Opening and closin g
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy
ment all locked doors will be automat ica lly
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu
pants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should mal
funct ion, you can lock the driver's door us
ing the ignit ion key
¢ page 32.
- If the power lock ing system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer
gency ¢
page 176.
-You are well adv ised not to keep valuables
i nside an unattended vehicle, vis ible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro
v ide the secur ity of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal
funct ion in the power lock ing o r the anti
theft warning system. Have the malfunct ion
correc ted by an authorized Audi dea lership
or q ualified repair facility .
Key set
Fig . 17 You r ve hicle key set
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The key set contains two remote co ntro l keys or
conven ience keys*. To fold the key o ut or in, press
the re lease button
¢ fig . 17 -arrow -.
@ Remote control key or convenience key *
The convenience key is a vehicle remote contro l
key with special funct ions
Q page 30, Locking
and unlocking with convenience key
and
¢ page 69, Starting the engine .
With the remote control key, yo u can lock and
un lock the vehicle cent rally and start the engine.
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Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact you r autho rized Aud i
dealer immed iate ly to have the
lost key disabled.
Be sure to bring all your keys w ith you.
Number of keys
You can chec k the numbe r of keys assigned to
you r vehicle in the ins trument cluster display .
It
will show you this when yo u adjust the t ime
¢
page 22. F or example, the display 1 /2 means
you are us ing vehicle key number one out of two
keys tota l assigned to the vehicle. This way, you
can make sure that you have a ll the keys when
purchasing a used vehicle .
.&, WARNING
-Do not leave your vehicle unatte nded with
the key in the ignition lock . E ntry by u nau
thori zed persons cou ld endanger you or re
sult in theft o r damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave childre n unattended i n the ve
h icle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Ungua rded access to the keys provides chil
dren t he oppor tunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows etc . Uns upervised ope ration
of any vehicle system by children can result in ser ious injury.
- Do not remove the key from the ign ition
lock until the veh icle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise the steering co lumn
lock cou ld suddenly engage -causing the
r isk of an accident.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the v icinity of the vehi
cle working in the same frequency range
(e.g . a cell phone, radio equipment) .
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys are
only ava ilable from authorized Audi dealer .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulat ions
~ page 235.
