weight AUDI S3 2016 Owner's Guide

Index
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 255
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 301
H
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 46
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Head restraints ... ................ .... 170
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0
removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Heated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rear window .... ................ .....
74
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Washer fluid noz zles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heating (diesel engine auxil iary heater) . . . . 75
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 178
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
H igh-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
High-voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Highway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hill hold ass ist
refer to Hill hold ............. .... .... 87
Horn 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 191
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 182
316
I
Ignition
Establishing drive ready mode (plug-in hy-
brid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Switching off (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . 100
Switching on/off (with button) . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching on (plug -in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 100
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition lock
mechan ical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Important things to do before driving . . . . 166
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 101
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Inspection interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
252
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
219
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 52
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Jump start cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Jump starting 108
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 35
Checking the number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Messages (ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Messages (with convenience key) . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
unlocking/locking ......... ..... 37, 38, 39

Index
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems 152,153
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Recirculation mode automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reducing fuel consumption Efficiency program. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. 31
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Repair man uals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 89
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rims . .... .. .. .. ... .......... .... .. . 269
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Loading ...... .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. 69
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
s
Saddlebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
320
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Pedal area.... ... .. .. ............... 171
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 182
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 181
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 179
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Special considerat ions for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety comp liance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety gu idel ines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
for us ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 198
Safety systems (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Seat adjustment Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front passenger 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

,....,
N
0 > co ,...., Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
196
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Washer fluid level (indicator light) . . . . . . . . 25
Wash ing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 177
What impairs driving safe ty? . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Wheels ... .. .. .... .... ..... ... ... .. . 253
A ll wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
C leaning . .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 275
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 255
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 178
When must the airbag system be inspected? l96
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 223
Window regu lators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
W indows
Cleaning/remov ing ice ......... .. .... .
276
Windshield
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
defrosting (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
defrosting (manual climate control system) .7.1
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Windshield washer system .......... 52, 251
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Windshield wipers
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 53
Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sw itch ing on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
269
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Index
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
247
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 4
defrosting the windshield (automat ic cli-
mate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
X
Xenon-Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 49
323