2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN headlights

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Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Di spl ays/ins tru·
Deposits Soft cloth with LCD cleaner
men t clus ter
C o ntro ls
Deposits Soft brush, then a soft cloth with a mild soap solution3>
S af ety be lt s Deposits Mild soap solution al, allow to dry before letting them re-
tract
T ex tile s Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a
rtificial leather , the surface
Alcanta ra Water-based deposits Absorbent cloth and mild soap solutional
such as coffee, tea,
b lood , etc.
Oil-based deposits Apply a mild soap solution
al, blot away the dissolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such
Specia l stain remove r, blot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, nai l polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary
a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Na tural l eather F resh sta ins Cotton clot h with a m ild soap so lution3l
Water-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
blood, etc .
Oi l-based deposits Fresh stains : absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up ,
for leather
etc. Dried stains: grease dissolving spray
Special deposits such Spot remove r su itab le for leather
as ink, na il polish, la -
tex paint, shoe po l-
ish, etc .
Care Regularly apply condit ion ing cream that protects from
light and penetrates into the material. Use specia l co lored
cond itioni ng cream, if necessary.
Car bon part s Deposits clean the same way as plast ic parts
a) M ild soap solut ion : max imu m two tablespoons of neutral soa p in 1 quar t (1 liter) of water
A WARNING
The windsh ie ld may not be treated with wa­
ter-repell ing wi ndsh ield coating agents. Un­
favorable cond it ions su ch as wet ness, dar k­
ness, o r low sun can resul t in increased glare.
Wiper blade chatter is also possib le.
(QJ) Note
- Headlights /tail light s
-
-Never clean headlights or tail lights w ith a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con ­
tains alcoho l, because they could cause
cracks to form.
-Wheels
- Neve r use any pa int polish or other abra-
sive mate rials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer o n the
rims such as stone ch ips or sc ratches must
be repai red immediately.
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Fuses and bulb s
front of your car which you can on ly reach
through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb ho lde rs can have s ha rp
edges that can cause ser ious c uts, parts must be
correct ly taken apart and then properly put back
together to he lp prevent breakage of parts and
long term damage from water that can enter
housings that have not been properly resea led.
F or your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bu lbs for
you, s ince your dealer has the proper tools, the
correct bulbs and the expert ise.
Ga s di sch arg e lamps (Xen on li ght s)
Due to the high elect rical voltage, have the bulbs
replaced by a qua lified technic ian . Head lights
with Xenon light are ident ified by the h igh vo lt ­
age sticker.
LED h eadlight s*
LED headlights require no maintenance . Please
contact your authorized Audi dealer if a bulb
needs to be replaced .
A WARNING
Chang ing Xenon lamps w it h out the necessa ry
equ ipment can cause ser ious perso na l inju ry.
- Bul bs are p ressur ized and can explode when
being changed. Potentia l risk of i njury!
- On vehicles equipped wit h gas discharge
bulbs (Xenon light) life-threatening inju ries
can result from imp roper ha ndl ing of the
high -voltage po rtions of su ch lamps!
- Only yo ur auth o rized Aud i dea le r or q ual i­
fied workshop should change the b ulbs in
gas discharge lamps . There a re parts with
sharp edges on the openings and on the
bulb ho lders t hat can cause serious cuts . If
you are uncertain about what to do, have
the work performed by an authorized A udi
dealer or qualified workshop. Serious per­
sonal injury may resu lt from improperly per­
formed work .
(D Tips
-If you still prefer to rep lace the light bu lbs
yourself, be aware that the engine com part-
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ment is a hazardous area to work in ¢ & in
Working in the engine comportment on
page 318 .
-It is best to ask your a uthorized Audi dea ler
whenever you want to change a bulb .

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defroster on to reduce any voltage peaks that may occur when disconnecting the jumper
cables. The headlights must be switched
off.
14. While the engines are running , remove the
cables in
reverse order from the way they
were installed, as described in ¢
page 3 76.
Make sure the cables do not get caught in
moving engine components .
15. Fold the cover back on the battery correct ly .
16. Sw itch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster
off.
Read and fo llow: ¢.&. in Preparation on
page 375
and ¢ (j) in Preparation on page 375.
(D Note
Do not use the negat ive termina l on the veh i­
cle battery for jump star ting. A malfunction
could occ ur in the vehicle electrical system.
@ Tips
- Make sure that the connected positive ter­
mina l clamps have sufficient contact with
metal.
- The vehicle battery in your vehicle vents to the outs ide so the battery gases d rain out of
the veh icle.
RS model s: starting the engine
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
F ig . 301 Engine co mpartment : connector s for a c ha rge r
and jump star t cables
Em erge ncy s itua tions
Fig. 302 Jump star ting using a ve hicle bat tery in anothe r
ve hicl e:@ -drained, @- prov id in g curren t
M
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Jump sta rt p oin ts are located on the left side of
the engine compartment instead of the vehicle
battery ¢
fig. 301. Open the cap on the positive
terminal. The procedure for connecting jump start cables that is described next is designed to
help jump start your vehicle .
Follow the information about the vehicle battery
¢ page 326.
Pr eparation s
1. Read the follow ing carefully ¢ page 375,
Preparation .
2. Set the parking brake and place the selector
lever in the P position.
3. Turn the ign ition and electrical equipment
off i n both vehicles .
Conn ecting /d is conn ect ing the jum p sta rt
cable
4. Open the cover on the posit ive terminal.
5. Clamp the end of the red jump start cable to the
termina l(!) ¢ page 3 76, fig. 300 on the
drained vehicle
battery @c:;>(Q) in Prepara­
tion on page 375.
6. Clamp the other end of the red jump sta rt ca ­
ble to the positive terminal @on the veh icle
battery providing the current @.
7. Clamp the black end of the jump start cab le
prefer ably at the grou nd point , or on the
negative terminal of the vehicle battery @
on the vehicle providing the current @.
8 . Clamp the other end of the black jump start
cable
only to the gr ound point @ on you r
v e hicl e@ .
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Emergency situations
9. Route the jump sta rt cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment.
Starting the engine
10. First start the engine in the vehicle g iving the
charge and let it run at idle.
11. Now start the engine in the vehicle with the
drained vehicle battery and wait two to three
minutes until it "runs smoothly" .
12.
If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat
it after approximately 30 seconds .
13 . In the vehicle that is being jump started,
switch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster on to reduce any voltage peaks that may occur when disconnecting the jumper
cab les. The headlights must be switched
off.
14. While the engines a re running, remove the
cables in
reverse order from the way they
were installed, as described in ¢
page 3 76.
Make sure the cables do not get caught in
moving engine components.
15 . Close the cap on the positive term inal.
16 . Sw itch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster
off.
Read and follow: ¢ .&. in Preparation on
page 375
and ¢ (D in Preparation on page 375 .
@ Tips
-Make sure that the connected positive ter­
minal clamps have sufficient contact with
metal.
- The vehicle battery in your vehicle vents to
the outs ide so the battery gases drain out of
the veh icle .
Towing with a tow truck
General hint s
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The follow ing information is to be used by com­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
erate the ir equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
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-Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flatbed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flatbed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢page 378 and ¢page 379.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers . Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 303 Rig ht s ide o f front b umper: install ing the tow ing
loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a
cover on the right side of the front
bumper .
.,,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit ¢
page 360 .
.,,. Press inward on the upper le~ area of the cap
with brief, strong pressure to remove it from
the bumper
¢fig. 303 .
.,,. Insert the towing loop in the threaded opening
until it stops, and then tighten it with the
wheel wrench .
.,,. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit .
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
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Index
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and Literature 383
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 241, 245
Aud i virtual cockp it
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
69
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Lock (centr al locking system) . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68, 69
Automatic power top
refer to Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Manual shift ing (tiptronic mode) . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
258
Auxiliary climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Average consumption ........... .... . 17, 18
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63, 65
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
388
Battery
In the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
also refer to High-voltage battery . . . . . . . 92
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Before driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Blower
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . .
70
Bluetooth
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
New tires . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 337
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Buttons
Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Programming (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 229
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 319
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

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How are child restraint system anchors re lat -
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 2 76
H ow safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 267
I
Ignition
Establishing drive ready mode (plug-in hy-
brid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching on/off (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . 94
Sw itching on/off (us ing the button) . . . . . . 76
Sw itch ing on/off (us ing the key) . . . . . . . . . 75
Imba lance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
I mmobilizer
refer
to Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . 32
Important things to do before driving . . . . 249
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 187
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 1
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Indicator lights (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 96
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
I nspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Install ing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Plug -in hybrid dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instruments Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
I nterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Internet refer
to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
I nterva l mode (w indshie ld w ipers) . . . . . . . . 55
iPhone refer
to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 229, 230
iTunes tagging ................. ..... . 218
Index
J
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Jump starting . .. .. ............... 102,375
K
Key......... ....... ................ .. 32
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 88
Knee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 287
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 133
Lap timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Installing a child restraint............ . 310
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Leather care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Licensing agreements (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Light/rain sensor Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior/read ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Listening to music
refer to Media ... .. ............. 223, 232
Load....... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 382
Locking/unlocking
refer to Unlock ing/ locking ....... 31, 33, 34
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
393

Index
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
also refer to Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 204
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pollut ant fil ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power entry assistance
re fer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power sources ................. 62 ,230,231
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnant women Special consid erations when w earing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
p re sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pressure Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 350
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 250
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Proper seating position Front passenger . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 251
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Select ive whee l torque control . . . . . . . . . 148
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 261
396
R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 220
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio text. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 219
Station list
Radio Standards Specification (RSS)
Rain/light sensor 218
386
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear fog lamp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rear window defogger
Automatic climate contro l system . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refresh station list (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Refueling... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Plug- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
R emote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Light bulbs .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 373
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Index Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
359
Ra1s1ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Transporting (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 102
Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Vehicle care.. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 354
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360, 366
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
VIEW but ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
V IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction
steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13, 15, 16
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
vv
Warming up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
281
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Wash ing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 261
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . 333
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
400
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 350
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 263
When must the airbag system be inspected? 281
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 309
Wi-Fi
Audi music stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
227
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
also refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
356
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 55, 328
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Winter operation
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
354
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Defrosting windows (automatic climate con­
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Seat heating (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 373
z
Zoom (map) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210