2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN headlight bulb

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Eng ine control*
¢ page 27
Engine control *
¢page28
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
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¢page318
Eng ine speed limi tat io n*
¢page28
Eng ine oil level (MIN)*
¢page28
E ng ine oil sensor
¢ page28
Battery charge
¢page25
Tank system
¢page28
Was her fluid level
¢page28
Windshield wipers
¢page29
Remote con trol key*
¢ page 78
Dr iver's door*
¢ page29
Battery in remote cont rol key
¢ page32
Bulb failure ind icator*
¢ page29
Headlight range control system
¢page29
Adaptive lig ht*
¢page29
Light/rain sensor*
¢page29
Transmission
¢ page 89
Steer ing lock
¢ page26
Eng ine start system
¢ page26
Elec tromechanical steering
¢ page 151
Suspension control*
¢page 29
Power top *
¢page44
Active lane assist*
¢page 134
Side assis t*
¢ page 140
pre sense*
¢page 133
e-tron : system wa rning*
¢ page 96
e-tron : driving power*
¢ page 96, ¢ page 103
e-tron : ve hicle so und*
¢ page 96
e-tro n: cha rging sys tem*
¢ page 115
Other indicator lights
--------------Turn sig nals
¢ page 30
USA models:
Cruise control system*
¢page 120
Canada model s:
Cruise contro l system*
¢ page 120
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 125
Adaptive cruise control *
<=>page 125
Adaptive cruise contro l*
<=> page 125
Adaptive cruise contro l*
<=> page 126

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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.
-
Coc kpit o ver view
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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Fuses and bulbs
Fuse ass ignment - interior
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F ig. 298 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Ad Blue engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F3 Power top hydraulic pump
F4 Infotainment control panel,
Infotainment
components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automat ic transm iss ion)
Air conditioning/heating controls, auxiliary
F7 heating, rear window defogger relay, tire pressure monitor
Electromechan ical park ing brake switch,
light switch, rain/light sensor, anti-theft
F8 alarm system,
diagnostic connector, roof
module, emergency call system, head light
range control
F9 Steering col umn sw itch module
FlO Infotainment system display
Fll Left vehicle electrica
l system control mod-
ule
F12 Infotainment components
F13 Driver's side safety belt tensioner
F 14 Heat ing/a ir condit ion ing system blower
372
No . Equipment
FlS Electronic
steering column lock
F16 Infotainment components
Fl7 Instrument cluster
Fl8 Rearview camera
Fl9 Convenience access control module
F20 Engine components
F21 Steering column, steering wheel heating
switch module
F23 Panorama glass
roof/power top control
module, power top latch
F24 R
ight vehicle electrical system control
module
F2S Driver
's side front/rear power windows
F26 Seat heating
F27 Interior
lights
F28 Power top control module
F29 Interior lights
F30 Diagnostic connector
F32 Front camera, parking
system, ACC sensor,
lane change assist
F33 Airbag
Hold assist button, interior sound, revers-
F34 i
ng light sw itch, temperature sensor, neck
heating relay coil and socket relay, power
top operation button
Air quality sensor, automatic dimming
F3S rearview
mirror, diagnostic connector, cen-
ter console power supply
F36 Right
headlight (LED, Matrix LED)
F37 Left headlight (LED, Matrix LED)
F38 High-voltage battery
F39 Passenger
's side front/rear power w in-
dows
F40 Sockets
F41 Passenger's sid e safe ty be lt tens ioner
F42 Central locking area
F43 Sound-amplifier
F44 All wheel drive
F47 Rear window wiper
F48 Outer sound actuator

Fuses and bulb s
front of your car which you can on ly reach
through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb ho lde rs can have s ha rp
edges that can cause ser ious c uts, parts must be
correct ly taken apart and then properly put back
together to he lp prevent breakage of parts and
long term damage from water that can enter
housings that have not been properly resea led.
F or your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bu lbs for
you, s ince your dealer has the proper tools, the
correct bulbs and the expert ise.
Ga s di sch arg e lamps (Xen on li ght s)
Due to the high elect rical voltage, have the bulbs
replaced by a qua lified technic ian . Head lights
with Xenon light are ident ified by the h igh vo lt ­
age sticker.
LED h eadlight s*
LED headlights require no maintenance . Please
contact your authorized Audi dealer if a bulb
needs to be replaced .
A WARNING
Chang ing Xenon lamps w it h out the necessa ry
equ ipment can cause ser ious perso na l inju ry.
- Bul bs are p ressur ized and can explode when
being changed. Potentia l risk of i njury!
- On vehicles equipped wit h gas discharge
bulbs (Xenon light) life-threatening inju ries
can result from imp roper ha ndl ing of the
high -voltage po rtions of su ch lamps!
- Only yo ur auth o rized Aud i dea le r or q ual i­
fied workshop should change the b ulbs in
gas discharge lamps . There a re parts with
sharp edges on the openings and on the
bulb ho lders t hat can cause serious cuts . If
you are uncertain about what to do, have
the work performed by an authorized A udi
dealer or qualified workshop. Serious per­
sonal injury may resu lt from improperly per­
formed work .
(D Tips
-If you still prefer to rep lace the light bu lbs
yourself, be aware that the engine com part-
374
ment is a hazardous area to work in ¢ & in
Working in the engine comportment on
page 318 .
-It is best to ask your a uthorized Audi dea ler
whenever you want to change a bulb .

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

Index
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
also refer to Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 204
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pollut ant fil ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power entry assistance
re fer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power sources ................. 62 ,230,231
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnant women Special consid erations when w earing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
p re sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pressure Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 350
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 250
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Proper seating position Front passenger . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 251
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Select ive whee l torque control . . . . . . . . . 148
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 261
396
R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 220
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio text. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 219
Station list
Radio Standards Specification (RSS)
Rain/light sensor 218
386
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear fog lamp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rear window defogger
Automatic climate contro l system . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refresh station list (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Refueling... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Plug- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
R emote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Light bulbs .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 373
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248