2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN lights

e-tron
For additional information, see ¢ page 17, Trip
computer (Audi virtual cockpit).
~ Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument
cluster: Open the
Tachometer display by turn­
ing the left thumbwheel on the multifunction
steering wheel.
When opening the driver's door, the charge level is shown in the instrument cluster when the igni­
tion is switched on, or the charge level and the
remaining charge time for the high -voltage bat ­
tery is displayed when charging .
The power meter gives feedback about the partic­ ular accelerator pedal position and shows the
current demand
(%) for electricity or fuel regard­
less of which engine is active.
An economical driving and recuperation range is
shown in green
¢ page 99, Energy recovery (re­
cuperation) .
A driving range that is not economi­
cal is shown in orange .
(D Vehicle not drive ready (OFF)
@ Recuperation (CHARGE)
@ Vehicle ready to drive (READY) or
coasting
© Efficient driving with electric motor
and/or gasoline engine (EFFICIEN­
CY)
® Economic driving while the electric
motor or gasoline engine is in the
partial power range
@ Driving in full power range
0 100% output
@ BOOST: the electric motor supports
the combustion engine
® High-voltage battery charge level
@ EV mode: active a=,v, standby, a=,v
or currently unavailable. ~v
@ Speed limit for electric driving in EV
mode (80 mph/ 130 km/h)
Indicator lights and messages
Applies to: vehicles with plug -in hybr id drive
Also note the indicator lights in¢ page 20.
The gasoline engine is active when the II'§] indica­
tor light turns on.
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•• Drive system: system fault! Safely park
vehicle
There is a malfunction in the plug-in hybrid sys­
tem. The brake booster and the power steering
may stop working. Stop the vehicle immediately
or as soon as possible. Park the vehicle in a safe place outdoors that is not near buildings, roof
overhangs, carports or similar structures. Switch
the ignition off. Have the problem corrected by
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
•• Electric drive: overheated! Safely stop
vehicle and check coolant
The coolant level is too low or the coolant tem­
perature is too high.
Stop the vehicle in the outdoors as soon as it is
safely possible. Switch the ignition off.
Read the important safety
precautions ¢.& in
Coolant on page 103
and check the coolant level
¢page 102.
If the coolant level is OK, the malfunction may be
caused by the system overheating. Let the vehi­
cle's electric drive system cool down for some
time .
If the message turns off after cooling down and
switching the ignition back on, you can continue
driving. Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
If the indicator light stays on, contact an author­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty.
lltll Drive system: system fault! Please con­
tact workshop
There is a malfunction in the plug-in hybrid sys­
tem . Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
1/1111 Drive system: system fault! Restart not
possible. Please contact workshop
There is a malfunction in the plug-in hybrid sys­
tem. Do not open the hood. Drive to an author- ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
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(D Tips
- Multip le versions of charging cables are of ­
fered d ue to the different power s upply sys ­
tems in d ifferent countries. The maximum
charging power may potentially be unavaila­
ble because of this . Contact an author ized
Audi dealer or authorized Aud i Service Fa­
c ility fo r more info rmat ion .
- Charg ing may take longer when tempera­
tures a re extremely high o r low .
- The charging t ime at pub lic charging sta­
t ions may vary from the times g iven in the
tab le
o table on page 114 .
Audi e-tron charging system PIN
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
The contro l unit ca n be loc ked by enter ing a 4-
d ig it PI N of yo ur cho ice. If a PIN is act ivated, the
se lected PIN must be entered before every use.
We recommend lock ing you r contro l unit to pro­
tect it against unautho rized access by a third pa r­
ty .
Activating the PIN
.,. Press the I OKI @ o page 109, fig . 1 1 S button
on the control un it .
POWER and SET P IN ap­
pear in the display field .
.,. Select SET PIN u sing the a rrow b utton @.
.,. Press t he IOK I button @. ENTER PIN appea rs in
the disp lay fie ld .
.. Se lect the desired value by pressing the arrow
buttons © up or down .
.. Use the right arrow button © to go to the next
digi t .
.. Press the left arrow button © to go to the pre-
v ious menu .
.,. Enter a ll of the d ig its .
.,. Press t he IOKI button @afte r the last d ig it.
.,. REPEAT PIN appears in the display field .
.,. Ente r th e PI N aga in using the arrow but tons
© -
.. Press th e IOK I button @ .
.. PIN OK appears in the display field if both en-
::li tries match. ...
~ .. The PIN is now activ ated.
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e-tron
D eactivating the PIN
Requirement: the con trol uni t must be unloc ked.
.,. Enter the numerical code 0 000 . Proceed as if
you were activating the PIN
o page 115.
.. The PIN is deactivated.
Locking the control uni t
Requirement: the PIN must be activated .
.,. Press the Iii button @ o page 109, fig. 11 Son
the contro l unit .
Unlocking th e control unit
Requirement: the PIN must be act ivated .
.,. Press any button on the control unit .
.,. PIN? appears in the display field.
.,. Enter the PIN .
.. Press the I OK! button @.
(j) Tips
- Th e PI N is deactivated in t he factory defa ult
se tt ings.
- If you do not remembe r yo ur PIN, contact
an au tho riz ed A ud i d ealer o r autho rized
Audi Serv ice Facili ty .
- If the fi rst PIN entry differs from the second
en try, the first PIN en try is d isplayed .
- If nothi ng is entered within 20 seconds of
t his, the se t val ue is not changed .
Indicator Lights and
messages
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
If the B indicator light turns on, the high -volt ­
age battery is charging or is a lready comp letely
charged .
If
the . indicator light stays on , there is a ma l­
function in the charging system . Have the prob­
l em corrected immediately by an a uthorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
l!i1 Ch arging conn ecto r still attached . Vehicle
cannot be dri ven
T his message appears when t he cha rging system
is s till connec ted to the vehicle. Remove the con -
nector
o page 112, A~er charging . ..,.
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In curves
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control/Audi pre sense front
Fig. 124 Examp le: driving into a curve
When driving into a curve ¢ fig. 124 and out of a
curve, the system may react to a vehicle in the ne ighboring lane and apply the brakes. You can
prevent that by pressing the accelerator pedal
briefly .
Stationary vehicles
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
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Fig . 12 5 Example: vehicle c hang ing lanes a nd statio nary
ve hicle
Adaptive cruise control
The adaptive c ruise contro l system only reacts to
ve hicles that be ing moving or to veh icles that the
sys tem has alre ady detected as moving. For ex­
a mple, it can reac t when a vehicle that has al­
ready been detected
CD turns or changes lanes,
but adaptive cruise control does not react to a
stationary vehicle @. Press the brake pedal to
slow the vehicle down.
A ssi st a nce systems
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 126 Ope rat ing lever: switch ing on and off
Fig . 1 27 In strume nt clus te r: adaptive cruise control
A CC: you can set any speed between 20 and 95
mph (30 and 150 km/h) .
Ind icator lights and messages in the instrument
cluster disp lay inform you about the current sit­
uatio n and setting.
Switching adaptive crui se control on
"' Pull the lever towa rd yo u into pos ition CD
¢fig . 126.
Storing the speed and activating regulation
"'To store the cur rent speed and act ivate the reg­
ula tion, press the
ISE TI but ton¢ fig. 126 ¢ .&_ .
The stored speed is show n in the tachometer
LED line @and appears briefly in the informa­
tion
line @¢ fig. 127 .
"'To act ivate the reg ulation while stationary, you
must press the brake pedal.
Swi tching adaptive cruise control off
"' Push the lever away from you into position @
until it cl icks into place. The message
ACC : off
appears.
T he s tored speed in the LED line is erased.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
@Indicator lights
Ill-Adaptive cruise control is switched on . No
veh icles are detected ahead . The stored speed is
maintained.
• -A vehicle driving ahead was detected. The
adapt ive cruise control system regulates the
speed and d istance to the vehicle ahead and
brakes/accelerates automatically.
(-) -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. Ave­
h icle was detected ahead . Yo ur vehicle remains
stopped and w ill not start driv ing automat ica lly .
• -The automatic braking is not enough to
maintain a sufficient distance to a vehicle dr iv ing
ahead . You must intervene
r:::;, page 129, Driver
intervention request .
© Instrument clu ster di splay
If adaptive cruise contro l is not shown in the in­
strument cluster display, you can call i t up using
the multifunction steering wheel buttons
r:::;, page 13 .
Based on the graphics in the d isp lay, you can de­
termine if the system is mainta ining a distance to
a vehicle ahead and what that distance to this ve­
h icle is:
No vehicle -no vehicle was detected driving
ahead.
Sil ver vehicle -a vehicle was detected driving
ahead.
Red vehicle -request for driver intervention
r:::;, page 129.
The five distance bar s on the gauge@ represent
the set d istance (refer
to r:::;, page 128 for infor­
mat io n on how to change the distance). If yo u
fa ll below the se lected distance, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upward.
A WARNING
If you press the ISE TI b utton when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle
accelerates automat ica lly up to 20 mph (30
km/h), which is the m inimum speed that can
be set.
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@ Tips
- If you switch the ignition or the adaptive
cruise control system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons.
- The electronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically switc hed on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on.
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
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I
0
Fig . 12 8 Ope rat ing leve r: chang ing the speed
.. To increase or decrease the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever in the 0 10 direction.
,... ... ,...
i
.. To increase or decrease the speed qu ick ly, hold
the lever toward 0 10 until the red LED @
r:::;,page 125, fig . 127 reaches the desired
speed.
You can also preselect the speed when adapt ive
c ruise control is not active by moving the lever in
the des ired direction
0 10 . Act ivate the prev i­
ous ly selected speed by pulling the lever into po­
s ition
(D r:::;, page 125, fig. 126.
After each change, the new stored speed appea rs
br iefly in the status l ine
r:::;, page 125, fig . 127@.
When adaptive cru ise cont rol is act ive , the flJ or
• ind icator light turns o n, and when adaptive
c ruise contro l is not a ctive, the
IIJ ind icator light
turns on . In the Audi virtua l cockpit*, the
II indi­
cator light turns o n instead .

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Intelligent Technology
-Press the accelerator pedal carefully when
accelerating on even, slippery surfaces such
as ice and snow. The drive wheels can spin
even when these control systems are instal­
led and this can affect dr iv in g stab ility and
increase the risk of a collision. condition. Different tire
sizes can lead to a
reduction in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems de­
scribed are working .
(D Tips
-The ABS and ASR only function correctly
when all four wheels have a s imilar wear
Switching on/off
ESC turns on automatically when you start the engine.
F ig. 153 Upper center console: ESC button
function of the ESC is limited or switched off. The
amount of stabilization contro l wi ll differ de­
pending on the level.
The following examp les are unusua l situations
where it may make sense to switch sport mode on in order to allow the wheels to spin:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
- Dr iving in deep snow o r on loose g round
- Dr iving with snow chains
The ESC is designed to function in levels. Depend­
ing on the level that is selected , the stabilization
Sport mode on
Behavior
The ESC and ASR stab iliza-
tion functions are limited
~ &..
Operating Press the 11> .. , I button brief-
ly .
Indicator II turns on.
lights
Messages* Stabilization control (ESC):
sport. Warning! Restricted
stability
A WARNING
You should only switch sport mode on or switch ESC/ ASR
off if your driving abilities
and road conditions permit.
ESC/ASR off Sport mode off or
ESC/ASRon
The stabilization function is The full stabilization func-
not
avai lab le~ A . ESC and tion of the ESC and ASR is
ASR are switched off . availab le again.
Press and hold the
! 1> °',1 but- Press the 11> .. , I button again .
ton longer than three sec-
onds.
II and lfil•)~~* turn on. II turns off or II and
lfil•)~~ * turn off.
Stabilization control (ESC): Stabilization control
off. Warning! Limited sta- (ESC): on
bility
-
- The stabilization function is limited when
sport mode is switched on. The driving
wheels could spin and the vehicle could swerve, especially on slick or slippery road
surfaces .
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Brake booster
The brake booster amplifies the pressu re yo u ap­
p ly to the brake pedal. It only operates while the
engine is running or when the ignition is switched
on (plug-in hybrid drive*) .
A WARNING
- Only apply the brakes for the purpose of
cleaning the brake system when road and
traff ic conditions permit. You must not en­
danger other road users. This increases the
r isk of an accident .
-
-Never let the vehicle roll while the engine is
stopped because this increases the risk of an
acc ident.
- Depend ing on the veh icle equipment, the
brake pedal may be pulled downward when
the vehicle automatically initiates b rak ing.
- Never place objects in the driver's footwell.
An object could end up in the area around
the pedals and prevent you from using
them. You wo uld not be able to use the ped­
als if sudden driving or braking mane uvers
were needed, which increases the risk of an
accident.
- Only use floor mats that do not obstruct the
area around the pedals and that can be se­
curely fastened in the footwe lls.
- T o reduce the risk of injury, do not place
your foot under the brake pedal.
(Llj) Note
-Never let the brakes "rub" by pressing the
pedal lightly when braking is not actually
necessary. This causes the brakes to over­
heat and increases braking distance and
causes wear.
- Before driving on a long stretch with steep
slopes, reduce your speed and shift to the
next lower gear This makes use of the en­
gine braking effect and relieves the brakes.
If you need to brake add it ionally, brake in
i ntervals and not cont inuously.
Intelligent Technology
(D Tips
- If the brake booster is not working, you
must press the brake pedal with much more
force than normal.
- If you retrofit your vehicle with a front spoi l­
er, wheel covers or simi lar items, make sure
that the air flow to the front wheels is not
interrupted. Otherwise the brake system
can become too hot.
Electromechanical
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver's steering movements.
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the ve hicle speed.
Indicator lights and messages
• Do not drive vehicle: steering defective
If this indicator light turns on and stays on and
th is message appears, the power steering may
have failed .
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos­
s ible. Do
not cont inue driving. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility for
ass istance .
l;r-ij Steering: system fault! You can continue
driving
If the indicator light turns on, the steering wheel
may be more difficult to move or more sensitive
than usual. The steering whee l may also be at an
angle when driving straight.
Drive slowly to an authorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have the mal­
function corrected.
(D Tips
If the. or 'Tij indicator light on ly stays on
for a short time, you may continue driving .
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Multi Media Int erface
Symbol /Description Description
CD IL IST lorB Switches to the results list.
@ Input field Disp lays the cur re nt input .
® Results lis t Displays a
list with suggestions based on the letters already en-
tered.
@
+
Sw itches from lowe r case to upper case let ters o r from upper case
to lowe r case le tters.
® E
Opens additional spe ller options, for example C los e speller and
Clear input field
® 11
& 71 Character sets and specia
l characters
0 laoul D isp lays accented cha racters (suc h as a,<;, ri, o) .
Switches from letter to number inp ut or from n umber to letter in -
® I1231/IABCI
put .
® Adds a space in the input field . ..........
@ Character selection Highlights t he se lected c haracter.
@ ..
Inserts the suggested word* when you p ush the contro l knob up .
@ <&] D eletes t he cha racter to the left o f the cursor .
(D Tips
Opening free text search
Accented c haracters are not available fo r ev­
ery let ter. .,. Select: IME NUI button> desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
.,. Keep tu rn ing the cont rol knob to the left until
t he
free text sear ch inp ut fie ld CD ¢ fig. 167
appears . Or: push the con trol knob up to open
the input field
CD .
Free text search
Applies to: vehicles with free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or ­
der that the search terms are entered in the in ­
put field .
Fig. 167 Example : free text search on telep hone
Free text sea rch is avai lab le in the Vehicle *, Ra­
dio *, Media* , Telephone *, Navigation *
and Audi
conne ct*
menus .
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The handwr it ing recogni tion fo r th e M MI to uch
con tro l pad* is automatically activated. S imply
st ar t w rit ing.
Free text search for an entry
.,. Enter one or more searc h terms in any order in­
to the input field . The ind iv idual sea rch te rms
m ust be separated by spaces whe n ente ring.
An input suggestion to comp lete the entry* ®
¢fig . 167 is shown depe nding on the input . Ad­
dit ional entries that co nta in the entered sea rch
te rm are lis ted I n the resu lts
list @.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is d isplayed .

Multifunction steering wheel
Street view with route guidance started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and analog instru­
ment cluster
F ig . 170 Example: lane change in the instrum en t cluster
F ig. 171 Example: turning maneuver in the instrumen t
duster
Requi rement: a destination must be ente red
Q page 201, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab mus t be disp layed.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
i n formation may be shown in the dr iver informa­
tion system.
(D Distance to the next maneuver
@ Distance to the destinat ion or stopover
® Calculated arrival time
@ Name of the current expressway, highway or
street.
If the O symbo l is displayed in front
of the street name, you should tu rn onto the
street shown.
® Direction arrow for the upcoming maneuver
® Lane recommendat ion
0 A bar graph appears when a direction arrow
is displayed . The fewer bars are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn.
The following functions are also available when
route guidance is active:
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-Repeating the last navigation prompt: press
the
QJ button.
- Changing the voice guidance volume: turn the
right thumbwheel up or down during voice
guidance.
A WARNING
The route calculated by the navigation system
is a recommendation for reaching your desti­
nation. Obey traffic lights, stopping restric­
tions, one-way streets, lane change restric­
tions, etc.
@ Tips
-Also see the chapter Q page 8, Controls at a
glance.
-An exclamation point "!" in front of the
street name ind icates that the information
about this street or this sect ion of the route
is not complete in the navigat ion data con­
tained in the MMI. Obey traffic laws in one­
way streets and pedestrian zones.