,&_ WARNING
-If you use the power locking switch with
the doors closed, remember that all the
vehicle doors will lock.
- 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
children.
Emergency locking
If the power locking system fails (power fail ure), you will need to lock the passenger door
separately.
Fig. 3 1 Passenge r· s door: Emerge ncy locki ng
For this purpose, a mechan ica l locking device
i s provided on the end panel of the passenger
door (only visible when the door is open) .
• Remove the cap
~ fig . 31.
• Insert the key into the inner slot and turn it
to the right as far as it can go .
After you close the door you w ill no longer be
able to open it from the outside . You can open
it from the inside, however, by pulling on the
door latch tw ice.
Op enin g an d clos ing 3 7
Rear lid/trunk lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can open the rear lid from inside the vehi
cle using a switch in the driver's door .
Fig. 32 Dr ive r's door: remote rear lid release
Fig. 33 Opened rear lid
Opening the rear lid
-
•
•
•
l
• Press the center button e:5 on the master
key or pu ll the re lease button
e:5 in the driv
er 's doo r
~fig. 32. The rear lid is unlocked .
• Lift the rear lid.
Closin g the rear lid
• Pull the rear lid down and allow it to drop
gently ~,&. .
,8. WARNING
-The rear seat area is too sma ll to safely
transport passengers taller than 4'11"
(1.5 m).
- Persons taller than 4'11" (1.5 m) as
well as children in booster seats who
a re too close to the rea r window and
r oof can suffer severe head and neck in
juries when the rea r lid is closed or in a
crash.
38 Openin g and clo sing
- The minimum clearance between the
passengers ' heads and the rear window
must never -under any circumstances -
be less than 1 inch (2 .5 cm) when the
passengers sit fully upr ight.
- Always make sure that rear seat pas
sengers cannot be struck when the rear
l id is closed .
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is prope rly
closed . Othe rw ise it could open sudden ly
when the veh icle is moving .
- To help prevent po isonous exha ust gas
from being d rawn into the vehicle, al
ways keep the rea r lid closed while dr iv
ing. Never transport objec ts larger t han
those which fit completely in to the lug
gage area, because then the rear lid can
not be fully closed.
- Never leave you r vehicle u nattended es
pecially with the rea r lid left open . A
child could crawl into the car through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unab le to
get out . To reduce t he risk of persona l in
jury, never let ch ildren play in or around
yo ur vehicle . A lways ke ep the rear lid as
we ll as the veh icle doo rs closed when not
in use.
(0 Tips
- If the rear lid is open or not properly
l ocked when th e ignition is turned on,
the door and rea r lid war ning appea rs in
the i nstr ument cluster disp lay.
- If the rear lid on a loc ked veh icle is un
l ocked wi th the m iddle b utton
e:5 on the
r emo te key, t he rear lid is automatically
l ocked again immediately after clos ing.
This is indicated by the t urn signa ls
blinking.
Emergency release for rear lid
I f the rea r lid cannot be opened, an emergen
cy release is provided .
Fig . 3 4 Acces s to e merg en cy rele ase on t he left s ide o f
t he lug gage com pa rtme nt be low t he re ar wind ow
Fig. 35 Section: In te ri or lugg age co mpartment: Eme r
g e n cy rel ease
"' Fold down the left rear seatback .
"' Us ing the vehi cle key, pry off the
cover
~ fig. 34
"' Pull the plastic cord <> fig. 35 in the direc
tion of the arrow.
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti -theft alarm triggers an alarm if any
one attempts to break into the vehicle.
F ig. 36 D iode posit io n in t he inst rum ent pa ne l
The anti-theft alarm system triggers an audi
b le alarm and turns on the emergency flasher
if an unauthor ized interference with the vehi
cle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti-theft alarm system
switched on?
T he anti -theft a larm system is switched on
when you lock the driver's door manually us
ing the fold-out key, or when you use the re
mote control. The system is activated approxi
mately 30 seconds after the veh icle is locked .
The indicator light ~
fig. 36 starts flashing
rapidly for 30 seconds and then blinks slowly.
How is the anti-theft alarm system
switched off?
The anti-theft a larm system is switched off
on ly when you use the remote contro l to un
lock your veh icle. If you do not open a door
within 30 seconds after you have un locked
with the remote cont ro l, the vehicle will lock
itself again automatically.
If you lock just the dr iver's doo r using your
key, the front passenger's door and the rear
lid remain locked.
When will the anti theft alarm system be
triggered?
When the vehicle is locked , the alarm system
monitors and protects the following pa rts of
the vehicle:
- engine compa rtment
- luggage compartment
- doors
- ignition
When the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of the doors, the engine
hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the igni
tion is turned on.
The anti-theft a larm system will also go off
when the battery is disconnected.
You can also trigge r the alarm by pressing the
PANIC button on your remote-control key.
This will a lert other peop le in case of emer-
Opening and closing 39
gency. Press the PANIC button again to turn
off the alarm .
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off
when trigge red?
The alarm system is switched off when you
unlock the vehicle using the remote -control
key or when the ignition is switched on . T he
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 a re 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 sw itched on, the emergency flash
ers will blink only after you have closed the
door or lid .
(!) Tips
For the anti-theft alarm system to func
tion properly, make sure all veh icle doors
and windows are closed before leaving the
vehicle.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate all windows .
Fig. 37 Driver 's doo r: power w indow sw itches
If the respective switch is pushed or pulled
the window w ill open or close . The power w in-
dow swi tches have a
two-position function: ..,.
40 Openin g and clo sing
Op ening th e window s
.. Press the switch and ho ld i t down until the
window has reached the des ired position.
.. Press the switch
brie fly to open the window
automatically. By briefly pressing the switch
again, the downward travel of the window
can be stopped in any posit ion
¢ ,& .
Clos ing th e windows
.. Pu ll the switch and hold it until the window
has reached the desired position .
.. Pull the switch
brie fly to close the window
automatica lly. By briefly pressing the switch
again, the upward travel of the window can
be stopped in any position
c:> ,A .
Sw itch @ c:> fig. 37 operates the window in
the dr iver's door.
Switch @operates the window in the front
passenger's door .
A WARNING
- Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, 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. which could resu lt in serious
injury.
- Remember -you can still open or close
the power w indows for about ten mi
nutes after the ignition is sw itched off.
Only when e ithe r of the front doors a re
opened are the power windows switched
off.
- Be careful when closing 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 ou tside,
no one, especia lly children, sho uld re
main in the vehicle.
- Do not stick anything on the windows o r
the windshield that may interfere with
the driver's fie ld of vision.
(D Tips
- When the doors are opened, the win
dows are automatically lowered 10 mm .
- The windows can still be opened and
closed for about ten minutes after the
ignition has been turned off. The power
w indows 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.
F ig. 38 Key turns for opening and dos ing
Closing the windows
.. Insert the key into the lock of the dr iver's
door.
.. Make sure that the windows a re not blocked
¢ ,& .
.. Turn and hold the key in the lock pos ition @
¢ fig. 38 until the windows are completely
closed.
Openin g the window s
.. Insert the key into the lock of the dr iver's
door .
.. Turn and hold the key in the open position
@ .
The automatic close f unct ion w ill cease if the
key is released .
A WARNING
= -
-Be careful when closing the windows.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serio us injury co uld resu lt!
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as
yo u hold the lever -even if there are no
l ights turned on . The indicator light
El in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the hig h beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncoming traffic.
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer
gency situation.
Fi g. 44 Cente r co nso le: emerge ncy flasher switch
.,.. Press the switch ~ ~fig. 44, to sw itch the
eme rgency flasher on or off.
When the emergency flashe r is on, all four
turn signals blink a t the same time. The tu rn
signa l indicator lights
BB in the ins trument
cluster, as we ll as the light in the emergency
f lasher switch ~ blink likewise. The emergen
cy flashers also work when the ignition is
turned off.
The emergency flasher will automatica lly
switch on if you are in an acc ident where the
airbag has deployed.
@ Tips
You shou ld switch on the emergency flash
er when: Clear vi
sion 45
- you are the last vehicle standing in a tra f
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency s ituation, or when
- your vehicle is be ing towed by a tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you.
Interior Lights
Interior lights
The interior lights include the reading lights
for the driver and the front passenger.
Fi g. 45 Sect ion from hea dlin er: Interior lights
Activating door contact circuit
.,.. Press the button @. The LED in the b utton
illuminates .
Deactivating door contact circuit
.,.. Press the button @. The LED in the button
goes out.
Front reading lights "<~
.,.. Press one of the switches ® to turn the
r ight or left reading light on or off.
With the door contact circuit, the inter ior
lights turn on as soon as you unlock the vehi
cle or open the doors. The interior lights are
also t urned on when the ignition key is re
moved. The lights turn off about 30 seconds
after the doors are closed. When the veh icle is
locked or when the ignition is turned on, the
interior lights are turned off.
When a door is open, the interior lights are
turned off after about 10 minutes to prevent battery dra ining.
A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front passen
ger seat while the vehicle is moving. If
you do this while the vehicle is moving,
you will be out of posit ion. Always adjust
the driver's or front passenger seat when
the vehicle is not moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
height. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury could result!
- Beca use the seats can be electrically ad
justed wi th the ign it ion key removed,
never leave children unattended in the
vehicle. Unsupervised use of the e lectric
seat adj ustments may cause serious in
jury.
- To reduce the r isk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas
sengers must never ride in a moving ve hicle with the seatback recl ined. Safety
belts and the airbag system offer maxi
mum p rotection only when the seatback
is upright and the safety be lts a re prop
erly posit ioned on the body. The more
the seatback is recl ined, the greate r the
risk of personal injury from an inco rrec t
seating position and improperly posi
t ioned safety be lts!
- Always make sure the front seatbac ks are
in the upright position and securely
locked in place when driving.
S ea ts a nd s to rage 57
Head restraints
Adjusting head restraints, front seats
The head restraints must be adjusted proper
ly to provide protection.
Fi g. 57 Driver's seat head restra int: adjust ing the
he ig ht
The head restraints on the front seats can be
adjusted to provide safe support to head and
neck at the optimum height . When optimally
adjusted , the top of the rest raint should be
level with the top of the head
~ page 94,
Proper adjustment of head restraints .
.. Grasp the sides of the head restraint with
both hands and slide it upward/downward
until you fee l it click into place<>
fig. 57.
A WARNING
- Driving withou t head restraint s or wit h
head restra ints tha t are not properly ad
justed increases the risk of serious o r fa
tal neck injury dramatica lly .
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
<> page 94 .
{i) Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and
safety be lts are an ext reme ly effect ive
combination of safety features.
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64 Seats and storage
Before you purchase any accessories, a lways
read and fo llow the information in
c::> page 245, Additional accessories and parts
replacement.
A WARNING
The outlet p lus any appliances plugged in
to it rema in functional even if the ignition
is switched off or the ignition key is re
moved. N ever leave children inside the ve
hicle withou t supe rv ision.
Q) Note
To avo id damag ing the socket, only use
plugs that fit properly .
(D Tips
When the engine is off and accessor ies are
still plugged in and are on, the vehicle bat
tery ca n still be dra ined .
Storage
General
A WARNING
-Always remove objec ts from the instru
ment panel. Any items not put away
cou ld slide around inside the vehicle
wh ile driving or when acce lerating or
when applying the brakes or when driv
ing around a corner.
- When you are drivi ng make sure tha t
anything you may have placed in the cen
ter console or other storage lo cations
cannot fa ll out into the footwells . In case
of sudden braking you would not be able
to brake, depress th e clutch or acceler
ate.
-Any articles of cloth ing that you have
hung up must not interfere with the driv
er's v iew. The coat hooks are desig ned
only for lightweight clothing. Never hang
any clothing with ha rd, po inted or heavy
objects in the pocke ts on the coat hooks.
Dur ing sudden braking or in an acciden t -
especially if the airbag is deployed -
-
these objects co uld injure any passen
gers inside the vehicle.
Glove compartment
The glove compartment is illuminated and
can be locked.
I i I
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Fig. 67 Glove compa rt me nt
To open glo ve com partment
.. Pull the handle c::>fig. 67 in the direction of
the arrow push down lid to the fully open
position .
To close gl ove c ompa rtment
.. Push the glove compartment lid upward un-
til the lock engages.
CD changer *
The CD changer fo r the Sound System is locat
ed in the g love compartment.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of pe rsonal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, always keep the
glove compartment closed while driving.
Storage compartment in the front seats
App lies to veh icles : w it h storage compart men t in the
fro nt seats
There is a fold-out storage compartment in
the front of the seats.
Opening
.. Lift the handle and pull the drawer out.
Closing
-
.. Push the drawer in complete ly until it latch -
es. .,.
On the road
Steering
Adjusting the steering wheel column
The steering wheel position can be continu
ously adjusted in height and distance.
Fig. 70 Lever under the stee ring column
• Push the lever~ fig. 70 -Arrow-~ .&,..
• Move the steering wheel to the desired po
sition.
• Push the lever against the steering column
until it locks.
There must be at least 10 inches (25 cm) be tween your chest and the center of the steer
ing wheel. If you cannot sit more than 10 in
ches (25 cm) from the steering wheel, see if
adaptive equipment is available to help you
reach the pedals and increase the distance
from the steering wheel.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
driver's sea t, see
Q page 56 .
A WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjust
ment and improper seating position can
cause serious personal injury.
- Adjust the steering wheel column only
when the vehicle is not moving to pre
vent loss of vehicle control.
- Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so that there is a minimum of 10 inches
(25 cm) between your chest and the
steering wheel
~page 91, fig. 91. If
you cannot maintain this minimum dis
tance, the airbag system cannot protect
you properly.
On the road 71
-If physical limitations prevent you from
sitt ing 10 inches (25 cm) or more from
the steering wheel, check with your au
thorized Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is ava ilable .
- If the steering wheel is aligned with your
face, the supplemental dr iver 's airbag
cannot provide as much protection in an
accident. Always make sure that the
steering wheel is al igned with your
chest .
-Always hold the steer ing wheel w ith your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi
tions to reduce the risk of persona l injury
if the driver's airbag deploys .
- Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands inside
the steering wheel rim or on the steering
wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel
the wrong way can cause serious injuries
to the hands, arms and head if the driv
er's airbag deploys.
Ignition lock and ignition switch
Ignition lock
The ignition key starts or stops the engine.
Fig. 71 Ignit ion lock posit ions
Ignition off @
In position ~ fig. 71 @both the ignition and
engine are off, and the steering is locked .
To
lock the steering after you have removed
the ignition key , turn the steering wheel in ei
ther direction until you hear it lock into place .
You should always lock the steering whenever ..,.