34 Openin g and clo sing
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro
vides children the opportunity to start the engine and/or act ivate vehicle sys
tems such as the power w indows etc . Un
supervised operation of any veh icle sys
tem by ch ildren can res ult in serious in
Jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise the steering col
um n loc k co uld suddenly e ngage -caus
ing the risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key
c a n be tempo rarily disrupted by in terfer
ence from tran smi tters in t he v ici nity of
the veh icle work ing in the same frequen
cy ra nge (e.g . a ce ll phone, radio equip
ment).
- Fo r security reasons, replacement keys
are on ly available from author ized Audi
dealer.
- For Decla ration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la
tions
c:> page 2 78.
Removing the mechanical key
F ig . 20 Remote ma ster key : remov ing the mec hanic al
key
" Press the release button ® c:> fig. 20 .
"Pull the mecha nica l key @out of the maste r
key .
Using the mechan ica l key , you can :
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on
the passenger's side ¢
page 65.
-lock and unlock the lockable* rear bench
seat and pass-through *
c:> page 69.
- activate the child sa fe ty locks on the rear
doors
c:> page 42 .
-lock and unlo ck the vehicle manu ally
¢
page 38 if this should not be possible
with the master key.
- use the ignition key emergency release
¢ page 35.
Check light and battery in the master
key
Fig . 2 1 Re mote mas te r ke y: r em ov ing th e batte ry hold
e r
Check light in the master key
The check light@¢ fig. 21 in the master key
provides information about different condi
t ions .
" The check light tu rns on br iefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system .
" If the check light does not come on, the bat
tery is dead a nd has to be replaced . In addi
tion, when the batte ry is dead
the m indi
ca to r li ght appears in the instr ument cluster
disp lay as well as the message
Plea se
change key battery .
Master key battery replacement
" Remove the mechan ica l key ¢ page 34 .
" Press the release button @ ¢fig. 21 on the
bat tery ho lde r and at the same time pull the
ba ttery holde r o ut o f the maste r key in the
di rection o f the arrow.
" Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+ " sign facing down .
... Push the battery holder carefu lly into the
master key .
