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Power locking system
General description
The power locking system l ocks or unl ocks all doors
simultane ously.
The power locking system in your vehic le incorporates the following
functions :
• Central locking function
• Remote control feature ~
page 39.
• Anti -Theft A larm System ~ page 47.
You can lock and un lock the vehicle from outside either with the
ke ys or the remote control transmitter inside the master key.
A ctiv ating the pow er locki ng system lo cks or unlo ck s a ll d oors
s imultaneou sly .
You can also open or close the windows when you lock or unlock the
driver's door using the key. For sa fety reasons, you cannot use the
remote control to open/c lose the windows.
The
selective unlock feature makes it possible to open just the
driver's door.
I f the power locking system should malfunction, you can lock and
unlock each lock in dividually using the vehicle key .
Automatic locking *
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehicle doors and the
rear lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/hl.
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by:
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle will auto ­
matica lly unlock itself) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock switch
oc:'il or
pulling the door handle (to open the door).
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and clo sing
If you wish, you can have an authori zed Audi dea ler convert your
power d oor lock sys tem to auto matic locking .
Unlocking /lo cking the vehicl e
When you unlock your vehic le :
• The anti -theft alarm system is deactivated briefly .
• The vehicle interior lights i lluminate for approxima te ly 30
seconds .
When you
lo ck the vehicle:
• All doors are locked.
• The anti -theft ala rm system is activated .
• The vehicle interior lights turn off.
• The anti -theft alarm system is act ivated. The horn of the anti­
theft alarm syst em wi ll sound and the anti -theft alarm system readi ­
ness l ight, located in the center of the instrument pane l be low the
windshield on the right side of the air vent, will start to blink .
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicl e from o utside , nobod y -espe ciall y
children - should remain in side the vehic le. Remembe r, when you
lock the vehi cle from the outs ide the windo ws cannot be opened
from the inside.
• When you leave the vehi cle , alw ays remove the ignition key and
ta ke it with you. Thi s will prev ent pa ssenger s (children , for
e x ample ) from ac cident ally b eing locked in the vehi cle should they
accidentally pre ss the power locking swit ch .
• Do not le ave ch ild ren i nside the vehi cle unsupervised . In an
emergency it would be impo ssible to open the doors from the
out side w ithout the key .
I • •

Opening and closing
[ i J Tip s
• In the event of a crash with airbag deployment all locked doors
will be automatically unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu ­
pants from the outside .
• If the power locking system should malfunction, you can lock
each door individually using the vehicle key.
• If the power locking system should fail, you can still open the
fue l tank flap in an emergency~
page 215.
• You are well advised not to keep va luables inside an una tten ded
vehic le, visib le or not . Even a properly locked vehic le cannot provide
the security of a safe! •
Unlocking and locking the vehicle vvith the
remote control
How the remote control works .
Fig. 26 Remote
co ntro l: functi on
butt on s
Whet her only the driver 's door or the ent ire vehicle is
unloc ked when the ope ning button © is pressed once,
depends on the settings in the Driver information system
Central locking menu
~ page 27.
To unlock th e vehicle CD
- Press b utton @ .
- Press button © two times within two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle ~
- Press butto n@ ~ & in "Ge neral desc ripti on" o n
page 41.
- Watch t hat a ll turn s ignal lights flash once .
To unlock rear lid only c:J
- Press b utton © for approximately o ne second .
PANIC Button
-Pu sh the re d butto n@ to activate the panic funct ion . The
horn so unds a nd the turn signals flash .
P us h the button ® again to deact ivate the panic f unc­
tion.
T he remote controls allows you to :
• l ock or unlock the vehicle
• selective ly unlock the rear lid .
The tu rn signa ls will flash briefly whenever you lock or un lock the
vehicle. Also , the interior light wi ll come on or go off whenever you
open or clos e the driver's door .
The transmitter and battery are located in the head of the remote
control. The receiver is located inside the vehicle. The maximum
effect ive range depends on several things. Remember, if t he battery
is weak , the effective range decreases.
T he remote -control key contains a fo ld -out key that you can use to
manually lock or unlock the vehicle and to start the engine. .,,_

Opening and closing
& WARNING
Alw ay s re ad an d heed WARNIN G => & in uG eneral desc ripti on" on
pag e 41. •
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from the inside
using the power locking switch .
Fig . 28 Sec tion fro m
ce nte r co nsol e: C entr al
lo cking swi tc h
How to lock all doors simultaneously
- Press t he upper part of the power locking switch
63 => & .
How to unlo ck all door s simultan eously
- Press lower part of t he switch
@ .
How to unlock each door separat ely us ing the
door h andle
Pu ll the door handle
once to re lease the lock.
- Pull the handl e to open the door .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking sw it c h , p lease note
the following: •
You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from the
outside
(increased security, for examp le when you are stopped at a red
light).
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pulling on
the door handle .
• I f the driver's door is opened (after you have locked the vehicle
from the inside us ing the power locking switch) , the door will
remain unlocked to prevent you from locking yourse lf out of your
veh ic le. After you close the door, you have to lock the driver 's door
again.
• If you hav e a crash and the airbag is activated, th e doors auto ­
matically un lock .
& WARNING
• If y ou us e the p ower lo ck ing switch with the door s close d,
remember th at all the vehi cle doors will lo ck .
• Lock ing door s from the in sid e ca n help pre vent in adver te nt
do or op enin g dur ing an a ccident and can also pre vent unwa nted
entry from the o uts ide . Lo cke d d oors c an, howe ver, de lay ass is­
t a nc e to vehicle o ccupant s and h old up re scue efforts from the
out side in an a cciden t or other emergen cy . •

-Fold down the lef t rear seat back.
Fig . 3 4 Sec tio n: In te ­
r ior luggage co mpart­
m ent: E merg en cy
re lease
Using the vehicle key, pry off the cover => page 46, fig . 33
- Pull the plastic cord~ fig. 34 in the direction of the
arrow. •
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if any one attempts
to break into the vehicle.
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Fig. 35 Dio de posi tion
i n th e ins trum en t pane l
The anti-theft a larm system triggers an audible alarm and turns on
the emerg ency flasher i f an unauthorized inter ference with the
vehicle is sensed by the system .
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
Op ening and clo sing
H ow i s th e a nti-th eft al arm sys te m sw itch ed o n?
The anti -theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the
driver's door manually using the fo ld-out key, or when you use the
remote con trol. The system is activated approximately 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked . The indicator light~ fig. 35 starts
flashing rapidly for 30 seconds and then blinks slowly.
How i s th e a nti-th eft ala rm s yste m sw itch ed off?
The anti -theft alarm system is switched off only when you use the
remote contro l to unlock your veh icle . If you do not open a door
within 30 seconds after you have unlocked with the remote control,
the vehicle will lock itself again automatically.
If you lock jus t th e driv er's door using your key , the front
passenger 's door and the rear lid remain locked .
When w ill th e anti th eft ala rm sys te m b e trigge re d ?
When the vehic le is locked, the alarm system mon itors and protects
the following parts of the v ehicl e:
• engine compartment
• luggage compartment
• doors
• ignition
When the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of
the doors , the engine hood or the rear lid are opened , or if the igni ­
tion is turned on .
The anti- theft alarm system will also go off when the battery is
disconnected.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PANIC button on your remote -contro l key. This will alert other people in case of emer -
gency . Press the
PANIC button again to turn of f the alarm. ..,_
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off ·'t!-·
Fig. 3 9 I nstrum ent
p ane l: lig ht sw itch
All sw itc h positions refer to the indentat ion on the switch
aligned with the specified symbol. The light switch must not
be overturned past the stops in
either direction .
Switching on the side marker lights
-Tur n t he light switch ligh t to ==> fig. 39 ;oo; . The indi ca tor
light
; oo ~ comes o n when t he park ing lig hts are sw itched
on .
Switching on the headlights and high beam
- Turn t he light switch to lD.
- Push the high beam leve r fo rward towards t he instru -
ment panel ==> page
58.
Switching off the lights
-Tur n t he lig ht switch to 0 .
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Clear vision
The headlights only work when the ignition is switched on . While
starting the engine or when switching off the ignition, the head ­
lights will go off and only the side marker lights will remain lit .
& WARNING
Crashe s can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you c annot be seen by other motori sts.
• Always tu rn on the headlight s so th at you can see ahead and
so that others can see your ca r from the ba ck.
[ i ] Tips
• I f you remove the ignition from the ignition lock wh ile the head ­
lights are still on, a buzzer will sound as long as the driver's doo r is
open to remind you to switch off the lights .
• Always observe the spec ific local regulations for your area when
to use your lights .
• I n coo l or damp weather conditions the headlights may fog over
tempo ra rily on the inside .
- The critical factor is the t emperature diff erence between the
interior and the ex te rior of the headlight lens .
- With the main beams switched on, the light -emitting area will
be free o f condensation after a short time, however the edges of
the glass may still be fogged .
- The rear lights and turn signa ls may also be affected.
- This physical phenomenon has no effect on the life of your
vehicle 's lighting system. •
Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Clear vision
Ap plies to vehicles: with light senso r package
Sensor activated head and tail light control
In the "AU TO" position light sensors swit ch the he ad and
t a il lights on and off.
F ig . 40 Instru ment
pan el: light switch in
AUTO po siti on
T he se nsor-activated low beams have the same c haracteris­
t ics as the headlig hts=>
page 51.
Activating
- Tur n th e lig ht s witch => fig. 40 t o positi on AUTO.
Deactivating
- Turn t he light swi tch to position 0 .
In the switch position AUTO the automatic head -and taillight
control
i s activated . The correspo nding symbol on the light swi tch
is lit .
With automatic head lights, the high -beam function is also avai lab le,
bu t with one restrict io n: If you have not switched the h ig h beams
back to low beams during automatic headlight operation (for
example, afte r driving through a tun nel), on ly the low beams come
on the next time automatic headlights are switched on. To use the
h igh beams, you first have to pull the high beam lever back and then
push the lever forward again. Parking
lights, headlights, fog lights and the rear fog light can be
swi tch ed on manually using the ligh t switch ~
page 51.
Light sensors located in the inside mirror housing and stem
constantly check the light conditions surrounding the vehicle. If
am bie nt brightness falls below a facto ry set value (e.g. wh en driv ing
into a tunnel), the head -and tai llights inc luding the license p late
ill um inat ion are automatica lly t urn ed on. When ambient br ightness
increases again, the external lights are turned off again~&.
Light sens or malfunction
If there is a light sensor malfunct ion, the symbol comes on in the
display . For sa fety reasons, the low beams are turned on perma­
nent ly with the switch in
AUTO . However, you can continue to turn
the lights on and o ff using the light swi tch . Have the light sensor
checked as soon as possible at a dealership .
& WARNING
• Automatic head- and taillight control is only intended to ass ist
the driver . This feature doe s not relieve the dr iver of hi s re spon si­
bil ity to check the headlights and to turn them on manually
ac cording to the current light and vi sibility conditions. For
e x ample , fog and rain cannot be detected by the light sensors .
Con sequently , always switch the headlights
io on under thes e
weather conditions and when driving
in the dark .
• Crashe s can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and
when you cannot be seen by other motor ists .
• Alway s turn on the headlights so that you can see ahead and
so that others can see your car from the ba ck .
[ i ] Tips
• I n the AUTO mode, the low beams are turned off when the igni ­
t ion is turned o ff. The remaining lights are turned o ff when the key
is taken out of the ignition lock. _.,

• Do not attach stickers to the windshie ld in front of the sensors as
this can disable the automatic head -and tail light control and the
automatic glare -dimming of the rearview mirror(s) .
• Always o bserve the spec ific loca l regu la tions f or your area when
to use your lights .
• I n the event of a light sensor mal function, the d river informa tion
display will show the symbol . If a light sensor malfunct ion is indi ­
ca te d , you must use the ligh t switch to turn the low beams on and
off .•
Daytime running lights (DRL ) (USA models )
The daytime running ligh ts are tu rne d o n auto maticall y
w hen t he ignit ion is s witche d on.
Activating functions
Fig . 41 Sw itch for
daytime running lights
- Move the right thumbwhee l@ "DR L" ~ fig. 41 to posi ­
t io n
(D .
Deactivating functions
- Mov e th e rig ht thum bwh eel "DR L" to posi tion @ .
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Clear vision
T he daytime running lights can be turned on or off using this func ­
t ion. If the f unc tion is active, the dayti me r unning ligh ts are turn ed
on automatically when the ignition is switched on .
The daytime running lights are activated
only when the light switch
=> fig . 4 1 @ is at the O or AUTO* position .
& WARNING
Never use daytime running lights to see where you are going . They
are not bright enough and will not let you see far enough ahead for
s afety , e speci ally at dusk o r when it is dark . Be aware of changes
in outside light conditions when you are driving and respond by
sw itching on your low beams
io.
0 Note
Alway s be aware of change s in outside light conditions while you
a re dr iving. Respond in time to fading daylight by turning the light
s witch to position
io (or "AUTO" if your car is equipped with this
feature)
to turn on your headlights .•
Daytime running lights (Canada models only)
W hen you turn on the ig nit io n the daytime running lights
will come on automatically.
The daytime running lights are activated only when the light switch
@ =>fig. 41 is e ither at the
O o r the :oo: position . When the ignition
is switched on, there is a difference between vehicles with bi -xenon
lig hts and ha logen lamps :
• On vehicles with bi -xenon lights only the daytime running lamps
in the headlights will c ome on.
• On vehicles with halogen lights the front fog lights, side marker
lights and tail ligh ts come on automatica lly
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Vehicle care I I irechnical data

Clear vision
& WARNING
Never use daytime running lights to see where you are going. They
are not bright enough and will not let you see far enough ahead for
safety , especially at dusk or when it is dark . Be aware of changes
in outside light conditions when you are driving and respond by
switching on your low beams
fD.
0 Note
• With the light switch at the O or ;:oo: position , only your front fog
lights remain turned on when it turns dark outside . Even though
your instruments appear well lit, the road ahead of you is not. The
light pattern provided by fog lights alone is not suffic ient for safe
driving in poor light or darknes s. Therefore:
• Always be aware of changes in outside light conditions while
you are driving. Respond in time to fading daylight by turning the
light swit ch to position @:D (or "AUTO" if your car is equipped with
th is feature) to turn on your headlights.
[ i ] Tips
The day tim e run ning lig ht s fu nct io n c annot b e tur ned off. •
Applies to vehicles: with Adap tive ligh t
Adaptive light
W he n dri vin g around be nds , the r eleva nt area of the road
is b ette r illumin ated.
Fig . 42 Adapt ive light
when driving
T he bene fit of ada ptive lig ht is th at t he cu rve a nd the e dge of the
road are b etter illuminated=> fig. 42 . The adaptive light is controlled
a uto ma tically, de pendin g on ve hicle speed a nd s tee rin g w heel
angle.
When d riving around bends , the headlights are controlled
according t o steeri ng w heel angle. S o that ther e is no blac k ar ea
ahead of the veh icle, the two main beams pivot at different angles.
[ i ] Tips
T he system wor ks above a speed of about 6 mp h (10 km/ h). •