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- If the vehicle battery charge drops below
a certain level, you can still open or close
the rear lid manua lly, howeve r, you will
need to app ly more force to close it .
- As soon as the electrical connection to
the trailer socket is comp leted on
vehicles with a factory installed towing
hitch, or a trailer hitch that was installed
l ater accord ing to factory spec ificat ions,
the automatic rear lid function can only be ope rated v ia the handle in the rear lid.
Rear lid emergency unlocking
If the rear lid cannot be opened , an emergen­
cy release is provided .
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Fig . 41 Sectio n of the lu ggag e compar tment: A cce ss to
e m erge ncy re lease
Fig . 4 2 Sect io n of th e lugg age compa rtme nt: Em er­
g en cy re le ase
~ T ilt the sea tback fo rwa rd.
~ Move into the trunk .
~ Take the screwdr iver from the veh icle too l
k it. As an a lternative, you can a lso use the
v eh icle key.
~ Put the flat side of the screw driver into the
reces s and pry the cover up
i=> fig . 41 -Arrow -.
~ Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
i=> fig. 42 to unlock the rear lid.
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear
doors
The power child safety lock t prevents the
rear doors from being opened from the in ­
side .
Fig. 4 3 Section fro m drive r's door: con tro ls
The rear doors are eq uipped w ith a power
chi ld safety lock.
It is operated with the two
safety buttons
III in the dr iver 's door c> fig. 43 .
~ Press th e left and/or right safety b utton to
disab le the rear power w indow(s) and pre­
vent the respect ive rear door from being
opened from the i nside. The LED in the but­
ton will light up when the child safety lock is
turned
on .
~ Press the illum ina ted button again to turn
the chil d safety featu res
off .
When the c hild safety lock is activated, the in ­
te rior door opening lever is inoperat ive; the
doo r ca n only b e opened from th e outside . In
addition, the window reg ulator for that doo r
is a lso inoperative when the child s afety lock
is activa ted.
If the ch ild safety loc k has been ac tivated on
o ne or both sides, the butto ns in the rear for
the Panoramic slid ing su nroof* are disabled .
If the child safety lock has been act ivated on
the left
and on the right side , the rear con­
t ro ls are locked on veh icles with rear a ir-condi­
tio ning *. Dashes " ••• " are show n in t he dis­
plays for the rear climate contro ls , and the
rear ai r-conditioning can on ly be operated
from the climate controls in the cabin
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-In order to activate the child safety lock
on the left and the right side, you have to press the two safety buttons in succes­
sion.
- Make certain that the check light comes
on in the corresponding safety switch
when the child safety lock is activated.
Convenience key
Description
A pp lies to vehicles: with Convenie nce key
Access and vehicle operation based on: Mas­
ter key remains in driver 's pocket .
The Convenience key vehicle authorization
system allows
keyless unlocking , locking and
starting of the vehicle . You only have to carry
the master key on your person.
It makes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief
case . As soon as you approach your vehicle,
the Convenience key recognizes the request
for access, checks for authorization and ena­
bles the following functions:
- Unlocking the vehicle~
page 49.
-Locking the vehicle~ page 50.
-Switching on ignition and starting the en -
gine by pressing the
I START! button; the
master key does not have to be in the igni­
tion switch
~page 109.
_& WARNING
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody- especially children -should re­
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out­
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside .
- When you leave the vehicle, always re­
move the ignition key and take it with
you. This will prevent passengers (chil­
dren, for example) from accidentally be­
ing locked in the vehicle should they acci-
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dentally press the power locking switch
in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
(D Tips
- In order for the Convenience key to func­
tion, you must always carry the master
key with you .
- In order to be able to unlock or lock the
vehicle, the authorized master key must
be within a range of about S feet (l.S
meters) from the door or the rear lid.
- Of course, you can still unlock and lock
your vehicle using the buttons on the
master key . The selector lever must be in
the P position .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions ~
page 329 .
Unlocking the vehicle
Applies to vehicles : wit h Co nve nience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
without operating the master key .
Fig. 44 Convenien ce key: unlocking vehicle door
.,. Take hold of the door handle. The door is un-
locked automatically.
.,. Pull the handle to open the door.
A door is unlocked as soon as you approach
the door handle and the system recognizes an
authorized master key. The vehicle can be un­
locked at any door. The authorized master key
only has to be within a range of about 5 feet (l.S meters) from the respective door.
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opened are the power windows switched
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, especia lly children, sho uld re­
main in the vehicle .
- Do not stick anything on the windows or
the windshield that may interfere with
the driver's fie ld of vision.
In addition to t he switches in the drive r's
door there is a separate switch in each
door for the power window in that door
¢ page 53, fig. 47.
Switches in the driver's door
T he driver can operate all windows.
I f the respective switch is pushed or pulled
the w indow will open or close. The power win­
dow switches have a
two -positi on fun ction :
Opening the windows
.. Push the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold i t
there unt il the wi ndow has lowered to the
desired position.
.. Push the switch briefly to the
second stop:
the window wi ll automatically open all the
way.
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch up to the fir st stop and ho ld
it there until the window has risen to the de ­
sired position .
.. Pull the switch quick ly to the
second po si­
tion :
the w indow w ill automatically close all
t he way ¢
A in Controls on page 5 l.
Activating /deactivating the r ear windows
.. Press the left[!] switch ¢ page 51, fig. 46 to
deactivate only the window regulator in the
left door . The indicator light in the switch i l­
luminates.
.. Press the right[!] switch ¢ page 51, fig. 46
to
d eactiv ate only the window reg ulator in
the
right door. The ind icator light in the
sw itch illuminates .
.. Press the
1±1 sw itch aga in to reactivate the
w indow regu lator . The indicato r light in the
sw itch goes out .
If you press both
1±1 switches ® in succession,
the following funct ions are switched off in the
rear of the vehicle:
- The window regulator switches in the rear
doors .
- The buttons for the Panoramic slid ing su n­
roof* .
- On veh icles with rear climate control*, oper­
ation from the rear is blocked . Dashes" ---"
are show n in the displays for the rear cli­
mate cont ro ls, and the rear air-cond ition ing
can only be operated from the climate con­
trols in the cabin ¢page 100.
- I f
only th e left 1±1 sw itch was pressed, the
w indow regu lator in the
left rear do or and
t he buttons in t he rear for the Panoramic
sliding sunroof* are deactivated . In addi­
t ion , the door is locked .
- If
o nly the right[!] switch was pressed, the
w indow regu lator in the
right re ar door and
the buttons in the rear for the Panoramic
sliding sunroof* are deactivated . In addi ­
tion, the door is locked.
T his feature has been provided for the safety
of small children riding in the rear of the ve hi­
cle .
(D Tips
- T he windows can sti ll be opened and
closed for about ten minutes after the
ignition has been t urned off . The powe r
w indows are not shut off unt il one of the
front doors is opened.
- In order to act ivate the child safety lock
on the left and the right side, you have to
press the two safety switches in succes­
sion . Make certa in that the check light
comes on the correspond ing safety

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Garage door opener (Homelink)
Description
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Ho melink)
Fig. 53 Garage door opener: examples of using with
different systems
You can activate various systems such as ga­
rage doors, security systems and home light­
ing from inside your vehicle using the garage
door opener (Homelink) . There are three but­
tons for this in the vehicle headliner that can
be in used in place of up to three hand -held
transmitters.
To operate systems using the garage door
opener, the three buttons in the roof headlin­
er must be programmed first .
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the
immediate vicinity of the equipment when
using or programming the garage door
opener. People can be injured and objects
can be damaged i f they are caught in the
equipment.
(D Tips
- Fo r secu rit y reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons be­
fo re se lling the vehicle.
- For additional informat io n about Home ­
Link, visit www.homelin k.com.
- Fo r Decla rat ion of Compliance to United
Sta tes FCC a nd Indus try Canada regula­
tions
¢ page 329.
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Operation
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
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Fig. 5 4 Headliner : control unit
Requirement: The buttons in the roof headlin­
er must be programmed¢
page 57 and the
vehicle must be with in range of the system,
such as the garage door opener.
.,. Press the button to open the garage door.
The LED@ blinks or turns on.
.,. Press the button again to close the garage
door .
(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 switch to p rogramming mode.
Programming the buttons
Applies to vehicles: wit h garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 55 Distance between the bumper and the han d
trans mitter
Programming the button: Part 1 with the
control s
1. Switch the ignition on.
2 . Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof headliner
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LED @ starts to blink (after about 10 sec­
onds) . This procedure clears the standard
codes that were set at the factory and
does
n ot need to be repeated again to
program the other buttons.
3 . Briefly press the button on the roof head ­
liner that you would like to program.
4 . Wait unti l the LED @ beg ins to b link. Pro­
gramming mode is active for 5 minutes.
5 . Move in front of you r veh icle while ho ld­
ing the original remote control for the
system that would like to program to a
button in the roof headliner.
P rogramming the butto n: Part 2 on th e
bump er
6 . Hold the remote control towards the left
headlight and the radiator grille
¢fig. 55.
7. Press and hold the remote control until
the turn signals on your vehicle blink. This
may take up to 30 seconds .
8 . If the emergency flashers blink three
times, the programming was successful.
If the emergency f lashe rs on ly blink one
time , the S minute time limit fo r the pro­
gramming has ended or the programming
was not successfu l. Repeat the program­
ming from the third step, or try changing
the distance to the bumper.
9 . If the garage door or other system does
not open us ing the buttons in the roof
headliner even though the programming
was successful, the system may use a roll ­
ing code instead of a fixed code .
Rolling
cod e programming
must be performed
¢ page 58.
The other two buttons in the roof headliner
can be programmed according to the instruc­
tions above . Beg in with the third step .
Erasin g button p rogramming
The programmed bu ttons cannot be erased
individually . They must all be erased together .
Reprogram the buttons if necessary.
.,. Switch the ignition on.
.,. Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof headliner until the LED@ starts to
blink (after about 10 seconds).
R eprogrammin g the button s
.,. Switch the ignition on.
.,. To reprogram an individua l button, press
and hold the b utton until the LED@ starts
to blink slowly (after about 20 seconds) . Re­
lease the button immediately . Programming
mode is act ive for 5 minutes .
.,. Continue with the fifth step .
(D Tips
-The required distance between the hand
transm itter and the Homelink module in
the bumper ¢
fig. 55 depends on the
system that you a re programming.
- Depending on the model of the system,
you may need to release the button on
the remote control during p rogramming
and press it again. Hold each position
you try fo r at leas t 15 seconds before
t ry ing another posit ion. Keep the turn
signa ls on your veh icle in view when do ­
ing this .
Rolling code programm ing
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Rolling code programming is also needed for
some systems.
Identifying a rolling code
.,. Press and hold the button in the roof head­
liner that was already prog rammed.
.,. Watch the LE D @ ¢
page 57 , fig . 54. If the
LED blinks quickly, the systems (such as a
garage door) is equipped with a ro lling code.
.,. Program the rolling code as follows:
Activatin g the motor unit in a system
.,. Locate the programming button on the sys­
tem's motor un it . The exact loca tion and
color of the button may vary depending on
the brand of the system .
.,. Press the programming button on the ga­
rage door opener motor unit (this will usual­
ly activate an " indicator" on the motor unit) .
You now have approximately
30 second s to
program the button in the roof head lin er . ..,.

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Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
In the "AUTO" position, a light sensor auto­
matically switches the head -and taillights on
and off in response to light conditions .
Fig. 56 Instrument pane l: lig ht sw it ch
The light switch must not be overturned past
the stops in
either direction.
Switching on automatic headlight control
.,. Turn the light switch to AUTO ¢ fig. 56.
Switching on the side marker lights
... Turn the light switch to :o o:.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
... Turn the light switch to tD .
... Push the high beam lever forward towards
the instrument panel¢
page 63 .
Switching off the lights
... Turn the light switch to 0.
The headlights only work when the ignition is
switched on. While starting the engine or
when switching off the ignition, the head­
lights will go off and on ly the side marker
lights will be on.
After starting the engine, the headlights are
automatically adjusted* to the load and angle
of the vehicle (for example, during accelera­
tion, braking). This prevents oncoming traff ic
from experiencing unnecessary headlight
glare from your headlights. If the
system is not ope rating properly, a
warn ing symbol in the Auto-Check Control is
displayed
¢ page 36.
With the side marker lights or headlights
switched on, the symbol next to the light
switch i lluminates
:oo :.
Daytime running lights
- USA models :
The daytime running lights
w ill come on automatically when the igni­
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢ fig. 56 is in the O position or the AUTO po­
sition (only in daylight conditions). The
Day­
time running lights
function can be turned
on and off in the MMI menu
Exterior light­
ing
c> page 61.
- Canada models: The daytime running lights
w ill come on automatically when the igni­
tion is turned on and the light switch
¢ fig. 56 is in the O position or the AUTO po ­
sition (only in daylight condit ions) ¢
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Automatic headlight control
In the switch position AUTO the automatic
headlight control
is turned on. The low
beams and tail lights are turned on automati­
cally through
a light sensor as soon as ambi­
ent brightness (e .g . when driving into
a tun­
nel) falls below
a value preset at the factory .
When ambient brightness increases again,
the low beams are turned off again automati­
cally ¢
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In the AUTO position the low beams are
switched off automatically when the ignition
is turned off.
Light Sensor Malfunction
In the event of a light sensor malfunction , the
driver is notified in the instrument cluster dis­
play:
£I Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanently with the sw itch in
AUTO.
However, you can conti nue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch . Have the ..,.

light sensor checked as soon as possible at an
authorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
A WARNING
- Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights are only intended to assist
the driver. They do not relieve the driver
of his responsibility to check the head­
lights and to turn them on manually ac­
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For example, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So always
switch on the headlights
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weather conditions and when driving in
the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lighting systems described here.
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-With the switch in AUTO front fog lights
and rear fog lights cannot be turned on in addition.
- The light sensor for headlight control is
located in the rear view mirror mount.
You should therefore not apply any stick­
ers to the windshield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted ¢
page 61.
-When you remove your key from the igni­
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv­
er's door is open.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clear shortly after
M "' switching them on. This does not affect 0
~ the service life of the lighting.
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-In the event of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is notified in the instru­
ment cluster display¢
page 35.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are set in the MMI.
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button > Systems*
control button > Exterior lighting. Or
.,. Select:
I CAR I function button > Car systems*
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
light ing.
Coming home (Lights when leaving car),
Leaving home (Lights when unlocking car)
The coming home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you turn the ig­
nition off and open the driver's door. Depend­
ing on vehicle equipment, the function can be
switched on and off or the length of ti me the lights remain on* can be adjusted .
The leaving home illuminates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . This
function can be switched on and off .
The Coming home and Leaving home func­
tions only operate when it is dark and the light switch is in the
AUTO position.
Daytime running lights
USA models: The daytime running lights can
be turned on or off using this function.
Canada models: The function cannot be
turned
off. It is activated automatically each
time the ignition is turned on. This menu item is shown "greyed out" .
Front fog lights
Fig. 57 Instrument panel: light switch

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The light sw itch must not be overturned past
the stops in
either direction.
Switching on the front f og lights tO
.. Turn the light switch to :oo: or to gD .
.. Pull the ligh t switch to the first stop (!).
When the front fog l ights are on, the symbol
}O next to the light switch will i llum inate.
(D Tips
With the switch in AUTO front fog lights
and rear fog lights cannot be turned on in
add it ion.
Rear fog lights
F ig. S8 Instrume nt panel: light switch
The light switch must not be overturned past
the stops in
eit her d irect ion.
.. Turn the light switch to
:oo: or to gD.
.. Pull the light switch to the second stop @.
When the rear fog lights are on, both the
}0
and 0$ symbols next to the light switch will il­
l um inate.
(D Note
The rear fog lights can distract drivers be ­
hind you, so, they should be turned on
on ­
ly in cond itions of very poor visibility. Al­
ways observe local regulations when using
the rear fog lights.
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With the switch in AUTO front fog lights
and rear fog lights cannot be turned on in
addit ion.
Adaptive light
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive ligh t
When driving around bends, the relevant area
of the rood is better illuminated .
Fig . S9 Adapt ive light w hen dr iv in g
Switching on adaptive light
... Tu rn the light sw itch to AUTO ¢ page 60,
fig. 56.
The adaptive light is a dynamic corner ing
li ght. When the light is on, it follows the
cur ve of the road. It is dependan t upon the ve­
hicle speed and the angle of the steering
whee l. The curve is then better illuminated .
T he system works when the vehicle is moving
from 6 mph (10 km/) to 68 mph ( 110 km/h).
T he corne ring ligh t will switch on automati­
ca lly at a specific stee ring wheel angle. It
works up to an approximate speed of 44 mph
(70 km/h) .
At approxima tely 72 mph (115 km/h) the ex­
pressway light switches on, wh ich better dis­
tributes the light and increases the light cone
range . The expressway light sw itches
off at
approximately 62 mph (100 km/h).
Perimeter lighting in the mirror housing
Applies to vehicles: with light package
LEDs in the exterior mirror housing illuminate
the ground during entry .
This func tion ensures that when unlockin g,
the vehicle pe riphery is illuminated in the
dark. LEDs in the exterior m irror housing are
switched on. The function cannot be turned
off separate ly.