2018 AUDI Q3 brakes

Care and cleaning
wash operator to reduce the risk of acci­
dents.
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when wash­ ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
- After washing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to moisture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter. This in­
creases the risk of an accident. The brakes
must be dried first with a few careful brake
applications.
(D Note
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exterior mirrors* must only
be folded in and out using the power folding
function.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
wash the vehicle in direct sunlight. -
To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insect removing sponges, kitchen
sponges or similar items.
- Matte finish painted vehicle components:
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect.
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magnets are re­
moved.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash the veh icle in facilities spec ially de­
signed for that purpose. This will reduce the
risk of dirty water contaminated with oil from
entering the sewer system.
Cleaning and care information
When clean ing and caring for individual vehicle
components, refer to the following tables. The
information contained there is simply recom­
mendations. For quest ions or for components that are
not listed, consult an authorized Aud i
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility. Also
follow the information found in¢&..
Exterior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windshield wiper
Deposits ¢ page 39, Cleaning the wiper blades
blades
Headlights/
Deposits Soft sponge with a mi ld soap solutiona >
Tail lights
Sensors/
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with solvent-free cleaning solution
Camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with alcohol-free cleaning solu-
tion
Snow/ice Hand brush/so
lvent-free de -icing spray
Wheels Road salt Water
Brake dust Acid-free special cleaning solution
Exhaust tail pipes Road salt Water, cleaning solution suitable for stainless steel, if
necessary
Decorative parts/ Deposits Mild soap solution al, a cleaning solution suitable for
Trim stainless steel, if necessary
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Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B
Bag/securing hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Blower Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 55
Heating/ventilation system and manual cli ­
mate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Booster seats ...................... .. 142
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 63
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
New tires .. .. ................. .. .. . 173
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 156
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Capacities Fuel tank ... .. ................ ..... . 210
Washer fluid reservoir ............... . 210
Caps for wheel bolts, removing . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cargo area
refer to Loading th e luggag e compart -
ment .. ..... ..................... .. 102
Cargo bag
Cargo floor
. .. .. ................ ... .. .. 47
49
Cargo mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Index
Cen ter armrest
Central locking
Certification . . .. .................. .. 43
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Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat ......... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 151
Child restraints system anchors .......... 147
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Impo rtant safety instru ctions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Important th ings to know when driving with
c hi ldre n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
I nstalling a child restraint using the LATCH
system .......... ................. .
Mounting and releas ing the anchorage
hook ..... .. .. .. .. ............... . .
Tether anchors ... .. ................ .
T eth er straps . ... .. ................ .
Child safety lock ... .. ................. .
Child safety seats .. .. ................ .
Booster seats
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142
Co nver tible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 146
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat...... .. .. .. .. ................. 115
How do I properly instal l a child safety seat
in my vehicle? .. .. .. ................ .
Infant seats ... .. .. ................ .
LATCH system ... .. ................ .
Low er anchorages 137
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Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Unu sed safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 139
Cl eaning ....... .... ................ .
185
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 187
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Clean ing art ificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 , 188
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . 186 , 187
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cl eaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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