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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. .,..
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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 . ....
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.. 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 .
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Panoramic tilting
sunroof
Operation
=r.;-;-1= _..::__:J_
B ([j' G
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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 .
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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 .
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Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 34 Instrument pane l: headlight control switch
Light switch ·'t/,·
Turn the switch c> fig. 34 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol turns on.
0 • The lights are off or the daytime running
lights are on:
-USA mod els : The daytime running lights are
activated when the light switch
c> fig . 34 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only
in daylight conditions) . The daytime running
lights function can be turned on and off in
the radio or MMI* menu
E xterior li ghtin g
¢ page 44 , c> &_.
-Ca nada mod els: The daytime runn ing lights
are activated when the light switch
¢ fig . 34
is i n the O position, :oo : position or the AUTO
posit ion (on ly in daylight cond itions). The
daytime running lights function cannot be
turned off¢&. .
AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depending on b rightness, for example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels ¢,& .
:oo: -Side marker lights
~D -Low beam headlights
Fog light s/rear fog ligh t(s)*
Press the appropriate button c> fig. 34:
1D -Fog lights
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
Clear vi sion 43
adaptive light*
When switched on, adaptive ligh t adap ts to
curves in the road depend ing on the vehicle
speed and the steering angle. This provides
better lighting through the curve. The system
operates at speeds between approximately
6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
Static corner ing light * (vehicles with adaptive
light) -the cornering light switches on at
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/
h) when a certain steering wheel angle is
reached or when a turn signal is activated. The
area to the s ide of the vehicle is illuminated
better whe n turn ing .
The adaptive light and the cornering light only
function when the switch is in the AUTO posi
tion (automatic headlights*) .
A WARNING
-Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights* are only intended to ass ist
the driver . T hey do no t re lieve the driver
of his responsibility to chec k the head
lights and to t urn them on manua lly ac
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For example, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So a lways
switch on the headlights
~D under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dark .
- Cras hes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when yo u cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the head lights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the b ack.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lig hting sys tems described here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights* should on ly be turned
on in accordance with t raff ic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic. ..,.
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44 Clear vis ion
@ Tips
- The light sensor* for headlight control is
located in the rear view m irror mount.
You should therefore not apply any st ick
ers to the windsh ield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted
c> page 44.
- When you remove your key from the igni
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv
er's door is open .
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of
the headlights, turn signals and tail lights can fog over due to the tempera
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r shor tly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc
tion, the driver is no tified in the instru
ment cluster disp lay¢
page 22.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 35 T u rn s ig na l and hig h beam lever
Turn sign als ¢i ¢
The turn signals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i
tion is switched on.
(D -right turn signal
@-left tur n signa l
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just
tap the lever .
High be ams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to the correspon ding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@ -high beams off or headlight flasher
The indicator light
ii in the instrument cl us
te r turns on .
Notes on thes e features
-The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
t ur ned on. The indicator ligh ts
Ct or a in
the instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the turn s ig
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head
lights a re on. The ind icator ligh t
II in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if there a re no
lights switched on . The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: !CARI function button> Exte rior
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle s etting s> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }*,
Leav ing home (light when unlocking car )*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and th e dr ive r's door is open ed.
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lig hts remain on* can be ad justed . ..,.
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The leavin g home function il luminates the
area around the vehicle when unlocking it.
This function can be switched on and off.
The
c o ming h om e and lea ving home func
tions on ly operate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the AUTO position
¢ page 43, fig. 34.
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the A UTO
¢ page 43 position, the switch-on po int of the
lights can be changed in the automatic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA m odel s:
You can switch the dayt ime run
ni ng lights
on and o ff .
Canada mod els:
The function cannot be
turned off .
It is activated a utomat ica lly each
time the ignition is switched on.
Travel mode*
The headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro
v ides stronger illum ination on the side of the
road on wh ich you are driving .
If you are driv
i ng in a count ry that d rives on the opposite
side of the road from your own country, th is
will cau se glare for on coming dr ivers. To pre
vent glare:
- Trave l mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In veh icles with halogen headlights, ce rtain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov
ered w ith wate rproof adhesive covers that
prevent light from passing thro ugh. Fo r
more information, please see your author
ized Audi dea ler or author ized repa ir faci lity .
(D Tips
When trave l mode is activated, a display in
the dr iver information system indicates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
Clear vi sion 45
Emergency flashers
F ig. 36 Center console: emergency flasher switch
The emergency flashers makes other moto
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation .
.. Press the switch
Gil¢ fig. 36 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off.
When the emergency flas hers are on, all four
turn signals b link at the same time. The turn
s ignal indicator lights .
1B in the instru
ment cluster, as well as the light in the emer
gency flasher switch ~ blink likewise.
You can indicate a lane change or a tu rn w hen
the emergency flashers are switched on by us
ing the turn signal lever. The emergency flash
ers stop temporarily.
T he emergency flashers also work when the
ignition is turned off.
T he emergency flashers w ill turn on a utomat i
ca lly if yo u are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
(D Tips
You sho uld turn on the emergency f las hers
when:
- yo u are the last veh icle standing in a t raf
fic jam so that any other vehi cles coming
can see you, or whe n
- yo ur vehicle has bro ken down or you are
in an eme rgency s ituation, or when
- yo ur vehicle is be ing towed by a tow
truck or if you are tow ing another vehicle
beh ind you.
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46 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front /rear interior lights
Fig . 37 Front headliner: inte rior lighting controls
Fig. 38 Rear headliner: rear reading lights
@Interio r ligh ts
Press the switch ~ fig. 3 7 in the correspond
ing position.
0 -Interior lights off
I -Interior lights on
If the switch is in the center position, the inte
rior l ights turn on automatically when you un
lock the vehicle, open a door or remove the ig
n ition key. The interior lights turn off several
seconds after your close the doors , when you
lock the vehicle or when you turn the ign it ion
on. When a door is open, the light tu rns off
after a few minutes.
@ Front /rear r eading lights
To turn a reading light on/off, press the but
ton~
~ fig. 37 or ~fig. 38.
The appearance and location of the rear read
ing lights may differ depending on the model.
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted .
Fig . 39 Inst rume nt illu mination
.,. Press the knob to release it .
.,. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness .
.,. Press the knob again to return it to its origi
nal posit ion.
(!') Tips
The instrument i llum ination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off . As the daylight fades, the illu
mination of the dia ls likewise dims auto
matically and wi ll go out completely when
the ou tside light is very low. This feature is
meant to rem ind you to sw itch on the
headlights when ou tside light conditions
become poor .
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 4 0 Forward section of driver's armrest: power mir
r or controls