2003 Audi A3 Service and Repair Manual
This 2003 Audi A3 factory service and repair manual is matched to this exact year and trim, so the specifications and procedures inside are the ones Audi published for your hatchback rather than figures borrowed from a later or earlier model year.
Engines covered
- 1.8L inline-four — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door hatchback
Trims covered
- Advance
- Ambiente
- Attraction
Known issues on the 2003 A3. No recalls are on federal record for the 2003 A3. Owners have filed 2 complaints for the year, and no technical service bulletins are logged. The factory diagnostic and repair procedures for this A3 are here regardless, covering the full range of routine and unscheduled work.
Whether you're working through a service interval or chasing down a specific complaint, it keeps you on the OEM procedure and the correct specification for your 2003 A3.
This bulletin provides information on the additional reporting requirements for safety related inquiries.
This Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) details the general process for carrying out a Software Version Management (SVM) software update for any TSB or Update.
High quality media files (video and sound) are now integrated into technical service bulletins on a case-by-case basis. Media files can now be viewed on any smartphone or tablet.
The use of contaminated gasoline or gasoline with a low content of deposit control additives may result in one or more conditions.
Vehicle lacks power or will not move after stop due to simultaneous depressing of the brake and accelerator pedals
This Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) details the general process for carrying out a Software Version Management (SVM) software update for any TSB or Update.
A DTC with the description ?Invalid Data Record? is stored after an ECU has been replaced or updated.
High quality media files (video and sound) are now integrated into technical service bulletins on a case-by-case basis. Media files can now be viewed on any smartphone or tablet.
Showing the 8 most recent of 52 technical service bulletins on file with NHTSA.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT.
