
Opening and clo sin g
The rear doors are equipped wit h child safety
locks. The lock is only visib le when the door is
open . Take the mechanica l key out of the master
key
9 page 3 7 .
Swi tch ing th e child saf ety locks on
" Turn the key in the d irect ion of the arrow
~ fig. 39.
Switching the child safety locks off
"Turn the key in the opposite direction of the ar·
row .
When the child safety locks are activated, the in·
side door handles do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outs ide.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 40 Sect ion of the driver 's doo r: Contro ls
All power window switches are provided with a
two-position funct ion :
Open ing the windo ws
... Press the switch to the first stop and ho ld it un·
ti l the window reaches the desired position .
... Press the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automat ically open the window .
Closing the window s
... Pull the switch to the first s top and hold it until
the window reaches the desired posit ion .
... Pull the switch briefly to the
sec ond stop to au·
tomatically close the window.
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Power window swit ches
(D Driver 's doo r
@ Passenger's door
@ Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety l ocks
When the safety button ® is pressed, the @
symbol in the butto n lights up. The power win·
dow 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
appl ies particularly whe n children rema in in
the vehicle . Otherwise the children could
start the engine or operate electrical eq uip·
ment (e.g. powe r windows). The power win·
dows are f unctio nal until the driver's door or
passenger's door has been opened.
- P ay close a ttent ion when closing the w in·
dows to prevent pinching of hands or limbs.
- W hen locking the vehi cle from o utside, the
veh icle must be unoccupied si nce the win·
dows can no longer be opened in an emer ·
gency .
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After the ignit ion has been swi tched off, the
windows can st ill be opened or closed for
abo ut 10 minutes . The power w indows are
not switched off unt il the dr iver's door or pas·
senger's door has been opened.
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Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the Panoramic sliding sunroof*
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key .
Fig . 41 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
c::> page 3 7.
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• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
• Turn the key to position
c::> fig. 41 ® until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the Panoramic sliding sunroof" is tilted.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
c::> page 3 7.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock position @ until the w indows and the
Panoramic sliding sunroof" are closed
c::> A_ .
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 Panoramic
sliding sunroof* inattentive ly and without
checking -there is risk of injury.
- You must 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
tion is immediately canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING
c::> & in
General description on page 39 .
Open ing and closing
Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
"' Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed .
"' Release the switch .
"' Pull the sw itch again for one second . The auto
mat ic closing/opening is now reactivated.
Panorama roof
Operation
Applies to veh icles: w it h Pano ra mi c slid ing sunroof
Fig. 42 Section from headliner: Knob for Panoramic s lid in g
su nroof
Tilting
"'The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @
c::> fig. 42
"'To tilt it, briefly press the switch c::> fig. 42.
"'To close it, briefly pull the switch c::> A_.
"'To set an intermed iate position, press/pull the
sw itch until the sunroof reaches the desired po
sition.
Opening
"' To move the sunroof to the position for reduced
w ind no ise, turn the switch to posit ion @ until
res istance can be felt.
• To open the sunroof completely, turn and hold
the switch against the resistance in posit ion @.
• To close the sunroof, turn the switch to posi
tion @
c::> A..
• Turn the switch to the desired position to select
an intermediate position.
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-Some exterior lighting functions can be a d
j u sted
¢page 53 .
-When yo u remove your key from the igni
tion while the vehicle's lights are t urne d on,
a buzzer sounds as long as the driver's door
i s open.
- In coo l or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn signals and tai l lights can
fog over d ue to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clea r short ly after switch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the lig ht
i ng .
- In the event of a light sensor malfunct ion,
the d river is not ifi ed in t he i nstr ument clus
te r dis play¢
pag e 32.
Fog lights
Fig . 4 7 Fog ligh t sw itc h
"To turn on the fog lights }O, press button (D
¢ fig. 47.
"T o turn on the rea r fog lights 0$, press but ton
@ .
Fog lights
The s ide marker lights or low beams must be
switche d on. When the fog lights are switc hed
on, the g reen check light at the edge of the
sw itch comes on.
If automat ic driving light control AUTO is activat
ed, the low beams are sw itched on w hen the fog
lights are tur ned on .
Rear fog lights
Low beams or side marker lights with fog lights
must be t urned on .
Lights and V ision
W hen the rear fog lights are t urned on, the yel
l ow check light at the edge of the switch comes
on .
(D Note
The rear fog lig hts should o nly be t urne d on in
accor dance with traffic reg ulation, as the
li g hts are b right for f ollowing traffic .
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are selected in the radio or in the
MMI*.
"Sele ct: !CAR ! func tion b utton> Exterior light
ing .
Or
.. Select:
-,c- A- R~I function button > Car systems *
control b utton > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (Lights when leaving car ),
Leav ing home (Lights when unlock ing car )
The coming home f unction illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignit ion off
and open the d river's doo r. Dependi ng on vehicle
equipment, the function can be sw itched on and
off or the length of time the lights remain on*
c an be ad justed .
The leaving home i llum inates the area outside
t h e ve hicle when you un lock the vehicle . This
funct ion can be switched on and off .
The Com ing home and Leaving home functions
o nly operate when it is dark and the light switch
i s i n the
AUTO pos it ion.
Auto headlights
When the light sw itch is in the AU TO ¢ page 52
pos ition, the switch-on point of the lights can be
changed in the automat ic driving light funct ion.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can switch the daytime runn ing
li ghts
On and Off .
Canada models:
Th e fu nction canno t be turned
off .
It is a ct ivate d automatica lly ea ch time the ig-
ni tio n i s switched on. ..,
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Lights and Vi sion
switched back on by moving the windshield
wiper lever to any position .
- Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades result
in streaking. This can affect the rain sensor
function . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera
tures when the ignition is on .
- When stopp ing temporarily, e .g . at a traffic
light, the set speed of the windsh ield wipers
i s automatically reduced by one speed .
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshield wiper blades when they be
gin to leave streaks . Use a soft cloth and g lass
cleaner to clea n the windshield wipe r blades .
Front wipe r
.,. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
pos ition. Refer to¢
page 58.
.,. Lift the wiper arm away from the front window .
Rear wiper
.,. Lift the wiper arm away from the rear window .
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair your
view. This can lead to accidents.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
F ig. 58 Remov ing the w ipe r blad e
Wiper servic e position /blad e re placem ent
po sit ion
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.,. Switch the ignition off and move the windsh ie ld
wiper lever to position @ ¢
page 57, fig. 56.
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The windshie ld wipers move into the service po
sition .
.,. To br ing the w ipers back into the origina l posi
tion, switch the ignition on and press the wind
shie ld w iper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or off in
the radio or MMI *:
.,. Switch the windshie ld w ipers off (posit ion @
¢page 57, fig. 56).
.,. Select:
!CAR I function button> Windshield
wiper s
> Servic e po sition > On /Off . Or
.,. Select :
!CAR I function button> Car system s*
control button > Ser vicing & ch eck s > Wiper
s ervi ce po sition
> On /Off .
Removing the wiper blade
.,. Lift the w indshield w iper arm up from the
w indshie ld .
.,. Press the locking knob@¢
fig. 58 on the w iper
blade. Ho ld the wipe r blade firmly .
.,. Remove the w iper blade in the direction of the
arrow .
Attaching the wiper blade
.,. Insert the new wiper blade into the mount o n
the wipe r arm @unt il you hear it latch into
place .
.,. Place t he w iper a rm back on the winds hield.
.,. Tur n the se rvice pos ition off.
A WARNING
F or your safety, you shou ld replace the wiper
b lades once or twice a year. See your author
ized Audi dealer for replacement blades.
(D Note
- The windshie ld wiper blades must only be
replaced when in the service pos ition! Oth
erwise, you r isk damaging the paint on the
hood or the w indshield wiper moto r.
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshie ld.
The windshie ld w ipers would move back in
to their or iginal pos ition and could damage
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Memory function
Memory for driver's seat
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers con
be stored using the memory buttons in the driv
er's door .
Fig . 65 D ri ver's door : Sea t memory
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In addition to the setting for the driver's seat ,
the exterior rear view mirror setting can be stor
ed and recalled through seat memory if the vehi
cle is proper ly equ ipped .
Storing and recall ing s ettings
With the help of the memory buttons 1 and 2
¢ fig . 65 the settings for two different drivers
can be stored and recalled
¢ page 65.
The cu rrent sett ings are also automatically as
signed to the remote contro l key being used
when the vehicle is locked . When the vehicle is
un locked, the settings ass igned to the remote
control key being used are automatica lly reca l
led.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the IO FFI sw itch is depressed, the seat memory
is inoperat ive . When the Memory fu nction is off,
the LED in the button lights up .
All the sto red se ttings a re retained. We recom
mend us ing the
IO FF I sw itch and deactivating the
seat memory if the ve hicle is on ly going to be
used
temporarily by a driver whose settings are
not go ing to be stored .
Seats and storag e
Storing and recalling settings
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
Storing settings
.,. Adj ust the d river's seat.
.,. Adjust the two exterior mirrors.
.,. Press the
!S ET I button. The light in the button
w ill come on.
.,. Now press a memory button
(ill or 121) . If th e
sto ring procedure is correct, a confirmation
tone will sound .
Recalling settings
.,. If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, tap the corresponding memory
button briefly .
.,. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
sw itched on, press the approp riate memory
button until the stored position is reached.
Successful storage is confirmed audibly and by
t h e light in the
ISET I button i lluminating
r=> poge 65, fig. 65.
When the vehicle is locked , the current settings
are stored and assigned to the remote control
key . But the settings stored on memory buttons
1 to 2 are not de leted. They can be reca lled at
any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the set
t ings assigned to the remote control key are re
stored .
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save your in
dividua l seat position o n one of the memory but
tons . You can reca ll you r settings aga in simply
and conveniently by pressing the correspond ing
memo ry button. When the vehicle is loc ked,
t h ese settings are automatically re-ass igned to
t h e remo te contro l key and stored.
_& WARNING
-
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can on ly
be recalled when the vehicle is stationa ry -
otherwise yo u risk having an accident .
- In an emergency the recall proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! OF FI switch or by
tapp ing of the memory bu ttons.
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Sea ts and stor age
Activating remote control key memory
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
To assign the drive r's seat settings to the remote
con trol key when locking the vehicle, the function
m ust be activated in the radio or M MI*.
• Select:
ICARI funct ion button > Seat adjust
ment > Dr iver' s se at
> Key mem. profi le > On .
Or
• Se lect:
I CARI funct io n button > Car sy stem s*
contro l button > Vehicle sett ing s > S eats >
Driv er's s eat > Remote control key > On .
@ Tips
If you do not want another driver's settings to
be assigned to the remote control key, switch
off the memory function using the radio or
MMI* or the
j o FF I button ¢ page 65.
Rear seat
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated
in compliance w ith the safety guidelines ex
p lai ned in
¢ page 143 and ¢page 151. The cor
rect seating positio n is critical for the safety of
fron t
and rear seat passengers a like ¢ page 13 7.
_8. WARNING
- O ccupan ts in the front and rear seats m ust
always be properly res trained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle withou t
t h e head restraints prov ided. Head re
straints hel p to reduce injuries.
- Loose items ins ide the passenger compa rt
ment, can fly forward in a crash or sudden
maneuver and injure occupants. Always
store articles in the luggage compartment
and use the fasten ing eyes, especially when
t h e rear seatbacks have been folded down.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 137,
Proper seating positions for passengers in
rear seats.
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Adjusting seat
The fore-and-a~ adjustment of the seat cushion
and the seatback angle can be adjusted .
Fig. 66 Ad justing seatback angle
F ig . 67 Fore -a n d-aft ad justment
Adjusting seatback angle
• Pull the lever up and push the seatba ck toward
the rea r to the desired position~
fig. 66 . Re
lease the lever.
• Pull the lever up so that the seatback pivots
forward. Release the lever and push the seat
back to the rear to retu rn the seatback to the
normal pos ition .
Fore-and-aft adju stment
• Pull the handle up and push the seat forward or
back ¢
fig. 67.
• Release the handle and cont inue to push the
seat until the seat latch engages .
_8. WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat must only be
ad justed when t he vehicle is stationa ry -
danger of acci dent!

Sea ts and stor age
when accelerat ing or when app lying the
brakes or when driving around a corner.
- When you are driving make sure that any
thing you may have placed in the center con
so le or other storage locations cannot fall
out into the footwells. In case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
acce le rate .
- Any pieces of cloth ing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view.
The coat hooks are designed only for light
weight cloth ing . Neve r hang any clothing
with hard , po inted or he avy objects in the
poc kets on the coat hooks . Dur ing s udden
braking or in an accident -especia lly i f the
airbag is dep loyed -these objects could in
jure any passengers inside the vehicle .
Glove compartment
The glov e comportm ent is illuminat ed and con
be locked.
F ig . 93 Glove co mpa rt men t
To open glove compartment
.. Pull the handle in the d irection of the arrow
c> fig . 93 and swing the cover down to open .
To clo se glove c omp artm ent
.. Push the glove compartment lid upward until
the lock engages .
There are ho lders for a pen and a pad of paper in
the glove compartment lid.
On the r ight side in the glove compa rtment is a
hol der wi th the key body into w hich the emerge n
cy key must be clipped to be able to star t the ve
h icle.
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A WARNING
To reduce the risk of persona l injury in a n acci
dent or sudde n stop, a lways keep the glove
compartment closed while driving .
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-condi
tioning i s in cooling mode.
Fig . 94 Glove box w ith cooli ng box ope n and sw itc hed on
.. Open the glove compartmen t c> page 78,
fig. 93 .
.. Tu rn the rotary switch @ counte r-clockwise to
switch th e cooling on . The symbols on th e rota
ry sw it c h must be displayed c> fig . 94 accord
ing ly .
.. Turn the rotary switch @ clockwise to sw itch
the cooling off .
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode.
If the climate con trol is in the heating mode, we
recommend switching the cooling box off .
Storage compartment in the roof
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Fig. 95 Sto ra g e pocket in t he roof
.. To open the lid you have to touch the bar
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Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the !AUTO ! button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig. 97 3-zone deluxe automatic cl imate control: co ntrols
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off .
Use the d ials to adjust the temperature, the
blower speed and the air distr ibut ion. The LED in
a button w ill light up when the function is
switched on. The settings are displayed for a few
seconds in the radio or MMI* display .
The driver and front passenger s ide ca n be ad
justed separately. The settings are also displayed
in t he climate control system display.
IOFFI Switching the climate control system
on/off
The I OF Fi button switches the climate contro l
system on or off.
It also sw itches on when you
press the knob. Airf low from o utside is blocked
when the climate control system is switched off.
IA/C l Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off. This can
cause fog on the windows. The cooling mode
switches off automatically when there are cold
outside temperat ures.
1.,,., 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recirculation mode, the air inside the vehicle is
circu lated and fi ltered. This prevents the unfil
tered air o utside the vehicle from ente ring the
ve hicl e interior. We recommend switching rec ir- cu
lation mode on when driving through a tunnel
or when sitt ing in traffic
c> .&. .
The !AUTO I button or I @ FRONT I button switches
recirculation mode off.
I AUTO I Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode maintains a constant tempera
ture inside the vehicle . Air temperature, airf low
and air distribut ion are controlled automatically .
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatu res between 60 °F (+ 16 °C) and 84 °F
( +2 8 °C) ca n be set. O uts ide of this range,
low or
high will appear in the radio or M MI* display. At
both of these settings, the climate control sys
tem runs continuous ly at maximum cooling or
heating power. There is no temperat ure regula
t ion.
~ Adjusting the airflow
You can adjus t the airflow manua lly to suit your
needs. To have the airflow reg ulated automati
ca lly, press the
IAUTO I button.
~ Adjusting the air distribution
You can man ually select the ven ts where the air
will flow. To have the air distribut ion regulated
automatica lly, press the
IAUTOi button . ..,.
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