2013 AUDI A4 SEDAN key

@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to pollute the environment.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical
system, it may happen that you cannot re­ move the ignition key .
• Remove the mechanical key<:? page 34.
• Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
<:?page 37.
• Have the e lectrica l system inspected by an
authori zed Audi dealership .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
Fig. 22 Remote master key: function but tons
• Press button @to unlock the vehicle
Qfig . 22.
• Press button fij to lock the vehicle QA in
General description on page
32 .
• Press button ,c:;5 briefly to unlock the rear
lid .
• Press the button
,c:;5 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 s ignals flash . Push the red
I PANIC ! but­
ton again to deactivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 60 seconds,
Opening and closing 35
the vehicle locks itself again automat ica lly.
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 <:?
page 37.
On vehicles with automatic transmission, the
selector 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
32.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking func ­
tion is working, you should a lways keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is properly 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 eng ine or open a
door . In case this happens anyhow, push
t he unlock button@.
- Use the pan ic function only if you are in
an emergency s ituation.
-Add itional remote control key functions
¢page 41 .

36 Opening and clo sing
locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Appl ies t o vehicles : wit h convenience key
The doors ond the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fig . 23 Door hand le: lock ing the v ehi cle
Unlocking vehicl e
.. Take hold of the door hand le . The door is
unlocked automatically .
.. Pull the handle to open th e door .
locking vehicle
.. Move the selecto r lever to the P position
(a ut oma tic transmiss ion *) , othe rwi se the
vehicle cannot be locked.
.. To lock the vehicle , close the door and touch
the sensor in th e door hand le
onc e¢ fig. 23
c:> A in General description on page 32 . Do
not reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle ca n be locked and unlocked at any
door. The remote control key cannot be more
t han 1.5 m away from the door hand le. It
makes no difference whether the m aster key
is in your jacket pocket or i n your brief ca se .
If you grip the door handle while lo cking, th is
can adversely affect the lock ing funct ion.
I t is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period direct ly after closing it. This al ­
l ows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked.
I t depends on the sett ings in the radio or
MMI* whether the e ntire vehicle is unlocked
or one of the doors
c:> page 3 7 .
A WARNING
-
Read and follow all WARNINGS c:> .&. in
General description on page
32 .
(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
unlock the vehicle and a second t ime to
open the vehicle .
- To prevent the battery from being d is­
charged and to preserve your vehicle 's
ability to start for as long as possib le,
the energy managemen t system gra du­
ally switches off u nnecessa ry c onven­
ience func tions.
It is possib le th at you
w ill not be able to unloc k your vehicle us­
ing these convenience func tions.
- F or Declar ation of Complian ce to Unite d
States FC C and Ind ustry Canada reg ula ­
tions
¢ page 275.
locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fi g. 24 Drive r's doo r: pow er lock ing sw it c h
.. Press the b utton B to lock the vehicle c::> ,& .
.. Press the button @ to unlock the vehicle
c::> fig. 24.
If you lock the veh icle using the power loc king
switch, p lease note the followi ng:
- I f a door is open, the veh icle canno t be
loc ked u sing the power loc king system
sw itch.

- 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 switches il­
luminate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pu lling on the door
handle .
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock . Pull the hand le
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat­
ed, the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
t ive .
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi­
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone behind in the vehicle, especially
ch ildren.
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of
9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
r=:>poge 32. You can unlock the vehicle
again using the opening function in the
power locking system switch[@].
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you con set which doors
the central locking system will unlock.
~ Select : ICARI funct ion button > Central lock­
ing .
Or
~ Select: ~ I C~ A~R ~I funct ion button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > (Central
locking)*.
Single door unlocking /Unlock doors * -
you
can specify which doors unl ock when you open
the vehicle .
Opening and closing 3 7
- Select ing off/All and pressing the Im button
on the remote control key unlocks the entire
veh icle.
- Selecting
on/Driver and pressing the Im but­
ton on the remote control key once un locks
only the driver's door. In vehicles with a con ­
venience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull will unlock. If you press the
l@J but­
ton twice, the entire vehicle will unlock . If
you press the
Ii button, the entire vehicle
w ill always lock .
luggage comp. lock/Lock exterior trunk han­
dle -
If you select On, you can no longer open
the luggage compartment using the rear lid
handle
r=:> page 39, fig. 28. In this case, the
rear lid can be opened with the
l""'I bu tto n on
the master key
r=:> page 35, fig. 22 or with the
l""'I * button in the driver's door.
Tone when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when you lo ck the vehicle.
Auto Lock /Lock when driving -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatically
when the speed reaches 9 mph (IS km/h).
Emergency locking
Fig. 25 D rive r's doo r: lock cylinder
Fig . 26 Fro nt passenger 's doo r/ rear doors*: eme rgency
lock .,..

38 Opening and closing
If the centra l locking system ma lfunctions ,
you must unlock/lock the doors separately us­
ing the emergency key or the mechan ica l key .
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with
the mechanical key
.. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 34.
.. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the open position@¢
fig. 25.
.. To lock the driver's door, move the selector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis­
s ion*) and turn the key
once to the close po­
s it ion
@ ¢ A in General description on
page
32.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors* with the mechanical key
The emergency lock is located on the rear side
of the front passenger's door and the rear
doors.
It is only visible when the door is open.
.. Remove the mechanical key¢
page 34 .
.. Pull the cover cap out of the opening
¢fig . 26.
.. Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right (r ight doo r) or left
(left door).
Once the front passenger's doorrear doo rs*
close, you cannot open them again from the
outside. The door can be opened from the in ­
side by pulling the door handle. If the child
safety lock in a rear door* is activated, you
must first pull the door handle on the inside .
Then you can open the door from the outside.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page
32.
After the ign ition is switched on, the pow­
er lock ing system switch and the unlocking
button for the rear lid~ in the door are
enabled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This
chip automatically activates/deactivates the
electronic immobilizer .
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deactivates auto­
matically when you insert the remote control
key into the ign ition lock.
It activates again
automat ically when you remove the remote
control key from the ignition lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOP I button, the electronic
immobilizer deactivates automatically . If you
switch the ign ition off and remove the remote
control key from the vehicle, the electronic
immobilizer activates aga in automat ically .
_& WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you
l eave the vehicle. The key can disa rm the
e lectronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys­
tems such as power w indow or power sun­
roof leading to serious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another veh icle or a transponder is
located on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions¢
page 275 .

Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
Fig. 27 Drive r"s door: re m ote rear lid rele ase
Fig. 28 Rear lid: handle
Opening the rear lid
.,. Press the button .c::5 on the remote control
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly . Or
.,. Pull the release button
.c::5 in the driver's
door
q fig. 2 7. Or
.,. Press the handle on the rear lid
¢fig . 28.
Closing the rear lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in­
side and allow it to drop gently to close it
¢ ,&. .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open sudden ly
when the veh icle 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 comp letely into the lug-
Opening and closing 39
gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecia lly with the rear lid left open. A
child could craw l 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 childre n play in or around
your vehicle. Always 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
particular close to the hinges -fingers or
hands can be pinched .
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but­
ton
.c::5 on the master key . When you close
the rear lid aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
Rear lid emergency release
Applies to vehicles: wi th fixed rear seat back rest
Fig. 29 Rear be nch s eat: eme rgen cy re lease cab le
On vehicles with fixed seat backrest*, the rear
lid can be opened from the rear bench seat us­
ing the emergency re lease .
.,. Carefully pull the left side of the rear bench
seat out of its retainer until you can reach
the release cable¢
fig. 29.
.,. Remove the adhesive tape @.
.,. Pull on the loop ® until the rear lid releas­
es .
... Tape the release cable back in place and
press the bench seat back into its retainer .
liJ,

40 Opening and closing
_&. WARNING
After opening the rear lid using the emer ­
gency release in vehicles with a fixed rear
seat backrest, make sure the bracket under
the rear bench seat
9 fig. 29 locks securely
into the mounting eye let again.
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. 30 Tru nk escape handle: view from inside the
closed rear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
r=;, fig. 30.
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate­
rial to g low in the dark .
,&. WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
@ Tips
The emergency re lease leve r shou ld never
be used as a handle for closing the lug­
gage compartment lid.
Child safety locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks® prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside.
Fig. 31 Rear doors: chil d safety locks
T he child safety lock is visible only when the
door is open .
.. Remove the mechan ica l key
c:> page 34 .
.,. To switch on the child safety loc k, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow .
0
s ti:
"' "'
.. To switch off the child safety lock, turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside doo r hand les do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 32 Section of the driver's door: con tro ls
All power window switches a re provided with
a two-position function :

Opening th e windows
"' Press the switch to the firs t stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion.
"' Press the switch briefly to the se cond stop
to automatically open the window .
Cl os ing th e windows
"' Pull the swi tch to the first sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Pu ll the switch brief ly to the sec on d st op to
automatica lly close the window.
P ow er w ind ow switch es
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rea r door
@ R ight rear door
® Safety button
Child safety loc ks
When the safety button® is pressed
c::> fig. 32, the ~ symbol in the button lights
up . The power w indow switches in the rear
doors are switched off.
A WARNING
- When you leave your veh icle - even if on­
ly briefly - always remove the ign ition
key. This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherw ise the
children cou ld s tart the engine or oper­
ate e lectr ica l equipment (e.g . power win­
dows). The power windows a re f unction ­
al until the driver's door or passenger's
door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win­
dows to prevent pinching of hands or
limbs.
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied s ince the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
Opening and clo sin g 41
(D Tips
After the ignition has been switched off,
the w indows can still be opened or closed
for about 10 minutes. The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or passenger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed with the mechanical key or the emergency key.
Fig. 33 Key turns for opening and clos ing
Convenience opening feature
"' -0 0 t!, ., a,
"' Use the emergency key or pull the mechani­
cal key out of the maste r key
c:? page 34.
"' Insert the key into the lock of the dr iver's
door.
"' Turn the key to position¢
fig. 33 @until all
the windows have reached the desired posi­
tion and the power sunroof is open.
Convenience clo sing f eature
"' Use the emergency key or pull the mechani ­
cal key out of the master key¢
page 34.
"' Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position @ unt il the windows
and the power sunroof are closed¢
A.
A WARNING
- Never close the w indows and the power
sunroof inattentively and without check­ ing - there is r isk of injury.
- You must always watch when the win­
dows are be ing raised so that no one can
be trapped. If you re lease the key, the
clos ing action is immediately canceled.

42 Opening and clo sing
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢ &. in
General description on page 32.
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 window switch un­
til the window is completely closed.
.. Release the switch and pull the switch again
for one second.
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operation
Fig. 3 4 Section of headli ner: knob fo r sunroof
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch must be in the
@ pos it io n ¢
fig . 34.
.. To tilt it, briefly press the switch ¢ fig. 34.
.. To close it, briefly pull the switch¢.&._.
.. To set an inte rmediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the des ired
pos it ion.
Opening/ sliding (version 1 )
.. To move the sunroof to the position for re­
duced wind noise, turn the switch to posi­
t ion @ unt il resistance can be felt.
.. To ope n the s unroof comp lete ly, t urn and
hold the switch against t he res istance in po­
s it ion @.
.. To close the sunroo f comple tely, turn the
switch to @posi tion
¢ .&._ . ..
To se lect a setting in between, turn the
switch to the desired position .
Opening/sliding (version 2)
.. To s lide the roof a ll the way open, turn the
sw itch to the
(D posi tion.
.. To close the sun roof completely, turn the
switch to @ position ¢ .&._ .
.. To se lect a setting in between, turn the
sw itch to the desired position .
T he sunshade can be opene d and closed man­
u ally in any posit io n. When openi ng the sun­
roof, the sunshade is automatically opened.
After the igni tion is sw itche d off , you can s till
o pera te the sunroof for about 1 0 minutes . As
soon as the driver's or passenger 's doo r is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
_8 WARNING ~ -
Pay careful attention when closing the
su nroof -otherw ise serio us i njury co uld re­
sult! Fo r th is reason, always remove the ig­
ni tio n key when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
Always close your sun roof w hen leav ing
your vehicle. Sudde n ra in ca n cause dam­
age to t he interior equipment of your ve hi­
cle, part icu larly the ele ctronic equ ipment.
@ Tips
- Informat ion regarding convenience
opening/closing
c:> page 41 .
Emergency closing of the sliding/tilting
, sunroof
If the s unroof detects an object in its path
whe n it is closing, it w ill open again automati­
ca lly. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function .
.. Within five seconds after the sunroo f opens
au tom atically, pull the switc h until the roof
closes .