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Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking sys­
tem, the driver's door can be locked and un­
locked at the lock cylinder.
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Fig . 22 Key turns for opening and closing.
• Remove the mechanical key¢ page 30.
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• Turn the mechanical key to position @¢ fig. 22
to unlock the driver's door .
• Turn the key to position @ to lock the driver 's
door ¢& .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢&. in Gener­
al description on page 32.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 23 Dr iver 's door: power locking switch
Open ing and clo sing
Fig. 2 4 Rear power locking sw itch
• Press the button~ to lock the vehicle¢& .
• Press the button@! to unlock the veh icle.
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the followi ng:
- 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 i n the power locking switches illumi­
nate when all 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 hand le
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 automatically unlock.
A WARNING
-- The power lock ing switch works with the ig-
n ition off and automatically locks the entire
veh icle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inoperative.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the veh icle,
which puts lives at r is k . Do not leave anyone
be hind in the vehi cle, especially c hildren .
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Your ve hicle is locked a utomat ica lly at a speed
of9 mph ( 15 km/h)
¢page 31. You can un­
l ock the vehicle again using the opening func­
tion in the power lo cking system sw itch.
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the luggage compartment lid . There should be
at least 9 ft (3 m) of distance. Or
~ Press the Iii button in the luggage compart­
ment lid
c::, fig. 2 7 (vehicles with convenience
key*). The remote control key must not be more
than approximate ly 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the
luggage compartment and it must not be in­
s ide the veh icle. The luggage compartment lid
will automat ically close and lock . The vehicle
locks
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~ Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compartment lid wi ll automat­
ica lly close and lock
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Setting the lugg age compartment lid open
po sit ion
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open pos ition
c::> (D. The position can be
stored at on ly one specific height .
~ Press and hold the la l button for at least four
seconds to store the new open position. A visu­ al and audio signal will follow .
~ To set a h igher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefu lly press the luggage
compartment lid upward.
~ Press and ho ld the l<=> I button again for at least
f our seconds and this wi ll store the new open
position.
The opening/closing process w ill stop immedi­
ately if:
- You pull the~ button in the driver's door, or
- You release the
l a l button on the remote con-
trol master key (veh icles with convenience
key*) , or
- You press the~ button or
Iii button (veh icles
with convenience key*) in the luggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid , or
- You press against the luggage compartment lid against the d irection it is moving, or
- when something blocks the luggage compart ­
ment lid or makes it diff icult for the lid to
move .
If you press the handle or one of the~ or
Iii but­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now, the
Op ening and cl osing
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on what angle it was at.
A WARNING
-Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> page 31,
General description.
- 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
veh icle is moving.
- To help prevent poisono us exhaust gas from
be ing drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
comp lete ly into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fu lly closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the rea r lid left open. A child
could crawl i nto the car through the luggage
compartment and pu ll the lid shut , becom­
ing trapped and unable to get out. To reduce
the risk of personal injury, never let ch ildren
p lay in or aro und your vehicle . Always keep
the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
- Never close the rear lid inattentive ly or with­
out checking first. Although the clos ing
force of the rear lid is lim ited, you can still
serious ly injure yourse lf or others .
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in part icular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges -fingers or hands can be pinched .
- Never try to interfere with the rear lid or
help it when it is be ing opened o r closed au­
tomatically .
@ Note
The luggage compartment lid can bump into
objects such as the garage ceiling when open ­
i ng and become damaged.
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infotainment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can
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be opened using the hand le r::;, page 33 . ..,
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Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear door from
being opened from the inside and the rear win­
dows from be operated.
Fi g. 30 Section of the driver 's door: Child safety lock but ­
tons
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• To activate the child safety lock for the respec­
tive rear door, press the left/right button
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the driver's door¢
fig. 30 . The LED in the but­
ton turns on.
• To deactivate the ch ild safety lock for the re­
spect ive rear doo r, press the left/r ight button
[!] in the driver's door. The L ED in the but ton
turns off.
The fo llow ing features are switched off:
- Interior door handle in the respective rear door,
- Power w indow switch in the respective rear
door.
To activate the child safety lock on both sides,
you must press the
[!l buttons one after the oth­
er.
A WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time . This applies particularly when ch ildren
remain in the veh icle. Otherw ise they cou ld
start the engine or operate ele ctrical equ ip­
ment such as power windows.
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Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 31 Sect ion of the driver's door: controls
All power window swi tches a re eq uipped w ith a
two- stage function :
Opening the windows
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• Press the switch to the fir st stop and hold it un­
til the w indow reaches the desi red posit ion.
• To open the window comp letely, press the
sw itch down to the
s econd level brief ly.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to the fi rst stop and hold it until
the window reaches the des ired pos ition.
• To close the window comp letely, pull the switch
up to the
sec ond lev el b riefly.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
A WARNING
-- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a shor t period
of t ime. This applies particularly when ch il­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise they
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows . The
power windows continue to f unction until
the dr iver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened.
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Opening and closing
- Pay carefu l attent ion when closing the win­
dows. It could cause injury by pinching.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
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- When you open the doors, the w indows au­
tomatically lower about
0.4 inches
(10 mm).
- When the window in the driver's or passeng­
er's door is completely open, it will raise ap­
proximately 1 inch (25 mm) when the door
is opened . The window wi ll lower again
when you close the door.
- After the ignition has been switched off, the
windows can st ill be opened or closed for
about
10 m inutes. The power windows are
not switched off until the driver's door or
passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening
All of the windows and the sunroof* can be
opened at once.
The settings in the Infotainment system specify
which windows will open.
Convenience opening
.,. Press and hold the li button on the remote
control key until the windows reach their de­
sired position and the sunroof* is tilted open.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
.,. Select: the ICARI function button > (Car)* Sys­
tems control button > Vehicle settings > Cen­
tral locking > Long-press to open windows .
To enable convenience opening of the windows
and the roof*, the
Front windows , Rear windows
and Roof funct ions must be switched On.
A WARNING
For security reasons, the windows and the
sunroof* can only be opened with the remote
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control key at a maximum d istance of approxi­
mately 6 feet (2 meters) from the vehicle.
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one ­
touch up and down feature must be activated
again.
.,. Pull the power window switch until the window
is completely raised.
.,. Release the switch and pull it again for at least
one second.
Sunroof
Description
Fig. 32 Sect ion from headli ner: sunroof b utton
@ Tilting/sliding
.,. To tilt the sunroof completely, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
.,. To open the sunroof completely, pull the switch
briefly to the second level~.&_ .
.,. To select an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch to the first level until the desired po ­
sition is reached .
@ Opening/sliding (version 1)
.,. To move the roof into the reduced w ind no ise
position, press the button back briefly to the
second level. The roof will open all the way if
you press the button back to the second level
aga in.
.,. To close the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch forward briefly to the second level~.&_ .
.,. To select an intermedi ate position, press/pull
the switch forward/back to the first level until
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@ Ope ning /sliding ( versi on 2)
• To ope n the sunroof complete ly, press the
switch back to just before the second level.
• To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level¢&, .
• To select an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch forward/back to the first level until
the desired position is reached .
The sun shade can be opened and closed by hand
when the roof is closed . The sun shade opens au­
tomatically when the roof is opened.
You can still operate the s liding/ti lting sunroof
for about 10 minutes after the ignition is switch­
ed off. The switch is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger's door is opened .
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the slid­
ing/tilting sunroof -otherw ise ser ious injury
cou ld resu lt! Always take the ignition key with
you when leaving the vehicle.
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Always close your sliding/t ilting sunroof when
leaving your veh icle. Sudden rain can ca use
damage to the interior eq uipment o f your ve­
hicle, part icularly the elect ron ic equipment.
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- Fo r information on convenie nce opening, re­
fer to¢
page 40.
- The sunroof will only open down to -20 °C
(-4 °F).
Sunroof power emergency closing
If the sun roof detec ts an object in its path when
it is clos ing, it w il l open again automatically. In
this case, you can close the roo f with the power
emergency closing fu nct io n.
• Wi thin five se cond s after the sunroof opens au­
tomat ica lly, pull the switch unt il the roof
closes .
I f you le t go of the sw itch early, the s unroof will
ope n again.
Open ing and clo sing
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to veh icles: w ith garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 33 Garage door opener: examples of using wit h differ·
ent systems
You can activate various systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from
inside your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homeli nk). There are three buttons fo r th is 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 open­
er, the three buttons in the roof headliner must
be programmed first .
A WARNING
-Make sure no people or objects a re in the im-
mediate vicinity of the equipment when using
or p rog ramming the garage door opener. Peo­
p le can be injured and objects can be dam­
aged if they are caught in the eq uipment .
(¼} Tips
-For security reasons, we recomme nd that
yo u cle ar the programmed buttons before
selling t he vehi cle.
- For add itiona l information about Homelink,
visi t www .home link.com.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FC C and In dustry Canada reg ulations
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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 35 Instrument panel: l ig ht switc h with all weat her
l ig hts
Light switch -f/
Turn the switch to the co rresponding posit ion.
When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol
turns on .
O -The lights are off or the dayt ime running
lights are on:
-USA models: The daytime running lights will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light switch <=.>
fig. 35 is in the O posi­
t ion or the
AUTO position (only in daylight con­
di tions) . The
Daytime running light s function
can be turned on and off in the MMI
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-Canada models: The daytime running lights
will come on automatically when the ignit ion is
on and the light switch
<=.> fig. 35 is in the O po­
sition, the
: oo: position or the AUTO position
(only in daylight conditions)<=.>,&. .
AUTO -Automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on brightness, for examp le in twilight,
during rain or in tunnels .
:,oo : -Parking light
fD • Low beam headlight
~ -All weather lights
~ @II -Rear fog lights
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Lights and Vision
All-weather lights
The front lights are adjusted automatically so
that there is less glare for the driver from his or
her own lights, for example when roads are wet.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Your vehicle is equipped with a headlight range
control system so that the headlights do not
blind oncoming traffic if the vehicle load
changes. The headlight range also adjusts auto­
matically when braking and accelerating.
Static cornering light*
The static cornering light depends on equipment
and only works when the light switch is in the AU·
TO position. The cornering light switches on au­
tomatically at speeds up to approximately
44 mph (70 km) when the steering wheel is at a
certain angle . The area to the side of the vehicle
is illum inated better when turning.
A WARNING
-Automatic headlights are only intended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsibility to check the head­
lights and to turn them on manually accord­
ing to the current light and visibility condi ­
tions . For example, fog cannot be detected
by the light sensors. So always switch on the
low beam under these weather conditions
and when driving in the dark fD.
- The rear fog lights should only be turned on
in accordance with traffic regulations, to
prevent g lare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Please observe legal regulations when using
the lighting systems described.
(D Tips
- The light sensor for the automatic head­
lights is in the rearview mirror mount.
Therefore, do not place any stickers in this
area on the windshield.
- Some functions of the exterior lighting can
be adjusted
<=.> page 45 .
-If you turn off the ignition while the exterior
lights are on and open the door, you will
hear a warning tone. .,.
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Lights and Vi sion
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of the
headlights, turn signals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperat ure difference
between the inside and outs ide. They w ill
clear shortly after switching them on. This
does not affect the service li fe of the light­
i ng.
Turn signals and high beam lev er
The lever on the left side of the steering column
is used to operate the turn signals and the high
beam as well as the headlight flasher.
F ig . 36 Tu rn signa l and hig h beam lever
The turn s ignal and high beam leve r has the fol ­
lowing f unctions:
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• Pu sh the lever up as far as it can go t o turn on
t he righ t turn s ignal or down to tu rn on the left
tu rn s ignal
c:> fig. 36 .
• Move the lever brief ly until you meet resistance
and release it to flas h three times.
• Move the lever (up or down) unti l you meet re­
s istance and hold it there to determine the
flashing time for the tu rn s ignals.
High beam ~D @
• Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam (vehicles with h igh beam assist *
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• Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the h igh beam.
Headlight flasher ~D ©
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to use
the headlight f lasher.
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Notes on these features
- The turn signals on ly work w it h the ignition
sw itche d on. The indicato r lights
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the instrument cl uster c:> page 11 also blink.
- After you have tu rned a corner, the turn s ignal
sw itches off automatically .
- Th e
high beam works on ly when the he ad ligh ts
are on. The indi cator light
II in the instr ume nt
cl uste r ill uminates when the high beams a re
on.
- The
headligh t flasher works o nly as long as yo u
hold t he leve r - even if there are no lig hts
turned on. The indicator light
II in the instru­
ment cluster i lluminates when you use the
headlight f lasher .
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or head light flasher
if you know that th ese could blind oncoming
traffic .
High beam assist
Applies to veh icles: with high beam assist
Fig . 3 7 Turn signal and high beam lever: sw itc hing high
bea m ass ist o n/off
A camer a on the rea rview mirror moun t ca n de­
tec t light sources from other road users . The high
beams switch on or off a utomat ica lly depen ding
o n the position of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and othe r en­
vironme nta l and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assist
Req uirement: The AU TO light sw itch posit ion
must be selected and t he h igh beam assist m ust
be switched o n in the I nfotai nment system
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~ To activate the h igh beam assist, tap the lever
forward
(D . The ID indicator light appears in
the instrument cluster disp lay and the high
beam assist is switched on/off automatically.
The
El indicator ligh t also turns on if the high
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beam s on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat­
ically as expected, you may switch them on or off
manually instead:
~ T o switch the high beams on man ually, tap the
lever forward
(D. The El indica tor light turns
on.
~ To switch the high beams off manua lly, pull the
lever back@. The high beam assist is deacti­
vated.
Operating the headlight flasher
~ To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assist is activated and high beams are
switched off, pull the lever back@. The high
beam assist remains act ive.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
r!IJ Audi adaptive light: system fault!
High beam assist: System fault
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected. You can still switch the
hi gh beams on or off manually.
High beam assist : Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debr is.
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshie ld. Therefore, do not
p lace any st ickers in this area on the windshield.
A WARNING
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High beam assist is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible for
controlling the headlights and switching
them manually depending on light and visibil­
i t y cond itions. It may be necessary to operate
them manually in situations such as:
Lights and Vision
-In adverse weather conditions such as fog,
heavy ra in, blow ing snow or spray ing water.
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obscured, such as expressways.
- When there a re road users that do not have
sufficient lighting, such as bicyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tight curves and on steep slopes.
- I n poorly lit areas.
- With strong reflectors, such as signs.
-If the area of the windsh ield near the sensor
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
~ Select: !CARI function button> (Car)* systems
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Auto­
matic headlights
menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Med. or Late accord ­
ing to the sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Audi adaptive light* -You can switch adaptive
light
On and Off.
Automatic high beams*
You can switch the high beam assist on and off.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime running
lights
on and off .
Canada models:
The function cannot be turned
off. It is activated automat ica lly each t ime the ig­
nition is switched on. Th is menu item is show n
"greyed out".
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you switch the ignition off and open the driver's door. To turn the func-
t ion on, select
Lights when leaving car > On . ..,.
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