2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN oil level
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Checking and Filling
Coolan t loss usu ally indicates there is a leak. Im
m ed iately drive your v ehicle to an authorized
Aud i dea ler or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility
and have the cooling system inspected. If the
coo ling system is not leaking, a loss can come
from the coolant boiling through overheating
and be ing pushed out of the cool ing system.
.&_ WARNING
- The coo ling system is under pressure . Do
not open the coolant expans ion tank cap
when the eng ine is ho t. This inc reases the
risk of burns .
- T he coo lant add itive and the coolant can be
d angerous to your healt h. For this reason,
keep the coolant in the origina l container
and away from children . There is a risk of
poisoning .
- When working in the engine compartment,
remember that the rad iator fan can switch
on even if the ign ition is switched off, which
increases the risk of in jury .
-
CD Note
Do not add coolant if the expansion tank is
empty . Air could enter the cooling system and
damage the engine. If this is the case , do not
cont inue driving. See an authorized Audi deal
er or author ized Audi Service Facility for assis
tance .
Brake fluid
Fig. 271 Eng in e co mpar tment : cap on b rake flu id r eservo ir
O bserve the safety precautions ¢ page 318,
Working in the engine compartment .
326
Checking the brake fluid level
Read the b rake fluid level on the br ake fluid res
ervoir ¢ page 321, fig . 267. The brake f lu id leve l
must be between the MIN and MAX markings
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The brake f lu id leve l is monito red automa tically .
Changing the brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed regularly by an au
thorized Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Facility.
.&_ WARNING
- I f the b rake fl uid leve l is below the MIN
marking, i t can impair the bra king effec t
and driving safety, wh ich increase the r isk o f
an accident. Do not continue driving . See an
authorized A udi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility fo r ass istance.
- If the brake fl uid is old, b ubbles may form
in the brake system dur ing heavy braking.
This would impair braking performance and
driving safety, which increases the risk of an
accident .
- To ensure the brake system functions cor
rectly, only use brake fluids that comp ly
w ith VW standard S0 l 14 or
FMVSS- 116 DOT 4 .
CD Note
-If the brake f luid level is above the MAX
marking, brake fluid may leak o ut over the
edge of the reservoi r and result in damage
to the vehicle .
- Do not ge t any brake fl uid on the vehicle
pai nt, b ecause it w ill co rrode the paint .
Battery
General warnings about batteries
Because of t he comp lex power supp ly, all work
on batter ies such as d isconnecting, replacing ,
etc., shou ld
only be pe rformed by an authori zed
Audi dealer or authorized A udi Service Fac ility
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Driving time ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 17 , 18
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DVD dr ive (media dr ives) 224
Dynamic vo lume
refer to System vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
E
E-ma il 184
e-tron
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
also refer to P lug-in hyb rid dr ive . . . . . . . . 92
eco mode (automatic climate control system) .69
E conomical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
E ff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E le ct ric range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 81
Electromechanica l steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Elect ronic D ifferent ial Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 148
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E lect ronic S tabili zation Control ( ESC) . . . . . 148
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E me rgency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Emergency operat ion
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Emergency starting .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 375
E m iss ions cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
E ng ine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Ju mp starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Ju mp s tarting (plug -in hyb rid drive) . . . . . 102
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopping (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting/stopping (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 S
Warm ing up/coo ling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E ng ine compartmen t
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Overview ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 32 1
Safety preca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
E ng ine data
refer to Spo rt displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ind ex
Engine oi l
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Chang ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Dipst ick .... ... .. .. ................ . 321
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
T emperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enhanced view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ente ring characte rs/numbers (speller) . . . . 161
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E nt ry/ exit lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Entry assistance
refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environment Proper disposa l of drained engine oil . . . . 324
U nleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
E SC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E vent Data Reco rder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
E xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ex terna l voice ope ra tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
F
Factory default sett ings
Mult i Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
F astening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 302
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
f ile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fast forwarding (aud io/video file) . . . . . . . . 232
Fast route 208
Favor ites
Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Nav iga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
T elep hone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Federal Commun ications Comm iss ion (FCC) 386
File formats (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
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