Audi A3 Emissions Control Warning Light

If the check engine light comes on your emission control system may have a problem or the engine is not operating correctly.

Audi a3 emissions control warning light. The car drove fine and i noticed nothing untoward at all. No other issues that i am aware of. To answer your question no nothing unusual in my driving habits or environmental factors in the past few days. The engine management warning light should illuminate when the engine is started and should extinguish shortly after.

Call a mechanic and get your audi diagnosed. My user manual says it s the emission control system. If the oil warning light doesn t turn off do not continue driving the vehicle. Driving home tonight the emissions control system warning light came on ps audi printing the symbols in yellow on white in the manual makes it pretty hard to read.

I tried first the normal procedure to clean the clogged dpf but. Delivers into the environment. See below picture for symbols for eml on the c6 a6 and the explanation in the user manual. No other issues that i am aware of.

Hi i bought a 2008 a3 2 0tdi 5 door sportback with 98k miles last october driving the car home friday night the emission control system warning light came on and stays on car drives the same no noticible difference in performane etc made it home no problem looking at the manual it advised driving the car for 15 20mins between 40 60kmh to burn off the filters this made sense as i do a. Audi a3 warning light is on riverdale georgia. It stayed on for the whole journey of about 25 miles on mixed roads including motorways. Audi a3 8v engine emissions dashboard warning light symbol lamps how to remove.

Your car is packed with sensors and safety mechanisms to ensure that your vehicle is working at its optimum performance whilst keeping you and your passengers safe. The car is driving fine. This guide has been designed to help you find out what each warning light on your audi s dashboard means and what actions you should take if one or more of them illuminates. If the light remains on it suggests there s a problem with the engine emissions control system.

Joined jun 7 2008 3 posts 16 feb 8 2009. I have an apr full turbo back exhaust fitted. If the warning doesn t go away audi will certainly clean the filter for you if it s too clogged up to clean itself. Audi a3 emissions control warning light.

It stayed on again on the return journey. The electronic power control epc is an alternative to the engine management light as seen above used. Whilst i was away over the bank holiday weekend i noticed the engine emissions control system warning lamp stayed illuminated after starting the car one morning. Add oil if the level is too low.

Cheers for this but it s not the engine management light. This is non urgent though the vehicle may not be complying with legal emission standards. Could this have an effect and more importantly impact warranty a3 is still has a month of the 2 year warranty from audi.