ALL NEW AUDI A3 FINALLY IN INDIA
The time has changed, Mercedes-Benz and BMW seem aggressive with their strategies and are ready with a series of new cars and facelifts for the Indian market. Audi India, too, felt a need of new product to counter the other two. While Mercedes-Benz and BMW are betting on their premium hatchbacks, Audi opts for different path to capture the major chunk of luxury car segment in India. Like Mercedes-Benz and BMW, Audi already has A1 premium hatchback which is currently on sale in several international markets. However, the company gambled on A3 compact premium sedan for the Indian market. In simple words we can say that like Mercedes opened a new segment with A-Class, Audi is all set to start a new segment with its A3.
Interestingly, the Audi A3 will soon be joined by Mercedes-Benz CLA and BMW 1-Series sedan. It measures 4.46 meter and shares most of its design cues with the A2 Sportback. It has enough space to carry five adults comfortably and has a boot space of 425-litres. We expect that the new A3 will become the Audi's top selling product in the Indian market .
When it comes to pricing, speculations are rife that the A3 sedan has a price equivalent to Mercedes-Benz A-Class and BMW 1-Series hatchbacks. According to Mr. Joe King, the new A3 has priced higher than the premium hatchbacks. The company believes that there is a segment between the premium hatchbacks and A4; and Audi aims to capitalize on this segment which has a huge potential. Moreover, the new A3 made available with several engine options to give the customer a lot more choices to pick and choose from.
Audi India also unveiled the A3 Cabriolet at the 2014 Indian Auto Expo, which could also make its way to the market. With manual transmission, Audi Q3 S has been doing excellent and it is also expected that the company could also introduce more stripped down versions of their vehicles in the market.
It's a spacious car too , at least in the front . Rear seat passengers have been deliberately denied more than adequate legroom to provide owner with the grounds to spend more on the longer wheel base . The 365 litre boot is competitive in the class but no more .
The audi A3 always felt like the entry level AUDI , even though after the arrival of the audi A1 , it no longer was . Its interior worked at a basic ergonomic level .It seems almost redundant to talk about the basics. Of course a perfect driving position is achievable for all bar the freakishly tall or short. The dials are paragons of clarity, what little switchgear there is laid out in such a simple, intuitive manner you wonder why all cars don’t follow suit. Maybe they will.
AUDI KEY FOB
How to program your Audi flip key fob.
I have done a ton of searching and found how to accurately program a key fob on the forums. The problem with all the directions that I had found was that once I programmed one key fob, the others would erase. None of the directions showed all the steps to program more than one key correctly without losing the others (which most people will have). This DIY has the correct programing procedure no matter how many fobs you have.
For some reason if you pull your battery or you change the battery in your fob you might be finding a situation where you need to do this programming.
There are two kinds of programming. If you have remotes that have been programmed to the car previously the steps are easy. There are longer steps if the keys are new and those are the secondary ones.
Steps to reprogram keys to a car they are already linked to:
1. Press and hold the unlock key on a remote
2. Insert key in ignition and turn to on (while still holding unlock)
3. Hold unlock while in the on position for 2 seconds
4. Turn key to off, remove from ignition and release button.
Do this for each remote. Relink to seat positions (press and hold mem position #, then unlock button for 2 seconds and release both) and done.
To program new remotes on a car never linked to previously:
1. Take a key (valet key works best, put it into the ignition and turn the key to the "on" position, so the dashboard lights come on.
2. Roll down the driver's side window (not required, but a good idea in case there's a problem).
3. Exit the car and close the door.
4. With a second key, physically lock the doors by turning the key clockwise (don't use a remote).
5. Take the first remote to be programmed, press the unlock button. The lights will flash once.
6. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. That first transmitter is now programmed.
***If you have only one key skip to step 16. Otherwise continue to step 7.***
7. Lock the door again (physically) with the key, (not the remote) by turning clockwise.
8. Press the unlock button two times with a one second interval in between, the lights will flash with each button press for a total of two flashes.
9. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. The second transmitter is now programmed.
***If you have three keys proceed to step 10. Otherwise skip to step 16.***
10. Lock the door again (physically) with the key, (not the remote) by turning clockwise.
11. Press the unlock button three times with a one second interval in between, the lights will flash with each button press for a total of three flashes.
12. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. The third transmitter is now programmed.
***If you have four keys proceed to step 13. Otherwise skip to step 16.***
13. Lock the door again (physically) with the key, (not the remote) by turning clockwise.
14. Press the unlock button four times with a one second interval in between, the lights will flash with each button press for a total of four flashes.
15. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. The fourth transmitter is now programmed.
16. Remove the key from the ignition.
Make sure that to test the newly program remotes, the original key is removed from the ignition since this exits the programming process. Someone might be a bit frustrated trying to test it with it still in 'program' mode.
I had some diffuculty accessing the programming mode. If it doesnt work then take the key out of the ignition and start over. Rinse lather repeat. It will go eventually.
If you are still having problems after trying it more times than you can count, check the key is right one for year of car or that the key and battery are good.
For some reason if you pull your battery or you change the battery in your fob you might be finding a situation where you need to do this programming.
There are two kinds of programming. If you have remotes that have been programmed to the car previously the steps are easy. There are longer steps if the keys are new and those are the secondary ones.
Steps to reprogram keys to a car they are already linked to:
1. Press and hold the unlock key on a remote
2. Insert key in ignition and turn to on (while still holding unlock)
3. Hold unlock while in the on position for 2 seconds
4. Turn key to off, remove from ignition and release button.
Do this for each remote. Relink to seat positions (press and hold mem position #, then unlock button for 2 seconds and release both) and done.
To program new remotes on a car never linked to previously:
1. Take a key (valet key works best, put it into the ignition and turn the key to the "on" position, so the dashboard lights come on.
2. Roll down the driver's side window (not required, but a good idea in case there's a problem).
3. Exit the car and close the door.
4. With a second key, physically lock the doors by turning the key clockwise (don't use a remote).
5. Take the first remote to be programmed, press the unlock button. The lights will flash once.
6. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. That first transmitter is now programmed.
***If you have only one key skip to step 16. Otherwise continue to step 7.***
7. Lock the door again (physically) with the key, (not the remote) by turning clockwise.
8. Press the unlock button two times with a one second interval in between, the lights will flash with each button press for a total of two flashes.
9. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. The second transmitter is now programmed.
***If you have three keys proceed to step 10. Otherwise skip to step 16.***
10. Lock the door again (physically) with the key, (not the remote) by turning clockwise.
11. Press the unlock button three times with a one second interval in between, the lights will flash with each button press for a total of three flashes.
12. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. The third transmitter is now programmed.
***If you have four keys proceed to step 13. Otherwise skip to step 16.***
13. Lock the door again (physically) with the key, (not the remote) by turning clockwise.
14. Press the unlock button four times with a one second interval in between, the lights will flash with each button press for a total of four flashes.
15. Wait 10 seconds and press the unlock button. The doors should unlock. The fourth transmitter is now programmed.
16. Remove the key from the ignition.
Make sure that to test the newly program remotes, the original key is removed from the ignition since this exits the programming process. Someone might be a bit frustrated trying to test it with it still in 'program' mode.
I had some diffuculty accessing the programming mode. If it doesnt work then take the key out of the ignition and start over. Rinse lather repeat. It will go eventually.
If you are still having problems after trying it more times than you can count, check the key is right one for year of car or that the key and battery are good.
It is the new sedan class car launched in India with least price given by AUDI . It is the first car given by AUDI in the range from 20 lakh to 30 lakhs . It comes in two variants in diesel and petrol variants .
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Price
Diesel Variants:
- Audi A3 Attraction 35TDI : Rs. 22.95 Lakh
- Audi A3 Premium 35TDI : Rs. 25.95 Lakh
- Audi A3 Premium Plus 35TDI : Rs. 29.95 Lakh
- Audi A3 Technology 35TDI : Rs. 32.66 Lakh
Petrol Variants:
- Audi A3 Premium Plus 40TFSI : Rs. 28.95 Lakh
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