load capacity AUDI S3 SEDAN 2015 User Guide

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be five 150 lbs. passengers in
your vehicle, the amount of
available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400-750 (5
X 150) = 650
lbs.)
5. Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo
being loaded on the vehicle.
That weight may not safely
ex­
ceed the available cargo and
luggage load capacity calculat­
ed in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer
will be transferred to your vehi­
cle. Consult this manual to de­
termine how this reduces the available cargo and luggage
load capacity of your vehicle.
.,.Check the tire sidewall
(c> page 214, fig. 168) to deter­
mine the designated load rating
for a specific tire.
Wheel bolts and rims
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts must be clean and loosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rims with a bolted rim ring* or with bolted wheel
covers* consis t of mul tiple pieces. These compo­
nents were bolted together using special bolts
and a special procedure . You must not repair or
disassemble them
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Tires and wheels
A WARNING
Wheel bolts that are tightened or repaired in­
correctly can become loose and result in loss
of vehicle control, which increases the risk of
an accident . For the correct tightening specifi­
cation, refer to~
page 242, A~er changing a
wheel.
- Always keep the wheel bolts and the threads
in the wheel hub clean and free of grease.
- Only use wheel bolts that fit the rim.
-Always have damaged rims repaired by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility. Never repair or disassemble
rims yourself, because this increases the risk
of an accident.
Winter tires
Winter tires significantly improve the vehicle's
handling when driving in winter conditions. Be­
cause of their construction (width, compound,
tread pattern), summer tires provide less traction on ice and snow.
.. Use winter tires on all four wheels.
.. Only use winter tires that are approved for your
vehicle .
.. Please note that the maximum permitted
speed may be lower with winter tires
Q _& . An
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Serv­
ice Facility can inform you about the maximum
permitted speed for your tires.
.. Check the tire pressure after installing wheels
Qpage 224.
The effectiveness of winter tires is reduced great­
ly when the tread is worn down to a depth of
0.157 inch (4 mm). The characteristics of winter
tires also decrease greatly as the tire ages, re­
gardless of the remaining tread.
A WARNING
-Never drive faster than the maximum per­
mitted speed for your tires. This could cause
the tires to heat up too much. This increases
the risk of an accident because it can cause
the tire to burst.
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Gross Axle We ight R atin g
The G ross Axle Weight Rating is the maximum
l oad that can be applied at each axl e of the vehi ­
cle ~.& .
Vehicle capacit y weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max. load) is listed
e ither on the dr iver's side B-pillar o r inside the
f u el filler flap .
& WARNING
-The actual Gross Axle Weight Rating at the
front and rear ax les should not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating.
Dimensions
The dimens ions can vary depend ing on the mode l
a nd equipment.
When drivi ng on poor roads, by curbs and on
steep ramps, make sure t hat low -ly ing compo -
A3 Sedan
Length
Wid th
Width (across mir rors)
He ight (unloaded) al
al The he igh t of t he ve hicl e depe nds o n the tir es and s usp en si on .
53 Sedan
Length
Width
Width (across mirrors) He igh t (unloaded) al
al T he heig ht of t he vehi cle dep ends on t he tir es and s uspens ion .
Techni cal data
- Exceeding permiss ible weight ratings can
result in veh icle damage, acc idents and per­
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weig ht figu res app ly
when the load is d istributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
transport ing a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rear axle as possible so that the vehicle 's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the maximum permissib le
ax le loads or the maximum gross veh icle
we igh t. Always remember that the vehicl e's
hand ling will be affected by the e xtra load.
T herefore, adjus t your speed accordingly.
- Always observe local regulat io ns.
nents such as the spoiler and exhaust system do
not come into contact with these o r they could be
damaged . Th is a pplies es pec ia lly w hen the veh i­
cl e is fully loaded.
i n (mm)
1 75 .3 (44 56)
in (mm) 70 .7 (1796)
i n (mm) 77 .1 (1960)
in (mm) 55 .7 (1416)
in (mm) 1 75.8 (4469)
in (mm) 70 .7 (1796)
i n (mm) 77.1 (1960)
in (mm) 54 .8 (1392)
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ESC Automatic post-collision braking system 123
Electronic stabilization control . . . . . . . . . 123
Spor t mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
also refer to Elec tronic Stabili za tion Control
( E SC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ESP
r e fer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Dimming ... .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 48
f olding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Convertible ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 179
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
F loor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
F og lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding the exterior mirrors Center locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Footwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
F or the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 70
Fue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Freeze protection
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fr ont airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 141
Fr ont armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fr ont passenger's door emergency locking . . 39
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 149
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 60
Index
Fuel
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
B lended gaso line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 1 1
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gasoline addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Saving fuel . ..... ................ 70, 112
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
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Fueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 194
Fuel gauge .. .. .. ..... ........... ... . 11
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Open ing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuses Ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
G lossary of tire and loading terminology . . 216
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 258
H
Head light range control system . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headl ight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 46
T rave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Index
w
Warning/ indicator lights
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warn ing/Ind icator lights
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Warn ing lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Washer fluid level (indicator l igh t) . . . . . . . . 24
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 141
What impairs driving sa fety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Wheels . .. .. .. ................. .. ... 214
All wheel dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Glossa ry of t ire and load ing terminology . 216
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
Ti res and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
When mus t a safety belt be rep laced? . . . . 1 42
When must the airbag system be inspected? 1.60
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . . 186
W indows
C lea ning/remov ing ice ................ 237
W indshield
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
defrosting (automatic climate cont rol sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
defrosting (man ual climate contro l system) .65
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9
W indshield washe r system .......... 49, 212
Fil ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
W indshield wipers
Clea ning wipe r blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I ndicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Replacing w indshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 50
Sw itching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
278
Win ter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Win ter operation
B att ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Winter t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
defrost ing the windsh ield (automat ic cli -
mate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Remov ing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
X
Xenon-L ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 46