2018 AUDI Q3 ECO mode

Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge . Always connect the
negat ive ground cable to the negative ground
pos t of the battery manager control unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 160 Engine compartmen t: Connectors fo r ju m pe r ca ­
bles and charger
Fig. 161 J u mp starting w ith the battery of another vehicle :
@ discha rged vehicle bat te ry, @ booste r battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to
N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set park ing brake .
204
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
.. To access the positive terminal, remove the
battery cover
r:!) fig. 160.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the
jump start bolt (D ~ fig. 161 (Bolt under
cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be start­
ed @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative terminal ® of the booster
battery @.
4. Connect the other end to the
jump start
bolt @
(Bolt with hex head = "negative") of
the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
"'Start the eng ine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed .
.,. Start engine w ith discharged vehicle battery@
in the usual manner.
.. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again .
.. With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse order.
"' Fit the cover back onto the battery .
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal parts in full contact with the
batte ry terminals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal inju ry and damage
to the veh icle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer.
If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make sur e
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
pa rts in the engine compartment. ..,.

Index
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Climate control system Drive se lect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Climate control system (automatic) . . . . . . . 51
AU TO (automatic mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Changing the tempe rature unit . . . . . . . . . 55
Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Key recogn ition . ............. .... .. .. 5 1
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Synchro nizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Climate control system (manual) Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2
Closing Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Pano rama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
W indows .. .... .................. ... 30
Closing/opening
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Com ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Consumer Info rmat ion ............. 104, 2 12
Consumpt ion (f ue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cont acti ng NH TSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Convenience key Starting the engi ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
S topping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sw itchi ng the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Unlo cking/lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convertible chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Conve rt ible locking retractor
Activa ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
D eactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 146
Cooling mode (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cooling mode (manual climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
218
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Coo lant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
C rossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7, 66
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cup ho lders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
C u rrent consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Date.... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. .. 9
Dayt ime run ning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Defros ting (w indows)
Automat ic climate contro l system . . . . . . . 55
Manua l cl imate control system . . . . . . . . . . 52
D EF (instrument clus ter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Dete rm ining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 180
D igital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
D imens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Dimming t he exterior mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
D imm ing the rearv iew mi rror . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6
D isplay
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Doors Child safe ty lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E mergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driver informat ion system
D river messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E ffic iency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On-board comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Operat ing using t he m ultif unction steer ing
whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Operat ing using windsh ield wiper lever . . . 18
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
D rive r se at
refer to Seating posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
D rive select
refer to Aud i d rive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Driving econom ically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Drivi ng safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
D riving through water .. ... . .. .... ... 57, 66
D rivi ng time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
E
EDL
refer to Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . 89
Efficiency program
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 63
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
E lectronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Electronic stabilization control . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Electronic Stabilization Control
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency locking the front passenger's door .26
Emergency operation
Front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sunshade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency release
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
E mergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Emergency unlocking/locking
On lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Emissions control system
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Engine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Starting/stopping (convenience key) . . 61, 62
Starting/stopping (ignition lock) . . . . . . . . 60
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Stopping (ign ition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Index
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Economy... ... .. .. ................. 160
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Oil grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 15
Environment
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . .
161
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ESC
refer to Electronic stabilization control . . . 89
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Exterior lighting
33
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
D. . 1mm1ng .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 36
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 141
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 215
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Folding the rear seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . .
57
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Freeze protection Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 107
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Child restraints in the front seat ...... . .
Fuel
. . ...... ... .. .. ... ....... ... .. . .
115
152
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
219

Index
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
Fuel tank capacity ................... 210
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 81
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) .21
Fueling Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 155
F uel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
F uel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Generator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 169
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 209
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
H
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
H eadlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adjusting .. .. ................ 43, 44, 100
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear window (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window (manual climate control sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats (automatic climate control system) . 55
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 108
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hill descent assist ... . .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. 91
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
220
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hold ass ist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? . . 120
How safety belt pretensioners work 112
I
Ignition
Switching on and off (convenience key) . . . 61
Switching on and off (ignition lock) . . . . . . 60
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Important things to do before driving . . . . . 97
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 125
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interval mode (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 38
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... ... 23
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23