2012 AUDI A3 key

- All doors and the rear lid are locked.
- The anti- theft alarm system is act ivated.
- The veh icle inter ior lights turn off.
_& WARNING
Alw ays read and heed WARNING ~ &. in
General description on page 37.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle con be locked or unlocked from
the inside using the power locking switches
located in the driver's and the front passeng­
er's door.
F ig. 31 D rive r's doo r: powe r locki ng sw itc h
In addition to the central locking switches in
the doors , there is a locking switch on the rear
center console for the rea r-seat passengers
9 page40.
How t o lo ck all doors and the rea r lid
simultaneously
• Press lower part of the power locking switch
@ 9fig. 319&_ .
How to unlock all doors an d the re a r lid
simultaneousl y
• Press the upper part of the switch@ .
How to unlock / open each front door
s e paratel y using the doo r handle
• Pull the door handle once to release the
lock and s imultaneously open the door .
How to unlock/ open each rear doo r
s eparately using the doo r handl e
• Pull the door handle once to release the
lock .
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• Pull the handle twice to open the door.
If you lock the vehicle using the power lo cking
switch @, please note the following:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased secu rity, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The d iode in the power locking switch illumi-
nate when all the doors and the rear lid are
closed and locked.
- You can un lock and open the doors individu­
ally from the ins ide by pu lling once on the
door handle for the front doo rs and twice
for the rear doors.
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pull ing on the door
handle.
- Rear doors: pull the doo r handle
once to re­
lease the lock . Pu ll the handle
again to open
the door.
- If the driver's door is opened (afte r you have
locked the vehicle from the ins ide using the
power locking switch), the door will rema in
unlocked to prevent you from locking your­
self out of your vehicle. After you close the
door, you have to lock the driver's door
again .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat·
ed, the doors automatically unlock .
A WARNING
- If you use the power locking switch w ith
the doors closed, remember that all the
vehicle doors will lock.
- Locking doors from the inside can help
prevent inadvertent door opening during
a n accident and can a lso prevent unwant­
ed entry from the outside. Locked doors
can, however, delay assis tance to vehicle
occ upants and hold up rescue efforts
from the outside in an accident or other emergency.
(D Tips
If the vehicle has been locked manually
with the key or with the remote contro l,
the central locking switch is inoperative.

40 Opening and closing
Rear power locking switch
There is also a power locking switch in the
rear center console for passengers sitting in
the rear.
Fig. 32 Rear power locking switch
.. Press switch~¢ fig. 32 to lock the vehicle
¢ A in Locking and unlocking the vehicle
from inside on page 39.
This switch does not unlock the doors.
See also ¢ page 39, Locking and unlocking
the vehicle from inside.
Rear lid
The rear lid is opened by the power locking
system using the
c:J button.
Fig. 33 Driver 's door, rear bottom: remote rear lid re­
lease
Fig. 34 Hand le locat ion in the rear lid
,...
!:I -ct. co Opening the rear lid
.. Pull the switch i;:;:::::::5 ¢ fig. 33 in the driver's
door.
.. Unlock the rear lid by pressing the c:J but-
ton on the remote control
Q fig. 33 .
.. Lift the lid ¢ fig. 34.
Closing the rear lid
.. Pull it down and shut it firmly¢ A . There
is a recess in the interior trim of the lid to
make it easier to pull down.
A WARNING
-
-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 vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those fitting completely into the luggage
area , because then the rear lid cannot be
fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially 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 personal in­
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid, as
well as the vehicle doors, closed when not in use.
(D Tips
-If the rear lid is open or not properly
locked when the ignition is turned on,
the door and rear lid warning appears in
the instrument cluster display.
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is un­
locked with the middle button
c:J on the
remote key, the rear lid is automatically
locked again immediately after closing.
This is indicated by the turn signals
blinking.

Emergency release for rear lid
If the rear lid cannot be opened, an emergen­cy release is provided .
Fig. 35 Rear and trunk section: Access to emergency
release
F ig . 36 Rear lid interior sectio n: Emergency re lease
The emergency release is located on the inside
of the rear lid . To release the rear lid, proceed
as follows:
.. Fold down the right rear seatback
r::!;) fig . 35.
.. Take your ignition key and move through
the opening until your head and shoulders are in the trunk.
.. Now insert the key bit into the slot in the
cover as shown in
r::!;) fig. 36 (D and pry the
cover up carefully .
.,. Place the key in the round opening beh ind
the cover @and turn the key in the direc­
tion of the arrow . This unlocks the lock and
the rear lid opens a crack .
.. Open the rear lid from the outside and put
the ignition key in a safe place .
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Manual door locking
If the power locking system fails (power fail­
ure), you will need to lock the passenger door
separately.
Fig. 37 Eme rgency lo cking device in the doors
An emergency door lock ing device is integ rat­
ed in the rear edge of the doors (only visible
when the door is open) for those doors with­
out a lock cylinder .
.. Open the door .
.. Remove the plastic cap using the vehicle key
r::!;,fig. 37 .
.. Stick the key into the internal slot and turn
the key about 90 degrees as far as it can go
to the right (right-side doors) or to the left
(left -side doors) .
.. Replace the plastic cap.
After you close the door, you will no longer be
able to open it from the outside .
You can open it from the inside, however, by
pulling on the door latch,
once for the front
doors and twice for the rear doors.

42 Opening and clo sing
Child safety lock
The child saf ety lock t prev ents th e re ar
doors from being opened from the inside .
Fig. 38 Rear doors : child safety lock
The rear doors are equipped wi th a ch ild safe­
ty lock.
It is operated w ith the vehicle key. The
child safety lock is only visible when the door
is open.
• To
switch on the child safe ty lo ck , tu rn the
i gnition key in the direct ion of the arrow .
• To
switch off the child safety loc k, t urn the
ignition key in the opposite direction of the
arrow.
The c hild safety lock prevents the doors from
being opened from the inside when you have
small children sitt ing in the rear.
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti -theft alarm triggers an alarm if any­
one attempts to break into the vehicle .
Fig. 39 Diode pos it ion in th e in st ru men t pane l
The anti-theft a larm system triggers an audi­
ble alarm and tu rns o n the emergency flasher
if a n unauthori zed interference w ith the vehi­
cle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti -theft alarm system
switched on?
T he anti -theft alarm system is switched on
when you lock the driver's door manua lly us­
ing t he fo ld-out key, or when you use the re­
mote control. The system is activated approx i­
mately 30 seconds after the vehicle is locked .
The ind icator light¢
fig. 39 starts flash ing
rapid ly for 30 s econds and then blinks slowly.
How is the anti-theft alarm sy stem
switched off?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched off
when you use the remote cont ro l to unlock
yo ur vehicle.
If you do not open a doo r wi thin
30 se co nds after yo u have u nlocked wi th the
remote control, t he vehicle will loc k it se lf
again automatically .
If you lock just t he d river's door using your
k ey, the fron t passenger's door and the re ar
li d remai n locked.
When will the anti th eft alarm system be
triggered?
When the vehicle is lo cked, t he alar m sys tem
monitors and pro te cts the fo llowi ng parts of
the ve hicle :
- eng ine compartmen t
- luggage compartmen t
- doors
- ignition
When the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of t he doors, t he engine
hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the igni­
t ion is turned on or the rad io removed .
The anti-theft alarm system wi ll also go off
whe n the battery is disconnected.
You can also trigge r the alarm by pressing the
P ANIC button on you r remo te-control key .
T his wi ll ale rt ot her people in case of emer­
gency . Press the
PANIC button again to turn
off the alarm.

How is the anti-theft alarm switched off
when triggered?
The alarm system is switched off when you
un lock the vehicle using the remote-control
key or when the ignition is switched on. The
alarm will also switch itself off when it comes
to the end of its cycle .
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher will blink briefly when
the doors, engine hood and rear lid are prop­
erly closed .
If the emergency flashers do not blink, check
the doors, engine hood and rear lid to make
sure they are properly closed. If you close a
door, the hood or the rear lid with the anti­
theft alarm switched on, the emergency flash­
ers will blink only after you have closed the
door or lid .
(D Tips
For the anti-theft alarm system to func­
tion properly, make sure all vehicle doors
and windows are closed before leaving the
veh icle.
Power windows
Controls
Fig. 40 Dr iver 's door: powe r w ind ow sw itches
The switches are located in the driver's door.
The front passenger's door has a own power
window switch of its own.
To open/close If the respective switch is push­
ed or pulled, the window will, respectively.
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Switches for front door windows
@ operates the window in the driver's door.
® operates the window in the front passeng -
er 's door.
Switches for rear windows
© operates the left rear window.
@ operates the right rear window.
Safety switch
® Safety switch for rear window operation .
A WARNING
-Do not leave chi ldren unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unsupervised use of the keys can
result in starting of the engine and use
of vehicle systems such as power win­
dows, etc. wh ich could result in serious
mJury.
- Remember -you can still open or close
the power windows for about ten mi­ nutes after the ign ition is switched off.
On ly when either of the front doors are
opened are the power windows switched
off .
- Be careful when clos ing the windows .
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
-Always remove the ignition key whenever
you leave your vehicle .
- If you lock your vehicle from the outside,
no one, especially children, should re­
main in the vehicle.
- Do not stick anything on the windows or
the windshield that may interfere with
the driver's field of vision.
Switches in the driver's door
The driver can operate all windows .
In addition to the switches in the driver's
door, there is a separate switch in each door
for the power window in that door~
page 43,
fig. 40.
If the respective switch is pushed or
pulled, the window will open or close. The
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44 Opening and closing
power window switches have a two-position
function:
Opening the windows
.. Push the switch to the first stop and hold it
t h ere until the window has lowered to the
desired position .
.. Push the switch briefly to the
second stop:
the window will automatically open all the
way.
.. By briefly pressing/pulling the switch again,
the downward travel of the window can be
stopped in any position
c:> .&. in Controls on
page 43.
Closing the windows
.. Pu ll the switch up to the first stop and ho ld
it there until the window has risen to the de­
sired posit ion .
.. Pull the switch qu ickly to the
second posi­
tion :
the w indow w ill automatically close all
the way
c:> ,&. in Controls on page 43.
.. By briefly pressing/pulling the switch again,
the upward travel of the window can be
stopped in any position
c:> .&. in Controls on
page 43 .
Activating/deactivating rear windows
.. Push the sw itch to the depressed position
to
activate the rear windows - the light in
the switch w ill go out.
.. Briefly press the switch to
deactivate the
rear windows -the switch will return to the
safety position and the light
LJ will illumi­
nate.
The safety switch ®
c:> page 43, fig. 40 in the
armrest on the driver's door turns off the rear
power windows. Only when the safety switch
is depressed can the rear windows be opened
or closed. The symbol in the safety sw itch illu­
minates when the power windows in the rear
doors are switched off (button NOT de­
p ressed). This feature has been provided for
the safety of small children riding in the rear
of the vehicle.
(D Tips
The windows can still be opened and
closed for about ten minutes after the ig­
nition has been turned off. The power w in­
dows are not shut off unt il one of the front
doors is opened.
' Convenience close/open feature
You can close or open the windows from out­
side when you lock or unlock your car with the
key.
Fig. 41 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience open feature
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11. a:, a,
"' Keep the key in the lock on the driver's door
@ until all windows and the panorama s lid­
ing/tilt roof * have reached the desired posi­
tion .
Convenience close feature
"' Hold the key in the lock of the driver's door
in the closed position until all w indows and
the panorama slid ing/tilt roof * are closed
c:> ,&..
The automatic close f unct ion w ill cease imme ­
diately
if the key is released. For safety rea­
sons it is not possible to open and close the
sunroof with the remote-control key.
A WARNING
= -
- Be careful when closing the windows.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury cou ld resu lt!
- Always read and heed WARNING
c:> A in
General description on page 37 .

46 Openin g and clo sing
,8. WARNING
Never close the panoramic sliding sunroof
carelessly or without watching - there is a
r isk of personal injury. For th is reason, al­
ways remove the ignition key when leav ing
t he vehicle.
(j) Tips
- When you park your vehicle, we general­
l y recommend closing the panoramic
s lid ing sunroof and the sun blind.
- When the vehicle is parked, a wet roof shou ld be dried lightly with a soft cloth
befor e it is opened so that water does
not dr ip into the inte rior.
Comfort closing
Applies to vehicles: with panoramic sliding sunroof
The open roof can also be closed from the
outside.
~ Hold the key in the driver's door lock in the
lock pos ition until the roof is closed
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,8. WARNING
Never close the panoramic sliding sun roof
c arelessly or wit hout w atching - there is a
r is k of personal injury.

64 Seats and storage
-Beca use the driver seat can be electrical­
ly ad justed with the ign ition key re­
moved, never leave children unattended
in the vehicle . Unsupervised use of the
electric seat adjustments may cause seri­ o us in jury.
Adjusting the seatback
App lies to vehicles: with power driver seat
u-
Fig . 67 Drive r's seat: switc h for seatback adjustment
• Push or pull the top of the switch in the
same direction you like the seatback to tilt
¢fig. 67.
A WARNING
- Never adjust the seatback whi le the vehi­
cle is moving. If you adjust your seatback
w hil e the vehicle is mov ing, you wi ll be
o ut of pos ition. Always adjust the seat­
back when the vehicle is no t mov ing.
- T o redu ce the r is k of injury in the case of
sudden bra king or accident, front pas­
sengers must never ride in a moving ve ­
hicle with the seatback reclined. Safety
belts and the airbag system only offe r
maximum protection when the seatback
is upright and the safety belts are prop­
er ly posit ioned on the body . The more
the seatback is reclined, the greate r the
risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating posit ion and improperly posi­
tioned safety be lts!
Adjusting the lumbar
support
Applies to vehicles: with lumba r support
The lumbar support can be adjusted to fit the
natural curvature of the occupant's spine.
F ig . 68 Driver seat: switc h for lumbar ad justment
Ad justing the curv atur e
.,. Push the front of t he sw itch plate c:> fig . 68
in order to in cr ease the curva ture.
• Push the rear o f the switch plate in order to
decrease the curvature.
A dj usting the height
• Push on the top of the switch p late in order
t o move the s upport higher .
• Push on the bottom of the switch p late in
order to move t he support lower.
A WARNING
-
Never adjust the lumbar support while the
vehicle is moving. If you adjust your seat
while the vehicle is moving, you will be out
of position. Always adjust the lumbar sup­
port when the vehicle is not mov ing .