start AUDI S3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

Emergency situations
9. Route the jump sta rt cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment.
Starting the engine
10. First start the engine in the vehicle g iving the
charge and let it run at idle.
11. Now start the engine in the vehicle with the
drained vehicle battery and wait two to three
minutes until it "runs smoothly" .
12.
If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat
it after approximately 30 seconds .
13 . In the vehicle that is being jump started,
switch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster on to reduce any voltage peaks that may occur when disconnecting the jumper
cab les. The headlights must be switched
off.
14. While the engines a re running, remove the
cables in
reverse order from the way they
were installed, as described in ¢
page 3 76.
Make sure the cables do not get caught in
moving engine components.
15 . Close the cap on the positive term inal.
16 . Sw itch the heater fan and rear w indow de­
froster
off.
Read and follow: ¢ .&. in Preparation on
page 375
and ¢ (D in Preparation on page 375 .
@ Tips
-Make sure that the connected positive ter­
minal clamps have sufficient contact with
metal.
- The vehicle battery in your vehicle vents to
the outs ide so the battery gases drain out of
the veh icle .
Towing with a tow truck
General hint s
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The follow ing information is to be used by com­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
erate the ir equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
378
-Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flatbed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flatbed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢page 378 and ¢page 379.
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers . Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 303 Rig ht s ide o f front b umper: install ing the tow ing
loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a
cover on the right side of the front
bumper .
.,,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit ¢
page 360 .
.,,. Press inward on the upper le~ area of the cap
with brief, strong pressure to remove it from
the bumper
¢fig. 303 .
.,,. Insert the towing loop in the threaded opening
until it stops, and then tighten it with the
wheel wrench .
.,,. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit .
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
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Consum er Info rmation
today's automobi les, have steadi ly red uced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts w hich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
forma nce, re liab ility and safety of the ve hicle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab il ity of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warra nty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in accordance w ith
the m aintenance schedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rranty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all, ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, c re ating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other prope rly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limit ed maint enanc e yourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your ve hi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per ­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check an ything in the engine com ­
partment , alway s read and h eed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> page 318 .
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A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other procedu res with respect to the ve­
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
and eq uipmen t. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off . The radiato r fan switches on au­
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer­
tain tempe rature and w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supp lied with the veh i­
cle is no t adequate fo r th is pu rpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury .
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w ith the wheels on the g round, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the pa rk b rake is applied .
Ill>

Consum er Info rmation
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
starting work on any modificat ions.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function, per ­
formance and safety are not impaired
c> &. .
Attempting to work on e lectronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
functions. Because of the way electronic compo ­
nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adverse effect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This
means that you risk both a substantial reduction
in the operational safety of your veh icle and an
i n creased wea r of ve hicle parts
c> ,&. .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a profess io nal and competent manner or, in spe ­
cial cases, refer you to a p rofessional company
that spec ializes in such modificat ions.
.&_ WARNING
Improper repa irs and modificat ions can
c hange the way veh icle systems work and
c ause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per ­
sonal injury.
(UJ) Note
I f emergency rep air s mus t be pe rformed else ­
where, have the vehicle ex am ined by an a u­
thorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
Declaration of
compliance for telecom­ munications equipment
and electronic systems
The manufacturer is not liable fo r rad io m alfu nc ­
tions that are caused by unauthori zed changes to
the equipment.
Equipment
The fo llow ing equipment comp lies w it h F CC sec­
tion 15 and RSS -Gen:
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- Audi adaptive cru ise control *
- Aud i side assist*
- Remote cont rol key
- Cell phone package*
- Tire pressure monitoring system*
FCC Part 15 .19
This device complies with part 1 S of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the fo llowing two
cond it ions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
i nterference, and (2) this device must accept any
i nterference rece ived, includ ing interference that
may cause undesired operat ion.
FCC Part 15 .21
Changes or modifications not express ly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's authority to operate the equ ip­
ment .
RSS-Gen
This device complies with Ind ustry Canada's li­
cense-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the
follow ing two conditions:
(1) This device may not ca use interference; and
(2) This dev ice m ust accept any interference, i n­
clud ing inte rfe rence that may cause undes ired
operation of the device.
CNR-Gen
Le present appare il est conforme aux CNR d'I n­
dust rie Canada app licables aux appare ils radio
exemp ts de licence. L'explo itation est autor isee
a ux deux condi tions su ivantes :
1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de b rouillage;
2) l'appareil do it accepter tout brouillage
radioe­
l ectr ique subi, meme si le brouillage est suscept i­
ble d'en compromettre le fonct ionnement.

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A
A/C (automatic climate control system)
Accessories
. . .. ................ ...
Active lane assist ..
.. 69
62 ,385
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 133
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . 257
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . 257
Adapt ive cruise control
refer to Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . 123
Adaptive light
refer to Audi adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adjusting the additiona l display . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting the air d istr ibut ion
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 269
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 289
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 276
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Children
Child restraints 296
297
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 70
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 279
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 276
How the Advanc ed Airbag System compo-
nents wo rk together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wh en must the system be inspected? . . . 281
Air pressure
Tire Pressure Monitoring System indicator 348
Index
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 36
Al ignment pin (tire change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
All wheel drive
refer to quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . 152
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 229, 230
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface 241
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Anti-Lock Braking Sys tem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-Slip Regu lation (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Apple CarP lay
refer to Audi sm artphone interface . . . . . 241
ASR
refer to Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) . . . . . . 148
Audi active lane assist Cleaning the camera area
Messages ... .. .. .. ............... . .
Audi adaptive cruise control ............ .
Cleaning the sensor ................. .
Distance display, distance warning .. .. . .
Messages ... .. .. .. ............. .. . .
Audi adap tive light ... ............... . .
Audi connect e-tron services
............
Doors and lights .... ................ . 133
355
135
123
355 129
130
140
199
199
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 190, 196
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Services overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audi magnetic ride
refer to Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Wi-Fi audio p lay er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Audio track 235
387

Index
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compl iance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
connect e-tron services ......... .... .. .
Connection manager
Connections 199
244
refer to Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 232
Consumer I nformat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 383
Consumpt ion (f uel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 , 18
Contact ing NHT5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Impo rt ing/exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Storing as dest ination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Control buttons (operating the M MI) . . . . . 156
Contro l knob with joystick f unction (MMI op­
e ration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Convenience key Emergency operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Unlock ing/ lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Conve rtible ch ild safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Convert ible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
D eactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 307
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cooling mode Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 69
Cooling system Add ing coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Coolant leve l checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 11
C ru ise contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Curre nt cons umption . .. ..... ... .. .. . 17 , 18
D
Data co nnect ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Data pro tec tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
D ata recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
D ate ..... ... .. .. ................ ... . 24 3
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Daytime runni ng lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
390
Decla ration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Defrosting (windows) Automat ic cl imate cont ro l system . . . . . . . 70
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
De luxe automa tic climate contro l
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
De mo mode
refer to Pr esen ta ti on mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Determ ining correct load lim it . . . . . . . . . . 345
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
D igital R ights Ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
D imm ing t he exterior mi rro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
D imm ing t he rearv iew m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
D irecto ry
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
D isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Infotainment system disp lay . . . . . . 155, 244
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l . . . . . . . . . . . 13
D ista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 , 18
Doors Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door con tact sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E mergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
also refer to Unl ocking/locking .... 3 1, 33 , 34
Driver informat ion system
Chang ing v iews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
E conomy tips (analog instrument cluster) . 19
E ffic iency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E ne rgy cons ume rs (Aud i v ir tu al co ckpit) . . 18
Ou tside temperat ure display. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
T rip computer (analog instrument cl uster . 18
Tr ip comp uter (A udi v irtual cockpit) . . . . . . 17
V iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Drive r seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Drives
refer to M edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 232
D rive select
refer to Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Drivi ng econom ica lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
D rivi ng safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Driving thro ugh water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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Driving time ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 17 , 18
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DVD dr ive (media dr ives) 224
Dynamic vo lume
refer to System vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
E
E-ma il 184
e-tron
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
also refer to P lug-in hyb rid dr ive . . . . . . . . 92
eco mode (automatic climate control system) .69
E conomical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
E ff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
E le ct ric range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 81
Electromechanica l steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
Elect ronic D ifferent ial Lock (EDL) . . . . . . . . 148
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E lect ronic S tabili zation Control ( ESC) . . . . . 148
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E me rgency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Emergency operat ion
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Emergency starting .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 375
E m iss ions cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
E ng ine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Ju mp starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Ju mp s tarting (plug -in hyb rid drive) . . . . . 102
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopping (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting/stopping (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 S
Warm ing up/coo ling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E ng ine compartmen t
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Overview ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 32 1
Safety preca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 18
E ng ine data
refer to Spo rt displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ind ex
Engine oi l
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Chang ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Dipst ick .... ... .. .. ................ . 321
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
T emperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enhanced view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ente ring characte rs/numbers (speller) . . . . 161
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
E nt ry/ exit lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Entry assistance
refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Environment Proper disposa l of drained engine oil . . . . 324
U nleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
E SC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
E vent Data Reco rder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
E xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Ex terna l voice ope ra tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
F
Factory default sett ings
Mult i Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
F astening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 302
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
f ile) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fast forwarding (aud io/video file) . . . . . . . . 232
Fast route 208
Favor ites
Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Nav iga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
T elep hone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Federal Commun ications Comm iss ion (FCC) 386
File formats (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
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How are child restraint system anchors re lat -
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 2 76
H ow safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 267
I
Ignition
Establishing drive ready mode (plug-in hy-
brid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching on/off (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . 94
Sw itching on/off (us ing the button) . . . . . . 76
Sw itch ing on/off (us ing the key) . . . . . . . . . 75
Imba lance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
I mmobilizer
refer
to Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . 32
Important things to do before driving . . . . 249
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 187
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 1
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Indicator lights (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 96
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
I nspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Install ing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Plug -in hybrid dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Instruments Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
I nterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Internet refer
to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
I nterva l mode (w indshie ld w ipers) . . . . . . . . 55
iPhone refer
to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 229, 230
iTunes tagging ................. ..... . 218
Index
J
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Jump starting . .. .. ............... 102,375
K
Key......... ....... ................ .. 32
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 88
Knee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 287
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 133
Lap timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Installing a child restraint............ . 310
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Leather care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Licensing agreements (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Light/rain sensor Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior/read ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Listening to music
refer to Media ... .. ............. 223, 232
Load....... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 382
Locking/unlocking
refer to Unlock ing/ locking ....... 31, 33, 34
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Online map update ................... . 214
Onl ine media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Online services
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 190
Opening ..... .. ................ ..... .. 31
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Fu el filler door ................ ..... . 315
Hood .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 320
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking ..... .. 31, 33, 34
Operating Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Opt ions menu .. ............. .. 14, 156 , 160
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overview (Cockpit) 8
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
also refer to Convenience opening/closing 40
Parental control
DVD ............................... 235
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
C leaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 81
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 86
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 281
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Performance/torque display
refer to Sport displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Index
Phone book
refer to Contacts
186
Physical principles of a frontal col lision . . . 261
Picture format (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Playback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Plug-in-Hybrid-Drive High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
12 volt vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Auxiliary climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Charging clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Charging system PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Charging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . 106
Charging time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning the charging system ........ .. 117
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Coasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
E-max (power availability) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Efficient driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Ending drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Establishing drive ready mode . . . . . . . . . . 94
EV mode/hybrid mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
High-vo ltage battery .............. 92, 115
High-vo ltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Inserting the fuel pump nozzle . . . . . . . . . 103
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Range and statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Range disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Status dis plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Switching the ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
395

Index
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
also refer to Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 204
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pollut ant fil ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power entry assistance
re fer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power sources ................. 62 ,230,231
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnant women Special consid erations when w earing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
p re sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Pressure Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 350
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 250
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Proper seating position Front passenger . ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 251
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Select ive whee l torque control . . . . . . . . . 148
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 261
396
R
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 220
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio text. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 219
Station list
Radio Standards Specification (RSS)
Rain/light sensor 218
386
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 55
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear fog lamp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Rear window defogger
Automatic climate contro l system . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refresh station list (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Refueling... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Plug- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
R emote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Light bulbs .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 373
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 259
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Index
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
90
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Self -lear ning navigation
refer to Persona l rou te ass ista nce . . . . . . 206
Serv ice and d isposa l
Safety belt p retensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
Serv ice interval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Serv ice position
refer to Replacing w iper blades . . . . . . . . . 56
Sett ings
D ' t irec ory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
M ap. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 2 12
M edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Navigat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
R adio ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 22 1
System (MMI) ...... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 243
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Se tt ing t he lang uage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Sett ing t he temperature
Automatic cl imate control system . . . . . . .
69
Shift light indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Shift padd les (au tom atic transmission) . . . . 88
Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Side airbags
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
287
How they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Side assis t
refer to Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 6
Side cur tain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
D ..
escnpt 1o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
H ow t hey wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2
s f t . t t' a e yins rue ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 2
Sir iusXM alert notif icat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Sliding/tilting sunroof
refer to Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 6
Socket
refer to Power sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
So ftware updat e
refer to Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 246
So ftware ( MMI)
Licensing agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
248
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
398
Sources o f information abo ut child restraints
and their use
. . .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... ..
Space-sav ing spa re t ire (compact spa re t ire)
Spare t ire .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Spare w heel . ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
313
3 .69
369
369
Speed dependen t volume con trol . . . . . . . . 24 7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Spel ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Sport disp lays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sport view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
STAR T ENG IN E ST OP (conven ience key) . 76 , 7 7
Station scanning (rad io)
refer to Refresh stat io n list (radio) . . . . . . 221
Steering 151
Locking steering (ignit ion lock) . . . . . . . . . . 75
Locking the steering (button) . . . . . . . . . . . 77
also refer to E lectromechanical steering 151
Steering w heel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
S hi ft paddles (automatic transm iss ion) . . . 88
Steering wheel heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to Mult ifunct io n
stee ring wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13 , 15, 16
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 345
Stopover (nav iga tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 05
Storage options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Streaming
refer to On line media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
S tr onic (automat ic t ra nsmiss ion) . . . . . . . . . 83
Subtitles (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Subwoo fer . ... .. .... .. ... .. .. 247, 3 69, 370
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Surround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Suspension con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Swap ca ll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Switc hing tabs
refer to M ultifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13, 15, 16
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Naviga tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
T raffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
also refer to Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
System set tings (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 43
System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246