@ 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 r::!:> page 34 .
• Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
r::!:>page 37.
• Have the electrica 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
r::!:>fig . 22.
• Press button {jj to lock the vehicle r::!:> .& in
General description on page 32 .
• Press button e5 briefly to unlock the rear
lid .
• Press the button
e5 for at least one second
to open the rear lid .
• Push the red
IPANICI 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
r::!:> 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 r::!:> .&. 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 engine 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
r::!:>page40 .
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 vehicle
Unlocking vehicl e
.. Take hold of the door handle . The door is un-
locked automatica lly.
.. Pull the handle to open the door.
locking vehicle
.. Move the se lector lever to the P position
(automatic transmission), o therwise the ve
hicle cannot be locked.
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door hand le
o nce ¢ fig. 23
c:> A in General description on page 32. 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 handle. It
makes no difference whether the master key
is in your jacket pocket or i n your brief case.
If you grip the door handle while locking, this
can adversely affect the locking 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 entire 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 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 yo ur vehicle's
ability to start for as long as possib le,
the energy management system gradu
ally switches off u nne cessary conven
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.
- For Declara tion of Complian ce to Unite d
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
tions¢
page 267.
locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
F ig . 24 Driver's door: power lock ing switch
.. Press the button@ to lock the vehicle¢_& .
.. Press the button@ to unlock the vehicle
¢ fig. 24.
If you lock the vehicle using the power loc king
switch, p lease note the following:
- If a door is open, the veh icle cannot 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
amp le when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switc h illu
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
i nside by pul ling 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 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 veh icle, especially
children .
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
¢page 32. You can un lock the vehicle
aga in using the opening function in the
powe r locking system switch~-
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!*, you can set which doors
the centrol locking system will unlock .
~ Select: I CAR I function button > Central lock
ing .
Or
~ Select: ~IC_A_R~I funct ion button> Car systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > (C entral
locking )* .
Sin gle door unlocki ng /Unl ock door s* -
you
can specify which doors u nlock when you open
the vehicle .
- Se lecting
off / All and pressing the Ii button
on the remote control key unlocks the entire
vehicle.
Opening and clo sin g 3 7
- Select ing o n/Dri ver and pressing the~ but
ton on the remote control key once u nlocks
only the driver's door . In vehicles w ith a con
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull w ill unlock . If you press the @! but
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will u nlock . If
you press the [@] button, t he e ntire ve hicle
w ill always lock .
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterio r trunk han
dl e -
If you select On , you can no longer open
the luggage compartment us ing the rear lid
hand le ¢
page 39, fig. 28 . In this case, the
r ear lid can be opened with the
l""I bu tton on
the maste r key ¢
poge 35, fig. 22 or with the
l"" I* button in the driver's door ¢ page 39,
fig .
27 .
Ton e when lo cking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when yo u loc k the vehicle .
Auto Lock /Lock when dri ving -if you select
On, the enti re ve hicle w ill lock automatica lly
when the speed reaches 9 mph (15 km/h).
Emergency locking
Fi g. 25 Drive r's doo r: lock cylinde r
Fig. 26 Fro nt passenger 's doo r: emergency lock
If the central lock ing system malfunct ions,
you must unlock/lock the doors separate ly us
ing t he emergency key or the mechanical key .
IJJJ,
38 Opening and closing
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with
the m echanic al key
.. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 34.
.. To un lock the driver's door, t urn the key to
the open position@¢
fig. 25.
.. To lock the dr iver's door, move the se lector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis
s ion) and t urn the key
once to the close pos i
t ion
@ ¢ &. in General description on
page
32.
Locking the front passenger's door with
the mechanical key
Th e emergency lock is located on t he rea r sid e
of the fron t passe nger's door.
It is o nly visib le
when t he doo r is open.
.. Remove the mechanical key ¢
page 34 .
.. Pull th e cove r cap out of th e opening
¢ fig . 26.
.. In se rt the key in the insi de slo t and turn it
all the way to the right.
On ce the front passenger 's doo r has been
closed, you cann ot ope n it ag ain from the o ut
si de. The door can be opened from the ins ide
by pulling the doo r hand le.
A WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page
32.
(D Tips
A ft er t he ign ition is swi tched on, the pow
er lock ing system switch an d the unloc king
button fo r the rea r lid
c:s in the door are
enabled.
Electronic immobilizer
T he immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This
chip automatically activates/deact ivates the
e lectronic immob ilizer.
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The ele ctronic immobi lizer de activa tes auto
matically when yo u inse rt t he remote con tro l
k ey into the ign ition lock.
It activates again
a utomat ica lly w hen you remove the remote
control key from the ignition lock.
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If t he remo te co ntro l key is loca ted ins ide the
vehicle and you press the
I STAR T ENGI NE S TOP I button, the elect ro ni c
immobilizer deactivates automat ica lly. If you
switch the ign ition off and rem ove the remote
control key from the vehicle, the electronic
i mmob ilizer act ivates again a utomat ica lly.
A WARNING
= -
Always take the key wit h you when you
l e ave th e vehicle . Th e key ca n disa rm th e
e lectronic e ngine immobili ze r and permi t
an una utho rized pers on to st art t he engi ne
a nd enable opera tion o f the vehicle sys
tems such as power w indow o r power sun
roof leadi ng t o se rious pe rsonal injury.
(D Tips
- The ve hicl e c ann ot b e started if an una u
t hori zed key is used . The vehicle m ay not
s tart i f anot her 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 Unite d
States FCC and In dustry Canada reg ula
tions
c:> page 267.
Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
Fig . 27 Driver"s door: remote rear lid release
Fig. 28 Rear lid: hand le
Op en ing th e rea r lid
.,. Press the button -c:s on the remote contro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly. Or
.,. Pull the release button
-c:s in the driver's
door
q fig. 2 7. Or
.,. Press the handle on the rear lid
¢ fig . 28.
C losi ng th e re ar 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 po isonous exhaust gas
from being d rawn into the vehicle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ing. Never transport objec ts larger than
those which fit comp letely into the lug -
Openin g an d clos ing 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 ch ildren play in or around
your veh icle. 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 rea r lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
-c:s on the master key . When you close
the rear lid aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
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. 29 Trunk escape handle: view from inside the
closed rear lid
To open lu ggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢fig. 29.
The trunk escape hand le inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescen t ma te-
rial to glow in the dark. .,..
40 Opening and clo sing
WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
(D Tips
The emergency re lease leve r shou ld never
be used as a h andle for closing the lug
gage compartment lid.
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 .
Fig. 30 Dr iver 's doo r: con trols
The power window sw itches have a tw o-posi
tion function :
Opening the windows
• Pr ess the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
until the w indow reaches t he des ired pos i
t io n.
• Press the sw itch br iefly to the
s e cond stop
to automa tically open the window .
Closing the windows
• Pull th e switch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the w indow rea ches t he des ired pos i
t ion.
• Pull the switch briefly to the
s econd stop to
automatica lly close the window .
A WARNING
--W hen you leave your ve hicle -even if on-
ly br iefly- always remove t he ignition
key . Th is app lies pa rticularly when chil
d ren remai n in the vehicle. Otherwise t he
chi ldren could sta rt the eng ine o r ope r
a te ele ctric al eq uipment (e.g . power w in
dows). The power w indows are function
a l until the dr iver's door or passen ger's
door has been opened .
- Pay close attention w hen closing the win
dows to p revent pinching of hands o r
limbs.
- W hen locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be u noccupied since t he
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(D Tips
-When you o pen the doors, the windows
automatically lowe r abo ut 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can st ill be opene d or
closed for about 10 mi nutes. The win
dow regu lators are not sw itched until
the driver's or passenger's door is
opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sun
roof can be opened and closed with the me
chanical key or the emergency key .
Fig. 3 1 Key turns fo r openin g and clos ing
Convenience opening feature
"' 0 0 6 .. a,
• Use the emergency key or pull the me chani-
cal key o ut o f the maste r key ~
page 34 . ....
.. Inse rt the key into the lock of the driver's
door.
.. Turn the key to position¢
fig. 31 @until all
the windows have reached the desired posi
tion and the panoramic tilting sunroof is tilt
ed .
Con venie nce clo sing f eature
.. Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
ca l key out of the master key¢
page 34.
.,. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position ® until the windows
and the panoramic t ilting sunroof are closed
¢ A .
When the panoramic tilting sunroof is tilted/
closed , the electric sun shade* is also opened/
closed .
A WARNING
-Never close the windows and the pano r
amic t ilting sunroof inatten tively and
without checking -there is r is k of injury .
- You must always watch when the win
dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be trapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immediate ly canceled.
- 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 w indow switch unt il
the window is completely closed.
.. Re lease the switch and pull the switch again
for one second .
Openin g an d clos ing 41
Panoramic tilting
sunroof
Operation
=r.;-;-1= _..::__:J_
B ([j' G
o .. o
l
Fig. 32 Section of head line r: sw itch for su nroof
.,. To ti lt the sunroof, press the switch briefly.
.. To close the sunroof, pull the switch briefly.
.,. To set an intermediate posit ion, p ress/pull
the switch unt il the roof reaches the desired
position.
After the ignition is switched off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's o r passenger's doo r is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
Sun blind
The sun blind can be opened and closed man ually in any posit ion.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof -otherwise serio us in ju ry could re
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig nition key when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
Always close your sun roof when leav ing
your vehicle . Sudden rain can cause dam
age to the interior equipment of your veh i
cle, particu larly the electronic equipment.
(D Tips
- Information on convenience opening/
closing
¢ page 40 .
42 Opening and clo sing
Emergency closing of the panoramic
tilting sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is closing , it will open again a utomati
cally. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function .
.. Within five seconds after the s unroof opens
automatically, pull the switch until the roof
closes .
Valet parking
Applies to vehicles : wit h va let pa rking funct io n
The valet parking feature protects the lug
gage compor tment from unau thorized ac
cess .
-
Fig. 3 3 G lo ve co mpa rtm en t: va le t pa rk in g b utton
You can switch the "va let par kin g f unct ion " on
when someone else is park ing yo ur vehicle.
When the function is switc hed on, the vehicle
can be dr iven , locked and unlocked using the
master key, but access to the luggage com
partment is not permitted .
.. Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
c::> page 34 .
.. Open the glove compartment c::> page 60 .
.. Activate c::> fig. 33 th e "valet parking" fea
ture by press ing the
!VA LE T ! button . The in
dicator light in the switch illum inates .
.. Close the glove compartment a nd lock it
with the mechan ica l key .
.. Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani
c al key
c::> page 63 .
.. Lock the lugg age compa rtmen t pa ss
th rough wi th the mechanical key
~ page 65 .
.. Leave the master key w ith the serv ice per
sonnel for parking and keep the mechanica l
key with you.
T he following buttons are deactivated when
the va let parking f unction is switched on:
-lar l button in the d river 's doo r
-lar l button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is activated,
t h e message
Valet parking activated appears
in the instrumen t clus ter disp lay when you
switch the ign ition on .