Audi A3

since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation

Audi A3
- Maintenance instruction
   Audi A3/S3 brand cars - the summary
   Identification numbers of the car
   Acquisition of spare parts
   Technology of service, tool and workplace equipment
   Poddomkrachivaniye and towage
   Engine start from the auxiliary power supply
   Checks of readiness of the car to operation
   Automobile himikaliya
   Diagnostics of malfunctions of knots and car systems
   Governing bodies and receptions of safe operation
   Arrangement of governing bodies and devices
   Keys, body locks with uniform management and the security alarm system
   Electric window regulators and rear-view mirrors
   Safety systems. Transportation of children
   Seats
   Luggage carrier
   Adjustable steering column
   Hand brake
   Automatic transmission
   The device of the acoustic help at a parking
   Lock of ignition and engine start
   Control and measuring devices. Precautionary and diagnostic systems
   Traveling computer
   Switches and switches
   Tempostat
   Screen wipers and stekloomyvatel
   Ventilation, heater and conditioner of air of salon
   Elevating and movable panel крыши*
   Illumination of salon and luggage carrier
   Salon equipment
   Luggage carrier on a roof
   Running in
   Features of driving of the car and auxiliary systems (ABS, EDS, ASR, ESP)
   Trailer operation
   Fuelling and emergency unlocking of a cover of the refueling hatch
   Cowl
   Readjustment of headlights
   First-aid kit
   Sign of an emergency stop
   Set of the tool and jack
   Spare wheel
+ Current leaving and service
+ Engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ the Power supply system and production of the fulfilled gases
+ engine Electric equipment
+ Manual box of gear shifting
+ Automatic transmission and models with a full drive
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Elektroskhema

Seats

GENERAL INFORMATION

Forward seats

The correct provision of a seat is important for:

– fast and reliable using governing bodies
– not intense, not tiring bearing
– achievements of the maximum protective effect of belts and system of safety cushions.

ATTENTION

Therefore do not shift forward seats too close to steering the wheel / dashboard.
During movement of a foot should be in space for feet – at all on the dashboard or pillows of seats.

Establish your seat according to the below-mentioned description. Consider option of base adjustment of situation of seats of the driver also given below and the forward passenger.

Seat of the driver

We recommend you the following option of adjustment of provision of a seat of the driver:

– Adjust the longitudinal provision of a seat of the driver so that slightly bent feet it was possible to squeeze out pedals completely.
– Adjust a back tilt angle so that the back the surface completely adjoined to a back and possibility to get the most top point of a steering wheel was provided with slightly bent hands.

ATTENTION

In space for feet finding of any subjects since in case of emergency braking they I can get under pedals is not allowed.
In this case you cannot brake, squeeze out coupling or press an accelerator pedal!

Seat of the forward passenger

The following adjustment of provision of a seat of the forward passenger is recommended:

– Direct (vertical) provision of a back.
– A convenient arrangement of feet in space for feet.
– Thus displace a seat as it is possible further back.

1 unlocking of a back

(only two-door models)

Pull the handle up, unlock a back and combine it forward. When folding back the seat pillow rises and moves forward a little.

For return of a back to a starting position again pull the handle up.

For possibility of unlocking and folding of a back of a seat of the forward passenger by the driver, on the left side of a passenger seat there is an additional handle of unlocking.

ATTENTION

For safety reasons backs of forward seats during movement should be always locked!

2 regulation of an inclination of a back

Unload a back of a seat and adjust its inclination handle rotation.

ATTENTION

In order to avoid violation of protective action of seat belts do not take away too far back a back of seats during movement.

3 regulation of height сиденья*

The height of a seat is regulated by pressing or handle procrastination.

ATTENTION

4 exit of a lumbar support (эргоматик) *

In switch pressing forward or it is possible to put forward or clean respectively back, changing camber of a contour of a back, an upholstery in a lumbar zone.

Thanks to it extraordinary effective opiraniye of lumbar department of a backbone on all its natural contour, with landing not tiring even is provided at long trips.

5 longitudinal adjustment of a seat

Delay the handle up and displace a seat. Then release the handle and move a seat to a clamp zashchelkivaniye.

ATTENTION

For safety reasons do not regulate the longitudinal provision of a seat of the driver during movement!

Sports seat of "Recaro" *

1 longitudinal adjustment of a seat

Delay the handle up and displace a seat. Then release the handle and move a seat to a clamp zashchelkivaniye.

ATTENTION

For safety reasons do not regulate the longitudinal provision of a seat of the driver during movement!

2 regulation of height of a seat

The height of a seat is regulated electricly by switch procrastination / pressing in the corresponding direction, up or down.

ATTENTION

For safety reasons it is not necessary to regulate the provision of a seat of the driver on height during movement!
Be careful at height adjustment! The carelessness or control loss over process of adjustment can become the reason of traumas. The electric drive works and at the switched-off ignition / ambassador of extraction of a key from the ignition lock. Therefore never leave in the car of children without supervision.

3 exit of a lumbar support

In switch pressing forward or it is possible to put forward or clean respectively back, changing camber of a contour of a back, an upholstery in a lumbar zone.

Thanks to it extraordinary effective opiraniye of lumbar department of a backbone on all its natural contour, with landing not tiring even is provided at long trips.

4 regulation of provision of a back of a seat

The back can be displaced by switch pressing in the directions specified by shooters:

Forward back lifting
Back back lowering

ATTENTION

In order to avoid violation of protective action of seat belts take away back backs of forward seats during movement only provided that the diagonal tape of a belt will adjoin to a breast.

5 unlocking of a back

(only two-door models)

Pull the handle up, unlock a back and take away it forward. At handle procrastination up there is an unlocking and shift forward all seat. When folding back the seat comes back to a starting position.

Regulation of a pillow of a seat

Thanks to possibility of this individual adjustment the optimum opiraniye of hips on a seat pillow is provided.
For a vydviganiye press up located under a forward part of a pillow the handle of fixing and, having pulled for the handle, displace a pillow forward and establish it in the necessary situation.

For a zadviganiye – press up the handle of fixing and displace a pillow in the necessary situation.

Situation regulation подлокотника*

For regulation of situation press the button in an end face of an armrest (shooter) and take away it down. After that it lift to a zashchelkivaniye on a clamp in the necessary situation.

Remember that at the armrest lowered against the stop mobility of a forearm is limited. Therefore at movement on the city do not lower an armrest.

Head restraints

Head restraints are regulated on height and an inclination. They should be established on growth. Correctly established head restraints in a combination to seat belts provide effective protection.

Height regulation

Undertake a head restraint both hands and displace it up or down.

The optimum protective effect is provided when finding the upper edge of a head restraint at least on a loss or above level of eyes.

Removal and installation of head restraints

Standard seat

For removal pull a head restraint against the stop up, press the button (shooter) on the left bar and at the same time take a head restraint.

For installation insert and move head restraint bars into directing openings till their heard fixing.

Sports seat of "Recaro" *

For removal of a head restraint wring out down at the same time both safety rings (address to an illustration) and take a head restraint.

For installation insert and move head restraint bars into directing openings till their heard fixing.

Back seat

Increase in the sizes of a luggage compartment

For increase in the sizes of a luggage carrier it is possible to put forward as both backs together, and separately everyone.

Folding of a back seat

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Remove back head restraints.
	2. By means of a loop (1) on the face party of a seat raise and pull forward a seat pillow.
	3. Take a pillow from its back party (2) and combine up so that the pillow adopted the vertical provision before a back of a forward seat.
4. Wring out the handle of unlocking (And) in the direction specified by an arrow.
	5. Combine a back forward.
6. Combine a back forward that the combined back and a bottom of a luggage carrier were at one level - address to an illustration.
Return of a back seat to a starting position
At return of a back to a starting position watch, that seat belts of lateral seats were in a lentonapravlyayushchy trench. Otherwise the jamming and damage of belts is possible.
7. Establish a back of a back seat in a starting position.
8. Return to a starting position a pillow of a seat and displace it completely back. Then wring out down a forward part of a pillow of a seat till its fixing. Thus hold above a zone belt, differently it will get between a back and a seat that will lead to impossibility of using of.
ATTENTION The back of a back seat should be reliably fixed, that at sudden braking luggage carrier cargo was not displaced forward.