2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN warning

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There is a malfunction in the eng ine start ing sys ­
tem .
Dri ve to an autho rized Aud i dea le r o r a uth o rized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immedia tely to have t he
mal funct ion corrected.
~ Engine stop while driving
• Engine stopped! Power stee ring and b rake
boo ster not possible
There is a malfunction in the eng ine or in the fue l
supp ly system.
M ore fo rce is needed to s teer and bra ke the mov ­
in g vehi cle when the engine is stopped. If the ve­
hi cle is roll ing , try to bring it to a stop off to the
side from moving traffic. See an authorized Audi
dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facility for as ­
sistance .
A WARNING -
If the eng ine stops whi le dr iv ing, yo u will
need to use more fo rce to brake the vehicle.
Th is increases the r isk of an accident . There
w ill still be power steer ing if t he ignit io n is
sw itched on wh ile the vehicle is rolling an d
t here is s ufficie nt vehicle batte ry c har ge. Oth ­
erwise, yo u m ust use g re ate r fo rce when
steer in g.
~ Hood
• Warning! Hood is not locked. Stop vehicle
and check the lock
I f t he in dicator lig ht tur ns on and t he message
appears, the hood loc king mechanism is no t en­
gaged correctly .
Stop immed iate ly a nd close the hood
q page 320.
B l~ Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the G) indicato r light b lin ks w hile driving, the
ESC or AS R (Anti -S lip Regu lation) is active ly reg u­
l ating.
I f t he
G) indica to r li ght turns on, the sys tem has
switched the ESC off . In this case, you can switc h
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the ignit ion off and then on to switch the ESC on
again. The indicator light t urns off whe n the sys ­
tem is functioning fu lly.
If the II ind ic a tor light tu rns on, ESC was
switched o ff using t he
1~ 00'1 b utton ¢ page 148.
Stabilization con trol (ESC /ABS ): malfunction!
S ee owner's manual
If the If] ind icator light and the llB (USA mod­
els) ;tlJ (Canada mode ls) ABS indicator light turn
o n and the message appears, there is a malfunc ­
t io n in the A BS o r th e e lectron ic diffe re nti al loc k.
T his also causes the ES C to malfunc tion . The
brakes st ill function with t he ir normal power, but
ABS is not active .
Dr ive to an author ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
A udi Se rvice Faci lity immed iate ly to h ave the
malfunction corrected.
(D Tips
F o r a ddi tio na l in format io n on E SC an d ABS,
see
qpage 148.
Wt:: /BRAKE WEAR/( 0: Brake pads
If the IIJ~:);f;131WfJ;! (USA models)/ [I] (Canada
models) turns on, the bra ke pad is worn out .
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
brake pads checked .
·~ Hill hold assist
II Hill hold a ssist: unavailable
When this message appea rs, hill hold ass ist is
not avai lab le.
@ t.ilanual control!
If t his message appea rs, press t he bra ke peda l.
Cont in ue driv ing wi th the he lp of t he parking
brake
q page 81.
d:::i Engine control
If the II indicator light tu rns on if there is a mal -
f unct ion in the engine control.
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Cockpit overv ie w
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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washer system* when the ignition is sw itched off
~ page 328.
, Windshield wipers
If thE' 41 indicator light turns on, then there is a
windshie ld w iper malfunct ion. Dr ive to an au­
thor ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service
Faci lity immediately to have the malfunct ion cor ­
rected .
~ Driver's door*
a] Driver' s door : malfunction! Shift to P b efore
leaving vehi cle. See own er' s manual
There is a malfunction in the driver's door . Select
the P se lector lever position (automat ic t ransmis­
sion) to secure the vehicle.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
-: If t he II indicato r light turns on, a b ulb has
fa iled. The message ind icates the loca tion of the
bu lb .
Replace the bulb immediately.
Vehicle lights: s ystem fault!
There is a malfunction in the head lights or the
light switch . Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lf u nction corrected .
A WARNING
-Ligh t bul bs are u nder press ure and can ex­
plode when bu lbs are replaced, which in­
cr eases the risk of in ju ry.
- Wi th HID headl ights (xenon headlights), the
hig h-voltage componen t must be handled
c o rr ectly. Ot herw ise, the re is a r isk of fata l
injury.
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i,0 Dynamic headlight range control
II Head light range control : malfunction! S ee
own er' s manual
The re is a malfunct ion in the dynam ic headl ight
r a nge control system , which may cause g la re fo r
othe r drive rs.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iately to have the
malfu nction corrected .
go Audi adaptive light
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive light
l!J Audi adaptive light : malfun ction! See own­
er 's manual
The re is a malfunct ion in the adaptive l ights . The
headlights st ill funct ion.
Drive to an au thorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected .
(i.D Light/rain sensor
Applies to: vehicles with light/rain sensor
£1 Automatic headlight s/wiper s: malfun ction!
S ee owner's manual
The light/rain sensor is malfunctioning .
The low beams remain sw itched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in t he
AUTO pos ition . You can cont inue to turn the
l ights on and off us ing the lig ht switch . You can
st ill contro l all w iper functions t hat are inde­
pendent of t he rain senso r.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected .
Q Suspension control
Applies to: vehicles with suspension control
If the fl ind icator light tu rns o n, then there is a
malfu nction in t he suspens ion con trol. Dr ive to
an a uthorized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized Audi
Service Facility immediate ly to have the ma lfunc ­
tion co rrected .
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
h ave the following options:
-Remote control key c> page 33, or
-Sensors in the front door hand les"
c> page 34, or
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door c> page 36,
or
-Interior central locking switch c> page 34.
Turn sign als
The turn s ignals flas h twice when yo u un lo ck the
vehicle and flash once when you lock the vehicle.
I f t hey do not flas h, then the ignition may still be
sw itched on o r one of the doo rs, the luggage
compa rtme nt, o r the hood may be open, for ex ­
ample.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock funct io n locks all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (lS km/ h).
The vehicle will unlock aga in if the ign it ion key is
removed, the opening function in the centra l
l o cki ng switch is act ivated , or one of t he door
h andles is operated. The A uto Lock f unc tion can
be sw itched on and off in t he Infotainment sys ­
tem
c> page35 .
In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doo rs will a lso automa tica lly unloc k to allow
access to t he ve hicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
sys tem whether
only the d river's doo r or the en­
tire ve hicl e should be unlocked w hen unlocking
c> page 35 .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your veh icle when all of the doors and
the luggage compa rtment lid a re closed and the
Open ing and cl osing
remote cont rol key is not in t he ve hicle . Thi s
helps to prevent you from locking yourself out
accidentally .
T he following condi tions p revent yo u from lock ­
ing yo ur remote control key in the vehi cle:
-If the d river's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by press ing t he
lil button on t he re ­
mote co ntro l key o r by touching the locking
sensor* on a doo r.
-If the most recently used conve nience key* is in
the luggage compa rtment, t he luggage com ­
partment lid a utomatically unlocks again after
closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de ­
tected inside the ve hicle, then the vehicle can­
not be locked from the o utside .
A WARNING
--
-If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the ve hicle key with you. T his
app lies part ic u larly whe n children remain in
the vehicle . O therwise the children could
s tart the engine o r operate elect rical eq uip­
men t such as power w indows.
-N o one, especially c hild re n, should stay in
t he vehicle whe n it is loc ked from the out­
side, because the windows can no longe r be
opene d from the inside
c> page 3 6. Locked
doors ma ke it more diffic ult for emergency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at risk .
(D Tips
-Do not leave v aluables u natten ded i n the ve ­
hicle. A lo cked vehi cle is not a sa fe!
-Th e LE D in t he dr iver's door ra il blink s when
yo u lock the veh icle . If th e LED li ghts up for
app roximate ly 30 seconds a fter locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the prob lem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility.
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Replacing the remote control key battery
.,. Pry the cover@off of the key (Dusing a coin
¢fig.17.
... Insert the new battery with the" +" facing up.
... Press the cover back onto the key until it clicks
into place .
@) For the sake of the environment
Discharged batteries must be disposed of
us·
ing methods that will not harm the env iron ­
ment. Do not dispose of them in household
trash.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specif ications as the original 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 c::> page 36 .
.,. Press the ~ button or~ button .
Unlocking/locking with remote control
F ig . 18 Re mote cont ro l key or convenience key : b utto n pro ­
g ram ming
.,. To unlock the vehicle, press the@ button (D
c::> fig. 18.
~ ... To lock the veh icle, press the {f) button @c::> A
.... N once .
" ~ ... To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press 0
~ the e:5 button @ briefly . co
Opening and closing
.,. To open* the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
e:5 button @for at least one sec­
ond.
... To trigger the a larm, press the ! PANIC I button
@ . The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
are activated .
.,. To turn off the alarm, press the I PANIC I button
@again .
If you unlock the veh icle and do not open any of
the doors, the hood, or the luggage compart ·
ment l id within 45 seconds, the vehicle automati·
cally locks again. This feature prevents the vehi·
cle from being accidentally 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 Infotainment system if the
entire vehicle or only the driver's door should un­
locking when unlocking the
vehicle¢ page 35.
_&. WARNING
-Read and following all warnings c::> & in De·
scription on page 31 .
(D Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle .
- Th e vehicle can only be loc ked when these­
lector lever is in the P position.
- Do not use the remote con trol 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
III unlock button.
- Only use the panic function in an emergen­
cy.
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Opening and clo sin g
Unlocking/locking with the convenience
key
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­ trol key.
F ig. 19 Doo r handle : se nsor for locking
Unlocking the veh icle
.. Grasp the driver 's or front passenger's door
handle. The door unlocks automatically.
.. Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Loc king th e vehi cle
.. Place the selector lever in the "P " posit ion; oth­
erwise, the vehicle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor on the door handle
o nce ¢ fig. 19,
¢ ,A .Do not hold the door handle while doing
th is.
Unlock ing and locking the vehicle can only be
done at the front doors. The remote control key
cannot be more than approximate ly 5 ft (1.5 m)
away from the door handle.
It makes no differ­
ence whether the remote control key is in your
jacket pocket , purse or briefcase.
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function .
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di­ rectly 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 entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢ page 35 .
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A WARNING
,-
Read and fo llowing all warnings¢ & in De-
scription on page
31.
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of t ime, 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 un lock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
-The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the veh icle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle's ability to start
for as long as poss ible. You may not be ab le
to unlock your vehicle using the conven ience
key .
(0 Tips
Un locking with the conven ience key (keyless
access) can be deactivated temporar ily.
-Place the selector lever in the "P" position;
otherwise, the vehicle cannot be loc ked.
-Close the door and press the button © CD
¢page 33, fig .18.
-Press the sensor on the door handle onc e
within five seconds ¢ fig. 19, ¢,& .Do not
hold the door handle while do ing th is.
-The next time the vehicle is unlocked, it can
only be done with the remote control key or
mechanically using the doo r lock cylinder .
T he conven ience key w ill be active aga in af­
ter the next locking/unlocking.
Central locking switch
Fig. 20 D river 's doo r: cen tral lo ck in g sw it c h

~ To lock the vehicle, press the ~ button ¢.&_ .
~ To unlock the vehicle, press the Iii button
¢ fig. 20.
When locking the vehicle with the centra l locking
switch, the fo llowing applies :
- Open ing the doors and the l uggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside i s not possib le for se­
curity reasons , such as when stopped at a light.
- T he L ED in the cent ral lock ing switch turns o n
when a ll doo rs a re closed and locked.
- Front doo rs: you can open the doors indiv idual­
ly from the ins ide by p ulling the doo r hand le.
- Rear doors*: pu ll on the door hand le
once to
u nlock the door. Pull on the doo r hand le
again
to open t he door.
- In the event of a crash w ith airbag dep loyment,
the doors un lock automatically to a llow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
-Read and following all warnings ¢.& in De­
scription on page 31 .
- The powe r locking sw itch works w ith the ig ­
nition off and a utomatically locks the entire
vehicle when
the [@] button is p ressed.
- T he centra l locking switc h is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the o utside .
- L ocked doors make it mo re difficult for
emergency worke rs to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
(D Tips
Your veh icle locks automat ica lly w hen it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
¢ page 31. You can unloc k the vehicle
aga in using the
63 button in the centra l lock­
ing sw itch.
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Open ing and cl osing
Central locking settings
You con set which functions ore controlled by the
central locking system .
~ Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU! but­
ton
> Vehicle > lef t control button > V ehicle
setting s> Central lo cking .
Door unloc king
-you can decide if All doors or
o n ly the
Dr iver's door shou ld unlock. The lug­
gage compartment lid also unlocks when
All is
selected . If you select
Driver' s door in a veh icle
with a conve nience key*, on ly the doo r whose
hand le you p ull will u nlock .
If you se lect
Driver 's door , all the doors and lug­
gage compartment l id w ill unlock if you press the
~ button on the remote co ntrol key twice .
Long press to open windo ws -the convenience
opening/closing function can be switched on/off
¢ page 40 .
Fold mirror s* -if you switch the function on, the
ex ter ior mirrors fold in automatically when the
vehicle is locked .
Confirmation tone -when checked off./, a tone
will sound when yo u lock the vehicle
l).
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Opening and closing
Mechanically unlocking/locking the doors
If the central locking foils, you must unlock/lock the doors separately .
Fig. 21 Driver's door : door lock cylinder
Fig . 22 Fro nt s ide of t he doo r: emerg en cy release
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
a, 0
0
0
> (X) a,
M
5
i
~ To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
u nlock position @
¢fig . 21.
~ To lock the driver's door, put the se lector lever
in the P position and turn the key
once to the
lock position
@ ¢ ,&..
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 35.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors*
The mechanica l lock is located on the edge of the
front passenger's door and the rear doors*. It is only visible when the door is open.
~ Remove the cap from the opening ¢ fig. 22.
~ Insert the key bit in the slot inside and turn the
key all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door*).
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A WARNING
, -
Read and fo llowing all warnings¢ & in De-
scription on page
31.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, audio and visual warning s ignals a re
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is switch­
ed on or off when locking/unlocking your vehicle.
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut off automat­
ically after a certain amount of time.
Switching the alarm off manually
~ To switch the a larm off, press the 63 button on
the remote control key or switch the ignition
on .
Break-in security feature
The alarm will sound if there is a break-in at the
doors , hood, and/or luggage compartment lid.