service AUDI A3 SEDAN 2017 Owners Manual

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N .... 0 N > 00
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Adjusting the parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 151
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . 151
Brakes. .. .. .. ............... .. .... . 153
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
All wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
MMI On/Off knob with joystick function . . 158
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 159
MMI operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Control knob with joystick function . . . . . 163
Letter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Menus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 170
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 170
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
External voice operation 175
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Listening to voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Troubleshoot ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Configuration through myAudi . . . . . . . . . 190
Table of contents
Opening Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . 191
Audi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 191
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Configuring the data connection. . . . . . . . 195
Audi connect (Infotainment) general
information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Audi connect e-tron services . . . . 198
Introduction ... .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 198
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
T rip data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Doors and lights .. ............... .. .. 198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Car Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Temperature control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 00
Opening navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Directory contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Alternative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Online map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessing traffic information . . . . . . . . . . 214
e-tron navigation functions . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Troubleshooting .. .. ............... .. 216
Radio ............................. 217
Opening the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Radio functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Troubleshooting .. .. ............. .. .. 221
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Notes .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 222
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Online media and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 227
Mu ltim edia connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Playing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Addit ional se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Supported media and file formats . . . . . . 235
Troubleshoot ing ................. ... . 237
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 239
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Sett ing the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
MMI se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Con nection ma nager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Sound settings . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Volume settings .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Restarting the
MMI . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Software license information 2
4 5
245
246
246
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 248
Driver 's and front passenger's footwell . . 252
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Sto ring cargo co rrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
R epo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Ac tive rollove r prote ct io n system 256
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Belt tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Front airbags ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .. . 271
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 279
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
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S ide a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
LATCH system (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Additional informat ion ........ ..... .. 311
Maintenance and Care ........... 312
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Fuel ......... .... ... ............... 312
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Ca talytic conve rter .. .. .. ........... .. 316
Engine compar tment .. ... .......... .. 316
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Service interva l display 327
Wheels .... .. . ... .. .. ........... .. 328
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Tire pressure monitoring system 344
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Cleaning and care informat ion . . . . . . . . . 348
Plac ing your vehi cle ou t of serv ice 352
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 353
T ru nk escape la tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Genera l info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

@ Left additional display (divided in
two sections in the expanded view)
There may be addi tional indicator lights in the
tachomete r@ , the speedometer
line ® and, depending on the instrument clus­
ter, above or below the central
area @.
The fo llow ing pages will primari ly show ill ustra­
tions of the mu lti-co lor ana log ins trumen t clus ­
ter* . The display and/or position of the e lement
shown may vary in monochrome instrument clus­
ters or in the A udi v irtual cockpit *.
(D Tips
-Depending on vehicle equipment, the in ­
str ument ill umination (need les and gauges)
may tu rn on when the lights are off and the
i gnition is sw itched on. The illumination for
the gauges reduces automat ically and even­
tua lly turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the driver to
turn the low beams on at the app ropr iate
time.
-You can select the units used for tempe ra­
ture, speed and othe r measureme nts in t he
Infotainment
system¢ page 241.
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperatu re display (D ¢ page 10,
fig. 4 or ¢ page 10, fig . 3 only funct ions when
the ignition is switched on . To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold range
If onl y the L EDs at the bottom o f th e ga uge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­ pe rature yet. Avoid high engine speeds, full ac ­
cele rat ing and heavy engine loads.
Normal range
The engine h as reached its oper ating temper a­
ture once the LEDs up to the center o f the ga uge
turn on. If
the . indicator lig ht in the instru-
~ ment cluster display turns on, the coolant tern-
~ perature is too high ¢ page 28 .
N ,....,
0 N > 00
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
Vehicles without a coolant temperature
i ndicat or
The . indicator light turns on when the coolant
temperat ure is h igh
¢ page 28. Re fer to ¢ 0.
@ Note
-Auxi liary headlights and other accessories in
front of the coo ling-air intake impai r the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating dur ing
hig h outside temperatures and heavy en­
gine load .
-The front spoiler a lso helps to distribute
cooling air correctly while driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the coo ling effect will
be impaired and the r is k of the eng ine ove r­
heating wi ll increase. See an autho rized
Audi dea ler or author ized Audi Service Fa ­
ci lity for assis tan ce .
-Vehicles without a coolant temperature dis­
play: to promote a long engine service li fe,
avoidin g high engine speeds, full accelera­
tion and heavy engine loads during approx i­
mately the first 15 minutes when the en ­
gine is cold is recommended. The amount of
time that the eng ine is cold depends on the
outside temperature .
Engine oil temperature display and boost
indicator
Applies to: vehicles with engine oil temperature display/boost
indicator
Engine oil temperature indicator
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrumen t cl uste r
The eng ine oi l temperature is o nly show n in the
lap timer display
¢ page 125.
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The eng ine oi l tempera ture is on ly shown in the
expanded view or in the spo rt
view* ¢ page 15.
The display --- °F (--- °C) appears in the instru­
ment cluster when the engine oil temperature is
below
140 °F (60 °() .
The eng ine has reached its operating tempera-
ture whe n the engine oil temperature is between
176 °F (80 °() and 248 °F (120 °() unde r normal ..,.
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-Accepting a call : press the left thumbwheel
when there is an incoming ca ll.
-D eclining a call: select and confirm Declin e
when there is an incoming call.
-Ending a phone call : select and confi rm End
call .
Funct ion s du ring a phon e ca ll
Applies to: ve hicles with analog instrument clus ter
-Making an addition al call : select Hold > ~
button > Directo ry or C all list > an entry in the
list.
- Ac cepting an incom ing call when there is an
act ive call and a call on hold :
select and con­
firm
Replace . The active call is replaced with
the incoming call.
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
-Making an additional call : selec t: Hold call >
le ft control b utton > Director y or Call list > an
entry .
-Acc epting an inc oming call when there i s an
acti ve call and a call on hold :
select and con ­
firm
An sw er. The active call is replaced with the
incoming call.
Addit ional functions incl ude:
Mute : if you se lect and co nfirm this function , the
o ther pe rson on the phone cannot hear yo u. You
can hea r the other person.
Holding or r esumin g a call : you can put an ex ist­
i ng phone call o n hold and resume it .
S w ap call : you can alternate between two phone
calls at the same time . One of the calls w ill be on
hold.
End call ends the active phone call. A call
that was placed on hold stays on ho ld a nd can be
taken off hold with
Re sume .
Confe rence call :
a call on hold and up to five ac ­
tive parties (depending on the cell phone service p rovider) can be added to a conference ca ll. To
make an addit ional call, put all pa rti ci pants in
the curren t confe rence ca ll on ho ld using
Hold .
By pressing the left contro l button, yo u can make
additional calls from the directory or the call list.
Re sume takes all parties off ho ld .
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
{!) Tips
-The telephone functions can on ly be con­
trolled with the multif unction steering
wheel if the telephone equipment was in­
stalled
at the factory.
- The telephone functions depend on the cell phone and whether they are supported by
your cell phone service provider or not.
- The
Call waiting function must be act ivated
in your cell phone and in the MMI to be
alerted when there is an incoming call dur­
ing an act ive call. The call options depend
on the cell phone and se rvice provide r. You
can obta in mo re information from your cell
phone serv ice provider.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles wi th naviga tion system
Requirement: the navigation tab must be dis­
played.
If you have not star ted rou te guidance, a com­
pass will disp lay in the drive r information sys ­
tem. The map is displayed in the Audi v irtual
cockpit *.
.,. Press eithe r the ~ button o r the left contro l
but ton
q page 14, depending on vehicle equip­
ment .
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, the followi ng
funct ions may be ava ilable i n the dr iver informa ­
t ion system.
-A ccessing last d estinations : select and confirm
Last destinations > the desired destination.
-Accessing favorites ": select and confirm F av or­
ite s>
the desired destination.
Applies to: vehicles with analog instru men t cluster
-Showing na vigation when route guidance is
a cti ve :
select and confirm Route gu idance .
-Showing compas s when route guidance is not
a ctive:
select and confirm Compass .
- Starting route guidance to the stored home
add re ss :
if necessary, first select and confirm
Stop route guidance and then Fav orite s >
Home a ddre ss .
- Canceling act ive route guidan ce :
se lect and
confirm
Stop route guidance .
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" N .... 0 N > 00
of the street name, you should turn onto the
street shown .
® Direction arrow for the upcoming maneuver
@ La ne recommendat ion
(J) A bar graph appears when a direction arrow
is displayed. The fewer bars are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn .
The fo llowing functions are also available when
route guidance is active:
- Repeating the last navigation prompt: press
the~ button.
-Changing the voice guidance volume : turn the
right thumbwheel up or down during voice
guidance.
A WARNING
The route calc ulated by the navigation system
is a recommendation for reaching your desti­
nation. Obey traffic lights, stopping restric­
tions, one-way streets, lane change restr ic­
tions, etc.
{!) Tips
-Also refer to the chapter ¢ page 8, Controls
at a glance
- An exclamation point" !" in front of the
street name indicates that the informat ion
about this street or this section of the route
i s not complete in the navigation data con­
tained in the MMI. Obey traffic laws in one­
way streets and pedestrian zones.
On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) ¢4 in the
in strument cluster is part of the On Board Diag­
n ostic System (080 II).
The indicator light turns on when the ign ition is
switched on and turns off once the engine is
started and is running in idle at a stab le speed.
This indicates that the MIL is functioning correct­
l y .
Cockpit overview
If the light does not turn off after starting the
engine
or turns on while driving, this may indi­
cate there is a malfunction in the engine.
If the
indicator turns on, the cata lytic converter may be
damaged .
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avoid
high speeds for extended periods of time and/or
fast acceleration) and have the malfunction cor­
rected . See an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility.
The electronic speed limiter may be fau lty if the
indicator light turns on. For additional informa­
tion, see
Q page 23 .
The MIL may also turn on if the fuel filler cap is
not closed correctly
Q page 314.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 19 Locat ion of Data Link Co nnector (D LC)
On-Boa rd Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system . Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
signed a code. In case of a malfunction, the com­ ponent will be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory .
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system.
If the light illuminates after a refuelling, stop
the vehicle and make sure the fuel filler cap is properly closed
¢ page 314.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be displayed using special diag­
nostic equipment (generic scan tool for 080) .
In order to connect the special diagnostic equip­
ment, push the plug into the Data Link
Connector .,.
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Cockpit over view
(D LC). The DLC is located to the rig ht o f the hood
release
¢ fig. 19 .
Your author ized Audi dealer or a qualified service
s ta tion can interpret the code and perform the
necessary repair.
A WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per­
sonal use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
Indicator Lights
Description
The indica to r lights in the inst rument cluste r
blink or t urn on. They indicate funct ions or ma l­
functions .
-
Messages may appea r wi th some indi cato r lights.
A wa rning signal w ill so und at the same time.
The indicator ligh ts and messages in the instru ­
ment cluster display can be covered by other dis­
p lays. Yo u can have these displayed again in the
drive r information system by opening the second
Veh icle tab (messages) using the
l <1 ~ I button on
the multifunction steering wheel. If there are
several malfunctions, you can d isplay them one
at a time us ing the thumbwhee l.
Some ind icator lights in the display can display in
several colors .
& Central indicator light
If the. or mi indicator light turns on, check
the instrument cluster display for more info rma­
tion .
App lies to: ve hicles w ith monochro me display
If a message appears together with a central in­
d icator light . or
Q. the central indicato r ligh t
will ind icate the prior ity of t he war ning . If a
whi te indicato r light also appears, the cent ral in ­
d ica tor light will have its own co lor. For e xamp le,
ir ii :ippears together w ith . , read the descrip­
tion
for •.
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'Overview
Some indicator lights t urn on b riefly as a f unction
c h eck when you switch the ignition on. These sys­
tems are marked wi th
a ,/ in the fo llow ing tab les .
If one of these indicator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunctio n in that system .
Red indicator light s
--------------
Central indicator light
¢ page 24,
Audi pre sense *
¢page 134
USA model s:
Brake system ./
¢ page 27
Canada models:
Brake system ,/
¢page 27
USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page28
Canada model s:
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢ page28
Coo ling system
¢ page28
Engine o il press ure
¢ page29
Alternator
¢page29
Safety be lt
¢ page30
Electromechanical steering ./
¢ page 154
Steering lock
¢page 30
Engine stop w hile driving
¢ page 30
Tr ansmission
¢ page 91
Hood
¢page30

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D
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AC ,-..._,
Side assist*
c:>page 143
pre sense*
c:>page 136
High beam assistant*
c:> page 52
High beams
c:> poge 52
e-tron: electric d rive ready mode*
c:> page 100
e-tron: electric drive ready mode*
c::> page98
e-tron: charg ing system*
c:> page 117
e-tron: charg ing system*
c:> page 117
e-tron: gasoline engine*
c:> page 100
e-t ron: tank sys tem*
c:> poge 105
e-tron: charg ing system*
c:> page 117
BRAKE/C CD) Brake system
If this ind icator light tu rns on, there is a malfunc­
tion in the brake system.
1111 ( USA models ) /. (Canada mod els )
Please stop vehicle and check brake fluid le vel!
Stop the veh icle and check the brake f luid level.
See an au thori zed Aud i dealer o r aut ho rized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance if necessary .
1111 (USA model s) /. (Cana da model s)
Warning! No brake boo ster
If the brake booster is not working, you have to
use much more force when braking the vehicle.
See an autho rized Aud i dealer o r autho rized Aud i
Service Fac ility for ass istance.
1111 ( U SA mod els ) /. (Canada mod els )
Brake s: malfunction ! Pl ease stop v ehicle safely
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a ma lfunction in the brake
booster .
If the ABS ind icator light rJlm (USA models) /
[iJ (Canada models), the ESC ind icator light Bl
and the brake system indicator light 1111 (USA
models)
/ . (Canada models) all turn on and
th is message appears, then the ABS, ESC and
braking d istribution are malfunctioning
c:> .&. .
Do not continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized A udi Service Fac ility for as­
s istance
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1111 (USA model s) /. (Canada mo del s) Park­
ing b rake sy stem f ault! See owner 's manual
- I f the ind icator lig ht and the message appea r
when the vehicle is stationary or after switch­
ing the ignition on ,
check if you can release the
parking brake . If you cannot release the park­
ing brake, see an author ized Audi dealer or au­
thori zed Audi Service Fac ility.
If you can release
the parking brake and the message st ill ap­
pears, see an author ized Audi dealer or author­
ized Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have
the malfu nction corrected .
- If the ind icator light and message appear
whi le
driving ,
the hill s tart ass ist or emergency brak­
ing function may be ma lf u nctioni ng.
It may not
be possible to set the par kin g b rake o r rele ase
it once i t has been set . Do no t park yo ur vehicle
on hills . See an a utho rized Audi dea le r or a u­
thorized A udi Service Facility for assistance.
Brake boo ster : limited functionality . You can
continue driving. Plea se cont act S ervi ce
T he re is a malfunct ion in the b rake booster . The
brake booste r is ava ilable, but its effective ness is
r ed uced. Bra king behavior may be different from
how it normally f unct ions and the br ake pedal
may vibrate .
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
A udi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to h ave the
malfunction correc ted.
App lies to : vehicles wi th plug-in hyb rid drive
Brake booster: d eactivated . See owner's manual .,.
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Cockpit over view
The brake booster remains active for a br ief peri­
od of time after switching off the ignition. To se­
cure the vehicle from ro lling away, move these­
lector lever in the P position or set the parking
brake.
A WARNING
- Read and follow the warnings in
¢ page 316, Working in the engine com­
partment
before open ing the hood and
check ing the b rake fl uid level.
- If the bra ke system indicator light does not
tu rn off o r it t urns on while driv ing, the
bra ke fluid level in the reservoir is too low ,
and this inc reases the risk of an acc iden t.
Stop the vehicle and do not continue dr iv ­
ing. See an authorized Audi dealer or au­
tho rized Audi Service Facility for ass istance .
- If the bra ke sys tem indicator light turns on
together with the ABS and ESC indicator
lights, the ABS/ESC regulating function may
be malfunctioning. Functions that stabilize
the vehicle are no longer ava ilable. This
could cause the rear of the ve hicle to
swerve, which increases the risk that the ve­ hicle will slide . Do not continue driving . See
an aut ho rize d Aud i dea le r o r authori zed
Audi Service Facility for assistance .
PARK!<®)/ ~ Electromechanical parking
brake
If the -(USA models) I . (Canada models)
indicator light t urns on, the park ing brake was
set.
I f the
-(USA models)/ . (Canada mode ls) in ­
dicator light blinks, the braking fo rc e is not b uild­
ing up enoug h or not b uilding up at all. Select the
P selector lever position to help secure the vehi­
cle. Make sure the indicator lig ht is off before you
s tart dr iv ing .
There is a mal function in the park ing brake. Dr ive
to an author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi
Serv ice Facility immediately to have the malfunc­
tion corrected .
1'11j1j;j:lj :j;fj~~ (USA models ) / DJ (Can ada mod­
els ) Par king brake auto release unava ilable
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If this message appears, press the brake pedal
first and then release the parking brake.
1!1Jj1J;j:lj :J;f:U~ (USA model s) I DJ (Canada mod ­
els) C aution: Vehicle parked too steep
If the indica to r li gh t blin ks and the message ap­
pears, there is not enoug h braking powe r to se­
cu re the ve hicl e. Th e b rakes have ove rheate d. The
vehicle could roll away even o n a small in cli ne .
l91j;l1;j:lj :);f:U~ ( USA model s) / DJ (Canada mod­
el s) Parking brake is applied
If this message appears, press the brake peda l
first and then release the parking brake if neces­
sa ry .
(D Tips
For additional informat ion on t he parking
brake, see
¢ page 83.
-L Cooling system
• Switch off engine and check coolant level!
See owner's manual
• S top vehicle and ch eck coolant le vel! See
owner's manual
The coolant level is too low .
Do not continue driving and switch the engine
off. Ch eck the coolant level ¢
page 323 .
Plug -in hybrid d rive*: See ¢ page 10 4.
- If the coo lant level is too low, add coolant
¢
page 323 . Only continue dr iving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
• Coolant temperature too high! L et engine
run with vehicle stationary
Let the engine ru n at idle for a few minutes to
cool off , until the indicator lig ht turns off .
-If the indicator light does not turn off , do not
cont inue driving the veh icle. See an authori zed
Audi dea le r or authori zed Audi Service Facility
for assistance.
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A WARNING 1=
- Never open the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coolant escap ing from the engine
compartment. This increases the risk of
burns . Wa it until you no longer see or hea r
steam o r coolant escap ing .
- The e ngine compartment in any veh icle can
be a dangerous area. Stop the eng ine and
allow it to cool before wo rking in the engine
c ompar tment. A lways fo llow the informa­
t ion found in
r=:> page 316, Working in the
engine comportment .
(D Note
Do not co nti nu e d riving if t he . ind icator
light t urns o n as this increases the risk of en­
gine damage .
~ Engine oil pressure
• Switch off engine! Oil pre ssure too low
Stop the eng ine and do not continue driving.
Check the engine oil leve l r=:> page 321.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
r=:> page 319. Only cont inue dr iv ing o nce the in­
dicato r light turn s off.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light st ill tur ns on, turn the eng ine off and
do not con tinue driving. See an a utho rized Aud i
dealer or author ized A udi Service Facility for as ­
sistance .
(D Tips
The oil pressure w arning is not an o il level in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regu la rly.
0 Generator/Vehicle battery
• Ele ctrical system: malfunction! B atter y is
not being charged
There is a malfunction in the alternator or the ve­
h icle electrical system .
cc Drive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or a uthorized CXl
~ Aud i Service Fac ility immediately . Tur n off all u n-
~ necessary electr ica l equipment because it w ill 0
~ drain the battery. See an authorized Audi dealer 00
Cockpit o ve rv iew
or authorized Audi Service Facility if the battery
charge level is too low.
(•] Electri cal sy stem: malfun ction! Re start not
po ssible. Plea se cont act Servi ce
T he vehicle battery was disconnected from the
vehicle e lectr ica l system and will no longer
c h arge. Dr ive to an a uthorized Aud i dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facili ty immedia tely.
Do not stop t he eng ine, o r you w ill not be ab le to
sta rt it again.
If you can no longer start the en­
gine, see an a uth o rized Aud i dea ler or authori zed
A udi Service Facility for assis tance .
(•j Electrical system: malfunction! Plea se con­
tac t Service
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iately. Because the ve­
hicle battery is discharging, tu rn off a ll unneces­
sa ry elect rical eq uipment such as the rad io. See
an a uth orized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized Aud i
Service Facility if the batte ry charge leve l is too
l ow .
(•] Electrical system: low battery charge . Bat­
tery will be charged while driving
T he starting ab ility may be impa ired .
If this message t urns off after a little whi le, the
vehicle battery charged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off, have an author ­
ized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facili ­
ty repair the malfunction .
!f Safety systems
The fll indicator light monitors the safety sys­
tems .
If the
fll ind icator light turns on or blinks, there
is a ma lfunction in a safety system .
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
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Cockpit over view
A WARNING
Have the safety systems i nspected immed i­
ately . Otherw ise, there is a risk that the sys ­
tems may not activate during a collision,
wh ich increases the risk of serious injury or
death.
~ Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on unti l the d rive r's
and fron t passenger's safety be lts are buckled .
Above a certain speed, there will also be a wa rn ­
ing tone.
(D Tips
For add it iona l information on safety be lts ,
see
~ page 258.
@ -Steering lock
• Do not d rive vehicle: steering defecti ve
There is a malfunc tion in the elect ronic stee ring
loc k. You ca nnot t urn the ignition on .
D o
not tow your veh icle because it cannot be
steered . See an authorized A udi dealer or au tho r­
i z ed A udi Servi ce Fa cili ty for assistance.
1;11 Steering lock: sy stem fault! Pleas e contact
Servic e
There is a malfunction in the elec tronic steering
lock .
Drive to an a uthor ized Audi dea ler or authori zed
Aud i Serv ice Fa cili ty immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
A WARNING
Do not tow your veh icle when there is a mal ­
function in the electronic stee ring lock
-this
increases the risk of an accident.
....e Engine start system
M ·I t-:ngin e start system ma lfun ction! Plea se
c ontact Servic e
Do not switch the ignit ion off because you may
not be able to switc h it o n aga in .
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Drive to an au thorized A udi dealer or authori zed
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
IIJ Engine s tart system malfunction! Plea se
contact Service
There is a ma lf u nction in the engine sta rting sys­
tem.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
~ Engine stop while driving
• Engine stopped: brake servo and power
steering not po ssible
There is a ma lfunction in the engine or in t he fuel
s u pp ly system.
More force is needed to steer and brake the mov ­
i ng vehicle whe n the engi ne is stopped . If the ve­
hicle is rolling, t ry to bring it to a stop off to the
s ide from moving traffic. See an author ized Audi
dealer or authori zed A udi Service Fac ility for as ­
s istance .
A WARNING -
If the engine stops while driving, you will
need to use more force to brake the vehicle.
This increases the risk of an acc ident . There
will still be powe r steering if the ignition is
switched on while the vehicle is ro lling and
there is suff ic ient veh icle battery charge . Oth ­
e rw ise, you must use greate r force when
steering .
c:::::::> Hood
• Warning! Hood i s no t lo cked. Stop vehicle
and che ck the lo ck
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears , the hood lock ing mechan ism is not en­
gaged co rrectly .
Stop immediately and close the hood
~ page 318 .