gas type AUDI Q3 2018 Owners Manual

The side airbag system supplements the safety
be lts and can h elp to reduc e th e risk of injury to
the dr iver's and front passenge r's upper torso on
t he side of the vehicle th at is struck in a side col ­
lis ion . The airbag deploys on ly in side impac ts
and only when the vehicle acceleration reg istered
by the control unit is h igh enough. If this rate is
be low the reference va lue programmed into the
control unit, the s ide airbags will not be tr ig ­
gered, even though the car may be badly dam ­
aged as a result of the collision.
It i s not possib le
to define an airbag triggering range that wi ll cov­
er ev ery possible angl e of impact, since th e cir ­
cumstances will vary conside rably between one
coll is ion and another . Important factors include ,
for example , the nature (hard or soft) of the im­
pacting object, the ang le of impact, vehicle
speed , etc .
r::;;, page 130 , Important safety in­
structions on the side airbag system .
Aside from their normal safety function, safety
be lts work to he lp keep the driver or front pas ­
senger in pos it ion in the event of a side collision
so that the s ide a irbags can provide p rotection .
The airbag sys tem is
no t a substitu te for your
safety belt . Rather, it is part of the overall occu ­
pant restraint system i n your veh icle . Always re­
member that the s ide airbag system can only
he lp to p rotect yo u if you a re wea ring your safety
be lt and wea ring it properly. This is another rea­
son why you shou ld always wear your saf ety
be lts, not just because the law requi res you to do
so
r::;;, page 106 , General information.
It is important to remember that while the s up­
p lemental side ai rbag system is designed to re­
duce the like lihood of serious injur ies, oth er inju­
ri es, for example, sw elling , bru is ing, and minor
abrasions can a lso be associated with deployed
side airbags. Remember too , side airbags will de­
ploy only once and only in certain kinds of a cci­
dents -your safety belts are always t here to offer
p rotection .
Vehicle damage , repair costs or even the lack of
vehicle damage are not necessarily an indication
~ of over -sensitive o r failed airbag activation . In
~ some coll is io ns, both front and s ide a irbags may r--.
~ in flate. Remember too, that airbags will deploy 0
g only once and only in ce rtain k inds of coll is ions -(X)
Airb ag sys tem
your safety belts are always there to offer protec­
tion in those accidents in which a irbags are not
s u pposed to deploy or when they have already
deployed .
The side airbag system w ill n ot deploy:
- when t he ignit io n i s t urned off
- in side co llisions whe n the acceleration meas-
ured by the sensor is too low
- in front -end coll is io ns
- in rear-end col lisions
- in rollovers .
In some types of accidents the front airbags, side
curtain airbags and side airbags may be triggered
together .
A WARNING
--Safety belts and the airbag system will only
p rov ide protect ion when occupants are i n
the prope r seat ing pos ition
r::;;, page 130 .
- If the ai rbag ind icator light r::;:, page 14
comes when the veh icle is being used, have
the system inspected immedia tely by your
a uthor ized Audi dealer.
It is possib le th at
t he airbag will inflate when i t is not sup­
posed to, or w ill not inf late w hen it should.
How supplemental side airbags work
Side airbags deploy ins tan tly and can help re­
duce the risk of upper torso injuries for occu­
pants who ore properly restrained.
F ig. 117 In fla ted s ide airba gs on lef t side of ve hicl e
When the system is triggered, the airbag is filled
with prope llant gas and breaks through a seam in
the seat s urface area marked "AIRBAG" .
It ex-
pands between the side trim panel a nd the .,.
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-Fuel system damage and performance prob­
l ems resulting from the use of fuels differ­
ent from those specified are not the respon­
sibility of Audi and are not covered under
the New Vehicle or the Emission Control
System Warranties.
- If you experience a loss of fuel economy or
driveability and performance problems due
to the use of one of these fuel blends, we
recommend that you switch to unblended
fuel.
Gasoline additives
A majo r concern among many auto manufactur­
ers is carbon deposit build-up caused by the type
of gasoline you use.
Although gasoline grades d iffer from one manu­
facturer to another, they have certain things in
common. All gasoline grades contain substances
that can cause deposits to collect on vital engine parts, such as fuel injectors and intake valves . Al­
though most gasoline brands include additives to keep engine and fuel systems clean, they are not
equally effective.
Audi recommends using TOP TIER Detergent Gas­
oline . For more information on TOP TIER Deter­
gent Gasoline, please go to the official website
(www.toptiergas.com).
After an extended period of using inadequate
fuels, built-up carbon deposits can rob your en­ gine of peak performance.
(}) Note
-Damage or malfunction due to poor fuel
quality is not covered by the Audi New Vehi ­
cle Limited Warranty.
Checking and Filling
Refueling
Fueling procedure
Fig. 132 Right rear s ide o f th e ve hicle : ope ning the fuel
filler door
Fig. 133 Fuel filler door with attached fue l cap
The fuel filler door is unlocked or locked by the
central locking system.
"' Press on the left side of the fuel filler door to
open
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"'Unscrew the tank cap counterclockwise.
"' Place the cap from above on the open fuel filler
door
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"'Insert the fuel pump nozzle a ll the way into the
fuel filler neck.
"' Start refueling. As soon as the fuel pump noz­
zle turns off the first time, the fuel tank is full.
Do not continue fueling, or else the expansion
space in the tank will be filled with fuel.
"' Pull the pump nozzle out of the tank filler neck
five seconds after it has switched off, so that
the rest of the fuel can flow out of the pump
nozzle into the filler neck.
"' Turn the fuel cap clockwise until you hear it
lock.
"' Then press on the left side of the tank door un-
til it latches.
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