2018 AUDI Q3 battery

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E lect romechanical pa rking brake
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Tire Pressu re Monitoring System *
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Tire press ure monitor ing system*
¢page 183
Elect ronic power control ../
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M alfunct ion Indica to r L amp (M IL)
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En gine speed limi tation*
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E ng ine o il level
¢page 15
Eng ine oi l sensor
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Battery charge
¢ page 13
Tank system
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Washer fluid level *
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E ng ine start system
¢page 15
E lect romechani cal s teer ing../
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S teer ing lock
¢ page 13
Remote con trol key*
¢ pag e 63
Battery in remote control key
¢ page23
Bulb failure indicator
¢page 16
H eadlight range contro l system
¢ page 16
A daptive light *
¢ page 16
Li ght/rai n sensor *
¢ page 16
Instruments and ind icator lights
S usp ension contro l*
¢ page 16
USA models:
Speed warning system*
¢page
76
Canada models:
Speed wa rning system*
¢ page
76
Other indicator lights
--------------Turn s ignals
¢page 16
Trailer t urn signa ls*
¢ page 16
USA models:
Cruise control system
¢page
76
Canada models:
Cru ise control system
¢ page
76
Hill des ce n t assis t*
¢page 91
Remo te co ntro l key*
¢ page 63
High beams
¢ page34
Door open
¢ page 17
Hood open
¢ page 17
L u ggage compartment lid ope n
¢ page 17
BRAKE/(©) Brake system
If this indica to r li ght tur ns on, t here is a malf unc­
tion in the brake system.
llll vehicle and check brake fluid level
Stop t he vehicle and check the brake fl uid level.
See a n author ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi
Service Facility for assis tance if necessa ry .
1111 (USA models ) /. (Canada models)
Brake: malfunction! Please park vehicle safely .,.
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L et the engine run at idle for a few minutes to
cool off, until the indicator light turns off.
- If the indicator light does not turn off, do not
continue driving the vehicle. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility
for assistance .
A WARNING
-Never open the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. This increases the risk of
burns. Wait until you no longer see or hear
steam or coolant escap ing .
- The engine compartment in any veh icle can
be a dangerous area. Stop the engine and
allow it to cool before working in the engine
compartment. Always follow the informa­
tion found inc::>
page 155, Working in the
engine compartment.
(D Note
Do not continue driving if the. indicator
light turns on as this increases the risk of en­
gine damage.
• Turn off engine! Oil pressure is too low.
Stop the eng ine and do not continue dr iving .
Check the engine oil leve l c::>
page 160.
- If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
c::>page 160. Only cont inue driv ing once the in­
dicator light turns off.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica ­
tor light st ill turns on, turn the eng ine off and
do not continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as­
s istance.
(D Tips
The oi l pressure warning is not an o il level in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly.
0 Generator/vehicle battery
• Alternator fault: Battery is not being charg­
ed.
Instruments and indicator lights
T he re is a malfunct ion in the a lternator or the ve­
hicle e lectrical system.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately. Because the ve­
hicle battery is discharging, turn off all unneces­
sary electrical equipment such as the radio. See
an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too low.
[•] Low battery charge: Battery will be charged
while driving.
T he starting ability may be impaired.
If this message turns off after a little while, the
vehicle battery cha rged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off, have an author­
ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Facili­
ty repair the malfunction .
,{,_ Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on until the dr iver's
and front passenge r's safety belts are buckled.
Above a certa in speed, there will a lso be a warn­
ing tone .
(D Tips
For additional informat ion on safety belts,
see c::>
page 106.
@-Steering lock
• Steering fault! Do not drive vehicle!
There is a malfunction in the electron ic steering
lock. You cannot turn the ign ition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
stee red. See an author ized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility for assistance .
!II Steering lock: System fault! Please contact
dealer.
There is a malfunction in the e lectronic steering
lock.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
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Key set
Fig. 13 Your vehicle key set
@ Remote control key or conven ience key*
The convenience key is a remote control key with
specia l functions ¢
page 24 and¢ page 61.
With the remote cont rol key, you can lock and
u nlock the vehicle and sta rt the eng ine . To fold
the key out and back in p lace, press the release
b utton ¢
fig. 13 -arrow- .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de­
activated .
It is important to bring a ll keys with
you .
If a key is lost, yo u should report it to you r
in su rance company.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the instrument cluste r d isplay. It
will show you th is when you ad just the time
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page 9. For examp le, th e display 1/2 m eans
you are u sing veh icle key numbe r one ou t of two
keys tot al ass igned to th e vehicle. This w ay, yo u
can ma ke sure that you have all the keys whe n
pur chasing a used vehicle .
Electronic immobilizer
The immob ilizer prevents unautho riz e d use of
t he vehicle.
Unde r certain c ircumstances , the vehicle may not
be ab le to s tart if the re is a key from a different
ve hicl e manufact urer on the key cha in.
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~ - The operation of the remote control key ca n
0 g be temporarily dis rupted by in terfe rence
(X)
Open ing and closing
fro m transmitters ne ar the veh icle wor king
in t he same fre quency range (such as a ce ll
phone or ra dio e quip ment) . Alwa ys c heck if
your vehicle is locked !
- For an ex pla nat io n on co nform ity w it h the
FCC regulat ions in t he Un ite d States and the
Indust ry Canada regulat ions,
see
¢page 215.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 14 Re mote contro l key: ope ning the cover
LED in the remote control key
T he LED informs yo u of the remote co ntro l key
f unct ion .
... If you press a bu tton briefly, t he LED blinks
once.
... If the LED does not blin k, t he remote co ntro l
key batte ry is dead. The message
Ill Please
change key battery
may also appear in the in­
strument cluster display . Replace the battery in
the remote cont rol key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
... Pry the cover@off of the key(!) usin g a coin
¢ fig. 14.
... Remove the cover in the d irection of the arrow.
... Inse rt the new batte ry with the" +" symbol fac­
ing up .
... Press the cove r back onto the ke y unt il it clicks
into p lac e.
@ For the sake of the environment
Discha rg ed batter ies must be disposed o f us­
i ng methods t hat w ill not harm t he env iron­
m ent. Do no t disp ose of the m in hous ehold
t ra sh.
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Opening and clo sin g
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re­
mote control key.
Remote control key synchronization
If the veh icle cannot be unlocked/locked by the
remote control, you can synchron ize the remote
control key .
• Press the remote control key button
III-
• Insert the key in the driver's door lock within 30
seconds.
• Press the
III button or cf'.I butto n.
Unlocking /locking by remote control
F ig. 15 Remote control key: button programming
• To unlock the vehicle, press the III button (D
c>fig. 15.
• To lock the vehicle, press the /fl button @¢&.
on ce .
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the~ button@ brief ly.
• To open* the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the~ button @ for at least one sec ­
ond.
• To trigger the alarm, press the
I PANIC I button
©-The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
are activated .
• To turn off the alarm, press the
I PANIC I button
@ aga in .
If the veh icle is unlocked and a door or the lug­
gage compartment lid are not opened within
30
seconds, the ve hicle locks again automatically .
This feat ure prevents the vehicle from be ing acci­
denta lly lef t un locked over a long pe riod of time.
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This does not apply i f you press and hold the
~ button @for at least one second.
You can set in the Infot ain ment system if
only
the d river's door o r the entire vehicle should un­
l ock whe n unlocking ¢
page 26.
~ WARNING
Read and fo llow ing all warnings¢ &. in De­
scription on page
22.
(D Tips
- Only use the remo te control key when yo u
are within view of the veh icle.
- T he ve hicle can only be loc ke d when these ­
lector Lever is in the P position.
- Do not use the remote con trol when you a re
inside the vehicle. O therwise, you cou ld un­
intentionally lock the vehicle . If you then
t ried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered. If this happens,
press the
III unlock button.
- Only use the panic function in an emergen­
cy.
Unlocking/locking with the convenience
key
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
The doors and luggage comportment lid con be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key .
Fig. 16 Door handle: unlocking/lock ing sensor
Unlocking the vehicle
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• To unlock the drive r's or front passenge r's door,
grab the door ha ndle of the respective door .
The door u nlocks automatically.
• To open the door, pu ll the door handle. .,.

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.. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the grip p iece in the luggage compartment lid
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Locking the vehicle
.. Place the selector lever in the P position, or else
the vehicle will not be able to lock .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor on the door handle
once¢ fig. 16,
¢ ,&.. Do not hold the door handle while doing
this.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle can only be
done at the front doors. The remote control key
cannot be more than approximately 4 ft (1.5 m)
away from the door handle . It makes no differ­
ence whether the remote control key is in your
jacket pocket, purse or briefcase .
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di­ rectly after locking it. Th is way you have the op­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly .
You can set in the Infotainment system if
only
the driver's door or the entire vehicle should un­ lock when unlocking ¢
page 26.
A WARNING
Read and following all warnings¢.& in De­
scription on page 22.
(D} Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it .
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle's ability to start
for as long as possible. You then may no
longer be able to unlock your vehicle with
this convenience function.
Opening and closing
Central locking switch
Fig. 17 Driver 's doo r: centr al locking switc h
Fig. 18 Rear center co nsole: ce ntra l locking sw itch
• To lock the vehicle, press the ff! button ¢ ,A.
• To unlock the vehicle, press the al button .
You can
lock and unlock your vehicle using the
central locking switch in the driver's or front pas­
senger's door¢
fig. 17 . You can only lock your
vehicle using the central locking switch on the
center console
¢ fig . 18 .
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following applies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a light) .
- The L ED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors : you can open the doors individual­
ly from the inside by pulling the door handle .
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the door handle
one time. To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment, the doors unlock automatically to allow access
to the vehicle .
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If there is difficulty in moving or obstacles that b lock the operation, the process will stop.
St oring the open po sition
., Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
s ired open position. The pos ition must be at a
certain height o r higher to store.
... Press and hold the
cs button for at least four
seconds to store th e new open position . A visu­
al and audio signal wi ll follow .
., To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward .
., Press and hold the
cs button again for at least
four seconds to store the new open position .
_& WARNING
-Pay ca reful attent ion when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
cause se rious inj ury to yourself or othe rs de­
spite the pinch protection.
- To reduce the risk of pinc hing injuries, al­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­ ing area of the luggage compartment lid, in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because po isonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A child could crawl into the luggage compart­
ment . If the luggage compa rtment lid was
then closed, the ch ild wou ld be trapped in
the vehicle and unable to escape. To reduce
the risk of injury, do not a llow children to
play in or a round t he vehicle . Always keep
the luggage compartment lid and the doors
closed when the vehicle is not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle
rack) on the l uggage compartment l id, the
l u ggage compartment lid may not open
completely under certain circumstances or it could close by itself if open due to the extra
we ight. Therefore, the ope n luggage com­
partment lid must be given add itional sup-
Op enin g an d clos ing
port or the cargo must f irst be removed
from the luggage rack.
(D Tips
- The luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manua lly if the vehicle battery is low.
It is necessary to use more force when doing
this. Move the lid slowly to reduce the
amount of force needed.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
cs button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
Emergency unlocking the luggage
compartment l id
The luggage compartment lid can be released
from inside the luggage compartmen t in an
emergency.
F ig. 25 Lugg age compar tme nt lid e mergency release
... Pry the cover off using the key .
., Press the lever w ith the key in the direction of
the arrow to release the luggage compartment lid .
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A WARNING
The sockets and the electrical accessories con­nected to them only funct ion when the igni ­
tion is switched on . Incorrect usage can lead
to ser ious injuries or b urns . To reduce the risk
of injur ies, neve r leave child ren unat tended i n
t he vehicle with the veh icle key .
CD Note
-To reduce the risk of damage to the vehicle
electrical system, never attempt to charge
the veh icle bat tery by connect ing accesso­
ries that prov ide power, such as solar pa ne ls
or battery chargers, to the 12 Volt sockets.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sockets,
on ly use plugs that fit cor rect ly.
@ Tips
The vehicle battery d rains when accessories
are turned on b ut the engine is off .
Storage
Cup holders
Fig. 53 Rea r ce nter a rmrest: rea r cup holders•
Your vehicle has cup holders in the front center
console, in the door pockets and in the rear cen ­
ter armrest *.
Rear cup holder s*
.. Til t the rear center armrest all the way down .
.. To open the cup holder, tap on the
'i symbo l@
c:::> fig. 53.
.. To adjust the cup ho lder to fit the beverage
container, push the corresponding arm @ in
the direction of the arrow .
Seats and storage
.. Place your beverage in the holder and release
the arm. The arm swings back by itself and se­
cures the beverage.
.. To close the cup holders , press the center piece
between both arms and push the cup holders
all the way back into the slot .
A WARNING
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-Do not put any hot beverages in the cup
holder while the vehicle is moving. Hot bev­
erages could spill, which increases the risk
of injury.
- Do not use any b reakab le beve rage contain­
e rs (for example, made out of g lass or por­
celain). Yo u could be injured by them in the
event of an accident .
CD Note
Beverage containers in the cup holders should
a lways have a lid.
If not, beverages could spill
and cause damage to veh icle equipment, such
electron ics or seat covers .
Glove compartment
The glove compartment can lock*, illuminate*
and refrigerate* .
Fig. 54 G love co mpart m en t: sw itching cooling mode * on /
off
.. To open the glove compa rtment, pull the han­
d le in the lid and tilt the lid downward .
.. To switch the cooling* on, turn the knob@·
co unter -clockwise . T he symbols on the knob
must appear as they do in c:::>
fig. 54.
.. To switch the cooling* off, turn the knob @
clockw ise .
.. To close the glove compartment, swing the lid
upward until it clicks in to p lace . ..,.
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Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
Applies to: vehicles with conven ience key
Other circumstances can cause the engine not to
start, such as the battery in the remote control key has drained , there is interference with the
key or there is a system malfunction .
Fig . 7 0 Steering co lumn /remote co ntro l key: st arting t he
en gine if there is a malfunc tion
Req uiremen t: the message No k ey identified .
See owne r's manual
must be disp layed and the
II indicator light m ust be on.
.,. Hold the remo te contro l key ve rtic ally in the lo ­
c ation ind ic a ted
y>l) c::> fig. 70 .
.,. Press the brake peda l.
.,. Press the
I ST AR T ENGINE STOP I button. The
engine will start.
.,. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
iz ed Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the mal function corrected .
@ Tips
You can view the message again by pressing
the
I START ENGINE STOP ! button.
Messages
Turn off ignit io n. Battery discharging
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the driver's doo r when the ignition is
switched on .
Press brake pedal to start engine
This message appears if you do not step on the
b rake pedal to sta rt the eng ine o n a vehicle wi th
a n autom atic transm ission.
D rivi ng
Plea se engage Nor P.
This message appears when sta rt ing o r stopping
t h e e ngine if t he se lecto r lever is no t in the Nor P
pos ition. The e ngine will not star t/stop.
IS Is key in the vehicle?
The ind icator light turns on and this message ap­
pears if the convenience key* was removed from
t h e veh icle when the e ngine was ru nning. If the
convenience key is no longer in the veh icle , you
c annot sw itch the ignition on or sta rt the eng ine
o nce you stop i t. You also canno t loc k the vehicle
from the o utside.
Shift to P, vehicle can roll away . Doors c an only
be lo cked in P .
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selector lever for the au tomatic transm ission is
not in the P position after the ignition is switched
off . M ove the selector leve r to the P posi tion.
Otherwise the ve hicle is not pro tec ted from ro ll­
ing and i t cannot be locked .
II No key identified. See owner's manual.
This message appears if there is no conven ience
key* inside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key . The co nvenience key may not
be recognized, for example, if it is covered by an
obje ct tha t
disrup ts the signa l (such as a br ief­
c ase), or if the key b attery is we ak. El ectro nic de­
vi ces such as cell phones c an also inte rfe re wi th
the signal.
T o still be ab le to start or stop the engine, refer
to
i=:> page 63 .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig. 71 Cen te r conso le : pa rk in g b rake
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