-Do not remove the key from the ignition lock
until the vehicle has come to a complete
stop. Otherwise the steering column lock
could suddenly engage -causing the risk of
an acc ident.
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- The operation of the remote control key can
be temporar ily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi
cle work ing in the same frequency range
(e .g. a cell phone, rad io equipment) .
- For security reasons, replacement keys are only available from author ized Audi dealer.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
<::>page 247.
Removing the mechanical key
F ig. 20 Remote maste r key: remov ing the mechanical key
.,. Press the release button @ i:> fig. 20.
.,. Pull the mechan ical key @ out of the master
key .
Using the mechan ical key, you can:
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on the
passenger's side
i:> page 61 .
-lock and unlock the lockable rear bench seat
and pass-through
c:> page 64 .
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
i=> page 36 if this should not be possible with
the master key.
- use the ign ition key emergency release
~ i=> page 34.
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Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 2 1 Remote master key: removing th e battery holder
Check light in the master key
The check light @i=> fig. 21 in the master key
provides information about different conditions.
.,. The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry" by
the convenience key system.
.,. If the check light does not come on, the battery
is dead and has to be replaced. In addit ion,
when the battery is dead the
!I i ndicator light
appears in the instrument cluster d isp lay as
well as the message
Pl ea se change k ey bat
tery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Remove the mechan ical key i=> page 33 .
.,. Press the release button @ c:> fig. 21 on the bat·
tery ho lder and at the same time pull the bat
tery ho lder out of the maste r key in the d irec
tion of the arrow .
.,. Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the"+"
sign facing down .
.,. Push the battery holder carefu lly into the mas·
ter key.
.,. Insta ll the mechanical key.
@) For the sake of the env ironment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as not
to pollute the environment.
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The replacement battery must be the same
spec ificat ion as the origina l.
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Headlights
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 46
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Headlight washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Adjusting .. ............. .... . 57, 58, 115
Removing/installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated exterior m irrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 50
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 123
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High voltage warning labe l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Home link (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hood
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
H orn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are ch ild restra int system anchors relat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 135
How safety belt pretensioners work 127
I
Ignition
switch ing on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
I mba lance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving . . . . 112
I mproperly worn safety belts. . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Index
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Instruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 50
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
K
Key.... .... .... .. ............. .... .. . 32
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 74
Ign ition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 33
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
unlock ing/loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 36
Kick-down tiptron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Knee air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 145
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Installing a c hild restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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