(!) Power window switches
@
®
©
Door handle
Power locking sw itch
Adjuster control for outside mir- rors ... . ............. .... .
® Air outlets ............... . .
@ Light switch . ... .... ... .. .. .
(J) Turn signa l and high beam . .. .
@ Mu ltifunction stee ring wheel
with:
- Horn
- Drive r's ai rbag .... ... .. .. .
- Shift buttons ..... ... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster
@ Sw itches for
- Windshield wiper/washer
- Menu disp lay ..... ... .. .. .
39
36
47
68
4 2
44
1 12
84
10
48
24
- T rip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
© Steering lock/ignition/starter
switch (in the steering wheel
column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
@ Adjustab le s teer ing column . . . 71
@ Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
€3J H ood re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
@ Data L ink Connector (DLC) for
On Board Diagnostics ( OBD II) 30
@ Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . 46
@ Switches for
- Fuel filler flap release 178
- Rea r lid re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
@ Depending on opt ions: Rad io or
nav igat ion system
@ Glove compar tment ( lockable) 6 4
@ Front passenger's a irbag . . . . . 112
@ Rear window defogger sw itch 70
@ C limate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6
@ Ashtray w ith cigarette lighter . . 62
@ Selecto r l ever o r gears hift lever
- Se lector lever (S tronic) . . . . . 80
- Gearsh ift leve r
@ Switches for
- Audi magnet ic r ide or Sport 80
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 78
Cockpi t 9
- Electron ic Stabilization Con -
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
- Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . 45
- Ret ractable rear spo iler . . . . . 153
@ Parking brake lever . . . . . . . . . . 7 3
@ Cup holde r .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . 62
@ Tips
-Some of the equipment or features
show n in the genera l illustration may be
s tandard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on your model. A lways as k your author
ized Aud i de aler if you have a q ues tion
abou t your vehicle .
- A separate bro ch ure is p rov ided fo r yo ur
fac tory-i nstalled audio sys tem and/or
the A udi Nav igat ion System .
Each display type in the Start menu cont ains a
submenu with additional options.
Set Clock ¢ page 26
Compu ter ¢page 26
Acoust ic park assist*
¢page 78
Speed warning ¢ page 76
Language¢
page 26
Units (distance, fuel consump
tion, temperature) ¢
page 26
Tire pressure monitoring
¢page 214
Lap timer *¢ page 29
Lighting* ¢ page 42
Wiper (service position)
¢page SO
Window¢ page 40
Doors (unlocking and locking
mode, for example Auto-lock)
¢ page 34, ¢ page 34
Check Service ¢ page 2 8
Chassis number ¢page 238
Engine oil temperature*
¢ page 26, ¢ page 28
Registered keys ¢ page 32
Menu off All of the messages shown in
veh icles without menu display
appear on the disp lay s creen.
Navigating the menu
Use the rocker switch on the windshield wiper
lever and the
I Reset ! button to operate the
menu and carry out inquiries and selections .
l8
~ ;A
®
Fig. 12 W iper lever: Cont rols fo r th e me nu display
Dr iver in formation system 25
Fig. 13 D isplay: Start menu
I Reset I button @ and rocker switch @
¢ fig. 12 fu nctions:
To open the menu
.. Press t he I Reset I button @ until the menu
disp lay¢
fig . 13 appears
Sel ections and sett ing s
.. Press the rocker switch @to reac h a men u
disp lay. The switch is operated the same as
the display (up/down) .
Entering and confirming
.. Press t he I Reset ! butto n@ .
Returning to the Start menu
.. Press the I Reset I button longer than 2 sec
onds to return from any menu level to the
Start menu.
Using the rocker switc h, you can se lect the
menus in the d is p lay or change settings. A
cu rso r appears on th e left in front of these
lec ted values.
By pressing the
I Reset I button, you activate
the selection you made or confi rm the values
you set.
Selected functions are identified with
a check ma rk or are carried out d irectly .
Mean ings of the symbols in the display:
Sele c- Selected f unc- Me an ing
tion tion
ba r
> Cursor Current Selection
./
Check mark Selected or Fune
-
t ion active
...
32 Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig . 25 Key set
Fig. 26 Remote master key : Indicator light
@ Ma ster key w ith remote control
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. To fold the key out and back
in place, press the re lease button
c:> fig. 25
(arrow).
@ Valet ke y
The valet key on ly fits the lock in the driver's
door and the ignition lock. If you have to leave
the key with somebody e lse, you are well-ad
vised to turn over the valet key only.
Be aware that the rear lid and glove compart
ment can be opened from inside the vehicle
using the release buttons .
© Emergency k ey
The eme rgency key is only for temporary use if
the vehicle key should be lost or misplaced
c:> & .
Ke y replac ement
If you lose a key, contact you r a uthorized Audi
dealer immed iate ly to have the
Lost key disa
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you .
Registered ke ys
You can check to find out how many keys have
been reg istered to your vehicle. Therefore,
when buy ing a used veh icle, make sure to get
all of the keys that belong to it.
Call ing up the reg istered keys
c:> page 24.
St ate of mas ter key b atter y
When a button is pressed, the check light
flashes
c:> fig . 26 (arrow) . If the check light
does not come on or flash, the battery is dead
and has to be replaced .
Battery replacement
c:> page 33.
_& WARNING ........... -
- Do not leave your vehicle unattended
wit h the key in the ignition lock. Entry by
unauthorized persons could endange r
you o r result in theft or damage the vehi
cle. A lways loc k all doors a nd take the
key.
- D o not leave ch ildren unattended in the
veh icle, especially wi th access to vehicle
keys . Unguarded access to the keys pro
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys
tems such as the power windows etc. Un supervised operation of any vehicle sys
tem by children can result in ser ious in
jury.
{!) Tips
- If you open the driver's door with the key
left in the ignit ion lock, a chime will
sound . Th is is your rem inder to remove
the key and lock the door.
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys
are only ava ilable from Audi dealers .
34 Opening and closing
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors simultaneously.
The power lock ing system in your ve hicle in
corporates the fo llow ing funct ions:
- Central locking function
- Remote con tro l feature q page 33 .
- Anti -Theft Alarm Sys tem q page 38.
A ll the doors and the rear lid are locked by the
centra l locking system when you lock the vehi
cle.
The unlocking a nd lock ing mode * can be
changed in t he d river i nfo rmation system
qpage24.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can un lock the vehicle from outs ide e ither
by using the remote control
or by insert ing
a nd turning the key in t he driver's door lock.
When you
unlock your veh icle:
- The anti-theft alarm system is deactivated br iefly.
- The veh icle inter ior lights ill uminate for ap
proximate ly 30 seconds.
- All turn signa l lights will f lash twice w hen
the car is unlocked.
- After unlock ing the vehicle, yo u have 30 sec
onds to open a door or the rear lid. After 30
seconds, the vehicle automatically locks and
the ant i-theft a larm system activates again.
The rear lid can be locked or un locked either
by using the remote control
or by insert ing
a nd turning the key in the driver's door lock.
Unlock ing the ve hicle w ith the remote co ntrol
c::::5 will only unlock the rear lid, to open it, the
lid handle needs to be p ressed .
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from o utside e ither by
using the remote control
or by insert ing and
turning the key in the drivers's door lock.
When you
lo ck the vehicle:
- All doors and the rear lid are locked. -
All turn signal lights wi ll flash once when
the car is loc ked .
- The ant i-theft a larm system is ac tiva ted.
The ho rn of the anti -theft alarm system wi ll
sound and t he anti-theft a la rm system read
iness light, located in the center of the in
strument panel be low the w indshield on the
r ight side of the air vent, will start to blink.
- The vehicle interior lights turn off.
Automat ic lock ing*
T he au tom atic locking fea ture locks a ll the ve
hicle doors an d the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 m ph (15 km/h).
You can unlock t he vehi cle from the i nside by:
- remov ing the key from the igni tion swi tc h
(the vehi cle w ill automatically u nlock itself)
or
- pressi ng the un loc k pa rt of the power lock
sw itch
ll:D or
pull ing the door ha ndle (to open the doo r).
If you wish, yo u can have an a utho rized Aud i
dealer convert your power doo r lock system to
automat ic locking.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
T he veh icle does not lock with t he centra l
l ocking switch
¢ page 3 6 if the driver's door
is open .
D o no t lock your ve hicle w ith the
remote mas
ter key
un til a ll doo rs and t he rea r lid are
cl osed. In this way yo u avoid locking yourse lf
o ut accidentally .
_& WARNING
- When you loc k yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody- espec ia lly children -shou ld re
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when yo u lock the vehicle from the out
side th e wi ndows cannot be o pened from
the inside.
- Wh en you leav e th e ve hicle, always re
move the ign ition key and take it w ith
you. This will preven t passe ngers (chil
d ren, f or example) from acci denta lly be
i n g loc ke d in the vehicle s hould they
accidentally press the power locking
switch.
- 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.
@ Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de
ployment a ll locked doors will be auto
matically unlocked to g ive access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should mal
function, you can lock each door individ
ually using the vehicle key .
- If the power locking system should fail,
you can still open the fue l tank flap in an
emergency
c>page 179.
- 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!
Unlocking and locking the vehicle w ith
the remote control
How the remote control works.
Fig . 28 Remote contro l: fu nctio n buttons
Whether only the driver's door or the entire
vehicle is unlocked when the opening b utton
@ is pressed once, depends on the settings in
the Driver information system Central locking
menu
c> page 24.
To unlock the vehicle !Ii
.,. Press button @.
.,. Press button @
two times with in two sec
onds to unlock all doors and the rear lid.
Opening and closing 35
To lock the vehicle efl
.,. Press button @ c> .&. in General description
on page 34 .
.,. Watch that a ll turn signal lights flash once.
To unlock rear lid only~
.,. Press button © for approximate ly one sec
ond .
PANIC Button
.,. Push the red button @to activate the panic
function . The horn sounds and the turn sig
na ls flash .
.,. Push the button @aga in to deact ivate the
pan ic function .
The remote controls allows you to:
- lock or unlock the vehicle
- select ively unlock the rear lid.
The turn signals will flash briefly whenever
you lock or unlock the vehicle. Also, the interi
or light will come on or go off whenever you
open or close the driver's door .
The transm itter and battery are located in the
head o f the remote contro l. The receiver is lo
cated ins ide the vehicle. The max imum effec
tive range depends on several th ings . Remem
ber, if the battery is weak, the effective range
decreases.
The remote-control key contains a fo ld-out
key that you can use to manually lock or un
lock the vehicle and to start the engine.
If you need to replace the remote control, or if
you need to have it repaired, you must see
your authorized Aud i dealer. Only then can
you use the key again.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> .&. in
General description on page 34.
(0 Tips
- The remote contro l key is automatically
deactivated when the ignition is switch
ed on.
-
36 Opening and closing
-The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equip
ment) .
- In order to make sure the locking func
tion is working, you should always 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 engine or open a
door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button
CD .
- Use the panic function only if you are in
an emergency situation.
Resetting the remote control
The remote control must be reset if the vehi
cle does not unlock .
.,,. Press the unlock button CD on the remote
control.
.,,. Manually unlock the driver's door lock with
the mechanical key within 30 seconds.
.,,. Press either the lock-
lD or the unlock CD but
ton to complete th e reset sequence.
Operating locks with the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the out
side , turn the key in the lock of the driver's
door .
Fig. 29 Key turns for ope ning and clo sing.
.,,. To unlock the vehicle, turn the key to the
opening position@¢
fig. 29.
.,,. To lock the vehicle, turn the key in the lock
of the driver's door to the lock position
@
¢ &_ .
A WARNING
Always read and heed WARNING¢.&. in
General description on page 34.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from
the inside using the power locking switch .
Fig. 30 Sec tion from center conso le: Ce ntra l locking
switch
.,,. Press the upper part of the power locking
switch
@ to lock the vehicle ¢&_ .
.,,. Press lower part of the switch
en to unlock
the vehicle .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch , please note the following:
- 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).
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
inside by pulling on the door handle .
-If the driver's door is opened (after you have
locked the vehicle from the inside using the
power locking switch), the door will remain
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. ..,.
,&_ 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.
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: ..,.