wheel AUDI Q3 2018 Manual PDF

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today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any other properly equipped and qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte­ nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­ ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 155. Consumer Information
A WARNING
-
Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following
pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve­
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi­ cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The radiator fan switches on auto­
matically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run until
the coolant temperature drops.
- Always remove the ignition key before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle . The jack* supplied with the vehi­
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in P (Park
position) and the park brake is applied.
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Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control system) 54
A/C (manual cl imate control system) . . . . . . 52
ABS
refer to Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . 89
Accessories .. .. .. ............. .... 44, 214
Adaptive dampers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
also refer to Audi adaptive light . . . . . . . . . 16
Addit ional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Adjusting the air distribution Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 55
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . S2
Adjusting the air vents Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . S5
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting the center console lighting . . . . . . 3S
Adjusting the temperature
H eating/ventilat ion system and manual cli-
mate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Advanced Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 120
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Front air bags . ............... .... .. . 118
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 122
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 120
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 125
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
216
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
When must the system be inspected? . . . 124
Air pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air pressure (tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ant i-freeze
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Anti -lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Armrest.... .... .. .. .. ............. ... 43
ASR
refer to Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 212
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
AUTO Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 54
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 22
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Automatic climate control
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 54
Automat ic climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 54
Automat ic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Manua l shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . 72
Se lector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering wheel with shift paddles. . . . . . . . 70
tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B
Bag/securing hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Blower Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 55
Heating/ventilation system and manual cli ­
mate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Booster seats ...................... .. 142
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 63
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
New tires .. .. ................. .. .. . 173
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 156
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Capacities Fuel tank ... .. ................ ..... . 210
Washer fluid reservoir ............... . 210
Caps for wheel bolts, removing . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cargo area
refer to Loading th e luggag e compart -
ment .. ..... ..................... .. 102
Cargo bag
Cargo floor
. .. .. ................ ... .. .. 47
49
Cargo mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Index
Cen ter armrest
Central locking
Certification . . .. .................. .. 43
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215
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat ......... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 151
Child restraints system anchors .......... 147
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Impo rtant safety instru ctions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Important th ings to know when driving with
c hi ldre n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
I nstalling a child restraint using the LATCH
system .......... ................. .
Mounting and releas ing the anchorage
hook ..... .. .. .. .. ............... . .
Tether anchors ... .. ................ .
T eth er straps . ... .. ................ .
Child safety lock ... .. ................. .
Child safety seats .. .. ................ .
Booster seats
149
149
149
149
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140
142
Co nver tible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 146
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat...... .. .. .. .. ................. 115
How do I properly instal l a child safety seat
in my vehicle? .. .. .. ................ .
Infant seats ... .. .. ................ .
LATCH system ... .. ................ .
Low er anchorages 137
140
149
148
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Unu sed safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 139
Cl eaning ....... .... ................ .
185
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 187
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Clean ing art ificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 , 188
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . 186 , 187
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cl eaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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Index
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
Fuel tank capacity ................... 210
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 81
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) .21
Fueling Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 155
F uel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
F uel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Generator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 169
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 209
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
H
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
H eadlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adjusting .. .. ................ 43, 44, 100
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear window (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window (manual climate control sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats (automatic climate control system) . 55
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 108
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Hill descent assist ... . .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. 91
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
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Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hold ass ist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? . . 120
How safety belt pretensioners work 112
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Ignition
Switching on and off (convenience key) . . . 61
Switching on and off (ignition lock) . . . . . . 60
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Important things to do before driving . . . . . 97
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 125
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interval mode (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 38
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... ... 23
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 71
L
LATCH 147
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Loc ation
Mounting and relea sing the anchorage
hook
. . .. .. .. ............... .. .... .
148
149
L eather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Interval mode (windsh ield wipers) . . . . . . . 38
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L ights
I nterior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 102
Locking/un locking
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
L ow-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Lower univ ersal anchorages (Canada) . . . . . 147
L uggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment. ... .. .. ................. .... . 102
L uggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
M
M . t arn enance . .. ............. .. .. .... . 212
M . t . l arn enance mterva s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . 14, 17
Manual climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 52
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 124
Index
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
NH TSA
Contacting 104
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
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Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Octane rating (gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 160
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 17
Opening.... .... .. .. ............... .. . 22
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Windows . .. .. .. .. ............. .... . 30
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 20
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
also refer to Convenience opening/closing 31
Parking brake
refer to Elect rome chanica l parking brake . 63
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Parking system Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . 83, 84
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Index
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . . 87
Clean ing the rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cleaning the sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . 186
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 69
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 107
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pollutant filter . .... ........... .... .... 51
Power seat ad justment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Proper seating posit ion
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Protective liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 107
R
Radio Standards Specification (RSS)
215
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
I nterva l mode (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 38
Ra ising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
222
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 , 84
Rear window defogger Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 55
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window wiper Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 40
Recirculation mode Automatic climate cont rol system . . . . . . . 55
Manua l climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 53
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Replacing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 , 40
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Resett ing the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rims ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 180
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 111

Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposa l............ ..... . 113
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 109
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
H eight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Improperly worn ............. .. ..... 112
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety instructions
for side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
for using ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
for using safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 126
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat Number of seats
Seat adjustment 106
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seat heating Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 55
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
~ Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 ......
~ Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
N
8 Selective whee l torque contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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Se lector lever (automatic transmission)
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 39
Setting the temperature
Automatic climate cont rol system . . . . . . . 54
Sh ift paddles (automatic transm iss ion) . . . . 70
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Side assist
refer to Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S ide curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ski bag. ........... .... ........... .... 48
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Space-saving spare tire (compact spare tire)
. 197
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Stab ilization control
refer to E lectronic stabi lization control . . . 89
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 61
Steering Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Locking (convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Locking (ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
also refer to Electromechanical steering 93
Steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Shift paddles (automatic transmiss ion) . . . 70
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 180
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 62
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Subwoofer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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Index
Sunroof
refer to Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sunshade
Emergency closing (panorama glass roof) .
32
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Temp erature display
Outside temper ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Temperature indicator Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Temporary spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Time . .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. ... 9
tiptronic mode (automat ic transmission) . . . 70
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 66
Tires................................ 166
All
wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tir e pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 183
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tire pressure (trailer towing) . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
175
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
169
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Towing
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
Towing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 206
TPMS (Tire Press ure Monitoring System) . . 183
224
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Trailer load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking/ locking 111
182
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
With the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . 25
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
V
Vanity mirror.... .. .. .. ............. ... 37
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
D .
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Out of service .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Specifications ..................... . . 210
190
209
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Charge leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 164
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Vehicle jack . ... ... .. .. ... ..... ... 191,194
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
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Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 107
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wheel bolt caps
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193

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Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Wheel covers, removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 169
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 178
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 108
When must the airbag system be inspected? l24
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 148
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Windshield
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
also refer to W indshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 38, 165
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Winter operation
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Defrosting windows (automatic climate con­
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Defrosting windows (manual climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Removing ice from w indows . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Seat heating (automatic climate cont rol sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Winter ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Index
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