2018 AUDI Q3 Owners Manual

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
¢
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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@ 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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_& 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
¢ ,& .
& 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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-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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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
Vehicles with button [TI
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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 ..,