Audi Q3: Vehicles with a High Voltage System (Hybrid Vehicles)
Extremely Dangerous Due to High-Voltage
The high-voltage system is under high-voltage. Death or serious bodily injury by electric shock.
- Individuals with electronic/medical life- and health sustaining machines in or on their person cannot perform any work on high-voltage systems. Life- and health sustaining machines are for example pain killer pumps, implanted defibrillators, pacemakers, insulin pumps, and hearing aids.
- Have the high-voltage system de-energized by a qualified person.
There is a Risk of Injury from the Engine Starting Unexpectedly
On electric - hybrid vehicles an active ready mode is difficult to identify. Parts of the body can be clamped or pulled.
- Turn off the ignition.
- Place the ignition key outside of the vehicle interior.
Risk of Damaging the High-Voltage Cables
Misuse can damage the insulation of high-voltage cables or high-voltage connectors.
- Never support objects on the high-voltage cables and the high-voltage connectors.
- Never support tools on the high-voltage cables and the high-voltage connectors.
- Never sharply bend or kink the high-voltage cables.
- When connecting pay attention to the coding of the high-voltage connectors.
- For all procedures on vehicles with high-voltage system pay attention to the additional warning message for these vehicles. Refer to → Chapter "Warnings when Working on Vehicles with High Voltage System".
- If procedures are necessary near components of the high-voltage system "perform a visual inspection of the damage of the high-voltage components and lines". Refer to → Chapter "Performing a Visual Inspection of Damage to High Voltage Components and Cables".
- If work on the components of the high-voltage system is necessity, de-energize the high-voltage system. Refer to → Rep. Gr.93; High-Voltage System, De-Energizing or → Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.93; High-Voltage System, De-Energizing.
Vehicles with Start/Stop System
There is a Risk of Injury from the Engine Starting Unexpectedly
The engine can start unexpectedly on vehicles with an activated Start/Stop System. A message appears in the instrument cluster indicating whether the Start/Stop System is activated.
- Deactivate the Start/Stop System: Turn off the ignition.
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Refrigerant Circuit Components
Caution
Non-approved tools or materials such as leak sealing
additives can cause damage or malfunctions in the
system.
Only use tools and materials approved by the
manufacturer.
The
Refrigerant Cut-Off Valve
Note
There are different versions of the shut-off valve with
different functions and with different names. The following
illustrated Hybrid Battery Refrigerant Shut-Off Valve 1 -N516-
Refrigerant Circuit
Refrigerant Circuit with Expansion Valve and Evaporator
The following illustration shows only the principle of a
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General Information
Suspension
1: Front/rear track width, applies only to
215/65/R16 standard tires on 6.5Jx16 ET33 rims.
Steering
Tire Types
General information on wheel/tire combinations, winter tires, snow chain,
recommended tire manufacturers:
→ Wheels and Tire;
Tire Pressure Monitoring
Specifications for Retrofitting Wheel and Tire Combinations (Documents)
Legal Requirements
The manufacturer is granted general type approval for the
whole vehicle including all parts and for specific retrofitting
(general type approval according to 20 StVZO (Motor Vehicle
Construction and Use Regulations or EU type approval).
Retrofitting to wheels and tires ca