
40 Opening and closing
-Remember -you can still open or close
the power windows for about ten mi
nutes after the ignition is switched off.
Only when either of the front doors are
opened are the power windows sw itched
off.
- Be careful when closing the windows.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- Always remove the ignition key whenever
you leave your vehicle .
- If you lock your vehicle from the outside,
no one, especially children, should re
ma in in the vehicle.
- Do not stick anything on the w indows or
the windsh ield that may interfere with
the driver's field of vision.
(D Tips
-When the doors are opened, the w in
dows are automat ically lowered 10 mm .
- The windows can still be opened and
closed for about ten m inutes after the
ignition has been turned off. The power
windows are not shut off until one of the
fron t doors is opened.
Convenience close/open feature
You can close or open the windows from out
side when you lock or unlock your car with the
key.
F ig. 37 Key turns for open ing and closing
Closing the windows
• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's
door.
• Make sure that the windows are not blocked
c>& .
• Tu rn and hold the key in the lock position @
¢ fig. 37 until the windows are completely
closed.
Opening the windows
• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's
door.
• Turn and hold the key in the open position
@.
Opening/closing power top
• See c> page 43, Convenience opening and
closing of power top
to operate power top
with the key.
T he automatic close funct io n w ill cease if the
key is released. Fo r sa fety reasons it is not
poss ible to open and close the power top w ith
the remote control key.
A WARNING
-
- Be careful when clos ing the windows.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury cou ld resu lt!
- Always read and heed WARNING
~.&. in
General description on page
34.
Reactivating the system after battery
disconnection
Reactivating the convenience close/open fea
ture
If the vehicle battery is disconnected and then
reconnected, the automatic closing and open
ing function will not work until it is reactivat
ed. To reactivate this feature, perform the fol
lowing steps:
Reactivating close/open feature
• Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed.
• Release the sw itch.
• Pull the sw itch again for one second . The au
tomatic clos ing/opening is now reactivated .

44 Convertible top
Convenience opening
.,. Press the unlock but ton m on the remote
control key to unlock the vehicle.
.,. Turn the key in the driver door
once to posi
tion @~
fig. 43.
.,. Within two seconds turn the key a second
t ime and hold it in t his position until the
power top has completely retracted.
Convenience clos ing
.,. Turn the key in the dr iver door once to posi
tion @
~fig. 43.
.,. Within two seconds turn the key a second
time and hold it in this position until the
power top has completely closed .
Opening or clos ing motion stops
immediately
as soon as you re lease the key. For safety rea
sons, it is not possible to activate the
conven
ience feature with the remote control.
A WARNING
When opening and closing the powe r top
make sure to keep yourself a nd others
clear of all moving parts. Risk of injury!
Wind Deflector
The wind deflector reduces turbulence in the
passenger compartment and makes driving
more comfortable.
F ig. 44 Section from center console: Sw itch for w ind
deflecto r operation
Extending wind deflector
.. ,... ,... 0
i
.,. Pull the switch for wind deflector operation.
.,. Re lease the switch as soon as the wind de-
flector is completely extended.
Retracting wind deflector
.,. Keep the switch for the wind deflector de
pressed unti l it is fully retracted .
T he w ind deflector is extended and retracted
electrical ly .
A WARNING
- The wind deflector may not be used for
secur ing ca rgo.
-Al ways watch the wind deflector careful
ly while it is closing. Fingers can be trap
ped painfully in the mechanism!
(D Tips
-Extension is interrupted immediately the
switch is released.
- Th e wind deflector is most effective if all
th e windows are raised.
Convertible top
emergency operation
General information
Applies to vehicles: with power convertible top
-
The convertible top con be closed manually if
it malfunctions.
.,. Set the park ing brake.
.,. Open the w indows.
.,. Remove the key from the ignition .
Close the convertible top manually only in an
emergency situation. The best way course of
action is to contact your dealership to have
the cause of the malfunct ion corrected.
The convert ible top's emergency operation ba
s ically consists of the following steps:
- Oepressurize the hydraulic system for op
erating the convertible top :
The hydraulic
system pump must be depressurized.
- Unlock the covers: The covers must be man
ually unlocked and positioned .
-Raise the convertible top: The convertible
top must be manually lifted out of its well
and ra ised. ..,.

58 Clear vis ion
- To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at
tempt to move the wipers by hand .
@ Tips
-Commercial hot waxes applied by auto
matic car washes affect the cleanability
of the glass surface.
- The front wiper blades are different
l engths; the blade on the driver's side is
l onger.
Digital compass
Activating or deactivating the compass
Appl ies to vehicles: with digital compass
The direction is displayed on the interior rear
view mirror.
Fig. 66 Ins ide rear vi ew mirror: digita l compass acti·
vate d
,. To activate or deactivate, hold the@
i=> fig. 66 button down until the red display
appears or d isappears.
The digital compass only works with the igni
tion turned on. The direct ions are displayed as
in itials:
N (North), NE (Northeast), E (East),
SE (Southeast), S (South), SW (Southwest),
W (West), NW (Northwest).
(j) Tips
To avo id inaccurate directions, do not al
low any remote controls, electrical sys
tems, or metal parts close to the mirror.
Setting the magnetic deflection zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The correct magnetic deflection zone must be
set in order to display the directions correctly.
Fig. 67 North America: mag netic defle ction zone
boundar ies
,. Ho ld the @¢ page 58, fig. 66 button down
until the number of the set magnetic deflec
tion zone appears on the interior rear view mirror.
,. Adjust the magnetic deflection zone by re
peatedly pressing on the @button. The set
mode automatically deact ivates after a few
seconds.
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The compass has to be recalibrated if the dis
play is wrong or inaccurate.
,. Hold the @button down until the letter
C is
displayed on the interior rear view mirror.
,. Dr ive in a circle at a speed of about S mph
(10 km/h) until a direct ion is shown on the
interior rear view mirror. ..,.

Homelink
Universal remote
control
General information
The HomeLink universal remote control can
be programmed with hand-held transmitters
from existing equipment.
You must first program the Homelink trans
mitter before you can use the system
~ page 89, Programming the HomeLink
transmitter.
In order to program the Homelink transmit
ter for devices utilizing rolling code, a second
person on a ladder who can safely reach the
garage door opener motor is recommended.
It is also necessary to locate the "learn" but
ton on your garage door opener motor . Refer
to the operating instructions for the opener, as the location and color of this button may
vary by manufacturer .
You can still use the origina l remote control
for the device at any time.
A WARNING
-
- Never use the Homelink transmitter
with any garage door opener that does
have not the safety stop and reverse fea
ture as requ ired by federal safety stand
ards. This includes any garage door open
er model manufactured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder
al safety standards. Using a garage door
opener without these features increases
risk of serious injury or death.
- For safety reasons never release the
parking brake or start the engine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle.
- A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the Homelink remote control is being pro
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac-
Homelink 89
tivated, this can overstrain motor and
damage its electrical components -an
overheated motor is a fire hazard!
- To avoid possible injuries or property
damage, please always make absolutely
certain that no persons or objects are lo
cated in the range of motion of any
equipment being operated.
(!) Tips
- If you would like more information on
Homelink, where to purchase the Home
Link compat ible products, or would like
to purchase the Homelink Home Light
ing Package, please call toll-free:
1-800-355-3515.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la
tions
~page 229.
Programming the Homelink transmitter
The transmitter is programmed in two phas
es. For rolling code transmitters, a third
phase is also necessary.
Fig. 98 Overhead co nsole: Homelink keypad
Fig. 99 Fro nt bumper, d river side: locatio n of tra nsm it-
ter unit
IJ-

90 Homelink
Phase 1:
programming the overhead keypad
1. Make sure yo ur vehicle is wit hin o peratin g
range of the remote contro lled garage
door opener .
2. Set the parking brake¢.&. in General in
formation on page 89 .
3. Tur n the ignition on . Do not sta rt the e n
g ine!
4 . Pr ess and hold the two ou ts ide Home Link
b uttons
(D and @for app rox imately 2 0
seconds un til indicator light @¢fig . 98
begins to flash. Then release both but
tons . Do not hold the buttons for longe r
than
30 seconds.
.,. This procedure only needs to be performed
once . It erases the factory-set defau lt codes
and does not have to be repeated to pro
gram addit ional remote cont rols .
S . Press and hold the Hom elink button
(D ,
® or @ unt il the indica to r li gh t@
starts flashi ng
slowly. Re lease the bu tton.
.,. The system will remain in programming
mode for 5 minutes .
Co to the front of the
vehicle and proceed with phase 2 .
Phase 2:
programming the bumper mounted tran s
mitter
6 . Hold the original remote control at a dis
tance between
0 -6 in . (0 -15 cm) from the
b umper below the appropriate head light
fo r you r vehicle
q fig. 99 (u se the sho rtest
d istance possible).
7 . Aim t he remo te con trol jus t below the
driver side hea dligh t.
8 . Pr ess and hold the activation button on
the remote cont ro l.
.,. May be different in Canada. If so, press and
re-press (cycle) the activat ion b utton on your
remote control every two seconds.
9 . The eme rgency flashers will flash
three
time s
(after abo ut 15 -60 seconds) when
the programm ing is successf ul. Release
the butto n on the remote control.
.,. To program more devi ces, repea t steps 4 to
9.
10. Press and ho ld the trained Homelink but
ton and observe the indicator light @
¢fig. 98.
.,. If the ind icator lig ht is solid/contin uous,
prog ramm ing is comp lete and your device
should activate when you press and release
t he tra ined Homel ink b utton .
.,. If the ind icator light blinks rapidly fo r
2 se c
onds and is then a so lid/continuous ligh t,
procee d w ith p hase
3 to progr am a roll ing
code device.
Phase 3: rolling code programming
.,. A seco nd person o n a ladde r who can safely
reach th e garage door opene r moto r is rec
ommended .
11. Loc ate t he "lear n" bu tton on t he g arage
doo r opener motor ( re fer to the operating
inst ructions for the opener, as the loca
tion of t his button may vary by man ufac
turer).
12. Press and release the learn b utton on the
garage door opene r motor .
.,. Note : once the b utton is p ressed, the re a re
30 seconds in w hich to in it iate the next
step.
13. On t he Home link keypad ins ide t he ve hi
cl e, fi rmly press and hol d the Home link
bu tton prev ious ly progr ammed in phases
1 an d 2 for two seconds and release. Re
peat th is sequence
twice.
.,. Some vehicles may require the press/hold/
release sequence up to three times to com
plete the trai ning process .
.,. Homelink should now activate your rolling
code equipped d evice .
If the 5 minute time limit is exceeded , the
emergency flashers will flash one time to in
dicate that the p rocess has been te rm ina ted .
In this case, repeat steps 4 through 9.
If the emergency flashers do not flash
three
t imes (afte r about 15 -60 seconds) , program
ming was not successful. I n this case, repeat
steps 4 through 9 .
Remote contro l units for garage do or openers
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
fr eq uency sig nals afte r two seconds. Th is t ime ..,.

may not be sufficient for the Homelink sys
tem to learn the radio frequency signal. Per
form all other steps as descr ibed above.
Operating the Homelink transmitter
The HomeLink transmitter works in the same
manner as the original hand held remote con
trol that came with the system.
Fi g. 100 Overhead co nsole: Homeli nk keypad
• Press the app ropriate programmed button
© , @ or@ to activat e th e des ired remote
c o ntrol func tion
¢ &. in General informa
tion on page 89.
Reprogramming a single button
A HomeLink button can be reprogrammed in
dividually without affecting the other button
allocations.
Programming the overhead keypad
• Press the app ropriate Homel ink button u n-
t il t he indicato r light begins flashing slowly .
Programming the bumper mounted tran s
mitter
1. H old the original remote control at a dis
tance between
0 -5 in . (0 -13 cm) from the
bumper below the appropriate headlight
fo r you r vehi cle (u se the sh ortest dis tan ce
possib le).
2. A im the remote con tro l just below the
driver side head light.
3. Press and hold the activation button on the remote contro l.
4 . The emergency flashers wi ll flash
three
times
(after about 15 -60 seconds) w hen
Homelink 91
the p rogramming is successful. Now re
l ease the button on the remote control.
• If the dev ice utilizes a rolling code, p lease
follow phase 3 of ¢
page 89, Programming
the Home Link transmitter
for rolling code
programm ing .
Th is p rocedu re will cause the e xisting pro
gramming on the Homelink button to be
erased!
Erasing the programming of the
Homelink transmitter
When you erase the programming, the pro
gramming on all three of the transmitter channels with be lost!
• Perform steps 1 to 4 as described on
~ page 90, Phase 1: programming the over
head k eypad .
When completed, the Homelink system will
be in the prog ramm ing mode and is then
r eady to learn the codes fo r remote controlled
devices.
(D Tips
- Programmed buttons can not be erased
ind iv idually.
- For security reasons you are advised to erase the programming of the Homelink
system before yo u se ll you r vehicle.

148 Intelligent technology
Battery diagnosi s
Battery diagnosis continuously determines
the state of the battery. Sensors determine
battery voltage, battery current and battery
temperature. This determines the current
state of charge and the power of the battery.
Idling current management
I dling current management reduces energy
consumption while the vehicle is standing.
With the ignition switched off, it controls the
energy supply to the various electrical compo
nents. Data from battery diagnosis is consid
ered.
Depending on the battery's state of charge,
individual consumers are gradually turned off
to prevent excessive discharge of the battery
and thus maintain starting capability.
Dynamic energy management
While the vehicle is being driven, dynamic en
ergy management distributes the energy gen
erated according to the needs of the individu
al components. It regulates consumption, so
that more electrical energy is not being used
than is being generated and ensures an opti
mal state of charge for the battery .
(D Tips
-But even energy management cannot
negate the limits of physics. Consider
that the power and life of a battery are
limited .
- If starting ability is threatened, you are informed by a warning
~page 149,
Driver notification in the instrument
cluster display.
What you should know
The highest priority is given to maintaining
starting capability .
The battery is severely taxed in short -distance
driving, in city traffic and during the cold time
of year. Abundant electrical energy is re
quired, but only a little is generated.
It is also
critical if the engine is not running and electri- cal components are turned on.
In this in
stance energy is being consumed but none is
being generated.
It is in precisely these situations that you will
notice energy management actively regulat
ing the distribution of energy.
Vehicle stands for an extended period
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period
of several days or weeks , electrical compo
nents are gradually cut back or switched off .
This reduces energy consumption and main
tains starting capability over a longer period.
Take into consideration that when you unlock
your vehicle, some convenience functions ,
such as the remote key or power seat adjust
ment, may not be available. The convenience
functions will be available again when you
turn on the ignition and start the engine.
With the engine turned off
If you listen to the radio, for example, with
the engine turned off, the battery is being dis
charged.
If starting capability is jeopardized due to en
ergy consumption, a message appears in the
driver information display.
You have to start the engine to charge the
battery.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated when
the vehicle is being driven, the battery can be
come discharged. This happens mostly when
little energy is being generated and a great
deal consumed and the battery's state of
charge is not optimal.
To bring the energy balance back into equili
brium, consumers which require especially
large amounts of energy are temporarily cut
back or switched off . Heating systems in par
ticular require a great deal of energy. If you
notice, for example, that the heated seats* or
the heated rear window are not heating, they
have been temporarily cut back or switched .,.

Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when technical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Aud i dealer be
fore starting work on any modifications.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function,
performance and safety are not impaired
¢ .&. .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause
malfunctions. Beca use of the way electronic
components are interconnected with each
other, such malfunctions can also have an ad
verse affect on other systems that are not di
rectly involved . Th is means that you r isk both
a substantial reduction in the operational
safety of you r vehicle and an inc reased wea r of
vehi cle parts¢ _&..
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform th is
wo rk in a professiona l and competent ma nner
or, in spec ial cases, refer you to a p rofessional
company that specializes in such mod ifi ca
tions .
_& WARNING t=
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems wo rk and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious
personal injury.
(D Note
If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the veh icle examined by
an authorized A udi dealersh ip as soon as
possible.
Declaration of Compliance, Telecommu
nication or Electronic Systems
-
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommuni
cation Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any
radio or TV interference caused by unauthor
i zed modifications to th is equ ipment.
Con sumer In formation 229
D evices
T he following devices each comply wi th FCC
Pa rt 15 .1 9, FCC Part 15.2 1 and RSS -Gen Iss ue
1:
- Cell phone pac kage
- Electron ic immobilizer
- Homelink un iversal remote co ntrol
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Ru les. Operation is subject to the fo llow ing
two conditions:
(1) This devi ce may not cause harm ful inte r
ference, and
( 2 ) this device must accept any inte rfe rence
received, including inter ference that may
ca use undes ired operation .
FCC Part 15.21
CAUTION:
Changes or mod ificat ions not expressly ap
proved by the party responsible for compli
ance could vo id the user's authority to operate
the eq uipment.
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operation is sub ject to the fo llow ing two con
dit ions:
(1) this device may not ca use interference,
and
(2) this device must accep t any inte rference,
incl uding interference tha t may cause unde
s ired operation of the device .
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