service interval AUDI A3 2012 Owner´s Manual

30 Driver in formation d ispl ay
Fue l economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is increased by certa in con­
d itions. If you follow these fuel economy mes ­
sage s, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
t ion of fuel. The messages appear automati­
cally and a re o nly disp layed in the eff iciency
program . The fuel economy messages turn off
automatically after a certain period of time .
.,. To turn a fuel economy message off imme-
diately after it appears, press the
I RES ET I
button ~ page 26, fig . 11 @ , or
.,. Press the function selection switch
¢ page 26, fig. 11 @ .
(D Tips
-Once you have t urned a fue l eco nomy
message off, it will only appear again af­
te r you turn the ignition on aga in.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every insta nce, bu t rathe r in in­
te rv al s over a period o f ti me .
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
F ig. 2 0 Sectio n of inst rume nt cl uster : Serv ice inte rv al
d isplay
The schedule for the nex t oil change o r inspec­
tion is calculated a utomatically and displayed
according ly . The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days befo re the next service is due, a se rv­
i ce rem inder appears in the d isplay when you
turn on the igni tion.
After abo ut 5 seconds the display sw itches
back to normal. The d ista nce and time re- main
ing are upda ted each time the ig nition is
turned on unti l the date d ue for service is
reached.
Service due
When the d ue da te for service is reached, t he
message
Service due! appears in the i nstr u­
ment cluster imme diate ly after yo u turn on
the ignit io n. Add itiona lly, a warning tone
sounds. After about 5 seconds the disp lay
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspec tion is due,
can be shown in the instrument cluster by se­
lecting the service interva l disp lay . Select
Chec k > Service > Oil change or Service by us­
ing the
I RESE T! button and the rocker sw itch
¢ page 27, fig. 12 .
Resetting the ser vic e interval di splay
Your a uthorized Audi dea ler w ill reset the cor­
responding service sc hedule after performing
the appropr iate service on you r veh icle. You
also have the possib ility to rese t the oil
change schedule after hav ing performed an
o il change acco rding to Aud i specif ications .
- Switch the ignit ion on.
- Pull the knob@~
page 10, fig. 3. The mes -
sage.
Se rvice due! appears .
- Pull the knob unt il the display
Oil change in
----- mi (km )--- days appears in the disp lay.
If the reset button is not pulled within 5
seconds, the display reset mode closes.
(D Note
If yo u disconnect the battery te rm inals , no
ca lculations can be made for the service
i nterval disp lay dur ing th is time and no
se rv ice reminder will appear. Remember
that observ ing the proper service intervals
i s vitally important to extending t he life of
your ve hicle, pa rticula rly t he e ngine, and
maint ain ing its value. Eve n if the mileage
drive n is low, the max imum per iod of one
year from one service to the next m ust no t
be exceeded.
II>-

@ Tips
-If a malfunction is present (red symbol),
the distance remaining cannot be called
up.
- Do not reset the display between service
interva ls. Doing so will result in an incor­
rect display.
- If the battery is disconnected, the Serv­
ice Interval Display values are retained.
- On vehicles with the Driver Information
System, you can also call up the service
i nterval display
¢page 27.
-If service was not performed at the cor­
rect time or the service interval display
was not reset after service was per­
formed, the add itiona l mi leage driven or
the elapsed days will be shown as nega­
tive numbers.
Engine oil temperature
display
A ppl ies to vehicles : wit h engin e temperat ure cont rol dis­
p lay
F ig . 21 Display: engine oil temperatu re disp lay
• With the ignition switched on, press the
I RESET I button ¢ page 26, fig. 11 repeated­
l y until the engine o il temperature display is
shown.
The engine has reached its operating temper­
ature when the engine oil temperature is be­
tween
1 76 ° F (80 °() and 248 °F (120 °() un­
der normal driving conditions. The engine oil
temperature may be higher if the re is heavy
engine load and h igh temperatures outs ide .
This is not a cause for concern as long as the
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page 16 or II ¢ page 20 war ning light
i n the display does not flash.
Dri ver inform ation di spl ay 31
Speed warning system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep
your driving speed below a set speed limit.
Fi g. 22 Display: speed warning system
The speed warning system warns the drive r if
he exceeds a previo usly stored max imum
speed. A warning tone will sound as soon as
the vehicle speed exceeds the set speed by
about 3 mph (3 km/h). At the same time, a
warning symbol appears in the display
q fig. 22.
The speed warning system has two warning
t hr es hol ds
that function independently of
each other and that have somewhat different
purposes:
' 8/8 ( Canad a model s) Sp eed warn ing 1
You can use speed warning 1 to set the maxi ­
mum speed while you are driving. This setting
will remain in effect until you turn
off the igni­
tion, assuming that you have not changed or reset the setting.
The speed warning symbol
Ci] ; [i (Canada
models) in the warning 1 disp lay appears
when you exceed the maximum speed.
It goes
out when the speed falls below the stored
maximum speed .
The speed warning symbol will also go out if
the speed
exceeds the stored maximum speed
by more than about 25 mph (40 km/h) for at
least 10 seconds. The stored maximum speed
is de leted.
Setting speed warning 1
¢ page 32. .,.

names etc.) that conform to Audi oil standard
VW 502 00 (vehicles with gasoline engine) or
VW 507 00 (vehicles with diesel engine).
C hang ing th e engin e oil
The engine oil and oi l filter must be changed
according to the m ileage (kilomete rs) and
time inte rva ls specified in yo ur vehicle's War­
ranty
& Maintenance booklet. Do not exceed
these intervals -harmful deposits from old
engine oil can reduce engine performance and
can lead to expensive eng ine repairs.
Changing the o il at the recommended inter ­
va ls is so very important because the lubricat ­
ing properties of oi l decrease gradually during
norma l vehicle use . If you are not sure when
you have your oi l changed, ask your author­
ized Audi Service Advisor.
Under some circumstances the engine oi l
should even be changed more frequently.
Change o il more often if you drive mostly
short distances, operate the vehicle in dusty
areas or mostly under stop-and-go traffic con­
d itions, or when you use your veh icle where
temperatures stay below freezing point for
l ong periods.
Detergent addit ives in the o il w ill make fresh
oil look dark after the eng ine has been run­
n ing for a short time. This is norma l and is not
a reason to change the o il mo re often than
r ecommended.
D amage or ma lf u nction s du e to lac k of
ma int enance
It is essential that you change your oil at the
recommended interva ls using only engine oil
that complies with Audi oil standard
VW 502 00 (veh icles with gasolin e engine) or
VW 507 00 (veh icles with diese l engi ne). Yo ur
L im ited New Vehicle Warra nty does not cover
damage or ma lfunctions due to failure to fol­
l ow recommended maintenance and use re­
quirements as set forth in the A udi Owner's
Manual and Warranty
& Maintenance book let.
Your dealer will have to deny warranty cover­ age un less you present to the dea ler proof in
the form of Service or Repa ir Orders that a ll
Checking and fillin g 199
scheduled maintenance was performed in a
timely manner.
· Engine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on an ade ­
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all
of its moving parts.
In order to prov ide effective lubrication and
cooling o f inte rna l engine components, all in ­
ternal combustion engines consume a certain amount of oil. Oil consumpt ion varies from
engine to engine and may change sign ificantly
over the life of the engine. Typically, engines
with a spec ified break-in period (see
Q page 169) consume more oil during the
break-in pe riod than they consume after o il
consump tion has stabilized.
Under normal cond itions, the rate of oi l con­
sumption depends on the quality and viscos ity
of the oil, the RPM (revolut ions per minute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient
temperature a nd road conditions. Further fac ­
tors are the amount of oil dilut ion from wa ter
condensation or fue l residue and the oxida ­
tion level of the oi l. As any engine is subject to
wear as mi leage builds up, the oil consump­
tion may increase over time until replacement
of worn components may become necessary.
With a ll these variab les coming into p lay, no
standard rate of oil consumption can be es­
tablished or spec ified. There is no alternative
to regular and frequent check ing of the oil lev­
el, see
Not e.
If the yellow engine oil level warning symbo l
in the instrument cluster
Ill! lights up, you
shou ld check the oil leve l as soon as possib le
with the oil dipstick q page 200 . Top off the
o il at your earliest conven ience
Q page 200.
&_ WARNING
Before you chec k anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed al l
WARNI NGS
Q .&. in Working in the engine
compartment on page 194 .
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Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment,
always r ead and heed all W ARN­
ING S
¢ A in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 194.
.. Park your vehicle so that it is horizontally
level.
.. Stopping the eng ine.
.. Unscrew the cap
«t=;,. to the engine oil fill ing
hole
¢fig. 161 .
.. Carefully top off with the appropriate o il in
0 .5 lite r doses.
.,. Check the o il leve l again after two minutes
¢ page 200.
.,. Top off the oil again, if necessary.
.. Screw the cap back on the filling hole and
slide the oil dipstick in as far as it will go.
A WARNING
- While topping off, the oil must not come
in contact with hot engine parts -fire
hazard!
- The oil filler cap must be properly se­
c u red to prevent oil from being sprayed
on the hot engine and exhaust system
when the eng ine is running - fire hazard!
- If your skin has come in contact w ith the
engine oil, you must subsequently
cleanse it tho roughly .
(D Note
-The oil leve l must not be above range~
- danger of converter or eng ine damage!
Contact a qualified workshop to draw off
oi l, if necessary .
-Audi does not recommend the use of o il
add iti ve s. They may damag e the engine
and adve rsely affect you r New Vehicle
Limited Warranty .
@) For the sake of the environment
-Under no circumstances can the o il come
i n contact with the sewage network or
the soil.
- Observe and follow legal regu lations
when d isposing of empty oil containers.
Checkin g and fillin g 201
Changing the engine oil
We recommend that have your oil changed by
an authorized Audi dealer or a qualified serv­
ice station .
Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine com­
partment,
alw ays read and h eed all WARN­
INGS ¢
A in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 194 .
The engine oil mus t be changed according to
the intervals spec ified in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet. This is very important
because the lubricat ing properties of o il di­
min ish g radually du ring normal vehicle use .
Under some c ircumstances the engine oil
should be changed more frequent ly . Change
o il more ofte n if you drive mostly short d is­
tan ces, opera te the veh icle in dus ty a reas or
u nder p redominant ly stop -and-go traffic con­
ditions, or have you r vehicle where tempera ­
tures remain below freezing for extended pe­
riods .
Dete rgent additives in the oil will make fres h
o il look dar k after t he engine has been run ­
ning for a sho rt time. T his is normal a nd is not
a reason to change the oil more often t han
recommended.
Because of the prob lem of p roper disposal,
along with the specia l tools and necessary ex­
pertise req uired, we strongly recommend that
you have your oil changed by an authorized
Audi dealer or a qualified service station.
If you choo se to change your oil your self ,
please note the fo llowing important informa ­
tion:
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury if you must change the eng ine oil in your vehicle
yourself:
- Wear eye protect ion.
- To reduce the risk of burns from hot en-
gine oil, let the engine cool down to the
touch.
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222 Tires and wheels
and luggag e loa d cap acit y
c alcul ated in St ep 4.
6 . If your v ehi cle will b e towing
a trail er, load fro m your trail ­
er will b e tr ansferr ed to your
vehi cle. Con sult thi s manual
to determin e how thi s re­
d uces the available cargo
and luggage lo ad capacity of
y our vehicle.
..., Check the tire sidewall
(q page 223, fi g . 171) to de­
termine the d esignated lo ad
rating f or a specific tire.
Tire service life
The service life of tires depends on a lot of
different things including proper installation
and balan cing, correct tire pressure and driv­
ing style.
Fig. 16 9 Tire tread: trea d wea r in di cators (TWI)
fr
Fig. 1 70 Rotat ing t ires for more even wear
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI)
The or ig inal tires on you r vehicle have
1/ 16 inch ( 1.6 mm) hig h "wear indica tors"
c::> fig. 169 ru nning across the tread . Depend­
ing on the ma ke, there will be six to eight of
them even ly placed aro und the tire. Marks on
the tire sidewall (for example "TWI" or other
symbols) ind icate the positions of the tread
wear indica to rs. Wor n tires must be replaced .
Different figures may apply in other countr ies
c::> .&_ .
Tire pressure
Incor rect t ire pressure causes premature wea r
and can cause sudde n tire blow-out . For this
reason, tire pressu re must be checked at least
o nce a month
c::> page 218 .
Driving style
Driving fast around c urves , heavy accelerat ion
and hard braking increase tire wear .
Rotating tires for more even wear
F or all four tires on your ve hicle to have the
same service life, we recomme nd that the
front and rear tires are rotated accord ing to
the tire manufact urer's suggested tire rota­
tion intervals. Please remembe r th e follow­
i ng:
- T ire rotation intervals may differ from the
veh icle service intervals o utli ned in your
Warranty
& M ain tena nce Booklet .
- The longer one tire is used in one location
on t he vehicle, the more it wears at certain
points; the refore , we recommend that you
follow the tire man ufac turer's suggested
tir e rotat ion intervals.
- Vehi cles with front -wheel dr ive experience
more trea d wear on the fro nt wheels com­
pa red to all-wheel d rive (q uattro ®).
- Please rotate tires as shown
c::> fig . 170 .
-Extra care must be taken when rotating di-
rection -spec ific tires
c::> page 241 .
Wheel balancing
The wheels on new ve hicles are balanced .
However, various s ituations during everyday
driv ing ca n cause them to become
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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following war­
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warran ­
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte­
nance Booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
If you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can­
ada, there is the possibility that
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane
rating. Improper fuel may cause engine
damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa­
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun­
tries outside of North America.
Consumer Information 259
Audi cannot be re sponsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Q) Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, serv ice or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduction. Service manuals and lit­
erature are available to o rder from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum.
However, a certain amount of regu lar mainte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and re liability .
For detailed vehicle maintenance consult your
Warranty
& Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions, for ex­
amp le at extreme ly low outside temperatures,
in very dusty regions , when towing a trailer
very frequently, etc., some service work
shou ld be performed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or rep lacing the air fi lter.
@ For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your veh icle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus minimizing adverse
effects on the environment.
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274 Index
Occupants . ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 104
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seats Number of seats ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 113
Selector lever pos it ions
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner ... .. .. .... . 120
Service interval d isp lay .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 30
Service pos ition for w indshie ld w ipers ... 57
Set menu ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 28
Sett ing
D ate display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Di gita l clock ........... .. .. .. .. .. .. 11
Side airbags Descr ipt ion . ..... ......... ... .. .. . 137
H ow they work ........... .. .. .... . 139
Side curta in a irbags ........ .. .. .... . 140
Descr ipt ion .............. .. .. .. .. . 140
H ow they work ............ ... .. ... 141
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Side marker lights ........... .. .... .. 47
Ski sack . .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 70
Snow chains ........... .... ... .. .. . 228
Sockets ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 75
Sound system Rep lacing .... ........... .. .. .. .. . 262
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of in format ion about child re -
straints and their use .. ... .. .. .. .... . 160
Spare tire .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 234
Spare wheel
refer to Spare t ire .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 234
Speedometer . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Speed rat ing letter code . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 224
Speed warn ing system ...... .. .. .. .. . . 31
S tart ing assistance ......... .. .. .... . 249
Starting on hills Hill hold assist ............ ... .. .. .. 92
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 90
What should I do if the eng ine does not
start? . .. ... ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. .. 90
Steel wheels .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 182 Stee
ring . ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 88
Locking the steering . .. ..... ... .. .. . 89
also refer to Electro-mechan ica l power
ass ist .... .... .. ............. 17,165
Stee ring wheel col umn
Adjusting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 88
Steps for determin ing correct load limit. 221
Stopping the eng ine ............. .... . 91
Storage .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. . 7S
Compartments in the door trims ... .. . 77
C up ho lder rear center armrest ... .. .. . 74
G love compartment .... ..... ... .. .. . 76
Small objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Storage comp artment
Increas ing s ize ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 67
S tronic ...... .. .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. . 96
Driving Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
E mergen cy prog ram ........... .... 101
Ki ck-down . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 101
Launch Control Program ..... ... .. .. 101
Se lector lever lock . .... ..... ... .. .. . 97
Se lector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Tiptronic .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 100
Tiptronic controls on the steering
wheel .... .... ................... 100
Su n blind ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 53
Sun roof
refer to pano ram ic sliding s unroof .. .. . 45
Sun visors .. .... .. ............. .... . 53
Switches Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switching the a ir condit ioner (automatic)
on/off .. .. .... .. ............. .... . 81
Symbols Red symbo ls in the center display ..... . 13
Yellow symbols in the ce nter display 14
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T ailgate
refer to Rear lid . .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 40
T echnical modifications .......... .... 262
Temperature Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting for the dr iver's and front pas-
senger's s ide . ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 82