checking oil AUDI Q3 2015 User Guide

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Selector lever ...................... 81
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . 86
Automatic wipers .......... .... .. .... 46
Auto Safety Hotline ........ .. .. .. .. . 101
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle ...... ... .. 161
B
Bass box .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 217
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 190
Battery location inside the luggage com-
partment .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 190
Charging . .. ............. .... .. ... 192
Important warnings when working on
the battery . ................ ... ... 190
Jump starting .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 228
Low ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 159
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. . 193
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Winter operation ............ ... .. . 190
Working on the battery ....... ... .. . 190
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Blended gasoline .......... .... .. .. . 17 5
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 65
Booster seats ................ ... ... 141
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid ... .. .. .. .. . 189
Checking the brake fluid level . .. .. .. . 189
Reservoir .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 189
What is the correct brake fluid level? .. 189
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ....... .. .. .. .. . 189
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake fluid ........... ...... .... .. 189
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement . ............. .... .. .. . 189
Brake light defective ...... .. .. .. .. .. 18
Brake power assist unit ...... .. .. .. . 156
Brakes ..... .. ................ .... 156
Electromechanical parking brake .. .. .. 70
General information ......... ... .. . 156
Warning/indicator lights ..... .. .. .. .. 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Braking Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Index 243
Break-in period . ..... ............... 161
Tires 161
Bul bs ........ .. .. ................. 226
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. 180
Battery specific .................. . 191
Capacities .. .. .. .. ............... .. 235
Caps for wheel bolts, removing ...... .. 220
Carbon parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172, 173
Care ....... .. .. .. ................. 170
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment ....... .. .... ............... 100
Catalytic converter ................. . 161
Center armrest Adjusting . .. .. .. .. ............... . 51
Storage compartment . ...... ..... .. . 51
Central locking . ..... ................ 28
Central locking switch ............... 32
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Changing a flat tire ... . .. .. .. .... .... 218
Changing a wheel ...... ............. 218
Changing engine oil .. ........... .... 185
Checking Engine coolant level ............... . 186
Checking tire pressure .............. . 201
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
System anchors .. .. .............. . 146
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 151
Child safety ... .. ...... ........... .. 133
Convertible locking retractor ........ . 143
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats ... .............. . 136
Important things to know when driving
with children .. .. ............... .. 133
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ... .. .. .. .. .. . ....... ..... .. 148
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246 Index
Checking the engine coolant leve l .... . 186
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
E ng ine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. 10
Eng ine hood
Closing .... .......... ...... ... .. . 179
H ow to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
E ngine oi l ..... ........... .... .... . 181
Adding .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 184
Addi tives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Changing .. ................ ... .. . 185
Check oil level ............ ... .. .. . 184
Consumpt ion . ........... .. .. .... . 184
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
O il consumption .......... .... .... . 183
Oil dipstick ............... ... .... . 184
Oil grades . ................. ..... . 181
Pressure malfunction ....... .... ... .. 15
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Specification and viscosity .. .. .. .. .. . 181
Engine speed limitation ......... .... . . 17
Environment Break-in period ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 161
Cata lytic converter ............ ..... 161
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 193
Driving at high speeds ......... .. .. . 163
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 162
Fuel ... .... ................ ..... . 177
Fue l economy .............. .. .... . 162
Leaks under your vehicle ... .. .. .... . 179
Le tting the vehicle stand and warm up . 163
Proper disposal of dra ined brake fluid . 189
Proper disposal of dra ined engine cool-
ant . .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 187
Proper disposal of dra ined engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 185
Recycling used engine oil ......... .. . 184
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Unleaded fuel ..................... 175
What should I do with an old battery? 193
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 17
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . ........ .. . 152
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning . ............... ........ . 171
Expansion tank ............ .. .. .. .. . 186
Exterior lighting ............ ... .. ... . 40 Exterior
mirrors
Adjusting ..... .. .. .............. .. 44
Dimm ing . ... .. .. .. .............. .. 45
Heating ... .... .. ............. .... . 44
F
Fan
Radiator
Fastening Booster seats .... ................ .
Convertib le child safety seats ..... .. .
Infant seats ..... ............. ... .
Flat tire 188
141
140
139
Changing . .... .. ............. .... 218
Floor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... ..... . 62
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fog lights/rear fog lights ...... ... .. .. . 40
Folding chocks .. .. ... .......... .... 217
Folding the rear seat forward ... .. .. .. . 60
Foot pedals ..... .. .......... ...... .. 99
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 177
Le tting the engine warm up . . . . . .
66, 68
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sav ing fuel by early upshifting ........ 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
How they work . .. ............. .... 121
Frontal collis ions and the laws of physics 105
Front passenger's door emergency lock ing 33
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Adjusting . .... .. ............. .... . 96
Child restraints in the front seat .. .. .. 114
Fuel Additives . ..... .. ................ . 175
B lended gasoline ................. . 175
Consumption .. ... ................ . 22
Filler neck . .... .. ............. .... 176
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline .. ... ... ................ . 175
Gasoline additives ................ . 176
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Octane rating .. .. ............. .... 175
Recommendation ... ........... .. .. 175
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Reserve ........................... 11
Tank capacity .. .. ... .......... .... 235