open hood AUDI S3 SEDAN 2017 User Guide

Checking and Filling
Opening and closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle .
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Fi g. 269 Sect ion from th e driver's side footwell: release
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F ig. 270 Rocker switc h under the hood
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Read and f oll ow all W ARNINGS before checking
anything in the engine compartment
q page 316, Working in the engine comport­
ment .
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the w indshield . Otherwise the paint could be
damaged.
Open ing the ho od
App lies to vehicles w ith plug-in hybrid drive *:
switch the ignition off before re leasing the hood
318
so that the gasoline engine does not start auto­
matically .
.,. With the drive r's doo r open, pull the lever be­
low the instr ument pane l in the d irection of the
arrow
q fig. 269.
... Raise the hood slightly 9 .&, .
... Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
qfi g. 270. This releases the catch .
... Open the hood .
Closing the hood
... Push the hood down unti l you override the
force of the strut .
... Let the hood fall lightly into the latch . Do not
press it in .
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A WARNING
--Never open the hood when there is steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compart­
ment, because there is a risk that yo u could
be bu rned. Wait unt il no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- For safety reasons, the hood m ust always be
closed securely while driv ing. Because of
this, always c heck the hood after closing it
to make sure it is latched correctly. The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted.
- If you notice that the hood is not latched while you are driving, stop immediate ly and
close it, because driving when the hood is
not latched increases the risk of an accident.
- If the hood is not latched comp letely, it
could f ly up while you are driving and ob­
struct your vision.

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@ Tips
- The oil pre ssure w arning display. i s not
an indicator of the oil level. Do not rel y on
it. Instead , check the oil level in your en­
gine at regular inte rval s, preferably each
t ime you refuel , and alway s befo re going
on a long trip.
- If you have the impression your engine con­
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom­
mend that you cons ult an autho rized Aud i
dealer to have the cause of your concern
properly d iagnosed . Keep in mind that the
accurate measurement of oil consump tion
requi res great care and may take some
time. An a uthorized Audi dea ler has instruc ­
tions about how to measure oil consump ­
tion accurately .
Checking the engine oil level and adding
engine oil
The engine oil dips tick varies depending on the
engine type .
Fig. 272 Oil dipst ic k: checking t he e ngin e oi l leve l (exa m­
p le)
F ig. 273 Engine co mpartment : engin e o il fil ling opening
cover (examp le )
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Checking and Filling
Observe the safety precautions ¢ page 316,
Working in the engine compartment.
C hecking the engine oil level
- Park the vehicle o n a level su rface .
- Shut the eng ine off when it is warm . Wait ap-
proximate ly two minutes so tha t the eng ine oil
can flow back into the oil pan .
- Open the hood
¢ page 318 .
-Remove the oil d ipst ick ¢ page 319, fig . 271,
w ipe it off w ith a clean cloth and insert it all the
way in aga in .
- Remove the oil d ipst ick again and then read the
oil leve l ¢
table on page 321 .
- Add engine oil if necessary .
Areas o n the o il
d ipstick ¢ fig. 272.
CD If the engine oil level is just before the
marking
(D , then eng ine oil must be added .
See
¢ (I).
@ Do not add engine oil.
Adding engine oil
-Unscrew the cap "I=:?: ¢ fig . 2 7 3 for the eng ine
oil fill ing opening
¢ page 319, fig. 271.
-Carefully add 0 .5 quart (0.5 lite r) of the co rrect
oil
¢ pag e 319.
-Check the oil level aga in after two minutes .
- Add a smaller amo unt of engine oil if necessa-
ry. The
mar king@ ¢fig. 272 mus t not be ex­
ceeded
¢ (I).
-Screw the eng ine oi l filler cap 'l=:71 and s lide the
d ipstick a ll the way in .
_& WARNING
-When adding eng ine oi l, do not let oil d rip
onto hot engine components. This increases
the risk of a fire.
-You must sea l the cap on the oil filler open­
ing correct ly so that oi l does not leak out
onto the hot engine and exhaust system
when the engine is running, beca use this is
a fire hazard.
- Always clean skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with eng ine oil.
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Checking and Filling
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A highly explosive mixture of gases can
form when charging batteries.
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Keep children away from battery acid and
batteries.
A WARNING
All wo rk on the battery or electrical system in
your vehicle can result in injuries, chemical burns, accidents o r burns. Because of this, a ll
work m ust be performed
only by an author­
ized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized Audi Service
Facility.
A WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, termina ls and re lated acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproduct ive p roblems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
Protect the vehicle battery against freezing if
the vehicle will be parked for long periods of
time so that it is not destroyed by "freezing"
¢ page 326, Charging the vehicle battery.
Charging the vehicle battery
F ig. 276 Eng ine compartment: connectors for a charger
and jump start cables
Observe the safety precautions c:;;, page 316,
Working in the engin e compartment.
Plug-in hybrid drive*: ¢ page 104.
Req uirement: on ly use chargers with a maximum
charg ing current of 30 amps /14 .8 Volts .
The ve­
hicle battery cables rema in connected.
326
The battery is located in the engine compart ­
ment. The ground point
0 is always located on
the ve hicle body.
.. Read the wa rnings¢ A in General warnings
about batteries on page 326
and ¢ _& .
.. Switch off the ignition and all electrica l equip-
ment .
.. Open the hood ¢page 318.
.. Fold the battery cover upward.
.. Clamp the charger terminal clamps as instruct­
ed on the
battery terminal (+ ) and only on t he
bod y ground point (· ).
.,. Insert the power cable fo r th e cha rging dev ice
into the socket and switch t he device on .
.. At the end of the cha rging p rocess, switch the
charger off and pull the power cable out of the
socket.
.. Remove the charger terminal clamps.
.. Fold the cover back on the battery correctly.
.. Close the hood¢ page 318.
A WARNING
-A high ly explosive m ixture of gases can form
when charg ing batte ries. Only cha rge the
veh icle ba ttery in well-ven tila ted a reas.
- A dra ined vehicle battery can free ze at tem­
pe ratures arou nd
32 QF (0 QC). A frozen or
thawed vehicle bat tery must no t be cha rged
and must no t be used anymo re. The b attery
housing can crack and battery ac id can leak
out if ice forms, which increases the risk of
an explosion and chemical burns. Contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility fo r more info rmation.
- Do not connect or disconnect the charging
cable wh ile charging because this increases
the risk of an explos ion.
@ Tips
- Only charge the vehicle battery t hrough the
connect ions in the engine compartment.
- Read all of the manufacturer's instructions
for the c harger before charging the vehicle
battery.

Index
e-tron Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
also refer to Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . 94
eco mode (automatic climate control system) .7.1
Economical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Electrical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Electric range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 83
E lectromechanica l steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 151
El ectronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) . . . . . 151
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Eme rgency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Emissions control system
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting/stopping (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting/stopping (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Engine compartment
Opening and closing the hood...... ... . 318
Overview ..... .................. .... 319
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Engine coolant
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Checking the oil level................. 321
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
D ipstick .. .. .... ................ 319,321
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
386
Specification and viscosity............. 319
Temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Ent ering characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 165
Entering lette rs (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Ente rtainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Entry/exit lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Environment Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 322
Unlead ed gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
ESC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Expanded view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fo lding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Folding settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Externa l voice operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 300
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fast forwarding/rewindi ng (audio/video
file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 230
Fast route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Favorites Media ....... ..... .. ............... 232
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
File formats (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fo lding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 68
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fo r the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 74
Leaks ........ ... ... .............. .. 317
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69