air suspension AUDI Q3 2016 Owners Manual

Instruments and indicator lights
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler immediately
to have the ma lfunction corrected .
c:> Windshield washer fluid level
Ill Please refill washer fluid.
If the symbol ill uminates, add w indshield was her
fluid to the w indshield washer system .
~ Engine start system
€·I ~ngine start system: Malfunction! Plea se
con tact dealer.
If th e indicator light t urns on and the message
appears, do
not switch the ign ition off because
you may not be ab le to sw itch it on again.
Drive to yo ur a uthorized Aud i dea le r i mmediately
to have the ma lf u nct ion corrected .
Engine start sy stem: Malfunction . Plea se con­
tact dealer .
There is a malfunction in the eng ine start system .
Drive to you r authori zed Aud i dea ler immediately
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
~ Defective light bulb warning
If the rtl i ndicato r light turns on, a bulb has
fa iled. The message ind icates the location of the
bu lb.
V ehicle lights: Sy stem f ault!
If the message appears, there is a ma lfunction in
the headlights or light switch.
Drive to yo ur autho rized Audi dea le r i mmedia tely
to have the malf unction corrected .
A WARNING
-Light bu lbs are p ressurized and could ex­
plode while they a re being changed caus ing
serious persona l injury.
- Work with due ca re when handling the high­
vo ltage section of gas discharge (xenon)
lights* . Failure to do so could result in death
or serious injury.
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(D Tips
Have the bu lb replaced or the connection re­
paired by your authorized A udi Se rvice depart­
ment.
i,0 Headlight range control
fl H ea dlight range control: Sy stem fault!
If the symbol II ill uminates, the dynamic head­
li ght range contro l is no longer working properly.
Have the system checked and repaired at your au­
thorized Audi dea ler .
~O Audi Adaptive Light
App lies to vehicles: wit h Audi adapt ive light
rlJ Audi adaptive light : System fault!
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a ma lfunction in the adaptive
li ght system . The headlights still function .
Go to an authorized dealership to have the head­
li ghts or the contro l unit for the adapt ive light re­
paired.
@:) Light/rain sensor
App lies to vehicles : wit h lig ht/ ra in sensor
£1 Automat ic headlights /wipers: System fault!
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the light/rain sensor is not functioning
correctly.
For safety reasons the low beams are turned on
permanently with the switch in
AUTO . However,
you can continue to turn the lights on and off us­
i ng the lig ht switch . You can still contro l all func­
tions that are independent of the rain sensor
through the windsh ield wiper lever .
Contact your authori zed Aud i dea ler as soon as
possible to have the problem corrected.
g Adaptive dampers
App lies to vehicles: wit h Audi drive se lect and a daptive damp ­
ers
R Suspension : System f ault!
The re is an adaptive dampe r mal func tion.

Airbag syste m
with these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this service
for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag System
performs in a crash. For examp le, using t ire-r im
comb inat ions not approved by Audi, lower ing the
veh icle, changing the stiffness of the suspens ion,
including the springs, suspension struts, shock
absorbers etc . can change the forces that are
measured by the airbag sensors and sent to the
electronic control unit. Some suspension changes
can, for example, increase the force levels meas­
ured by the sensors and make the airbag system
deploy in crashes in wh ich it would not deploy if
the changes had not been made. Other kinds of
changes may reduce the force levels meas ured by
the sensors and prevent the airbag from deploy­ ing when it should.
A WARNING
Changing the vehicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim combinations can
change Advanced Airbag performance and in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury in a
crash.
- Never install suspension components that
do not have the same performance charac­
teristics as the components originally instal­
led o n your veh icle .
- Never use tire-rim comb inations that have
not been approved by Audi.
A WARNING
Items stored between the safety belt buckle
and the center console can cause the senso rs
in the buckle to send the wrong info rmation
to the electronic control module and prevent
t he Advanced Airbag System from wor king
properly.
- Always make sure tha t noth ing can interfere
with the safety be lt buck les and that they
are not obstructed.
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Side airbags
Description of side airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained occupants .
Fig. 125 S ide a irbag locat io n in the driver's seat
The side airbags are located in the sides of the
front seat backrests ¢
fig. 125 facing the doors.
They are identified by the word "AIRBAG".
The sid e airbag system ba sically con sis t s o f:
- the electronic control module and external side
impact sensors
- the two a irbags located in the s ides of the front
backrests
- the airbag warning light in the instrument clus -
ter.
The airbag system is monitored electronica lly to
make certain that it is functioning properly at a ll
t imes. Each time you turn on the ignition, the air ­
bag system indicator light w ill come on for a few
seconds (self diagnostics) .
The side airbag system supplements the safety belts and can help to reduce the risk of injury to
the driver's and front passenger's upper torso on
the side of the vehicle that is struck in a side co l­
li sion. The a irbag deploys only in side impacts
and only when the vehicle acceleration registered by the control unit is high enough. If this rate is
below the reference val ue programmed into the
contro l unit, the side airbags will not be trig-
gered, even though the car may be badly dam-
aged as a result of the collision. It is not possible
to define an airbag triggering range that will cov­ er every possible angle of impact, si nce the c ir­
cumstances w ill vary conside rably between one
collision and another . Important factors include, .,,.