Starting And Stopping The Engine; (Vehicles With A Convenience Key) - Audi A3 2016 Owner's Manual

Dr iv ing
Otherwise, there is the risk that the vehicle
could roll.
- After the engine has been switche d off, the
radiator fan can continue to run for up to 10
minutes - even with the ign ition switched
off . It ca n also switch on again after some
t i me if the coolant tern perature rises as the
resul t of heat buildup or if the engine com-
partment is heat ed by t he su n's rays and t he
eng ine is hot .
(D
Note
- If t he engine has been unde r heavy load for
an extended pe riod of time, heat builds up
in the e ng ine compartment after the eng ine
is switche d off- the re is a risk of dam ag ing
the engi ne . For thi s rea so n, let t he e ng ine
run for at idle for a pproxim at ely two mi-
nutes befo re sh utting it off .
Starting and stopping
the engine (vehicles with
a convenience key)
Engine with the
button Starting
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The
I START ENGINE STOP I
button switches the
igni tion on and st ar ts the engine.
Fig. 78
Cente r conso le: STAR T ENGINE STOP butto n (with
convenience key)
You can start your car without using your conven-
ience key. You must simp ly be carrying the key
with you .
Plug-in hybrid drive* : refer to the informatio n for
starting the vehicle under ¢ page 100.
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Switching the ignition on/ off or preheating
If
t hP
'Tij
ind icator light blinks a nd the mess age
Please move steering wheel appears when
switching the ignition on, the stee ring is locked
by the steer ing lock. In th is case, turn the steer-
ing wheel slightly to the left/right.
.,. To switch the ignit ion on or off, press t he
I STAR T
ENGINE
STOPI
button . Do not press the
brake pedal while doing this .
The need le in the t ach ome t er moves to READY
whe n the ignition switches on an d moves to OFF
when the ignition switches off .
Diesel ve hicles are prehea t ed while the ignit ion is
switched on
Iii.
Starting the engine
Your vehicle is equipped with launch control. The
engine starts a utomat ica lly when you press t he
I START E NGIN E STOP !
bu tton br iefly.
.,. Press the brake pedal and move the selector
lever to the P or N position .
.,. Press t he
I START ENGINE STOP !
button briefly .
The engine will sta rt.
Major elect rical equipment sw itches off tempora-
rily whe n starting the eng ine .
It is possible that there will be a slight de lay
when starting the engine in d iesel veh icles in
colder temperatures . Therefore, you must hold
the brake pedal down until the eng ine starts . The
indica t or light turns on wh ile t he engi ne is pre-
hea t ing
Iii.
The preheating t ime depends o n the coolant
temperat ure and outside temperature . The glow
plug indica t o r light
II
will only tu rn on for ap-
prox imately 1 se co nd when t he engi ne is warm or
t he ou t side temperat ure is higher th an 8 °C. Tha t
me an s you can st art t he engine immedia tely .
If
t he engine does not start immediately, stop
th e starti ng procedure by pushi ng the
I STAR T E NGINE ST OP !
but ton aga in an d repe at
aft er 30 seconds. ..,.