Self-Help; General Notes; Equipment - Audi A3 Sportback g-tron Owner's Manual

Self-help
General notes
... If your vehicle experiences technical prob-
lems, stop the car well away from moving
traffic. If you have a flat tyre, you should
park the car on a level surface. Be particular-
ly careful if you are on a slope .
... Apply the parking brake .
... Switch t he hazard warning lights on .
... Put on you r high-visibility vest
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... Place t he warning triangle in a visible loca-
tion
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... I nstruct a ll passeng1 ers to leave t he car
whe n it is safe to do so. They s hou ld wa it in
a safe place (for inst ance beh ind t he road-
side crash barrier).
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WARNING
Y ou s hou ld note the procedure described
above for your own safety and t hat of oth-
er road users.
Equipment
High-visibility vest
Applies to vehicles: with high visibility vest
Fig. 231 Rear seats: Compartment for high·visibility
vest
... To open the
lid,
turn the catch anti-clock-
wise.
Other road users can see you sooner when you
are wearing the high-visibility vest.
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Note
- Wear the high-visibility vest whenever
you have to leave t he vehicle near mov-
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in g t raffic, e.g. in breakdowns or when
loading or unloading the vehicle.
- Always observe the relevant rules and
regulations in the country you are travel-
ling in.
Warning triangle
Applies to vehicles: with warning triangle
Fig. 232 A3/A3 Sportback with boot lid open: warning
triangle
Fig. 233
A3 Saloon with boot lid
open: warning trian·
gle
The factory-supplied warning t riang le is at-
t ached to the inside ofthe boot lid.
A3 / A3 Sportback :
... To open t he cover, turn t he catch
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a nd swivel t he cover dow nwards
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... Pu ll the warn ing triang le out of the ret ainer.
A3 Saloon:
... To remove the warning triangle, push the
tab in the direction indicated by the arrow
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Fig. 233 and pull the retainer down .
The retainer on the boot lid is specifically de-
signed to hold the warning triangle supplied
as an Audi Genuine Accessory.