oil reset AUDI A3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

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-Lon g-term memory fJ
- En gine o il temper ature*
The sho rt-term memo ry co llects driving informa­
tion from the t ime the ignition is sw itched on un­
til it is switched off. If yo u cont inue dr iv ing wi th­
in two ho urs after sw itching the ign ition off, t he
new val ues a re in clu ded when calculat ing the cur ­
rent trip information .
Unlike the s hort-term memo ry , the long -te rm
memory is not e rased a utoma tically. Yo u ca n se­
l ect the time period fo r eval uat ing trip informa­
tion yo urself .
(D Tips
The date, time of d ay and time and d ate fo r­
mat can be set in the Infotainment system
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Efficiency program
Applies to: vehicles with efficiency program
Resetting values to zero
~ T o reset the va lues in t he respective memory to
zero, press and hold the left thumbwhee l on
the m ultif unct ion steer ing whee l for one sec­
ond.
The efficiency program can help you to use less
f u el. It evaluates driving informat ion in reference
to fuel consumption and shows other equipment i n fluencing consumption. Economy t ips provide
adv ice for efficient driving .
T he efficiency program receives distance and con ­
sumpt ion data from the short-term memory. If
the data in the effic iency program is deleted, the
va lues in the s hort -term memory are also reset .
T he fo llow ing additional displays may be availa­
b le in the efficiency program, depending on vehi­
cle equipment:
- Other equipment : other equipment that is cur­
rently affecting fue l consumption is listed in
the efficiency program. The d isp lay shows up to
t h ree other equipment items. The equipmen t
us ing the most power is listed first . If more
than three items us ing power are switched on,
the equ ipment that is currently using the most
Coc kpit o ver view
powe r is d isp layed. A chart also shows you the
current total of all other consumers.
- Economy tip s: in ce rtain s ituations, economy
tips appea r automatically for a s hort time in
the efficiency prog ram . If you follow these
economy tips, you can reduce yo ur vehicle's fue l
consumption. To turn an economy message off immed iate ly after it appears, press any button
on the multifunct io n steer ing wheel.
Engine oil temperature display and boost
indicator
Applies to: vehicles with engine oil temperature display/boost
indicator
Engine oil temperature ind icator
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrumen t cl uste r
The eng ine o il temperature is o nly show n in the
lap timer display
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Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The engine oi l temperat ure is on ly shown i n the
enhanced view or in the sport
view* ¢ page 14.
When eng ine o il temperatures are low, the dis­
play--- °F (--- °C) appea rs in the instr ument clus­
te r.
The eng ine has reached its operating tempera­
ture whe n the eng ine oil temperat ure is between
176 °F (80 °C) and 248 °F (120 °C) unde r no rma l
driv ing cond it ions. The e ng in e o il tempe rature
may be hig he r i f t here is heavy engine load and
high tempe ra tures o utsid e. This is no t a cause fo r
conce rn as long as
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¢ page 28 indicator lights do not t urn on.
Boost indicator
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
The boost ind ic a tor is o nly show n in t he en ­
hanced view or in the spo rt view*
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The current engine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is ind icated by a bar.
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-Inspection or oil change reminder: after a cer ­
tain distance driven, a message appears in the i nst rument cluste r display each time the ign i­
t ion is switched on or off. The rema ining dis­
tance or time is displayed briefly .
-Inspection or oil change due: if your vehicle
has reached an inspection or o il change interval
or bot h intervals at t he same time, the mes­
sage
Inspection due! or Oil change due! or Oil
change and in spection due!
appears briefly a f­
te r swi tc h ing t he ignition on/off.
Checking service intervals
You can check the rema ining distance or time un­
til the nex t oil change o r next inspection in the
Info tainmen t sys tem. Select in the Infotainmen t
sys tem: th e
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left con­
tro l button
> Service & checks > Service inter ­
vals .
Resetting the indicator
An author ized A udi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Fac ility will reset the serv ice inte rval dis­
p lay after pe rforming serv ice .
If you have changed t he oil you rself, you must re ­
set t he oil change interva l.
To reset the display, se lect in the Infotainment
system: the
I MENU I button > Vehicle > left con­
tro l button
> Service & checks > Service intervals
> Reset oil change interval.
@ Note
- Only reset the oil c hange indicato r if the oil
was c hanged.
- Fo llow ing the service inte rvals is c ritical to
maintai ning the fu nction, serv ice li fe, and
va lue of yo ur ve hicle , es pecially the eng ine.
Eve n if th e m ile ag e on the v ehicle is low, do
not exc eed t he ti me f or th e next ser vic e.
Checking and Filling
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