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Remember- the panic function can be seen
and heard by other motorists and I or per
sons near you.
Use the panic function only if you
are In an emergency situation.
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Do not leave children unattended
in the vehicle especially with ac
cess to the remote control. There
mote control could be used to lock
the doors delaying access to the
children in an emergency.
Resetting the remote control
If your vehicle will not lock using the remote
control . it could be that the code for the con
trol unit and key needs to be reset. This can
occur if you frequently use the remote c �m
trol while standing outside of the effective
range.
60 Resetting
procedure
1 - To synchronize, press button A or but
ton Con the remote control one time.
2 - Then, within one minute, lock or un
lock the driver's door with the master
key.
The system is now functional.
Operating locks using the key
• To lock and unlock the vehicle from
the outside, turn the key in the lock of the
driver's door or the rear lid.
Yo u can also lock and unlock the vehicle by
turning the key in the re ar lid lock. See
page 63.
• Turn the key one time only to unlock
(A) either the driver's door or respectively
the rear lid.
• Turn the key two times to unlock all ve
hicle doors and the rear lid. Convenience
close I open feature
You can also close any open windows and
1 or the power roof* when you lock your car
with the key.
Insert the key into the lock of the driver's
door, turn it to the lock position (B) and hold
until the wind ows and sunroof are com
pletely closed. The automatic close function
will stop immediately if the key is released.
Always make sure the windows are
not obstructed.
To open all window s: insert your key into the
lock of the dr iver's door, turn it to the open
position (A) and then hold it in this position.
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Power locking switch
The entire vehicle can be locked I unlocked
from the inside by using the power locking
switch in the driver's door.
• To lock all doors, the rear lid and the
fuel filler flap simultaneous ly, press lower
part of power locking switch (see illustra
tion).
• To unlock all doors, the rear lid and
the fuel filler flap simul taneously, press the
upper part of the switch.
62 The
power locking switch can also be used
to lock and unlock the vehicle when the driv
er's door is open and the ignition key is re
moved from the steering lock.
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• H you use the power locking
switch with the doors closed, re
member that all the vehicle doors
will lock.
Locking doors from the inside can
help prevent inadvertent door
opening during an accident and
can also prevent unwanted entry
from the outside. Locked doors
can, however, delay assistance to
vehicle occupants and rescue
from the outside in an accident or
other emergency.
• Do not leave children Inside the
vehicle unsupervised. In an emer
gency it would be impossible to
open the doors from the outside
without the key. Child
safety lock for rear doors
To prevent children in the back seat from ac
cidentally opening the rear doors, a safety
mechanism is provi ded on each rear door.
A -C hild lock disengaged
For the comfort and convenience of adult
rear seat passengers be sure to disengage
the child lock (position A) when no longer
needed.
B
-Child lock engaged
When the child lock is engaged (position 8),
the inside door handle is now locked and
you can only open the door from the out
side. The locking knob must be raised in or
der to open the door.
Rear lid
The power locking system can be operated
by turning the master or emergency
key in the lock on the rear lid.
Lock positions:
Position a:
With the key slot in the vertical position, the
rear lid can be locked and unlocked by:
the power locking system using the re
mote control or the key (see page 59).
- the power locking switch (see page 62).
You can unlock the lid by pressing the re
mote rear lid release button on your key. CONT
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Position b:
• To unlock rear lid and all doors:
Tu rn key from vertical position (a) twice to
position (b).
To unlock rear lid only: Turn key from
vertical position (a) once to position (b).
If the rear lid has been unlocked separately,
the power locking system will lock the rear
lid again after 5 seconds regardless of the
lid's position.
Therefore, never lay your keys down in the
luggage compartment.
Position c:
• To lock rear lid and all doors:
Tu rn key from position (a) to position (c).
Position d:
With key slot in horizontal position (d), the
rear lid remains locked when the
power locking system is actuated. This pro
vision has been made to facilitate perma
nent locking of the rear lid when you leave
your vehicle in a public garage or workshop.
Ta ke the master key with you and leave the
secondary key with attendant.
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Opening and closing the rear lid
To open the lid when the key slot is verti
cal, pull one of the two concealed handles
(see illustration, arrow) and raise the lid.
To close the lid, pull it down and shut it
firmly_
There is a recess in the interior trim of the
lid to make it easier to pull down.
64 �W
ARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always
pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed. Otherwise it
could open suddenly when the ve
hicle is moving.
This is especially important if you
are trav elling with a child sitting
on the additional rear child seat
bench*.
• To help prevent poisonous ex
haust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear
lid closed while driving. Never
tra nsport objects larger than
those fitting completely into the
luggage area, because the rear lid
cannot be fully closed. �,
WARNING continued
• Never leave your vehicle unat
tended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into
the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut
becoming trapped and unable to
get out. To reduce the risk of per
sonal injury, never let children play
in or around your vehicle. Always
keep the rear lid, as well as the ve
hicle doors, closed when not in
use.
Keep the rear lid locked at all times
to prevent unauthorized access to
the vehicle.
For further information see "Luggage
compartment" on page 88.
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Remote rear lid release
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You can open the rear lid from inside the ve
hicle. This feature is very useful when, for
example, the lock cylinder in the rear lid has
froze n.
• To unlock rear lid, open driver's door and
press switch in the door pillar (see illustra
tion).
• To open luggage compartment raise rear
lid. The
remote rear lid release is deactivated
automatically if you lock the rear lid. This en
ables the driver to lock the luggage
compartment permanently with the key, if
access by other persons is not wanted.
For example, if you should take your vehicle
to a workshop, lock the luggage compart
ment separately with the master key (lock
in the horizontal position). We recommend
you use the valet key if you have to leave
your vehicle at the workshop. I
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Child safety lock in the rear lid•
Ve hicles which have child seat bench are
equi pped also with a child safety lock in the
rear lid.
Yo u can activate or deactivate the lock by
moving the lever at the bottom of the rear
lid.
A- Child safety lock deactivated
B- Child safety lock activated.
When the child safety lock is activated. the
handle on the inside of the rear lid is
blocked. You can only open the rear lid from
the outside.
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With the vehicle locked and child safe
ty lock activated, you can also open the rear
lid in an emergency without having to use a
key.
To do this, a passenger in the car must lift
the lever on the inside of the rear lid (arrow) .
Then the rear lid can be opened from the
outside.
66 General
notes
Power locking system
• In the event of an accident with airbag
deployment all locked doors will be auto
matically unlocked to give access to the ve
hicle occupants from the outside.
• If the power locking system should fail,
you can still open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency, see page 224. Remote
control function
• The remote control system can be af
fected by other systems operating in the
same frequency range close to the vehicle,
such as mobile telephones, television
broadcas ting stations, etc.
• Do no use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may uninten
tionally lock the vehicle, and then you would
set off the anti-theft alarm when you try to
start the engine or open a door.
If the ignition is switched on, the remote
control system is deactiv ated.
• Reactiv ating remote control.
If you replace a lost key, or if any repair and
I or exchange work is performed on the re
ceiver, an authorized Audi Dealer must reac
tivate the syste m. Only then can the key
less remote system be used again.
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Power windows
The switches are located in the driver's
door. Also, the front passenger's door and
each rear door has its own power window
switch.
If the respective switch is pushed or pulled
the window will open or close.
• Switches A and B operate the front door
win dows.
• Switches C and D operate the rear win
dows.
• Safety switch S The
safety switch {S) in the armrest on the
driver's door can turn off the rear power win
dows. This feature has been provided for
the safety of small children riding in the rear
of the vehicle.
A symbol lights up in the safety switch
when the switches in the rear doors are de
activated.
Normally , the power windows can be
opened and closed only with the ignition on.
However, when the ignition is off the win
dows can still be operated by means of the
control switches as long as the driver's and
front passenger's doors are closed. yvhen
either door is opened, the power w1ndow
operation will be deactivated.
�W ARNING
• Do not leave children unat
tended In the vehicle, especially
with access to vehicle keys. Unsu
pervised use of the keys can result
in sta rting of the engine and use of
vehicle systems such as power
windows, etc. which could result
in serious injury. m
WARNING continued
• Remember also that the power
windows will continue to operate
until the ignition key has been re
moved and one of the front doors
has been opened.
• Be careful when closing the win
dows. Check to see that no one is
in the way, or serious injury could
result I
• Switch off the power to the rear
windows -if necessary -using the
safety switch S.
• Always remove the ignition key
whenever you leave your vehicle.
• If you lock your vehicle from the
outside, no one especially children
should remain in the vehicle. The
windows will not open in case of
an emergency.
• Do not stick anything on the
windows or the windshield that
may Interfere with the driver's vi
sion.
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Rear facing child seat bench*
Two children starting at 3 years of age can
sit on the rear facing child seat bench. The
child must not be taller than 50 in. (1.3 m)
and must not weigh more th an 78 lbs
(36 kg). .
Children must always wear safety
belts f
Activating the child safety lock -see
page 65.
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• Do not place any other child
seats or child carriers on rear fac
ing child seat bench.
• For safety reason, never remove
the head restraints on the child
seat bench.
• The seatback for the rear seat
bench must always be in its up
right position and locked securely
in place. You shouldn't be able to
see the red marking on the release
latches -sea page 87.
92 Installing
1 setting up the child seat
bench
Yo u must remove the luggage compart
ment cover, the net and the round cover
caps in the cargo area floor cover before
installing the child seat bench. The cover
caps, which are normally inserted in the
mounting for the child seat bench on the
cargo floor cover, con be stowed on the bot
tom side of the remova ble cargo area floor
cover.
1 -Remove the child seat bench from the
bag in which it is stored. Insert both
mounting pins for the child seat bench
in the mountings provided for them ill
the cargo area floor.
2- Turn both levers toward the inside to
secure the seat bench.
Remove the hinged cargo area floor cover
and stow in the bag. The bag can then be
stowed between the backrest of the child
bench seat and the rear passenger seat.