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• Never sit closer than 10 inches
(25 em) to the stee ring wheel.
• If you cannot sit more than
10 inches (25 em) from the steer­
ing wheel, we recommend that
you investigate whether adaptive
equipment may be available to
help you reach the pedals and in­
crease your seating distance from
the steering wheel.
Adjusting the steering wheel
For detailed steps for adjusting the steering
wheel please see "Adjustable steering col­
umn" page 98.
Adjust the steering wheel so that the steer­
ing wheel and airbag cover points at your
chest and not at your face. The steer ing
wheel should be adjusted so that you can
hold the outer rim of the steering wheel
comfortably with your hands at the 3 o'clock
and 9 o'clock positions. �W
ARNING
• Pointing the steering wheel to­
ward your face decreases the abil­
ity of the supplementa l driver's air­
bag to protect you in an accident.
• Holding the steering wheel the
wrong way can cause serious inju­
ries to the hands, arms and head if
the driver's airbag inflates.
• Never hold the steering wheel at
the 12 o'clock position or with
your hands at other positions in­
side the steering wheel rim or on
the steering wheel hub.
Adjusting the passenger's seat
For detailed steps for adjusting the pas­
senger's seat please see "Front Seats" on
page 76.
We recommend that you adjust the passen­
ger's seat as follows:
- backrest upright (never reclined)
place your feet on the floor in front of the
passenger's seat adjust
the passenger's seat as far as pos­
sible to the rear of the fore and aft adjust-
1)1ent range.
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• Always keep both feet on the
floor in front of the seat.
• Never place your feet on the in­
strument panel or on the seat. If
the airbag inflates and your feet
are on the instrument panel or on
the seat, your could receive seri­
ous personal injuries.
Some other important points to
know
Because airbags inflate in the blink of an eye
with great force, things you have on your lap
or have placed on the seat could become
dangerous projectiles and be pushed into
you if the airbag inflates.
Always head all WARNINGS
on next page.
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Securing a child seat
Convertible Locking Retractor
The retractors for the rear seat three-po int
safety belts and the front passenger three­
point safety belt have a conver tible locking
feature in addition to the emergency locking
feature.
If you need to install a child seat at an outer
seating position, you must first activate the
conver tible locking feature. Then secure the
child seat by using the seat belt. �W
ARNING
• Never install rear-facing child
seats or infant carriers on the front
passenger seat. A child will be se­
riously injured and can be killed
when the passenger airbag in­
flates.
• The inflating airbag will hit the
child seat or infant carrier with
great force and will smash the
child seat and child against the
backrest. center arm rest. or door.
• Always install rear-facing child
seats or infant carriers on the rear
seat if the front passenger airbag
has not been deactivated. SA
FETY FIRST
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• Forward-fa cing child seats or in­
fant carriers installed on the front
passenger's seat may interfere
with the deployment of the airbag
and cause serious injury to the
child. Allow a child to travel on the
front passenger's seat only in a for­
ward- facing child restraint system
specif ically designed and ap­
proved by the child restraint
manufacturer for use in the front
with airbags. Make sure the pas­
senger seat is in the rearmost posi­
tion. It is always safer to install a
child seat in the rear.
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Activ ating the convertible
locking retractor
• Slowly pull the belt all the way out.
• Hold on to the safety belt while securing
the safety belt around the child restraint per
the instructions found in the child restraint's
owner's manual.
• Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
that seating position. Pull on the belt to
make sure the safety belt is properly
fas tened.
• Guide the remaining portion of the belt
back in place, allowing the retractor to take
up the slack. Press the child restraint
against the seat cushion as you guide the
belt into the retractor so that the belt ten­
sion holds the child restraint firmly in place.
• While the safety belt is retra cting, you
will hear a continuous clicking noise from
the retractor; that means that the convert­
ible locking retractor has been activated.
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To covert the safety belt into standard
use after the child restraint is removed, re­
lease the tongue from the buckle and allow
the safety belt to fully retract again. The re­
tractor will then operate in the normal emer­
gency locking mode for the occupant re­
straint.
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Always buckle the child seat firm­
ly in place even if your child is not
sitting in it. A loose child seat can
fly around during a sudden stop or
in an accident.
Deactivating the convertible
locking retractor
The convertible locking retractor is deacti­
vated by unfaste ning the safety belt (see
page 24). Allow the safety belt to retract
completely to its stowed position. The
safety belt can now be used as an ordinary
three-point safety belt without the addi­
tional locking feature. If
the convertible locking feature has been
inadvertently activated, the safety belt
must be unfastened to deactivate this fea­
ture. If the convertible locking feature is not
deactivated, the safety belt will gradually
become tighter and uncomfortable to wear.
The convertible locking feature must be de­
activated to restore normal belt operation
and greater occupant comfort.
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Never unfasten the safety belt to
deactivate the convertible locking
retractor while the vehicle is in
motion. You would not be pro­
tected at all and could suffer seri­
ous injury in an accident.

Child
restra int anchorages for
the rear seats
If your child restraint seat or seats are
equipped with a tether strap you will want
to use one or more of the anchor points pro­
vided on the filler panel.
Yo ur vehicle is equipped with three child re­
straint anchorages (one for each rear seat­
ing position). See illustration. They have
been covered with plastic caps.
Attaching a child restraint tether
strap to the tether anchorage
• Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restraint according to the child re­
straint manufacturer's usage instructions. •
Install the child restra int in the vehicle
rear seating position using the LATCH* low­
er ancho rages according to the child re­
straint manufacturer's instructions. If the
vehicle safety belts are used, activate the
conver tible locking retractor feature.
• Guide the tether strap under the rear
seat head restraints (raise the head restraint
slightly if necessary) and attach the tether
anch orage hook into the opening of the
tether anchorage. Pull on the anchorage
hook so that it is held on the anch orage by
the spring catch of the hook.
• Tighten the tether strap firmly following
the child restra int man ufacturer's instruc­
tions. SA
FETY FIRST
• To release the tether strap, loosen the
tension following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions. Depress the
spring catch on the hook and release it from
the anch orage.
Yo ur vehicle is equipped with threaded fas­
tening points for the installation of a LA TCH
anchorage system.
The LATCH system provides lower anchor­
age points located between the seat back
and the seat cushion of the rear seat. These
anchorages are provided for the outboard
rear seats of your vehicle.
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Keys
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Yo ur Audi comes with tour keys and a plas­
tic tag.
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Do not leave your vehicle unat­
tended with the key in the ignition
lock. Entry by unauthorized per-­
sons could endanger you or harm
the vehicle. Always lock all doors
and take the key.
All keys can be inserted into locks either
way.
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A -F olding master keys with
remote control
To fold the key out, press the release button
(arrow).
To told the key back in, press the release
button again.
The master key fits all the locks on your ve­
hicle.
The function of the remote control is de­
scribed on page 59.
To replace batteries see page 57. B-V
alet key
The valet key has a workshop symbol on it
and fits only the driver's door and ignition
lock.
If you have to leave a key with somebody
else, it may be advisable to give them this
key only.
C -E mergency key
This key fits all locks on the vehicle.
The emergency key is only for temporary
use if the vehicle key should be lost or mis­
placed.
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Do not leave children unattended
in the vehicle, especially with ac­
cess to vehicle keys. Unsupervised
use of the keys can result in start­
ing of the engine or use of vehicle
systems such as the power win­
dows, etc. which could result in
serious injury.

D-
Tag
This tag gives the key num ber.
For your protection against theft:
• Record the key number and keep it in a
safe place, such as your wallet. Do not
keep it in the vehicle.
• If you �houlo IOSfl A key, rrovilie your AU­
thorized Audi Dealer with the key number to
obtain a duplicate key.
Note If you open the driver's door with the key left
in the ignition lock, a chime will sound.
This is your reminder to remove the key and
lock the door. Electronic
immobilizer
Yo ur vehicle is equipped with an electronic
immobili zer.
With the help of an electronic component in
the key head, the imm obilizer prevents your
vehicle from being started by una uthorized
persons. See page 124.
Therefore, the engine can only be started
using the factory -equipped key.
If you lose a key, contact your authorized
Audi dealer immediately to have the lost key
disabled.
Note
In some cases, you may not be able to start
your vehicle if an ignition key of a different
vehicle make is also located on your set of
keys. CONT
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Changing batteries master key
Both batte ries are located in the cover of the
key base (8).
We recommend that you have the batteries
changed by your authorized Audi Dealer.
However, if you choose to change the bat­
teries yourself, follow these steps:
Unfold the key.
Using a screwdriv er, carefully pry the key
stem (A) from the key base (B).
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Remove the cover from the key base (ar­
row).
Remove the dead batteri es.
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• Install the new batteries.
When installing the batteries, make sure
the side of the battery with the "+" symbol
on it is facing down. See illustration. A pic­
ture on the inside of the lid shows you the
correct battery position.
• Take the lid with the installed batteries,
place it over the key base and press the two
parts together.
• Place the key base on the key stem and
press both parts together. Notes
• The replacement batteries must be iden­
tical in size and specification to the original
batteries provided.
• Spare batteries are available at your au­
thorized Audi Dealer.
&.. Dispose of dead batteries prop­� erly so as not to pollute the envi­
ronment. Many stores that sell bat­
teries will accept dead batteries for
recycling or proper disposal.
• If you cannot Jock or unlock your vehicle
after you have changed the batteries, then
the system must be re-synchronized. See
page 60.

Power locks
The power locking system in your vehicle in­
corporates:
• Central locking function
• Remote control feature
• Anti-theft alarm system
for detail see page 67.
You can either lock your vehicle using the
remote control in your folding master
key or by using the mechanical key.
Activat ing the power locking system locks
or unlocks all doors, the rear lid and fuel filler
flap simu ltaneously.
The anti-theft alarm system switches on or
off whenever you lock or unlock the vehicle
with the remote control or key.
When locking the vehicle the horn of the
anti-theft alarm system will sound briefly if
all doors, hood and rear lid are closed prop­
erly.
The selective unlock feature makes it
possible to open just the driver's door in­
cluding the fuel filler flap. Operating
locks using remote
control
Unlocking and locking
(buttons A and C)
• To unlock just the driver's door
press button A one time for approxi­
mately 1 second.
To unlock all the doors and the rear
lid press button A two times.
All four turn signal lights will flash twice
when the car is unlocked. CONT
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After unlocking the vehicle, you have 60
seconds to open a door or the rear lid. If you
wait longer than 60 seconds, the vehicle will
automatically lock itself once again. The
alarm system will be reactiv ated.
• To lock the vehicle press button C for
approximately 1 second.
To confirm that the car is locked all four turn
signal lights will flash one time.
Remote rear lid release
(button B)
To unlock rear lid only, press button B
for at least 1 second. Then open lid within
60 seconds.
How to unlock rear lid using the key see
page 63.
PA NIC switch (button D)
Bypushingthe red button Dyou will engage
the "panic functio n." The horn sounds and
the turn signals will flash.
Press button D again to switch off the "pan­
ic function ."
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