2018 AUDI Q3 warning

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/fj/c::::::::;/ c::5 Door, hood or luggage
compartment lid is open
II-If the indicator light turns on, then one of
the doors is not closed .
f-j-If the ind icator light tu rns on , then the hood
is not closed.
§-j -If the ind icator light turns on, then the lug­
gage compartment lid is not closed.
On-Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) ¢.j in the
instrument cluster is part of the On-Board Diag­
nostic System (OBD II).
The warning/indicator light turns on when the ig­ nition is switched on and turns off once the en­
gine is started and is running in idle at a stab le
speed. This indicates that the MIL is functioning
correct ly.
If the light does not turn off after starting the
engine
or turns on while driving, this may indi­
cate there is a malfunction in the engine.
If the
indicator turns on, the catalytic converte r may be
damaged .
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avoid
high speeds for extended periods of time and/or
fast acceleration) and have the malfunction cor­
rected. See an authorized Aud i dealer or autho r­
ized Audi Service Facility.
The MIL may also turn on if the fuel filler cap i s
not cl osed correctly
¢ page 153.
Instruments and indicator lights
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 5 Location o f Data Li nk Con necto r (OLC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
s igned a code. In case of a malfunction , the com­
ponent will be identified and the fault sto red as a
code in the control module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system.
If the light illuminates after a refueling, stop the
vehicle and make sure the fuel f iller cap is prop­
erly closed (only vehicles with gasoline engine)
r::'.>page 153 .
In order to make an acc urat e diagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be displayed using special diag­
nostic equipment (generic scan tool for 080).
In order to connect the special d iagnost ic equip­
ment, push the p lug into the Data Lin k Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release ¢
fig. 5.
Your authorized Aud i dea ler or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the nec­
essary repair.
_& WARNING ~
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per-
sona l use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally . You
have the following options:
- Remote control key <=>
page 24,
-Sensors in the door handles" <=> page 24,
-Inner central locking switch <=>page 25, or
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door<=>
page 26.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash twice when you unlock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the vehicle.
If they do not flash, then the ignition may still be
sw itched on, or one of the doors or the luggage
compa rtment lid may be open, fo r example.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex ­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The vehicle will unlock again if the ignition key* is
removed, the opening function from the central
locking switch is activated, or one of the door
handles is operated .
In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors will also automatically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid wi ll lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system if
only the driver's door or the entire vehi­
cle should unlock when unlocking<=>
page 26,
Setting the central locking system .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed and the
remote control key is not in the vehicle. This
helps to prevent you from locking yourself out
accidentally .
The fo llow ing conditions prevent you from lock­
ing your remote control key in the vehicle :
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-If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
!'.II button on the re­
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a door .
- If the most recently used convenience key* is in
the luggage compartment, the luggage com­
partment lid automatically unlocks again after
closing it<=>
page 2 7. The emergency flashers
blink four t imes.
- If the convenience key* that was last used is de­
tected inside the veh icle, then the vehicle will
not be able to lock from the outside .
A WARNING
-Always take the key with you when leaving
your vehicle, even if for a short pe riod of
time. This applies particularly when children
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.
- No one, especially children, should stay in
the vehicle when it is locked from the out­
side, because the windows can no longer be
opened from the inside <=>
page 2 7. Locked
doors make it more difficult for emergency
workers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at r isk .
A WARNING
Appl ies to: ve hicles with ignition loc k
Do not remove the key from the ignition lock
until the vehicle has come to a complete stop.
Otherwise, the steering lock could engage
suddenly and increase the risk of an accident.
(D Tips
-Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A loc ked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LED in the dr iver's door rail b links when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility.

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
¢page 27.
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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Opening and clo sin g
_& WARNING
- Read and following all warn ings c::> .&. in De­
scription on page
22 .
- The centra l locking switch also works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
i'.D but ­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside .
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone behind i n the vehicle, especially children .
(D Tips
-Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
c::> page 22 . You ca n unlock the vehicle
again using the
63 button in the central loc k­
i ng swi tch.
- The doors cannot be unlocked with the cen­
tral lock ing swi tch on the rear center con­
sole .
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
• Select : the !CARI function button> (Ca r) Sys ­
t e m s*
contro l button > Vehicle s ettings > (Ce n­
t ral l ocking )*.
Unlo ck doors
- you can decide if All doors or only
the
D riv er door should unlock . The luggage com­
pa rtment lid also unlocks when
All is se lected. If
you select
Driv er in a veh icle w ith a convenience
key* , only the door whose handle you pull will un­
lock .
When the
Dri ver setting is selected , a ll doo rs and
the luggage compa rtment l id will u nlock when
you press the
@ button on the remote control key
tw ice or turn the key in the door lock cylinder in
the opening direction twice .
To ne when lo ckin g -if you se lect On , a tone will
sound when you lock the vehicle.
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Emergency unlocking/locking doors
If the central locking fails, you must unlock/lock the doors separately.
Fig . 19 Driver 's doo r: door lock cy lin der
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Fig . 20 Front pas senger's door/ rear doo rs : e mergenc y loc k
Unlocking /locking the d river' s door
• To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position @
c::>fig. 19.
• To lock the driver's door, put the selector lever
in the P position and turn the key
o nce to the
closing position @
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Lo cking the front pas senger's d oor /rear
doo rs
The emergency lock is located on the rear side of
the front passenger's door and the rear doors . It
is only visible when the door is open.
• Remove the cap from the opening
c::> fig. 20.
• Insert the key into the slot on the inside and
turn it all the way to the right (right door) or
left (left door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors close,
it is no longer possib le to open them from the
outside. The door can be opened from the inside by pulling the door handle. If the child safety
lock is sw itched on for one of the rear doors, the
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door can be opened from the outside after pull­ing the door hand le once from the ins ide.
A WARNING
Read and following all warnings ¢ &. in De­
scription on page 22.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, audio and visual warning signals are
triggered . The anti -theft alarm system is activat ­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual. It
switches off when the veh icle is unlocked .
If the alarm is triggered, it w ill shut off automat­
ically after a certain amount of time. Switch the
ignition on or press them button on the remote
control key to turn off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 21 Rear lid: hand le
Fig. 22 Drive r's door: opening the luggage compartment
l id
Open ing and closing
Applies to: vehicles with automatic transmission:
the luggage compartment lid can only open when
the selector lever is in P.
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"' Briefly press the cs button on the remote con­
trol key. The rear lid wi ll unlock.
"' To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the
cs button on the remote control key for at
least one second .
"' Briefly pull the
cs button in the driver's door
¢fig. 22, or
"' Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid .
"'On vehicles with a convenience key*, you can
press the gr ip in the luggage compa rtment lid .
The luggage compartment lid is unlocked if an
author ized remote control key is detected nea r
the vehicle.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
"'Use the inside g rip to pull the luggage com­
pa rtment lid down and allow it to close using a
gentle push
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& WARNING
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise, the luggage compartment lid cou ld open sud­
denly when driv ing, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous 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 climb into the veh icle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compa rtment lid was then closed, the child
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 around the
veh icle . Always keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve­
hicle is not in use.
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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
.
time . This applies parti cularly when children ..,