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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
M on itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 124
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
S ide curtai n airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
I mpor tant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
C hi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Secur ing c hild safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
L ATCH system ( lowe r anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
F ue l ... .. .... ............... .. ..... 152
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
B ra ke flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
B at tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
W indshield was her system . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Service inte rval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Wheels ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 166
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tire press ure monitoring system 183
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ca r washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
C leaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 186
Placing your veh icle out of service . . . . . . 190
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 191
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Table of contents
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
E lectrica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start ing by p ush ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 203
U se of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tow ing with a tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20S
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Accessories and Technical Data . 209
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Notes about technical da ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
D imens ions. ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. 2 10
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Gasoli ne engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Operating you r vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Maintenance ...... .... ........... ... 212
Accessor ies and techn ica l changes . . . . . . 214
De claration of comp liance for
te lecommunications equipmen t and
ele ctroni c sys tems . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 21S
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 16
3
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by the tire manufacturer. This in
formation is used to contact con
sumers if a tire defect requires a
recall.
Ve hicle capacity weight
means the rated cargo and lug
gage load plus 150 lbs. (68 k ilo
grams) times the vehicle's desig
nated seating capacity.
Vehicle ma ximum load on the
tire
means that load on an individual
tire that is determined by distrib
uting to each axle its share of the
maximum loaded vehicle weight
and dividing by two.
Vehicle normal load on the tire
means that load on an individual
tire that is determined by distrib
uting to each axle its share of the
curb weight, accessory weight,
and normal occupant weight (dis
tributed in accordance with¢
ta
ble on page
178) and dividing by
two.
Occupant loading and distr i
bution for vehicle normal load
for various design ated seating
capacities
Refer to the tire inflation pres
sure label¢
page 176, fig. 147
Wheels
for the number of seating posi
tions . Refer to the table ¢
table
on page
178 for the number of
people that correspond to the ve
hicle normal load.
New tires or wheels
Audi recommends having all work
on tires or wheels performed by an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility.
These facilities have the proper
knowledge and are equipped with
the required tools and replace ment parts.
.,,. New tires do not yet have the
optimum gripp ing properties .
Drive carefully and at moderate
speeds for the first 350 miles (500 km) with new tires.
.,,. Only use tires with the same de
sign, size (rolling circumference)
and as close to the same tread
pattern as possible on all four
wheels.
.,,. Do not replace tires individually .
At least replace both tires on the
same axle at the same time.
.,,. Audi recommends that you use
Audi Original Tires . If you would
like to use different tires, please note that the tires may perform ...
173
Tech nical data
Gross Axle Weight Rating
The G ross Ax le We ight Rating is the max imum
load that can be applied at each axle of the vehi
cle ¢& .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capacity we ight (max. load) is l isted
on the d river's side 8-p illar.
_& WARNING
- T he ac tual Gross Axle Weight Rating a t the
front and rear axles sho uld not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Veh icle Weight
Rating.
Dimensions
- Exceed ing permissible weight ratings can
result in vehicle damage, accidents and per
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weight figures apply
when the load is d istr ibuted evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
t ransporting a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rea r axle as possib le so that the vehicle's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the max imum perm iss ible
axle loads or the maximum gross vehicle
we ight. Always remember that the ve hicle's
han dling will be affe cted by the extra load.
T herefore, a djust your speed acco rd ingly.
- Always observe lo cal regulations.
length (in (mm )) Width (in (mm )) Width across the Height at curb
mirrors (in (mm )) weight (in (mm))
Q3 172.8 (4,388) 72.0 ( 1,83 1) 79.4 (2,019) 62.5 (1,590)
Capacities
Approximate capaci-
ties
Fuel tank 16.9 qt (64 .0 L)
Winds hield and headlight washe r system 4
.8 qt (4.5 L)
210
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Gasoline engines
Q3 2.0, 4 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
Displacement
Engine oil with filter change
1>
Fuel
ll For specific engine oil capacities, please see
the most current information for the USA at http:/ /www.audiusa.com/help/maintenance or
for Canada at http:/ /www.audi.ca/ca/brand/ en/
your _aud i/ aud i_services_a nd/Care_and_M a i nte
na nce/ schedule.html or call 800-822-2834.
Technical data
hp@ rpm 200@ 5100 -6000
l b-ft@ rpm 207
@ 1700 - 5000
CID (cm
3 ) 121 (1984)
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) c::> page 152, Fuel
211
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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
22
215
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
149
149
149
149
30
140
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
140
149
148
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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