2018 AUDI Q3 ESP

About this Owner's Manual
This Owne r's Man ual applies to a ll versions of
this mode l.
It contains important information,
tips, suggestions and warn ings for using your ve­
h icle.
Keep this manual in your vehicle at all times . This
is especially important if you loan your vehicle to
others or sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the time of
printing. Individual equipment options described
may on ly be available at a later date or may only
be offered in certain countries .
Some sections in this manual do not apply to all
vehicles. When this is the case, the beginning of
the sect ion ind icates the
validity, for example
"Applies to vehicles : with cruise contro l system".
Optional or vehicle-specific equipment is also
ident ified with an asterisk
"*" .
The illustrations in this manual are a guide, and
some of the details in your vehicle may differ
from the illustration .
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front" and
"rear", are based on the vehicle's direct ion of
travel.
* Optional or vehicle
-specific equipment
.,._ The section continues on the next page.
c::> & Cross reference to a "WARNING" within a
section. If a page number is indicated, the
WARNING is located outs ide of the section.
&, WARNING
Text with this symbol contains information
about safety and how to reduce the risk of se­
rious personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbol contains informat ion
about reducing the risk of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbol contains informat ion on
protecting the environment.
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(D Tips
Text with this symbol contains additional use­
fu l information.

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. .,.

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
a,
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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 @
c::> ,&..
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
IJI.

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*) . ..,.

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
Vehicles with button [TI
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co
(D
., 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
(I) ~
9 ::J (I)
(D
., 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 ..,

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
c:> page 31, fig . 29
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
Exterior Lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 30 Instrument panel: l ig ht switc h
Light s witch ·'!;5- ·
Turn the switch to the corresponding position.
When the lights are sw itched on, the
;oo: symbol
turns on.
0 -lights off. On some market-specific vers ions,
the daytime running lights* will switch on when
the ign ition is switched on in this position .
-USA model s: the daytime running lights switch
on automatically when the ignition is switched
on and the light switch is in the
O position or in
the
AUTO position (on ly in daylight) . The Day ­
tim e running lights
can be switched on and off
in the radio or the MMI*
c:> page 34, c:> A.
-Canada models: the dayt ime running lights
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch is set to the
0
pos ition, ;oo: o r the AUTO position (on ly in day­
li gh t)
c::> A .
AUTO* -automatic headlights switch o n and off
depending on br ightness, for example in tw ilight,
du ring ra in or in tunne ls .
::oo: -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
io -All weather ligh ts. T urn the switch to parking
light
; oo : or low beam head light io . Pull the
sw itch up to the first notch@.
0$-Rear fog lights . Tur n the switch to parking
l ight
000: o r low beam head light gD. P ull the
switch up to the second notch @.
Lights and V ision
All-weather lights
T he front lights are adjusted au toma tic a lly so
t h at there is less g lare for the driver from his or
her own lights, fo r example whe n roads are wet.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
Yo ur vehicle is equ ipped with a headlight range
contro l system so tha t there is less g la re for on­
com ing traff ic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlig ht range also adjusts automatica lly when
braking and acce lerating.
Static cornering light *
The s tat ic co rnering light may be available de­
pend ing on veh icle equipment and it only works
when the light switc h is in the AUTO pos ition. The
corner ing light switches on automat ica lly at
speeds up to approximately 44 mph (70 km)
when the steering wheel is at a certain angle. The area to the side of the veh icle is illuminated bet­
ter when turning .
A WARNING ,-
- Automatic headlights* are on ly intended to
assist the dr iver . T hey do not relieve the
d river of respo nsibi lity to check the head­
lights and to tu rn them on m anu ally based
on t he current l ight a nd v is ibility condi tions.
F or exam ple, fog cannot be detected by t he
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beams under these weat her con ditions an d
when dr iv ing in the dark
io.
- The rear fog lights sho uld only be turned on
in accordance w ith traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Always observe legal regulations when us­
ing the lighting systems described.
@ Tips
- T he lig ht sensor for the automatic he ad­
lights * is in the rearview mir ror mount. Do
not p lace any stickers in this area on the
windshield.
- Some exter io r lighting functio ns can be ad ­
justed
c::> page 34 .
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