trailer AUDI A3 CABRIOLET 2016 User Guide

Emerg enc y assis ta nc e
-If the spare tire is more than 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex­
treme caution and careful dr iving .
- The spare tire is intended on ly for tempora­
ry and short-term use. It should be replaced
as soon as possible with the normal wheel and t ire .
- After mounting the compact spare t ire, the
t ire pressure must be checked as soon as
poss ible . The tire pressure of the compact
spare tire must be
61 psi (420 kPA); other­
wise, you risk hav ing an accident.
- Do not drive faster than
50 mph (80 km/h).
You risk hav ing an accident.
- Avoid full -throttle accelerat ion, heavy brak­
ing, and fast cornering. You risk having an
acc ident.
- Never dr ive using more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an acc ident .
- Normal summer or winter tires must not be mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire chains
on the spare tire is not perm itted. If it is
necessary to drive with t ire chains, the spare
wheel must be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear tire. The new ly
available front wheel m ust then be insta lled
in place of the rear wheel with the flat tire.
Installing the tire chain before mounting
the wheel and tire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause serious personal injury during
hard braking or in an accident. Never store
the inflatable spare t ire or jack and too ls in
the passenger compartment.
- Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel.
.,. After you experience a tire failure, pull the car
well away from moving traff ic and try to reach
le vel ground before you stop¢_& .
234
.. All passengers should lea ve th e car and move
to a safe location (for instance, behind the
guardrail) ¢ _& .
.. Engage the
par king br ake to prevent your vehi­
cle from rolling unintentionally¢_& .
.. Move
selec tor le ve r to p osition P ¢ _& .
.. If you are towing a tra iler , u nhitch the trailer
from your vehicle.
.. Ta ke the
jac k¢ page 230 and the spar e tir e
¢ page 233 out of the luggage compa rtment.
A WARNING
-
You or your passengers could be injured while
changing a whee l if you do not follow these
safety precautions:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance off the road. Turn off the engine, turn the
emergency f lashers on and use other warn­
ing dev ices to alert other motorists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traff ic.
- To help prevent the veh icle from moving
suddenly and possibly slipping off the jack,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel be ­
ing cha nged . When one front wheel is lifted
off the ground, placing the Automat ic
T ransmiss ion in P (Park) will
not prevent the
veh icle from moving.
- Before you change a whee l, be sure the
gro und is level and firm . If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack.
- Always sto re the vehicle too l kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
par tment
¢page 130.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow the sequence
described below step-by-step and in exactly that
order.
1. Remove the decorati ve wh eel co ver* . For
more detai ls see also ¢
page 235, Decora ­
tive wheel covers
or ¢ page 235, Wheels
with wheel bolt caps .
2. Loosen the wh ee l bolt s ¢page 236.

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Snow chains ... ................ ..... .
All whee l drive ................ ..... .
Socket .. .. .. . . ............... .. .... ..
Sources of information about child restraints
219
120
56
and the ir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Spare tire ... .. ................ ..... . 230
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Speedometer 23
Speed warn ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Stabili zation program
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
S TART ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
START ENGINE STOP (convenience key) 71
Starting
Hill hold ... .. ................ ..... ..
75
Starting from a stop
Hill start ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
St arting (engine)
Malfunction (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Malfunction (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
W ith button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
With key . ...... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 68
Steering
Electromechanical steering ..... .. ...
119, O
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 7
Lock ing steering (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lacking the steer ing (button) . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lock ing ( ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
also refer to Electromechanical steering 119
Steering wheel
adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Buttons .. .. .. ...... .... ..... .. .. .... 24
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . 81
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 218
Stopping (engine)
with button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . .
76
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index
Switching daytime running lights on and off 45
Switching the ignition on/off (with key) . . . .
68
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
System indicator light (M IL) .......... 19, 21
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Temperature display
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards...... .... .. ................. .. .
65
Tie-downs .. .... .. ................ 59, 131
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 81
Tire Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 23 1
Tire repair kit ... .. .. ............. .. . .
Tires .......... ... .. ................ .
Low aspect ratio tires ............ .. . .
R . epa1r set . .. .. .. .... ... . .... ... .. . .
Replacing ... .. . ............ ...... . .
Service life
T ire pressure
Tire pressure mon itoring system ...... .
Tire pressure table . ................. .
Tread wear indicators .............. . .
Unidirectional .... ......... .... .... . .
Uniform tire quality grading ....... .. . .
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... .. . .
To ols
.... .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..
Torn or frayed safety belts ...... .... .. . .
Towing Tow trucks
230
204
220
231
234
212
214
222
215
212
206
221
206
216
230
137
246
T owing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
247
TPMS (tire pressure moni toring system) . . . 222
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
267

Index
Trailer towing Op erating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 86
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 82
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 58
Trunk lid Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Turning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlock ing/ locking 140
221
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Using the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unlocking/ Locking
At the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
V
Vanity m irror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Dimensions. .. .. ............. .... .. . 251
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 250
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 236
Veh icle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
vv
Warning/indicator lights
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
268
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Washer fluid level (indicator light) . . . . . . . . 20
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 136
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 204
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 206
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tires and vehicle load limits ......... .. 216
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 137
When must the airbag system be inspected? lSS
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 180
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Windshie ld
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
defrosting (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . 49, 202
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Windshie ld wipers
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fo lding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 50
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Winter operat ion
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Winter tires... .. .. .. .. ... ............ 219