fuel consumption AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 User Guide

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When the vehicle is partially load­ed (up to 3 peop le), use the tire
pressure specified for normal
loads
c::> table on page 338. If
driving the vehicle when fully
loaded, you m ust increase the t ire
pressure to the maximum speci­
fied pressure
c::> ,A .
Checking /correcting ti re
pressure
.,.. Check the tire pressure at least
once per month and also check it before every long drive.
.,.. Always check the tire pressure
when the tires are
cold. Do not
reduce the pressure if it increas ­
es when the tires are warm .
.,..Check the label c::> fig. 281 for
the correct tire pressure based
on vehicle load.
.,.. Correct the tire pressure if nec ­
essary.
.,.. Vehicles with Tire P ressure Mon ­
itoring System*: store the modi­
fied tire pressure in the Infotain­ ment system
c::> page 346.
.,.. Check the pressure in the emer­
gency tire*/spare tire*. Always
maintain the maximum temper ­
ature that is specified for the
tire .
Wheels
.&_ WARNING
Always adapt the tire pressure
to your driving style and vehicle
load.
- Overloading can lead to loss of
vehicle control and increase the risk of an accident. Read
and follow the important safe­
ty precautions in
c::> page 339,
Tires and vehicle load limits.
- The tire must flex more if the
tire pressure is too low or if
the vehicle speed or load are
too high. This heats the tire up
too much. This increases the
risk of an accident because it
can cause the tire to burst and
result in loss of vehicle con ­
trol.
-Incorrect tire pressure in ­
creases tire wear and has a negative effect on driving and
braking behavior, which in ­
creases the risk of an accident .
(D Note
Replace lost valve caps to re­
duce the risk of damage to the
tire valves .
@) Fo r th e sa ke of t he e nvi ro nm ent
Tire pressure that is too low in-
creases fuel consumption.
.,.
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Wheels
Wheel bolts and rims
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/tighten
easily .
Rims
Rim s with a bolted r im ring * or with bolted wheel
covers* consist of multiple pieces. These compo­
nents were bolted together using special bolts
and a special procedure . You must not repair or
disassemble
them ¢_&. .
..&, WARNING
Wheel bolts that are tightened or repaired in­
correctly can become loose and result in loss
of vehicle control , which increases the risk of
an accident. For the correct tightening specifi­
cation, see
¢ page 35 7, After changing a
wheel.
- Always keep the wheel bolts and the
threads in the wheel hub clean and free of
grease.
- Only use wheel bolts that fit the rim.
- Always have damaged rims repaired by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility. Never repair or disassemble
rims yourself, because this increases the risk
of an accident .
Winter tires
Winter tires significantly improve the vehicle 's
handling when driving in winter conditions. Be­
cause of their construction (width, compound,
tread pattern) , summer tires provide less trac­
tion on ice and snow.
.,. Use winter tires on all four wheels .
.,. Only use winter tires that are approved for your
vehicle.
.,. Please note that the maximum permitted
speed may be lower with winter tires
¢ _&. .An
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Serv­
ice Facility can inform you about the maximum
permitted speed for your tires.
.. Check the tire pressure after installing wheels
¢ page 336.
342
The effectiveness of winter tires is reduced great­
ly when th e tread is worn down to a depth of
0.157 inch (4 mm). The characteristics of winter
tires also decrease greatly as the tire ages, re ­
gardless of the remaining tread.
'
..&, WARNING
- Never drive faster than the maximum per ­
mitted speed for your tires. This could cause
the tires to heat up too much. This increases
the risk of an accident because it can cause
the tire to burst .
- Always adapt your driving to the road and
traffic conditions . Drive carefully and reduce
your speed on icy or slippery roads . Even
winter tires can lose traction on black ice.
{® For the sake of the environment
Reinstall summer tires at the appropriate
time, because they provide better handling
when roads are free of snow and ice. Summer
tires cause less road noise, tire wear and fuel
consumption.
(D Tips
You can also use all season tires instead of
winter tires. Please note that in some coun­
tries where winter tires are required, only
winter tires with the
& symbol may be per­
mitted.
Snow chains
-
Snow chains not only improve the driving in win­
ter road conditions, but also the braking.
.. Only install snow chains on the front wheels.
This applies also to vehicles with all wheel drive* .
.. Check and correct the seating of the snow
chains after driving a few feet, if necessary . Fol­
low the instructions from the manufacturer .
.,. Note the maximum speed of 30 mph (SO km/
h). Note the local regulations.
Use of snow chains is only permitted with certain
rim/tire combinations due to technical reasons.
.,.

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Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 239, 243
Audi virtual cockpit
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 71
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 34
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Automatic power top
refer to Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic transm iss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Manual shifting (tiptronic mode) . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . 92
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever posit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Auxiliary climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Average consumption ............ .... 17, 18
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 67
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Battery In the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
also refer to High-voltage battery . . . . . . . 94
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Index
Blower
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Connecting a ce ll phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Boost pressure ind icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 83
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Buttons Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Multifunct ion steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Programming (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 228
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. .. 317
Battery specifi c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
also refer to Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Car Finder Audi connect e -tron services . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Caring for and cleaning leather . . . . . . . . . . 350
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
CD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
383

Index
Cell phone
refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Ce ntral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
C hanging eng ine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Charge level
Inst rument cluste r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
C harg in g clip. .. .... ........... .... ... 110
C harg ing the battery (mob ile dev ices) . . . . 229
Cha rgi ng (p lug-i n hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . 106
Ch ild rest raints
D anger o f using ch ild rest raints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Where can I get additional information
about child rest raints and their use? . . . .
3 11
Ch ild rest raint system a nchors . . . . . . . . . . 306
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Important safety instructions for using child
safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
296
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
C hil d safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 8
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Conve rtible chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 300
Conve rtible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 305
H ow do I p roperly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 296 in myve 1c e . ..... ........ ......... .
Infant sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
298
Insta lling a child restrain t using the LA TC H
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308
LA TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Lower ancho rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7
M ounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ...
308
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 298
Classic v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7
Clean ing/remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 349
Clea ning Alc ant ara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50
Clea ning artificial leather..... ... ... ... . 350
Cleaning ca rbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349, 350
Clea ning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Clean ing deco rative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 349
384
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Cleaning plas tic pa rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
C leaning the charg ing clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cleaning the charg ing dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Cleaning the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Climate control system (automat ic) . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting t he air vents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
A UTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 71
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
D rive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Key re cognit io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Presetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Sync hroniz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Closing
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows ....... ..... ........... .... 41
also refer to U nlocking/locking . . . . . . . 36 , 37
Closing/ open ing
refer to Unlock ing/ locking . . . . . . . . . . 36, 37
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home/Leaving home
refer to E ntry/ex it lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Command (voice recognition system) . . . . . 170
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Compass in t he m irro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Connec tion manage r 242
Connect ions
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 230
Cons umer info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Additional d irecto ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Impo rting/export ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7
Memo ry c apac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Storing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7
Cont rol buttons (opera ting the MMI) . . . . . 160
Control knob with joystick funct ion (MMI op ­
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163

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Index
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 H
Media ... .. .. ............... .. .... . 232
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Radio ... ................... ....... 218
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fr eeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Frequency band ............... .. . 217,220
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Howtheywork .................. ... . 277
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 259
Front center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front passenger's door emergency release . . 38
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 268
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Addit ives. .. .. ............... .. ..... 312
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Current consumption ............... 17, 18
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fueling Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel tank capacity ................. .. 375
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuel shut-off during deceleration . . . . . . . . . 74
Fu ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Handsfree .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 250
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heated Ext erior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window (automatic climate control sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seats (automatic climate control system) . 72
Washer fluid nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heating/ventilation system Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Heavy cloth ing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 261
Hex socket. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
High beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Highway lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hill desc ent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Hold assist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 207
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? . . 274
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 265
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
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Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Octane rating ................. ..... . 312
Recommendation.............. ..... . 312
Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . . 330
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 374 Ig
nitio n
Establishing drive ready mode (plug-in hy-
brid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switching on/off (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . 96
Switching on/off (using the button) . . . . . . 78
Switching on/off (using the key) . . . . . . . . . 77
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
387