Opening and clo sin g
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical sys
tem, it may happen that you cannot remove the
ignition key.
.,. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 33.
.,. Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
¢page 36.
.,. Have the electrical system inspected by an au
thorized Aud i dea le rship.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the
remote control
F ig . 21 Remote mas ter key: function buttons
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.,. Press bu tton III to unlo ck the vehicle ¢ fig. 21.
.,. Press button 6:'.i to lock the vehicle¢.&. in Gen
eral description on page 31 .
.,. Press button~ briefly to unlock the rear lid .
.,. Press the button
~ for at least one second to
open the rear lid .
.,. Push the red
I PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the turn
s ignals flash . Push the red
I PANIC I button again
to deactivate the pan ic fu nction .
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear lid
or the hood is opened w ith in 60 seconds, the ve
h icle locks itse lf aga in automatica lly . This feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
un locked ove r a long period of time.
It depends o n the settings in the radio or MM!*
whether the entire veh icle is unlocked or only cer
tain doo rs ¢
page 36 .
On vehicles with automatic transmission, these
lector lever must be in the P pos ition, otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked.
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A WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS¢ & in Gener
al description on page 31.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
work ing, you should always keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
locked .
- Do not use the remote control if you are in
side the car, otherwise you may uninten
t ionally lock the vehicle, and then you would
set off the anti-theft a larm when you t ry to
sta rt the eng ine or open a door. I n case this
happens anyhow, push the un lock button@.
- Use the pan ic function on ly if you a re in an
emerge ncy sit uat io n.
- Additional remote control key functions
¢page 42.
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to veh icles: with conven ience key
The doors and the rear lid con be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key .
Fig. 22 Door handle: locking the vehicle
Unlocking v ehicle
.,. Take hold of the door hand le . The door is un -
locked automatically.
.,. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicl e
.,. Move the se lector lever to the P position (auto
matic transmission), otherwise the vehicle can-
not be locked. ..,.
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"'To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door hand le
once ~ fig. 22
~ A in General description on page 31 . Do not
reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door . The remote control key cannot be more
than 1.5 m away from the door handle. It makes
no difference whether the master key is in your
jacket pocket or in your brief case .
If you grip the door handle while locking, this can
adversely affect the locking function.
It is not possible to re-open the door for a b rief
period directly after closing it. This allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked.
It depends on the settings in the radio or MMI*
whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of
the doors
~ page 36.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS~&. in Gener
al description on page 31.
@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi
cle.
- To p revent the battery from being dis
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili
ty to start for as long as possible, the ener
gy management system gradua lly switches
off unnecessary convenience functions. It is
possible that you will not be ab le to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func
tions .
- Fo r Decla ration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu lations
~page 261.
Open ing and closing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 23 Drive r's door; power lock ing sw itch
"' Press the button@ to lock the vehicle ~ &,.
"' Press the button 63 to unlock the veh icle
~ fig. 23.
If you lock the veh icle using the power lock ing
switch , please note the following:
- If a door is open, the veh icle cannot be locked
using the power locking system switch .
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for example
when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switch illumi
nate when a ll the doors are closed and locked .
- Front doors : you can unlock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door handle.
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re
lease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors automat ically unlock .
A WARNING ,-
-The power locking switch works with the ig-
n ition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the ou tside the
power locking system switch is ino perative.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get in to the vehicle,
which puts lives at ris k . Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children. ""
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Opening and closing
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatica lly at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
¢
page 31. You can unlock the vehicle again
using the opening function in the power lock
ing system switch~-
Setting power locking
In the rodio/MMI*, you con set which doors the
central locking system will unlock .
.. Select: I CARI funct ion button > Central locking.
Or
.. Se lect:
ICARI funct ion button> Car systems*
contro l button > Vehicle settings > (Central
locking )*.
Single door unlocking /Unlock doors * -
you can
specify which doors un lock when you open the ve
h icle .
- Se lecting
off / All and pressing the till button on
the remote control key unlocks the entire vehi
cle.
- Se lecting
on /Driver and pressing the till button
on the remote control key once unlocks only
the driver's door . In vehicles with a conven ience
key*, only the doo r whose hand le you pull will
unlock .
If you press the Im button twice, the en
ti re vehicle will un lock. If you press the
Iii but
ton, the entire vehicle will always lock.
Luggage comp. lock /Lock exterior trunk handle
- If you se lect On , you can no longer open the
luggage compartment using the rear lid handle
¢
page 3 7, fig. 26. In this case, the rear lid can
be opened with the~ button on the master key
¢
page 34, fig. 21 or with the ~· button in the
driver's door~
page 38, fig. 28 , ~ page 3 7,
fig. 27.
Fold mirrors * if you select On, the outside mir
rors will fold in automatically when you press the
~ button on the remote control key ¢ page 51.
Tone when locking -if you select On , a tone will
sound when you lock the vehicle .
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Auto Lock /Lock when driving -if you select On ,
the entire vehicle will lock automatically when
the speed reaches 9 mph (15 km/h).
Emergency locking
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Fig. 24 Driver 's doo r: lock cylinder
Fig. 25 F ront passenger's door/ rea r doors*: emergency
lock
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If the cent ral locking system malfunctions, you
must un lock/lock the doors separately using the
emergency key or the mechanical key.
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.. Remove the mechanical key¢ page 33 .
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position @¢
fig. 24.
.. To lock the driver's door, move the selector lev
er to the P position (automatic transmission)
and turn the key
once to the close position @
¢ A in General description on page 31.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors* with the mechanical key
The emergency lock is located on the rear side of
the front passenger's door and the rear doors. It
is only visible when the door is open .
.. Remove the mechanical key¢
page 33.
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.. Pull the cover cap out of the opening q fig. 25 .
.. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors* have been closed, you cannot open them again from
the outside. The door can be opened from the in
side by pulling the door handle. If the child safe
ty lock in a rear door* is activated, you must f irst
pull the door handle on the inside . Then you can
open the door from the outside .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARN INGS q .&. in Gener
al description on page 31.
@ Tips
After the ign ition is switched on, the power
locking system sw itch and the unlocking but
ton fo r the rear lid
c:5 in the door are ena
bled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from being
started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip . This chip
automatically activates/deact ivates the electron
i c immob ilizer.
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock :
The electronic immobilizer deactivates automati
cally when you insert the remote control key into
the ignition lock .
It activates again automatically
when you remove the remote control key from
the ignition lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the ve
h icle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOPI
button, the electronic immobilizer deactivates
automatically . If you switch the ignition off and
remove the remote control key from the vehicle,
the electronic immobi lizer act ivates again auto
matica lly.
Open ing and closing
A WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle . The key can d isarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and permit an unauthor
iz ed person to start the engine and enable op
e ration of the vehicle systems such as power
window or power s unroof leading to serio us
personal injury .
{t) Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is lo
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
~page 261.
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening /closing rear lid
Fig. 26 Rear lid: handle
Fig. 27 Sedan d rive r's doo r: remote rear lid release•
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Opening and clo sin g
Open ing th e re ar lid
.. Press the b utton cs on the remote control
master key for at least one second. The rear lid
unlocks and op ens slight ly. Or
.. Pr ess th e handle on th e rear lid¢
fig. 26. Or
.. Sedan : Pull the rele ase button
cs in the driv
er 's doo r ¢
fig. 2 7
Cl osi ng the rear lid
.. Pu ll th e rear lid down at th e grip on the inside
and allow it to drop gently to close it¢ ,&. .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed .
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
comple tely into t he luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unatte nded espe
c ia lly with the rea r lid left open . A chi ld
c ould cra wl into the car thro ugh the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re
duce the r isk of persona l injury, never let
children p lay in or around your veh icle . Al
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle
doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
th e rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched .
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can be
opened separately by pressing the button
cs
on the master key. When you close the rear
lid again, it locks automatically .
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Power opening/closing rear lid
Applies to vehicles: with automatic rear lid operat ion
The open posi tion can be adjusted .
Fig. 2 8 Dri ver 's doo r: U nlocki ng th e rear lid
-
Fig . 29 Lock ing switc h in t he rear lid
Opening rear lid
.. Press the bu tton cs on the remote key for at
least one second . Or
.. Pull the unloc k button
cs in the dr iver 's door
¢ fig. 28. Or
.. Press the hand le on the rear lid
¢ page 37,
fig . 26.
Closing rear lid
.. Press the close bu tton in the open rear lid
<=:> fig. 29 . T he rear lid moves to the closed posi
tion by itself and soft close locks it automati
cally
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Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
.. Br ing the luggage compar tment lid into the de
sired open position. The posi tion can only be
stored w hen the lid is above a certain height .
.. Press and hold the
c::> fig . 29 button for at least
fou r seconds unt il the lights blink to store the
desired open pos ition.
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compartment lid upward .
~ Press and hold the¢ fig. 29 button again for at
least four seconds and this will store the new
open position .
T he settings in the radio or
MM!* determine if
the rear lid can be opened using the handle
¢ page 36.
Opening will be stopped immediately when :
- You press the~ button on the remote control
master key for at least one second, or
- You press the~ button in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pull the~ button in the driver's door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid o r makes it
difficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons~ now, the rear
lid will either open or close, depending on its an
gle.
If yo u pull light ly on its handle, the rear lid will
close.
C lo sing will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the~ button in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the~ button on the driver's door,
or
- When something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons~ now, the rear
lid will either close or open, depending on its an
gle.
If you pull light ly on its handle, the rear lid will
close.
You can manually stop the a utomat ic opening/
closing of the luggage compartment lid. The au
tomatic closing process begins if you push down
on the rear lid.
A WARNING
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or with
out checking first . Although the closing
Op ening and cl osing
force of the rear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particu lar
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - fingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
be ing drawn into the vehicle, a lways keep
the rear lid closed while dr iving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
comp letely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your veh icle unattended espe
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom
ing trapped and unab le to get out. To re
duce the risk of personal in jury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle . Al
ways keep the rear lid as we ll as the veh icle
doors closed when not in use .
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be able
to open comp letely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added
weight . So the open rear lid must be sup
ported or the we ight must be removed from
the l uggage rac k first.
(!) Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separately by pressing the but
ton~ on the master key . When the rear lid
is closed again, it locks automatically.
- The following applies to vehicles equ ipped
w ith the convenience key* feature : if the re
mote contro l key is left in the luggage com
partment , luggage compartment will auto
matically unlock itse lf after you lock the ve
hicle. This prevents you from unintentiona l
ly locking your key in the luggage compart
ment.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
app ly more force to close it.
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Opening and closing
Sedan: Rear lid emergency release
Applies to vehicles: w ith fixed rear seat backrest
F ig. 30 Rear bench seat : eme rge ncy release cable
On veh icles w ith fixed seat backrest*, the rear lid
can be opened from the rear bench seat using the
emergency release .
.. Carefully pull the left s ide of the rear bench
seat out of its reta iner until you can reach the
release cable
c> fig . 30 .
.. Remove the adhesive tape@ .
.. Pu ll on the loop@until the rea r lid releases.
.. Ta pe the release cable back in place and press
the bench seat back into its reta iner.
_& WARNING
After open ing the rear lid using the emergen
cy release in vehicles with a fixed rear seat
backrest, make sure the bracket under the
rear bench seat
c> fig. 30 locks securely into
the mounting eyelet again.
allroad: Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 31 Rear lid opening: access to the emergency release
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside the lug gage compartment.
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.. Remove the cover from the luggage compart
ment lid.
.. Remove the mechanical key
c> page 33 .
.. Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
with the mechanical key until the luggage com
partment lid releases .
Sedan: Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggage compart
ment lid can be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
Fig. 32 Trunk escape hand le : v iew from inside th e closed
r ear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢fig.32.
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage com
partment lid is made of fluorescent materia l to
glow in the dark.
A WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only in
an emergency.
(D Tips
The emergency re lease lever should never be
used as a handle for closing the luggage com
partment lid.
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Child safety lock
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks© prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside .
Fig. 33 Rear doors: child safety locks
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The child safety lock is visible on ly when the door
is open .
.,. Remove the mechanical key
~ page 33.
.,. To switch on the child safety lock, tu rn the key
in the direction of the arrow.
.,. To switch off the child safety lock, t urn the key
in the opposite direction to the arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the in
side door handles do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outside.
Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 34 Section of the driver's door: contro ls
All power window switches are provided with a
two-position function:
Open ing and closing
Opening the windows
.,. Press the switch to the first stop and hold it un
til the window reaches the desired position.
.,. Press the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position .
.,. Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to au-
tomatically close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety button ® is pressed ~ fig. 34,
the@symbol in the button lights up. The power
window switches in the rear doors are switched off .
A WARNING
--When you leave your vehicle - even if only
briefly - always remove the ignition key. This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise the children could
start the engine or operate electrical equip
ment (e.g. power windows). The power win
dows are funct ional until the driver's door or
passenger's door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win
dows to prevent pinching of hands or limbs.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
veh icle must be unoccupied since the win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency .
(0 Tips
After the ignition has been switched off, the
windows can still be opened or closed for
about 10 minutes. The power windows are
not switched off until the driver's door or pas
senger's door has been opened.
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