fuel cap AUDI A3 SEDAN 2018 User Guide

Wheels
vehicle's Gross Veh ic le Weig ht
R ati ng
("GVWR").
The "GVWR" includes the weight
of the basic vehicle, all factory in­
stalled accessories, a full tank of
fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids
plus maximum load. The maxi­
mum load includes the number of
passengers that the vehicle is in­
tended to carry ("seating capaci­
ty") with an assumed weight of 150 lbs . (68 kg) for each passen­
ger at a designated seating posi ­
tion and the total weight of any luggage in the vehicle. If you tow
a trailer, the weight of the trailer
hitch and the tongue weight of
the loaded trailer must be includ­
ed as part of the vehicle load .
The
Gro ss Ax le W eight Rating
("GAWR") is the maximum load
that can be applied at each of the
vehicle's two axles .
T he fact that there is an upper
limit to your vehicle's Gross Vehi­
cle Weight Rating means that the
total weight of whatever is being
carried in the vehicle (including
the weight of a trailer hitch and
the tongue weight of the loaded
trailer) is limited . The more pas­
sengers in the vehicle or passen -
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gers who are heavier than the
standard weights assumed mean
that less weight can be carried as luggage .
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the Gross Axle Weight Rat ing
are listed on the safety compli­
ance sticker labe l located on the
driver's side B-pillar.
1.8. WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can cause loss of vehicle control, a crash
or other accident, serious per­
sonal injury, and even death.
-Carrying more weight than your vehicle was designed to carry will prevent the vehicle
from handling properly and increase the risk of the loss of
vehicle control.
-The brakes on a vehicle that has been overloaded may not
be able to stop the vehicle
within a safe distance .
-Tires on a vehicle that has been overloaded can fail sud ­
denly, including a blowout and
sudden deflation, causing loss
of contro l and a crash.
-Always make sure that the to­ tal load being transported
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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
~ Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Jump starting
Preparation
If needed, the engine can be jump started by an­
other vehicle battery.
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive: the
connection points for the jump start cable are
different
q page 102.
If the engine does not start because the vehicle
battery is drained, you can jump start the engine
using another vehicle battery. You need a jump
start cable to do this.
Both vehicle batteries must have 12 V nominal
voltage . The voltage capacity (Ah) of the vehicle
battery that is giving power must not be less
than the capacity of the drained vehicle battery.
Jump start cable
Only use a jump start cable with a large enough
diameter. Note the manufacturer's specifica­
tions .
Only use a jump start cable with insulated termi­
nal clamps.
Positive cable - usually red .
Negative cable -usually black.
Emergency situations
A WARNING
--
- Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid
drive: you must
not give a jump start with
your vehicle . This could cause significant
damage to the electrical system in your ve­
hicle
Q page 102.
-A drained vehicle battery can freeze at tem­
peratures around 0
Q(. If the vehicle battery
is frozen, you must thaw it before connect­
ing the jump start cables. If you do not, this
increases the risk of an explosion and chem­
ical burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- The engine compartment is a dangerous
area and can cause serious injuries. Before
working in the engine compartment, read
and follow the warnings
Qpage 318.
- Handling the jump start cables incorrectly
may cause the vehicle battery to explode
and lead to serious injuries . To reduce the
risk of injury, observe the following:
- Do not touch the non-insulated parts of the
terminal clamps. The cable must also not
come into contact with vehicle components
that conduct electricity when it is connected
to the positive terminal. This can cause a
short circuit.
- Route the jump start cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment.
- To reduce the risk of chemical burns, do not
bend over the vehicle battery.
- The locking bolts on the battery cells must
be tightened securely.
- Keep ignition sources (open flames, burning
cigarettes, etc.) away from the vehicle bat­
teries to reduce the risk of an explosion.
- Do not clamp the negative cable to fuel sys­ tem components or to the brake lines.
(LlJ} Note
- There must be no contact between the
vehicles, If there is, current could already be
.,.
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Technical data
Capacities
Fuel tank, front wheel drive
Fuel tank, all wheel drive
Plug-in hybrid drive fuel tank
Windshield washer system
Windshield and headlight washer system*
Windshield and headlight washer system*,
S models
Windshield and headlight washer system*,
RS model.s
Weights
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Fig. 309 Safety cert ificate
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
The maximum permitted total weight (D of the
vehicle is listed on the safety certificate on the
side area of the door or on the driver's door pillar.
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)
The maximum permitt ed load on the front axle
@ or the rear ax le ® is listed on the safety cer­
tificate on the side area of the door or on the
driver's door pillar.
Load
The maximum permitt ed load is listed on the tir e
p ressure labe l on the driver's door pillar .
Roof load
The max imum perm issible roof load is 165 lbs
(75 kg).
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Approximate capaci- ties
13.2 gal (50.0 L)
14.5 gal (55.0
L)
10.5 gal (40.0 L)
3.2 qt (3.0 L)
5.0 qt (4.7 L)
4.2 qt (4.0
L)
3.7 qt (3.5 L)

Index
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Foldi ng the rea r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 66
Foot pedals .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 254
For the sake of the enviro nment
E nvi ronme nta lly -fr iendly driv ing . . . . . . . .
73
Leaks. ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 3 19
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Fr ee tex t sea rc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Radio ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 2 19
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fr ee ze protection
Coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
324
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18 , 221
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
How t hey wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Fr on ta l co llisions and the laws of p hys ics . . 261
Front center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Front passenger 's door emergency release . . 36
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
A dju sting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 51
Ch ild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 270
Fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14
Add it ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14
B lended gasoline 3 14
Curre nt cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 , 18
Fue l g auge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fue l tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 14
Gasoline additives ............ .... .. . 315
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fue lin g
F ue l fi ller door emergency release . . . . . .
3 17
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Fue l tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Opening the fuel fille r door . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Fue l shu t-off d uring dece lera tion . . . . . . . . . 73
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
392
Gasoline 314
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Recommendat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle Weig ht Ra ting (GAWR) 3 .82
G lossary of t ire and loading term inology . . 333
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
G mete r
refer to Sport displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Axle We ight Rati ng (GAWR) . . . . . . . 382
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle Weight
382
Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 82
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
Head light range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Head light range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
He ad rest rain ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61, 252
Removing a nd insta lling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heated
Exte rior m irro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Rear w indow (au toma tic climate con trol sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Seats (automatic climate contro l system) . 70
Washer fluid nozz les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Heating/ven tilation system
Adjus ting the air ven ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Heavy cloth ing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 263
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Hig h-voltage batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Charg ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Hig h beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H. h b . 1g earn ass istant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Hill ho ld assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
also refer to Hill hold assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Hold ass ist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203, 207
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Index
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
also refer to Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 204
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pollut ant fil ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power entry assistance
re fer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power sources ................. 62 ,230,231
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnant women Special consid erations when w earing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
p re sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pressure Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 350
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 250
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Proper seating position Front passenger . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 251
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Select ive whee l torque control . . . . . . . . . 148
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 261
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R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 220
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio text. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 219
Station list
Radio Standards Specification (RSS)
Rain/light sensor 218
386
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear fog lamp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rear window defogger
Automatic climate contro l system . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refresh station list (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Refueling... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Plug- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
R emote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Light bulbs .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 373
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

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Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 84
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ..... .. .. ................ ... .. . 346
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection system 257
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 382
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168, 201
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 249
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
255
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Telephone .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 177
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 265
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 264
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
261
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
H eight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
265
Index
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Safety belt warning light 260
Safety instructions
for side curtain airbags .............. .
292
for using child safety seats ........... . 298
for using safety belts ............. .. . . 263
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 283
Saving fuel
Attentive driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
Economy tips (analog instrument cluster) . 19
Efficiency program (ana log instrument clus-
ter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Energy consumers (Audi virtual cockp it) . . 18
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Scan (radio) ..... .. .. ................ . 219
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Search function
refer to Fr ee text search
Seat adjustment 162,234
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
252
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Seating position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
250
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 251
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Easy sea t entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 66
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Seat heating (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Second ary phone .. .. ............. 179,245
Se lecting a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Selection menu .. .. .. .......... 14, 156, 160
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