Openin g a nd clo sin g
• Remote control feature => page 36.
• Anti-theft alarm system=> page 45.
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking
system when you lock the vehicle.
U nlock ing th e vehic le
You can un lock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
When you
unl ock your vehic le:
• The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated briefly .
• The vehicle interior lights i lluminate for approxima tely 30
seconds.
• All turn signal ligh ts will flash twice when the car is un locked .
• After unlocking the vehicle, you have 30 seconds to open a door
or the rear lid. After 30 seconds, the vehic le automatica lly locks and
the anti-theft alarm system activates again .
The rear lid can be locked or unlocked either by using the remote
control
o r by inserting and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
Un locking the vehicle with the remote control
c::::::5 wil l only unlock
the rear lid , to open it, the lid handle needs to be pressed.
Lo ckin g the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the drivers's door lock.
When you
lo ck the vehicle :
• All doors and the rear lid are locked .
• All turn signal lights will flash once when the car is locked.
• The anti -theft alarm system is activated . T he horn of the anti
theft alarm system will sound and the anti-theft alarm system readi ness l ight, located in the center of the instrument pane l below the
windshie ld on the right s ide of the air vent, will start to b link.
• The vehicle interior ligh ts turn off .
Automatic locking *
The automatic locking fea ture locks all the vehicle doors and the
rear lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by:
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle wi ll auto
matically un lock itself) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock switch
oc:"D or
• pulling the inside handle for that door (once - the front door is
unlocked and opened at the same time, twice to open the rear door).
If you wish, you can have an authorized Audi dealer convert your
powe r door lock sys te m to automatic locking.
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from out side , nobody -esp ecia lly
c h ildr en - s hould r em ain in sid e the vehi cle . R emember , when you
lock the vehicle from the out side the window s ca nnot be opened
fr om t he in side .
• When you leave the vehicle , alway s remo ve the ignition key and
t a ke it with you . Thi s w ill pre vent p assengers (children , for
ex ampl e) from a ccidentall y being lock ed in the vehicle should they
a cc ident ally pre ss t he powe r lock ing switc h on t he center consol e.
• Do not leave children in side the vehicle un supe rvi se d. In an
emerg ency it w ould be impos sible t o ope n th e door s from the
out side without the key.
[ i ] T ips
• In the event of a crash with airbag deployment all locked doors
wi ll be automatical ly un locked to give access to the vehic le occu
pants from the outs ide .
• If the power locking system shou ld fai l, you can stil l open the
fue l tank flap in an emergency=>
page 223. ~
