2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN jump start

Table of contents
Playing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Additiona l settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Supported media and fi le formats . . . . . . 237
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 24 1
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Sett ing the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
MMI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Con nection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Sound setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Volume se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Restart ing the M MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Softwa re license information 248
Safety first
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 250
Driver's and front passenger 's footwell . . 253
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Ac tive rollove r protect io n system . . . . . . . 257
Repo rt ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
B el t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
I mpo rtant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 28 1
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
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LATCH sys tem (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hild ren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Additional in format ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Refueling . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
On Board D iagnost ic System (OBD) . . . . . 318
Engine compartment .. ............... 318
E ngine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 21
Cooli ng sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 4
B rake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 26
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wheels .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 330
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Tire Pressure Monitor ing System ind icator 348
Tire p ressure mo nitor ing system . . . . . . . 350
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning and care i nformation . . . . . . . . . 355
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 359
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency a ssistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360
T ru nk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Genera l info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
E q ui pment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 61
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 63
Spa re ti re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Fu ses and bulb s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 71
Fuses.. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 371
Bu lbs .. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 373
Emergency situations .. ..... ... .. 375
Genera l... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 375
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 375
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

e-t ro n
The vehicle tool kit and the tire mobility kit (Tire
Mobility System) are located in the side trim pan­
el @ and ® in the luggage compartment.
Addit ional info rmation about the vehicle tool kit
may be found under ¢
page 360 and informa­
tion about the tire mobility kit under
¢ pag e 361.
@ Tips
The vehicle must not be operated without the
tire repair set.
Vehicle transport
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith p lug- in hybrid drive
The following contains information you should
know about transporting your vehicle .
The MQB-A high-voltage lithium -ion battery sys­
tem equ ipped in yo ur vehicle is composed of SA­
NYO 12 UF 261 591 h igh-vo ltage batteries and
has passed test 38 .3 in accordance with the UN
Tests and Criteria handbook . The vehicle may be
transported with the high-voltage battery instal­
led as conventional class 9 ha zardous materials
without additional official consent for air and sea
sh ipment (current law ICAO-TI and IMDG-Code
01.01.2012) .
Jump start
App lies to: ve hicles w ith plug -in hybrid drive
The term "vehicle battery " refers to the 12 Volt
battery in your vehicle.
F ig . 1 05 Eng in e co mpartment: conn ectors for a c harge r
and jump star t cables
The vehicle is equipped with one vehicle battery
and one high-voltage battery .
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If the vehicle battery is drained, it can be charged
with a charger or you can jump start the vehicle us ing another vehicle's battery in the same way
as a conventional vehicle.
Read the information about charging the vehicle
battery ¢
page 32 7 and for jump starting the ve­
hicle
¢ page 375 .
.,. Open the hood ¢ page 320.
.,. Remove the fuse box cover @ to access the
positive terminal
0 ~ page 321.
.,. Clamp the terminal clamps from the charg ing
device or jump start cable to the positive termi­
nal
0 and to the body ground point Q .
@ Note
You must not give a jump start with your vehi­
cle . Th is cou ld cause s ignificant damage to
the electrical system i n your vehicle .
Coolant
Applies to: vehicles wit h pl ug-in hyb rid drive
Fig . 106 En g in e compartment: coolant exp ans ion tank
Your vehicle has two coolant expansion tanks
that are separate from each other:
@ : expansion tank for gasoline engine and elec ­
tric motor .
@: expansion tank for the high -vol tage area.
The expan sion ta nk @ must not b e opened
¢,& .
.,. Switch the ignition off.
.,. Open the hood ¢ page 320.
.,. Always check the coolant level in both coolant
expansion tanks @ and @ using the outer
ma rkings.
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Checking and Filling
Engine compartment overview
The most important check points .
Fig . 267 Typical location of the reservoi r, engine oil d ipst ick, and engine oil f iller open ing
(D Coolant expans ion tank (-L) ¢ page 325
@ E ngine oi l dipstick¢ page 322
® Engine oil filler opening ("e::r.) ¢ page 322
@ Eng ine oi l label* w ith VW standard
¢ page 321
® Brake fluid reservoir (0}) ¢ page 326
@ Applies to: vehicles w ith jump start point(+):
jump start point(+) under a cover
¢page 327, ¢page 375
0 Applies to: vehicles with the vehicle battery
in the engine compartment: vehicle bat­
tery(+) under the battery
cover¢ page 327,
¢page375
@ Bodygroundpoint(-) ¢page327,
¢ page375
® Washer fluid reservoir (0) ¢ page 328
@ Fuse housing ¢ page 3 71
The oil dipstick( @) and the engine oil fi ller
opening( @)¢ fig. 267 may be located in differ- ent places within the engine compartment de­
pending on the engine version .
,8. WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS before check­
i ng anything in the engine compartment
¢page 318 .
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with p lug-in hybrid dr ive:
note the informa tion for the coo lant expan­
s io n t ank
in¢ page 102 and for the vehicle
batte ry (+) in
¢page 102 .
Engine oil
If the engine oil level is too low
If you need to add engine oil, use an o il that i s
listed on the st icker .
The sticker is located at the
front of the eng ine
compartment ¢ page 321,
fig. 267.
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The term "vehicle battery" refers to the 12 Volt
batte ry in your vehicle.
Appl ies to: vehicles w ith plug-in hybrid drive: you
can find important informa tion abo ut yo ur high­
voltage battery in
r=> page 92.
Detail ed warning s for the vehicle battery :
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Always wear eye protect ion .
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Battery acid is high ly corrosive. Always
wea r protect ive g loves and eye protect ion .
.
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Fire, spa rks, open flame and smoking are
forbidden .
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A highly exp losive mixt ure of gases can
form when charging ba tte ries.
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Always keep children far away from bat-
tery electrolyte and the battery .
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Always follow the instructions in the oper -
ating manual.
A WARNING
All work on the battery or electrical system in
your vehicle can result in injuries, chemical burns, accidents or burns. Because of this, all
work m ust be perfo rmed
only by an author­
ized Aud i dea le r or autho rized Aud i Serv ice
Facili ty.
A WARNING
Cali fornia P roposi tion 65 Warn ing:
- Battery posts, termina ls and re lated acc es­
sories contain le ad and lead compounds,
c hem ica ls known to the St ate of C alifornia
to cause cance r and rep roductive problems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
If the veh icle w ill be par ked for long periods
of t ime, pro tect it agains t the col d so that i t
w ill not be destroyed by "freezing"
q page 32 7, Charging the vehicle battery .
Checking and Filling
Charging the vehicle battery
Applies to: veh icles w ith vehicle battery in t he e ng in e com ­
partment
Fig . 272 En g in e co mpa rtm en t: c onnect ions for charge r
a nd j ump start c abl e
Applies to: vehicles w ith jump s ta rt point(+)
Fig . 2 73 Engin e compar tm ent: c onn ect io ns fo r charge r
a n d j ump s ta rt c able
Observe the safety precautions r=>page 318,
Working in the engine compartment .
Vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive*: r=> page 102,
Jump s tar t.
Requirement: only use chargers with a ma ximum
charging current of 30 amp s/14.8 Volt s.
The ve­
hicle battery cab les remain connected.
Depend ing on the engine, the battery is located
in the engine compartment or i n the l uggage
compartment. For vehicles w ith the battery in
the luggage compartment, a jump start point
that is also used for battery charg ing is located i n
the engine compartment . The battery is a lways
charged in the eng ine compartment. The g round
poin t
0 is always loca ted on the vehicle chass is .
.,. Read the warnings r=> .&.. in General warnings
about batteries on page 32 7
and r=> .&._.
.,. Switch off the ig nitio n and all electrical equ ip­
ment .
.,. Open the hood r=> page 320.
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Check ing and F illing
~ Applies to: vehicles with the vehicle battery in
the engine compartment: open the battery cov­
er
¢ fig. 272 .
~ Applies to: vehicles with jump start point(+):
open the cover on the posi tive term inal
¢ fig . 273 .
~ Clamp the charger terminal clamps as instruct­
ed on the
p os itiv e t erminal (+ ) and only on the
bo dy ground p oin t(-).
~ Inse rt the powe r cable for the charg ing device
into the socket and switch the device on.
~ At the end of the charging process, switch the
charger off and pull the power cab le out of the
socket.
~ Remove the charger terminal clamps.
~ Applies to: vehicles with the vehicle battery in
the engine compartment: fold the cover back
on the battery correctly .
~ Applies to: vehicles with jump start point(+):
close t he cover on the positive term inal.
~ Close the hood ¢ page 320.
A WARNING
-A highly exp losive mixture of gases can form
when charging batteries . On ly charge the
vehicle battery in well -venti lated areas.
- A drained vehicle battery can freeze at tem ­
peratures around 32
QF (0 QC). A frozen or
thawed vehicle battery must not be charged
and must not be used anymore. If ice forms,
the battery housing can crack and battery electrolyte can leak out, which increases the
risk of a n explos ion and chemical burns .
Contact an autho rized Aud i deale r or au ­
tho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r more info r­
mation .
-Do not connect o r disconne ct the c ha rg ing
cable while charg ing beca use th is increases
the risk of an exp losion.
(D Tips
-Only charge the vehicle battery through the
con nections in t he e ng ine compartment.
-Read all of the manufacture r's instructions
fo r th e cha rger befo re charg ing t he ve hicle
battery.
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Windshield washer
system
Fig . 274 En gin e compar tmen t: w inds hield was he r fl ui d
cove r (example)
Observe the safety precautions ¢ page 318 ,
Working in the engine compartment .
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The windshield washer fluid reservo ir W contains
the cleaning solution for the w indshield and the
headlight washer system*
¢ page 321, fig . 267 .
The reservoir capacity can be found in
¢page 382.
To reduce the risk of lime scale depos its on the
sp ray nozzles, use clean water with low amounts
of calcium . Always add w indow cleaner to the wa­
ter . When the outside temperatures are cold , an
ant i-freez ing agent sho uld be added to t he wate r
so that it does no t freeze.
@ Note
-Th e concentration of ant i-freez ing agent
must be adjusted to t he ve hicle operat ing
c ondi tions i n the respective clima te . A con ­
centration t hat is too high can lead to vehi ­
cle damage .
-Never add radia to r an ti- free ze o r o ther ad di­
t ives to the washer fluid.
-Do not use a glass clea ner th at conta ins
paint so lvents, because t his could damage
the paint.
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when your ve ­
hicle is due for service .
The service interval display works in two stages: .,.

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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
~ Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Jump starting
Preparation
If needed, the engine can be jump started by an­
other vehicle battery.
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive: the
connection points for the jump start cable are
different
q page 102.
If the engine does not start because the vehicle
battery is drained, you can jump start the engine
using another vehicle battery. You need a jump
start cable to do this.
Both vehicle batteries must have 12 V nominal
voltage . The voltage capacity (Ah) of the vehicle
battery that is giving power must not be less
than the capacity of the drained vehicle battery.
Jump start cable
Only use a jump start cable with a large enough
diameter. Note the manufacturer's specifica­
tions .
Only use a jump start cable with insulated termi­
nal clamps.
Positive cable - usually red .
Negative cable -usually black.
Emergency situations
A WARNING
--
- Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid
drive: you must
not give a jump start with
your vehicle . This could cause significant
damage to the electrical system in your ve­
hicle
Q page 102.
-A drained vehicle battery can freeze at tem­
peratures around 0
Q(. If the vehicle battery
is frozen, you must thaw it before connect­
ing the jump start cables. If you do not, this
increases the risk of an explosion and chem­
ical burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- The engine compartment is a dangerous
area and can cause serious injuries. Before
working in the engine compartment, read
and follow the warnings
Qpage 318.
- Handling the jump start cables incorrectly
may cause the vehicle battery to explode
and lead to serious injuries . To reduce the
risk of injury, observe the following:
- Do not touch the non-insulated parts of the
terminal clamps. The cable must also not
come into contact with vehicle components
that conduct electricity when it is connected
to the positive terminal. This can cause a
short circuit.
- Route the jump start cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment.
- To reduce the risk of chemical burns, do not
bend over the vehicle battery.
- The locking bolts on the battery cells must
be tightened securely.
- Keep ignition sources (open flames, burning
cigarettes, etc.) away from the vehicle bat­
teries to reduce the risk of an explosion.
- Do not clamp the negative cable to fuel sys­ tem components or to the brake lines.
(LlJ} Note
- There must be no contact between the
vehicles, If there is, current could already be
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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-
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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
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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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