Audi A3 2018 - Starting and Stopping the Engine (Vehicles with an Ignition Lock)

- Always hold the steering whee l with your
hands in the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi-
tions to reduce the risk of injury if the airbag
deploys.
- Never hold the steer ing wheel in the 12
o'clock position or with both hands on the
rim or the center of the steer ing wheel.
Holding the steering wheel incorrectly s ig-
nificantly increases the risk of inj ury to the
hands, arms and head if t he a irbag dep loys.
Starting and stopping
the engine (vehicles with
an ignition lock)
Starting the engine
Applies to: vehicles with ignitio n lock
The ignition is switched on and the engine start-
ed with the key in the ignition .
Fig. 84 Ignit ion lock: posit ion of the ignit ion key
Switching the ignition on/ off
• To switch the ign ition on, turn the ign ition key
to posit ion
CI). Vehicles without the Start/Stop
system*: the needle in the tachometer moves
into the
READY position.
• To switch the ign ition off, turn the ignit ion key
to posit ion @ . The needle in the tachometer
moves into t he
OFF position .
Starting the engine
• Press the brake pedal and move the se lector
lever to the "P" or "N" position.
• Turn the key briefly to position @ . The ignition
~ key automatically returns to position CI). Do not
~ press the acce lerato r pedal when doing this .
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D r ivi ng
Equipment that uses a lot of e lectricity is switch-
ed off temporarily when you start the engine .
If t he engi ne does not st art immediately , stop
the starting procedure by tu rning the ign it ion key
to posit ion @ and repeat after 30 seconds .
Start / Stop system*
See the information in Q page 79, Start/Stop
system.
_&. WARNING
- To redu ce the ris k of po iso ning, never allow
t he engi ne to run in confined sp aces.
- Never remove th e ignition key from the ig ni-
t ion lock while the vehicle is moving. Other -
wise the steer ing lock will engage and you
will not be ab le to steer the vehicle, which
increased the risk of an accident.
(D Note
Avoid high engine speed, fu ll th rottle, and
heavy engine load if t he e ngine has not
reached operating temperat ure yet . You could
damage the eng ine .
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run while parked to
warm up. Begin driving immediate ly. This re-
duces unnecessary emissions.
@ Tips
- If it is d ifficult to turn the key to pos ition
CI), turn the steering wheel back and forth
slightly to release t he steering whee l lock.
- Some noise after start ing the e ngine is no r-
ma l and is no cause for concern.
Stopping the engine
Applies to: vehicles with ignition lock
Stopping the engine
• Bring the vehicle to a full stop .
• Turn the key to position @ . The needle in the
tachometer moves into the
OFF pos ition.
Engaging the steering lock
Requireme nt: the se lector lever must be in P.
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