Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 25 Key set
@ Master key with remote control and
integrated mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your veh icle
and start the engine w ith the master key with re
mote control. A mechanical key is i ntegrated in
the master key
c> page 3 7 .
@ Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use . It should only be used in a n emergency.
Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your
key ring.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authori zed Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disabled.
Be su re to bring all your keys with you .
Number of keys
You can inquire about the number of assigned
keys to your vehicle
c> page 11. This allows you to
make sure you have received all of the keys when
you purchase a used vehicle . Depending on the
veh icle equ ipment level, this function may also
be performed in the MMI*. To do this, select:
ICARI function button > Car systems* control but
ton
> Servicing & checks> Programmed keys .
Data in the master key
Dur ing dr iv ing, service and ma intenance -relevant
data is continuously stored on your master key .
Your Aud i service adviser can read out this data
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and te ll you about the work your vehicle needs.
This applies also to vehicles with Convenience key* .
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "the ir own" master
key. When the ignition is turned off or whe n the
vehicle is locked, personal convenience settings
for the following systems are stored and as
signed to the remote master key.
- Climate control
- Central loc king system
- Seat memory*
- Park ing system*
- Adaptive cru ise cont rol*
- Audi side assist*
- Audi drive se lect *
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when yo u turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
-
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended with
the key in the ignition lock. Entry by unau
thorized persons could endanger you or re
sult in theft or damage the vehicle . Always
lock all doors and take the key.
- Do not leave children unattended in the ve
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Unguarded access to the keys provides chil
dren the opportunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows etc. Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result
in serious injury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
loc k until the veh icle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise the steering co lumn
lock co uld suddenly e ngage -causing the
risk of an accident.
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-Th e operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference ..,.
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When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signa ls
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle, the turn
signals flash once. If they do not flash, one of the
doors, the rear lid or the hood is not locked .
Unintentionall y loc king your self out
In the following cases there safeguards to pre
vent you locking yo ur remote master key in the
veh icle:
- T he veh icle does not lock with the power lock
ing switch ~
page 42 if the dr iver's door is
open .
- On vehicles with Co nvenience key*, if the most
recently used master key is in the luggage com
partment, the rear lid is automatically un locked
again after it is closed.
Do not lock you r vehicle with the
remot e ma st e r
ke y or C onvenience key *
unti l all doors and the
r ear lid are closed . In t his way you avoid locking
yourse lf out accidentally.
& WARNING
- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam
ple) from accidentally being locked in the
vehicle should they acc identally press the
power locking switch in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un
su perv ised. In an emergency it wou ld be im
poss ible to open the doors from the outs ide
withou t the key.
(D} Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy
ment all locked doors w ill be automatically
unlocked to give access to the veh icle occu
pants from the outside.
- If the power lock ing system should mal
funct ion, you can lock the dr iver's door us
i ng the me chanical key~
page 42.
- If the power lock ing system should fail, you
ca n still open the fuel tan k flap in an eme r
gency
~page 216.
-You are well adv ised not to keep valuables
:;;: inside an unattended vehicle, v is ible or not.
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Op ening and cl osing
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot p ro
vide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door pane l comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal
function in the power locking or the anti
theft warning system. Have the malfunction
corrected by an authorized Aud i dealership
or qualified repair fac ility.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for power
locking in the radio or in the MMI* .
.. Select: !CAR I function button> Cent ral locki ng .
Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I function button > Car syst ems *
control button > Vehicl e setting s> (Ce ntr al
loc king )* .
Unloc king single door /Unloc k doo rs -
you can
specify which doors unlock when you open the ve
hicle .
-Select ing Off /All and pressing the IQ] button on
the remote control key unlocks the entire vehi
cle .
- Select ing
On /Dri ver and pressing the IQ] button
on the remote control key once unlocks only
the dr iver's door. In vehicles w ith a convenience
key*, only the door whose handle you pull will
un lock. If you press the
Im button tw ice, the en
tire veh icle w ill unlock.
If you press the I:@ but
ton, the entire ve hicl e w ill always lock .
Trunk lid/tailgate /lock e xterior trunk handle -if
you select
On , the rea r lid handle locks
c=> page 43, fig. 35 . In this case, the rear lid can
be opened with the
l asl bu tto n on the master key
c=> page 40, fig. 29 or with the~ button in the
driver's door
c:> page 43, fig . 34 .
Fold mirrors * -if you se lect On , the outside m ir
rors w ill fold i n autom atic ally when you press the
Im but ton on the remote control key c:> page 59.
Confirmation ton e/Tone wh en lo cking -if you
select
On , a tone w ill sound when you lock the ve
hicle.
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Opening and clo sin g
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 32 Driver's doo r: powe r loc king sw itch
• Press the button@ to unlock the veh icle
¢ fig. 32.
• Press the b utton CD to lock the vehicle ¢ ,& .
You will find a power lock ing switch in each door.
You can
lo ck and unloc k the vehicle using the
sw itches in the drive r's or passenger's door
¢ fig. 32. Yo u can only lock the ve hicle using the
switches in the rear doors . If you lock the vehicle
using the power locking switch, please note the
following:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for examp le
when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switches illumi
nate when all the doors are closed and locked.
- Front doo rs: you can unlock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door hand le .
- Rear doors: pull the door hand le
once to re
lease the lock. Pull the hand le
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors automatically un lock .
A WARNING
-The power locking sw itch works with the ig
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switc h is inoperat ive.
- Locked doors make it mo re difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
wh ich puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind i n the vehicle, especially children.
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@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (Auto locking)
¢ page 38. You can un lock the veh icle again
using the open ing funct ion in the power lock
i ng system sw itch.
Emergency locking of the doors
Each door must be locked separately if the pow
er locking system fails.
Fi g. 33 Door: Em erge ncy lock ing
An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the passenger's door and the rear doors (on ly
visible when door is open) .
• Ta ke the mechani cal key out of the maste r key
¢page 37.
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening¢ fig . 33 .
• Insert the key in the inside s lot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outs ide. The doo r can be
opened from the inside by pulling the door han
dle. If the chi ld safety lock in a rear door is acti
vated, you must first pull the door handle on the
i nside . Then you can open the door from the out
s ide .
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Opening and closing rear
lid
Fig. 34 Drive r's door: re m ote rea r lid re lease
Fig. 35 Posit ion of handle in the re ar lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.,. Press the button cs on the master key for at
least one second, or
.. Pull the release button
cs in the driver's door
c:> fig . 34, or
.,. Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c:> fig. 35 .
.. The luggage compartment lid unlocks .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Use the ins ide grip to pull th e rear lid down and
allow it to drop gently to close it
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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
Opening and closing
comp letely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle 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 unable to get out. To re
duce the risk of personal injury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle. Al
ways keep the rear lid as wel l as the veh icle
doors closed when not in use .
- Always ensure that no one is with in range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in part icular
close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched.
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When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the button
cs on the master key .
When the luggage compartment lid is closed
again, it locks automatically .
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-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - fingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe cially w ith the rea r lid left open . A chi ld
cou ld crawl into t he car thro ugh the luggage
compartmen t and pull the lid shut, becom
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re
duce the risk 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.
- If there is a l uggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be able
to open completely or an opened rear lid may close by itself because of the added
we ight. So the open rear lid must be sup
ported or the weight must be removed from
the luggage rack first.
(O} Tips
- As soon as the electrical connection to the
trailer socket is completed on vehicles with
a factory installed tow ing hitch, or a t railer
hitch that was instal led later ac co rding to
factory specifications, the a utomat ic rear lid
funct ion can only be ope rated via the handle
in the rear lid.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a ce rtain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more force to close it .
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked
with the middle button
,c:$ on the remote
key, the rear lid is automatically locked
again immediately after closing. This is ind i
cated by the turn signals bli nking .
- The following applies to veh icles equipped
with the Convenience key* feature: if the re mote control key is left in the luggage com
partment, luggage compartment w ill auto-
Op enin g an d clos ing
matically unlock itse lf after you lock the ve
hicle. This prevents you from unintentiona l
ly locking yo ur key in the luggage compart
ment.
Emergency unlocking of
the luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
F ig . 3 8 Luggage compa rt me nt lid inte rior
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from ins ide the luggage compart
ment .
.,. Remove the cover from the luggage compart
ment lid .
.,. Press the lever in the d irection of the ar row un
til the luggage compa rtme nt l id releases.
Child safety lock
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
F ig . 39 Ch ild safety locks on the rea r doors
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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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when starting the engine for diesel vehicles* in
colder temperatures. Therefore, you must hold
the brake pedal down until the engine starts.
The indicator lamp
1,1 illuminates when the en
gine is preheated .
Switching the ignit ion on /off
If you would like to switch the ignition on with
out starting the engine, follow these steps:
~ Inse rt the key into the ignition lock .
~ Press the key briefly without press the brake
pedal.
~ To switch the ignition off, press the key again.
Diese l vehicles* are preheated while the ignition
is switched on.
When start ing the e ngine, major electrical loads
are switched off tempora rily.
You can on ly remove the key with the ignition
switched off. To do th is, you have to press on the
key aga in.
I f the engine should not start immediately, the
starting process is automat ically stopped after a
short time. Repeat sta rting procedu re .
St art-Sto p-S ystem*:
Note the information on c:> page 91, Start/Stop
system .
A WARNING
-Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -dange r of asphyxiation .
- Never remove the ignit ion key from the ign i
t ion lock while the vehicle is moving . Other
wise, the stee ring lock cou ld suddenly en
gage and you would not be able to stee r the
vehicle .
- Always ta ke the key with you whenever you
leave you r vehicle. Othe rw ise, the engine
c ou ld be started or electrical eq uipment
such as the power windows cou ld be operat
ed. This can lead to serious injury.
- Never leave children or persons requiring as
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans-
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Driv ing
mitter, preventing peop le from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people ins ide the veh icle can be ex
posed to very h igh or very low tempera
tures.
(D Note
Avo id h igh engine rpm, full throttle and heavy
engine loads until the engine has reached op
erating temperature -otherw ise you risk en
gine damage .
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run wh ile parked to
warm up. Beg in driving immed iately. T his re
duces unnecessa ry emissions.
(D Tips
- If the key cannot be removed from the ign i
tion lock, you have to pull the mechanical key out of the master key in o rder to be able
to lock the vehicle
c:> page 38.
- Some noise after start ing the engine is nor
ma l and is no cause for conce rn.
- If you leave the vehicle w ith the ignition
switched on, the ignit ion w ill switch off af
ter a ce rtain per iod of t ime. Please note that
elect rical eq uipment such as exterior lights
w ill switch off as we ll when that happens.
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Driving
Starting the vehicle with the emergency
key
You can use the emergency key as an ignition key
in an emergency.
Fig. 100 Glove compartment : Ada pte r fo r em erg en cy key
Fig. 101 In sert emergency key into the adap te r
... Take the adapter for the emergency key out of
the glove compartment ¢
fig. 100.
.,. Push the emergency key ¢ fig . 101 fully into
the adapter . Make sure that the Audi rings are
facing up .
.,. Press the emergency key in the adapter down
until it latches audibly.
.,. Insert the adapter with the emergency key for
ward into the ignition switch. The engine can
now be started as usual.
Stopping the engine
... Bring the vehicle to a full stop.
... Move the selector lever to the P or N position .
.. Press on the ignition key . The engine is turned
off .
.,. You can now remove the key .
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Steering lock
The steering locks when you remove the ignition
key. The locked steering helps prevent vehicle
theft.
Emergency off
If it is necessary in unusual circumstances, the
engine can be switched off while the vehicle is
moving. The engine will be switched off if you
press on the key for an extended period .
A WARNING
-Never turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. The full func
tion of the brake booster and the power
steering is not guaranteed. You must use
more force to turn or brake if necessary . Be
cause you cannot steer and brake as you
usually would, this could lead to crashes
and serious injuries .
- For safety reasons, you should always park
your vehicle with the selector lever in P .
Otherwise, the vehicle could inadvertently
roll away.
- The radiator fan can continue to run for up
to 10 minutes even after you have turned
off the engine and removed the ignition key .
The radiator fan can also turn on again if the
engine coolant heats up because of intense
sunlight or heat build-up in the engine com
partment .
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle . Otherwise, the engine
could be started or electrical equipment
such as the power windows could be operat
ed. This can lead to serious injury .
- Never leave children or persons requiring as
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans
mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people inside the vehicle can be ex
posed to very high or very low tempera
tures.