2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN door lock

Child safety lock
Applies to: veh icles wit h mechanica l child safety locks
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated .
Fig . 2 8 Section of d river's door: co ntro ls
Fi g. 29 Rea r door: chil d safety lock
Vehicles with button [@]
0 N M 0 ::, a,
"'
.,. To deact ivate/activate the powe r wi ndow
swit ch in the rea r doo rs, p ress the[@] bu tton in
the d rive r's doo r
¢fig. 28. The indica to r ligh t in
the button turns on/blinks.
.,. To also deactivate/activate the i nner door han ­
dle, open the respective rear door and t urn the
key switch w ith the vehicle key in the direction
of the arrow or the opposite direction of the ar­
row¢ fig. 29.
Mes sage in the instrument clu ster di splay
181 Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
There is a malfunction in the child safety lock .
Press
the@ but ton again.
~ If the message stays on, d rive immedia tely to an
;:::: a uthor ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi Se rvice
" ~ F aci lity to have the malfunc tion repa ired. 0 N > co
Opening and closing
A WARNING
- If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key with you . T his
applies partic ularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise ch ildren cou ld st art
t he eng ine or opera te e lectr ical equi pme nt
(such as power w indows), which increases
t he r isk of an accident .
- A m alfu nction in the ch ild safety lock cou ld
al low the rear doors to be ope ned from the
i n side, which incre ases the risk of an acci­
dent .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 30 Drive r's door: power w indow controls
All powe r win dow swi tches a re equipped with a
two-stage fu nction:
Opening and closing the w indows
.,. To open or close the window comp letely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion w ill stop if the
sw itch is p ressed/pulled again.
.,. To select a pos it ion in between opened and
cl osed, pres s/p ull th e switch t o the first level
until the des ired w indow position is reache d.
Power window switches
© Left front
@ Right front
® Left rear*
@ Right re ar *
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Opening and clo sin g
® Central switc h* for opening or closing all side
windows at the same t ime
A WARNING
- If you leave the vehicle, switch the ignit ion
off and take the vehicle key with you . This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise the children could
start the engine or operate electr ical equip­
ment such as power windows.
- Pay careful attention when closing the win ­
dows . Pinching could cause serious injuries.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­ dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
@ Tips
After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approximate-
ly 10 seconds. The power w indows do not
sw itch off until the dr iver's door or front pas­
senger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
App lies to: ve hicles w ith conve nience opening/clos ing
All of the windows and the panorama glass roof*
can be opened/closed at the same time.
For power top conven ience opening/closing, refer
to the information in
Q page 43 .
Convenience opening feature
.. Press and hold the open button Im on the re­
mote con trol key until all w indows and the pan­
orama glass roof* have reached the desired po ­
s ition . Or
.,. Hold t he key in the d river's door lock unt il all
windows and the panorama g lass roof* have
reached the desired pos ition.
Convenience closing feature
.. Press the Im button on the remote control key
u nt il all windows and the panorama glass roof *
are closed
¢ _&.. . Or
.,. Applies to: vehicles wi th conven ience key: touch
the sensor on one of the fro nt door hand les and
continue touching it until a ll of the w indows
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and the panorama glass roof* are closed . Do
not p lace your hand in th e door hand le when
doing this.
.. Ho ld the key in the dr iver 's door lock in the lock
position unti l all windows and the panorama
glass roof* are closed
¢ _&.. .
The funct ion can be switched on/off in the Info­
ta inment system
Q page 35.
A WARNING
- Never close the w indows or panorama glass
roof* ca relessly or in an uncontrolled man ­
ne r, because this increases the risk of in jury.
- For secur ity reasons, the windows and the
panorama g lass roof* can only be opened
and closed with the remote control key at a
maxim um distance of app roximately 6.5
feet (2 m) away from the vehicle . Always
pay atten tion when using
t he ~ button to
close the windows and the panorama g lass
roof* so that no one is pi nched. The closing
process w ill stop immediately when
the ~
button is re leased.
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
.. Pull the power wi ndow switch until the window
is completely raised .
.. Release the sw itch and pu ll it up again for at
least one second .
Panorama glass roof
Description
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof
Fig. 31 Sect ion o f headl iner: pan orama glass roof button IJ,>

LL co .... N
" N .... 0 N > co
-Visibility to the r ear is limited when operat­
ing the power top. Avoid operating the top
while driving in reverse .
(D Note
-To prevent damage to the power top:
- do not store any objects in the power top
storage compartment .
- make sure there is enough space above
the vehicle when opening or closing the
power top .
- To reduce the risk of damage, make sure
there are no sensit ive objects in the power
top storage compartment's range of
mo­
tion.
(D Tips
- To prevent the vehicle battery from draining unnecessari ly, do not open or close the
pow­
er top repeatedly when the engine is switch­
ed off.
- A message will appear in the instrument cluster if there is a malfunction in the power
top
¢ page 44 .
-The powe r top can also be operated manual­
l y temporari ly if there is a malfunction
¢ page 46, Power top emergency opera­
tion .
An authorized A udi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility should diagnose
and correct the cause of the ma lfunction as
soon as possible.
- If the vehicle is parked with the power top
open, the vehicle interior is not protected
from damaging weather or unauthorized ac­
cess. lock any items you leave behind in the
luggage compartment. Close the power top
before leaving the vehicle .
- The side windows automat ically lower
slight ly when opening or closing the power
top .
Powe r top
Power top convenience opening/closing
Applies to : veh icles w it h power top
Fig. 33 Turnin g the key to open and close
Conven ien ce opening with the dri ver do or
lock
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
open ing position
@ ¢fig . 33 .
.,. Tur n the key to the opening position again
within tw o second s and hold it there until the
power top opens comple tely .
Conven ienc e closing with the driver door lock
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
clos ing position @¢
fig. 33.
"Tu rn the key to the closing position again w it h­
in two se co nd s and hold it there until the pow­
er top closes completely.
Releasing the key stops the opening or clos ing
process
immediat ely .
.&_ WARNING
Read and follow the important safety pre ca u­
tions
¢ & in Opening/closing the power top
on page 42.
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LL co ..... N
" N ..... 0 N > co
~ Press the knob to release it.
~ Turn the knob toward "-"or"+" to reduce or in­
crease the brightness.
~ Press the knob again to return it to its original
position.
(l') Tips
Depending on vehicle equipment, the instru­
ment illumination (needles and gauges) may
turn on when the lights are off and the igni­
tion is sw itched on . The illumination for the
gauges reduces automat ica lly and eventually
turns off as brightness outside increases. This
function reminds the driver to turn the low
beams on at the appropriate time.
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 54 Driv er's door: k n ob for the ex ter ior mirrors (exam­
p le)
Turn the knob to the desired position:
0
-all adjustment functions are deactivated.
Q/ P -adjusts the left/right exterio r mirror.
Move the knob in the desired direction .
Cilll -Heats* the mirro r glass depending on the
outside temperature.
.9 -Folds the exterior mirrors* . To fold the mir­
rors out, turn the knob to one of the other posi­
tions . In the Infotainment system, you can select
if the mirrors fold in automat ically when you lock
the vehicle
~ page 35.
Lights and Vision
Front passenger 's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in the position for the front passenger's exterior
mirror .
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by turn­ ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The mirror goes back into its original position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off .
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (for example convex)
enlarge the field of v is ion. However, they
make objects in the mirror appear smaller
and farther away . You may estimate incor­
rectly when you use these mirrors to gauge
your distance from the vehicles behind you when changing lanes, which increases the risk
of an accident .
(D Note
-Applies to vehicles with power fo lding exte­
r ior mirrors : if the mirror hous ing was
moved by outside forces (such as an impact
when maneuvering), you must use the pow­ er folding function to fold the mirror all the
way out. The mirrors will make a loud noise
when they latch into place. The mirror hous­
ing must not be
moved back into place by
hand because this would impair the func­
tion of the mirror mechanism.
- Applies to veh icles without power folding
exterior mirrors : if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an impact
when maneuvering), you must
move it back
in place by hand.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior mirrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors .
Never fold power fo lding exterior mirrors*
.,.
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~ Then push the arm against the beverage con­
tainer so that the arm lies closely against it.
~ To close the cup holders, push them back into
the slot.
A WARNING
-
- Do not put any hot beverages in the cup
holder while the vehicle is moving . Hot bev ­
erages could spill, wh ic h increases the risk
of injury.
- Do not use any breakable beverage contain­
ers (for example, made out of glass or por­ celain). You cou ld be injured by them in the
event of an accident .
CD Note
Beverage containers in the cup holders should
always have a lid. If not, beverages could sp ill
and cause damage to vehicle equipment, such
electronics or seat covers.
Other storage
Applies to: sedan
F ig. 7 1 Lugg age comp artment : bag hooks*
There are additional storage compartments,
compartments and holders at other locations in
the vehicle :
- Glove compartment : the glove compartment
can be locked us ing the key*.
- Retaine r* for the vehicle key and cell phone in
the front center console
- Storag e compartment under th e front center
armrest*
~ - Storage compartment on the rear side of the
.... ~ front seat* . The compartment can hold a maxi -
8 mum weight of 2 lbs (1 kg).
~ -Garment hooks * on the 8-pillar ¢ .& co
S eats and storag e
- Garment hooks* above the rea r doo rs *
- Side bag hooks* in the luggage compartment
- App lies to: sedan: bag hooks* unde r the rear
shelf ¢
fig. 71
A WARNING
-No heavy or hard objec ts may be p laced on
the storage compartment behind the rear seat backrest . There is a risk of injuring the
veh icle passengers when braking sudden ly .
- Always keep the glove compartment lid
closed while dr iv ing to red uce the risk of in­
jury.
- On ly use the storage compartments in the
door trim panels to store sma ll objects that
will not stick out of the compartment and impair the range of the side airbags.
- The bag hooks can ho ld a maximum weight
of 6.6 lbs (3 kg). Heavier objects are not ad­
equate ly secured. There is risk of personal
in jur y.
A WARNING ,_
Applies to: vehicles with garment hooks
- Ma ke sure that t he view to the rear is not
obs truc ted by hanging ga rments.
- H ang only lightweight clothing and be sure
that the re are no heavy o r sharp-edged ob­
jec ts in the po ckets.
- Do not use coat hangers to hang t he cloth­
i n g beca use this could impair the effective­
ness o f the side curtain airbags .
CD Note
Objects on the rear she lf that rub against the
r ear window can d amage the rear w indow
hea ting wires.
Luggage compartment
General information
.&, WARNING
Read and follow the impo rtant s afety preca u­
tions in
~ page 255, Storing cargo correctly .
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u. 00 .-< N l'­ N .-< 0 N > 00
the Start/Stop system*: the needle in the
tachometer moves into the
READY position .
~ To switch the ign ition off, press the button
again. The needle in the tachome ter moves into
the
OFF posit ion.
If the
,:rM i ndicator light b links and the message
Please turn steering wheel appears when switch­
ing the ign ition on, the steer ing lock has been en­
g aged . In this case, turn the steering wheel
slig htly to the left or right .
Start/St op sy stem*
See the information in <=!) page 79, Start/Stop
system.
A WARNING
To red uce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the engine to run in confined spaces.
@ Note
Avoid hig h engine speed, full throttle, and
heavy engine load if the engine has not reached operating temperature yet. You could
damage the engine.
@) For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run whi le parked to
warm up. Begin driving immediately . This re­
duces unnecessary emissions.
(D Tips
- Some noise after starting the engine is nor­
mal and is no cause for concern.
- If you leave your ve hicle with the ignition
switched on, the ignition will switch off af­
ter a certa in amount of t ime. Make sure that
electr ical equ ipment s uch as the exter ior
li ghts are sw itched off.
Stopping the engine
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
-
Plug-in hybrid dr ive*: refer to the informat ion un­
de r
<=!) page 94.
~ Bring the vehicle to a ful l stop .
ll This fun ctio n is not a vail abl e in a ll co untries.
Driving
~ Move the selector lever into t he P posit ion .
~ Press the !S T AR T ENGINE ST OP ! button
<=!)page 76, fig . 85 .
Steering lock1>
The steer ing locks when yo u tur n the eng ine off
u sing the
!S TAR T ENG INE S TOPI* button, move
the se lector lever into the P position and open
the driver's door. The locked steering helps pre ­
vent vehicle theft .
Emergency off function
If it i s absolutely necessa ry , the eng ine c an also
be turned off wh ile d riving at speeds starting at
4 mph (7 km/h) . To switch the engine off, press
the
I S T AR T ENGINE STOPI button twice in a row
briefly or press and ho ld for longer than two sec­
onds.
A WARNING
--
- Never turn off the eng ine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop . The full func ­
tion of the brake booste r and the power
steer ing is not guaranteed. You must use
mo re fo rce to t urn o r bra ke. Be ca u se you
can not stee r and br ake as yo u usually
wo uld, this could lead to acc idents and seri ­
ous injuries .
- I f you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the ve hicle key wi th yo u. Other ­
wise, the engine could be started or e lectri ­
cal equipment such as the power windows
could be operated . This can lead to serious
injury .
- For safety reasons, always park the vehicle wit h the selector lever in the P pos ition.
Otherw ise, there is the risk that the vehicle
could roll unintentiona lly .
@ Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended period of time, heat builds up in
the eng ine compartment after the engine is
switched off and there is a r isk of damag ing
the e ng ine . Fo r thi s reason, let the e ng ine run
.,.
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Drivin g
for at idle fo r approximately two minutes
before shutting it off.
(D Tips
For up to 10 m inutes after stopp ing the en­
gine, the rad iator fan may t urn on again auto­
matically or it may continue to run (even if
the ignition is sw itched off) for the following
reasons:
- The coolant temperature is increasing due
to trapped heat.
- If the engine is warm and the engine com­
partment also heats up from strong sun­
li ght.
Messages
Engine runn ing. W arning! Turn off ignition be ·
fore le aving vehicl e
This m essage appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the driver 's door when the engine is
running .
Press ing start /stop button again will swi tch off
engine.
This message appea rs when you press the
IS TAR T ENG IN E STOP I* button wh ile d riving
¢ page 77, Emergency off function.
Engine start system: malfunction! Ple ase con­
tact S ervice
The engine automatic start system has a mal­
function . Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lfunct ion co rrected. To sta rt the en­
g ine , turn the key to pos it io n @ ¢
page 75 or
p ress and ho ld the
I S TART ENGINE ST OP ! button
until the engine is running .
DJ Key not r ecogniz ed . See own er' s manual
This message appears if there is no convenience
key inside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key . T he conven ience key may not
be recognized, for examp le, if it is cove red by an
object that
disrupts the s ignal (s uch as a b rief ­
case), o r if the key ba tte ry is weak. Elect ronic de ­
vices s uch as cell phones can also interfere wit h
the signal.
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To still be ab le to start or stop the engine, re fer
to
¢ page 79.
DJ Re mo te c ontro l ke y: hold back of ke y
again st the de signated ar ea . S ee owner 's man­
ual
If the indicato r light turns on and this message
appea rs, there is a ma lfunction ¢
page 79.
Ill Key not in v ehicle?
Ill Remote control ke y: key not r ecogni zed. Is
t he key still in the vehicle ?
The Ill indicator light turns on and this message
app ears if the conv eni ence k ey was r emoved from
the veh icle when the engine was running.
If the
convenience key is no longer in the ve hicle, you
cannot sw itch the ignition on or start the eng ine
once you stop it . You also cannot lock the vehicle
from the outside .
Please press the bra ke pedal
This message appears if you do not step on the
brake peda l to start the engine on a vehicle with
an automat ic transmission.
Plea se select N or P
This message appears w hen start ing or stopping
t h e engine if t he se lecto r lever is not in t he "N " or
"P " pos ition. The eng ine will not sta rt/stop.
Turn off igniti on befor e le av ing vehicle . Batter y
i s di sc harging
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
i f you open the driver's door w hen the ign it ion is
switched on . Sw itch the ignit ion off so that the
vehicle battery will not discharge.
S hift to P , othe rwi se vehicle can roll aw ay.
Door s do not lo ck if l ever is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selector lever for the automa tic transmission is
not in the P position after the ignition is switched
off . Move the selector lever to the P posit ion .
Otherwise the ve hicle is not protected from roll­
i ng and it cannot be locked .

Drivin g
~ To start driving and re lease the parking brake
automatica lly, press the acce lerator pedal as
usua l.
I n addition to re leasing the par king brake auto ­
matica lly, other convenience and sa fety functions
are available when you start driving
r=;, poge 83,
Starting from a stop.
Pre venting th e automatic parking bra ke
r el eas e
The vehicle could begin ro lling unintentiona lly,
dep ending on the hill or if towing a trailer .
~ To preve nt the parking b rake from releasing au­
tomatica lly, pull and hold the
®l switch and
press the acce lerator pedal. The parking brake
remains set and pr events the vehicle from ro ll­
ing backward.
~ You can re lease the(®) switch again once you
are sure that you are g iv ing enough dr iv ing
force to the wheels by pressing the accelerator pedal.
Emergenc y bra king function
You can use the emergency brak ing funct ion in an
emergency situation, or if the standard brake op­
eration malfunctions or is disabled .
~ Pull and hold the(®) switch.
~ As soon as you release the (®) switch or acceler-
ate, the brak ing stops .
Pu lling and holding
the(®) switch while driving
the vehicle activates the emergency braking f unc ­
tion . The vehicle is braked at all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system. The brak­
ing effect is s imilar to heavy braking
r=;, .,&. .
To reduce the risk of activating the emergency
braking by mistake, a warn ing tone (bu zzer)
sounds when the
®l swi tch is pulled. Emergency
braking stops as soon as the
®l switch is released
or the accelerato r pedal is pressed .
Parking
~ Press the brake peda l to stop the vehicle.
~ Pull the C® switch to set the parking brake.
~ Place the selector lever in the P pos ition.
~ T urn the eng ine off r=;, .,&. .
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~ Turn the steering w hee l when parking on in­
clines so that the w heels wi ll roll into the curb
if the vehicle starts moving .
A WARNING
- Do not press the acce lerator pedal inadver­
tently if a gear is selected when the vehicle
is stationary and the eng ine is running . Oth­
erwise, the vehicle will start to move imme­
d iate ly and this could resul t in an accident.
- Emerge ncy brak ing should only be used in
a n emergency, when the norma l bra ke pedal
has fa iled or the bra ke peda l is obstr ucted.
D ur ing eme rgency bra king, you r vehicle w ill
brake s imilar to he avy braking. ESC and the
associated components (ABS, AS R, EDL)
cannot overcome the laws of physics.
Around curves and when road or weather
conditions a re bad, a full brake applicat ion
can cause the veh icle to skid or the rear end
to swerve, wh ich increases the risk of an ac­
cide nt.
- If the power supply fails, you cannot set the
parking brake if it is released. In this case,
pa rk the veh icle on leve l ground and secure
it by p lac ing the sele cto r leve r in the P pos i­
tion. See an au thor ized A udi dealer or au ­
thor ized A udi Se rvi ce Fa cility for assis tan ce.
- I f you leave the vehi cle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key wi th yo u. Thi s
app lies pa rticular ly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise, chi ld ren co uld start
the engine, release the parking brake or op ­
erate e lectr ica l equipment s uch as power
w indows, wh ich increases the r isk of an acci­
dent.
- No one, especially c hildren, should rema in
in the vehicle when it is locked. Locked
doors make it more difficu lt for emergency
workers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at ris k.
(D Tips
When stopp ing at a traff ic signa l or stopp ing
i n city traffic, you can set the park ing brake
manually . The veh icle does not have to be
h eld with the brake pedal. The par king b rake
e liminates t he tendency to creep when a