2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN service

Media
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­ ly the sound from the video p lays while driv­
i ng .
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, p laylists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the dev ice.
Free text search
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith free text search
You con search in the active source by tracks and
video file s*, for example
F ig. 2 12 Inpu t fiel d and results l ist for free text s earch
You can open the free te xt sea rch depending on
t he selected source.
Requirement: the playlist
c::> page 234 or media
cent er
c::> page 233 must be display ed.
Opening fr ee text sea rch
.,. Keep turning the contro l knob to the left until
the
fr ee te xt search inputfield (D9fig. 212
appears. Or : push the contro l knob up.
U sing the free t ext sear ch : see 9 page 162 , Free
text search.
Entr ies that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results
list @c::> fig. 212 . You can
search fo r artists @¢
fig. 212, albums @or
tracks @ as well as genres and videos .
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-It will then search through the fi les in the
active so urce .
- If you open free text sea rch in the
Folder s
category (i)c::>poge233, fig. 211 or the
Comp osers , Podca sts and Audio book s cat-
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egories, it will only search through the files
in that folder .
Playlist
Fig. 213 Example : pl ayli st
The track, a rtist, album and album cover, if app li­
cable, will appear in t he playlist
¢ fig . 213.
Options m enu
See c::> page 235, Additional settings .
Favorites
Up to SO en tries for every media sour ce con be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the p lay list o r media center m ust
be open.
- Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center .
- Select: right control b utton
> Store as favorite .
Or :
press and hold the contro l knob for several
seconds .
When you store a track as a favorite, the associ­
ated a lbum will appear i n the favorites list as an
entry .
Requireme nt: at lea st one entry must be sto red
i n the favorites list .
Displa ying the f avorite s list : press the I MEDIAi
button . Press the left cont rol button u ntil the
sources overview
9 page 232 i s disp layed. Selec t
the source tha t contains the
categories
¢ page 233 (for examp le, SD card). Select the F a ·
vorites
cat egory .
Requireme nt: the favo rites list must be d is­
played.
- Lis tening to a f avorite : select and confirm a fa-
vorite from the list .
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Drivin g saf ety
If the ro llover protection has triggered but the
vehicle was not invo lved in an accident, you can
retract the rollover protection yourself in an
emergency. Drive to an authori zed Aud i dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to
have the malfunction corrected .
With the power top open
~ Pu ll the loop upward in the direction of the ar­
row and hold it in place
¢ fig . 222.
~ Slide the rollbar down.
~ Release the loop just before the rollbar reaches
its end position ( 1-2 in ./ 3 -S cm) .
~ Press the rollbar down until it stops .
~ Make su re the rollba r is secure befo re re leas ing
i t.
~ Close the cove r@ ¢ fig. 223.
~ Repeat t he p rocedure on t he other ro llba r.
With the power top closed
~ Switch the ign ition on .
~ Press t he power top switc h to ad just the power
top frame until it is
ve rtical ¢ fig. 223.
~ Pull t he loop upwa rd in the d irection of the ar­
row and hold it in place
¢ fig. 222 .
~ Slide the rollbar down.
~ Release the loop just before the rollbar r eaches
its end position (1 -2 in./ 3-5 cm).
~ Press the ro llbar down until it stops.
~ Make sure the rollbar is secure before releas ing
i t .
~ Close the cover @¢ fig. 223 .
~ Repeat t he p rocedure on t he other ro llba r.
~ Yo u can now close the power top again.
A WARNING
- Make s ure your head or other parts o f your
body are not located in the area above the
rollbar when pressing the rollbar down. If
the ro llbar is not secured correctly, it cou ld
deploy again as soon as you re lease it and
cause i njuries.
- Have the rollover protect ion system checked
by and authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Audi Service Facility if it malfunctions . Oth ­
erwise the system may not deploy correctly
in a coll is io n.
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-Modifying the rollover protection system o r
ind ividual components is not perm itted.
- Work on the ro llover protection system
should on ly be performed by an authorized
Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi Serv ice Facili­
ty. Otherwise the system may not function
correct ly in a collis ion or it could dep loy un­
expectedly.
- Have the system inspected at service inter­
vals . This ensures the system will a lways be
ready fo r use . H ave an autho rized Aud i dea l­
er or author ized Audi Se rvice Facility check
the rollove r protect ion system eve ry two
ye ars at the latest.
Reporting Safety Defects
Applicable to U.S.A.
If yo u beli eve th at your vehicle
ha s a def ect w hi ch could cau se a
c ras h or co uld cause inju ry or
d ea th, you sh ould imm edi ate ly in­
form the N atio nal Highway Traffi c
Sa fet y Admini stration (NHT SA) in
a dditi on t o notif yin g Au di of
A m er ica, Inc.
If NHTSA rece ives s imilar com ­
plaints, it ma y ope n an in ve stiga­
tion , and if it find s that a safet y
defect s exis ts in a group of
v ehicle s, it ma y order a recall and
rem edy campaign. H owev er,
NHT SA cann ot become in vol ved in
indi vidual probl em s bet ween you,
y our dealer, or Audi of America,
In c.
T o co nt ac t the NHTSA , you ma y
either call :

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Im proper seating posi tions reduce the effective ­
ness of safety be lts and wi ll even increase the
risk of injury a nd death by mov ing the safety belt
to crit ica l areas of t he body. Improper seating
posi tions also increase the risk of serious injury
a nd death when an airbag deploys and str ikes an
occupant who is not in the correct seat ing pos i­
tion . A driver is respons ible for the safety of a ll
ve hicle occupants a nd espec ia lly for children.
Therefo re:
.,. Never permit anyone to assume an incorrect
s itting position in the veh icle wh ile travel ing
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.&_ WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
o f serious personal injury and death whenever
a vehicle is being used .
- Always ma ke sure that a ll vehicle occupants
are correctly restrained and stay in a correct
seating position whenever the vehicle is be­
ing used .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢ page 263.
Belt tensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
Reversible safety belt tensioners
The follow ing funct ions are ava ilable when safety
be lts with reve rsible safety belt tensioners are
fastened:
- In certai n driving situat ions, the safety belts
may tighten with a revers ible tens ion ing func­
t ion
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-The safety belts may a lso tighten with this re -
versible tensioning function in minor coll is ions .
Pyrotechnic safety belt pretensioners
Seat belts w ith pyrotechn ic safety belt preten­
sioners are tens ioned automat ica lly in severe col­
lisions, depend ing o n the c ircumstances . Th is
h elps to reduce t he forward mot ion of the occu ­
pants .
Safet y be lts
.&_ WARNING
--
- It is poss ible for the pretensioners to dep loy
incor rectly .
- The pyrotechnic system can only provide
protection for one collision. If the py rotech­
n ic pretens ioners deploy, the pretensioning
system must be replaced.
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- A fine dust is re leased when the pyrotechnic
safety belt pretensioners dep loy. This is no r­
mal and is not caused by a fi re in the veh i­
cle.
- The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the sys tem are scrapped . A q ual ified
dealership is familiar with these regulat ions
a nd w ill be pleased to pass on the informa­
t ion to you.
Service and disposal of safety belt preten­
sioner
The safety belt pretensione rs are parts of the
safety belts on your Aud i. Installing, removing,
servicing or repair ing of belt pretens ione rs can
damage the safety belt system and prevent it
from wo rking co rrectly in a co llision.
There are some important things you have to know to make sure that the effective ness of the
system will not be impa ired and that d iscarded
components do no t cause inju ry or pollute the
enviro nment .
.&_ WARNING -
Improper care, servicing and repair proce­
d ur es can inc rease the risk of personal in jury
and death by p reventing a safety belt preten­
sione r from activating when needed or act i­
vating it unexpectedly:
- The belt pretensioner system can be activat­
ed only once. If belt pretens ioners have
been activated, the system must be re­
p laced.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts o f
the safety belt system.
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Safe ty belt s
-Safety belt systems including safety be lt
pretens ioners cannot be repaired. Special
procedures are requ ired for removal, insta l­
lat ion and disposal of this system .
- For any work on the safety belt system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au­
thorized Aud i dealer or qualified technician
who has an A udi approved repair manual,
t raining and spec ial equ ipment necessary.
@ For the sake of the environment
Undep loyed airbag modu les and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Materi­
al -special handl ing may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/pe rchlo­
rate. When the vehicle o r parts of the re­
s traint system including air bag modules safe­
ty belts with pretens ioners are scrapped, all
app licab le laws and regulations m ust be ob­
served. Your authorized Audi dealer is familiar
w ith these req uirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this service
for you .
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Airbag syste m
seat into its rearmost position in the seat's
fore and aft adjustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possible. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright posit ion .
Make sure that the
P A SSEN GER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the t ime
whenever the ignition is sw itched on.
A WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go o ut w hen an ad ult is sitting on the
front passenger seat after taking the steps
described above, make sure the adu lt is
properly seated and restrained at one of the
rear seating positions .
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer before transporting anyone on
the front passenger seat .
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If the capacitive passenge r detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the fronta l airbag on the passenger
side w ill be turned off, and the
PA SSE NGER
AIR BAG OFF light will stay on.
Repair , care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
d ifferent places on your Aud i. Install ing , remov­
ing, servic ing or repa iring a part in an area of the
ve hicle can damage a pa rt of an airbag system
and p revent that system from working properly
in a co llision .
There are some important th ings you have to
know to make sure that the effect iveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and th at discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment .
A WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce ­
dures can increase the r isk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or dep loying an airbag
unexpectedly:
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- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer­
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in ­
strument panel or modify them in any way.
- Never attach any objects such as cup ho lders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov­
ering the a irbag un its .
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois­
tened w it h plai n water . Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the st iffness or strength of the material so
that the ai rbag cannot deploy and p rotect
p roperly.
- Never repair, ad just, o r change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steer ing wheel, inst rument
pa nel, front seats o r electr ica l system ( in­
cl uding the insta llation of a udio eq uipment,
cell ular te lephones and CB radios, etc.)
m ust be performed by a qualified techn ician
who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see yo ur a u­
thorized A udi dealer or qualified workshop .
- Never modify the front b umper or parts of
the vehicle body.
-Always make sure that the side airbag can inf late wit hout interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement upholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not bee n specifica lly approved by
A udi .
- Never use additional seat c ushi ons that
cover the areas where the side airbags in­
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs or to
t h e seam in the area of the s ide a irbag
module mus t always be repai red immedi ­
ate ly by an authorized Aud i dealer.
- The airba g sys tem can deploy o nly on ce. Af ­
t er an airbag has been dep loyed, i t m ust be
replaced with new replaceme nt parts de ­
signed and approved especia lly for your
Aud i mode l version . Rep lacement of com­
plete airbag systems or airbag components
must be performed by qua lified workshops
only . Make sure t hat any airbag service

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action is entered in your Audi Warranty &
Maintenance booklet under
AIRBAG RE­
PLACEMENT RECORD.
- Applies to plug-in hybrid* vehicles: In the
event of a collision where the airbags de­
ploy, the electrical connection to the high
voltage battery is automatically disconnect­
ed. This prevents a short c ircuit.
@) For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Materi­
al - special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules and
safety belts with pretensioners are scrapped,
all applicable laws and regulations must be
observed. Your authorized Audi dealer is fa­
miliar with these requirements and we recom­
mend that you have your dealer perform this
service for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag System
performs in a crash. For example, using tire-rim
combinations not approved by Audi, lowering the
vehicle, changing the stiffness of the suspension, including the springs , suspension struts, shock
absorbers etc. can change the forces that are
measured by the airbag sensors and sent to the
electronic control unit . Some suspension changes
can, for example, increase the force levels meas­
ured by the sensors and make the airbag system
deploy in crashes in which it would not deploy if
the changes had not been made. Other kinds of
changes may reduce the force levels measured by
the sensors and prevent the airbag from deploy­
ing when it should.
A WARNING
Changing the vehicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim combinations can
change Advanced Airbag performance and in-
.
Airbag system
crease the risk of serious personal injury in a
crash.
- Never install suspension components that
do not have the same performance charac­
teristics as the components originally instal­ led on your vehicle.
- Never use tire-rim combinations that have
not been approved by Audi.
Knee airbags
Description of knee airbags
Applies to: vehicles with knee airbags
The knee airbag system can provide supplemen­
tal protection to properly restrained front seat
occupants.
Fig. 240 Driver 's knee airbag
The driver knee airbag is in the instrument panel
underneath the steering
wheel¢ fig. 240, the
airbag for the passenger is at about the same
height in the instrument panel underneath the
glove compartment.
The knee airbag offers additional protection to
the driver's and passenger's knees and upper and
lower thigh areas and supplements the protec­
t ion provided by the safety belts.
If the front airbags deploy, the knee airbags also
deploy in frontal collisions when the deployment
threshold stored in the control unit is met
¢ page 2 79, More important things to know
about front airbags .
In addition to their normal safety function, safe­
ty belts help keep the driver or front passenger in
posit ion in a frontal collision so that the airbags
can provide supplemental protection .
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-If you are unable to determine whether or
not a particular fuel blend meets the speci­
fications, ask your service station or its fuel
supplier.
- Do not use fuel for which the contents can­
not be identified.
- Fuel system damage and performance prob­
lems resulting from the use of fuels differ­
ent from those specified are not the respon­
sibility of Audi and are not covered under
the New Vehicle or the Emission Control
System Warranties .
- If you experience a loss of fuel economy or
driveability and performance problems due
to the use of one of these fuel blends, we
recommend that you switch to unblended
fuel.
Gasoline additives
A major concern among many auto manufactur­
ers is carbon deposit build-up caused by the type
of gasoline you use.
Although gasoline grades differ from one manu ­
facturer to another, they have certain things in
common. All gasoline grades contain substances
that can cause deposits to collect on vital engine
parts, such as fuel injectors and intake valves.
Al­
though most gasoline brands include additives to
keep engine and fuel systems clean, they are not
equally effective .
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline. For more information on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline, please go to the official website
(www.toptiergas .com) .
After an extended period of using inadequate
fuels, carbon deposit build-ups can rob your
en­
gine of peak performance.
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Damage or malfunction due to poor fuel qual­
ity is not covered by the Audi New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
Checking and Filling
Refueling
Fueling
Applies to: vehicles without plug-in hybrid drive
Fig. 260 right rear side of the ve hicle: open ing the fuel
filler door
Fig. 261 Fuel filler door with attached fuel cap
Plug-in hybrid drive*: refer to the information un­
der ¢pag e 103, Refueling .
The fuel filler door is unlocked or locked by the
central locking system.
.,. Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive:
note the information
on¢ page 103, Opening
the fuel filler door.
.,. Applies to : vehicles without plug-in hybrid
drive: to open, press on the left side of the fuel
filler
door¢ fig. 260 .
.. Unscrew the tank cap counterclockwise .
.,. Place the cap from above on the open fuel fille r
door ¢
fig. 261.
.,. Insert the fuel pump nozzle all the way into the
fuel filler neck.
.,. Begin fueling. Once the fuel pump nozzle turns
off the first time, the fuel tank is full. Do not
continue fueling, or else the expansion space in
the tank will be filled with fuel.
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-If tests need to be performed with the en ­
gine running, there is additional danger due
to moving components (such as the ribbed belt, alternator and radiator fan) and from
the h igh-voltage ign it ion system .
- Never reach into the radiator fan. The elec­
tric auxiliary fan is controlled by tempera ­
ture and can switch on suddenly .
- Do not under any circumstances activate the
throttle inadvertently (for example, by hand
from the eng ine compartment) if the vehi­
cl e is stationa ry but the engi ne is ru nning
and a gear is engaged. Ot herw ise, the vehi­
cl e w ill sta rt to move immediately and t his
cou ld res ult in an accident .
- Pay atte ntion to the fo llow ing war nings list ­
ed when work on the fuel system or on the
electrical eq uipment is required.
- Do not smoke .
- Never work near open flames.
- Always have a working fire extinguisher
nearby.
- All work on the battery or e lectrica l system
in yo ur vehicle can res ult in injuries, chemi­
ca l burns, accidents or burns. Because of
this, all work must be performed
onl y by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility .
- To reduce the risk of e lectric shock and in­
jury, never touch the following components when the eng ine is r unning or is being start­
ed:
- Ignition cable
- Other componen ts i n the ele ct ronic high-
voltage ignition system
- If you mus t check o r perfo rm wor k on t he
engine while it is runn ing:
- Set the parking brake and p lace the se lec­
tor lever in the P (park) position first .
- Always proceed with extreme caut ion so
that clothing, jewelry or long ha ir do not
become caught in the radiator fan, fan
belt o r other moving components or do
not come into contact with hot compo­
nents. Tie back lo ng ha ir before beginni ng
wo rk and do no t wear clot hing t hat can
hang down into the engine .
Check ing and F illing
- Limit your exposure to exhaust and chemi ­
cals to as short a time as possible
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A WARNING
-Ca lifornia Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certa in vehicle components conta in or
emit chemicals known to the State of Cali­
fornia to cause cancer and birth defects and reprod uctive harm . In add ition, certain flu­
ids conta ined in vehicles and certa in prod­
ucts of component wea r contain or em it
chemi cals know n to the State of Californ ia
t o cause cancer and b irth de fe cts or othe r
reprod uctive harm .
- Batte ry posts, te rm inals a nd rela ted a cces­
sor ies conta in lea d and le ad compo unds,
chemicals known to the State o f Cali fornia
to cause cancer and reproductive harms.
Was h hands after handling.
(LlJ) Note
When filling fluids, be su re not to m ix t he flu­
ids up . Otherwise severe malfunctions and en ­
gine damage will occur.
@ For the sake of the environment
You should regu lar ly check t he g ro u nd under
your vehicle in order to detect leaks quick ly . If
there are visib le spots from oi l o r other fluids,
bring your veh icle to an authorized A udi deal ­
er or authori zed Aud i Serv ice Facility to be
checked.
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