
_& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you
leave the ve hicle. The key can disarm the
electronic engine immobilizer and perm it
an unauthor ized person to start the engine
and enable ope rat ion of t he vehicle sys
t ems such as power window or power sun
roof leading to ser ious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used . T he vehi cle may not
star t if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is
l ocated on the key ring.
- For De clarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
¢ page 2 78.
Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
F ig . 27 Rear lid: hand le
F ig. 28 Seda n drive r's door : remote rear lid release *
Opening the rear lid
.. Press the button ~ on the remote cont ro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
li d unlocks and opens slightly . Or
Op enin g an d clos ing
.. Press the handle on the rear lid c::> fig. 2 7. Or
.. Sedan: Pull the release button~ in the
driver's door¢
fig. 28
Closing the rear lid
.. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in
side and allow it to drop gent ly to close it
c::> _&. .
_& WARNING
-
-After closing the rear lid, always p ull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed whi le driv
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit complete ly into the lug
gage a rea, because then the rear lid can
not be f ully closed.
- N ever leave your vehicle unattended es
pecia lly with the rear lid left open.
A
child cou ld craw l in to the car thro ugh 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 children play in or around
your veh icle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the ve hicle 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.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
~ on the master key. When you close
the rea r lid aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
39

40 Opening and closing
Power opening/closing rear lid
Applies to vehicles: wit h au tomat ic rear lid ope rat ion
The open position can be adjusted .
Fig. 29 Drive r's door: Unlock ing the rea r lid
-
Fig. 30 Locking sw itch in the rear lid
Opening rear lid
• Press the button cs on the remote key for
at least one second . Or
• Pull the unlock button
cs in the driver's
door¢
fig. 29. Or
• Press the handle on the rear lid~
page 39,
fig. 27.
Closing rear lid
• Press the close button in the open rear lid
~ fig. 30. T he rear lid moves to the closed
position by itself and soft close locks it auto
matically ¢,&. .
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
• Bring the luggage compartment lid into the
desired open position. The position can only
be stored when the lid is above a certain
height.
• Press and hold the
~ fig. 30 button for at
least four seconds until the lights blink to
store the desired open position . •
To set a highe r open position, wait at least
five seconds and then carefully press the
luggage compartment lid upward.
• Press and hold the¢
fig. 30 button aga in for
at least four seconds and this will store the
new open position .
The settings in the radio or MMI* determine if
the rear lid can be opened using the handle
¢page 37.
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
cs button on the remote con-
trol maste r key for at least one second, or
- You press the
cs button in the rear lid , or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pull the
cs button in the driver's door,
or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
cs now, the
rear lid will ei ther open or close, depending on
its ang le .
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close .
Closing will be stopped immed iately when :
- You press the
cs button in the rear lid , or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the
cs button on the driver's
door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
cs now, the
rear lid will either close or open, depending on
its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close .
You can manually stop the automatic open
ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid.
T he automatic closing process begins if you
push down on the rear lid.

Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
F ig . 35 Section of the driver 's doo r: co ntrols
All power window sw itches are provided with
a two -position function :
Opening the windows "' Press the sw itch to the first stop and hold it
un til the window reaches the des ired pos i
t io n.
"' Press the sw itch br iefly to the se cond stop
to au tomatically open the window .
Closing the windows "' Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the window reaches the des ired pos i
t ion.
"' Pull the swi tch b riefly to the sec ond stop to
a utoma tica lly close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ P assenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
W hen the safety button ® is p ressed
~ fig. 35, the@ symbol in the but ton lights
up. The power w indow swi tches in the re ar
doors are switched
off .
Opening and clo sin g 43
A WARNING
-When you leave your vehicle - even if on
ly briefly -always remove the ignit ion
key. This app lies pa rtic ularly whe n chil
d ren remain in th e vehicle. Othe rwise t he
child ren c ould sta rt the eng ine o r ope r
a te elect ric al e quipme nt (e.g. power win
dows). The power w indows are func tio n
a l until the dr iver's door or passenge r's
door has been opened .
- Pay close attention when closing the win
dows to p revent pinching of hands o r
limbs .
- When locking the ve hicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emerge ncy.
(D Tips
After the ignition has been switc hed
off,
the w indows can still be opened o r closed
for about 10 minutes. The power windows
a re not switched
off until the driver's door
or passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed with the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
Fig . 36 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
"' 6 0 0 ... m
"' Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the maste r key ~ page 34 .
"' Insert t he key in to the lock of the dr iver's
door .

46 Opening and clo sing
Valet parking
Appli es to vehicles: wit h folding a nd lockable rear seat
backs
The va le t parkin g feature protects the lug
gage comportm ent from unauthorized ac
cess.
Fig. 39 Glove compa rtm en t: val et pa rkin g button
You can switch the "va let parking function" o n
when someone else is parking your vehicle .
When the function is switched on, the vehicle can be dr iven, locked and unlocked using the
maste r key, but access to the luggage com
p a rtment is not perm itted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
c:> page 34 .
• Ope n the glove compartment c:> page 65.
• Act iv a te c:> fig. 39 the "v alet parking " fea
tu re by p ress ing the
! VALE T! bu tton. The in
d icator light in the switc h il luminates .
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
• Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani
cal key
c:> page 69.
> Lock the luggage compartment pass
t hr ough wi th the mechanical key
c:> page 73.
• Leave the master key with t he service per
sonnel fo r parking an d keep the mechanica l
key w ith you.
The fol low ing buttons are deac tiva ted whe n
the v ale t parking fu nction is sw itched on:
- la l but ton in the dr iver's door
-
~ button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
W hen t he va let parkin g feat ure is activated ,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in the instrument cluster disp
lay when you
switch the ig nition on .

Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 40 Instrument pane l: headlight control switch
Light switch ·'t/,·
Turn the switch c> fig . 40 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol turns on.
0 • The lights are off or the dayt ime running
lights are on:
- USA mod els : The daytime running lights are
activated when the light sw itch
c> fig . 40 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 xteri or li ghtin g
¢ page 48 , c> &_.
-Ca nad a mod els: The daytime runn ing lights
are activated when the light sw itch
¢ fig . 40
is in the O position, :oo : position or the AUTO
posit ion (only in daylight conditions). 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/rea r fog ligh t(s)*
Press the appropriate button c> fig. 40:
1D -Fog lights
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
Clear vi sion 4 7
adaptive light*
When switched on, adaptive ligh t adap ts to
curves in the road depend ing on the vehicle
speed and the steering ang le. 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).
St atic 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 examp le, 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 .
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you 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 back.
- 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. ..,.

48 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 48.
- 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. 4 1 Tu 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
ter turns on .
Notes on thes e features
-The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
t urned 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 indicator 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 opened.
Depend ing on vehi cle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lig hts remain on* can be ad justed . ..,.

The leavin g home function i lluminates the
area around the vehicle when unlock ing it.
T his 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 posit ion
¢ page 47 , fig. 40 .
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the A UTO
¢ page 47 posi tion, 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*
T he headlig ht beam is asymmetrical. This pro
v ides stronger illum ination on the s ide 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 informat ion, please see your author
i z ed 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 in dicates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
Clear vi sion 49
Emergency flashers
Fi g. 42 Center co n sole : em erge ncy flasher sw itc h
The emergency flashers makes other moto
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation .
.. Press the switch
Gil ¢ fig. 42 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off .
When the emergency f las hers are on, all four
turn s ignals 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
ign ition 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.

50 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front /rear interior lights
Fig . 43 Front headliner: inte rior lighting controls
Fig. 44 Rear headliner: rear reading lights
@Interio r ligh ts
Press the switch ~ fig. 43 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.
@ Fr ont /rear r eading lights
To turn a reading light on/off, press the but
ton~
c::> fig. 43 or c::> fig. 44.
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 . 45 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 llumination (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 6 Forward section of driver's a rmrest: power mir
r or controls