2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN charging

Check ing and F illing
~ Applies to: vehicles with the vehicle battery in
the engine compartment: open the battery cov­
er
¢ fig. 272 .
~ Applies to: vehicles with jump start point(+):
open the cover on the posi tive term inal
¢ fig . 273 .
~ Clamp the charger terminal clamps as instruct­
ed on the
p os itiv e t erminal (+ ) and only on the
bo dy ground p oin t(-).
~ Inse rt the powe r cable for the charg ing device
into the socket and switch the device on.
~ At the end of the charging process, switch the
charger off and pull the power cab le out of the
socket.
~ Remove the charger terminal clamps.
~ Applies to: vehicles with the vehicle battery in
the engine compartment: fold the cover back
on the battery correctly .
~ Applies to: vehicles with jump start point(+):
close t he cover on the positive term inal.
~ Close the hood ¢ page 320.
A WARNING
-A highly exp losive mixture of gases can form
when charging batteries . On ly charge the
vehicle battery in well -venti lated areas.
- A drained vehicle battery can freeze at tem ­
peratures around 32
QF (0 QC). A frozen or
thawed vehicle battery must not be charged
and must not be used anymore. If ice forms,
the battery housing can crack and battery electrolyte can leak out, which increases the
risk of a n explos ion and chemical burns .
Contact an autho rized Aud i deale r or au ­
tho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r more info r­
mation .
-Do not connect o r disconne ct the c ha rg ing
cable while charg ing beca use th is increases
the risk of an exp losion.
(D Tips
-Only charge the vehicle battery through the
con nections in t he e ng ine compartment.
-Read all of the manufacture r's instructions
fo r th e cha rger befo re charg ing t he ve hicle
battery.
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Windshield washer
system
Fig . 274 En gin e compar tmen t: w inds hield was he r fl ui d
cove r (example)
Observe the safety precautions ¢ page 318 ,
Working in the engine compartment .
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The windshield washer fluid reservo ir W contains
the cleaning solution for the w indshield and the
headlight washer system*
¢ page 321, fig . 267 .
The reservoir capacity can be found in
¢page 382.
To reduce the risk of lime scale depos its on the
sp ray nozzles, use clean water with low amounts
of calcium . Always add w indow cleaner to the wa­
ter . When the outside temperatures are cold , an
ant i-freez ing agent sho uld be added to t he wate r
so that it does no t freeze.
@ Note
-Th e concentration of ant i-freez ing agent
must be adjusted to t he ve hicle operat ing
c ondi tions i n the respective clima te . A con ­
centration t hat is too high can lead to vehi ­
cle damage .
-Never add radia to r an ti- free ze o r o ther ad di­
t ives to the washer fluid.
-Do not use a glass clea ner th at conta ins
paint so lvents, because t his could damage
the paint.
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when your ve ­
hicle is due for service .
The service interval display works in two stages: .,.

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Capacities Fu el tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
382
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Care
refer to Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car Finder
Audi connect e-tron services . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Cargo bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Catalytic converter .............. ... .. . 317
CD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Cell phone
refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Changing engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Charge level
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
95
Charging
refer to Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging the battery (mobile devices) 230,231
Charging (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . 104
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. ..... .. ................ ..... .
270
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? ....
313
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 308
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
298
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Tether straps . ............... .... ... 311
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 307
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 298 in myve 1c e . ................. ... .. .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
300
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ............................
310
Index
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
310
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Unu sed safety belts on the rear seat 300
Child seats
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
309
Class ic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 356
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 357
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cl eaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning the charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cleaning the charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Cleaning the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Climate contro l system (automatic) . . . . . . .
68
Adjusting the air vents................. 71
AUTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Pr esetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Synchroniz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Closing
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
320
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows ........................... 39
also refer to Unlocking/locking .... 31, 33, 34
Closing/ opening
refer to Unlocking/ locking ....... 31, 33, 34
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home/Leaving home
refer to Entry/exit lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Command (voice recognition system) . . . . . 170
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
389

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Online map update ................... . 214
Onl ine media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Online services
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Opening ..... .. ................ ..... .. 31
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Fu el filler door ................ ..... . 315
Hood .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 320
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking ..... .. 31, 33, 34
Operating Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Opt ions menu .. ............. .. 14, 156 , 160
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview (Cockpit) 8
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
also refer to Convenience opening/closing 40
Parental control
DVD ............................... 235
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
C leaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 81
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 86
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 281
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Performance/torque display
refer to Sport displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Index
Phone book
refer to Contacts
186
Physical principles of a frontal col lision . . . 261
Picture format (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Playback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Plug-in-Hybrid-Drive High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
12 volt vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Auxiliary climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging system PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Charging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . 106
Charging time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning the charging system ........ .. 117
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
E-max (power availability) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Efficient driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Ending drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Establishing drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . 94
EV mode/hybrid mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
High-vo ltage battery .............. 92, 115
High-vo ltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Inserting the fuel pump nozzle . . . . . . . . . 103
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Range and statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Range disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Status dis plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
395

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