sensor AUDI A3 CABRIOLET 2015 Owners Manual

16 Instruments and indicator lamps
or
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Lt
CD
TPMS
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or
or
or Hill ho
ld*
Q page 22
Tire pressure monitoring system
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Qpage 258
Tire pressure monitoring system
Q page 258
Adaptive dampers*
Qpage25
Engine control (gasoline eng ine)
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Q page 22
Exhaust control system ,/
Qpage 23
Engine speed limitation
Qpage 23
Engine oil level (min.)
Qpage 23
~ -SE NSOR
or
or
or
or
or Engine
oil sensor
Qpage23
Engine temperature
Qpage 19
Battery charge level
Qpage20
Tank system
Qpage23
Washer fluid level
Qpage24
Windshield wipers
Qpage24
Steer ing,// s teer ing lock
Qpage 192
Steering lock
Q page21

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or Engine start system
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page 21
Convenience key
¢page Bl
Convenience key
¢page BO
Battery in remote control key
¢page 33
Defective light bulb warning
¢ page24
Headlight range control system*
¢ page 24
adaptive light*
¢ page24
Instruments and indicator lamps 17
or
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or Light/rain
sensor*
¢page24
Active lane assist*
¢page 100
Transmission
¢page 116
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
¢page25
USA models: Cruise control sys ­
tem*
¢ page BS
Canada models : Cruise control
system*
¢page BS
Adapt ive cru ise control*
¢ page89
Adaptive cruise control* ¢page89
Adaptive cruise control* ¢page89
Active lane assist*
¢page 100
High beams
¢ page 51
Conven ience key
¢page 80
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page 19
Adapt ive cru ise control*
¢page89
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-Vehicles with a conven ience key
¢ page 79, Automatic start malfunction.
a System indicator light (MIL)
The system indicator light (MIL) is part of the
On Board Diagnostic system (OBD II). The
¢4 symbol turns on when the ign it ion is
switched on and turns off aga in once th e en­
g ine is started an d running at a st eady idle
speed. This ind icates that the M IL is funct ion­
ing cor rectly .
The indicator light turns on if there is a mal ­
function in the engine electronics . See an au­
thor ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Se rv­
ice Facility to have the malfunction co rrected.
The system indicator light (MIL) may turn on
if the fuel fille r cap is not closed correctly
¢ page 212.
For addit ional i nformation, refer to
¢ page 29.
!?) Engine speed limitation
Appl ies to vehicles: with engine speed limitation
(Ill Max. engine spee d: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatically lim ited to
the speed disp layed in the driver information
system. This protects the engine from over­ heat ing.
The engine speed limitation deactivates once
the eng ine is no longer in the cr it ica l tempera ­
ture range and you have released the accelera­
tor peda l.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by an eng ine control malfunction, the~ indi­
cator light also turns on. Make s ure the en­
g ine speed does not go above the speed dis­
p layed, for examp le when downsh ifting. Drive
to an author ized Audi dealer or author ized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
'l'.::r., Engine oil level (min.)
II Check oil level
In strum ent s an d indicator lamp s 23
You may cont inue driving for the time be ing.
Check the oil leve l as soon as possib le
¢ page 217.
-If the eng ine o il level is too low, add eng ine
oil ¢page218 .
-If the eng ine o il level is correc t and the indi­
cato r light still turns on, drive at low engine
speed to the nearest authorized Audi dealer
or qualified repair facility.
~"" Engine oil sensor
• Oil le vel sensor: system fault!
The sensor to check the engine oi l level has
failed. Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or
authorized Aud i Service Fac ility immediately
to have the malfunction corrected.
(D Note
Refe r to the description in the Owner's
M anual
¢ page 218 and ¢page 218,
Adding engine oil
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Elil Tank system
liD Please refuel
If the indicator light turns fi rst turns on and
th is message appears, the tank conta ins the
follow ing amount of fue l:
- Front whee l drive: approximate ly 1. 8 ga l­
lons (7 liters)
-All wheel drive: approximately 2 .2 gallons
(8 . 5 liters)
liD Plea se refuel immediately
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fue l tank is a lmost empty . Refuel
t h e ve hicl e immed iate ly.
liD Fuel tank malfunction! Please contact
Service
If the indicator light turns on and this mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunct ion in the
ta nk system .
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24 Instruments and indicator lamps
Drive to an authorized Audi dea le r o r author ­
ized Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have
the malfunction corrected.
@ For the sake of the environment
Fuel should never enter the sewer system
or come into contact with the ground.
@ Tips
More info rmation on refueling is available
on page
i:!>poge 211.
~ Washer fluid level
1- ) Please add washer fluid
Fill the washer fluid with the ign ition switched
off ¢
page 22 7.
6 Windshield wipers
m Windshield wiper: system fault!
There is a malfunct ion with the w indshield
wipers.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have
the ma lf uncti on corrected .
~ Defective light bulb warning
Applies to vehicles: with driver informatio n system
If the J:i indicator light turns on, a bulb has
failed. The message indicates the location of
the bulb .
Replace the bulb immed iately.
Vehicle lights: system fault!
There is a malfunction in the headlights or
light switch . Drive to an authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized Audi Service Facility immedi ­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
-
- Light bulbs are under pressure and can
exp lode when bulbs are replaced -risk of
injury. -
With gas-discharge lamps* (xenon head­
lights), the high-voltage component
must be handled appropriately. Other­
wise, there is a risk of fatal injury .
i,ID Dynamic headlight range control
system
Applies to vehicles: with Xenon lights
II Headlight range control system: system
fault!
There is a malfunction in the dynamic head­
li ght range control system, which may cause
glare for other drivers.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author ­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
go Audi adaptive light
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive light
&fl Audi adaptive light: system fault!
There is a malfunction in the adapt ive lights .
The headlights still function .
Drive to an authori zed Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .
@:> Light/rain sensor
Applies to vehicles : with light/rain sensor
El Automatic hea dlights: system fault!
t!I Automatic wipers: system fault!
The light/rain sensor is not working.
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned
on permanently with the switch in
AUTO. You
can continue to turn the lights on and off us­
ing the light switch. You can still contro l all
wiper funct ions that are independent of the
rain sensor .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .

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Opening and closing
Central locking
Key set
Fig . 16 Your vehicle key set
The key set contains two remote contro l keys
or convenience keys*. To fold the key out or in,
press the release button
q fig. 16 -arrow-.
Remote control key or convenience key
The convenience key is a vehicle remote con ­
trol key with special functions
q page 34,
Locking and unlocking with the convenience
key and q page 78, Star ting and stopping
the engine (vehicles with a convenience key).
With the remote control key, you can lock and
un lock the vehicle centrally and start the en­
gine.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle in the MMI. This allows you to
make sure you have received a ll of the keys
when you purchase a used vehicle. Select: the
I MENU I button > Car> Systems* control but­
ton
> Programmed keys.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dea ler
or qualified repair facility. Have this key deac­
tivated. It is important to bring all keys with
you.
If a key is lost, you should report it to
your insurance company .
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle . The vehicle may not start if anoth -
Opening and closing 31
er radio device such as a key for another veh i­
cle or a transponder is located on the key ring.
Data in the remote control key or
convenience key
While driving , service and maintenance -rele ­
vant data is continuously stored on your re­
mote control key or convenience key*. Your
Audi serv ice advisor can read out this data and
tell you about the work your vehicle needs.
_& WARNING
- Always take the vehicle key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even for a
short period of time. This applies partic­
ularly when children remain in the vehi­
cle . Otherwise the children could start
the engine or operate electrical equip­
ment such as power windows.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com­
plete stop. Otherwise, the steering lock
could engage sudden ly and increase the
risk of an accident.
{i) Tips
The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the veh icle working in the same frequency
range (for example, a cell phone or radio
equipment).
Central locking system description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally .
There are different ways, depending on vehicle
equipment:
- Remote control key
q page 33,
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door
q page 35, or
- Sensors in the front door handles on
veh icles with a convenience key*
q page 34,
- Central locking sw itch inside q page 35.
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32 Opening and closing
Selective unlocking
The doors and rear lid lock when they close.
You can set in the MMI whether
only the driv­
er's door or the entire vehicle should unlock
when unlocking
¢ page 36.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid once the speed has
exceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) .
The car is un locked again once the ignition key
is removed. In addition, the vehicle can be un­
l ocked if the opening function in the power
locking system switch is used or one of the
door handles is pulled. The Auto Lock function
can be turned on or off* in the MMI
c::>page36.
In the event of a crash with airbag dep loy ­
ment, the doors automatically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Anti -theft alarm system*
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehi­
cle break-in, audio and visual warning signa ls
are triggered .
The anti-theft alarm system turns on auto­ mat ically when you lock the vehicle.
It deacti­
vates when un locking using the remote con­
trol key or by touching the sensor on the door
handle (convenience key) .
To switch the alarm off, press them button on
the remote control key or convenience key or
switch the ignition on . The alarm also stops
automatically after a certain amount of time.
Turn signals
The turn signals flash twice when you unlock
the vehicle and once when yo u lock the vehi­
cle.
If they do not flash, one of the doors, the lug­
gage compartment lid or the hood is not
lock ed or the ignition is still sw itched on (the
latter applies to vehicles with a convenience
key) .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The following situations prevent you from
locking your remote control key in the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the cent ral
lock ing switc h if the driver's door is open
c::> page 3 5.
-On veh icles with a convenience key* , the lug­
gage compartment lid unlocks again after
clos ing if the most recent ly used key is in
the luggage compartment.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the remote con­
trol key or convenience key* until all doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed. This
helps to prevent from locking yourself out ac­
cidentally .
(D Tips
-Do not leave va luab les unattended in the
vehicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv­
er's door turns on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
function in the power locking or the anti­
theft alarm system* . Have the problem
corrected by an authorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Audi Service Facility.

34 Openin g and clo sing
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the~ button © for at least one
second .
• To tr igger the alarm , press the red
iPANICI
button @. The vehicle horn and emergency
flashers turn on .
• To turn off the alarm, press the red
IPANICI
button @again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and a door or the luggage compartment lid are not opened
within 45 seconds, the vehicle locks aga in au­
tomatically. This feature prevents the vehicle
from being ac cidentally left un locked over a
l ong period of time. This does not apply if you
p ress the
i""' I button © button for at least one
second.
F o r vehi cles with
sa fet y c entr al loc king (selec­
tive unlocking) ¢
page 37, only the driver's
door and the fue l filler door are opened by
pressing the~ button @ once, and the ent ire
vehicle unlocks wh en the button is pressed
twice.
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS. ¢ Lo_ in
Key set on page 31
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key or con­
venience key w ith in v iew of the veh icle.
- Do not use the remote control when you
are inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you
could unintentionally lock the veh icle. If
you then tried to start the engine or
open a door, the a la rm would be trig­
gered. If this happens, press the un lock
button@.
- The vehicle can only be locked when the
se lector lever is in the P posit ion .
- Only use the panic function in an emer­
gency .
- For information on add itiona l remote
control key o r convenience key functions,
r efer to ¢
page 39, Convenience open­
ing/closing.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The front doors and the luggage compart­
ment lid can be unlocked and locked without using the remote control key.
F ig . 20 D river 's doo r: locking the vehicle w ith the co n­
ven ie n ce key
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• To unlock the door automatically, grasp the
driver's or front passenger's door handle
¢ fig. 20 .
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
• To unlock or open the luggage compartment
lid, press the handle in the luggage com­
partment lid
¢ page 38, fig. 24 .
• To lock the veh icle, bring the selector lever
into the P position, close the door and touch
the sensor on the dr iver 's door handle
o ne
time. Do not hold the door handle while do­
ing this.
Only the front doors and luggage compart­
ment lid can be unlocked or locked . The re­
mote control key must be w ith in a range of
abo ut 5 ft (1.5 m) from the door o r the rear
li d. It ma kes no d ifference whethe r the re­
mote control key is in your jacket pocket,
purse or briefcase.
If you ho ld the door hand le wh ile loc king, th is
c a n p revent the lo ck ing f unct ion.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period directly after locking it . Th is allows you the
oppo rtun ity to check that the driver's door is
locked.
The sett ings in the MMI specify if the entire
vehicle or one of the doors is unlocked when
unlocking the vehicle ¢
page 36.

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Key set on page 31
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long
period of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have
to pull once on the door handle to unlock
the vehicle and a second time to open it.
- To prevent the battery from draining and
to retain the starting ability of yo ur vehi­
cle as long as possible, the energy man­
agement system gradua lly tuns off un­
necessary convenience functions You
may not be able to unlock your vehicle
using the convenience key .
- For an explanation on conformity with
the FCC regulations in the United States
and the Industry Canada regulations, re­
fer to¢
page 285.
Unlocking/locking with the key
In the event that the power locking system
fails, the driver's door can locked and un­
locked using the door lock .
Fig. 21 Driver 's door: Lock cy linder
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the ope n position @ .
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.,. To lock the driver's door, move the se lector
lever to the P position and turn the key once
to the close position
@ .
The settings in the MMI specify if the entire
vehicle or one of the doors is un locked when
unlocking the vehicle¢
page 36.
Opening and closing 35
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS. ¢ & in
Key set on page 31
(D Tips
For information on additional remote con­
trol key or convenience key functions, refer
to ¢
page 39, Convenience opening/
closing.
Central locking switch
Fig. 22 Drive r's doo r: Centra l locki ng sw itch
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the@! button
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.,. To unlo ck the vehicle, press the @J button
¢fig. 22.
When locking the vehicle with the central
locking switch, the following applies:
- Opening the door and the Luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible
(for security such as when stopped at a
light).
- The
LED in the central locking switch turns
on when all doors are closed and locked .
- You can open the doors individually from the
inside by pulling the door handle.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment, the doors unlock automatica lly to al­
low access to the vehicle.
A WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignit ion off and automat ically locks the
entire vehicle when the@! button is
pressed.

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Opening th e windows
"' Press the sw itch to the fir st sto p and hold i t
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Press the switch briefly to the
se cond stop
to automatically open the window .
Clos ing th e windows
"' Pull the swi tch to t he fir st sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Pull the switch briefly to the
sec on d s top to
automatica lly close the window.
P ow er wi nd ow switch es
@ Sw itch c::> fig. 26 for the window in the
driver's door.
@ Sw itch for the window in the front pas-
senger's door.
© Switch for the left rear w indow.
@ Sw itch for the right rear window.
© Centra l switch for opening or clos ing a ll
side windows at the same time
_& WARNING
- Always remove the ignition key when you
leave your vehicle, even for a short peri­
od of time . This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle . Otherw ise
the chi ldren could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equ ipment such as power
windows. The power windows continue
to function unt il the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been opened .
- Pay carefu l attent ion when closing the
window.
It could cause injury by pinch­
ing.
- When locking the veh icle from outs ide,
the vehicle must be unoccupied s ince the
windows can no longer be opened in an eme rgency.
(D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approxi­
mate ly 10 seconds. The powe r windows
are not switc hed off until the dr iver's door
Opening and clo sin g 39
or front passenger's door has been
opened.
· Convenience opening /closing
With the convenience opening/closing func­
tion, you can centrally and easily open the
windows from the outside.
Con ven ience opening
"' Press the Iii button on the remote contro l
key until all windows have reached the de­
sired position or
"' Hold the key in the driver's door lock unt il all
w indows have reached the desired position.
Convenience clo sing
"' Ho ld the key in the driver's door lock in the
lock posit ion unti l all windows are closed .
Convenienc e closing with the convenience
ke y*
"'Touch the sensor* in one of the door handles
until all windows are closed. Do not p lace
your hand in the door handle when do ing
this.
Adju sting the conv enience opening in the
MM I
"'Select: the I MENU I button >Ca r> Sys tem s*
control button > Vehicle setting s > Central
lo cking
> Long-press to open windows
To enable convenience opening of the win-
dows, the
Front windows and Rear window s
functions must be switched On.
_& WARNING
- Never close the w indows carelessly or in
a n uncontrolled manner, because this in­
creases the risk of inju ry.
- For secur ity reasons, the w indows can
only be opened with the remote control
key at a ma ximum d istance of approxi­
mate ly 6 fee t (2 meters) from the vehi­
cle.
- Always watch the windows while they are
clos ing using the loc k cylinder so that no
one is pinched in the window. C losing
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42 Power top
-Make sure no one will be injured by the
power top supports and other moving
components when opening and closing
the top.
- The headroom in the rear is reduced
when opening and closing the power top. Make sure the rear passengers keep
enough distance from the power top to
reduce the risk of injury.
- When operating the power top, visibility
to the rear is limited . Avoid operating the
top while driving in reverse.
(D Note
-To prevent damage to the power top:
- do not store any objects in the power
top storage compartment.
- make sure there is enough space above
the vehicle when opening or closing
the power top.
- To reduce the risk of damage, make sure
there are no sensitive objects in the pow­
er top storage compartment's range of motion.
@ Tips
- To prevent the battery from draining un­
necessarily, do not open or close the
power top repeatedly when the engine is
switched off.
- A message will appear in the instrument
cluster if there is a malfunction in the
power top c:>
page 43.
-The power top can also be operated
manually temporarily if there is a mal­
function c:>
page 45, Power top emer­
gency operation.
An authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility
should diagnose and correct the cause of
the malfunction as soon as possible .
- If the vehicle is parked with the power
top open, the vehicle interior is not pro­
tected from damaging weather or unau­
thorized access. Lock any items you leave
behind in the luggage compartment.
Close the power top before leaving the
vehicle. - The
side windows automatically lower
slightly when opening or closing the
power top.
Power top convenience opening and
closing
Fig. 28 Tu rnin g the key to open and close
Convenience opening with the driver door
lock
.. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to
the opening position@c:>
fig. 28.
.. Turn the key to the opening position again
within two seconds and hold it there until
the power top opens completely.
Convenience closing with the driver door
lock
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to
the closing position @
c:> fig. 28.
.,. Turn the key to the closing position again
within two seconds and hold it there until
the power top or all the windows close com­
pletely .
Convenience closing with the convenience
key*
.. Touch the sensor* in one of the door han­
dles. Do not place your hand in the door
handle when doing this.
.. Touch this sensor* a second time
within two
seconds
and keep touching it until the pow­
er top or all windows are closed completely .
Do not place your hand in the door handle
when doing this .
The opening or closing process will stop
im­
mediately
if you release the key or stop touch-
ing the sensor*. ..,.