2015 AUDI A3 CABRIOLET lock

LED and batteries in the remote control
key
Fig. 17 Remote control key: LED
Fig. 18 Remote control key: opening the cover
LED in the remote control key
The LED ¢ fig. 17 can tell you about the func­
tion of the remote control key .
.. If you press a button quickly, the LED blinks
once .
.. If you press a button longer (convenience
opening*), the LED blinks several t imes .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote con­
trol key battery is dead. The message
1111
Plea se change key battery can also appear
in the instrument cluster display. Replace
the battery .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry off the cover w ith a coin¢ fig. 18.
.. Insert the new battery with the"+" facing
up.
.. Press the cover back onto the key until it
clicks into place.
We recommend having the battery replaced
~ by an authorized Audi dealer or qualified re-
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@) For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the environ­
ment. Do not dispose of them in house­
hold trash.
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The rep lacement battery must meet the
same specifications as the origina l battery.
Remote control key synchronization
The remote control key must be synchronized
if the veh icle does not lock and unlock w ith
the remote control.
.. Press the remote control key button
Im .
.. Insert the key in the driver door lock w ith in
30 seconds.
"' Press the
l@J button or~ button.
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 19 Remote control key or convenience key buttons
@ ffi Open
@ 6".i Close
© c:s Close rear lid
@I PANIC I Trigger the alarm
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the button@lm
¢fig. 19 .
"'To lock the vehicle, bring the selector lever
into the P posit ion and press the~ button
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"'To unlock the luggage compartment lid,
press the~ button
© briefly.

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• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the~ button © for at least one
second .
• To tr igger the alarm , press the red
iPANICI
button @. The vehicle horn and emergency
flashers turn on .
• To turn off the alarm, press the red
IPANICI
button @again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and a door or the luggage compartment lid are not opened
within 45 seconds, the vehicle locks aga in au­
tomatically. This feature prevents the vehicle
from being ac cidentally left un locked over a
l ong period of time. This does not apply if you
p ress the
i""' I button © button for at least one
second.
F o r vehi cles with
sa fet y c entr al loc king (selec­
tive unlocking) ¢
page 37, only the driver's
door and the fue l filler door are opened by
pressing the~ button @ once, and the ent ire
vehicle unlocks wh en the button is pressed
twice.
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS. ¢ Lo_ in
Key set on page 31
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key or con­
venience key w ith in v iew of the veh icle.
- Do not use the remote control when you
are inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you
could unintentionally lock the veh icle. If
you then tried to start the engine or
open a door, the a la rm would be trig­
gered. If this happens, press the un lock
button@.
- The vehicle can only be locked when the
se lector lever is in the P posit ion .
- Only use the panic function in an emer­
gency .
- For information on add itiona l remote
control key o r convenience key functions,
r efer to ¢
page 39, Convenience open­
ing/closing.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The front doors and the luggage compart­
ment lid can be unlocked and locked without using the remote control key.
F ig . 20 D river 's doo r: locking the vehicle w ith the co n­
ven ie n ce key
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• To unlock the door automatically, grasp the
driver's or front passenger's door handle
¢ fig. 20 .
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
• To unlock or open the luggage compartment
lid, press the handle in the luggage com­
partment lid
¢ page 38, fig. 24 .
• To lock the veh icle, bring the selector lever
into the P position, close the door and touch
the sensor on the dr iver 's door handle
o ne
time. Do not hold the door handle while do­
ing this.
Only the front doors and luggage compart­
ment lid can be unlocked or locked . The re­
mote control key must be w ith in a range of
abo ut 5 ft (1.5 m) from the door o r the rear
li d. It ma kes no d ifference whethe r the re­
mote control key is in your jacket pocket,
purse or briefcase.
If you ho ld the door hand le wh ile loc king, th is
c a n p revent the lo ck ing f unct ion.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period directly after locking it . Th is allows you the
oppo rtun ity to check that the driver's door is
locked.
The sett ings in the MMI specify if the entire
vehicle or one of the doors is unlocked when
unlocking the vehicle ¢
page 36.

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WARNING
----Read and following all WARNINGS. ¢ & in
Key set on page 31
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long
period of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have
to pull once on the door handle to unlock
the vehicle and a second time to open it.
- To prevent the battery from draining and
to retain the starting ability of yo ur vehi­
cle as long as possible, the energy man­
agement system gradua lly tuns off un­
necessary convenience functions You
may not be able to unlock your vehicle
using the convenience key .
- For an explanation on conformity with
the FCC regulations in the United States
and the Industry Canada regulations, re­
fer to¢
page 285.
Unlocking/locking with the key
In the event that the power locking system
fails, the driver's door can locked and un­
locked using the door lock .
Fig. 21 Driver 's door: Lock cy linder
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the ope n position @ .
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.,. To lock the driver's door, move the se lector
lever to the P position and turn the key once
to the close position
@ .
The settings in the MMI specify if the entire
vehicle or one of the doors is un locked when
unlocking the vehicle¢
page 36.
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A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS. ¢ & in
Key set on page 31
(D Tips
For information on additional remote con­
trol key or convenience key functions, refer
to ¢
page 39, Convenience opening/
closing.
Central locking switch
Fig. 22 Drive r's doo r: Centra l locki ng sw itch
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the@! button
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.,. To unlo ck the vehicle, press the @J button
¢fig. 22.
When locking the vehicle with the central
locking switch, the following applies:
- Opening the door and the Luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible
(for security such as when stopped at a
light).
- The
LED in the central locking switch turns
on when all doors are closed and locked .
- You can open the doors individually from the
inside by pulling the door handle.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment, the doors unlock automatica lly to al­
low access to the vehicle.
A WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignit ion off and automat ically locks the
entire vehicle when the@! button is
pressed.

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-The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the out­
side .
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi­
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone beh ind in the vehicle, especially
children.
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Your vehicle will lock automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) ¢
page 31. You
can unlock the vehicle again using the cen ­
tral locking opening function .
Setting central locking
Applies to ve hicles: wit h dr ive r info rmatio n system
Various settings can be adjusted in the MMI:
Adjusting door unlocking
You can determine which doors should unlock
when opening the vehicle .
"' Se lect : the
I MENU ! button >Car> Systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Central
locking > Door unlocking.
Selecting All and pressing the~ button on
the remote control key unlocks the entire ve­
hicle.
If you select
Driver and then press the~ but ­
ton on the remote control key, only the driv­
er's door will unlock. In vehicles with a con ­
venience key, only the front door whose han­
dle you pull will unlock. If you press the
~ button twice, the entire vehicle will unlock.
If you press the
l@l button, the entire vehicle
will always lock .
Adjusting Auto Lock
"'Se lect : the I MENU ! button >Car > Systems*
control bu tton > Vehicle settings > Lock
when driving .
l) Thi s func tion is not available in all co untries.
If you se lect On , the entire vehicle wi ll lock
automatica lly when the speed reaches 9 mph
(15 km/h).
If the opening function is triggered by the
power lock ing system or a door hand le, the
vehicle unlocks again.
Folding* the exterior mirrors
"'Select: the I MENU I button > Car> Systems*
control button > Vehicle settings> Central
locking > Fold mirrors.
For more informa­
tion , refer to¢
page 55, Adjusting the ex ­
ter ior mirrors .
If you select On , the outside mirrors will fo ld
in automat ica lly when you press the~ button
on the remote contro l key
¢ page 55.
Tone when locking
"'Select: the I MENU I button> Car> Systems*
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Central
lo ck ing > Tone when locking .
When checked off../, a tone will sound when
you lock the vehicle .
If you press the l@l button twice , the entire ve­
hicle will lock . There is a lock ing tone at the
same t ime
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Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
your vehicle .
A microchip in the key automatically deacti­
vates the electronic immobilizer when the key
is located in the vehicle . If you remove the key
from the vehicle, the electronic immobilizer
activates again automatically.
_&. WARNING
A lways take the key with you whenever you
l eave your vehicle. The e lectronic immobil-
izer can be deactivated with the key, so
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this could make it possible for unauthor­
ized persons to start the engine and oper­
ate vehicle systems such as the power win­
dows or sunroof . This can increase the risk
of serious injury .
(D Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. It may not be poss i­
ble to start the vehicle under certain cir­
cumstances, for example if there is an­
other radio module like the key from an­
other vehicle or a transponde r on the
same keychain.
- For an explanation on conformity with
the FCC regu lations in the United States
and the Industry Canada regulations, re­
fer to
c::; page 285.
Safety central locking
Applies to vehicles: with safety central locking
Safety central locking provides the possibility,
to only unlock the driver's door and the fuel
filler door. The rest of the vehicle remains
locked.
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel
filler door
.. Press the remote contro l key or convenience
key @! but ton
once or turn the key once in
the opening direction .
Unlocking all doors, the luggage
compartment lid and the fuel filler door
.. Press the remote control key or convenience
key @! button
twice within five seconds or
turn the key
twice within five seconds in the
opening direction .
When unlocking just the driver's door, the an­
ti -theft alarm system* is also immediately de­
activated .
In vehicles with an MMI, you can d irectly ad­
just the safety central locking
o page 36 .
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Front passenger's door emergency
locking
The front passenger's door must be locked
separately if the power locking system fails.
Fig. 23 Open fro nt passen ger' s doo r: emergency lock ­
in g
The driver's door can be locked using the door
lock cylinder
o page 35.
The emergency lock is located on the edge of
the front passenger 's door . It is only visible
when the door is open .
.. Pull the cover cap out of the opening.
.. Insert the key bit into the slit on the inside
and turn the key all the way to the right .
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­ ger be opened from the outside. The door can
be unlocked and opened from the inside by
pulling the door handle once .

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Luggage compartment
lid
Opening and closing the luggage
compartment lid
AUD .
Fig. 24 Luggage compartment lid: opening (ha ndle)
Fig. 25 Luggage compartment lid/grip: clos ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.,. Press and hold the !a l button on the remote
control key for at least one second, or
.,. Press the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid ¢
fig. 24.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.,. Use the inside grip to pull the luggage com­
partment lid down and al low it to drop gen­
t ly to close it¢
fig. 25 ¢ .&_.
& WARNING
-After clos ing the luggage compartment
lid, make sure that it is latched. Other­
wise the luggage compartment lid could sudden ly open when driving, which in­
creases the risk of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compart­
ment lid ajar or open, because poisonous
gases can enter the vehicle interior and
create the r isk of asphyx iation. -
Never leave your vehicle unattended
when the luggage compartment lid is
open. A child could climb into the vehicle
through the luggage compartment. If
the luggage compartment lid was then closed, the child would be trapped in the
veh icle and unable to escape. To reduce
the risk of injury, do not allow children to
p la y in o r aro und the vehicle. Always
keep the luggage compartment lid and
the doors closed when the vehicle is not
in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the lug­
gage compartment lid's range of motion
when it is closing, especia lly near the
h inges. Fingers or hands could be
p inched.
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- When the vehicle is locked; the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa­
rately by pressing the~ button on the
remote control key. When the luggage
compartment lid is closed again, it locks
automatically.
- The luggage compartment lid can be
opened using the emergency release if
the hand le is faulty~
page 261.
Power windows
. Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 26 Section of the dri ver 's doo r: contro ls
All power window switches are prov ided with
a two-position function : ""

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Opening th e windows
"' Press the sw itch to the fir st sto p and hold i t
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Press the switch briefly to the
se cond stop
to automatically open the window .
Clos ing th e windows
"' Pull the swi tch to t he fir st sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Pull the switch briefly to the
sec on d s top to
automatica lly close the window.
P ow er wi nd ow switch es
@ Sw itch c::> fig. 26 for the window in the
driver's door.
@ Sw itch for the window in the front pas-
senger's door.
© Switch for the left rear w indow.
@ Sw itch for the right rear window.
© Centra l switch for opening or clos ing a ll
side windows at the same time
_& WARNING
- Always remove the ignition key when you
leave your vehicle, even for a short peri­
od of time . This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle . Otherw ise
the chi ldren could start the engine or op­
erate electrical equ ipment such as power
windows. The power windows continue
to function unt il the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been opened .
- Pay carefu l attent ion when closing the
window.
It could cause injury by pinch­
ing.
- When locking the veh icle from outs ide,
the vehicle must be unoccupied s ince the
windows can no longer be opened in an eme rgency.
(D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approxi­
mate ly 10 seconds. The powe r windows
are not switc hed off until the dr iver's door
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or front passenger's door has been
opened.
· Convenience opening /closing
With the convenience opening/closing func­
tion, you can centrally and easily open the
windows from the outside.
Con ven ience opening
"' Press the Iii button on the remote contro l
key until all windows have reached the de­
sired position or
"' Hold the key in the driver's door lock unt il all
w indows have reached the desired position.
Convenience clo sing
"' Ho ld the key in the driver's door lock in the
lock posit ion unti l all windows are closed .
Convenienc e closing with the convenience
ke y*
"'Touch the sensor* in one of the door handles
until all windows are closed. Do not p lace
your hand in the door handle when do ing
this.
Adju sting the conv enience opening in the
MM I
"'Select: the I MENU I button >Ca r> Sys tem s*
control button > Vehicle setting s > Central
lo cking
> Long-press to open windows
To enable convenience opening of the win-
dows, the
Front windows and Rear window s
functions must be switched On.
_& WARNING
- Never close the w indows carelessly or in
a n uncontrolled manner, because this in­
creases the risk of inju ry.
- For secur ity reasons, the w indows can
only be opened with the remote control
key at a ma ximum d istance of approxi­
mate ly 6 fee t (2 meters) from the vehi­
cle.
- Always watch the windows while they are
clos ing using the loc k cylinder so that no
one is pinched in the window. C losing
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Power top
Automatic power top
General information
The power top opens and closes automatical­ ly . When open, the power top is stored com­
pletely in the power top compartment. The
power top can be opened or closed at speeds
up to 30 mph (SO km/h).
Under normal conditions, the power top is
wind and waterproof. In rare cases, small
droplets of water may form under extreme
weather conditions such as torrential or pro­ longed rain. That is normal and no cause for
concern.
Follow the care instructions to keep the power
top free of leaks and to maintain its appear­
ance
c::> page 204, Core and cleaning. Also ob­
serve the following:
- Op en and stow the power top only when it is
clean and dry . Sharp-edged dirt particles can
cause damage to the rear window and the
power top. Stowing the power top when it is
damp can create imprints in it, and if it is
left that way for long periods of time, mil­
dew and other damage can form.
- Do not leave the power top open for several
weeks or the creases in it may become dis­
colored.
- Remove ice and snow before opening the
power top. Do not use any sharp edged ob­
jects to remove ice and snow or the power
top could be scratched or damaged. The rear
window may be cleared with a standard ice
scraper.
- Do not open the power top when the tem­
perature is below 32 °F (0 °C). The fabric in
the power top loses elasticity in sub-ze ro
temperatures.
_& WARNING
- When positioning the power top, avoid
contact with the supports or other mov­
ing parts. Make sure all of the windows
.
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are lowered. Otherwise you could pinch
your hands.
- Never drive when the power top is not
locked correctly. The wind from driving
could cause the power top to open. This
can result in injuries and damage to the
vehicle.
Opening and closing the power top
Fig. 27 Center console: power top switch
Requirement: The power top storage com­
partment must be lowered
c::> page 43 and
the luggage compartment lid must be closed.
.. Switch the ignition on.
.. To open or close the power top, pull or press
the button @during the entire process.
T he status of the power top is shown in the in­
strument cluster display when operating the
power top switch.
You can close the power top when the wind
deflector is installed
~ page 44.
A message will appear in the instrument clus­
ter if the power top cannot be opened or
closed
c::> page 43.
A WARNING
- When operating the power top, make
sure the function is not affected by wind
or other factors and that it does not in­
terfere with other drivers.
- Never drive when the power top is not
locked correctly. The wind from driving
could cause the power top to open. This
can result in injuries and damage to the
vehicle.
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