2015 AUDI A5 CABRIOLET ECO mode

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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Airbag system ............... .. ... 132
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 142
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Securing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1
L A TCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Additional information 168
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Dat a Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Electronic Stabili zation Control ( ESC) . . . . 170
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Electro-mechanical power assist, dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Driving and the environment . . . . 177
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving through water on roads . . . . . . . . 177
Catalytic converter................... 178
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Economical and environmentally -friend ly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Driving with a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Table of contents
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 185
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 188
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Windshield/headlight* washer container. 208
Wheels ...... .. .. ........ ...... ... 209
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
T ire pressure monitoring system 226
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Space-saving spare tire (compact spare
tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Fuses.............................. 236
Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . . . . 240
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24S
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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Instruments and indicator Lights
the I SET! button, you delete the warning thresh­
old.
Digital clock with date display and
Odometer
Fig. 5 Instrument cluster: odometer
Fig. 6 Instrument cluster: reset button
Digital clock/GPS controlled clock*
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, you
may choose between the quartz clock or the GPS
controlled clock*~ in the radio or in the MMI*.
You can learn more about this in the MMI manual
or in the radio user's manual.
Odometer/trip odometer
The display of distance driven is shown in kilome­
ters "km" or in miles "mi".
- USA models -Miles
- Canada models - Kilometers
The units of measure (kilometers/miles) can be changed in the radio or MMI* . You can learn more
about this in the MMI manual or in the radio us­
er's manual.
The odometer @ shows the total number of kilo ­
meters or miles that have been driven on the ve­
hicle .
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The trip odometer @ shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances. The last digit shows distances of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press­
ing the reset button
!O.OI ~ fig. 6.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhere in the in­
strument cluster,
DEF will appear in the tripod­
ometer and will stay on. Contact your authorized
Audi dealer to have the problem corrected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on the
ignition key are scanned automatically.
If an unauthorized key was used,
SAFE is dis­
played permanently in the odometer display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢page 30.
{i) Tips
-When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver door, the time, date, odometer
and temperature are displayed for an addi­
tional
30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!SET ! button¢ page 11 while the ignition is
switched off.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is on.
When the needle reaches the red area, the warn­
ing
lightliD in the instrument cluster will illumi­
nate¢
page 20. Time to refuel!
The total tank capacity of your vehicle is listed in
¢page 246.
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An irregu­
lar supply of fuel can cause engine misfiring
and fuel could enter into the exhaust system.
The catalytic converter could then overheat
and be damaged.

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Indicator lights
Description
The indicato r lights i n the inst rument cluste r
bli nk or tur n on. They i ndi cate functions o r mal­
f u nctions¢ &.
M essages may appear with some i nd icator lights .
A wa rni ng sig nal w ill sound at the same time.
The messages disap pear aga in after a s ho rt time.
To display a message ag ain, press the
ISE TI but­
t on ¢
page 11. If several malfunc tions occur,
each of t he i ndicator/warning lamps will be dis ­
p layed in success ion for about two seconds at a
time.
Some ind icators ligh ts in the disp lay can turn on
in severa l colors.
8_ WARNING
- Failure to heed warning lights and other im­
portant vehicle information may res ult in
serious persona l injury o r vehicle damage .
- Whenever sta lled or stopped for repa ir,
move the vehicle a safe distance off the
road, stop the engine, and t urn on the emer­
ge ncy flasher ¢
page 52.
-The engine compartment of any mot or vehi­
cle is a potentia lly hazardous area. Before
yo u check any thing in the engine compar t­
ment, stop th e engi ne a nd let it cool dow n.
Always exercise extreme ca utio n w hen wor k­
ing unde r the hood ¢
page 195.
Overview
Some in dica tor lights tu rn on b riefly to che ck the
f u nction o f that system when you swi tch the ig ni­
tion o n. These systems are marked w ith a./ in
the following tables .
If one of these indicator
lights does not turn on, there is a malfunction in
that system.
Red indicator light s
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US A models:
Brake system./
¢ page 15
Instruments and indicator lights
Canada model s:
Br ake sy stem ./
¢page 15
USA models:
Electromechanica l pa rking bra ke
¢ page 16
Canad a models:
Elec tromech ani cal p arking brake
¢ page 16
Safety be lts
¢ page 16
Electromechan ical steer ing ./
¢page 174
Battery
¢page 16
En gine oi l pressure
¢ page 17
Engine o il level
¢ page 17
En gine cooling sys tem
¢ page 1 7
Steering co lumn lock
¢ page 18
Ignitio n lock
¢ page 18
USA models:
Speed warning system
¢ page 79
Canad a models:
Speed warning system
¢ page 79
Adap tive cruise cont ro l./
¢ page 9 2
Yellow indicator lights
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Power top ope rat ion
¢ page4 2
Elec tronic Stabili zation Cont ro l
( E SC) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Contro l
(ESC) ./
¢page 18
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USA models: Cruis e control
c::> page 81
Canada models : Cruise control
c::> pag e 81
Adapt ive cruise control*
c:> page 92
Adapt ive cr uise control "
c:>page 92
High beam
c:> page 51
BRAKE /(0) Brake system
The lig ht illu minates when t he igni tion is sw it c h­
e d on .
It goes ou t aft er the engine h as bee n
started . This indicates t hat the brake war ning
light is f unct ion ing proper ly .
If the brake warning light doe s not light up
when the engine i s cranking , there may be a
malfunction in the electrical system. In this
case , contact your author ized Audi dealer.
If t h e b rake system w arning/in dicat or light tu rns
on, there is a br ake system malfunc tion.
1111 (USA models )/. (Canada models) Stop
vehicle and check brake fluid level
I f the i ndicator lig ht turns on and t he message
appears, proceed as follows :
~ Pull off the road.
~ Stop the vehicle.
~ Turnoff th e e ngine .
~ Check the brake fluid level c::> page 203.
~ Contact you r neares t auth or iz ed repa ir facility if
necessary.
Warning! Fault in brake system . Contact dealer
If the ABS indicato r light rJ] (U SA mode ls)/ [i]
(Canada models) , the ESC indicator light
J;.J and
the brake system indicator light
1111 (USA mod­
e ls)/ . (Canada models) turn on and the mes ­
sage ap pears, the A BS, ESC and bra kin g d istribu ­
tion ar e not wor king
c::> .&. .
Carefully d rive to your authorized Aud i dealer im­
mediately to have t he malfunct io n corrected
c::> .&. .
Instruments and indicator lights
1111 (USA models )/. (Canada models) Park­
ing brake system fault! See owner' s manual
- If the in dicator lig ht and the mess age appear
when stationary or after switching the igni­
tion on ,
check if you can release the pa rking
brake. After releasing the park ing brake, care ­
fully dr ive to your author ized Audi dealer im­
mediately t o have the ma lf u nct ion co rrected. If
y o u ca nnot release the parking b ra ke, seek pro­
fessiona l assista nee.
- If the ind icator light and the message appear
while driving , the emergency braking function
may not be ava ilab le. It may not be possible to
set the pa rk ing brake or re lease it once it has
been set . See k professiona l assistance .
( U SA mode ls): If the warn ing light
1111 and the
warning light
liJ appear toget her, immed iately
contact your author ized Audi dealer or qua lified
workshop to have all b rake pads inspect ed
c::> page 2 0 .
When the light c omes on, an a udible warning sig­
nal is also g iven .
A WARNING "---
-Always observ e th e war nings in
c::> p ag e 195, befor e ope ning the hood and
checki ng th e br ake fluid .
- D riving wit h low brake f lu id is a safe ty haz­
ard. St op the car and get professio nal ass is ­
ta nce .
- If the
1111 (USA models) . (C ana da mod­
el s) b ra ke syste m indicator li gh t tur ns on to­
ge ther wi th t he A BS and ESC ind ic at or
lig hts, the AB S/ES C regulat ing fu nct ion may
have fa iled. F unctions t hat s tabilize t he ve ­
hicle are no longe r availa ble . Thi s could
cause the vehicle to swerve and increase the
risk of s liding. Drive carefully to the nearest
author ized Audi dealer or other qualified
wo rkshop and have the malfunct ion correct­
e d .
- If th e b rake wa rni ng/ind icator lig ht does
not go ou t after a few s econds and the pa rk­
i n g b ra ke is releas ed, o r lights up w hile you
a re driving, the fl uid leve l in the brake f lu id
rese rv o ir is to o low.
If yo u believe t hat i t is ~
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ABS/(@) Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differ ential lock (EDL) .
The warning/indicator light fJ]l (USA models)/
ti] (Ca nada models) w ill come on for a few sec­
onds when the ig nition is switched on. The light
w ill go out afte r an automatic check sequence is
comp leted.
The re is a malfunction in the ABS when :
-The warning/indicator lig ht does not illuminate
when you switch the ig nition on .
- The warning/indicator lig ht does not go out af­
ter a few seconds.
- The warning/indicator lig ht ill uminates wh ile
driv ing .
The ESC indicator light a lso ill uminates if the re is
a ma lf u nction in the ABS . The message
Stabiliza­
tion cont rol (ESC ): Fault! See owner 's manual
also appears in the instrument cluste r display
and a warning tone sounds.
The brake system will still respond even with­
out the assistance of the ABS system. See your
authorized Audi dealer as soon as poss ible to re­
store full braking performance.
For more i nfo r­
mat io n regarding the ABS¢
page 170 .
Malfunction in the brake system
If the b rake wa rning light ¢ page 15 and the ABS
warn ing illuminate
together there may be a mal­
function in the ABS, and there may also be a ma l­
function in the brake system itself ¢ ,& .
The ABS
will not work and you will notice a change in braking respons e and performance.
In the event of a malfunct ion in the b rake sys­
tem
the warning/ indicator light 1111 (USA mod­
e ls)/ . (Canada models) in the inst rument clu s­
ter f lashes ¢
page 15 .
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL)
The ED L works toget her with the ABS . The ABS
war ning light w ill come on if there is a malfunc­
tion in the EDL system
c::> page 170 . See your au ­
t hor ized Audi dealer as soon as poss ible.
Instruments and indicator lights
A WARNING
- If the fJ]l (USA mode ls)/ tl] (Canada mod­
els) war ning light does not go out, o r if it
comes on while dr iv ing, the ABS syst em is
not working prope rly . The vehi cle can t hen
be s topped o nly with the s tandard bra kes
(without A BS) . Yo u will no t have the pro tec­
tion A BS provides. Contac t your a uthorized
Aud i dea le r as soon as possible.
- USA models: If the 1111 warning light and
the
fJ]l warn ing ligh t come on togethe r, the
rea r whee ls co uld loc k up first under hard
brak ing. Rear whee l lock-up can ca use loss
of vehicle control and an accident. Have your
veh icle repa ired immediately by your au­
thorized A udi dealer or qualified workshop.
Drive s low ly and avoid sudde n, hard bra ke
ap pli cations .
-Canada models : If the brake warning light
• and t he ABS warning light
ti] come o n
togeth er, t he rear w heels could lock up fi rst
un der hard bra kin g. Rear wheel lock-up can
c a use loss of vehi cle con tro l a nd a n acci­
dent . Have your veh icle repa ired immediate­
ly by your authorized Audi dea ler or qua li­
f ied wo rkshop . Dr ive s low ly and avoid su d­
den, hard brake app lications.
tli I !i: Safety systems
The fl (USA models) ;fll (Canada models) indi­
cator lig ht monitors the safety systems (e.g. a ir­
bags, pretensioners) and illuminates fo r a few
seco nds each t ime you swi tc h the ignition on .
-
If the II (USA models)/E,I (Canada mode ls) in­
dicator light does not go out, or if it ill uminates
wh ile you a re d riving, or if it starts to blink, then
t h ere is a ma lf u nction somewhere in the system.
If th e light does not illum inate when you sw itch
t h e igni tion on, t his a lso means there is a ma l­
f unc tion.
A WARNING ~
If yo u have a ma lfun ction in t he safety sys-
tems, contact you r authorized Audi dea le r i m­
mediately. Otherwise the safety systems may
not wor k properly in an accident.
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(Home link). There are three buttons for this in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in p lace
of up to three hand-he ld transmitters.
To operate systems using the garage door open­ er, the three buttons in the roof head liner must
be programmed first.
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate v icin ity of the eq uipment when us ing
or programm ing the garage door opener . Peo­
ple can be injured and objects can be dam ­
aged if they are caugh t in the equipment.
{!) Tips
-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
se lling the vehicle .
- For additional informat ion about Homelink,
v is it www.homelink .com.
- Fo r Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 251.
Operation
App lies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 33 Hea dlin er: co ntro l un it
Requirement : The b uttons in the roof headliner
must be programmed
¢ page 39 or
¢ page 40 and the vehicle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
opener .
.,. Press the button to open the garage door. The
LED @blinks or tu rns on .
.,. Press the button again to close the garage
doo r.
Open ing and clo sing
(D Tips
To open or close the garage door, press the
button, but do not hold it for longer than 10 seconds or the garage door opener module
will sw itch to programming mode.
Programming the buttons (version A)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
You can program both fixed code and rolli ng code
systems usi ng this procedure .
Programming or reprogramming buttons
.,. Switch the ignit ion on.
.,. Press and hold the button in the roof headliner
¢ page 39, fig. 33 that you would like to pro­
gram fo r at least 10 seconds . Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I function button> Car systems*
cont ro l button > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Program garage door open er.
If
t his pa th is no t avai lable, program t he b utton
as desc ribed in version B
¢ page 40.
.,. Follow the i nstr uctions in the MMI.
Erasing button programming
T he programmed b uttons cannot be erased ind i­
vidually. They m ust all be e rased together. Repro ­
gram the bu ttons if necessary .
.,. Select:
!CARI function button> Car syst em s*
cont ro l but to n > Vehicle setting s > Garag e
door open er > Clear program setting s > Yes.
Displaying the version /status /country code
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Car system s*
contro l button > V ehicle s etting s > Garage
door opener > Ver sion information .
(D Tips
-Programm ing throug h the MMI* is not pos ­
sible with all infotainment systems. If this
is the case, program the but to ns as descri­
bed i n vers ion B
¢ p age 4 0.
- The req uir ed dis tanc e betwee n th e hand
transm itter an d the Home link mod ule in
t he radiator grille¢
page 40, fig. 34 de­
pen ds on t he system tha t you are program­
m ing.
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Opening and closing
- Depending on the model of the system, you
may need to release the button on the re ­
mote contro l during pr ogramm ing and
press it again. Hold each pos it ion you try for
at l east 15 seconds before trying another
position . Keep the t urn signals o n your veh i­
cle in view when do ing t his.
- After programmi ng the garage door ope ner,
i t may be necessary to synchronize the mo­
tor w ith the system . Refe r to the manufac­
ture r's instructions .
Programming the buttons (version B )
Applies to vehicles : with garage door opener (Homelink)
F ig . 3 4 Distance betwee n th e ra di ato r grille a nd the ha nd
tra nsm itt er
Programming the button : Part 1 with the
c ontr ols
1. Sw itch the ignition on .
2. Press and hold bot h outer buttons in the roof
headliner ¢
page 39, fig. 33 until the LED @
turns off complete ly (after about 20 sec­
onds) . Th is p rocedure clears the sta ndard co­
des that w ere se t at the factory and does
not
need to be repeated aga in to p rog ram th e
o ther bu ttons.
3. Brie fly press the bu tto n on the roof he adliner
that yo u wou ld like to program.
4. Wai t unti l the LED @ begins to b link quickly.
Prog ramming mode is active for 5 minutes .
5 . Move in front of your ve hicle while ho lding
the original remote contro l for the system
that would like to program to a button in the
roof headli ner .
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Programming the button: Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Hold the remote control up to the radiator
gri lle on your vehicle¢
fig. 34.
7. Press and ho ld the remote control unt il the
tu rn s ignals on your vehicle blink. This may
take up to 30 seconds.
8 . If the eme rgency flashers blink th ree times,
the p rogramming was su ccessf ul. If the
eme rgency flas hers only b link one t ime, t he
5 m in ute time limit for the pr ogr amming has
ende d or the progr amming was not s uccess­
ful. Repeat the programmi ng from the third
step, or try changing the distance to the radi­
ator grille .
9. If the garage door or other system does not
open us ing the buttons in the roof headliner
even though the prog ramming was success­
ful , the system may use a rolling code i n­
ste ad of a fixed code .
Rolling code program­
ming
m ust be perfo rmed ¢ page 41.
The other two b uttons in the roof headliner can
be p rogrammed acco rding to th e inst ruct ions
above . Beg in with the thir d step.
Erasing button programming
The programmed b uttons cannot be erased ind i­
vidually . They m ust all be erased together . Repro­
gram the buttons if necessary .
.. Switch the ignit ion on.
.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the roof
head liner until the LED @ turns off completely
(after about 20 seconds) .
Reprogramming the button s
.. Switch the ignition on .
.. To reprogram an individua l butto n, press and
hold the button unt il the LED @ starts to flash
quickly (after about 10 seconds) . Release the
button immed ia tely . Programm ing mode is ac­
t iv e fo r 5 m inutes.
.,. Cont inue with t he fifth ste p.
@ Tips
- Programming using the buttons in th e r oof
hea dliner is no t poss ible wit h all In fotain ­
m ent s yst ems. If this is th e ca se, pr ogr am

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the buttons as described in version A
¢ page 39.
- The required distance between the hand
transmitter and the Homelink module in
the radiator grille¢ fig. 34 depends on the
system that you are programm ing.
- Depending on the model of the system, you
may need to release the button on the re­
mote control during programm ing and
press it again. Hold each posit ion you try for
at least 15 seconds before trying another
pos ition. Keep the turn signals on your veh i­
cle in view when doing this.
Rolling code programming
Appl ies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Rolling code programming is also needed for
some systems.
Identifying a rolling code
~ Press and ho ld the button in the roof head liner
that was already programmed .
~ Watch the LED@ Q page 39, fig. 33. If the LED
blinks quickly, the systems (such as a garage
door) is equ ipped with a rolling code.
~ Program the rolling code as fo llows:
Activating the motor unit in a system
~ locate the programming button on the sys­
tem's motor unit . The exact location and color
of the button may vary depending on the brand
of the system .
~ Press the programm ing button on the garage
doo r opener motor unit (this will us uall y acti­
vate an "ind icator" on the moto r unit). You now
have approximately
30 seconds to prog ram the
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button in the roof
headliner
~ Press and ho ld the previously programmed but­
ton in the roof headliner for 2 seconds .
~ To end rolling code programming, press and
ho ld the button aga in for 2 seconds.
~ With some systems, the button may need to be
pressed a th ird time to end the programming
process .
Opening and closing
After programming , the system should detect
the signal and begin moving when the button in
the roof head liner is pressed. Now you may pro­
gram the other buttons as needed.
{!) Tips
- The rolling code can be programmed more
quickly and more easily with the help of a
second person.
- If you have difficulty programming the roll­
ing code, referring to the user guide for the
system may help.
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