2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN load capacity

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A./ appears in the box. This activation is sepa­
rate from the Infotainment system settings in
the climate control menu
¢ page 116.
~ Press the I BACKI button.
~ To activate the desired timer, confirm the set­
ting with the control knob.
A,/ appears in the
box .
Power save mode
Power save mode is automatically switched on
when the control unit has not been operated for
more than one minute. The
LEO @¢ page 109,
fig. 115 stays on. All other displays turn off.
~ To switch power save mode on or off, press the
~ button @¢page 109, fig. 115.
Power save mode ends automatically when the
vehicle charging connector is plugged into the ve­
hicle.
The high-voltage battery is charging when the
LED@ blinks.
(D Tips
-Auxiliary climate control is powered electri­
cally if you select climate control using the
charging timer. This may also be used in
confined spaces such as garages.
- Using the auxiliary air conditioning while
charging can also reduce the charge level of
the high-voltage battery.
- The high-voltage battery also charges in
power save mode.
- If the charging process is in progress, it will
not be interrupted when power save mode
switches on.
- The charging process can be interrupted at
any time. Press the active button on the ve­
hicle to do this
¢page 109, fig. 116.
-The climate control output while charging
depends on the capacity of the electrical
connection. Additional information on cli­
mate control can be found under
¢page 116.
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Setting the charging power level
App lies to : veh icles w it h pl ug-in hybr id drive
The control unit automatically recognizes the
voltage and the available current strength. You
can set whether you would like to charge with the
full or half of the charging power.
~ Press the I OKI@ ¢ page 109, fig. 115 button
on the control unit.
~ Enter the PIN if necessary.
~ POWER and SET PIN appear in the display
field.
~ Select POWER with the arrow button @.
~ Press the I OK I button @.
~ The charging power display appears. The cur­
rent set value (50% or 100%) is marked with a
frame.
~ If necessary, change the setting using the ar­
row button © to move downward or upward.
~ Press the I OK I button @.
(D Tips
- If a household socket is used for the charg­
ing process, the charging power level is au­
tomatically set to 100%. If multiple electri­
cal consumers are connected to a circuit
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the charging power may be limited to 50%
when charging with a household socket in
order to relieve the load on the electrical in­
stallation.
- If an industrial socket is used for the charg­
ing process, the charging power level is au­
tomatically set to 50%. To receive the maxi­
mum charging power, the value must be set
to 100% .
- A selected value remains set until the power
cable is connected again.
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Trail er to wing
Trailer towing
Driving with a trailer
General information
Your veh icle is primari ly intended for transport­
ing peop le and luggage. Howeve r, if you dr ive
with a tra iler , follow the techn ica l requirements ,
the operation and driving tips, and the lega l reg ­
ulations.
Dr iving w ith a trailer affects the vehicle 's fuel
consumpt ion, performance and wear. It a lso re­
quires higher concentration from the driver .
A WARNING
Do not transport any people in a trailer due to
the risk of fatal injury .
Technical requirements
Certain requirements must be met when towing
a trailer.
Trailer hitch
Only use a trailer hitch with a removab le ball
h itch mount and ball h itch. The tra ile r hitc h must
be pe rm it t ed for the vehicle, the tra iler and the
permitted tota l weight of the trailer being
pu lled . Above all, it must be secure ly and safe ly
attached to the vehicle trailer.
Never mo unt a t rai ler hitch on the bumper. The
trai ler hitc h must be mounted in a way that does
not impair the function of the bumper. Do not
make any changes to the exhaust system and the
brake system.
Check regu larly if the trai ler hitc h is securely
mounted . A lways follow the instructions given by
the trai ler hitch manufacturer .
Trailer brakes
If t he tra ile r has its own bra ke system, then fol­
low the manufacturer specifica tions. Howeve r,
the brake system on the trai ler must never be
connected to the vehicle brake system.
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Engine cooling system
D riving w ith a tra ile r means a higher load on t he
engine and the cooling sys tem. The coo ling sys­
tem must be designed for additiona l load and
contain enoug h
coolant ¢@ .
@ Note
Longer incl ines cannot be driven wi tho ut a
suitab le cooling system, especia lly if the out ­
side temperatures are high . ot herwise, this
i ncreases the risk of eng ine damage.
Operating instructions
Several things must be noted when towing a
trailer.
Towing capacity
Yo ur vehicle can only be ope ra ted with class 1 or
class 2 trai le rs.
Load distribution
Poor cargo load and distr ib ution can negatively
i mpact vehicle handling . T o have the lowest im­
pact as poss ible, load the tra ile r according to
t h ese cr ite ria :
- Store objects preferably in the vehicle luggage
compartment . The vehicle should a lways carry
the heaviest poss ib le load and the trailer
should have t he lig htest poss ible load .
- Dist ribute the load in the t railer so that the
heavy objects a re as close to the axle as poss i­
ble.
- Secu re objects from s lid ing o ut of place.
- Ut il ize the maximum permitted tongue we ight
if poss ible .
Tire s
Set the tire pressure on your vehicle for a "full
load"; see the tire pressure
st icker ¢ page 341.
If necessary, also adjust the t ire pressure on the
trailer acco rding to the manufactu rer's recom­
mendat ion.
Winter tires should be mounted on the vehicle and on the trailer during w inter temperatures .

Telephone
Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switch the fo rwa rd ing
of incoming calls to you r voic email or to anothe r
p hone numbe r on and off. Yo u can check if the
function is activated o r deactivat ed with
Check
status .
Call waiting :
you are ale rted to an incoming call
du ring a phone ca ll w hen t he function is switc hed
on ~-You can chec k if the f unction is activated
or deactivated w ith
Check status .
Send own telephone number :
send ing you r
p hone numbe r with an outgoing call can be acti ­
vated and deactivated . With the
Network -de·
pendent
setting, the setting listed in the co n­
t ract with the cell phone se rvice prov ide r is used .
The settings only apply to the
Telephone menu in
the MMI. Please note tha t the settings on yo ur
cell phone will a pply afte r d isco nnecti ng the
B luetooth co nne ct io n. Y ou ca n check if the fu nc­
tion is activ at ed or dea ct ivate d wi th
Check sta­
tus.
Ringtone and volume settings
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Using the Mute telephone func tion, you can
sw itch th e r ingtone playback t hrough the MMI
spea ke r o n and off. You ca n play t he ringtones
using the
Ringtone fu n ct ion. Sele ct an d confirm
a n entry from t he list. Fo r th e
Ringtone volume /
Message volume
se tt ings, see i:::> page 248 . The
Microphone input level can be ad justed during a
phone call using the cont rol knob.
(D Tips
- Seve ra l cell phones can be paire d to the
MM I, but only two* cell phones can be ac­
tive ly connected.
- To delete all paire d Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth funct ion can be reset to the fac­
tory default sett ings
i:::> page 244.
Additional options
"' Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > right co n­
tro l button .
1> Dep en ds on the conn ecte d cell pho n e.
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Connection manager
See c::> page 244.
Bluetooth settings*
See i:::> page 246 .
Online settings*
Se e i:::> pag e 246.
Wi-Fi settings*
See i:::> page 19 5, Wi -Fi h otsp ot.
Directory settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
"'Sele ct: IME NUI button> Telephone > left con ­
trol button >
Directory > right control button >
Directory settings.
Memory capacity
S ho ws the Memory capacity for t he director y.
Yo u can ma nage up to 17,000 co ntacts with the
directory . Yo u can load up to 4,000 con tacts
fro m your cell phon e into each directory. Y ou can
a lso im po rt up to 1,00 0 con ta cts fr om a st ora ge
d evi ce .
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your d irec to ry alpha­
be tica lly acco rding to
Last name or First name .
Import contacts /Export contacts
See i:::> page 187.
Download directory
To update the con ta cts in t he MMI , you can man ­
u ally down loa d your cell p hone contacts . De ­
p endin g on t he ce ll phone, t he Bluetoot h connec ­
tion may need to be disconnecte d and reconnect­
ed to upda te t he contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
When this f unct ion is swi tched o n, g rayed -ou t
contacts that have no p hone numbers sto re d for
t h em wi ll b e hidden in t he directory .

Drivin g saf ety
- After closing the rear lid, a lways make sure
that it is properly closed and locked.
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe­
c ia lly w ith the rear lid left open. A ch ild
could crawl into the ve hicle through the lug­
gage compartment and close the rear lid be­
coming trapped and unable to get out . Be­
ing t rapped in a veh icle can lead to se rious
persona l injury.
- Never let children play in or around the veh i­
cle .
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage
compartment. Ve hicle occupants m ust al­
ways be prope rly rest ra ined in one of the ve­
hicle's seating posi tions.
(D Tips
- A ir c irculat io n helps to reduce window fog­
g ing . Stale air escapes to the outside
th rough vents i n the t rim panel. Be s ure to
k eep these slots free and open.
- The t ire pressu re must correspond to the
l oad. The tire p ressure is shown on the tire
p ressure labe l. Th e tire pressu re labe l is lo ­
ca ted on t he driver 's s ide B-p illar. The tir e
p ressure labe l lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its max imum capacity weig ht and the t ires t hat
were on your vehicle at the t ime it was man­
ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load cond itions, please see chap­
ter
¢ page 341.
Tie-downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie -downs to secure luggage and other items .
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo proper ly
¢ page 255, Loading the luggage compartment.
In a col lision, the laws of p hysics mean that even
sma ller items that are loose in the vehicle will
become heavy missiles that can cause ser ious in­
jury. Items in t he ve hicle possess energy which
vary with vehicle speed and the weight of the item . Veh icle speed is the most s ignificant factor .
For examp le, in a frontal collision at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h), the forces act ing o n a 10-lb
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(4.5 kg) object are about 20 times the normal
weight of the item . This means that the weight
of the item would s udden ly be about
200 lbs. (90 kg). You can imag ine the in juries
that a 200 lbs. (90 kg) item flying freely through
the passenger compartment could cause in a col­
l is ion like t his.
A WARNING
Weak, damaged or imp roper straps used to
secure items to tie-downs can fa il dur ing hard
b raking or in a coll is ion and cause ser io us pe r­
sona l injury .
- Always use s uitable mo unt ing st raps and
p roper ly sec ure i tems to the t ie -downs in
the l uggage compa rtment to help preven t
items from shifting or flying forward as dan ­
ge rous missi les .
- W hen the rear seat backrest is fo lded down,
a lways use s uitable mo unting straps and
properly sec ure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help prevent items from flying forward as dangerous
m iss iles into the passenger compartment.
- Never attach a child safety seat tether strap
to a t ie-down.
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Tire designations
Fig. 275 Tire designations on the side­
wall
(D Tires for passenger vehicles
(if applicable)
"P" indicates a tire for a passenger
vehicle. "T" indicates a tire desig­
nated for temporary use.
@ Nominal width
Nominal width of the tire be­
tween the sidewalls in millime­
ters. In general: the larger the
number, the wider the tire.
@ Aspect ratio
Height/width ratio expressed as a
percentage .
Wheels
@Tire construction
"R" indicates a radial tire.
® Rim diameter
Size of the rim diameter in inches.
® Load index and speed rating
The load index indicates the tire's
load-carrying capacity.
The speed rating indicates the
maximum permitted speed. Also
see
¢ &. in General information
on page 330.
"EXTRA LOAD", "xl" or "RF" indi­
cates that the tire is reinforced or
i s an Extra Load tire.
Speed rat-
Maximum permitted speed
ing
p up to 93 mph (150 km/h)
Q up to 99 mph (160 km/h)
R up to 106 mph (170 km/h)
s up to 110 mph (180 km/h)
T up to 118 mph (190 km/h)
u up to 124 mph (200 km/h)
H up to 130 mph (210 km/h)
V up to 149 mph (240 km/h)a)
z above 149 mph (240 km/h)a)
w up to 168 mph (270 km/h)a)
y up to 186 mph (300 km/h)a)
a) For tires above 149 mph (240 km/h),
tire manufacturers sometimes use the
code "ZR".
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Glossary of tire and loading
terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight ( in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­ matic transmission , power steer ­
ing, power brakes, power win­
dows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to the extent that these
items a re available as factory- in­
stalled equipment (whether i n­
stalled or not) .
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent .
Numbers of 55 or lower indicate a
low s idewall for improved steer­
ing response and better overall
handling on dry pavement.
Bead
means the part of the tire that is
made of steel wires, wrapped or
reinforced by ply cords and that is
shaped to fit the rim .
Bead separation
means a breakdown of the bond
between components in the bead .
Wheel s
Cord
means the strands forming the
plies in the tire .
Cold tire inflation pressure
means the tire pressure recom­
mended by the vehicle manufac ­
turer for a tire of a designated
size that has not been driven for
more than a couple of miles (kilo­
meters) at low speeds in the
three hour period before the tire pressure is measured or adjusted .
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor ve­
hicle with standard equipment in­
cluding the maximum capacity of
fuel, oil , and coolant, air condi­
tioning and additional weight of
optional eq uipm ent .
Extra load tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at highe r in­
flation pressures than the corre­
sponding standard tire . Extra load
tires may be identified as "X L",
"xl", "EXTRA LOAD", or "RF" on
the sidewall.
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Wheel s
Gross Axle Weight Rating
("GAWR ")
means the load -carrying capacity
of a single axle system, measured
at the tire -ground interfaces.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
(" GVWR ")
means the maximum total loaded
weight of the vehicle .
Groove
means the space between two ad­
jacent tread ribs .
Load rating (code )
means the maximum load that a
tire is rated to carry for a given in ­
flation pressure. You may not find
this information on all tires be­
cause it is not required by law .
Max imum load rating
means the load rating for a tire at
the maximum permissible infla­
tion pressure for that tire.
Ma ximum loaded vehicle
weight
means the sum of:
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight, and
(d) Production options weight
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Maximum (permissible)
inflation pressu re
means the maximum cold infla ­
tion pressure to which a t ire may
be inflated. A lso called "maxi­
mum inflat ion pressure."
Normal occupant weight
means 150 lbs. (68 kilograms)
times the number of occupants seated in the vehicle up to the to­
tal seating capacity of your vehi­
cle.
Occupant distribution
means distribution of occupants
in a vehicle.
Outer diameter
means the overall diameter of an
inflated new tire.
Overall width
means the linear distance be­
tween the exteriors o f the side­
walls of an inflated tire , includ ing
elevations due to labeling, deco­ rations, or protective bands or
ribs .
Ply
means a layer of rubber-coated
parallel cords .

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by the tire manufacturer. This in­
formation is used to contact con­ sumers if a tire defect requires a
recall.
Vehicle capacity weight
means the rated cargo and lug­
gage load plus 150 lbs . (68 kilo­
grams) times the vehicle's desig­
nated seating capacity.
Vehicle ma ximum load on the
tire
means that load on an indiv idual
tire that is determined by distrib­
uting to each axle its share of the
maximum loaded vehicle weight
and dividing by two.
Vehicle normal load on the tire
means that load on an indiv idual
tire that is determined by distrib­ uting to each axle its share of the
curb weight, accessory weight,
and normal occupant weight (dis ­
tributed in accordance
with ¢ ta­
ble on page 342)
and dividing by
two .
Occupant loading and distr i­
bution for vehicle normal load
for various designated seating
capacities
Refer to the tire inflation pres­
s u re
label¢ page 341, fig . 2 78
Wheels
for the n umber of seating posi­
tions . Refer to the table
¢ table
on page 34 2
for the number of
people tha t correspond to the ve­
hicle normal load.
New tires or wheels
Audi recommends having all work
on tires o r wheels performed by
an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
These facilities have the proper
knowle dge and are eq uipped with
the requ ired too ls and replace­
ment parts.
.,. New tires do not yet have the
optimum g ripping properties .
Drive carefully and at mode rate
speeds for the first 350 miles
(500 km) with new tires.
.,. Only use tires with the same de­
s ign , size (rolling circumfer­
ence), and as close to the same
tread pattern as possible on all
four whee ls .
.,. Applies to: RS models : only use
tires with the same design and
the same tread pattern on all
four whee ls.
.,. Do not replace tires indiv idually .
At least replace both tires on the
same axle at the same time .
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