remote control AUDI S3 SEDAN 2018 User Guide

Warm and cold
Warm and cold Climate control system
Description
The climate control system circulates , warms or
coo ls, and removes humid ity from the air in the
veh icle interior . It is the most effective when the
windows and panorama g lass roof* or power top*
are closed. If there is a build-up of heat inside
the vehicle, ventilation can help to speed up the
coo ling process.
Pollutant filter
The pollutant filter removes pollutants such as
dust and po llen from the air.
Key recognition
Various sett ings are stored and ass igned to the
remote control key being used.
These settings are different when the power top* is open or closed .
Presetting
Several functions can be preset in the Infotain­
ment system.
Select in the Infotainment system:
IMENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Air condi­
tioning
A WARNING
Poor visibility can lead to accidents.
- For safer driving, keep all windows free of
ice, snow and fog.
- Become familiar with the correct use and
function of the climate control system as
quickly as poss ible, espec ia lly with the de­
frosting and defogging functions.
- When the temperature is below freezing, only use the windsh ield washer system after
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the windshield has been warmed by the cli­
mate control system. The washer fluid could
freeze on the windshie ld and impair visib ili­
ty .
@ Note
-If you suspect that the climate contro l sys­
tem is damaged, switch the system off to
prevent further damage and have it checked
by an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Audi Serv ice Facility.
- Repa irs to the Aud i climate control system
require special technical knowledge and
special tools . See an authorized Aud i dealer
o r authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility .
@ For the sake of the environment
-To save fuel, turn off the climate control
system cooling mode by press ing the A/C
button. This w ill also reduce emissions . The
climate control system is off when the LED
in the button turns off.
- In vehicl es w ith the efficie ncy prog ram*,
yo u can find other consumpt ion information
and more economy tips ¢ page 19.
© Tips
- To prevent int erference with the heat ing
and cooling output and to prevent the win­
dows from fogging over, the air intake in
front of the windshie ld must be free of ice,
snow or leaves.
- Condensation from the cooling system* can
drip and form a pudd le of water under the
vehicle . This is normal and does not mean
there is a leak.
- Th e energy management system may tem ­
porarily switc h off certain functions, such as
the seat heating* or rear window defogger.
These systems are ava ilable again as soon
as the energy supply has been restored.

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_& WARNING
-You should not use the recirculation mode
for an extended period of time, because no
fresh a ir is drawn in and the windows can
fog when coo ling mode is sw itched off. This
increases the risk of an accident .
-Individuals with reduced sensitivity to pain
o r temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heating function. To reduce
the risk of injury, these indiv iduals should
not use seat heating.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heat ing elements in
the seats, do not kneel on the seats or place
heavy loads on a small area of the seat.
@ Tips
-The setting for the seat heating on the driv­
er's side is ass igned to the key that is in use .
-If the front passenger's seat heating is
turned on, it will not turn on again automat­
icall y if more than 10 minutes have passed
between switching the ign ition off and
switching it on again.
Adjusting the air vents
Fig. 82 Cockp it: adjust ing the a ir vents
The following settings are possible ¢ fig. 82 :
-CD Air flow amount
- @ Air flow direction
To adjust the
air flow amount, turn the ridged
outer adjusting ring
CD ¢ fig. 82. To stop the air
flow, turn the adjusting ring all the way to the right .
Warm and cold
To adjust the air flow dire ction , turn the air vent
gri ll insert @.
Steering wheel heating
Applies to: veh icles w ith steering whee l heating
The steering wheel rim can be heated.
"' Press the ~ ¢ page 15, fig. 11 button on the
mu ltifunction steering wheel to switch the
steering whee l heating on and off. The mes­
sage
Steering wheel heating: on/Steering
wheel heating: off
appears in the instrument
cluster display.
T he temperature is maintained at a constant lev­
el when steering wheel heating is switched on .
The steering wheel heating sett ings are stored
automat ically and assigned to the remote control
key that is in use .
If the steering wheel heating cannot be switched
on, the message:
Steering wheel heating : off ap­
pears. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
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Drivin g
for at idle fo r approximately two minutes
before shutting it off.
(D Tips
For up to 10 m inutes after stopp ing the en­
gine, the rad iator fan may t urn on again auto­
matically or it may continue to run (even if
the ignition is sw itched off) for the following
reasons:
- The coolant temperature is increasing due
to trapped heat.
- If the engine is warm and the engine com­
partment also heats up from strong sun­
li ght.
Messages
Engine runn ing. W arning! Turn off ignition be ·
fore le aving vehicl e
This m essage appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the driver 's door when the engine is
running .
Press ing start /stop button again will swi tch off
engine.
This message appea rs when you press the
IS TAR T ENG IN E STOP I* button wh ile d riving
¢ page 77, Emergency off function.
Engine start system: malfunction! Ple ase con­
tact S ervice
The engine automatic start system has a mal­
function . Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lfunct ion co rrected. To sta rt the en­
g ine , turn the key to pos it io n @ ¢
page 75 or
p ress and ho ld the
I S TART ENGINE ST OP ! button
until the engine is running .
DJ Key not r ecogniz ed . See own er' s manual
This message appears if there is no convenience
key inside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key . T he conven ience key may not
be recognized, for examp le, if it is cove red by an
object that
disrupts the s ignal (s uch as a b rief ­
case), o r if the key ba tte ry is weak. Elect ronic de ­
vices s uch as cell phones can also interfere wit h
the signal.
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To still be ab le to start or stop the engine, re fer
to
¢ page 79.
DJ Re mo te c ontro l ke y: hold back of ke y
again st the de signated ar ea . S ee owner 's man­
ual
If the indicato r light turns on and this message
appea rs, there is a ma lfunction ¢
page 79.
Ill Key not in v ehicle?
Ill Remote control ke y: key not r ecogni zed. Is
t he key still in the vehicle ?
The Ill indicator light turns on and this message
app ears if the conv eni ence k ey was r emoved from
the veh icle when the engine was running.
If the
convenience key is no longer in the ve hicle, you
cannot sw itch the ignition on or start the eng ine
once you stop it . You also cannot lock the vehicle
from the outside .
Please press the bra ke pedal
This message appears if you do not step on the
brake peda l to start the engine on a vehicle with
an automat ic transmission.
Plea se select N or P
This message appears w hen start ing or stopping
t h e engine if t he se lecto r lever is not in t he "N " or
"P " pos ition. The eng ine will not sta rt/stop.
Turn off igniti on befor e le av ing vehicle . Batter y
i s di sc harging
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
i f you open the driver's door w hen the ign it ion is
switched on . Sw itch the ignit ion off so that the
vehicle battery will not discharge.
S hift to P , othe rwi se vehicle can roll aw ay.
Door s do not lo ck if l ever is not in P
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selector lever for the automa tic transmission is
not in the P position after the ignition is switched
off . Move the selector lever to the P posit ion .
Otherwise the ve hicle is not protected from roll­
i ng and it cannot be locked .

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Starting the engine
when there is a
malfunction
Applies to: vehicles with conven ience key
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example, if the bat ­
tery in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is
affecting the key or if there is o system mo/func­
tion.
Fig. 86 Steering col umn/remote co ntro l key: starting the
eng ine if there is
a malfunction
As long as the message II Key not recognized.
See owner's manual or
II Remote control key:
hold back of key against the designated area.
See owner's manual
appears, you can start the
vehicle with the emergency starting function .
.. Press the brake pedal.
.. Hold the master key in the location indicated in
the illustration
y>l) c> fig. 86.
.. Press the I START ENGINE STOPI button c> .& in
Starting the engine on page
77 . The engine will
start.
.,. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
@ Tips
You can display the message that appears
during an emergency by pressing the
!START ENGINE STOPI button.
l) Market -spe cific
Driving
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles wit h Start/Stop system
The Start/Stop system can help increase fuel
economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In Start/Stop mode, the engine shuts off auto ­
matically when the vehicle is stopped, such as at
a traffic light. The ignition remains switched on
during this stop phase. The engine w ill restart
automat ically when needed.
The Start/Stop system is automatically activated
as soon as the ignition is switched on.
Basic requirements for Start/Stop mode
-The driver's door must be closed .
- The driver's seat belt much be fastened.
- The hood must be closed.
- The vehicle must have driven faster than
2 mph
(3 km/h) since the last time it stopped.
(D Note
Always switch the Start/Stop system off when
driving through water
c> page 81.
(D Tips
The engine stops shortly before the vehicle
comes to a stop
ll. The full function of the
brake booster and the power steering is still
available.
Stopping/starting the engine
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Fig. 87 Instrument cluster: eng ine switched off (stop
phase)
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Interrupting cruise contr ol while driving
• Move the leve r into position @. The message
AC C: s tandb y appears . Or
• Press the brake pedal.
• To resume th e stor ed speed, move the lever in­
to position
@ .
Inter rupt ing crui se contr ol when stopped
• Push the lever away from you into position @.
The message
A CC : s tandb y appears.
• To resume cruise control , press the brake pedal
and pull the l ev er toward you into position @.
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate cruise control and
resume the stored speed when the current
road, traffic or weather conditions do not per­
mit this. This increases the risk of an accident.
Setting the distance
App lies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
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Fig. 131 Oper ating lever: setting the distance
• Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
¢fig. 131.
• T o increase or reduce the distance in incre ­
ments, tap the switch upward/downward
again. The d istance between the two vehicles
will change in the instr ument cluster disp lay.
When approaching a veh icle driving ahead, the
adaptive cru ise control system brakes to match
that vehicle's speed and then adjusts to the set
d istance.
If the vehicle dr iv ing ahead accelerates ,
then the adaptive cruise control will also acceler­
ate up to the speed that you have set.
The higher the speed, the greate r the d istance
c::;, ,&. . The Di stan ce 3 setting is recommended.
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That is equa l to the general recommendation of
"ha lf the speed shown on the spe edometer".
The distances provided a re spec ified values . De­
pending on the dr iv ing situation and how the
ve­
hicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may be
more or less than these target distances .
If you c hange the time gaps, the newly set va lue
appears b rief ly in the instrument cl uster d isplay,
for example
II for Di stan ce 3. This on ly occurs if
the adaptive cruise control is not currently shown
i n the display
c::;, page 125, fig. 127.
Di stance 1 : this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 92 feet (28 meters) when traveling at 62 mph
(100 km/h), or a time distance of 1 second.
Di stanc e 2: this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 118 feet (36 meters) when trave ling at 62
mph (100 km/h), or a time distance of 1.3 sec ­
onds.
Di stanc e 3: this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 164 feet ( SO meters) when trave ling at 62
mph ( 100 km/h), or a time distance of 1.8 sec ­
onds .
Distanc e 4: this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 219 feet (67 meters) when trave ling at 62
mph ( 100 km/h), or a time distance of 2 .4 sec ­
onds .
Distance 5 : this setting corresponds to a d istance
of 328 feet ( 100 meters) when t raveling a t 62
mph ( 100 km/h), or a time distance of 3 .6 sec ­
onds .
A WARNING
When setting the distance, the driver is re­
sponsible for adhering to any applicable legal
regulations.
(D Tips
-
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote contro l key being used.

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Setting the driving program
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Depending on the se lected dr iv ing program and
d istance, dr iv ing behav ior when ac celerating w ill
va ry from dy namic to comfortab le.
Setting the driving program on vehicles
w ithout drive sele ct*
• Se lect in the Infotainment sys tem: IM ENUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l bu tto n > Dri ver a s·
si stan ce
> Audi adapt ive crui se contr ol > Dri v­
ing p rogram
> Comfort , Standard or D yn am ic.
Setting the driving mode on vehicles with
d rive s elect *
See i::!) page 141.
@ Tips
Your sett ings are automa tic ally sto red and as­
signed to the remote control key being used.
Driver intervention request
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
F ig . 132 Ins tru ment clust er: reques t for dr iver in ter ven­
tio n
The request for driver intervention instructs you
to take over if the adaptive cruise control brak ing
function is not able to mainta in a suff icient dis­
tance to the vehicle driving ahead
¢ fig . 132 .
Assi st a nce systems
Distance display and distance warning
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
This function measures the time between the ve­
hicle driving ahead and shows this in the instru­
ment cluster display.
F ig. 13 3 Instrumen t cluster : dista nce in dicato r/warn ing
D escription
At speeds above app roximately 40 mph (65 km/
h), this function measures the distance to the ve­
hicle ahead as time .
• Switch the adaptive cruise contro l display on in
the instrument cluster
display ¢ page 13.
The. indicator light turns on if you fall below
the set distance.
Setting the wa rning threshold
You can set, change or de lete the warning
threshold in the Infotainment system .
• In the Infotainment system, select: I MENU I
button > Vehicle > left control button > Dri ver
assistance
> D istance warning .
A WARNING
-Read and follow the warnings on i::!) A in
Gen eral information on page 124 .
-
- The driver is always responsible for adhering
to the regulat ions applicab le in that coun­
try.
(D Tips
You may fall below he warning threshold briefly when passing or when qu ickly ap­
proaching a slow vehicle . There is no warn ing
i n th is scenar io. A warning is given only if you
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(D Tips
-Side assist is not active w hile you are mak­
i ng the ad justment.
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
used.
Rear cross-traffic assist
App lies to: vehicles with rear cross-traff ic assist
Fig. 14 2 Example display
Fig. 143 Infotainment system: rear cross -traffic ass ist dis ­
play
Activating rear cros s-traffic assist
The rear cross- traffic assist is ac tivated a utomat i­
cally if you t urn on the pa rking aid
¢ page 143 or
shift into reverse gear.
The rea r cross- traffic assist can warn t he drive r of
a potential collis ion with approaching cross-traf­
f ic when driving in reverse at speeds up to ap­
proximately 7 mph ( 12 km/h). Within its limits,
the system monitors the areas behind and next
to the veh icle using the radar sensors when leav­
ing a parking space
c:> page 137, fig . 141. Moving
objects that are approaching, such as cars, are
detected
c:> fig . 142.
If the system detects cr itical cross traffic when
backing out of a parking space, it will react as fol­
lows:
A ssi st a nce systems
- Visual indicator : an indicator appears in the In ­
fotainment system disp lay with a red arrow
symbo l. The arrow points in the d irect ion from
which the object is
approaching ¢ fig. 143.
-Audible warning signal : a continuous tone may
sound as an addit ional indicator when dr iving in
reverse.
- Automat ic brake acti vation : a brief activation
of the brakes may also warn you of a potent ial
collision w ith an approaching object.
The audib le warning signal and the automatic
bra ke activation occur only when driv ing in re ­
verse.
A WARNING
-- The rear cross-traffic assist is an assist sys­
tem and cannot prevent a co llision by itself .
The drive r must always intervene . T he d river
is always respons ible for b raking at the cor­
rect t ime.
- Please note that the rear cross-traff ic assist
may activate the b rakes unexpe cted ly. Se­
cure a ny cargo th at you are transpor ting to
redu ce t he risk of damage or i njury.
- An add itiona l brake activation may be t rig­
ge red w ith in 10 seconds after an automatic
b rake activation.
- I f the re is an acoustic wa rn ing s ignal from
the rea r cross-traffic ass ist, t hen the p ark­
ing sys tem may not warn you of detected
obstacles under certain circumstances.
- The v iew o f the radar sensors may be im­
pa ired by leaves, s now, heavy sp ray or dirt.
Clean the area i n front of the sensors
c:>page 137, fig. 141 .
A WARNING
-
-The rear cross -traffic assist will not provide
alerts if your vehicle is pulled too far into
the parking space so that it is hidden by ad­
jacent vehicles.
- The rear cross-traffic assist will not provide
alerts about people a nd can not warn you
about every type of approaching objects,
such as cyclists. Always monitor the t raff ic
as we ll as the vehicle's sur roundi ngs wit h di-
re ct eye contact .
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Assistance systems
Adjusting the Individual mode
You can adjust the vehicle settings to your personal preferences.
~ Select: I MENU I button >Vehicle> Audi drive
select> Individual >
right control button.
After you have closed the settings, you will auto ­
mat ica lly dr ive in the
Individual * mode.
Systems comfort
Engine /transmission
comfortab le
Steering comfortab le
Engine sound* subtle
Audi adaptive cruise control* comfortable
Suspension control* comfortable
quattro * balanced
Applies to: RS models:
quattro balanced
a) Subtle in t he selector lever position "D" and sporty in "S".
(0 Tips
Your Individual * mode settings are stored au­
tomatically and assigned to the remote con­
trol key in use.
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The systems you can adjust depend on the equip­
ment and engine in your veh icle. The following
table g ives an overview of the characterist ics.
auto dynamic
ba
lanced sporty
ba lanced sporty
subtle/sportyal sporty
ba lanced sporty
ba lanced sporty
ba lanc ed sporty
neutral sporty

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wheel until the orange orientation lines appear
in the parking space
¢ fig. 151 . Use the mark­
ings@to help you est imate the distance from
an obstacle . Each marking represents approxi ­
mately 3 ft (1 m). The blue area represents an
extension of the veh icle 's outline by approxi ­
mately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear.
"'While driv ing in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
i ng wheel ang le to fit the parking space using
the orange o rientation l ines fo r ass istance
¢ .&. in General information on page 145, ¢{!)
in General information on page 146 .@ repre­
sents the rear bumper. Stop the vehicle, at the
latest, when the red orientation
line@ borders
an object.
Adjusting the parking aid
Applies to: vehicles with parking system plus/rearview cam·
era
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system .
"'Select in the Infotainment system: !MENUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l button > Driver as­
sistance> Parking aid.
Or
"'When the parking aid is active, select in the In-
fota inment system : right control button*.
End system* -stop the parking aid
Activate automatically -switch automa tic activa­
tion on/off
Front volume* -volume for the front area
Rear volume -volume for the rear area
Entertainment fader -the volume of the audio/
video source is lowered when the parking system
is turned on .
The new value is given briefly during the adjust ­
ment .
(D Tips
-Several menus can be accessed with the
right control button only when the parking
aid is active.
- The settings for volume and automatic acti­
vation are automatically stored and as-
Parking aid
signed to the remote control key being
used.
Error messages
Applies to: vehicles with parking system plus/rearview cam­
era
Ill Rear park assist: malfunction! Obstacles
cannot be detected
Ill Front park assist: malfunction! Obstacles
cannot be detected
Ill Park assist: malfunction! Obstacles cannot
be detected
When one of these messages appears, there is a
system malfunction. The L ED in the
PwJi button al­
so blinks when sw itching it on. The relevant mes­
sage o nly appears again when you manually acti­
vate the park ing aid with the button.
111 Rear parking aid: obstacle detection restrict­
ed
The rear cross -traffic assist* ¢ page 139, Rear
cross-traffic assist
is not available. Either the ESC
is switched off, or the radar sensors may be cov ­
ered by a bike rack, stickers, leaves, snow or oth­
er objects. Switch the ESC on, or clean the area in
front of the sensors if necessary ¢
page 13 7,
fig. 141 . If this message continues to be dis­
played, drive immed iate ly to an author ized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility to have
the malfunction repaired .
Parking system plus*
If a sensor or speaker is faulty, the J;!/4'. symbol
will appear in front of/behind the vehicle in the
Infotainment system display. If a rear sensor is
faulty, only obstacles that are in areas@ and @
are shown ¢
page 143, fig. 145 . If a front sensor
is fau lty, only obstacles that are in areas © and
@ are shown.
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Audi connect e-tron services
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
With Audi connect e-tron services l), you can ac­
cess various information or control individual
functions remotely using mob ile dev ices (such as
a smartphone) or a web portal.
- Trip
data¢ page 199.
- Doors and lights ¢page 199.
-Vehicle status report ¢ page 200.
- Car
Finder ¢ page 200.
- Charging
¢ page 200.
- Climate
control¢ page 200 .
A WARNING
Also read and follow the instructions regard­
ing traffic safety
¢ page 154.
Setup
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
To use Audi connect e-tron services 1), please
note the following:
Requirements
-An authorized Audi dealer must complete a
one-time activation of Audi connect e-tron serv­
i ces for your veh icle before you can reg ister on­
line .
- Then register at etron.audiusa .com . You can
use and manage the Audi connect e-tron serv­
ices there .
- If you require assistance w ith your Aud i connect
e-tron services, please contact an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Your mobile devices must be compatible .
1> The mob ile network service is offered by a serv ice provid­
e r. Yo u can obtain more informa tion abou t your mobile
network provider at an au th or ized Aud i dealer. Connected
dev ices are not always 4G-compatible. Th e ava ilability o f a
high -speed network may be red uced dur ing pea k usage or
b y your location, the reception, and other factors . Ne t­
wo rk coverage ca nnot be guaranteed everywhere. Fo r
mo re info rmation on mobile cove rage, see the Audi con ­
n ect overv iew from your mobile network provider.
Audi connect e-tron services
Trip data
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
The Driver Information System collects data un­
der certain conditions and sends it to a server.
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these using the service:
- driving durat ion,
- average speed driven,
- distance driven,
- average electric consumption.
Doors and lights
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can access and disp lay the current status of
the following vehicle data on your mobile devices
without having to be inside the vehicle.
- If the vehicle doors and lids are open/closed,
- Parking lights are on/off.
For additional information on opening and clos­
i ng the doors or for the vehicle lighting, refer to
¢ page 31, Opening and closing or to ¢ page 49,
Exterior lighting.
(D Tips
-If the high-voltage battery is not charged,
the amount of access requests is limited to
15 after switching off the ignition. This
helps conserve the 12 vo lt vehicle battery.
You cannot contro l functions or access in­
formation if the charge leve l of the 12 volt
vehicle battery is too low.
- If at least two minutes have passed after
the last time the ignition was switched off,
you can reset the access counter back to "O" as needed after switch ing the ignit ion on/
off again.
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