steering AUDI S3 2015 Owners Manual

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 126
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Why safety bel ts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt p re tens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 1 42
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
I mpor tan t th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 1 44
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Ch ild Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 170
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... . 176
Install ing a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . . . 18 1
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
A ddit io nal Informa tion 184
188
Driver messages
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
I nforma tion abo ut data reco rded by
ve hicl e cont ro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electron ic stabilization control (ESC) 189
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . 193
All whee l drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Not ice about data recorded by the
E vent Data Reco rder and ve hicle
con tro l mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Table of contents 3
Driving and the environment
197
T he first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving through wate r on roads . . . . . 198
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Plac ing you r vehicle ou t of service . . . 199
Operate yo ur v ehicl e economically and
min imi ze poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Dr iving wit h a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
T rai le r tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . 205
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Gener al infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 206
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . 210
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
F uel tank . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... . 212
Se lective cata lytic reduction . . . . . . . . 215
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
B rake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
W indsh ie ld washer conta iner 232
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T ire pressu re mo nitor ing syste m 2 64
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 2 67
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
L uggage compartment lid emergency
r elease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Changi ng a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
i:::> page 19
Can ada mode ls:
E lectromechanical parking brake
c::> page 19
Cooling system
c::>page 20
Engine oil pressure
c::>page20
Alternator
~page 20
Front safety be lt
c::> page 21
Steering./
c::>page 193
Steering lock
c::>page 21
Engine start system
c::>page 21
Instrum ent s an d indicator lamp s 15
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ngine stops while driv ing
i:::>page 21
Transmission malfunction
c::> page 115
Adaptive cru ise control*./
c::>pageBB
USA mode ls: Speed warn ing
system
c::> page 83
C ana da m odel s: Speed warn ing
sys tem
i:::>page83
F ill Ad Blue*
c::> page 21 S
AdBlue malfunction*
c::> page 215
Yellow indi cato r light s
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Centra l indicator light (pay at -
tention to the additional infor­
mation in the instrument cluster
disp lay) ©
c::> page 14, fig. 8
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
c::> page 22
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Tank system
¢page 24
Washer fluid level
¢ page 25
Windshield wipers
¢page 25
Steering .//steering lock
¢page 193
Steering lock
¢p age 21
Engine start system
¢page 21
Convenience key
¢page 79
Convenience key
¢page 79
Instruments and indicator lamps 17
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in remote control key
¢page37
Defective light bulb warning
¢page25
Headlight range contro l system*
¢ page25
Adaptive light*
¢page 25
Light/rain sensor*
¢page25
Active lane assist*
¢page 99
Transmission
¢page 115
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The starting abili ty may be impai red .
If thi s message tu rns off afte r a litt le w hile,
the ba ttery ch arged eno ugh wh ile driving.
If the message does not turn off, have and au­
thor ized Audi deal er or au thori zed A udi Se rv­
i ce Fa cility repa ir th e malfunc tio n.
~/ !f Safety systems
The fl (U SA mo dels) / El (C an ad a mod els)
i ndicator lig ht mon itors the sa fe ty sys tems.
Safety system
If the II (U SA mode ls) / m (Canada mode ls)
indi cator lig ht tur ns on or b links, the re is a
mal func tion in a safe ty system.
Dr ive to an authorized Aud i dea ler o r a uthor·
iz ed A udi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have
the ma lfunction co rrected .
_& WARNING
Have the safety systems ins pect ed imme­
diately. Otherwise, there is a ris k that the
systems may not a ct ivate d uring a colli ­
sion, which increases t he risk of ser ious in­
jury or deat h.
~ Front safety belt
The . indicator light stays on unti l the driv ­
er 's and front passenger's safety belts are
buckled. There is a lso a war ning tone above a
certa in speed .
(D Tips
For addit ional information on safety be lts,
refe r to
¢ page 135.
~ - Steering lock
• Do not drive vehicle: steering defective
There is a malfunct io n in the electron ic steer­
i n g lock. You cannot turn the ignition on.
D o
not tow your vehicle beca use it ca nnot be
steere d. See an a uthorized Aud i dea le r or au­
thor ized Audi Serv ice Facility for assistance.
Instruments and indicator lamps 21
II Steering lock : system fault! Please con­
tact Service
T he re is a m alfunction in the elec troni c steer­
i ng lock.
D rive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or autho r·
iz ed Audi Se rv ic e Facili ty im mediately to have
t h e m alf unc tio n c orr ecte d.
_& WARNING
Do no t tow yo ur vehicle when there is a
mal func tion in the elec tronic s teer ing lock
• th is i ncreases the risk of an acci dent.
<=.e Engine start system
• Engine start system malfunction. Please
contact Service
Do not sw itch the igni tion off because yo u
may not be able to switch it on again.
Dr ive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho r·
i zed Audi Serv ice Facili ty im media tely to have
the mal fun ction correcte d.
i·l i:ngine start system malfunction . Please
contact Service
T here is a malfunction in the eng ine starting
system.
- Ve hicles w ith an ignition
¢ page 75, Auto­
matic start malfunction
- Ve hicles w ith a convenience key
¢ page 77, Automatic start malfunction
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or author­
ized Audi Se rv ice Facility immediately to have
the mal function corrected.
~ Engine
• Engine stopped : brake servo and power
steering not pos sible
There is a malfunction in the eng ine or in the
fuel supply system.
More force is needed to steer and bra ke t he
moving vehicle w hen the eng ine is sto pped. If
the ve hicle is ro lling, try to stop it caref ully on
the side of the road away from moving traff ic . ..,.
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Driver information
system
Overview
Applies to vehicles: with dr iver information system
Fi g. 9 l nstrume nt cl uste r: dr ive r info rmatio n syste m
(ex am ple)
Data is automatica lly recorded , processed and
d isp layed in the dr iver information system .
Sett ings for special equ ipment can be adjust ­
ed in the MMI. Select the
! M ENU ! button> Car
> Systems * menu control button .
Introduction
The driver information system is controlled
through the mult ifunction steering wheel
c::;, page 28 , fig . 10 .
The driver information system c::;, fig. 9 con ­
tains the follow ing informat ion:
- @ Tab (register)
-@ Vehicle information
-© S ta tus line (se lecto r lever posi tion , ou t-
s ide temperature ¢page
11)
-@ O n-boa rd comp ute r
T he follow ing funct ions are possible , depend­
i ng on vehicle equipment :
Driver in formation system 2 7
@ ®
First tab ~ Vehicle functions:
On-boa rd comp uter, time, date
¢ page28
Efficiency program
c=;, page29
Digita l tachometer
Assistance systems
Aud i adapt ive cruise control*
¢ page86
Aud i active lane ass ist*
¢ page 98
Lap timer* c::;, page 32
Reduced disp lay
Second
~ -Lh Driver messages and ind ica-
tab tor lights
~ Se
rv ice interval display
¢ page 13
Third fl I I Audio/ l'>l radio
tab
Fourth
r,. Telephone*
t ab
Fi fth tab
~I~ Naviga tion *
T he second tab is only v isib le if at least one in­
dicator light or mess age is shown or if that
system is switched on.
Display
In the drive r information system you will see:
Rad io stat io n or CD
time and date
c:!;> page 10
Odometer, trip odometer c:!;> page 11
Outside air temperature c::;, page 11
Serv ice interva l disp lay ¢ page 13
Indicator lights and messag-<:!.> page 14
es
Dig ita l tachometer
L ap timer*
c:!;> page 32
Cruise control system ¢page 83
Speed war ning c:!;> page 83
Selec tor lever pos itions ¢page 109
On-bo ard comp uter display c:!;> page 2 8

28 Driver information system
On-board computer display
The on-boa rd compute r display monitors the
different memory levels:
- Sho rt-term memo ry (on-board computer 1)
- Long-term memory (on-board computer
2)
-Efficiency program
The fo llow ing information can be displayed in
on-boa rd computer
1 and 2 one after the oth­
er.
- Date
- Estimated range based on current fuel leve l
- T rave l time
- Average consumption
- Average speed
- Distance
- Current fuel consumption
- Engine oil temperature indicator*
On-board computer D (short-term
memory)
The sho rt-term memory co llects driving infor­
mation from the time the ignit ion is switched
on until it is switched off. If you continue dr iv­
ing
within two hours after switching the igni­
tion off, the new values are included when cal­
culating the current trip information. If stop­ ped for more the two hours, the short term
memory is automatically erased once you be­
g in driving .
On-board computer fJ (long-term
memory)
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatically. You can
select the time period for evaluating trip in­
formation yourself.
Efficiency program~
The efficiency program can help you to use
less fuel ~
page 29 .
(D Tips
-The on-board computer is controlled by
the left button f ields on the mult ifunc­
t ion steering wheel. -
For information on using the other but­
ton f ields, such as the audio, telephone*
and navigation* funct ions, see the MMI
owner's manual.
Operation
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h driver informatio n system
The driver information system is con trolled
with the multifunction steering wheel .
Fig. 10 Multi funct ion s teer ing w heel : driver informa ·
tio n syste m controls
Fig. 11 D river informa tion syste m: call ing up t he ve hi­
cle func tion s men u
In add ition to info rmation about the on-board
computer (on-board computer 1 , 2 and the ef­
ficiency program), information about other
systems can also be shown in the display .
You can identify which level (on-board com­
puter 1, 2 or the efficiency program) is shown
in the d isp lay based on the small
0, fJ or the
nozzle
ii .
The tab@~ page 2 7, fig. 9 is displayed once
you press the button
(D ~ fig. 10 on the mul­
tifunction steering wheel.
Operating
.,. Switch on the ignition . T he last select func-
tion is displayed . ..,_

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.. To switch between the tabs, p ress the rocker
button ® to the left or right~
fig. 10.
.. To access additional information be low or
above, rotate the thumbwheel @down or
up .
.. To confirm a selection, press the thumb­
wheel @.
.. To select a function programmed to a steer­
ing wheel button, p ress the button@. Fo r
addi tional informa tion, see¢
page 29, As­
signing a function to the programmable
steering wheel button
Calling up the Vehicle functions
.. Se lect the first tab w ith the button @ .
.. Press the button @. The
V eh icle fun ction s
menu is displayed 9fig. 11 .
.. To select a menu item, turn and press the
th umbwheel @.
Resetting values to zero
.. In the Vehicle function s menu, select On·
board computer or Efficien cy prog ram .
.,. Se lect a v alue in the desired trip computer
or in the efficiency program .
.. To reset the values in a memo ry, press and
hold the thumbwhee l@ for one second.
Recalling indicator lights and messages
.. Press the button (!) repeated ly until the Q
tab appears.
The
Q tab is only vis ible when there is a mal­
function.
Assigning a function to the programmable steering wheel button
.. Select: the I MENU ! button >Car > Sy stem s*
control button > Vehi cle setting s > Stee ring
wheel button progr amming .
The Q tab is only vis ible when there is at
least one indicator light or message dis­
p layed.
(0 Tips
- If the vehicle battery is d iscon nected, all
memo ry valu es a re e rased.
Dr iver in formation system 29
- In formation on the efficiency program
¢page 29 .
-There is more information on the multi ­
function stee ring wheel in the MMI *
owne r's man ual.
Boost indicator
Applies to vehicles: with boost pressure indicator
Fig. 12 Instrument cluste r: boost indicator
Boost pressure indicator (boost)
A bar graph that begins on the left and fills in
toward the right indicates the eng ine's cur­
rent load (m ean ing the current boos t pres­
su re).
Efficiency program
Description
Applies to vehicles: with driver information system
Fig. 1 3 In strument cluster: efficie ncy program (exam­
ple)
Calling up the efficiency program~
.. Call up the vehicle functions by pressing the
button ®
9 page 28, fig. 10 and select the
menu item
Efficiency p rogram ¢page 29 .
The efficiency program can he lp you to use
less fuel.
It evaluates driving information in
reference to fuel consumption and shows .,..

30 Driver in formation sy ste m
other equipment inf luencing consumpt ion
c::> page 30 . Fuel economy messages
c::> page 30 provide tips for efficient driving .
The effic iency program receives data about
the dis tance and fuel consumption from the
on-board computer
1. If the data in the effi­
ciency program is de leted
c::> page 29, the val­
ues in the on-board computer 1 are also reset .
Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with driver informatio n system
Fig. 14 Instrument cluster : other equ ipment (exam·
ple}
.,. Turn the menu thumbwheel@r:::> page 28,
fig. 10 while in the efficiency program until
the other eq uipment affect ing consumption
appea rs.
Other equipment that is currently affecting
fuel consumption is listed in the efficiency
program. The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @. The equipment us ing
the most f uel is listed fi rs t . If more than th ree
items using fue l are switched on, the equ ip­
ment that is currently using the most fuel is
d isplayed.
A scale @ also shows the cu rrent total con­
sumpt ion of all other equ ipment.
Fuel economy messages
Applies to vehicles: wit h drive r info rmation system
Fig. 15 Inst rume nt clus ter: economy tip (exa mple)
Fuel economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumpt ion is increased by certain con­
ditions. If you follow these fuel economy mes­
sages, you can reduce your ve hicle's consump­
tio n of fuel. The messages appea r automat i­
c a lly and are only d isplayed in the efficiency
program. The fue l economy messages turn off
automa tica lly after a certain per iod of t ime.
.,. To tu rn an eco nomy message off immed iate­
ly after it appears, press any button on the
mu ltifu nction steering wheel.
(D Tips
- Once yo u have turned a fuel economy
message off, it wi ll o nly appear again af­
ter yo u turn the ign ition on again.
- T he fue l economy messages are not d is­
played in every in sta nce, but ra ther i n in ·
tervals over a period of time.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
System indicator light {MIL)
T he system indicator l ight ( MIL) ¢4 in the in­
strument cl uster is part of the On Board Diag­
nostic System (OBD II) .
T he warn ing/ind icator light turns on when the
ignition is sw itche d on and tu rns off once the
engine is sta rted and is runn ing in idle at a
stab le speed . This indicates that the MI L is
funct ioning correct ly .

32 Driver information system
Lap timer and engine
oil temperature
indicator
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S mode ls)
The engine oil temperature is only shown in
the lap timer disp lay .
Lap timer
You can record and evaluate lap times with
the lap timer in the display
c:> page 32 ,
fig . 18. The time is measured in minutes, sec­
onds and 1/10 seconds. With lap times longer
than 60 minutes, the hour is also shown and
the display of 1/10 seconds is removed .
The time measurement on an individual lap
ends after 99 hours 59 minutes and 59 sec­
onds . A new lap starts automatically after
that .
The measu rement ends after a maximum of
30 laps . You can then evaluated the lap times
or start a new time measurement .
Engine oil temperature indicator
If the engine oil temperature is be low 60 ° (,
the 't::7-symbol followed by three hyphens" --
-" and the °C uni t is shown.
The engine has reached its operating temper­
ature when the engine oil temperature is be­
tween
80 °C and 120 °C under normal driving
conditions. The engine oil temperature may be h igher if there is heavy engine load and
high temperatures outs ide. This is not a cause
for concern as long as the.
c:> page 20 or
Ill c:> page 24 indicator lights in the display
do not b link.
.&, WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving
your vehicle safely. As the dr iver, you have
complete responsibility for safety in traf­
fic. Only use the functions such as the lap
timer in such a way that you a lways main­
tain complete control over your veh icle in
all traffic situations .
(D Tips
You can retrieve information from the trip
computer wh ile the lap timer stopwatch is
running.
Opening the lap timer and measuring
time
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S models)
Fig. 17 Mult ifun ction stee ring w hee l: Con trols
Fig. 18 Instrume nt clust er: L ap timer
Opening the lap timer
... Press the button® on the multif unction
steering whee l and turn the thumbwheel @
¢ fig. 17 until the Lap timer ¢ fig. 18 ap­
pears .
... Press the thumbwheel @to confirm these­
lect ion.
Timing laps
... To start timing, press the thumbwheel @
while on the menu item
Lap 1 -press OK.
The time measurement is shown in line@
¢fig. 18.
... To measure the lap time, press the thumb ­
wheel @again while on the menu item
New
lap -press OK. This starts t iming the next
lap. The last time measurement moves up
to the top line@. Line @ contains the cur-
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If the symbol . is green d uring the current
l ap time measurement, the current time is
faster than the previous best time .
If the sym­
bo l. is red, the current time is slower @.
Display ing split time and pausing timing
.,. To d isplay a split time r~J . turn the thumb -
wheel @ unti l
Split time appea rs in line @.
Press the thumbwhee l@ to confirm these­
lection. The split t ime appears for approxi­
mately 10 seconds in line@. The timing of
the current lap continues.
If yo u wou ld like to insert a pause
m immedi­
ately after the split time, first press the
thumbwheel @and then the menu item
Press OK to go b ack to confirm.
.,. To insert a pause, turn the thumbwheel @
unt il
Pause appears in the line @. P ress the
thumbwheel @to confirm the selection .
T he pause symbol
m appears in line @.
.,. To con tinue t iming, press the th umb-
whee l@ .
I f timing is paused, you can contin ue it late r
even if you switch the ignitio n
off.
Meaning of the indicators in the center display
¢ fig. 18 :
CD Display of last time measu rement
@ Symbols:
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[O]: Beginn ing of the time meas ure-
ment
- . : Slowes t time
- •: Fastest time
- [~]: Split time
-m : Pause
® Current t ime measurement
@ M
enu:
- lap 1 (start)
- New lap (start new lap)
- Split time (t ime within a section of a
l ap)
- Pause (pause in measurement)
- Statistics (eval uate lap times)
- Reset ( all data is de leted)
Dr iver in formation system 33
Evaluating or resetting recorded times
Applies to vehicles: wit h lap timer (S models)
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and
average lap times .
Fig. 1 9 In strument cluster: Evaluating t imes
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After evalu ating the lap times, yo u can cont in­
u e the current timing round or start over,
mean ing start lap 1 again .
.,. To eval uate the time, t urn the thumb­
wheel @9
page 32, fig. 17 until Statistic s
appears in line @ c::> page 32, fig . 18 . Press
the t humbwheel @to confirm the se lec­
tion. The disp lay shows the fastest lap" +",
the slowest lap"-" and the average lap
time "0". To display the individual lap times,
turn the thumbwheel @downward
a or
upward !!.
"' To continue the lap measurement that was
started, press the thumbwheel @.
.,. To rese t the time meas urement to zero, fi rst
press the th umbwheel @, then tu rn the
t humbwhee l@ c::>
page 32, fig. 17 unt il Re­
set appears in the line @¢ page 32, fig. 18 .
Press the thumbwheel @to confirm these­
lect ion.
"' To restart the lap timer for the new lap
measurement , press the thumbwheel @.
"' To exit the lap t imer, press the button @ on
the mult ifunct ion steering wheel and turn
the t humbwheel @9
page 32, fig. 17 until
a new menu item appea rs. Press the thumb­
wheel @to confirm t he selec tion.
Explanation of the evaluation
c::> fig . 19:
@ All laps
® II: Fastest lap
time
© .: Slowest lap time