airbag AUDI Q3 2017 Owner´s Manual

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S afe ty belt s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety belts ........................ 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Airb ag sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
M on itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 127
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
S ide curtai n airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
I mpor tant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
C hi ld se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
L ATCH system ( lowe r anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Eng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
B ra ke flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
B at tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
W indshield was her system . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Service inte rval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Wheel s ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 171
Wheels and Tires . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 171
Tire press ure monitoring system 188
Care and cle aning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Ca r washes ... .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. .. . 191
C leaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 192
Placing your veh icle out of service . . . . . . 196
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 197
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Table of contents
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E lectrica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Eme rgency s ituation s . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Start ing by p ush ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 209
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 209
U se of jumper cables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 210
Tow ingwithatowt ruck . .......... ... 211
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Accessories and Technical Data . 215
Technic al d ata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Notes abo ut te chnical da ta . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
D imens ions. ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. 2 16
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Gasoli ne engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Consumer informat ion . . . . . . . . . . 218
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Operating you r vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Maintenance ...... .... ........... ... 218
Accessor ies and techn ica l changes . . . . . . 220
De claration of Comp liance,
T elecomm unica tions and Ele ctr onic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Index ............................. 222
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(!) Door handle
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Central locking switch
Cent ral locking L ED ......... .. .
Side assist button
Side assist d isplay
H eadlight cont rol sw itch .... .. .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
L ever for turn s ignal and h igh
beams .. .. .... . .......... .. .
® Multifunction ste ering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ........... .. .
- Driver information system con-
trols .. .. ............... .. .
- Audio , te lephone, nav igation and
vo ice recognit ion controls
- Programmable steering wheel
button . .. .. ........... .. .. .
- Rocker switches for tiptronic
mode . ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Windshield washer system lever
@ I S TART EN GIN E ST OPI button .. .
@ Pa rking brake button ....... .. .
~ Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction or ignition lock . ... .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment .... .
@ Cruise contro l lever .... ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ Inst rument illum ination ... .. .. .
@ Hood r ele as e .... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Automat ic luggage compartment
lid .. .. ... ............. ..... .
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@ Power exterior mirror adjustment 38
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power windows . .. .. .. ..... .. .
@ Child safety lock ............. .
@ Buttons/indi cator lights for:
- Eme rgency flashers .. ..... .. .
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF .... .
@ Infotainment system display (does
not fold away)
@ G love compartment .......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Infota inment system control panel
@ Buttons/indicator lights for:
- Drive se lect .. .. ............ .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
( E SC) . .. .. .. .. ....... ..... .
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- Park ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
- Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
@ Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . 56
@ Se lector lever (automatic transm is -
sion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
@ Center conso le w ith:
- Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
- Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
- USB charging port
(D Tips
-Some the eq uipment listed here is on ly in ­
sta lled in certain models or is available as
an opt ion.
- The image in the instrument cluster d isplay
depends on the vehicle equipment. A maxi­
mum of two versions will be pictured in th is
Owner's Manual.
- A separate operat ing manua l describes how
to operate the Infota inment system .
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
- Remote control key
c> page 25,
-Sensors in the door handles* c> page 26,
-Inner central locking switch c> page 2 7, or
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door
c> page 28.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you un lock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the vehicle.
If the vehicle is unlocked and the flashing contin­
ues, then
- one of the doors or the luggage compa rtment
lid is open,
- the ignition is still switched on, or
- the P selector lever position (vehicles with au -
tomat ic transmission*) is not engaged.
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) .
T he vehicle can be unlocked if the opening func­
tion in the central locking system switch is used,
one of the door handles is pulled or the ignition key is removed.
In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors will also automatically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid will lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system if
only the driver's door or the entire vehi ­
cle shou ld unlock when unlocking
c> page 27 ,
Setting the central locking system.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
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Opening and closing
- If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
fi'.J button on the re­
mote contro l key or touching the locking sen­
sor* on a door.
- When locking using the
ffi button in the central
locking switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open
c> page 27.
- If the most recently used convenience key* is in
the luggage compartment, the luggage com­
partment lid automatically unlocks again after
closing it
c> page 28. The emergency flashers
blink four times.
Do not lock your vehicle with the remote control
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
luggage compartment lid are closed . This helps
to prevent you from locking yourself out acc iden­
tally .
A WARNING
- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
ple) from accidenta lly being locked in the
vehicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un­
supervised. In an emergency it would be im­
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
(D Tips
- Do not leave valuables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle . If the LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the central locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
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Central locking switch
Fig. 18 Dr iver's door: central locking switch
Fig. 19 Rear center console: central locking switch
.,. To lock the veh icle, press the fi'.l button ¢,&. .
.,. To unlock the veh icle, press the
63 button .
You can
lock and unloc k your vehicle using the
central locking switch in the driver's or front pas­
senger's door¢
fig. 18. You can only lo ck your
ve hicle using the central locking switch o n the
center console
c::> fig. 19.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the fo llow ing applies :
- Open ing the door and the luggage compart ­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
l ight) .
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: you can open the doors indiv idual­
ly from the inside by pulling the door handle.
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door hand le
again.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors unlock automatically to allow access
to the vehicle.
Op enin g an d clos ing
A WARNING
--The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is sw itched off a nd automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
fi'.l but­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially child ren.
a) Tips
- Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
¢ page 23. You can unlock the veh icle
agai n using the
63 button in the cent ral lock­
ing switch.
- T he doors cannot be un locked with the cen­
tral locking switch on the cen ter conso le.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock.
.,. Select: the I CAR ! function button > ( Car ) Sys­
tem s*
control button > Vehicle setting s > (Cen­
tral lo cking )*.
Unloc k do ors -
you can decide if All doors or only
the
Dr iver door should unlock . The luggage com­
partment lid also un locks when
All is selected. If
you select
Driver in a vehicle wi th a convenience
key*, only the door whose hand le you p ull w ill un­
lock.
If you se lect
Driv er, a ll the doors and luggage
c ompartmen t lid w ill unlock if you p ress the
[fil]
button on the remote control key tw ice.
Tone wh en locking -if you select On , a tone will
sound when you lock the vehicle .
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Sea ts and stor age
Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
See c::> page 100, Driving safety for important
information, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of yo ur passengers .
Front seats
Manual seat adjustment
Appl ies to vehicles with manual adiustable seats
Fig. 4 7 Front seat: manual seat ad justment
@ -Moving the seat fo rwa rd/back: pull the lever
and slide the seat.
@ -Lengthen ing/shortening the upper thigh
support*: lift the hand le.
@ -Adjusting the angle of the seat surface*.
Pull/press t he lever.
© -Adjusting the lumbar support*: press the
button in the desired direction .
®-Moving the seat up/down: pull/press the lev­
er.
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle : turn the ad­
justing wheel.
WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat with when the ve­
hicle is stationary . Otherwise, this increases
the risk of an accident
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Adjusting the seat care lessly or
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w ithout checking can p inch hands and fin­
gers.
- The front seat backrests must not be re­
clined too far back when driving, because
this impa irs the effectiveness of the safety
be lts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of inj ury .
Power seat adjustment
App lies to vehicles w it h power adjustab le seats
Fig . 48 Front seat: power seat adjustment
@ -Adjust ing the lumbar support : press the but­
ton in the applicable position.
®-moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/down. To adjust the front seat cushion, press
the front button up/down. To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press the rear button up/down.
®-moving the seat forward/back : press the
button forward/back.
© -adjust ing the backrest ang le: press the bu t­
ton forward/back .
@-Lengthening/shortening the upper th igh
support*: lift the handle.
A WARNING
- Onl y adjust the front seat with when the ve­
hicle is sta tionary . Otherwise, this inc reases
the risk of an accident
- The power adj ustmen t for the front se ats al­
so works wi th the ignit ion sw itched off or
with the ignition key removed . For this rea­
son, chi ldren should never be left unattend­
ed in the vehicle -they could be injured!

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-Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing
injuries.
- The front seat backrests must not be re­
clined too far back when driving, because
this impairs the effectiveness of the safety
belts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of injury.
- To minimize the risk of injury during sudden
braking or a collision, the driver and the
front passenger must not drive or r ide with
the backrest in the reclined position. The
safety belts and airbag system can only pro­
vide the greatest protection possible when
the backrests are in the upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po­
sition and safety belt position .
Front center armrest
Applie s to vehicles with a front center armrest
Fig. 49 Armrest between the driver's seat and passenger's
seat
.. Fold up the center armrest support to open the
storage compartment.
.. To adjust the center armrest, lift up the arm­
rest notch by notch .
.. To bring the center armrest back down, raise it
out of the top notch and then fold it back
down.
The armrest can slide forward and back. Please note that the driver 's ability to move his or
her arm may be restricted when the armrest is
folded down. Because of this, the armrest should
not be fo lded down during city driving.
Seats and storage
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Fig. SO Front seat: head restraints
Adjust the head restraints so th at the upper edge
of the head restraint is located between the cen ­
ter of the head and the top of the head. If that is
not possible, try to adjust as close to this posi­
tion as poss ible.
.,. Hold the head restraint at the sides with both
hands and slide the head restraint up/down un­
til it clic ks into place .
_&. WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
r:¢, page 103, Proper adjustment of
head restraints .
- Driving with the head restra ints not in the
upright position increases the risk of serious
injury.
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Driving
correspond to you r actua l consumption on the
road, which will vary depending upon vehicle
load and speed, road and weather conditions,
trip length, etc.
Steering
Adjusting the steering wheel position
The steering column can be adjusted up and
down and forward and back.
F ig . 68 Lever u nde r the stee ring column
.,. Tilt the lever downward ¢ _A.
.,. Bring the steering wheel into the desired posi­
tion .
.,. Press the lever upward again until it locks in
place .
.&_ WARNING
Improper use of steer ing whee l adjustment
and improper seating position can cause ser i­
ous pe rsonal injury.
- Adjust the steering wheel column on ly when
the vehicle is not mov ing to prevent loss of
vehicle control.
- Adjust the driver's seat o r steering wheel so
that there is a minimum of 10 in (25 cm)
be tween your chest and t he s teering wheel
~ page 101, fig. 101 . If yo u cannot main ­
tain this minimum distance, the airbag sys­
tem cannot protect you properly.
- If physica l limitations prevent you from sit ­
t ing 10 in (25 cm)
or more from the steer ­
ing wheel, check with your authorized Audi
dealer to see if adaptive equipment is avail­
able .
- If the steering wheel is aligned with your
face, the supplemental driver's airbag can-
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not provide as much protect ion in an acci­
dent. Always make sure that the steer ing
wheel is aligned with your chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi­
tions to reduce the risk of personal in jury if
the driver's airbag deploys .
- Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands inside
the steering wheel rim or on t he steering
wheel hub . Holding the steering wheel the
wrong way can cause serious in juries to the
h an ds, arm s and head if the drive r's airbag
deploys.
Starting and stopping
the engine (vehicles with an ignition lock)
Starting the engine
Applies to: vehicles wit h ignition lock
The ignition is switched on and the engine start ­
ed with the key in the ignition.
Fig. 69 Ign it ion lock : pos ition of the ig ni tio n key
Switching the ignition on/off
.,. To switch the ignition on, turn the ignition key
to position
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.,. To switch the ignit ion off, turn the ignition key
to position @.
Starting the engine
.,. Press the brake pedal and move the selector
lever to the P or N posit ion.
.,. Turn the key to position @. The ignit ion key au­
tomatically returns to posit ion
(D . Do not press
the accelerator peda l when doing this . ..,.

Intelligent Technology
Depending on the vehicle battery charge level,
electrical equipment is switched off one item af­
ter the other to prevent the vehicle battery from
draining and to maintain the starting ability.
Dynamic energy manag ement
W hile driving, dynamic energy management d is ­
trib utes the appropriate amount of energy to the
e lectrical equipment. It controls the battery
charge level so that the amount of energy is not
greater than the amount be ing generated in or­
der to mainta in a n optima l vehicle battery charge
level.
(D Tips
- Ene rgy management cannot ove rcome the
l aws of physics . Note that the charge level
and length of the vehicle battery life a re
l imi ted.
- When the starting ability is endangered, the
(•) indicator light turns on
~ page 13 .
What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of stress is placed on the vehicle battery
when dr iv ing short d ista nces, dur ing c ity dr iving,
and at cold times of the year . A lot of energy is
used but little is ge nerated.
It is a lso critical
when the engine is not runn ing but e lectr ica l
eq uipment is switc hed o n. In this case, energy is
used bu t none is ge ne ra te d.
In s ituations like this, energy manageme nt will
actively regu late the d istribution of ene rgy .
Long periods without use
I f yo u do not drive your vehicle for seve ral days or
weeks, electrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off . This red uces energy use and
ensu res the veh icle w ill be able to star t afte r long
pe riods of time . Some convenience functions ,
such as inte rior lighting or powe r seat adjust ­
men t, may not be available unde r certa in ci rcum­
s tances. These co nvenience functions will be
ava ilab le again once you switch the ign ition on
and start the engine .
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With the engine switched off
The vehicle b attery wi ll dr ain if you use Info tain ­
ment func tions such as lis teni ng to the radio
while the engine is switched off.
The veh icle's abili ty to s ta rt may be impa ired by
the e nergy use, a message will appe ar i n t he I n­
fota inment system display.
The message indicates that the system wi ll
swi tch off autom atically soon .
If you would lik e
to co ntin ue usi ng the func tio ns , you mus t start
t h e engine.
With the engine running
Althoug h electrica l energy is gene rated w hile
driv ing, the veh icle ba tte ry can dra in. This can
happe n if li tt le ene rgy i s generate d but much is
u sed, and the ch arge level of the vehi cle b attery
i s not optimal.
To resto re t he ba lan ce of energy, co mponents
t h at req uire large amo unts of energy a re tempo ­
ra rily sc aled b ack or sw itche d off. Heat ing sys­
tems in partic ular re quire a great deal of energy .
If you notice, for example, that the seat heating*
or r ear window defogger is not work ing, then it
has been tempora rily reduced or switched off.
These systems are avai lab le aga in as soon as t he
energy supply has bee n restored .
In ad dition, yo u may notice that the idle speed
has slightly increased. That is normal and no
cause for concern. By increasing the idling speed,
the addit ional required energy will be ge nerated
and the veh icle battery w ill be charged .
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
Event Data Recorder
This vehicle is equ ipped w ith an Event Data Re­
corder ( EDR) . The mai n purpose of an EDR is to
r ecord, in certain cras h or near crash -li ke situa ­
tions, such as an airbag deployme nt o r hi tt ing a
r oad obsta cle, da ta that w ill ass ist in understand­
i ng how a vehi cle's systems pe rforme d. Th e EDR
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is designed to record data re lated to vehicle dy ­
namics and safety systems for a short period of
time, typically 30 seconds or less . The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as :
- How various systems in you r vehicle were oper ­
ating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How fa r (if at all) the dr iver w as depressing the
acce lerator and/or brake peda l; and,
- How fast the ve hicle was travel ing.
These data can help prov ide a better understand­
ing of the c ircumstances in which c rashes and in­
juries occur. NO TE: E DR data are reco rded by your
ve hicl e only if a non -triv ia l crash si tuation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under norma l
driving conditions and no pe rsonal data (e.g.,
name, gender , age, and crash location) are re ­
corded. However, other parties, such as law en­
forcement, could combine the EDR data w ith the
type of personally identifying data routine ly ac­
qu ired during a crash invest igation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, specia l equip­
ment is required, and access to the ve hicle or the
EDR is needed. In addit ion to the vehicle manu­
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equ ipment, can read the in­
formation if they have access to the vehi cle or the
E DR.
Some state laws restrict the retr ieval or down ­
loadi ng of data stored by ED Rs installed i n a vehi­
cle for the express purpose of retrieving data af­
ter a n accident o r crash event wi tho ut t he own­
e r' s consent.
Aud i will not access the EDR and/or s imilar data
or give it to othe rs -
- unless the vehicle owner (or lessee if the vehi­
cle has been leased) agrees; or
- upon the off icia l request by the police; o r
- upon the order of a court of law or a govern-
ment agency; o r
- for the defense of a laws uit throug h the judicial
discovery process.
- Audi may also use the data for research about
vehicle operation and safety performance or
Intellig ent Technology
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purposes witho ut identifying the specific vehi­
cle or informat ion about the ident ity o f its own­
er or lessee and only after the recorded veh icle
data has been accessed.
Vehicle control m odules
You r vehicle is also eq uipped with a number of
electronic control modules for various vehicle
systems, such as engine management, emiss ion
contro l, airbags, and safety be lts.
These electronic contro l modu les record data
during norma l vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained techn ic ians for diagnostic and
repa ir purposes. The recording capab ility of these
modules is lim ited to data (no sound is record­
ed) . Only a small amount of data is actua lly re­
corded over a very limited period of time, or stor­
ed when a system fault is detected by a contro l
module . Some of the da ta stored may relate to
vehicle speed, direction, or b raking, as well as re ­
strain t system use and per formance in the eve nt
of a crash . Stored data can also on ly be read and
down loade d with specia l equipment that is di ­
rectly connected to the vehicle.
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Driving sa fe ty
Driving safety
General notes
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
This chapter contains important information,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passengers and others. We have summar­ ized here what you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Your safety is for us
priority number 1 . Al­
ways observe t he i nfo rmation and wa rn ings in
this section - for your own safety as well as tha t
of yo ur passengers.
The information i n this section applies to all
model ve rsions of your vehicle . Some of the fea­
tures descr ibed in t his sec tions may be s tanda rd
eq uipment on some models, or may be optional
equipment on others . If yo u are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
structions and heed the WARNINGS in th is
Manual.
It is in your interest and in the in­
te rest of your passengers.
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- Always keep t he comp lete Owner's Litera­
ture in your A udi when you lend or se ll your
vehicle so that this important information
will always be available to the d river and
passenge rs.
- Always keep the Owner 's literature handy so
that you can find it easily if you have ques­
t ions.
Safety equipment
The safety features are part of the occupant re­
straint system and work together to help reduce
the risk of injury in a wide variety of occident si t­
uations.
Your safety and the safety of yo ur passenge rs
should not be left to chan ce. Advan ces in tech­
nology have made a var iety of features av ail ab le
to help reduce t he risk of injury in an accident .
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The following is a list of just a few of the sa fety
features in your Audi :
- sophis tic ated safety be lts fo r dr ive r and all pas-
senge r seat ing pos itions,
- belt fo rce limi ters for the front seats,
- be lt pretensione rs fo r the seats,
- belt height adjustment for the front seats,
- head restraints for each seating position,
- front airbags,
- side airbags in the front seats,
- side curtain airbags with eject io n m it igat io n
features,
- special LA TC H anchorages for ch ild rest rai nts,
- adj ustab le steer ing col umn.
These ind iv idual safety features, can work to­
gether as a system to he lp protect you and your
passengers in a wide range of acc idents. These
features cannot wo rk as a system if they are not
a lways cor rec tly ad justed and cor rect ly used.
Safety i s everybody' s responsibil ity!
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care ­
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
before driving always:
.,. Make sure that a ll lights and signals are operat ­
ing correctly .
.,. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct .
.,. Make sure that a ll w indows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.,. Secure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
~ page 105, ~page 47 .
.,. Ma ke sure that noth ing ca n interfere wi th the
pedals.
.,. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for yo ur height.
.,. Instruct passenge rs to adjust the head re­
straints according to their he ight.
.,. Make sure to use the rig ht child restraint cor­
rectly to protect children
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safety . ..,.