Audi A3

Since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation

Audi A3
- The maintenance instruction
   Cars of mark Audi A3/S3 - the summary
   Identification numbers of the car
   Acquisition of spare parts
   Technology of service, the tool and the workplace equipment
   Поддомкрачивание and towage
   Start of the engine from the auxiliary power supply
   Checks of readiness of the car to operation
   Automobile химикалии
   Diagnostics of malfunctions of knots and car systems
   Controls and receptions of safe operation
   Arrangement of controls and devices
   Keys, locks of a body with uniform management and the security alarm system
   Electric window raiser and rear-view mirrors
   Safety systems. Transportation of children
   Seats
   Luggage carrier
   Adjustable steering column
   Manual brake
   Automatic transmission
   The device of the acoustic help at a parking
   The lock of ignition and engine start
   Control and measuring devices. Precautionary and diagnostic systems
   The travelling computer
   Switches and switches
   Темпостат
   Screen wipers and washer
   Ventilation, heater and the conditioner of air of salon
   The podemno-sdvizhnaja panel крыши*
   Salon and luggage carrier illumination
   The salon equipment
   Luggage carrier on a roof
   Обкатка
   Features of driving of the car and auxiliary systems (ABS, EDS, ASR, ESP)
   Trailer operation
   Fuelling and emergency unlocking of a cover refuelling лючка
   Cowl
   Readjustment of headlights
   The first-aid set
   Sign on an emergency stop
   The complete set of the tool and jack
   Spare wheel
+ Current leaving and service
+ The engine
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ The power supply system and release of the fulfilled gases
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Manual box of a gear change
+ Automatic transmission and models with a full drive
+ Coupling and power shafts
+ Brake system
+ Suspension bracket and steering
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Electroschemes

Seats

THE GENERAL DATA

Forward seats

Correct position of a seat is important for:

– Fast and reliable using controls
– Not intense, not tiring bearing
– Achievements of the maximum protective effect of belts and system of pillows of safety.

ATTENTION

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

Establish your seat according to the below-mentioned description. Consider also the variant of base adjustment of position of seats of the driver resulted more low and the forward passenger.

Seat of the driver

We recommend you the following variant of adjustment of position of a seat of the driver:

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

ATTENTION

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

Seat of the forward passenger

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

– Direct (vertical) position 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 upwards, unlock a back and combine it forward. At folding of a back the pillow of a seat rises and moves forward a little.

For back returning in a starting position again pull the handle upwards.

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 closed!

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 infringement 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 seat height is regulated by pressing or handle procrastination.

ATTENTION

4 exit of a lumbar support (эргоматик) *

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

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

5 longitudinal adjustment of a seat

Delay the handle upwards and displace a seat. Then release the handle and move a seat to защелкивания a clamp.

ATTENTION

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

Sports seat “Recaro” *

1 longitudinal adjustment of a seat

Delay the handle upwards and displace a seat. Then release the handle and move a seat to защелкивания a clamp.

ATTENTION

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

2 regulation of height of a seat

The seat height is regulated электрически by procrastination / switch pressing in a corresponding direction, upwards or downwards.

ATTENTION

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

3 exit of a lumbar support

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

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

4 regulation of position of a back of a seat

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

Forward back lifting
Back back lowering

ATTENTION

In order to avoid infringement 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 upwards, unlock a back and take away it forward. At handle procrastination upwards there is an unlocking and displacement forward all seat. At folding of a back the seat comes back in a starting position.

Regulation of a pillow of a seat

Thanks to possibility of the given individual adjustment it is provided optimum опирание hips on a seat pillow.
For выдвигания press upwards 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 position.

For задвигания – press upwards the handle of fixing and displace a pillow in the necessary position.

Position regulation подлокотника*

For position regulation press the button in an end face of an armrest (marksman) and take away it downwards. After that it lift to защелкивания on a clamp in the necessary position.

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

Headrests

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

Height regulation

Undertake a headrest both hands and displace it upwards or downwards.

The optimum protective effect is provided at a finding of an upper edge of a headrest a minimum on a loss or above level of eyes.

Removal and installation of headrests

Standard seat

For removal pull a headrest against the stop upwards, press the button (marksman) on the left bar and simultaneously take a headrest.

For installation insert and move headrest bars into directing apertures till the moment of their heard fixing.

Sports seat “Recaro” *

For headrest removal wring out downwards simultaneously both safety rings (address to an illustration) and take a headrest.

For installation insert and move headrest bars into directing apertures till the moment of 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 headrests.
	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 upwards so that the pillow has accepted vertical position before a back of a forward seat.
4. Wring out the unlocking handle () in the direction specified by an arrow.
	5. Combine a back forward.
6. Combine a back forward that the combined back and a luggage carrier bottom were at one level - address to an illustration.
Returning of a back seat in a starting position
At back returning in a starting position watch, that seat belts of lateral seats were in лентонаправляющем a trench. Otherwise the jamming and damage of belts is possible.
7. Establish a back of a back seat in a starting position.
8. Return in a starting position a pillow of a seat and displace it completely back. Then wring out downwards a forward part of a pillow of a seat till the moment of its fixing. Thus keep at the top of a zone belt, differently it will get between a back and a seat that will lead to impossibility of using to them.
ATTENTION The back of a back seat should be reliably fixed, that at sudden braking luggage carrier cargo was not displaced forward.

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