buttons AUDI S3 SEDAN 2018 User Guide

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Analog instru- Audi virtual Meaning on ment cluster cockpit* the corre-
sponding side
Green lines Green li ne(s) Active lane as-
'/ \' (left/right) sist is activat-
'/ 'r ed and ready
to prov ide
warnings.
-Red line Active lane as-
(left/right) sist warns you
'/ \ · before leaving
a lane . In add i-
tion , the steer-
ing wheel vi-
brates lightly.
Yellow lines Yellow line(s) Active lane as-
(left/right) sist is act ivat-
'/ \· ed, but is not
ready to give
warning
If the system is switched on but is not ready to
p rovide warnings, one of the following cou ld be
the cause:
-There is no lane marker line.
-The relevant lane marker lines are not detected
(for example, mark ings in a construction zone
or because they are obstructed by snow, dirt,
water or lighting).
-The veh icle speed is below the activation speed
of approx imately 40 mph (65 km/h) .
-The lane is too narrow or too wide .
-The curve is too narrow.
-The driver's hands are not on the steering
wheel.
@ Tips
-Make sure the camera's field of view
¢ fig. 136 is not obstructed by stickers or
anything else. For informat ion on cleaning,
see
¢ page 354.
-In certain markets: if the system is switched
on, it will switch on automatically each t ime
the ignit ion is switched on.
Assistance systems
Display in the instrument cluster
Applies to : veh icles w it h Audi act ive la ne ass ist
Fig . 137 Ins trumen t cluster: active lane assist is sw it c hed
on and ready to prov ide warnings
You can open the active lane ass ist display using
the buttons in the multifu nction steering wheel
¢ page 13 or¢ page 16.
Display in the in- Meaning on the corre-
strument cluster sponding side
Green li ne(s) Active lane assist is acti-
(left or right) vated and ready to pro-
vide warnings.
Red line Active lan e assist warns
(left or right)
you before leaving a lane.
In addition, the steering
wheel vibrates lightly.
Gray line(s) Act ive lane assist is act i-
(left or right)
vated, but is not ready to
give wa rning
Messages in the instrument cluster display
If the active lane assist sw itches off automatical­
ly, the indicator light in the display turns off and
one of the following messages appears:
Ill Audi active lane assist : malfunction! See
owner's manual
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
Ill Audi active lane assist : currently unavaila­
ble. No camera view
This message appears if the camera is unable to
detect the lines. This could happen if:
.,.
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Multi Media Interface
Multi Media Interface
Traffic safety information
Aud i recommends performing certain Infotain­
ment system functions, such as entering a desti­
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al ­
ways be prepared to stop operat ing the Infotain­
ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
_& WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf­
fic cond itions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle .
@ Tips
Certain functions are not available whi le driv­
ing .
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface , or MMI for short,
combines various systems for communication ,
navigation* and entertainment in your Audi. You
can operate the MMI using the MMI control pan­
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 154 MMI control panel
MMI control panel overview
CD Control knob with joystick function*
....... .... ........... ...... 155, 159
@ MMI touch control pad* . . . . . . . . 157
® Left contro l button . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
@ R ight control b utton . . . . . . . . . . . 156
154
® Buttons for opening men us
directly ......... .. .......... .
® IMENUI button
0 I BACK I button .. . .. ...... .... .
MMI On/Off knob with
joystick function
Operating
Fig . 155 MMI On/Off knob w ith joystick function
Switching the MMI on /off : the MMI can be
switched on/off manually. 156
156
155
- Switching on manually : press the On/Off knob
CD briefly c:::> fig. 155 . Or: press the I MENU ! but­
ton@ c:::> page 154, fig. 154 or one of the but­
tons to open the menus directly ®·
-Switching off manually: press and hold the
O n/Off knob
CD c:::> fig. 155 until the MMI
switches off .
If the MMI has been switched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
cally the next time the ignition is switched on.
Additional function s:
- Adjusting the volume:
turn the On/Off knob CD
c:::> fig. 155.
-Muting : press the On/Off knob CD c:::> fig. 155
briefly.
-Selecting the previous/next function (for ex­
ample , a radio station/track):
press the On/Off
knob
CD c:::> fig. 155 briefly toward the left l rig ht
l>l>i .
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (for example
songs) :
press and hold the On/Off knob CD
c:::> fig. 155 toward the left ll>i.

Multi Media Interface
Opening the main menu
~ Press the IMENU! button ® ¢page 154,
fig . 154.
The MMI menus (such as Radio ) are
displayed
¢ fig. 157. Then yo u can select and
confirm a function using the control knob.
Opening a menu directly
~ Press the applicable button to directly open the
menus ®
¢page 154, fig. 154 in the direction
of the desired menu (such
as!RADIO !). Then
you can select and confirm a f unction using the
control knob.
Opening the selection menu /options menu
with the control buttons
F ig. 158 Control buttons on the MMI cont rol pane l
Selection menu: through the select ion menu,
you can open addit ional functions within a men u
item (such as
Radio ).
Requirement: the select ion menu symbol must
be disp layed in the Infota inment system display
¢ fig. 158 .
Opening /closing the selection menu: press the
left control
button ¢ fig. 158 . Then you can se­
lect and confirm a function using the control
knob .
156
Options menu : using the options menu, you can
select and confirm context-dependent functions
as well as settings w ith in a menu item (such as
Radio ).
Requirement: the options menu symbo l G must
be displayed in the Infotainment system display
¢ fig. 158 . Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
Opening/closing the options menu: press the
right control
button ¢ fig. 158. Then you can se­
l ect and confirm a function using the control
knob.
Information about menu paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
opening a desired menu and its settings and
functions .
Example of a path
~ Select: I RADIO I button > left control button >
FM.
Following the path
~ Press the I RADIO I butto n.
~ Press the left control button.
~ Turn the control knob to the FM menu item to
select it.
~ Press the contro l knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item.
~ The selected and confirmed function is execut­
ed. In this example, the
FM frequency band is
set .

System settings
Adjusting the system volume
.,. Select : I MENU I button> Sound> left control
button.
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Mute telephone: messages and ringtones are set
to mute.
Ringtone : see c::> page 188, Ringtone and volume
settings .
Ringtone volume:
you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the contro l
knob.
Message volume: you can adjust the volume of
the notification for an incoming text message by
turning the control knob.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume during a phone call by turning the control
knob.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Voice guidance: see c::>page 210.
Voice guidance during phone call: see
c::> page 210.
Voice guidance volume: you can adjust the vo ice
gu idance volume by turning the control knob.
Or:
you can adjust the vo ice guidance volume during
active route guidance by turning the On/Off
knob .
Entertainment fader : the volume of audio play­
back can be temporarily lowered when the park ­
ing system or vo ice gu idance is active .
Voice recognition system
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command display : see c::> page 243.
Short dialog : see c::> page 243.
Volume : see c::> page 243 .
Individual speech training : see c::> page 243.
1> Not availa ble in all vehicl es.
248
Parking aid*
You can adjust the volum e of the signal tone by
turning the control knob.
-Adjusting the Front volume: select and con­
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume : select and confirm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch*
Turn the control knob to adjus t the volume of the
spoken prompts from the
MMI touch* .
Restarting the MMI
Fig. 216 Button co mbinatio n t o restar t th e sys te m
.,. Briefly press the control knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediately open the
menu upward
c::> fig. 216.
Software license
information
Information on MMI software and licensing
agreements
- Select: ~
I M~E=N~U~ I button >Settings > left control
button>
System maintenance > Version infor­
mation.
- Or : online at www.audiusa.com/softwareinfo.
Information on instrument cluster software and
licensing agreements
Press the reset button twice within five seconds
after switching the ignition on
ll.

Index
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and Literature 383
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 241, 245
Aud i virtual cockp it
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
69
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Lock (centr al locking system) . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68, 69
Automatic power top
refer to Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Manual shift ing (tiptronic mode) . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
258
Auxiliary climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Average consumption ........... .... . 17, 18
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63, 65
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
388
Battery
In the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
also refer to High-voltage battery . . . . . . . 92
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Before driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Blower
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . .
70
Bluetooth
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
New tires . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 337
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Buttons
Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Programming (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 229
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 319
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

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