engine oil AUDI A3 2016 Owner´s Manual

Table of content s
Owner' s Lit e rature
5
About this Own er's Manual . . . . . . 6
Cockpi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . . . . 26
Driver information system . . . . . . 28
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Boost indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Eff iciency program............ .... .. . 31
Lap t imer and engine oil temperature
indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Starting and dr iving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2
Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
P ano rama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
I nterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
V1s1on ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
W indshield wipers . ........... .. .. .. .
Dig ital compass . ................... .
Seats and storage ...... ... .. .. .. .
General information .............. .. .
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55
57
57
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 1
Socket ... .. .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . 62
S to rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
L ugg age compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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Warm and cold .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Climate contro l system . ... .. .... ... . . 70
70
Engine preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 77
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Econom ica l and environmenta lly-friendly
driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Start ing and stopp ing the eng ine
(vehicles with a n ignit io n loc k) . . . . . . . . . 80
Start ing and stopp ing the eng ine
(vehicles with a convenience key) . . . . . . .
82
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 85
Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 89
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
e-tron .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .... .. ... 98
Pl ug-i n hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Charging at public charging stations . . . . 112
Charging the battery with the Aud i e-tron
charg ing system .. ... ...... ....... ...
112
Ind icator lights and messages . . . . . . . . . 121
Vehicle cha rging connecto r eme rgency
r elease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
121
Charging uni t cover emergency release . . 1 2 1
Climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi connect e-tron services
Trailer mode .... .. .. . .. ..... ... . .
Driving with a trai le r .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Trailer mode notes . ... .. . ... .... ... . .
124
127
127
128
Driver a ssi stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi pre sense basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Audi drive select (drive settings) . . . . . . . . 148
Parking systems
General information ............ .... .
Rear parking system .......... .. .... .
Parking system plus ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 151
151
152
152
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 158
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Electronic stabilization control (E5C) . . . . 159
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
All wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Energy management 164
Safety ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 166
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 167
Driver's and front passenger's footwell . . 171
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 196
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Table of contents
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Securing child seats. ............... .. 219
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Gasoline fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Selective catalytic reduction (AdBlue) . . . 234
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Service interval display 252
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Wheels ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .... ..... .. 253
T ire pressure monitoring system 271
Care and cleaning ......... ... .. .. 274
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 4
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 275
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 279
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Emergency a ssistance . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
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acceleration and heavy engine loads during
approximately the first 15 minutes when
the engine is cold is recommended. The
amount of time until the engine is warm de­
pends on the outside temperature. Check
the engine oil temperature* if necessary
¢ page 32.
-Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant . This increases
the risk of the engine overheating during
high outside temperatures and heavy en­
gine load.
- The front spoiler also he lps to distr ibute
cooling air correct ly wh ile driving. If the
spo iler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over ­
heating will increase. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance.
@ Tips
Diesel engines: due to the high efficiency of
these engines, the engine may not always
reach operating temperature in cold outside
temperatures. This is normal and not a cause
for concern.
Indicator lights
Description
Fig. 6 Instrument cl uster : example of a d isplay in veh icles
wit h a mo nochrome d isplay
@
®
©
Indicator light
Message
Status line:
- • Im, Central indicator light or addition­
al displays for active systems such as
Instruments and indicator lights
-- (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
electromechanical parking brake
-18;(1 )~1~ (USA mode ls)/ . (Canada models)
cruise control system*
-•III Act ive lane assist*
The
central ind icator light© • or h also
turns on with some indicator lights @.
If the central indicator light © turns on, check
the additional information in the instrument
cluster display @ and @.
In addition to the indicator lights in the display,
there are addit ional ind icators in the tachometer .
They blink or turn on to indicate functions or mal­
functions . Messages @ may also appear briefly
with some indicator lights. A warning tone
sounds at the same time.
If there is more than one malfunction, the indica ­
tor lights will turn on one after the other for a short time.
The ind icator lights and messages in the display
can be covered by other d isplays . In cases where
the indicator light @ is hidden, the central ind i­
cator light © will remain visib le until the mal­
function is corrected.
The messages can be displayed aga in in the driv­
er information system
¢ page 29, Operation .
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a funct ion
check when you sw itch the ignition on. These sys­
tems are marked with a./ in the following tab les.
If one of these ind icator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunction in that system .
Your vehicle has either a monochrome display or
a multicolored disp lay, depending on vehicle
equipment. In a monochrome display, the indica­
tor lights @only appear in white ¢
page 13,
fig. 6. The central indicator light@• / rAi also
appears to indicate the priority of these indicator
lights. Refer to the explanations for red or yellow
indicator lights .
Examples of indicator lights in a monochrome
display :
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Instruments and indicator lights
IJ® Priority 1 (h igh prior ity)
. © Refer to red indicator
lights
m@ Pr ior ity 2 (medium priority)
II ©
Refer to yellow indicator lights
fm ® Priority 3 (low prio rity)
These are informative ind icator
-- © lights
Red indicator lights
,---=---------~--~:--­
Central indicator light (note addi-
or
or
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tional informat io n in the instru-
ment cluster display) ©
¢ page 13, fig. 6
Brake system ./
¢page 18
Canada models:
Brake system./
¢page 18
USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page 19
Canada models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page 19
Cooling system
¢page20
Engine oil pressure
¢page20
or
or
or
or Alternato
r
¢page20
Front safety be lt
¢ page 21
Steering./
¢page 162
Steering lock
¢page 21
Engine start system
¢page 21
Engine stop wh ile driving
¢ page 21
Transmission malfunction
¢page 95
Adaptive cruise contro l*./
¢page 134
e-tron: system warning*
¢page 101
e-tron: charging system*
¢page 121

Instruments and indicator lights or
or
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Engine speed limita tion
¢page24
Engine oil level (min.)
¢page24
Engine oil sensor
¢page24
Engine temperature
¢page20
Battery charge
¢page20
Tank system
Gasoline or diesel engine:
¢page24
e-tron* :
addit ional
¢page 109
or
or
or
or
or Washer f
luid level
¢ page25
Windsh ie ld wip ers
¢page 25
Steering .// stee ring lock
¢ page 162
Steering lock
¢page 21
Engine sta rt sys tem
¢ page 21
Convenience key
¢page 84
Convenience key
¢page84
Ba tt ery i n remo te control key
¢ page 36
Bulb fa ilure indica to r
¢ page25

Instruments and indicator lights
If the indicator light blinks and the message ap­
pears, there is not enough braking power to se­
cure the vehicle. The brakes have overheated. The
veh icle could roll away even on a small incline.
11J;J:t :);J;1:0 (USA models) / ¢@'A Parking b rake is applied
If this message appears, press the brake pedal
first and then release the parking brake if neces­
sary .
{D) Tips
For additional information on the parking
brake, refer to¢
page 85.
-L Cooling system
• Switch off engine and check coolant level!
• Park vehicle and check coolant level!
The coolant level is too low.
Do not continue driving and switch the engine
off.
Plug-in hybrid drive *: refer to
c!;> page 108.
Check the coolant leve l¢ page 244.
- If the coolant level is too low, add coolant
¢
page 245. Only cont inue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
• Coolant temperature too high! Let engine
run with vehicle stationary
Let the engine run at idle for a few minutes to
coo l off, until the indicator light turns off.
- If the indicator light does not turn off, do not
continue driving the vehicle. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized A udi Service Faci lity
for assistance.
A WARNING
- Never open the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. This inc reases the risk of
burns. Wait until you no longer see or hea r
steam or coolant escaping.
- The engine compartment in any veh icle can
be a dangerous area. Stop the engine and
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allow it to cool befo re working in the engine
compartment. Always follow the informa­
tion found in ¢
page 236, Working in the
engine compartment .
Cl) Note
Do not continue driving if the . indicator
light turns on -this increases the risk of en­
gine damage.
"l=7: Engine oil pressure
• Switch off engine! Oil pressure too low
Stop the engine and do not continue driving.
Check the eng ine oil level¢
page 242.
-If the eng ine oi l level is too low, add engine oil
¢
page 240. Only continue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off .
- If the engine oi l level is correct and the indica­
tor ligh t still turns on, turn the engine off and
do not cont inue driving. See an authorized Aud i
dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facility for as­
sistance .
(D Tips
The oil pressure warning is not an oil level in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly.
D Alternator/battery
• Alternator fault : battery is not being charg­
ed
There is a ma lfunction in the a lternator or the ve­
hicle electrical system.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly. Because the ve­
hicle battery is dra ining, turn off all unnecessary
electrical equ ipment such as the MMI. See your
authorized Aud i dealer or authorized Audi Serv ice
Facil ity if the battery cha rge level is too low.
(•) Low battery charge: Battery will be charged
while driving
The starting ability may be impaired .
If this message turns off after a litt le whi le, t he
battery ch a rged enough while driv ing.
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Instruments and indicator lights
(D Tips
For additional information on the diesel par­
ticulate filter, refer to¢
page 233.
!?) Engine speed limitation
A pp lies to ve hicles : w ith e ngin e spee d limit ation
[II Max. engine speed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatically limited to the
speed displayed in the driver information system.
This 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 accelerator ped­
al once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine control malfunction, the
[m indicator
light also turns on. Make sure the engine speed
does not go above the speed displayed, for exam­
ple when downshifting. Drive to an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility im­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected.
~ Engine oil level (min .)
II Check oil level
You may continue driving for the time being.
Check the engine oil level as soon as possible
¢page 240.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
qpage242.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light still turns on, drive at low engine
speed to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility.
'1::7' .., Engine oil sensor
• Oil level sensor: system fault!
The sensor to check the engine oil level has
failed. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
Ill Oil level sens.: oil change necessary. Please
contact Service
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The engine oil level is too high.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected .
(D Note
Refer to the description in the Owner's Man­
ual
q page 242, Checking the engine oil level
and ¢ page 242, Adding engine oil 5) Tank system
ID Please refuel
If the indicator light turns first turns on and this
message appears, the tank contains the follow­
ing amount of fuel:
- Front wheel drive: approximately 1.8 gallons (7
liters)
-All wheel drive: approximately
2.2 gallons (8.5
liters)
fiD Please refuel immediately
If the indicator light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel tank is almost empty. Refuel the
vehicle immediately.
ID Fuel tank malfunction! Please contact Serv­
ice
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears:
- there is a malfunction in the fuel tank system,
or
- in vehicles with diesel engines, water may have
collected in the fuel filter.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.

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Speed warning ¢page 130
Selector lever positions C?page 89
On-board computer display ¢page29
Diesel engine*: remaining C?page 234
range for AdBlue
Plug-in hybr id drive*: d ig ital
C? page 29
tachometer
Plug-in hybrid drive*: range dis-
¢ page 102
play
On-board computer display
The on-board computer display monitors the dif­
ferent memory levels:
- Sho rt-term memory (on-board computer 1)
- Long-term memory (on-boa rd computer 2)
- Efficiency program
The following information can be displayed con­
secutively in the on-board computer:
- Tim e
- Date
- Estimated range based on current fuel level
- Estimated range based on current Ad Blue* level
- T ravel time
- Average consumption
- Average speed
- Distance
- Current fuel consumption
- Engine oil temperature indicator*
On-board computer O (short-term memory)
The short-term memory collects driving informa­
tion from the t ime the ignition is switched on un­
til it is switched off. If you cont inue dr iv ing
with­
in two hours
after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculat ing the cur­
rent trip information. If stopped for more the
two hours, the short term memory is automati­
cally eras ed once you begin driving .
On-board computer fJ (long-term memory)
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automat ically. Yo u can se­
l ect the time period for evaluating trip informa­
tion yourself .
Driver informa tion system
Efficiency program i1
The eff iciency p rogram can help you to use less
fuel<=>page31.
(0 Tips
- Th e on-board computer is controlled by the
left button fields on the multifunction
steering whee l.
- For information on using the other button
fields, such as the audio, telephone* and
navigation* functions, see the MMI owner's
manual.
- Disconnecting the battery causes all the
memory data to be erased .
Operation
Applies to vehicles : wi th drive r info rmation system
The driver information system is controlled with
the multifunction steering wheel.
Fig. 9 Mult ifunct ion steering wheel: Drive r Info rmation
System controls
Fig. 10 Drive r infor mation syste m: open ing t he vehicle
functions menu
In addition to information about the on-board
computer (on-board computer 1 , 2 and the effi­
ciency program) , informat ion about other sys­
tems can also be shown in the display.
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Driver information system
Lap timer and engine oil
temperature indicator
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S models)
The engine oil temperature is only shown in the
lap timer display.
Lap timer
You can record and evaluate lap times with the
lap timer in the display
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time is measured in minutes, seconds and
1/10
seconds . With lap times longer than 60 minutes,
the hour is also shown and the display of
1/10 seconds is removed.
The time measurement on an individua l lap ends
after
99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds. A
new lap starts automatically after that .
The measurement ends after a maximum of
30
laps. You can then evaluated the lap times or
start a new time measurement .
Engine oil temperature indicator
I f the engine o il temperature is below
140 °F
(60 °C), the 'l=:1: symbol followed by three hy­
phens"- --" and the °C un it is shown .
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture when the engine oil temperature is between
176 °f (80 °C) and 248 °f (120 °C) under nor­
mal d riving conditions. The engine oil tempera­
ture may be higher if there is heavy eng ine load
and high temperatures outside. This is not a
cause for concern as long as the .¢
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not blink.
A WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
vehicle safely . As the driver, you have com­
plete responsibility for safety in traffic . Only
use the functions such as the lap timer in such
a way that you always maintain complete con­
trol over your vehicle in all traffic s ituations.
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You can retrieve information from the trip
computer while the lap timer stopwatch is
running.
Opening the lap timer and measuring time
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S models)
Fig. 15 Multi functio n stee ring whee l: co ntro ls
Fig. 16 Instrumen t cluster: lap timer
Opening the lap timer
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ing wheel and turn the thumbwheel
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.. Press the thumbwheel
® to confirm the selec­
tion.
Timing laps
.. To start timing, press the thumbwheel @while
on the
Lap 1 - press OK menu item. The time
measurement is shown in line @¢
fig. 16.
.. To measure the lap time, press the thumb­
wheel
® again while on the New lap· press OK
menu item. This starts timing the next lap at
the same time . The last time measurement
moves up to the top line@. Line @ contains
the current lap t ime .

Driving
If you anticipate what you need to do next and
drive economically, you can easily cut your fuel
consumption by 10-15 percent. This section will
give you some tips on how you can help the envi­ ronment and your pocketbook.
(D Tips
The consumption estimates as published by ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(EPA) and Transport Canada may not corre­
spond to your actual consumption on the
road, which will vary depending upon vehicle
load and speed, road and weather conditions,
trip length, etc.
Drive smoothly and keep a lookout ahead
Vehicles use the most fuel when they are acceler­
ating.
.. Avoid unnecessary accelerating and braking .
Vehicles use the most fuel when they are acceler­
ating. If you anticipate what is going to happen next, you will need to brake less and, thus, accel­
erate less. Let the vehicle coast whenever possi ­
ble -for example when you see that the next traf­
fic light is red.
Avoid full throttle
Driving at moderate speeds saves fuel and im­
proves your mileage.
.. Try and keep well below your car's maximum
speed .
Accelerating gently reduces fuel consumption,
engine wear, and does not disturb the environ­ ment.
Fuel consumption, exhaust emissions and engine
noise increase disproportionately at high speeds.
If you drive at approximately three quarters of
top speed, fuel consumption will be reduced by
one half . Never drive faster than the posted
speed limit and weather conditions permit.
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· Reducing unnecessary idling
Even when your car is just idling it burns up fuel .
.. Shut the engine off when you are not driving
the vehicle .
.,. Do not warm up the vehicle by letting the en-
gine run at idle .
It is efficient to switch off the engine when stop­
ped at railroad crossings and long red lights.
Turning the engine off for just 30 -40 seconds
saves more fuel than is burned by starting the
engine again .
It takes a long time for the engine to warm up
fully when it is running at idle . However, wear
and noxious emissions are especially high when
the engine is warming up . So you should drive
away as soon as you start the engine and avoid running at high rpms while the engine is still
warming up .
@ Note
Do not leave engine idling unattended after
starting. If warning lights should come on to
indicate improper operation, they would go
unheeded. Extended idling also produces
heat, which could result in overheating or
other damage to the vehicle or other proper­
ty.
Regular maintenance
A badly tuned engine unnecessarily wastes a lot
of fuel.
.. Have your vehicle serviced at regular intervals.
By having your vehicle regularly serviced by an
Audi dealer helps to ensure that it runs properly
and economically. The condition of your vehicle
not only affects its safety and ability to hold its
value, it also affects
fuel consumption.
Check your oil each time you fill your tank.
The amount of oil used is related to engine load
and speed.
It is normal for the oil consumption of a new en­
gine to reach its lowest value after a certain mile -
age has been driven . ..,.