40 Openin g and clo sing
the ignition lock, the e lectronic immob ilizer is
automatically activated once again.
0) Tips
- The vehicle cannot be s tarted if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is located on the key ring.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la
tions
Q page 296.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key
Q page 41,
-Door handles with convenience key*
c:>page 42,
- Lock cylinder at the driver's door
Q page43, or
- Power locking switc h inside
Q page 43 .
Selective unlocking
When they a re closed, the door and rea r lid
a re locked. When unlocking, you can set in the
radio or MM!* whether
only t he drive r's door
or the entire vehicle shou ld be un locked
Q page 41.
Automatic locking
The automat ic loc king featu re locks all the ve
h icle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faste r than 9 mph ( 15 km/h).
The car is un locked again once the ignition key
is removed. In addition, the veh icle can be un
l ocked if the opening fu nction in the power
l o cki ng system switch or a t one of the door
l evers is act uated . The Auto Lock function can
be turned on and off in the rad io or
MMI*
c:::> page41.
Additionally , in the event of a crash with air
bag dep loyment the doors are automatically
u nlocked to allow access to the vehicle .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the an ti- theft alarm warning system de
tects a b reak-in into the vehicle, acoustic and
vis ual warning signals are triggered .
T he anti-theft wa rning system is activated au
tomat ica lly when you lock the vehi cle. It is de
activated when unlocking using the
remot e
k ey,
with the me chanical key , and when you
switch on the ignition.
T he alarm also t urns off when the a larm cy cle
has expired .
Turn signal s
When you unlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice, when you lock it once. If they do
not flash, one of the doo rs, the rear lid o r the
hood is not lo cked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to
prevent yo u lock ing your remote master key in
the ve hicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the central
locking switc h
Q page 43 if the driver's
door is open .
- On veh ides w ith convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug
gage compa rtment, the rear lid is a utomat i
cally u nlocked again after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the
r e mot e m as
ter key or con ven ienc e ke y*
until all doors
and the rear lid are closed . In this way you
avo id lock ing you rself out a ccidentally.
_& WARNING
-
- W hen you leave the ve hicle, always re
move the ignition key and take it with
you . This will prevent passengers (chil
dren, for example) from acc identally be
ing locked in the vehicle shou ld they acci
dentally 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 outside without the key.
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de
ployment all locked doors will be auto
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside .
- If the power lock ing system should mal
function, you can lock the driver's door
using the mechanical key
q page 44.
- If the power lock ing system should fail,
you can still open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency
c:> page 235 .
-You are well advised not to keep valua
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visible
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv
er's door panel comes on for about 30
seconds after the vehicle is locked, there
i s a ma lfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an authorized
Audi dealership or qualified repair facili
ty.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the radio or MMI*.
In the Central locking menu you can decide
which doors should be unlocked when open
ing the vehicle.
.,. Se lect :
I CAR I funct ion button > Central lock-
ing .
For example, if you switch the item Unlocking
single door On ,
the passenger 's doo r is no
longer included in the power Locking system,
and will not be unlocked by p ress ing the un
l ock button on the master key remote control.
You can continue to unloc k all the doors and
the rear lid as before. Press the open ing but
ton on the master key tw ice.
Opening and closing 41
In addition to this, the Auto locking can be
switched on and off.
When locki ng the vehicle, all doors and the
trunk lid are locked automatically.
If you switch
Trunk lid/tailgate On, then the
handle on the rear lid
c:> page 44 , fig. 42 is
locked . In this case the rear lid can be opened
with the button
cs on the master key
c:> page 41, fig. 36 or with the un locking
button in the dr iver 's door
c:> page 44,
fig .
41 .
When yo u se lect Confirmation tone On, a
confirmation tone sounds when yo u lock the
vehicle.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with
the remote control
Fig. 36 Remote control: f unc tion buttons
Either the driver's door on ly or the entire vehi
cle wi ll unlock when the unlock button @is
pressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
Central locking menu c:> page 41 .
.,. Press button ffi (@ ) to unlock the vehicle
c:> fig. 36.
.,. Press button ffi (@ ) to lock the vehicle ¢ A
in General description on page 40 .
.,. Press button cs( @) briefly to unlock the
rear lid .
.,. Press the button
cs for at least one second
to open the rear lid .
.,. Push the red
I PANIC I button ( @ ) to activate
the panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn signa ls flash . P ush the red
!PANIC I but
ton again to deactivate the panic function.
If th e vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 60 seconds, .,._
42 Openin g and clo sing
the vehicle locks itself again automatically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidentally left unlocked over a long period
of time.
It depends on the settings in the radio or
MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or only certain doors
c::> page 41.
On vehicles w ith automatic transmission*, the
se lector lever must be in the
P position, other
wise the vehicle cannot be locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.& in
General description on page 40.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking func
tion is working, you shou ld always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is proper ly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the engine or open a door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the un lock button
0.
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in
an emergency situation.
Unlocking and locking with convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: with co nve nience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fig . 37 Conve nien ce key: Locking the vehicle
Unlocking v ehicle
.,. Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is
un locked automatically.
.,. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicle
.,. Move the selector lever to the P position
(automatic transmission*), otherwise the
veh icle canno t be locked.
.,. Touch the sensor at the door handle
on ce
c::> fig. 3 7 to lock the vehicle¢ A. in General
description on page 40.
Do not reach inside
the door handle.
The vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door .
It depends on the settings in the radio
or MMI* whether the ent ire vehicle is un
locked or one of the doors ¢
page 41. The
master key must be w ith in a range of about
1.5 m from the appropriate door or the rear
l id .
It makes no difference whethe r the mas
te r key is in your jacket pocket or in you r brief
case.
If you grip the door handle while locking, this
can adversely affect the locking function .
It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period directly after closing it. This al
lows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> .& in
General description on page 40.
(D Tips
-
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex
tended per iod, please note the following:
- The prox imity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unloc k the vehicle and a second t ime to
open the vehicle.
- T o prevent the battery from bei ng d is
charged and to preserve you r vehicle's
ability to sta rt for as long as possib le,
t he energy management sys tem gradu
ally switches off unnecessary
convenience functions. It is possible that
you wi ll not be able to unlock your vehi
cle using these convenience funct ions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions ¢
page 296.
Operating locks with the mechanical key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
system, the driver 's door can locked and un
locked with the mechanical key at the lock
cylinder .
Fig. 38 Key turns for ope ning and clo sin g
To unlock the vehicle
... Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver 's door .
... Turn the mechanical key to pos ition @
¢fig . 38.
To lock the vehicle
... Move the selector lever to the P position
(automat ic transmission*) .
... Close all windows and doors properly .
"' -0 0 0
"' m
... Turn the mechanical key in the lock of the
driver's door to the lock positio n @ ¢ &
in
General description on page
40.
I f the power locking system fai ls, the re is
emergency locking fo r the passenger's door
¢page 44.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page
40.
-
Opening and closing 43
@ Tips
-After the ignition is switched on, the
power locking system switch and the un
locking button for the rear lid
a in the
door are enabled.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig . 39 D river's door: power locking switch
... Press the button @to lock the vehicle¢ & .
... Press the button@ to unlock the vehicle
¢fig. 39.
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the following:
- If a door is open, the vehicle cannot be
locked using the power locking system
switch .
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased security, for ex
ample when you are stopped at a red light) .
- The diodes in the power locking switch illu
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
inside by pulling on the door handle.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed, the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
-The power locking switch works with the
ignit ion off and automat ically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera
tive .
44 Opening and clo sing
- Locking doors from the inside can help
prevent inadvertent door opening during
an acc ident and can also prevent unwant
ed entry from the outside . Locked doors
can , however, delay ass istance to vehicle
occupants and hold up rescue efforts
from the o utside in an ac cident or other
emergency .
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
¢ page 40. You can un lock the veh icle
again using the opening function in the
power locking system switch.
Emergency locking of the passenger's
door
If the power locking system foils (power fail
ure), you will need to lock the passeng er door
separately.
Fig. 40 Eme rgency loc king of the passe nger 's door
An emergency locking mechanism is integrat
ed in the edge of the passenger's door (only
visib le when the door is open).
.. Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
¢ page 39 .
.. Open the door .
.,. Pull the protective cover out of the hole
¢fig. 40 .
.. Insert the mechanical key into the inner
slot and turn it to the right as far as it can
go.
Afte r you close the door , you will no longer be
able to open it from the outside. The door can be opened from
the inside by pulling once on
the doo r handl e.
Opening and closing
rear lid/trunk lid
Fig. 41 D rive r·s doo r: remote rear lid re leas e
Fig. 42 Posit io n of h an dl e i n th e rear lid
Opening the rear lid
.,. Press the midd le button c:5 on the remote
contro l master key for at least one second,
or
.. Pull the rel ease button
c:5 in the driver's
door ¢
fig. 41. The rear lid unlocks and
opens,or
.. Press the handle on the rear lid ¢
fig. 42.
Closing the rear lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in
side and allow it to drop gent ly to close it
¢ .&_ .
.8_ 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 which fit completely into the lug
gage area, because then the rear lid can
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the ca r through the
luggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particu lar close to the h inges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be opened separately by pressing the
button
a on the master key. When you
close the rear lid again, it locks automat
i ca lly.
- If the rear lid is open or not properly
closed when the ignition is turned on,
the door and rear lid warn ing
9 page 21
appears in the instrument cluster dis
play.
Op enin g an d clos ing 45
Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggage com
partment lid can be opened from the inside
using the trunk escape handle.
Fig. 43 Trunk escape handle: view from inside the
closed trunk
To open lu ggag e compa rtm ent lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
9 fig. 43 .
The trunk escape handle inside the l uggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate
rial to glow in the dark.
.8_ WARNING ~
The trunk escape handle is to be used only in an emergency.
@ Tips
The emergency release lever should never
be used as a handle for closing the lug
gage compartment lid.
46 Opening and clo sing
Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate the window regulator
for the driver's door with the left switch and the window regulator for the passenger's
door with the right switch.
F ig. 44 Dr iver's door: power window switches
If th e respect ive sw itch is pushed o r pulled
the w indow will open or close . The power win
dow switches have a
two-position function :
Opening the windows
• Push the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
t h ere unt il t he wi ndow has lowered to the
desired position.
• Push the switch briefly to the
second stop :
the window wi ll automatically open all the
way.
Closing the windows
• Pull t he switch up to the first stop and ho ld
it there until the window has rise n to the de
sired posit ion .
• Pu ll the switch q uick ly to the
second posi
tion :
the window will automat ically close all
t h e way.
A WARNING
- Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, espe cially with acc ess to vehicle
k eys. U nsuperv ised use of the keys can
result in st arting of t he engine and u se
of ve hicle sys tems such as power win
dows, etc. which co uld resu lt in serio us
injury. -
Remember -you can still open or close
the powe r windows for about ten mi
nutes after the ign ition is switched off.
O nl y when either of the doors are opened
are the powe r windows sw itched off.
- Be careful when clos ing the windows.
Check to see t hat no o ne is in the way , or
ser io us inj ury co uld result!
- Always remove the ign it ion key wheneve r
you leave your ve hicle .
- If you lock your vehicle from the outside,
no one, espec ial ly childre n, should re
main in the veh icle.
- Do not st ick anything on t he windows or
the w indshield that may interfere w ith
the dr iver's field of vision.
(D Tips
- When you open the do ors, the windows
automatically lowe r abo ut 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off ,
the windows can st ill be opened or
closed for about 10 mi nutes. The win
dow reg ulators are no t sw itche d until
the drive r's or passenge r's door is
o pene d.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sun
ro of can be ope ned and closed with the me
cha nical key or the emergency key.
Fi g. 4 5 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pull the me chani
cal key o ut of the maste r key¢
page 39.
• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's
do or.
.. Turn the key to position ¢ fig. 45 @until a ll
the windows have reached the desired posi
t ion and the panoramic tilt ing sunroof is t ilt
ed .
Convenience closing feature
.. Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
ca l key out of the master key ¢
page 39 .
.. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position ® until the windows
and the panoramic tilting sunroof are closed
¢ ,& .
When the panoramic ti lting sunroof is tilted/
closed, the electric sun shade* is also opened/
closed.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and thepanor
amic tilting sunroof inattentively and
without checking -there is risk of injury .
- You must always watch when the win dows are being raised so that no one can
be trapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immediate ly canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢
IJ::,. in
General description on page 40.
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti
vated again.
.. Pull and hold the power w indow switch un
til the window is completely closed.
.. Re lease the switch.
.. Pu ll the switch again for one second. The
automatic clos ing/opening is now reactivat
ed .
Opening and closing 47
Valet parking
Through the "valet parking" feature the lug
gage compartment of your vehicle is secured
from unauthorized access during the valet
parking service .
Fig . 46 Vale t parking button
With "valet parking " activated, the rear lid
cannot be opened.
.,. Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
r::!;> page 39.
.. Open the glove box¢ page 77 and acti
vate¢
fig. 46 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
! VALET I button. The indicator
light in the switch illuminates.
.. Close the glove box and lock it with the me
chanica l key .
.. Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani
cal key ¢
page 72.
.,. Lock the luggage compartment pass
through with the mechan ica l key
¢ page 72.
.. Leave the master key with the service per
sonne l for parking and keep the mechanica l
key with you .
When the "va let parking" feature is activated:
- the unlocking button for the rear lid
~ in
the driver's door is inact ive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the rear lid is inactive.
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un
locked with the master key. Access to the lug
gage compartment is b locked.
When the valet parking feature is activated,
the message
Valet parking activated appears II>