off aga in when the cond i­
t ions for Sta rt/S top mode a re met
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Ignition is switched off automaticall y
To prevent the vehicle battery from dra ining, the
i gnition will sw itch off
a ut omaticall y under the
fo llow ing cond it ions:
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the engine .
- The vehicle is stationary.
- You exited the vehicle .
In this case, the activated low beam is rep laced
by the pa rking light . The parking lights wi ll
switch off after approximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the veh icle.
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for the high voltage battery can lead to seri­
ous damage and/or a decrease of the capacity
void coverage under the New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Starting/driving the vehicle
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith plug- in hybrid drive
The vehicle is started and stopped with the
IS TAR T ENGINE STOP I button . Please also read
the information under
Q page 76, Starting the
engine.
Establishing drive ready mode
See Q .& in Introduction on page 92.
Requirement: a charging cable must not be con­
nected to the vehicle
Qpage 115 and the selec ­
tor lever must be in the "P" or
"N" position.
- Press the brake peda l.
- Press th e
I START ENGINE STOPI button .
When the veh icle enters drive ready mode, the
status message
e-tron READY appears briefly in
the instrument cluster display and the needle in
the powe r meter points to
READY Q page 95.
Driving
The vehicle starts with the electr ic motor after
establishing the dr ive ready mode and if the con­
ditions for electric drive mode have been met
Qpage98.
The cond itions to drive are essentially the same
as for the automat ic transmission
Q page 83 .
You and your passengers should anticipate the
possibility of a sporty acceleration.
Ending drive ready mode
- Place the selector lever in the P position.
- Switch the ign ition off with the
I START ENGINE STOP ! button.
Vehicle sound1>
The vehicle generates an electronic engine sound
so that you r vehicle can be heard from the out­
side when in electr ic drive mode. The veh icle
l) Not available in all markets.
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sound automatically fades out at higher speeds
when the sounds from the tires and wind start in­
creasing .
Switching the ignition on/off
You can switch the ignition on without establish­
in g drive ready mode.
- To switch the ign ition on or off, press the
!START ENGINE STOPI button. Do not press the
brake pedal while do ing this.
When the ignition is switched on, the needle
stays pointed at
OFF CD Q page 95, fig. 98 or
OFF is displayed CD~ page 95, fig. 98.
No indicator lights stay turned on when the igni­
tion is switched off.
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the vehicle battery from draining, the
i gnition will switch off automatically under the
follow ing cond it ions:
- The vehicle has already been driven.
- The vehicle is stationary.
- The gasoline engine is not runn ing.
- The driver's door is opened.
- The driver's safety belt is unbuckled .
- The brake pedal is not pressed.
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking light. The message
Side marker
lights will switch off automatically in 30 mi­
nutes. See owner 's manual
appears in the instru­
ment cluster display . The parking lights will
switch off after approximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the veh icle.
If the gasoline engine was not stopped, the mo­
tor continues running and the ignition does not
automat ically switch off
Q & .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces .
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How are child restraint system anchors re lat -
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 2 76
H ow safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 267
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Ignition
Establishing drive ready mode (plug-in hy-
brid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching on/off (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . 94
Sw itching on/off (us ing the button) . . . . . . 76
Sw itch ing on/off (us ing the key) . . . . . . . . . 75
Imba lance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
I mmobilizer
refer
to Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . 32
Important things to do before driving . . . . 249
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 187
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 1
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Indicator lights (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 96
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
I nspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Install ing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Plug -in hybrid dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instruments Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
I nterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Internet refer
to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
I nterva l mode (w indshie ld w ipers) . . . . . . . . 55
iPhone refer
to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 229, 230
iTunes tagging ................. ..... . 218
Index
J
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Jump starting . .. .. ............... 102,375
K
Key......... ....... ................ .. 32
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 88
Knee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 287
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 133
Lap timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Installing a child restraint............ . 310
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Leather care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Licensing agreements (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Light/rain sensor Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior/read ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Listening to music
refer to Media ... .. ............. 223, 232
Load....... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 382
Locking/unlocking
refer to Unlock ing/ locking ....... 31, 33, 34
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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