Opening and closing
Check Light in the master key
The check light in the master key provides information
about different conditions.
Check light functions in the master key:
Vehicle within range of the key
Fig. 28 Check light in
the master key
If the vehicle is within range of the key, the check light comes on
briefly once when a button is pressed.
Vehicle outside the range of the key
If the vehicle is outside the range of the key, the check light comes on
briefly once and then shows the status of the vehicle door locks:
• If the light is flashing quickly, the vehicle is not locked.
• If the light is flashing slowly, the vehicle is locked.
State of master key battery
If the check light does not come on, the battery is dead and has to be
replaced. In addition, when the battery is dead the symbol appears
in the instrument cluster display as well as the message:
Please change key battery
Battery replacement=:> page 44.
[I] Tips
Please note that the current state of the vehicle door locks can only
be recalled with the master key that was last used to lock the vehicle.
It is possible that a different state is shown for the door locks on the
other master key which is not the same as that of the vehicle. •
Master key battery replacement
Each master key contains a battery housed under the
cover.
Fig. 29 Master key:
opening the cover
We recommend having the battery changed by an authorized
Audi dealer. However, if you wish to replace the dead battery
yourself, proceed as follows:
- Pry apart the base~ fig. 29
© and the cover @ carefully
with a coin.
- Remove the cover (arrow).
- Remove the dead battery from the cover.
- Install the new battery. Please make certain that the"+"
sign on the battery faces down. Correct polarity is shown
on the cover. _..
- Place the cov er w ith t he new battery on t he k ey bas e and
press bot h parts together .
For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batter ies proper ly so as not to po llute the envi ron
ment.
(I) Tips
Th e replaceme nt ba ttery mus t be the same spec ifica tion as the
orig inal. •
Electronic immobilizer
The immo bili zer helps t o prevent unauth ori zed use of
your v ehicl e.
A compu ter chip ins ide you r key au toma tically deac tiva tes the elec
tr on ic immob ilizer whe n you inse rt the key in the ignition lock, o r on
vehicles with Convenience key *, when the key is inside the ve hicle.
W hen you remove the key from the ignition lock, or on vehicles with
Conven ience key, when you remove the key from the vehicle, the elec
tr on ic immo biliz er is a utomat ic al ly activa ted once aga in.
& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle . The key
can di sarm the elect ronic engine immobilizer and permit an unau
thor ized per son to start the engine and enable operation of the
vehicle systems such a s power w indow or Panoramic sliding
s unroof* leading to serious personal injur y.
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
(I) Tips
• Th
e vehicle ca nnot be started if an unauthori zed key is u sed. The
vehicle may not start if anothe r rad io device such as a key for another
vehicle o r a tra nsponder is loca ted o n the key r ing.
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC an d Industry
Canada regulations=:>
page 371. •
Valet key function
The valet key function prevents unauthorized persons
from opening the glove compartment.
Fig . 30 Ce nter
con sole: button for
v alet ke y fu nctio n
Activating and deactivating the function
- Ins ert th e master key into the ig nition lock a nd swi tch on
t he ign it ion .
- P ress the
[V AL ET] butto n~ fig . 30 to activate/ deacti
vate the fu nct ion as desire d. The ind icator light in the
bu tto n illumina tes whe n the f unct ion is ac tiv e.
- Remove t he m aster key f rom t he ign it ion lock.
- Hand ove r onl y the
valet key~ page 42, fig. 26 to t he
person w ho will ta ke charge of the veh icle.
Vehicle care Technical data
Opening and closing
When the function is switched on, the buttons for opening the rear lid
and glove compartment have no function. The vehicle can be driven
and locked and unlocked with the master key.
[I] Tips
Be sure to activate the function before handing over the valet key to
someone e lse . The valet key only fits the lock in the driver's door and
the ignition lock.•
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all doors and
the rear lid simultaneously.
Th e power locking system in your veh icle incorporates the following
functions :
• Central locking f unction
• Selective unlock feature =>
page 49
• Remote contro l feature=> page 43
• Convenience key*=> page 55
• Anti-theft alarm system=> page 57
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking system
when you lock the vehicle. You can set whether generally only the driver 's door or all doors and the rear lid should be unlocked when you
open the vehicle in the MMI menu
Central locking to suit your indi
vidual desires=>
page 49.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can unlock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by insert ing and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
When you
unlock your vehicle: •
The anti-theft alarm system is deact ivated briefly .
• Th e vehicle inter ior lights illuminate for approximately 30
seconds.
• All turn signal lights will flash twice when the car is un locked .
• After unlocking the vehicle, you have 60 seconds to open a door or
the rear lid. After 60 seconds, the veh icle automatically locks and the
anti-theft alarm system activates again.
Th e rear lid can be locked or unlocked e ither by using the remote
control
or by insert ing and turning the key in the driver's door lock .
Unlocking the vehicle with the remote contro l will on ly
unlock the
rear lid, to
open it, the lid handle needs to be pressed .
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote
control
or by insert ing and turning the key in the drivers's door lock.
When you
lock the vehicle:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All turn signal lights will flash once when the car is locked.
• Th e anti-theft alarm system is activated. The horn of the anti
theft alarm system will sound and the anti-theft alarm system readi
ness light, located in the upper part of the driver 's door panel, will
start to blink.
• Th e vehicle inter ior lights turn off.
Unlocking and locking with Convenience key*
On vehicles which are equipped with the Convenience key* authoriza
tion system, the doors are unlocked
without a key by means of a prox
im ity sensor in the door handle. The doors are sim ilarly locked
without a key using the locking button. Each door has a prox imity
sensor and a lo cking butto n.
Automatic locking
Th e automat ic locking feature locks all the vehicle doors and the rear
lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h). This function can be
turned on and off in the MMI
Central locking Menu => page 49. ~
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by :
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle will auto
matically unlock itself) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock switch@ or
• pulling the door handle (twice to open the rear doors).
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outside , nobody -especially
children -should remain inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside.
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This will prevent passengers (children, for
example) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking switch in the front
doors.
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsupervised . In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
out side without the key.
(I) Tips
• In the event of a crash w ith airbag deployment all locked doors
will be automatically unlocked to give access to the vehicle occupants
from the outside.
• If the power locking system should malfunction, you can lock each
door ind ividually us ing the veh icle key =>
page SO.
• If the power locking system should fail, you can still open the fuel
t ank flap in an emergency=>
page 296.
• You are well advised not to keep valuables inside an unattended
vehicle, visible or not. Even a proper ly locked veh icle cannot provide
the security of a safe. •
Contro ls a nd e quip
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
Unlocking and Locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remote control works.
Fig. 31 Remote
con trol: function
buttons
Either the driver's door only or the entire vehicle will unlock
when the unlock button @is pressed once, depending on the
settings in the MMI Central locking menu
=> page 49.
To unlock the vehicle CD
- Press button @.
- Press button @
two times within two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid.
To lock the vehicle i'.D
- Press button ®=> & in "General description" on
page 46.
- Watch that all turn signal lights flash once.
To unlock rear lid only <::::::5
-Press button @for approximately one second.
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service Technical data
Opening and closing How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle (front doors)
-Pull the handle to op en the door.
How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle (rear doors)
- Pull the door handle once to release the lock .
- Pull the handle
twice to open t he door .
You will find a power locking sw itch in eac h door. You can lo ck and
unlock the vehicle using the switches in the dr iver's or passenger's
door =>
page 49, fig. 33. Yo u can only lo ck the vehicle usi ng the
switches in the rear doors=>
page 49, fig . 34. If you lock the vehicle
using the
power l ocking switch , please note the following :
• You can not open the doo rs or the rea r lid from the
outside
(increased security, for example when you are stopped at a red light).
• The d iodes in the power locking switch illuminate when all the
doors and the rear lid are closed and locked .
• All d iodes turn dark as soon as one of the doors has been
unlocked .
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pu lling on
t he doo r handle .
• If the driver's door is opened (after yo u have locked the vehicle
from the inside usi ng the power locking sw itch), the door will rem ain
unlocked to prevent you from locking yourse lf out of your vehicle .
After you close t he doo r, you have to lock the driver's door aga in.
• If you have a cras h and the airbag is act ivated, the doors automat
ically unlo ck.
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the doors closed ,
remember th at all the vehicle doors w ill lock .
& WARNING (contin u ed )
• Locking doors from the inside can help prevent inad vertent
d oor opening during an a ccident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside . Lo cked doors can , howe ver , delay assis
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue efforts from the outside in an accident or other emergen cy.•
Emergency Locking
If the centra l locking system fails (power supply), each
door has to be locked separately.
Fi g. 35 Eme rgen cy
lo cking of th e fr ont
p ass enger's doo r
An em ergency lock ing mechan ism is inte grated i n th e edge of
the passe nger's doo r and in the rear doors (only v isib le wh en
the door is op en) .
- Ope n the door .
- Pull t he protective cover out of the hole => fig. 35 .
- Inse rt the key into the inner slot an d tu rn it to the right
(right-side doors) or the left (left-side door) as far as it can
go .
~
After you close the door, you will no longer be able to open it from the
ou tside .
The door can be opened from the inside by pulling once respective ly
twice (rear doors) on the door handle. If the chi ld safety lock is
engaged in one of the rea r doors, the doo r has to be opened from the
outs ide after pulling on the handle once from the inside. •
Rear Lid
Opening and closing rear lid
Yo u can open the rear lid from inside the vehicle using a
switch in the driver's door.
Con tro ls a nd e quip
m en t
Fig . 36 Drive r's doo r:
r em ote re ar lid r elea se
F ig . 37 Posi tion of
h an dle in t he re ar lid
Vehicle OP-eration
Opening and closing
Opening the rear lid
- Press the middle button cC:5 on the remote contro l master
key,or
- Press the unlock button
cC:5 in the driver's door:::;, fig . 36,
or
- Press the handle on the rear lid :::;, fig. 3 7 .
- The rea r lid unlocks automatically and opens slightly .
- Lift the rear lid.
Closing the rear lid
-Pull the rear lid down and allow itto drop gently . The lid is
then closed automatically~ &.
& WARNING
• Afte r cl osing the re ar lid , alw ay s pull up on it to make sure that
it i s properly closed . Otherwise it c ould open suddenl y when the
veh icle is moving .
• To help preven t poisonous exhaust gas from being d raw n into
the vehicle , alwa ys keep the rear lid clo sed whil e driv in g. N ever
tran sport object s larger than tho se w hich fit c ompl etel y into th e
luggage area , bec au se then the rea r lid can not be fully closed .
• Never leav e your vehi cle unatt end ed es pecially with th e re ar lid
left open. A child could c rawl into th e ca r th rough the luggage
c om partment and pull the lid shut , bec omin g trapped and un able
to get out. To reduc e the risk o f pers onal inju ry, never let children
p la y in or around your v ehicle . Alway s ke ep the rear lid as w ell as
the veh icle doors clo sed whe n no t in u se.
• Alway s en sure that no one i s with in ran ge of th e rea r lid when
it i s m ov in g , in p articular clo se to the hinge s -fingers or hand s can
be pinch ed . .,
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data
- Press the button in the rear lid => page 52, fig. 3 9 for at
leas t fo ur secon ds in o rder to save th e desi red opening
pos it io n. The posi tio n ca n o nly be save d st art ing at a
certai n level.
& WARNING
• Never clo se the rear lid inattentively or without che cking fi rst.
Although the closing force of the rear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure you rself or others .
• Always ensure that no one i s within range of the rear lid when
it i s moving, in particular close to the hinge s and the upper and
lower edges -finger s or hands can be pinched .
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust ga s from being drawn into
the vehicle, always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the
luggage ar ea, b eca use then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open . A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid shut , becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the r isk of per sonal injury, never let children
play in o r around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as well a s
the vehicle doors closed when not in u se.
• If there i s a luggage rack or bicycle rack mounted on the rear
lid, it may not be able to open completely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added weight. So the open rear
lid must be supported or the we ight must be removed from the
luggage rack fir st.
[I) Tips
• If the rea r lid i s open or not properly loc ked when the ig nition is
tur ned on, t he doo r and rear lid warning =>
page 24 appea rs in t he
instrument cluster display.
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
•
The a utomat ic rear lid ope ning/closing process can be stopped by
holdi ng the re ar l id w it h your h and . Th e lid can the n be f urth er
opened/closed by hand.
• If the re is a mech anic al prob lem wi th the au tom atic re ar lid
opening process or there is a n obstruction, the process is stopped
immedia tely.
• If there is a mechanical problem with
automati c closing for the
re ar lid or there is an o bst ru ct io n, i t opens ag ain slightly righ t aw ay .
Check to see why the rea r lid could not be closed before attempting
t o close it again .
• If the rea r lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked w ith the midd le
bu tton .::::so n the remo te key, the rear l id is au tom atically loc ke d
again immediately after closing. T his is indicated by the tur n signa ls
blinking.
• The following app lies to veh icles equipped with the Convenience
key * fea ture: if t he re mote cont rol key is left in the l ugg age compart
me nt, luggage compartment will automatically u nlock itself after
you lock the vehicle. This p revents yo u from unin tentionally lock ing
your key in the l uggage compartment .
• If the veh icle ba tte ry c ha rge drops be low a cer tain level, you can
st ill open or close the rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more fo rce to close it.
• As soon as the elect rical connec tion to the t railer socket is
c omple ted o n veh icles with a fa cto ry ins talled towing hi tch , or a
trai ler hitch that was installed later accord ing to factory spec ifica
ti ons, the a utoma tic rear li d fu nct io n can only be opera te d via the
hand le in the rear lid .•
Vehicle care Technical data
Open ing and closing
Rear lid emergency unlocking
If the rear lid cannot be opened, an emergency release is
provided.
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- Tilt the seatback forward.
- Move into the trunk.
Fig. 40 Sect ion of the
luggage compartment:
Access to eme rgency
release
Fig. 41 Section of the
luggage compartment :
Emergency re lease
- Take the screwdriver from the vehicle tool kit. As an alter-
native, you can also use the vehicle key.
- Put the flat side of the screw driver into the recess and pry
the cover up=> fig. 40 -Arrow-.
- Press the lever in the direction of the arrow~ fig. 41 to
unlock the rear lid .•
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside .
Fig. 42 Sect ion from
drive r's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock . It
is operated with the two safety buttons(!) in the driver's door
~fig. 42.
- Press the left and/or r ight safety button to d isable the
rear power window(s) and prevent the respective rear door
from being opened from the inside . The LED in the button
will light up when the child safety lock is turned
on.
Press the illuminated button again to turn the child safety
features
off.
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door open ing
lever is inoperative; the door can only be opened from the outside. In
add ition, the window regulator fo r that door is also inoperative when
the child safety lock is activated.
If the child safety lock has been activated on one or both sides, the
buttons in the rear for the Pa noramic slid ing sunroof* are disabled. .,