fuel AUDI S3 2009 Repair Manual

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Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pedals . .... ... .. .... .... .... ...... 132
Physical p rinciples of a frontal collision 138
Polish ing ... ... ... .. ... .... .... .... 209
Power locking switch .. ... .... ...... .. 41
Rear center console ... ........ .... 42
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience close/open feature .. ... 47
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside ... .... ... .... .... ..... .. . 41
Opening and closing the windows .. . 47
Operating locks from with k ey . ..... 40
Rear lid .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ...... .. 42
Remo te control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, 39
Un locking and locking vehicle .. ... .. 39
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Power seat Adjusting the seatback ..... ........ 77
Adjustment . ...... .... .... ... .... 76
Power steering
See Electro-mechanical power assist . 16 ,
195
Power sunroof
See panoramic sliding sunroof .... .. 48
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
In the driver's door ................ 46
Reactivating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Pregnant wom en
Special considerations when wearing a safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Proper occupant sea ting posi tions .... 128
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Occupants .... ...... .... ... .. ... 128
Rear passengers 130
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Quartz clock ...... ..... .. .... .... .... . 9
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See All Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Question
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What happens to unbelted occupants? ..
139
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Radiato r fan . .... .... ...... .... .... . 235
Radio Replacing . .... ... .... .... .... ... 306
Rain sensor defective ... ... .... ... .... 34
Reading light
Rea r ..... ..... ...... .... .... .... . 61
Reading lights
Front ..... ..... ... .... ... .... .... 60
Rea r ... ... .... ... ... .. ...... ..... 60
Rear armrest .... ... .. .... .. .. ... .... 82
Rea r ashtray . .... ...... .... ... .. .... 93
Rear lid
Emergency release .... .... .... .... 43
Lock ing/unlocking . ... .. ....... ... . 42
Rear light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear power locking switch ... .... .... . 42 Rear seat bottom
...... .. .... .... .. . . 83
Rear view mirror
Inside rear view mirror ............ . 69
Rear window defogger with air-conditioning ... ... .. ..... 105
Refuelling ....... .... .... ...... ..... 221
Release lever for engine hood ..... .... 224
Remo te con trol . ...... .. .. ... ..... .. . 36
Resetting remote control ... .... .... 40
Un locking and locking . .... .... ... . 39
Remote mast er key
Ba ttery replacement ............... 36
Check light .... .... .... ..... .. ... . 36
Repair manuals ... .... ... .... .... .. . 303
Repairs Airbag system .... .... .... .... ... 161
Replacing Wheel rims . ... .... .... .... .. 255, 257
Replacing a fuse ... ... ....... .... ... 280
Replacing a sound system . .... .... ... 306
Replacing light bulbs . ...... .. .... ... 285
Replacing tires and wheels ........... 256
Reporting Safety Defects .. ....... 135, 136
Reset but ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Resetting remote control ...... .... .... 40
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reverse Automatic transmission .... .... .. . 117
Reversible cargo area floo r ........ .... 87

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Setting
Date display . .... ... ... .. ... ... .... 9
Digital clock ........... .... ..... ...
9
Side airbags
Description ... .... .... ... .... ... 163
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side curtain airbags ...... ....... .... 166
Description . ...... .... .......... 166
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Sk i sack ..................... ....... 87
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Sockets ............. .... .... ... .... 93
Sound system Replacing . .... .... .... ... .... ... 306
Sound system display .... .... .... .... 18
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Spare wheel
See Spa re tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Speed rating letter code . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Speed warning ... .... .... ... .... .... 33
Speed warning system ...... .... .... . 26
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Star ting assistance
4-cylinder engine
6 -cylinder engine
Star ting on hi lls 289
290
Hill hold assis t ........ ....... .... 111
Starting the engine ....... .... .. 108, 109
What should I do if the engine does not
start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
St ee l whe els . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1 Steering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
See also Electro-mechanical power assis t
16, 195
Steering wheel column Adjusting ..... ... ..... .... .... .. 107
St eps for d eter mining correc t load limit 252
Stopping the engine ................. 109
Storage . .... .... ..... .. .... ..... ... 94
Compartments in the door tr ims .. ... 96
Cup holder rear center armrest ...... 92
G love compartment . ...... .... .... 95
Small objects .......... ....... .... 95
Storage compartment Increasing size ....... .... ... .. .... 83
Sun blind .. ...... .. .. .... .... .... 62, 63
Sun visors .. ...... ....... .... .... ... 62
Sunroof
See panoramic sli din g sunroof ...... 48
Switches Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switching the air cond itioner (automatic)
on/off ... . ..... ................. 100
Symbols
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Red symbols in the center display ... 28
Ye llow symbols in the center display . 29
Tachometer .. .... ...... .... ... .. .... . 8
Tailgate
See Rea r lid ... ... .... .... .... .... 42
Technical modifications .. ............ 306 Temperature
Clima te controls .. .... ...... ... .. 101
Setting for the drive r's and front passen-
ger's side ..... ....... ...... .... 101
Tether strap .. .... .... ... .... .... ... 187
Securing the upper tether strap .... 188
The first 1,000 mil es (1,500 km) and
afterwards .... .. .... .... .... ... 197
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 , 135
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel .. ...... .... .. .. .... ... 91
Tire pressure ...... .... ......... .... 250
Tire pressure monitoring system ...... 264
Changing wheels ............ ..... 267
Declaration of conformity . ........ 268
Learning process ... .... ...... .... 266
Loss of air pressure . .... ... .. .. 13,265
Malfunctions ... .. .... .... .... .. . 267
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Storing tire pressures .......... .. . 266
Tires and wheels .. ... .. .. .. ..... . 257
Valves ...... ...... .... ...... .... 257
Warning light ... .. .... .... .... .... 34
Tire service life .... .... ... ..... ... .. 254
Tires ........... ..... ....... ....... 243
Replacing . .... .... .... ...... 255, 257
Service life ...... .... .... .... .... 254
speed rating letter code ... .... .... 257
Tire manufacturing date .... .... ... 257
Tire specif ications ........ .. .... .. 256
Tread depth .. .......... .... ..... 254
Un iform tire quality grading ... .... 259
Winter tires .. ....... .. .. .. .... .. 260