2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN headlight

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@ Left additional display (divided in
two sections in the enhanced view)
There may be addi tional indicato r lights in the
tachomete r@ , the speedome ter
(i) , th e sta tus
line ® and, depending on the instrument clus ­
ter, above or below the central
area @.
The fo llow ing pages will primar ily show ill ustra ­
tions of the mu lti-co lor ana log ins trumen t clus ­
ter* . The display and/o r posit ion of t he e lement
shown may vary in monochrome instrument cl us­
ters or in the A udi v irtual cockpit* .
(D Tips
-Depending on vehicle equipment, the in ­
str ument ill umination (need les and gauges)
may t urn on when the lights are off and the
i gnition is sw itched on. The illumination for
t h e gauges reduces automat ica lly and even­
tua lly turns off as br ightness outside in­
creases . This func tion rem inds the dr iver to
tu rn t he low beams on at the app ropr iate
t im e.
-You can select the units used for tempe ra­
tu re, speed and othe r measureme nts in t he
Infotainment system
¢page 2 43 .
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperatu re display (D ¢ page 10,
fig. 4
or ¢ page 10, fig . 3 only functions when
the ignition is switc hed on . To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold rang e
If onl y the L EDs at the bottom o f th e ga uge tu rn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem ­
pe rature yet. Avoid high engine speeds, full ac ­
celerat ing and heavy engine loads .
Normal range
The engine has reached its oper ating temper a­
ture once the LEDs up to the center o f th e ga uge
turn on. If
the . indicator lig ht in the instru­
ment cluster display turns on, the coolant tern -
~ perature is too high ¢ page 25 .
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Coc kpit o ver view
Vehicles without a coolant temperature
indicat or
T he . indicator light t urns on when the coolant
temperat ure is h igh
¢ page 25. Refer to ¢(!) .
(W} Note
-Aux iliary headlights and ot her accesso ries in
fro nt of t he coo ling-air intake impa ir th e
cooling effect o f the coo lant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating dur ing
hig h outside temperat ures and heavy en­
gine load .
-The front spoi ler a lso helps to distribute
cooling a ir correctly while driv ing. If the
spoiler is damaged, the coo ling effec t w ill
be impa ired a nd the r isk of the eng ine ove r­
heating w ill increase. See an autho riz ed
Aud i dea ler or a uthor ized Audi Se rvice Fa ­
ci lity for assis tan ce .
-Vehicles without a coolant temperature dis­
play: to promote a lo ng e ngine serv ice li fe,
a voiding h igh engine spee ds, full acce lera ­
tion and heavy engine loads during app rox i­
mate ly the first 15 minutes when the en ­
gine is cold is recommended. The amount of
t ime that the eng ine is co ld depends on the
outside temperature.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
T he beginning of t he red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maxim um permissible engine speed
for all gea rs once the engine has bee n broken in
and when it is warmed up to operating tempera­
ture . Before reach ing the red zone, you sho uld
sh ift into the next h igher gear, choose the "D" or
" S" se lecto r lever pos it io n, or remove yo ur foot
from the ac cele ra tor ped al.
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
Depend ing on the vehicle equipment, there a re
diffe rent display fo rmats
available ¢ page 95. ...,
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Cockpit overv ie w
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Eng ine control*
¢ page 27
Engine control *
¢page28
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
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¢page318
Eng ine speed limi tat io n*
¢page28
Eng ine oil level (MIN)*
¢page28
E ng ine oil sensor
¢ page28
Battery charge
¢page25
Tank system
¢page28
Was her fluid level
¢page28
Windshield wipers
¢page29
Remote con trol key*
¢ page 78
Dr iver's door*
¢ page29
Battery in remote cont rol key
¢ page32
Bulb failure ind icator*
¢ page29
Headlight range control system
¢page29
Adaptive lig ht*
¢page29
Light/rain sensor*
¢page29
Transmission
¢ page 89
Steer ing lock
¢ page26
Eng ine start system
¢ page26
Elec tromechanical steering
¢ page 151
Suspension control*
¢page 29
Power top *
¢page44
Active lane assist*
¢page 134
Side assis t*
¢ page 140
pre sense*
¢page 133
e-tron : system wa rning*
¢ page 96
e-tron : driving power*
¢ page 96, ¢ page 103
e-tron : ve hicle so und*
¢ page 96
e-tro n: cha rging sys tem*
¢ page 115
Other indicator lights
--------------Turn sig nals
¢ page 30
USA models:
Cruise control system*
¢page 120
Canada model s:
Cruise contro l system*
¢ page 120
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 125
Adaptive cruise control *
<=>page 125
Adaptive cruise contro l*
<=> page 125
Adaptive cruise contro l*
<=> page 126

Cockpit overv ie w
Drive s low ly to an authorized A udi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility to have the engine
checked.
EPC Engine control
Applies to: vehicles with gasoline engines
If the ~ indicator light turns on if there is a
malfunct io n in the engine control.
Drive s low ly to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Service Facility to have the engine
checked.
! ?' Engine speed limitation
Applies to: vehicles with engine speed limitation
(II M ax imum engine sp eed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatica lly limited to the
speed d isplayed in the instrument cluster. Th is
protects the engine from overheating.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critical temperature range and you have released the acce lerator ped ­
al once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine contro l ma lfunction, the
II or ~ in­
d icator light also turns on. Make sure the eng ine
speed does not go above the speed displayed, for
example when downsh ift ing . Drive to an author­
ized Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Fac ili­
ty immediately to have t he malfunct ion correct­
ed.
'!=:?' ., Engine oil level (MIN)
Applies to: vehicles with oil level warning
Ill Check oil level
You may continue d riving for the t ime be ing .
C heck the engine oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢ page 321.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
¢ page 322 , Checking the engine oil level .
-If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light st ill turns on, drive at low eng ine
speed to an authorized Aud i dealer o r autho r­
ized Audi Se rvice Facility.
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II Oil l evel s ystem : malfun ction! Plea se con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the eng ine o il level has
failed . D rive to an author ized Audi dealer or au­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
t h e malfunct ion cor re cted.
(Llj) Note
Refer to the descr ipt ion in the Owne r's Man­
u a l
¢ page 322, Checking the engine oil lev­
el.
ju Tank system
Vehicles with p lug -in hybrid dr ive *: ¢ page 103.
ll'J Pleas e refuel
The first t ime the indicator light turns on and the
message appears, there are approx imately 1.8
gallons
(7 liters) of fuel in the tank o n front
whee l dr ive vehicles, or app roxi mately
2. 2 ga l­
l ons
(8.5 lite rs) of f uel in the ta nk on a ll wheel
d rive ve hicles.
ll') Please refuel immediatel y
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel tank is a lmost empty . Refue l the
vehicle immediately .
ll') Tank system: malfunction! Please cont act
Ser vice
There is a ma lfunction in the f uel tank system .
D rive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Fa cility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted.
(D Tips
F o r more info rmation on f ueli ng, see
¢ page 315.
,. Washer fluid level
If the C·w$ indicator light turns on, the washer flu­
id is almost out. Fill the washer fl uid for the
winds hield washer system and the headlight
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washer system* when the ignition is sw itched off
~ page 328.
, Windshield wipers
If thE' 41 indicator light turns on, then there is a
windshie ld w iper malfunct ion. Dr ive to an au­
thor ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service
Faci lity immediately to have the malfunct ion cor ­
rected .
~ Driver's door*
a] Driver' s door : malfunction! Shift to P b efore
leaving vehi cle. See own er' s manual
There is a malfunction in the driver's door . Select
the P se lector lever position (automat ic t ransmis­
sion) to secure the vehicle.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
-: If t he II indicato r light turns on, a b ulb has
fa iled. The message ind icates the loca tion of the
bu lb .
Replace the bulb immediately.
Vehicle lights: s ystem fault!
There is a malfunction in the head lights or the
light switch . Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lf u nction corrected .
A WARNING
-Ligh t bul bs are u nder press ure and can ex­
plode when bu lbs are replaced, which in­
cr eases the risk of in ju ry.
- Wi th HID headl ights (xenon headlights), the
hig h-voltage componen t must be handled
c o rr ectly. Ot herw ise, the re is a r isk of fata l
injury.
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Coc kpit o ver view
i,0 Dynamic headlight range control
II Head light range control : malfunction! S ee
own er' s manual
The re is a malfunct ion in the dynam ic headl ight
r a nge control system , which may cause g la re fo r
othe r drive rs.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iately to have the
malfu nction corrected .
go Audi adaptive light
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive light
l!J Audi adaptive light : malfun ction! See own­
er 's manual
The re is a malfunct ion in the adaptive l ights . The
headlights st ill funct ion.
Drive to an au thorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected .
(i.D Light/rain sensor
Applies to: vehicles with light/rain sensor
£1 Automatic headlight s/wiper s: malfun ction!
S ee owner's manual
The light/rain sensor is malfunctioning .
The low beams remain sw itched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in t he
AUTO pos ition . You can cont inue to turn the
l ights on and off us ing the lig ht switch . You can
st ill contro l all w iper functions t hat are inde­
pendent of t he rain senso r.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected .
Q Suspension control
Applies to: vehicles with suspension control
If the fl ind icator light tu rns o n, then there is a
malfu nction in t he suspens ion con trol. Dr ive to
an a uthorized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized Audi
Service Facility immediate ly to have the ma lfunc ­
tion co rrected .
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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching lights on and off
F ig . 4 7 Instrument p anel: l ig ht sw itc h w ith buttons
Li ght switch ·'A ·
Turn the light sw itch to the corresponding posi­
tion when the ignition is switched on.
;oo : and the
selected pos ition turn on (except pos ition 0).
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-The daytime r unning lights automat ica lly t urn
on. In veh icles for certain markets, you can
switch the automat ic daytime running lights on
and off in the Infotainment system.
AUTO *
-The headlights automatica lly adapt to
the surro unding brightness.
:oo : -Parking lights
fD -Low beam headlights
Buttons
When you turn the light switch to the AUTO" or
low beam headlight
fD position, you can activate
the following:
<,if.D -All-weather lights. The front lights are ad­
justed automatically so that there is less glare
for the driver from his or her own lights, for
ex­
ample whe n roads are wet .
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
Automatic headlight range control
Applies to: ve hicles with headlig ht range control
Your veh icle is equipped with an autom atic head­
light range control system that red uces g lare fo r
oncoming traffic if the veh icle load c hanges. The
headlight range ad justs automatica lly .
Lights and V ision
Audi adaptive light
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h adaptive light
Adaptive ligh t provides bet ter visibili ty whe n it i s
dark by adapting the ligh ts to the road conditions
based on speed , such as on e xpressways, rura l
roads, at intersections, and in c urves. The adap­
t ive lights only function when the light switch is
i n the AUTO* posit io n and the all-weather lig hts
are switched off.
A WARNING
-
- Automatic headlights * are on ly intended to
assis t the driver. They do not relieve t he
d river of re spo nsibility to check the head­
lights and to t urn them on m anua lly b ased
on t he cur re nt ligh t an d visibility condition s.
For e xam ple, fo g canno t be detecte d by the
light senso rs . So always switch on the low
beams under these weather con dit ions an d
when dr iv ing in the dark
fD.
-To prevent glare for traffic behind yo ur vehi ·
cle, the rear fog lights shou ld only be turned
on in accordance with t raff ic regulat ions.
- If the ve hicle battery has been discharging
for a while , the park ing light may switch off
automatically. A lways make su re you r vehi­
cle is parked and adequately lit acco rding to
the laws . Avo id us ing the pa rking ligh ts for
sev eral hou rs .
- Always observe legal regula tions when us ­
ing the lighting sys tems desc ribed.
@ Tips
- The lig ht sensor for the automat ic head­
lights* is in the rearview mirror mount . Do
not p lace any st ickers in this area on t he
w indshield .
- Only the front headlights turn on when the
daytime running lig hts are sw itched on *. In
veh icles in ce rtain markets, t he tai l lights
w ill also turn on .
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
hea dlights, t urn sign als and tail lights can
fog ove r due to t he tempera ture diffe rence
b etween the insi de an d outside. They will
clear shortly after swit ching them on. This
does not affect the service life of the light­
ing .
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Lights and Vi sion
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
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Fig . 48 Turn s ig nal and hig h bea m le ver
Tu rn signals ¢i Q
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The turn s ignals activa te whe n you move the lev ­
er into a turn signal position w hen the ignition is
switched on.
(D -Right tu rn signa l
@-Left turn signal
The turn signal b links three times if you tap the
lever (conven ience turn signal).
High b eams and h eadlight flash er ~D
M ove the lever to the corresponding position :
@-High beams on (vehicles w ith High beam as­
sistant*
9 page 50)
© -High beams off or headlight flasher
The
ii indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause g lare for other drivers,
w hi ch increases the risk of an accident . For
this reason, o nly use the high beams or the
head light flashe r whe n they w ill not create
glare fo r other d rivers.
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High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles wit h high bea m ass istant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions .
A camera on the rearv iew mirror mou nt can de­
tect light sources from other road users . The high
beams sw itch on or off automatically depend ing
on the pos it ion of vehicles d riving ahead and on­
com ing vehicles , the veh icle speed as well as o th­
e r environme nta l fac to rs and traffic co ndit io ns.
Activating high beam assistant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to AU ­
TO, the low beams must be sw itched on and the
high beam assistant must be sw itched on in t he
Infotai nment system
9 page 51.
"" To act ivate the hig h beam ass istant, press the
lever forward @
9 page 50, fig. 48 . The ID or
Ji1 indicator light appears in t he i nstr ument
cl uste r d isplay and the h igh beams are sw itch­
ed on o r off autom atically. The
ii ind icator
light tu rns on if the high beams were sw itched
on.
Switching the high beams on /off manually
If the high beams d id not swi tch on/off automat­
i ca lly as expected, yo u may switc h them on o r off
manua lly ins tead :
""To switch the h igh beams on manually, push
the lever forward @. T he
ii indicator light
tu rns on. To sw itch the high beams off aga in ,
pull the leve r
back@.
""To switch t he high beams off man ua lly, pull the
lever
back @. The high beam assistant is deac­
tivated .
Operating the headlight flasher
""To operate the headlig ht flashe r when the high
beam ass istant is activated and hig h beams a re
switched off, pull the lever
back @. The high
beam assistant remains active .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
@e-8·1 Headlight assistant : malfun ction! See
owner' s manual

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Drive to an authorized Audi dea le r o r aut horized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected. You can still switch the
high beams on or off manually.
11 Hea dlight a ssistant : currently unav ailable.
No camera view
a:a Headlight a ssistant : currently unavailable.
Camera view restricted due to surroundings .
See owner 's manual
The camera view is b locked, fo r example by a
s tic ker o r debris. Ple ase clean t he w indshie ld.
The senso r is located i n the inter ior rearv iew m ir­
ro r mount . D o not place any stickers in this a rea
on the windsh ield.
,& WARNING
High bea m assistan t is only i ntended to assist
t he driver. The dr iver is still re sponsib le for
contro lling the headlights and may need to
switch them on and off manually depend ing
on light and visib ility conditions. It may be
necessary to ope rate them manua lly in s itua­
tions such as:
- In adverse weather cond itions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying water .
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obsc ured, such as expressways .
- If there a re road users w ith poor lighting ,
such as bicyclists.
- In tight c urves and on steep hills .
- In poor ly li t areas.
- W it h stro ng reflec tors, such as si gns.
- If the ar ea of the windsh ield near the s enso r
is fogged ove r, dirty, i cy or covere d w it h a
sti cker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The fu nctions are adjusted in t he Infotainment
system.
• Se lect in the Infotainment system: ! M ENU I but­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l butto n > Vehicle
settings
> Exterior lighting .
N > l) This fun ctio n is not a vailab le in all c oun tries. co
Lights and V ision
Automatic headlights*
Yo u ca n adjus t the following se ttings in the Au­
tomatic headlights
men u:
Activation time* -yo u can adjust if th e he ad ­
li gh ts sw itc h on
Early , Medium or Late acc ording
t o th e se nsitivity o f the light sensor .
Headlight assistant *· you can switch the high
beam assis tant* on and off.
Entry/ exit lighting*
You can switch the entry/exit lighting" on and
off . When it is dark, it illum inates the area
aroun d th e vehicle whe n unlock ing the vehicle
and af ter sw itchi ng off th e i gnition and opening
t h e dr iver 's doo r.
The entry/exit lighting only works whe n it is da rk
and the light sw itch is i n the
AUTO * position .
Daytime running lights1l
The daytime running lig hts can be turned on and
off. When daytime running lights a re t urned on,
the lights will stay on continuously whenever the ignition is sw itched on .
Emergency flashers
Fig. 49 Instrume nt pa nel: e merge ncy f las her b utto n
The emergency flashe rs makes other drivers
aware of your ve hicle in dange rous situations.
• Press the ~ button to switch the emergency
flashe rs on or off .
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You can ind icate a lane cha nge or a turn when t he
eme rgency flashers a re switc hed on by using the
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turn signal lever. The emergency flashers stop
temporarily .
The emergency flashers also wo rk when the igni­
tion is turned off.
Interior lighting
Front interior lighting
F ig . SO Headl iner: fr ont inte rior lig htin g (exa mple)
:ti ?
Applies to: vehicles with touch-sensitive reading lights
F ig. 51 Headli ner: front inte rior lig hts
Pr ess the co rres ponding bu tton in the he adline r
to activate the following:
~ * -Inter io r li ght ing o n/off
[!] -Door contact sw itch on/off. The interior light­
i n g is controlled automatically.
CTI* -Reading lights on/off
App lies to: veh icles with touch-sensitive reading lights
.. T o turn a reading lig ht on or off, to uch the s ur­
face (!) briefly ¢fig. 51 .
.. To activate the manua l dimming function ,
touch the
surface (!) when the light is switched
off and keep touching it unt il the desired
brightness is reached .
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Rear interior lighting
Applies to: vehicles with rear reading lights
Fi g. 52 Headli ne r: re ar reading l ights (example)
.. To t urn a read ing light on/off, press the button
~ or~ *-
Interior lighting
Applies to: vehicles with interior lighting
The Interior lighting can be adjusted in the Info­
tainment system .
.. Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > l eft cont rol button > Vehicle
settings
> Inte rior light ing .
You may be ab le to ad just the brightness of the
i ndivid ua l zones, depending on vehicle eq uip­
ment .
.. Press the right control button and se lect one of
the zones that is shown .
The inter ior light ing turns on when you sw itch
the headlights on w hile the ign ition is on.
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the background brightness of the
instruments and display illumination.
Fi g. 53 In st ru m en t ill uminat ion