2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN ignition

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
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Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
M ultif unction steering wheel pl us . . . . . . 13
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ve hicle functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Indicator l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cent ral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
C hil d safety loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P owe r w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P ano rama g lass roo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Autom atic power top .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Wind deflector ..... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 42
4 5
Powe r top emergency operation . . . . . . . . 46
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9
Exterio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Int erior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
P owe r so urces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
S to ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
L ugg age compa rtment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Climate con trol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Driving .... .. .. ............. .... .. . 72
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Starting and stopping the engine (veh icles with an ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . 75
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Start ing and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with convenience key) . . . . . . . . 7 6
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 8
Start ing the engine when there is a
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 81
Start ing from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automa tic tra nsmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
e-tron .......... .. .. ............... 9 2
P lug- in hybr id d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Charg ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4
Charging a t pub lic charging stations . . . . 106
Charging the battery with the Audi e -tron
c h arg ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Ind icator lig hts and messages . . . . . . . . . 115
Charging unit cover emergency release . . 116
Climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Cleaning/ma intenance information 117
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Drivi ng with a tra ile r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Driver assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cru ise cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20
Lap time r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
A udi ad aptive cruise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Adjust ing the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 148
E lectron ic Stab il izat ion Contro l (E5C) . . . . 148
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
El ectromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
A ll w heel drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

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(D Door handle
@ Side assist ................ .. .
@ Central locking switch ......... .
@ Light switch ................ . .
® Vents ... .. ................ . .
@ Lever for:
- Turn signals and high beams
- High beam assistant ....... . .
- Active lane assist .......... . .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver 's airbag ............ . .
- Driver information system con-
trols .. .. ................ . .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga­
tion and voice recognition con -
trols .. .. ................ . .
-[ii button/steering wheel heating
- Shift paddles ............ .. .
@ Instrument cluster ........... .
® Windshield washer system lever
@ Steering column , with the follow -
ing , depending on equipment:
- Ignition lock .............. . .
- Start ing the engine when there is
a malfunction ............ .. .
@ Adjustable steering column
@ Lever for:
- Cruise control system
- Adaptive cruise control ...... .
@ Knee airbag ................. .
(8) Instrument illumination ....... .
@ Hood release ................ .
@) Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .....
@ Sw itch (depending on the equ ip­
ment) for:
- Luggage compartment lid .... .
- Fuel filler door (plug-in hybrid
drive) ................... .. .
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
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49
68
so
so
133
273
13, 16
15, 16
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88
10
55
75
79
74
120
123
285 52
320
318
37
103 53
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Cockpit overview
@ Depending on equipment:
- Child safety lock ............ .
- Central power window switch ..
@ Infotainment system display ... .
@ Glove compartment .......... .
@) Drives for CD, DVD, SIM cards .. .
@ Front passenger 's airbag ...... .
@) Depending on equipment, buttons
for:
- Drive select .. .. ............ .
- Start/Stop system .......... .
-l<'l"I button (plug- in hybrid drive)
- Parking aid .... ............ .
- Emergency flashers ......... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ..................... .
- Infotainment system display ..
- Front passenger airbag off indica-
tor ... .. .. ................ .
@ Deluxe automatic climate control
@ Socket ..... .. .. ............ .
@ Selector lever (automatic transmis-
sion) ....................... .
@ Cup holder .. .. ...... ........ .
@ Infotainment system on/off
button ... .. ................ .
@ Infotainment unit ............ .
@ Power top operation .......... .
@) Center armrest with storage com-
partment. Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
-Audi music interface ........ .
- Audi smartphone interface ... .
@ Electromechanical parking brake
@ I START ENGINE STOP I button ...
@ Audi music interface
(D Tips
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155
63
224
273
140
79
98
143
51
148
155
281
69
62
83
62
154
154
42
230
241
81
76
230
Some the equipment listed here is only instal­
led in certain models or is available as an op­
tion .
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@ Left additional display (divided in
two sections in the enhanced view)
There may be addi tional indicato r lights in the
tachomete r@ , the speedome ter
(i) , th e sta tus
line ® and, depending on the instrument clus ­
ter, above or below the central
area @.
The fo llow ing pages will primar ily show ill ustra ­
tions of the mu lti-co lor ana log ins trumen t clus ­
ter* . The display and/o r posit ion of t he e lement
shown may vary in monochrome instrument cl us­
ters or in the A udi v irtual cockpit* .
(D Tips
-Depending on vehicle equipment, the in ­
str ument ill umination (need les and gauges)
may t urn on when the lights are off and the
i gnition is sw itched on. The illumination for
t h e gauges reduces automat ica lly and even­
tua lly turns off as br ightness outside in­
creases . This func tion rem inds the dr iver to
tu rn t he low beams on at the app ropr iate
t im e.
-You can select the units used for tempe ra­
tu re, speed and othe r measureme nts in t he
Infotainment system
¢page 2 43 .
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperatu re display (D ¢ page 10,
fig. 4
or ¢ page 10, fig . 3 only functions when
the ignition is switc hed on . To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold rang e
If onl y the L EDs at the bottom o f th e ga uge tu rn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem ­
pe rature yet. Avoid high engine speeds, full ac ­
celerat ing and heavy engine loads .
Normal range
The engine has reached its oper ating temper a­
ture once the LEDs up to the center o f th e ga uge
turn on. If
the . indicator lig ht in the instru­
ment cluster display turns on, the coolant tern -
~ perature is too high ¢ page 25 .
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Coc kpit o ver view
Vehicles without a coolant temperature
indicat or
T he . indicator light t urns on when the coolant
temperat ure is h igh
¢ page 25. Refer to ¢(!) .
(W} Note
-Aux iliary headlights and ot her accesso ries in
fro nt of t he coo ling-air intake impa ir th e
cooling effect o f the coo lant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating dur ing
hig h outside temperat ures and heavy en­
gine load .
-The front spoi ler a lso helps to distribute
cooling a ir correctly while driv ing. If the
spoiler is damaged, the coo ling effec t w ill
be impa ired a nd the r isk of the eng ine ove r­
heating w ill increase. See an autho riz ed
Aud i dea ler or a uthor ized Audi Se rvice Fa ­
ci lity for assis tan ce .
-Vehicles without a coolant temperature dis­
play: to promote a lo ng e ngine serv ice li fe,
a voiding h igh engine spee ds, full acce lera ­
tion and heavy engine loads during app rox i­
mate ly the first 15 minutes when the en ­
gine is cold is recommended. The amount of
t ime that the eng ine is co ld depends on the
outside temperature.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
T he beginning of t he red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maxim um permissible engine speed
for all gea rs once the engine has bee n broken in
and when it is warmed up to operating tempera­
ture . Before reach ing the red zone, you sho uld
sh ift into the next h igher gear, choose the "D" or
" S" se lecto r lever pos it io n, or remove yo ur foot
from the ac cele ra tor ped al.
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
Depend ing on the vehicle equipment, there a re
diffe rent display fo rmats
available ¢ page 95. ...,
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Multifunction steering
wheel plus
Operating
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Audi virtual cockpi t
Fig. 6 Example: driver information system v iew (Aud i virtu·
al cockp it)
Fig. 7 Left s ide of multifunctio n steering wheel plus
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs(!)¢ fig. 6 that display various information
@ .
The follow ing tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equ ipment:
First tab Vehicle
functions¢ page 17
Second Messages
tabal
Cockpit overview
Third tab Radio ¢page 165
Media ¢page 165
Fourth tab Telephone* Q
page 166
Fifth tab Nav igation* Q page 167
Map* ¢page 167
•> This tab is only visible when t he re is at least one indicator
light or me ssage displayed.
® Button I <1 t> I
- Switching tabs : press the l<1 t>I button repeated­
ly until the desired tab is shown (for example,
Radio).
@ !VIEWI button
Switching views: see Q page 14, Switching
views.
@ ~ Button
Return to functions at higher levels
® [21 and [g control buttons
Opening/closing the selection menu or options
menu
¢ page 14.
(J) Left thumbwheel
- Selecting a function in a menu /list :
tur n the
left thumbwheel to the desired function (for
example, selecting a frequency).
- Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel
(J) ¢ fig. 7.
- Zooming in/out on the map : when a map is
disp layed, turn the left thumbwheel to zoom in
and out on the map.
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Cockpit overview
@l1<1 1> 1I Button
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1<1! or l1>1>1 I button.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
!1<1<1 1 or 11>1> 1! bu tton un til the desired
location in the file is reached.
® [i] Button/ steering wheel heating ~
-Steering wheel heating* : you can find addition­
al i nformation in
9 page 71.
- Programmable steering wheel button - open­
ing a function :
press the 0 button on the mul­
tifunction steering whee l.
-Programmable steering wheel button - re·
questing a function :
press and hold the 0 but­
ton.
- Programmable steering wheel button in the
Infotainment system, select:
I MENUI button >
Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle settings
> Steering wheel button assignment.
@1~·" 1 Button
- Repeating the last navigation prompt:
press
the
1 ~·"' 1 button when route guidance is act ive.
- Changing the voice guidance volume: when
route gu idance is active, turn the right thumb­
whee l upward or dow nward during a navigation
prompt.
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with ana log instrument cluster
Fig. 12 Left side of mul tifu nctio n stee ring wheel
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Fig. 13 Right side of the mu lt if unct ion steering wheel
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on .
@Operating the driver information system
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs
(D ¢ page 13, fig. 6 that display various in­
formation @¢ page 13, fig. 6.
The following tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Vehicle functions
9page 17
Second Messages
taba
)
Third tab Radio ¢
page 165
Media 9page 165
Fourth tab Telephone* q page 166
Fifth tab Navigation* 9page 167
a) Thi s t ab is on ly vi sibl e w hen t he re is at lea st one indi ca to r
li ght o r m es sa g e di sp la ye d.
- Switching tabs: press the I <11> I button repeated­
ly until the desired tab is shown .
-Opening /closing the menu : press the Ii] but­
ton .
-Selecting a function in the menu/list : turn the
left thumbwheel to the des ired function .
-Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel to conf irm your select ion.
- Returning to functions at higher levels : press
the~ button.
-Scrolling within lists: turn the left thumb­
wheel quickly .
@0Button
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
there is an incoming call.
-Ending a call: press the [a button during a
phone call to end the call.

Cockpit overview
Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel consumption, Short-term
memory or Long-term memory
display must be
selected.
.,. T o reset the values in t he respect ive memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwheel on
the multif unction steering whee l for one sec ­
ond. Or
.,. On the multifunction steering whee l, select:
the right control button
> Reset values* .
The following displays are available, depending
on vehicle equipment:
- Date and
time r=> page 243
-Plug-in hybr id drive : range r=> page 97
-Average consumpt io n
- Short-term memory overview
- Long-term memory overview
- Energy consumers
r=> page 18
-Driver assistance r=> page 120
The sh o rt -term memo ry collects driving informa­
tion from the time the ignit ion is switched on un­
t il it is switched off. If yo u continue driv in g with­
in two hours aft er switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calcu lating the cur ­
rent trip information.
Unlike the short-term memory , the long-term
memory is not erased automatica lly. Yo u can se ­
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa­
tion yourself.
Fuel consumption
The current fuel consumpt ion can be shown us­
ing a bar graph
r=> fig. 14. The average consump­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis ­
p layed . If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fue l through the following function:
-Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coasting
or driving downhill. The bar will move toward
0.
Energy consumers*
The Energy consumers view lists other equip­
men t that is currently affecting fuel consump­
tion. The display shows up to t hree energy con -
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sumers. The eq uipment using the most power is
li sted first . If more than three items using power
are switched on, the eq uipment that is c urrent ly
using the most power is displayed. A chart also
shows you the current tota l of a ll other consum­
ers .
Q) Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for­
mat can be set in the Infota inment system
r=> page 2 43.
Trip computer (analog instrument cluster)
Applies to: vehicles wit h analog inst rument cl uster
Fig. 15 Instrument cl uster: fuel consumpt ion d isp lay
Resetting values to zero
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Requirement: the Fuel consumption , Short-term
memory or Long-term memory
display must be
selected.
.,. To reset the va lues in the respective memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwheel on
the multifunction steering wheel for one sec­
ond.
On-board computer
In the trip computer, you can call up the follow­
ing displays one after the other by t urning the
l eft thumbwhee l on the multifunction steering
wheel.
- Date
r=> page 243
-Remaining range
- Plug-in hybr id drive*: tachomete r
r=> page 95,
ranger=> page 97, energy flow display
r=>page 100
-Short-te rm memory 0
-Average consumption

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-Lon g-term memory fJ
- En gine o il temper ature*
The sho rt-term memo ry co llects driving informa­
tion from the t ime the ignition is sw itched on un­
til it is switched off. If yo u cont inue dr iv ing wi th­
in two ho urs after sw itching the ign ition off, t he
new val ues a re in clu ded when calculat ing the cur ­
rent trip information .
Unlike the s hort-term memo ry , the long -te rm
memory is not e rased a utoma tically. Yo u ca n se­
l ect the time period fo r eval uat ing trip informa­
tion yo urself .
(D Tips
The date, time of d ay and time and d ate fo r­
mat can be set in the Infotainment system
r::!) page 2 43 .
Efficiency program
Applies to: vehicles with efficiency program
Resetting values to zero
~ T o reset the va lues in t he respective memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwhee l on
the m ultif unct ion steer ing whee l for one sec­
ond.
The efficiency program can help you to use less
f u el. It evaluates driving informat ion in reference
to fuel consumption and shows other equipment i n fluencing consumption. Economy t ips provide
adv ice for efficient driving .
T he efficiency program receives distance and con ­
sumpt ion data from the short-term memory. If
the data in the effic iency program is deleted, the
va lues in the s hort -term memory are also reset .
T he fo llow ing additional displays may be availa­
b le in the efficiency program, depending on vehi­
cle equipment:
- Other equipment : other equipment that is cur­
rently affecting fue l consumption is listed in
the efficiency program. The d isp lay shows up to
t h ree other equipment items. The equipmen t
us ing the most power is listed first . If more
than three items us ing power are switched on,
the equ ipment that is currently using the most
Coc kpit o ver view
powe r is d isp layed. A chart also shows you the
current total of all other consumers.
- Economy tip s: in ce rtain s ituations, economy
tips appea r automatically for a s hort time in
the efficiency prog ram . If you follow these
economy tips, you can reduce yo ur vehicle's fue l
consumption. To turn an economy message off immed iate ly after it appears, press any button
on the multifunct io n steer ing wheel.
Engine oil temperature display and boost
indicator
Applies to: vehicles with engine oil temperature display/boost
indicator
Engine oil temperature ind icator
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrumen t cl uste r
The eng ine o il temperature is o nly show n in the
lap timer display
<:!) page 122 .
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The engine oi l temperat ure is on ly shown i n the
enhanced view or in the sport
view* ¢ page 14.
When eng ine o il temperatures are low, the dis­
play--- °F (--- °C) appea rs in the instr ument clus­
te r.
The eng ine has reached its operating tempera­
ture whe n the eng ine oil temperat ure is between
176 °F (80 °C) and 248 °F (120 °C) unde r no rma l
driv ing cond it ions. The e ng in e o il tempe rature
may be hig he r i f t here is heavy engine load and
high tempe ra tures o utsid e. This is no t a cause fo r
conce rn as long as
the .¢ page 25 or Ell
¢ page 28 indicator lights do not t urn on.
Boost indicator
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The boost ind ic a tor is o nly show n in t he en ­
hanced view or in the spo rt view*
r::!) page 14.
The current engine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is ind icated by a bar.
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Shift light indicator
Applies to: vehicles with shift light indicator
The s hift lig ht ind icator informs t he d river when
t he rpm limit is reached .
Accessing the shift light indicator
Requirement: tiptron ic mode must be act ivated
c:> page88 .
.-Se lect the sport view c:> page 14. The sh ift light
indicator is d ispl ayed with green , yellow and
red ranges in the upper areas of the tachome ­
ter .
The s hift lig ht indicator w ill blink red when ap­
proaching the engine speed lim it. Shift to the
next h ighest gear at the right time .
Sport displays
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit and sport dis ­
plays
Depending on the vehicle equ ipment, the sport
d isp lays may i nclude the G-meter, the engine da­
ta and the tire p ressure mo nitoring system .
Accessing the sport displays
.-Open the first vehicle functions tab using the
I 4 1>1 button on the multifunction steering
whee l.
.- Se lect o n the multifunction stee ring wheel: left
contro l butto n >
Sport display s .
.- T urn the left thumbwheel on the mult ifunct ion
stee ring wheel u ntil the des ired sport display
appea rs in the ins trumen t cluste r.
G meter*
The G meter displays the longitudina l and latera l
acceleration . Th e max imum values that are
reached are sto red and d isp layed when the vehi­
cle is s tat io nary.
.- To reset the stored values, se lect on the multi­
funct io n steer ing wheel: r ight control b utton>
Reset value s.
Engine data*
The engine data displays the cur rent power and
torque.
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System*
The tire press ure monitor ing sys tem d isp lays the
cu rrent tire press ures and tempe ra tu re. Also see
c:> page 350 , Tire pressure monitoring system.
Indicator lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument clus ter
blink or tur n on. They ind icate fu nctions or mal­
func tions.
Messages may appear w ith some indicator ligh ts .
A war ning s ignal will sound at the same time .
The ind icator lights and messages in the inst ru­
ment clus ter d isp lay can be cove red by ot he r dis ­
plays . You can have these d isp laye d again in the
driver information system by opening the second
Vehicle tab (messages) using the
14 1>I b utton o n
the m ultif unction steering whee l. If there a re
severa l ma lfunctions, you can display them one
at a t ime us ing the thumbw heel.
Some indicator lights in the display can disp lay in
severa l co lors.
Lt Central indicator light
If the . or Q indicator light turns on, check
the instr ument cluster d isp lay for more informa­
tion .
Applies to: vehicles with monoch rome display
If a message appears toget her with a central in­
dicator light . or
d. the cen tra l ind icator light
will indicate the priority of the warning . If a
wh ite ind icator light also appea rs , the cen tra l in­
dica tor light w ill have its ow n colo r. Fo r example ,
if ll appea rs togethe r with . , read the descr ip­
t ion
for • .
Overview
Some indicator lights t urn on briefly as a f unction
c h eck w hen you switch the ignition on. These sys ­
tems a re marked with a ./ in the fo llow ing tab les.
If one of these ind icator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunct io n in that sys tem.
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