2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN battery

Emergency situations
flowing when connecting the positive termi­
nals and the vehicle battery in the vehicle
providing the jump start cou ld be drained.
- Jump start cables can cause considerab le
damage to the vehicle electrical system if
they are connected incorrectly.
- The drained vehicle battery must be con­
nected correctly to the electrical system.
- P lease note that the connecting process de­
scribed below for the jump start cables is in­
tended for when your vehicle is being jump
started. If you are jump starting another ve­
hicle, do not connect the negative cable to
the negat ive terminal( -) on the drained ve­
hicle battery, but rather connect it to a large
metal component that is bolted securely to
the engine block, or to the engine block it­
se lf. If the vehicle battery in the vehicle be­
ing jump started is not vented to the out ­
side, there is a risk of explosion due to hy­
drogen gas.
@ Tips
If a car phone is installed, switch it off or
check the operating guide for what to do in
this situation.
A3 models: starting the engine
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
F ig. 300 Ju mp starting using a vehicle batte ry in anot her
vehicle :@ - dra ined, @- providing cu rrent
Plug-in hybrid drive *: the connection points for
the jump start cables vary Q
page 102.
The vehicle battery is located on the left front
side of the engine compartment . Open the cover
to access the positive terminal of the vehicle bat-
376
tery. The procedure for connecting jump start ca­
bles that is described next is designed to help
j ump start your vehicle .
Follow the information about the vehicle battery
Qpage 326 .
Preparations
1. Read the following carefully ¢ page 375,
Preparation.
2. Set the parking brake and select neutral on
vehicles with a manual transmission, or move
the selector lever to the P position on
vehicles with an automatic transmission .
3. Turn the ignition and electrical equipment
off in both vehicles.
Connecting/disconnecting the jump start
cable
4. Fold the battery cover upward.
5. Clamp the end of the red jump start cable to
the termina l
(D ¢ fig. 300 on the drained ve­
hicle
battery @Q(D in Preparation on
page
375 .
6. Clamp the other end of the red jump start ca­
ble to the positive terminal @on the vehicle
battery providing the current @.
7. Clamp the black end of the jump start cab le
preferably at the ground point, or on the
negative terminal of the vehicle battery@
on the vehicle providing the current @.
8. Clamp the other end of the black jump start
cable
only to the ground point © on your
vehicle @Q(D .
9. Route the jump start cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment.
Starting the engine
10. First start the engine in the vehicle giving the
charge and let it run at idle.
11. Now start the engine in the vehicle with the
dra ined vehicle battery and wait two to three
minutes until it "r uns smoothly".
12. If the engi ne does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat
it after approximately 30 seconds .
13. In the vehicle that is being jump started, switch the heater fan and rear window
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defroster on to reduce any voltage peaks that may occur when disconnecting the jumper
cables. The headlights must be switched
off.
14. While the engines are running , remove the
cables in
reverse order from the way they
were installed, as described in ¢
page 3 76.
Make sure the cables do not get caught in
moving engine components .
15. Fold the cover back on the battery correct ly .
16. Sw itch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster
off.
Read and fo llow: ¢.&. in Preparation on
page 375
and ¢ (j) in Preparation on page 375.
(D Note
Do not use the negat ive termina l on the veh i­
cle battery for jump star ting. A malfunction
could occ ur in the vehicle electrical system.
@ Tips
- Make sure that the connected positive ter­
mina l clamps have sufficient contact with
metal.
- The vehicle battery in your vehicle vents to the outs ide so the battery gases d rain out of
the veh icle.
RS model s: starting the engine
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
F ig . 301 Engine co mpartment : connector s for a c ha rge r
and jump star t cables
Em erge ncy s itua tions
Fig. 302 Jump star ting using a ve hicle bat tery in anothe r
ve hicl e:@ -drained, @- prov id in g curren t
M
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Jump sta rt p oin ts are located on the left side of
the engine compartment instead of the vehicle
battery ¢
fig. 301. Open the cap on the positive
terminal. The procedure for connecting jump start cables that is described next is designed to
help jump start your vehicle .
Follow the information about the vehicle battery
¢ page 326.
Pr eparation s
1. Read the follow ing carefully ¢ page 375,
Preparation .
2. Set the parking brake and place the selector
lever in the P position.
3. Turn the ign ition and electrical equipment
off i n both vehicles .
Conn ecting /d is conn ect ing the jum p sta rt
cable
4. Open the cover on the posit ive terminal.
5. Clamp the end of the red jump start cable to the
termina l(!) ¢ page 3 76, fig. 300 on the
drained vehicle
battery @c:;>(Q) in Prepara­
tion on page 375.
6. Clamp the other end of the red jump sta rt ca ­
ble to the positive terminal @on the veh icle
battery providing the current @.
7. Clamp the black end of the jump start cab le
prefer ably at the grou nd point , or on the
negative terminal of the vehicle battery @
on the vehicle providing the current @.
8 . Clamp the other end of the black jump start
cable
only to the gr ound point @ on you r
v e hicl e@ .
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Emergency situations
9. Route the jump sta rt cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment.
Starting the engine
10. First start the engine in the vehicle g iving the
charge and let it run at idle.
11. Now start the engine in the vehicle with the
drained vehicle battery and wait two to three
minutes until it "runs smoothly" .
12.
If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat
it after approximately 30 seconds .
13 . In the vehicle that is being jump started,
switch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster on to reduce any voltage peaks that may occur when disconnecting the jumper
cab les. The headlights must be switched
off.
14. While the engines a re running, remove the
cables in
reverse order from the way they
were installed, as described in ¢
page 3 76.
Make sure the cables do not get caught in
moving engine components.
15 . Close the cap on the positive term inal.
16 . Sw itch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster
off.
Read and follow: ¢ .&. in Preparation on
page 375
and ¢ (D in Preparation on page 375 .
@ Tips
-Make sure that the connected positive ter­
minal clamps have sufficient contact with
metal.
- The vehicle battery in your vehicle vents to
the outs ide so the battery gases drain out of
the veh icle .
Towing with a tow truck
General hint s
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The follow ing information is to be used by com­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
erate the ir equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
378
-Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flatbed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flatbed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢page 378 and ¢page 379.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers . Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 303 Rig ht s ide o f front b umper: install ing the tow ing
loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a
cover on the right side of the front
bumper .
.,,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit ¢
page 360 .
.,,. Press inward on the upper le~ area of the cap
with brief, strong pressure to remove it from
the bumper
¢fig. 303 .
.,,. Insert the towing loop in the threaded opening
until it stops, and then tighten it with the
wheel wrench .
.,,. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit .
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
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Index
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and Literature 383
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 241, 245
Aud i virtual cockp it
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
69
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Lock (centr al locking system) . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68, 69
Automatic power top
refer to Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Manual shift ing (tiptronic mode) . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
258
Auxiliary climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Average consumption ........... .... . 17, 18
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63, 65
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
388
Battery
In the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
also refer to High-voltage battery . . . . . . . 92
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Before driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Blower
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . .
70
Bluetooth
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
New tires . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 337
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Buttons
Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Programming (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 229
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 319
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

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Capacities Fu el tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
382
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Care
refer to Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car Finder
Audi connect e-tron services . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Cargo bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Catalytic converter .............. ... .. . 317
CD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Cell phone
refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Changing engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Charge level
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Charging
refer to Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging the battery (mobile devices) 230,231
Charging (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . 104
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. ..... .. ................ ..... .
270
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? ....
313
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 308
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
298
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Tether straps . ............... .... ... 311
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 307
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 298 in myve 1c e . ................. ... .. .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
300
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ............................
310
Index
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
310
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Unu sed safety belts on the rear seat 300
Child seats
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
309
Class ic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 356
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 357
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cl eaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning the charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cleaning the charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Cleaning the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Climate contro l system (automatic) . . . . . . .
68
Adjusting the air vents................. 71
AUTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Pr esetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Synchroniz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Closing
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
320
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows ........................... 39
also refer to Unlocking/locking .... 31, 33, 34
Closing/ opening
refer to Unlocking/ locking ....... 31, 33, 34
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home/Leaving home
refer to Entry/exit lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Command (voice recognition system) . . . . . 170
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Online map update ................... . 214
Onl ine media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Online services
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Opening ..... .. ................ ..... .. 31
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Fu el filler door ................ ..... . 315
Hood .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 320
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking ..... .. 31, 33, 34
Operating Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Opt ions menu .. ............. .. 14, 156 , 160
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview (Cockpit) 8
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
also refer to Convenience opening/closing 40
Parental control
DVD ............................... 235
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
C leaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 81
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 86
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 281
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Performance/torque display
refer to Sport displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Index
Phone book
refer to Contacts
186
Physical principles of a frontal col lision . . . 261
Picture format (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Playback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Plug-in-Hybrid-Drive High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
12 volt vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Auxiliary climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging system PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Charging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . 106
Charging time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning the charging system ........ .. 117
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
E-max (power availability) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Efficient driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Ending drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Establishing drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . 94
EV mode/hybrid mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
High-vo ltage battery .............. 92, 115
High-vo ltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Inserting the fuel pump nozzle . . . . . . . . . 103
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Range and statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Range disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Status dis plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
395

Index Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
359
Ra1s1ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Transporting (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 102
Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Vehicle care.. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 354
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360, 366
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
VIEW but ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
V IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction
steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13, 15, 16
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
vv
Warming up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
281
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Wash ing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 261
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . 333
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
400
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 350
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 263
When must the airbag system be inspected? 281
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 309
Wi-Fi
Audi music stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
227
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
also refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
356
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 55, 328
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Winter operation
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
354
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Defrosting windows (automatic climate con­
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Seat heating (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 373
z
Zoom (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210