34 Openin g and clo sing
@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries proper ly 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 me chanical key c> page 33.
,. Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
i=>page 36.
,. Have the electrical system inspected by an
authorized Audi dealership.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
Fig . 20 Remote master key: funct ion buttons
,. Press button 0 to unlock the vehicle
c>fig. 20.
,. Press button ff) to l ock the vehicle c> A in
General description on page 31.
,. Press b utton cs briefly to unlock the rear
lid.
,. Press the but to n
cs for a t least one second
to open t he rear lid.
,. Push the red
I PANIC I button to activate the
panic function . The horn sounds and the
tu rn signals flash . Push the red
I PANIC I 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, the vehicle locks itself again automatica
lly.
T his feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidentally left unlocked over a long period
of time.
It depends on t he settings in the radio or
MMI * whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or on ly certain doors¢
page 36.
On vehicles wi th a utomatic transm ission, the
selector lever must be in the P position, other
wise the vehicle cannot be locked.
.&_ WARNING
--
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢ & in
General description on page 31.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking f unc
tion is work ing, you should a lways keep
your eye on the vehicle to make s ure it is
properly locked .
- Do not use the remote cont rol if yo u are
inside the car, otherw ise you may unin
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm whe n
you try to sta rt the engine or open a
door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button@.
- Use the pa nic function o nly if you a re in
an eme rgency s ituation.
-Add itiona l remote co ntrol key functions
¢ page 40.
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key .
Fig . 21 Doo r handle : lock ing t he ve hicle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take hold of the door hand le . The door is
unlocked automatically.
.. Pull the handle to open the door .
Locking vehicle
.. Move the selector lever to the P position ,
otherwise the veh icle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door hand le
once Q fig. 21
Q A in Gen eral description on page 31. Do
not reach inside the door handle.
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door. The remote control key cannot be more
than 1.5 m away from the door hand le. It
makes no difference whether the master key
is in your jacke t pocket or in your brie f 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 d irect ly after closing it. This al
lows you to ens ure that the doors are properly
locked.
It depends on the settings in the radio or
MMI* whether the entire veh icle is unlocked
or one of the doors
Q page 36 .
Opening and closing 35
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS Q .&. in
General description on page 31 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex
tended per iod, please note the following:
- The proximity 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 possible,
the energy management system gradu
ally switches off unnecessary conven
ience functions.
It is possible that you
w ill not be able to unlock your vehicle us
ing these convenience functions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
Q page 2 72.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 22 D rive r's doo r: pow er locking sw it c h
.. Press the button@ to lock the vehicle Q _&.
.. Press the button @to unlock the vehicle
¢fig.22 .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the fo llowing:
- If a door is open , the vehicle cannot be
locked using the power locking system
switch.
36 Opening and clo sing
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased security, for ex
amp le 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 hand le .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed, the doors automatically un lock .
.&_ 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 outs ide 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 beh ind in the veh icle, especially
children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a speed of
9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
~ page 31. You can unlock the veh icle
again using the opening f unction in th e
power locking sys tem switch
@I.
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you can set which doors
the central locking system will unlock.
• Select : I CARI function button > C e ntral lock
ing .
Or
• Se lect:
~IC_A_R~I funct ion button > Car s ys·
tem s*
control button > Vehicl e settings >
(Central lo cking )* .
Sing le door un locking /Unlock do ors* -
you
can specify which doors un lock when you open
the veh icle .
- Se lecting
off /All and pressing the I@ b utton
on the remote cont ro l key unlocks the entire
vehicle . -
Selecting
on/Dri ver and pressing the~ but
ton on the remote control key once un locks
only the driver 's door. In vehicles w ith a con
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull will unlock. If you press the
@J but
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will un lock .
If
you p ress the I@ b utton, t he ent ire ve hicle
w ill always lock.
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterior trunk han
dle -
If you select On, you can no longer ope n
t h e luggage compartment usi ng the rea r lid
hand le ~
fig . 25 . In this case, the rear lid can
be opened with the
l=I button on the master
k ey~
fig . 20.
Ton e when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when yo u lock the vehicle .
Auto Lock/Lock when dri ving -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatica lly
when the speed reaches
9 mph ( 1 5 km/h) .
Emergency locking
Fig. 23 D river 's doo r: lock cy linder
Fig. 24 Fro nt passenger 's doo r: emergency lock
If the central locking system malfunctions,
you must unlock/lock the doors separate ly us
i ng the emergency key or the mechanical key. .,.
Unlocking/ loc king th e dri ver' s door with
th e m ech anical k ey
• Remove the mechanical key¢ page 33.
• To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the open position@¢
fig. 23.
• To lock the driver's door, move the selector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis
s ion) and turn the key
o nc e to the close posi
tion
@ ¢&. in General description on
page 31.
Locking the front pa ssenger' s door with
th e mechanical ke y
The emergency lock is located on the rear side
of the front passenger's door.
It is on ly visible
when the door is open.
• Remove the mechanical key¢
page 33.
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening
¢fig. 24.
• Insert the key i n the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right.
Once the front passenger's door has been
closed, you cannot open it again from the out
side. The door can be opened from the inside
by pulling the doo r handle.
A WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS¢ ,1. in
General description on page 31.
@ T ips
After the ign ition is swi tched on, the pow
er locking system switch is enab led.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons.
-
I nside the key there is a computer chip. This
ch ip automatically activates/deactivates the
e lectronic immob ilizer.
Appli es to v eh icl es with ign ition lock :
The electronic immobilizer deactivates auto
mat ica lly when you insert the remote control
key into the ignition lock.
It activates again
Op enin g an d clos ing 3 7
automatica lly when you remove the remote
control key from the ignition lock.
Applies to veh icles with convenien ce ke y:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOPI button, the electro nic
immobilizer deactivates a utomatically. If you
switch the ignition
off and remove the remote
control key from the vehicle, the electronic immobilizer activates again automatically.
A WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you
leave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
electronic 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.
© Tips
- T he veh icle cannot be started if an unau
tho rized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device s uch as a key
for another ve hicle or a transponder is
located on the key ring .
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
tions ¢
page 2 72.
Rear lid
Opening /closing rear lid
F ig . 25 Rear lid: handle
38 Openin g and clo sing
Opening th e re ar lid
.,. Press the button cs on the remote cont ro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly . Or
.,. Press the handle on the rear lid
r=;,fig. 25.
Closing th e re ar lid
.,. Pu ll t he rear lid down at the grip on the in
side and allow it to drop gently to close it
¢ ,& .
~ 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 po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the veh icle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit comp letely into the lug
gage area, because then the rear lid can
no t be fu Uy closed .
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es
pecially with the rea r lid left ope n. A
child could crawl into the car through the
l u ggage compartment 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 w ith in
range of the rear lid whe n it is mov ing, in
part icu lar close to the h inges - fingers or
hands can be pinched .
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked , the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
cs on the maste r key . When you close
the r ear lid agai n, it locks automatically .
Emergency unlocking of the luggage
compartment lid
There is an emergency release for the rear lid .
AUDl
F ig . 26 Re ar lid: Lo ck cy linder
.,. Remove the mechanical key r::;, page 33.
.,. Insert the key in the lock cylinder and turn
it in the direction of the arrow.
· Trunk escape handle
In case of on emergency , the luggage com
portment lid can be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
F ig . 27 Tru nk escape han dle: v iew from inside the
clos ed r ear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢fig . 27 .
The trunk escape hand le inside the l uggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescen t mate
rial to glow in t he dark.
A WARNING
The t runk 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.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 28 Sectio n of the dr ive r's d oor: Control s
l
I I
I
Fig. 29 Cente r con sole: cen tral power window sw it c h
All power window switches Q fig. 28 are pro
v id ed with a
two-position function:
Opening the windows
.,. Press the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired pos i
t ion .
.. Press the switch briefly to the
se co nd stop
to automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired pos i
tion .
.,. Pull the switch brief ly to the
second stop to
automatical ly close the window.
Opening and closing 39
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear window
@ Right rear window
You can open or close a ll the windows with
the switch
Q fig. 29.
_&. WARNING ..-
- When you leave your vehicle - even if on-
ly briefly -always remove the ignition
key. This applies particularly when chil
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine or oper
ate electrical equ ipment (e.g . power win
dows). The power w indows are function
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 since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
{D Tips
- When you open the doors, the windows
automatically lower about
1 0 mm .
- After the ignition has been switched off, the windows can st ill be opened or
closed for about
10 minutes. The win
dow regu lators are not switched until
the driver's or passenger's door is
opened .
40 Opening and clo sing
Convenience opening/closing
The windows can be opened and closed with
the mechanical key or the emergency key.
@
' ~-~
® '
Fig . 30 Key turns for open ing a nd clos ing
Conv eni ence open ing fe ature
"' 0 0 0
" m
• Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 33.
• Insert the key into the lock of the drive r's
door.
• Turn the key to position ¢
fig. 30@ until a ll
the windows have reached the desired posi
t ion.
Con venience clo sing f eature
• Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 33 .
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position @ until the windows are
closed¢ &.
A WARNING
-Never close the windows inattentive ly
and w ithout checking -there is risk of in
jury.
- You must always watch when the win dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be t rapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iate ly canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢
A in
General description on page
31 .
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be activated again.
• Pull and ho ld the power window sw itch un
til the w indow is completely closed.
• Release the sw itch and pull the sw itch again
for one second.
Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with va let parking function
The valet parking feature protects the lug
gage compartment from unauthorized ac
cess.
Fi g. 31 Glove compartment: valet parking button
You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is parking your veh icle .
When the funct io n is switched on, the veh icle
can be d riven, Locked and unlocked using the
master key, but access to the l uggage com
partment is not permitted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the maste r
key ¢
page 33.
• Open the glove compartment¢ page 67.
• Activate ¢
fig. 31 the "valet parking" fea
ture by pressing the
I VALET I butto n. The in
dicator light in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key .
• Leave the master key with the service per
sonnel for park ing and keep the mechanical
key with you .
The following buttons are deactivated when
the valet parking function is switched on: ..,_
-1<=>1 button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is act ivated,
the message
Val et par king activat ed appears
i n the ins trument cluster display when you
switch the ignition on. Opening and clo
sin g 41