2016 AUDI A4 warning

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
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.,. 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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Opening and clo sin g
Convenience opening /clos ing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed with the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
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Fig . 35 Key turns for opening an d clos ing
Convenienc e opening f eature
.,. Use the eme rgency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
¢ page 33 .
.,. Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door .
.,. Turn the key to position ¢
fig. 35 ® until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the power sunroof is open .
Convenience cl osing fea tur e
.,. Use the emergency key or pull the mechanical
key out of the master key
q page 33.
.,. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock position @ until the windows and the
power sunroof are closed
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For vehicles with Panoramic sliding sunroof*:
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade will also open or
close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the power s un­
roof inattent ively and without checking -
there is risk of injury.
- Yo u m ust always watch when the w indows
are be ing raised so that no one can be trap­
ped. If you release the key, the closing ac­
t ion is immediately cance led.
- Always read and heed WARNING
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General description on page 31 .
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Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one­
touch up and down feature must be activated
agam .
... Pull and hold the power window sw itch until
the window is completely closed .
... Release the switch and pull the switch again for
one second.
Sunroof
Operation sliding /tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilt ing sunroof
Fig . 36 Section of headliner: knob for sunroof
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch m ust be in the @
pos ition
q fig. 36 .
... To t ilt it, briefly press the switch ¢ fig . 36.
... To close it, b riefly pull the switch 9 _&. .
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... To set an intermed iate position, p ress/p ull the
sw itch un til the roof reaches the desired posi­
tion.
Opening /slid ing
... To slide the roof all the way open, tur n the
sw itch to the
(D position.
... To close the s unroof complete ly, turn the
sw itch to @ position
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... To select a setting in between, turn the sw itch
to the desired position.
The sunshade can be opened and closed manual­ l y in any position . W hen opening the sunroof , the
sunshade is a utomatically opened.
After the ignition is switched off, yo u can st ill op­
erate the su nroof fo r abo ut 10 m inutes. As soon .,.

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as the driver's or passenger's door is opened, the
switch is inoperative .
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the sun­
roof -otherwise serious injury could result!
For this reason, always remove the ignition
key when leaving the vehicle.
CD Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving your
vehicle. Sudden rain can cause damage to the interior equipment of your vehicle, particular­
ly the electronic equipment .
(D Tips
-Information on convenience opening/clos­
ing
c:> page 42.
Operation panorama sunroof
Appl ies to vehicles: with pa nora ma sunroof
Fig . 37 Sectio n fro m headliner: knob for sunroof.
Tilting
• The sunroof can be ti lted or closed only in
switch position @c:>
fig. 37
• To tilt it, briefly press the switch c:> page 42,
fig. 36.
• To close it, briefly pull the switch c:> &_ .
• To set an intermediate position, press/pull the
switch unt il the roof reaches the desired posi­
t ion.
Opening
• To open the sunroof completely, turn and hold
the switch against the resistance in position
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• To close the sunroof, tur n the rotary sw itch to
pos ition @~&_ .
Open ing and closing
• An intermediate position can be set by turn ing
the rotary switch to the desired position.
Opening/closing the sunshade
• Press the switch @c:> page 42, fig. 36 in the
desired arrow direction.
• To stop the sunshade in an intermediate posi-
tion, press the switch again.
After the ignition is sw itched off, you can still op­
erate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As soon
as the driver's or passenger's door is opened, the
switch is inoperative.
The power sunshade can also be closed when the
sunroof is open.
A WARNING ~ ~
Pay careful attention when closing the sun­
roof -otherwise serious inju ry could result!
For this reason, always remove the ignition
key when leaving the vehicle.
CD Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving your
vehicle . Sudden rain can cause damage to the
interior equipment of your vehicle, particular ­
ly the electronic equ ipment.
({D Tips
- Information on convenience opening/clos­
ing c:>
page 42.
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path when
it is closing, it will open again automatically. In
th is case, you can close the roof with the power
emergency closing function .
• Within five seconds after the sunroof opens au­
tomatically, pull the sw itch until the roof
closes.
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Opening and clo sin g
Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with folding and lockable rear seatbacks
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
comportment from unauthorized access .
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Fig. 38 Glove compartment: valet park ing button
You can sw itch the "va let park ing funct ion" on
when someone else is pa rk ing you r vehicle. When
the function is sw itched on, the vehicle can be
driven, locked and un locked using the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is
not permitted .
• Take the mechanical key ou t of the master key
<=> page 33.
• Open the glove compartment r::!> page 66 .
• Activate
¢ fig. 38 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
! VALET I button. The indicator light
in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechanical key.
• Lock both rea r seatbacks w ith the mechan ica l
key
¢ page 69.
• Lock the luggage compar tment pass-through
with the mechanical key<=>
page 74 .
• Leave the master key with the service personnel
for parking and keep the mechanical key with
you.
The fo llowing buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking function is switched on:
- 1""' 1 bu tton in the dr iver's door
- I a I button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is activated, the message
V alet park ing activ ated appears in the
instrument cluster display when you switch the ignit ion on .
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Horne Link)
Fig. 3 9 Garage doo r opene r: exa mples of using w it h d iffer·
ent syste ms
You can act ivate vario us systems suc h as garage
doors, secur ity systems and home lighting from
inside your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homelink) . There are three buttons for th is in
the veh icle headliner that can be in used in place
of up to three hand-held transmitters.
To operate systems using the garage door open­
er, the three buttons in the roof headliner must be programmed first .
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate vi cinity of the equipment when using
or p rogramm ing the ga rage door opener. Peo­
pl e can be injured and ob jects can be dam­
aged i f they are caught in the equipment.
(D Tips
- For sec urity reasons, we recommend that
yo u clear the prog rammed but tons before
sell ing t he ve hicl e.
- For add itiona l information about HomeL ink,
visit www.homelink .com .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indust ry Canada regulat ions
<=>page 261.

Light and Vision
Light and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 42 Instrument panel : headlig ht co ntrol sw itch
Light switch ·'t/;
T u rn the switch c::> fig. 42 to the co rresponding
position . When the lights are switched on, the :
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symbo l turns on.
O -The lights are off or the daytime r unning
lights are on :
-USA mode ls: The daytime running lig hts are
activated when the light switch
c:) fig . 42 is in
the
O pos it ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond it ions) . The daytime runn ing
l ights fu nction can be turned on a nd off in the
r ad io or MM I* menu
Exterior lighting
c:) page 49, c::> & .
-Canada mo del s: T he daytime runn ing lights are
activ ated when t he lig ht switch
c:) fig . 42 is in
the
o pos it ion, :oo : position or the AUTO pos i­
tion (only in daylight condit ions). The dayt ime
runn ing lights fu nction cannot be tur ned off
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AUTO * -Automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on brightness, for example in twilight,
du ring ra in or i n tunne ls
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;o o: -Side marker lights
fD -Low beam headlights
Fog lights /rear fog light (s)*
Press the appropriate button c::> fig. 42 :
}0 -Fog lights
O* -Rear fog light(s)
48 adaptive light*
When switched on
, adap tive ligh t ad ap ts to
curves in the roa d depending on the vehicle
speed and the steering ang le. Th is prov ides bet­
ter light ing th rough the curve. The system oper­
ates at speeds between approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
Static cornering light* (veh icles with adaptive
li ght) -the corne ring light switches on at speeds
up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/h) when a
ce rtain steering wheel angle is reached or when a
turn signal is act ivated . The area to the side of
the veh icle is illuminated better when turning .
T he adaptive light and the cornering light only
funct ion when the switc h is in the AUTO position
(automat ic head lights*) .
A WARNING
- Daytime r unning lights and au tomatic head­
lights* are o nly intended to ass ist the d river .
They do not relieve the d rive r of his res pon­
sibility to check t he headlights and to tur n
t hem on m anually accordi ng to the curren t
light and visibili ty cond itions. For example,
fog cannot be detected by the light sen­
sors*. So a lways switch on the headlights
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unde r these 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 ot her motorists. Always tur n on the
headlights so that yo u can see ahead a nd so
that others can s ee yo ur ca r from the back .
- Please obey all laws w hen us ing the lighting
sys tems described here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights* shou ld only be turned on
i n accordance with traffic regu lation, as the
lights are bright for following traff ic.
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- The light sensor* for headlight contro l is lo ­
cated in the rear view m irror mount. You
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the windshield in this area in order to
prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be ad­
justed
c:, page 49.
- When you remove your key from the igni­
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned on,
a buzzer sounds as long as the driver'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 temperature difference
between the inside and outside. They will
clear shortly after switching them on. This does not affect the service life of the light­
ing .
- In the event of a light sensor malfunction,
the driver is notified in the instrument clus­
ter display
c:, page 21.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
Fig. 43 Turn signal and high beam lever
Turn signals¢¢
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The turn signals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -right turn signal
@-left turn signal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@-high beams on
Light and Vision
@-high beams off or headlight flasher
The indicator light
II in the instrument cluster
turns on.
Notes on these features
- The turn signals only work with the ignition
turned on. The indicator lights. or
II in the
instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn signal
switches off automatically.
- The
high beam works only when the headlights
are on. The indicator light
II in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the high beams are
on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as you
hold the lever -even if there are no lights
switched on . The indicator light
II in the in­
strument cluster illuminates when you use the
headlight flasher.
WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight flasher
if you know that these could blind oncoming
traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are selected in the radio or MMI* .
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Exterior light­
ing .
Or
.,. Select: 1-C~A ~ R-.l function button > Car systems*
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting.
Coming home (light when leaving car)*,
Leaving home (light when unlocking car)*
The coming home function illuminates the area
around the vehicle when the ignition is switched
off and the driver's door is opened. Depending on
vehicle equipment, the function can be switched on and off or the length of time the lights remain
on* can be adjusted .
The
leaving home function illuminates the area
around the vehicle when unlocking it. This func-
tion can be switched on and off.
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Light and Vision
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right exter ior mir ror.
Move th e knob in the des ired direction.
(@. -Heat ing the m irro r glass depending on the
ou tside temperat ure*.
.9 -Folding exterior mirrors* . In the Infotain­
men t system, you can select if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the vehicle
¢ page 36.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when ba cking in to a
pa rking space , the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the posit ion for the front passenger's outs ide
mirror.
You can adjust the ti lted mi rror sur fa ce by turn­
ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is sto red and assigned to the
key yo u are using.
The mirror goes back into its o riginal position
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or tu rn the ignition off .
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spherical *)
increase your f ield of view. Remember that
vehicles or other objects will appear smaller
and fa rther away than when seen in a flat mir­
ror. If you use t his mirro r to est imate distan­
ces of following vehicles whe n cha ng ing
lanes, yo u co uld estimate incor rectly and
c ause an accident .
(D Note
-If the mir ror housing was moved by outs ide
fo rces (such as an impac t when maneuver­
in g), y ou must use the powe r fo ldi ng func­
tion to fold the mirro r all the way out . The
mirror housing must not be moved back in ­
to place by hand beca use this would impa ir
the function of the m irror mechanism.
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wash, yo u m ust fold the exte rior m irrors i n
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
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N ever fold power fold ing ex terior mirrors *
by hand . On ly fold them in and out using
the power controls .
(D Tips
-If the power adjusting function malfunc ­
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad­
justed by p ressing on the edge of it by hand .
- The exte rior m irro r settings are sto red w it h
the memory function* ¢
page 63.
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 49 Automat ic d immin g rear view m irro r•
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror ba ck .
Automatic dimming rearview mirror *
.,. Press the button@¢ fig. 49. The indicator
light @ turns on . The rearview and ex ter ior*
m irrors d im au tomat ica lly when light shines on
t hem, for e xamp le from headlig hts on a veh icle
to the re ar.
A WARNING
Electrolyte f luid can leak from automa tic di m­
ming mi rrors if the glass is broken . Electro­
lyte fl uid can irritate s kin, eyes and respirato ­
ry system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to electro­
lyte ca n cause irritation to the respiratory
system, especially among people with asth­ ma or other respiratory conditions . Get
fresh air immediately by leaving the vehicle
or, if that is not possible, open windows a nd
doors all the way. ..,.