2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN phone

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Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
MMI On/Off knob w ith joyst ick function . . 154
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 155
M MI operat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
M MI to uch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Contro l knob wi th joystick f unct ion . . . . . 159
L e tter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
F ree text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
M enus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Multifunction steering wheel . . . 16 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 170
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Command overv iew information . . . . . . . . 170
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
E xte rnal vo ice operat ion 175
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
F avorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Listening to voicema il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Addit ional se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Conf iguration throug h myAudi . . . . . . . . . 190
Opening Aud i connect ( Info tainment) . . . 191
Aud i connect Infotainment se rvices . . . . . 191
Table of content s
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Configuring the data connection . . . . . . . . 196
Audi connect (I nfota inment) gene ral
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Troub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Audi connect e-tron services . . . . 199
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
T rip data ...... .. .. ................ . 199
Doors and lights .. .. ................ . 199
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Car Fi nder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
C harging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
T emperature contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Open ing navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 01
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Persona l route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
D irectory co ntacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Alternative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Map...... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 210
Sate lli te map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Map upd ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessing tra ffic in forma tion . . . . . . . . . . 215
e -tron navigation f unctions . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Troub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Radio .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 2 18
Opening the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 21
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Media ........ .. .. ................ . 223
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Med ia d rives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Bl uetoo th aud io p laye r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Wi -Fi a udio p layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Online media and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 228
Multimedia connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
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Table of contents
Playing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Additiona l settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Supported media and fi le formats . . . . . . 237
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 24 1
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Sett ing the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
MMI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Con nection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Sound setti ngs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Volume se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Restart ing the M MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Softwa re license information 248
Safety first
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 250
Driver's and front passenger 's footwell . . 253
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Ac tive rollove r protect io n system . . . . . . . 257
Repo rt ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
B el t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
I mpo rtant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 28 1
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
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LATCH sys tem (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hild ren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Additional in format ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Refueling . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
On Board D iagnost ic System (OBD) . . . . . 318
Engine compartment .. ............... 318
E ngine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 21
Cooli ng sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 4
B rake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 26
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Wheels .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 330
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Tire Pressure Monitor ing System ind icator 348
Tire p ressure mo nitor ing system . . . . . . . 350
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning and care i nformation . . . . . . . . . 355
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 359
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency a ssistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360
T ru nk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Genera l info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
E q ui pment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 61
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 63
Spa re ti re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Fu ses and bulb s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 71
Fuses.. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 371
Bu lbs .. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 373
Emergency situations .. ..... ... .. 375
Genera l... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. 375
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 375
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379

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(D Door handle
@ Side assist ................ .. .
@ Central locking switch ......... .
@ Light switch ................ . .
® Vents ... .. ................ . .
@ Lever for:
- Turn signals and high beams
- High beam assistant ....... . .
- Active lane assist .......... . .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver 's airbag ............ . .
- Driver information system con-
trols .. .. ................ . .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga­
tion and voice recognition con -
trols .. .. ................ . .
-[ii button/steering wheel heating
- Shift paddles ............ .. .
@ Instrument cluster ........... .
® Windshield washer system lever
@ Steering column , with the follow -
ing , depending on equipment:
- Ignition lock .............. . .
- Start ing the engine when there is
a malfunction ............ .. .
@ Adjustable steering column
@ Lever for:
- Cruise control system
- Adaptive cruise control ...... .
@ Knee airbag ................. .
(8) Instrument illumination ....... .
@ Hood release ................ .
@) Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .....
@ Sw itch (depending on the equ ip­
ment) for:
- Luggage compartment lid .... .
- Fuel filler door (plug-in hybrid
drive) ................... .. .
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
136
34
49
68
so
so
133
273
13, 16
15, 16
. . 15, 16
88
10
55
75
79
74
120
123
285 52
320
318
37
103 53
39
Cockpit overview
@ Depending on equipment:
- Child safety lock ............ .
- Central power window switch ..
@ Infotainment system display ... .
@ Glove compartment .......... .
@) Drives for CD, DVD, SIM cards .. .
@ Front passenger 's airbag ...... .
@) Depending on equipment, buttons
for:
- Drive select .. .. ............ .
- Start/Stop system .......... .
-l<'l"I button (plug- in hybrid drive)
- Parking aid .... ............ .
- Emergency flashers ......... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ..................... .
- Infotainment system display ..
- Front passenger airbag off indica-
tor ... .. .. ................ .
@ Deluxe automatic climate control
@ Socket ..... .. .. ............ .
@ Selector lever (automatic transmis-
sion) ....................... .
@ Cup holder .. .. ...... ........ .
@ Infotainment system on/off
button ... .. ................ .
@ Infotainment unit ............ .
@ Power top operation .......... .
@) Center armrest with storage com-
partment. Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
-Audi music interface ........ .
- Audi smartphone interface ... .
@ Electromechanical parking brake
@ I START ENGINE STOP I button ...
@ Audi music interface
(D Tips
39
39
155
63
224
273
140
79
98
143
51
148
155
281
69
62
83
62
154
154
42
230
241
81
76
230
Some the equipment listed here is only instal­
led in certain models or is available as an op­
tion .
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Multifunction steering
wheel plus
Operating
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Audi virtual cockpi t
Fig. 6 Example: driver information system v iew (Aud i virtu·
al cockp it)
Fig. 7 Left s ide of multifunctio n steering wheel plus
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs(!)¢ fig. 6 that display various information
@ .
The follow ing tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equ ipment:
First tab Vehicle
functions¢ page 17
Second Messages
tabal
Cockpit overview
Third tab Radio ¢page 165
Media ¢page 165
Fourth tab Telephone* Q
page 166
Fifth tab Nav igation* Q page 167
Map* ¢page 167
•> This tab is only visible when t he re is at least one indicator
light or me ssage displayed.
® Button I <1 t> I
- Switching tabs : press the l<1 t>I button repeated­
ly until the desired tab is shown (for example,
Radio).
@ !VIEWI button
Switching views: see Q page 14, Switching
views.
@ ~ Button
Return to functions at higher levels
® [21 and [g control buttons
Opening/closing the selection menu or options
menu
¢ page 14.
(J) Left thumbwheel
- Selecting a function in a menu /list :
tur n the
left thumbwheel to the desired function (for
example, selecting a frequency).
- Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel
(J) ¢ fig. 7.
- Zooming in/out on the map : when a map is
disp layed, turn the left thumbwheel to zoom in
and out on the map.
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Fig. 10 Enh an ced v iew
Change view
.. Press t he IVIEWI b utton @c::> page 13, fig. 7 to
switch from the defau lt v iew
c::> fig . 9 to the en­
hanced view
c::> fig. 10. To return to the default
view, press the IVIEW I button aga in.
Setting the default view
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h sport view
Depending on the vehi cle e quip ment, yo u can
choose between the classic and t he sport view .
.. Open the first vehicle f unctio ns ta b u sin g t he
l<11> I but to n on the mul tifu nction s teering
whee l.
.. Select o n the mu ltifunction stee ring w heel: left
co ntro l button >
Layout > Sport layout or Clas­
sic layout .
Adjusting the additional display
D epending on the ve hicl e e qui pme nt, th e add i­
tion al d isplays th at can be se lected m ay v ary .
.. Open the first vehicle f unct io ns tab using t he
l<1 1>I button on t he mul tifu nction s tee ring
whee l.
.. On t he mult if u nct ion s teering whee l, select the
r ig ht cont rol button>
Additional display .
.. Select the des ired add itiona l display.
(D Tips
Applies to: veh icles w ith sport view
Always set the desi red defau lt view before
driving, because t he d isplay f unctions will not
be ava ilab le for sev eral s econds .
Cockpit overview
Other function buttons
Applies to: veh icles w ith Audi virtual cockpit
Fig . 11 Rig ht s ide of m ultifun ctio n stee ring w hee l p lus
(D ldButton
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
there is an incoming call.
-Ending a call: press the [a b utton dur ing a
p hone call to end the call.
-Opening the call list : if no phone call is in prog­
ress and there are no incoming ca lls, press the
[a button.
@ 51 Button
- Switching the voice recognition system on :
briefly press the ~ button. Say the desire d
command after the
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and ho ld the ~ button . Or: say the com­
mand
Cancel.
F or more info rm atio n abou t the voice recogni tion
system, see
c::> page 17 0, Voice recognition sys ­
tem .
@ Right thumbwheel
You ca n adju st the vol ume of an a udio source or a
system message ( for ex am ple, from t he voi ce
r ecognition system) when the sou nd is pl ayin g.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
r igh t thu mbw heel u p or dow n.
-Muting or pausing : tur n t he r ight thum bwhee l
down.
Or : press the r igh t th umbw heel.
- Unmuting or resuming : turn the right thumb-
w he el up.
Or: pr ess the r ight thu mbwheel. .,,.
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Cockpit overview
@l1<1 1> 1I Button
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1<1! or l1>1>1 I button.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
!1<1<1 1 or 11>1> 1! bu tton un til the desired
location in the file is reached.
® [i] Button/ steering wheel heating ~
-Steering wheel heating* : you can find addition­
al i nformation in
9 page 71.
- Programmable steering wheel button - open­
ing a function :
press the 0 button on the mul­
tifunction steering whee l.
-Programmable steering wheel button - re·
questing a function :
press and hold the 0 but­
ton.
- Programmable steering wheel button in the
Infotainment system, select:
I MENUI button >
Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle settings
> Steering wheel button assignment.
@1~·" 1 Button
- Repeating the last navigation prompt:
press
the
1 ~·"' 1 button when route guidance is act ive.
- Changing the voice guidance volume: when
route gu idance is active, turn the right thumb­
whee l upward or dow nward during a navigation
prompt.
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with ana log instrument cluster
Fig. 12 Left side of mul tifu nctio n stee ring wheel
16
Fig. 13 Right side of the mu lt if unct ion steering wheel
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on .
@Operating the driver information system
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs
(D ¢ page 13, fig. 6 that display various in­
formation @¢ page 13, fig. 6.
The following tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equipment:
First tab Vehicle functions
9page 17
Second Messages
taba
)
Third tab Radio ¢
page 165
Media 9page 165
Fourth tab Telephone* q page 166
Fifth tab Navigation* 9page 167
a) Thi s t ab is on ly vi sibl e w hen t he re is at lea st one indi ca to r
li ght o r m es sa g e di sp la ye d.
- Switching tabs: press the I <11> I button repeated­
ly until the desired tab is shown .
-Opening /closing the menu : press the Ii] but­
ton .
-Selecting a function in the menu/list : turn the
left thumbwheel to the des ired function .
-Confirming a selection: press the left thumb­
wheel to conf irm your select ion.
- Returning to functions at higher levels : press
the~ button.
-Scrolling within lists: turn the left thumb­
wheel quickly .
@0Button
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
there is an incoming call.
-Ending a call: press the [a button during a
phone call to end the call.

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-Opening the call list : if no phone call is in prog ­
ress and there are no incoming calls, p ress the
[a button.
@ 51 Button
-Switching the voice recognition system on :
briefly press the 51 bu tto n. Say t he des ired
comma nd after t he
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and hold the 51 but ton . Or : say t he com ­
mand
Cancel.
F or m ore inform ation abo ut the vo ice recog nitio n
sys tem, see
¢ p age 1 70, V oic e re cogni tion sys­
tem .
© Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the vo lume of a n aud io so urce o r a
sys tem mess age (for exa mple, from the voice
r e cogni tion sy stem ) when t he so und i s play ing .
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
righ t thumbwhee l up o r down .
-Muting or pausing : turn the right th umbwheel
down.
Or : press the right th umbwhee l.
-Unmuting or resuming : turn the right thumb­
wheel up.
Or : press the rig ht t hum bwheel.
@l1<1<1 I / lt> t>II Button
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1 <1 I or lt>1>1 I button.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hold the
l 1<1 <1 I or 11» 1! button until the desired
location in the fi le is reached .
@ (1) button/ steering wheel heating* ~
-Steering wheel heating* : you c an fin d ad ditio n­
al i nformation
in ¢ page 71.
-Programmable steering wheel button - open­
ing a function:
p ress the m butto n on th e mul ­
tif unctio n steer ing whee l.
-Programmable steering wheel button - re­
questing a function :
press and hol d them but­
ton .
-Programmable steering wheel button in the
Infota inment system, se lect:
I M ENU ! button >
Vehicle > left cont ro l button > Vehicle settings
> Steering wheel button ass ignment .
Cockpit overview
(j) lq,~,I Button
- Repeating the la st navigation prompt:
press
the
1 ~ .... , bu tton when rou te g uidance is active .
-Changing the voice guidance volume : when
rou te guid ance is a ctive, tur n t he right thum b­
w heel upward or downwa rd dur ing a naviga tion
prompt.
Vehicle functions
Overview
T he trip computer is display ed in the first tab of
the driver info rm ation sy stem . Addition al vehicle
f unc tions c an be a cces se d d epend ing on the vehi ­
cl e equi pment.
"' Press eithe r the Ii] button o r th e left cont ro l
but ton depe nd in g on the vehicle e quipmen t.
- On-boa rd
compu ter ¢ page 17, or
¢page 18
- Efficie ncy program ¢ page 19
- Digita l speedomete r
- Lap t imer
c:.> page 122
-Assist ¢ page 120
- Re du ced dis pl ay
- Energy
flow ¢ page 100
- Lap t imes c:.> pag e 122
- Stat istics c:.> page 123
- Sport displays c:.> page 20
- Layout c:.> page 14
Trip computer (Audi virtual cockpit )
Applies to: vehicles wi th Audi vir tual c ockpi t
F ig. 14 Instrument cluster: fue l cons ump tion d isplay
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Opening and closing
Key set
Fig. 16 Your vehicle key set
Remote or convenience key*
The convenience key* is a remote control key with
special functions
c::> page 34 and c::> page 76.
You can unlock/lock your veh icle w ith the remote
control key. To fold the key out and back in place,
press the release button
c::> fig . 16-arrow- .
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle in the Infotainment system. To do this, select the
IM ENU I button > Vehicle > left
control button
> Service & checks > Vehicle in­
formation .
This way, you can make sure that you
have all the keys when purchasing a used vehicle.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de­
activated .
It is important to bring all keys with
you.
If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insurance company.
Electronic immobilizer
The immob ilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle . Under certain circumstances, the ve­
h icle may not be ab le to start if there is a key
from a different vehicle manufacturer on the key
chai n.
Data in the master key
During driv ing, data that is relevant for service
and maintenance is continuously stored on your
master key. Your Audi serv ice adv isor can read
out this data and tell you about the wo rk your ve-
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hide needs . This applies also to vehicles with a
convenience key *.
(D Note
Protect the remote control key against high
temperatures, direct sunlight, and moisture .
(l} Tips
- The opera tion of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters near the vehicle working
in the same frequency range (such as a cell
phone or radio equ ipment). Always check if
your vehicle is locked!
-For an explanat ion on conform ity with the
FCC regulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
c::>pag e386.
LED and battery in the remote control key
Fig. 17 Remote contro l key (rear s ide): open ing the cover
LED on the remote control key
The LED in the remote control key informs you of
the key operation .
.. If you press a bu tton briefly, the LED blinks
once.
.. If you press and hold a button (convenience
opening/closing), the LED blinks several times .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead. The
Ill indicator light and
the message
Please change key battery ap­
pear . Replace the battery in the remote control
key. ~