Opening and closing
- Do not remove the key from the ignition lock
unt il the vehicle has come to a complete
stop. Otherwise the steering column lock
could sudden ly engage - causing the risk of
an accident.
(D Tips
- The operati on of the remote control key can
be temporar ily disrupted by i nte rference
from t ransmitters in the v ici ni ty of the ve hi
cle wor king in the same frequency range
(e .g . a cel l phone, rad io equipm ent) .
- Fo r secu rity reasons, replacement keys are
o nly availabl e from authori zed A udi dealer .
- Fo r Declarat ion of Compliance to United
Sta tes FCC an d Industry Canada regulations
<::;> page 239 .
Removing the mechanical key
Fig . 19 Rem ote maste r key : rem ov ing th e m ec hani ca l key
.,. Press the release button@ c> fig. 19 .
.,. Pu ll t he mecha nica l key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mecha nica l key , you can:
- lock and unlock * the glove com partment on t he
passenger's side c>
page 60.
-lock and unlock the lockable rear bench seat
and pass-th rough ¢
page 63.
-lock and unlock the ve hicle manually
¢page 35 if this sho uld not be poss ible with
the maste r key.
- use the ign ition key emergency release
¢ page 3 3.
32
Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 20 Remote maste r key: re m ovin g th e bat tery hol der
Check light in the ma ster key
The check light@c> fig. 20 in the master key
provides information about different conditions.
.,. The check light turns on br iefly once w he n 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 instr ument cluster d isp lay as
we ll as the message
Please change key bat
tery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Remove the mechanical key c> page 32 .
.,. Press the release b utton @ c> fig. 20on the bat
t e ry ho lde r and at the same time pull the bat
t ery ho lde r out of the maste r key in t he d irec
t ion of the arrow .
.,. Insta ll th e new ba ttery CR 20 32 wi th t he "+"
sign facing down .
.,. Push the battery holder carefu lly into the mas
ter key.
.,. Install the mechanical key.
(® For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as not
to po llute t he environment.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the same
spec ificat ion as t he or igina l.
