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►Audi A3  ►Controls and displays  ►Driver information system  ◀Controls on multi-function steering wheel
Applies to Audi A3s: with lap timer (S models) and multi-function steering wheel
Calling up the lap timer
Press button -B- on the multi-function steering wheel and scroll the thumbwheel -A- Fig. 1 until Lap timer Fig. 2 is selected in the menu.
Press the thumbwheel -A- to confirm your selection.
Recording lap times
To start the timer, press the thumbwheel -A- on the menu item Lap 1 - select OK. The lap time is displayed in line -3- Fig. 2.
To finish measuring the current lap time, press the thumbwheel -A- on the menu item New lap - select OK. The next lap time starts running immediately. The previous lap time moves to the top of the display -1-. The current lap is shown in line -3-.
The 
 symbol will stay green if the current lap time is the best time so far. The 
 symbol will turn red if the lap time is not as good -2-.
 symbol will stay green if the current lap time is the best time so far. The 
 symbol will turn red if the lap time is not as good -2-.Displaying split times and interrupting the lap timer for a break
To display a split time 
, scroll the thumbwheel -A- until Split time appears in line -4-. Press the thumbwheel -A- to confirm your selection. The split time appears in line -3- for approximately 10 seconds. The current lap time continues running in the meantime.
, scroll the thumbwheel -A- until Split time appears in line -4-. Press the thumbwheel -A- to confirm your selection. The split time appears in line -3- for approximately 10 seconds. The current lap time continues running in the meantime.If you want to take a break (pause 
) immediately after displaying the split times, first press the thumbwheel -A- to confirm the menu item Back - select OK.
) immediately after displaying the split times, first press the thumbwheel -A- to confirm the menu item Back - select OK.To pause the timer, scroll the thumbwheel -A- until Pause appears in line -4-. Press the thumbwheel -A- to confirm your selection. The pause symbol 
 appears in line -3-.
 appears in line -3-.Press the thumbwheel -A- to resume the lap time.
If you interrupt the lap timer to take a break, you can resume recording later on, even if you switched off the ignition in the meantime.
Legend for centre display Fig. 2:
| -1- | 
Last recorded lap time | 
| -2- | 
Symbols: 
 -  : Start time  -  : Worst lap time  -  : Best lap time  -  : Split time  -  : Pause | 
| -3- | 
Current lap time | 
| -4- | 
Menu: 
 - Lap 1 (start lap) - New lap (start another lap) - Split time (lap sector time) - Pause (interrupt lap timer) - Statistics (evaluate lap times) - Reset (zero all lap times)  | 



