2018 AUDI Q3 key

Opening and closing
-Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is clos ing, especially near the hinges. Fin­
gers or hands could be p inched .
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the
,c::;; button on the remote control
key . The luggage compartment lid locks auto­
matically when it is closed again.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: vehicles with automatic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically .
Fig. 23 Drive r's door: opening/clos ing the lu ggage com­
partment l id
Fig . 24 Luggage compar tment lid:@ clos ing butto n,@
l ock button (vehicles w ith convenie nce key•")
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.,. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
c:s button on the remote control key brief­
ly . Or
.,. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the handle in the lid (vehicles with convenience
key*). The luggage compartment lid is un locked
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if an authorized remote contro l key is detected
near the vehicle. Or
.,. Pull the
,c::;; switch in the driver's door briefly
q fig. 23. Or
.,. Press the
c:s button on the remote control key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage
compartment lid. Or
.,. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the ,c::;; button in the driver's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
q ,&. . Or
.,. Press the
c:s button in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 24. The luggage compartment
lid will automat ically lower and close¢,&. . Or
.,. Press and hold the
c:s button on the remote
control key until the luggage compartment lid
begins to close (vehicles with convenience key*)
q ,&. . Make sure there is enough distance be­
tween you and the luggage compartment lid.
There should be a maximum 4
ft (1.5 m) of d is­
tance. Or
.,. Press the
cfl button ¢ fig. 24 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles w it h convenience
key*) ¢,&. .The remote control key must not be
more than approximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not
be inside the vehicle. The luggage compa rt­
ment lid wi ll automatica lly lower and close . The
vehicle locks.
Interrupting the opening/closing process
.,. Pull/release the c:s button in the driver's door.
Or
.,. Press/re lease the
c:s button on the remote
control key (vehicles with convenience key*). Or
.,. Press the
c:s or cfl button (vehicles with conven­
ience key*) in the luggage compartment lid. Or
.,. Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid . Or
.,. Press the luggage compartment lid in the op­
posite of the direction it is moving .
.,. To open/ close the luggage compartment lid af­
ter the process has been stopped, press the
ha ndl e or one of the
c:s or cfJ buttons (vehi cles
with convenience key*) . ..,.

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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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Opening and clo sin g
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated .
Fig. 26 Sect ion of driver's doo r: co ntrols
F ig. 27 Rear door: c hild safety lock
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., To activate/deactivate the inne r door handle
and the power w indow switch for the respective
rea r door, p ress the left/right
[II b utton in the
driver's door(!)'=~
fig. 26. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
., To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
Ii] buttons one
after the other.
V eh icl es with button [@
., To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press the~ button in
the driver's door@¢
fig. 26. The indicator light
in the button turns on/blinks.
., To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respective rear door and turn the key sw itch w ith the vehicle key in the direction
of the arrow or the opposite direction of the ar­ row
~ fig. 2 7.
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A WARNING
A lways take the key with you when leaving
your vehicle, eve n if for a short period of time .
This applies particularly w hen ch ildren remain
in the vehicle . Otherwise ch ildren cou ld start
the engine or ope rate electr ical equ ipment
(such as power w indows), which increa ses the
risk of an acciden t.
Power windows
Controls
The driver con control oil power windows.
Fig. 28 Section of driver's door: controls
All powe r window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function:
Openin g and clos in g the w ind ows
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., To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is p ressed/pulled again .
., To select a position in between opened and
closed, p ress/pu ll the switch to the first level
until the des ired window posit ion is reached.
Power window switches
CD Left front door
@ Right front door
® left
rear door
© Right rear door
A WARNING
- Always take the key with yo u when leaving
your veh icle, even if for a sho rt period of
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remain in the vehicle. Otherwise, children
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the risk of an accident .
- Pay careful attention when closing the win­
dows. Pinching could cause serious injuries.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
(D Tips
After switching the ignition off, you can still
open and close the windows for approximate­
ly 10 minutes. The power windows do not
sw itch off until the driver's door or front pas­
senger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
All of the windows and the panorama glass roof
can be opened/closed at the same time .
Convenience opening feature
"'Hold the key in the open position in the driver's
door lock until all of the windows are in the de­
sired position and the panorama glass roof is
tilted open .
Convenience closing feature
"'Hold the key in the lock position in the driver's
door lock until all the windows and the panora­
ma glass roof are closed .
When the panorama glass roof is opened/closed,
the electric sunshade also opens/closes.
A WARNING
Never close the windows or panorama glass
roof carelessly or in an uncontrolled manner,
because this increases the risk of injury.
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
"'Pull the power window switch up until the win­
dow is completely raised.
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Open ing and closing
"'Release the switch and pull it up again for at
least one second .
"' Press the power window switch until the w in­
dow is completely lowered.
"' Release the switch and press it again for at
least one second . Now you can close the win ­
dow as usual.
Panorama glass roof
Description
Applies to : veh icles with pano rama glass roof
Fig. 29 F ront headline r: pa norama glass roof buttons
@ Tilting the roof
"'To tilt the sunroof complete ly open, press the
~ button up briefly to the second level.
"' To close the sunroof completely, pull the~
button down briefly to the second level
¢ ,&. .
"'To set a position between opened and closed ,
press/pull the~ button up to the first level
until the roof reaches the desired position.
@ Sliding the roof
"'To open the sunroof completely, push the~
button back briefly to the second level.
"' To close the sunroof completely, push the~
button forward briefly to the second level
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"'To select a partially open position, push the~
button forward/back to the first level until the
desired posit ion is reached .
© Opening and closing the sunshade
"'To completely open the sunshade, briefly press
the right button.
"' To completely close the sunshade, briefly press
the left button . ..,
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Opening and closin g
"'T o stop the sunshade, press the corresponding
button again .
You can still ope rate the panorama glass roof for
about 10 minutes after the ignition is switched
off . The switch is deactivated once the driver's or
front passenger's door is opened .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always pay atten­
tion when closing the panorama glass roof.
Always take the ign ition key with you when
leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
Always close the panorama glass roof when
leaving your veh icle. Rain can cause damage
to the inter ior equipment of your vehicle, par­
ticularly the electronic equipment .
@ Tips
-For informat ion about convenience open­
i ng/closing, see
c:> page 31.
- The panorama glass roof will only open
down to -4°F (-20°).
Emergency closing the panorama glass roof
Applies to: vehicl es with panorama glass roof
If an object is detected when closing, the panora ­
ma glass roof will open again automatically . In
this case, you can then close it with the power
emergency clos ing function.
"' Pull the respective button
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within five seconds after the roof opens auto­
matically and hold until the panorama glass
roof* is closed.
If you release the switch early, the panorama
g lass roof will open again .
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Lights and Vision
and the ignition is switched on . The illum ina ­
tion reduces automatica lly and eventually
turns
off as brightness outs ide decreases.
This function reminds the driver to turn the
low beams on at the appropriate time.
Vision
Adjusting exterior mirrors
F ig . 36 Driver's door: knob for th e exterior m irrors
Tu rn the knob to the desired pos ition:
q;p -Adjusting the left/right exterior mirror .
Move the knob in the desired direction .
®l-Heats* the mirror glass depending on the
outside temperat ure.
8 -Folds the exte rior mirrors*.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To he lp you see the curb w hen ba cking into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's exterior
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by turn ­
ing the knob in the desired direction.
W hen you move o ut of reve rse and in to another
gear, the new mir ror posi tion is sto red and as­
sig ned to the key you are using.
The mir ror goes bac k into its o riginal position
once you drive fo rward faster than 9 mph
(1 5 km/h) or t urn t he igni tion
off.
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A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (for example convex)
enla rge the field of vision. However, they
make ob jects in the mirro r appear smaller
a nd farther away. Your may est imate inco r­
rect ly w hen you use these mirro rs to gauge
your distan ce from the veh icles beh ind you
when chang ing lanes, whi ch in cr eases the risk
of an acc ident .
(D Note
-If the m irror housing w as moved by fo rce
(for examp le, by run ning into an object
when maneuve ring the vehicle), the m irror
must be fo lded a ll the way in using t he pow ­
er folding function. The mirror hous ing
must not be moved back into place by hand
because this wo uld impair the function of
the mir ror mechanism.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exter ior mirrors in
to reduce the r isk of damage to the m irro rs.
Never fold power fo lding exterior mirro rs*
by han d. Only fold them in and out using
t h e power con trols.
(D Tips
If the power ad justi ng function ma lf u nctions,
the glass in both m irrors can be adjusted by
pr essi ng on t he edge of it by ha nd.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto­
matic dimming rearview mirror.
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F ig. 37 Automatic d imm ing rearview m irror *

Sea ts and stor age
Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
See c::> page 9 7, Driving safety for important
information, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of yo ur passengers .
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
Appl ies to vehicles with manual adiustable seats
Fig. 45 Front seat: manual seat ad justme nt
@ -Moving the seat fo rward/back: pull the lever
and slide the seat.
@ -Lengthening/shortening the upper thigh
support*: lift the handle.
@ -Adjusting the angle of the seat surface*.
Pull/press the lever.
© -Adjusting the lumbar support*: press the
button in the desired direction .
®-Moving the seat up/down: pull/press the lev­
er.
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle : turn the ad­
justing wheel.
WARNING
- To reduce the risk of an accident, on ly adjust
the front seats when the vehicle is station­
ary.
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Adjusting the seat care lessly or
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w ithout checking can p inch hands and fin­
gers.
- The front seat backrests must not be re­
clined too far back when driving, because
this impa irs the effectiveness of the safety
belts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of inj ury .
Power seat adjustment
App lies to vehicles w it h power adjustab le seats
Fig . 46 Front seat: power seat adjustment
@ -adjusting the lumbar support : press the but­
ton in the applicable position.
® -moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down. To adjust the front seat cushion, press
the front button up/down. To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down.
® -moving the seat forward/back : press the
button forward/back.
© -adjust ing the backrest ang le: press the bu t­
ton forward/back .
@-leng thening/shorten ing the uppe r thigh sup­
port*: li ft the hand le.
A WARNING
- To reduce the r is k of an accident, only adjust
the front seats when t he vehicle is station­
ary .
- The power adj ustment for the front seats al­
so works wi th the ignit ion sw itched off or
with the ignition key removed . To reduce
the risk of injury, children should never be
left unattended in the vehicle for this rea­
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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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