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- you park close to a hedge and the branches move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time.
- yo u clean yo ur vehicle, for example with a pres
sure washer or in a car wash.
- there is heavy rain.
- the bumper is very dirty, for example afte r driv-
ing on salt-covered roads.
- there is interfe rence to the radio signal from
the veh icle key, s uch as from cell phones or re
mote controls.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggage compart
ment.
F ig. 31 Ins ide of the luggage compartme nt: access to the
emergency re lease
"' Pry the cover out using a screwdriver or the
emergency key
¢ fig. 31.
"'Press the lever in the direction of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid.
Open ing and closing
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.
Fig. 32 Sectio n of the driver's door: Ch ild sa fety lock but
to ns
• To activate the child safety lock for the respec
tive rear door, press the left/right button
1±1 in
the dr iver's door¢
fig. 32 . The LED in the but
ton turns on .
"' To deactivate the child safety lock fo r the re
spective rear door, press the left/right button
1±1 in the driver's door. The LE D in the button
turns off.
The following features a re switched off:
- Interior door handle in the respective rear door,
- Power window switch in the respective rear
door.
T o activate the chi ld safety lock on both sides,
you must press the
[ii 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 vehicle. Otherwise they could
start the engine or operate electrical equip
ment such as power windows .
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Opening and closing
Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 33 Section of the driver's door: controls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and hold it un
til the window reaches the desired position.
• To open the w indow completely, press the
switch down to the
second level briefly.
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired posit ion.
• To close the window completely, pull the
switch up to the
second level briefly.
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 short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise they
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows. The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened .
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"
-Pay carefu l attention when closing the win
dows. It could cause injury by pinch ing.
- When locking the vehicle from o utside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
{!) Tips
After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approximate
ly 10 seconds . The power windows are not
switched off until the driver's door or front
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~ 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 I CARI funct ion button > (Car)* Sys
tems
contro l 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 functions must be switched On .
A WARNING
-
For security reasons, the windows and the
sunroof* can only be opened with the remote
control key at a maximum distance of approx
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Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
.,. Pull the powe r window switch until the window
is completely ra ised.
.,. Release the switch and pull it aga in for at least
one second.
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access .
Fig. 34 Lu gg age comp artment : v a let parkin g button
W ith "valet parking" activated, the rea r lid can
no t be opened .
.,. Remove the mechanical key
Q page 30.
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
Q fig . 34 the "valet parking" feature by press
ing the
I VA LETI button . The indicator light in
the switch illuminates .
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechanical key.
.,. Lock both rear seatbacks w ith the mechanical
key
Q page 64 .
.,. Leave the master key with the service personnel
for park ing and keep the mechanical key with
you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the un locking button for the rear lid
~ in the
driver's door is inact ive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the rear lid is inactive.
Opening and closing
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un
locked with the master key. Access to the lug
gage compartment is blocked.
When the valet parking function is switched on ,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ignition on .
Sunroof
Description
Fig. 35 Section from hea dline r: sun roo f b utton
@ Tilting /sliding
.,. To tilt the sunroof completely, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
"' To open the sunroof completely, pull the sw itch
briefly to the second level¢,&. .
.. To select an intermediate position , press/pu ll
the switch to the first level until the desired po
sition is reached .
@ Opening /sliding (version 1)
"'To move the roof into the reduced wind noise
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
again.
.,. To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
Q ,&..
.. To select an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch forward/back to the first level until
the desired position is reached.
@ Opening/sliding (version 2)
.,. To open the sunroof complete ly, press the
switch back to just before the second level.
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Lights and Vi sion
"'T o activ ate t he h igh beam assist, tap the lever
forward
(D . The ii indicator light appears in
the instr ument cluster d isp lay an d the high
beam assist is switched on/off automatically.
The
Bl indicator lig ht also turns on if the h igh
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beam s on /off manually
If the high beams did not sw itch on/off a utomat
ically as expected, you may sw itch them on or off
manually instead:
"'T o swi tc h the high beams on manually, tap the
l ever forward
(D . The Bl indicator lig ht t urns
on.
"' To switc h the high beams off manually, p ull the
lever back@. The h igh beam assist is deact i
vated .
Operating the headlight flasher
"'To ope rate the headlight flasher w hen the h igh
beam assist is act ivated and high beams are
switched off, p ull the leve r back @. The high
beam assist rema ins ac tive .
Me ssages in the instrument cluster display
ml Audi adaptive light: system fault!
Headlight a ssist: System fault
Dr ive to an a uthorized Aud i dea ler or a uth orized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n co rrected. You can still switc h the
h igh beams on or off ma nually.
Headlight assist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera v iew is b locked, fo r example by a
sticke r or debr is.
The senso r is locate d between the interior rear
view m ir ror and the windshield. Therefore, do not
p lace any st ic kers in this area on the windshie ld.
A WARNING
-
H igh beam assist is only intended to assist
the drive r. The dr iver is still responsible for
cont rolli ng the headligh ts a nd switch ing
t hem ma nually de pendi ng on light and vis ibil
i t y conditions.
It ma y be ne cess ary to operate
t he m man ually i n situ at io ns such as:
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- In adverse weat her condi tions such as fog,
heavy rain, blowing snow or spray ing water.
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
pa rtially obscure d, such as expressways.
- When the re are roa d users that do not have
suff icient lighting, such as bicyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tig ht curves an d on stee p slopes.
- In poorly lit a re a s.
- W it h st ro ng refle cto rs, such a s signs .
-If th e ar ea of the wi ndshi eld n ear the s ensor
i s f ogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
s tick er.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
"'Select: !C A R! function button> (Car) * systems
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Au
tomatic headl ights
menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if the
h eadlights switch o n
Early, Med . or Late accord
i ng to the sens itiv ity o f the lig ht sensor .
Audi adaptive light* -You can sw itch ad aptive
li ght
On an d Off .
Automatic high beams*
Y ou can switch the hig h beam assist on an d off .
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime runn ing
li gh ts
on and off .
Canada models:
The function cannot be turned
off. It is act ivated a utomatically each time the ig
nit ion is switched on. This menu item is shown
"g reye d out" .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function ill uminates the a rea
outside the vehicle when you switch the ign ition
off and open the driver's door. To turn the func-
tion on , se lect
Lights when leav ing car > On . .,._

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The leaving home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you un lock the vehicle.
To turn the function on, select
Lights when un
locking car> On.
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light switch
is in the
AUTO position.
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer
gency situation.
Fi g. 41 Cente r console: emergency flasher swit ch
• Press the switch &,. ~ fig. 41 to turn the emer-
gency flashers on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four turn
signals blink at the same time. The turn signal in
d icator lights
(4B in the inst rument cluste r, as
well as the light in the emergency flasher switch
&,. blink likewise. The emergency flashers also
work when the ignition is turned off.
The emergency flashers w ill turn on automatical
l y if you are in an accident where the airbag has
deployed.
(0) Tips
You shou ld turn on th e emergency flashers
when:
-you are the last veh icle standing in a traff ic
jam so that any other vehicles coming can
see you, or when
- you r vehicle has broken down or you are in
an emergency situation, or when
Lights and V ision
-your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you.
Interior lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 42 Front headl iner : in terio r light ing con trols
Fig. 43 Rea r headl iner : read ing light
Press the correspond ing button ¢ fig. 42:
El-Inter ior lighting on/off
[!] -Door contact switch on/off. The interior light
ing is controlled automatica lly.
~- Reading lights on/off
~* -Sw itch ing the rear reading lights on/off
from the cockpit .
Ambient lighting
Applies to vehicles: with ambient ligh ting
You can adjust the brightness of the inter ior
lighting.
• In the Infotainment system, select: the
ICARI
function button > (Car)'" Systems control but
ton
> Vehicle settings> Interior lighting >
Brightness . .,.
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Lights and Vision
.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn the
knob and press it.
The interior lighting turns on when you switch
the headlights on while the ignition is on .
(i)} Tips
The setting is a utomat ica lly stored and as
signed to the remo te control key th at is in
use.
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru
ments, display and head-up display* con be ad
justed .
Fig . 44 Inst rument illuminat ion
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Turn the knob toward" -" o r"+" to reduce or in
c rease the brightness .
" Press th e knob again to re turn it to its original
pos ition.
(D Tips
The instr um ent ill umination for th e need les
a n d dia ls tur ns on when the igni tio n is tur ned
on and t he lights are turned off. The i llumina
t ion for t he dia ls reduces automatically and
eventua lly tu rns off as brightness outside in
creases . T hi s function reminds the drive r to
turn the headlights on at the appropriate
time.
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Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 45 Driver's door: kno b for the ex terio r mirrors
Turn the knob to the desired position :
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right exterior mirror.
Move the knob in the des ired dir ect ion .
Qill -Hea ting the mirror glass depend ing on the
outside temperature .
8 -Folding exterior m irro rs*. I n the I nfota in
ment system , you can se lect if the m irro rs fo ld in
automat ica lly when you lock the vehicle
~ page 33.
Front passenger 's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
par king space, the surface of the m irror tilts
s light ly . For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's outside
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mirror s urface by tu rn
i ng the knob in the desired directio n. When you
move out of reverse and i nto anot her gea r, the
new m irror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The m irror goes back into its or ig inal pos ition
once you drive forward faster than 9 mp h (15
km/h) or switch the ignition off.
A WARNING
Curved (i .e. convex) m irror surfaces increase
your f ield of view. Remember that ve hicles or
o ther objects will appear sma ller and farther
away than when s een in a flat m irro r. If yo u

Lights and Vi sion
Cleaning w indshield wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
s treaks. Use a soft cloth and a glass cleaner .
... Place the w indshield wiper arms in the service
pos ition
c::> page 52 .
... Fo ld the windshield wipe r arms away from the
winds hield.
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vi
sion, which increases the risk of an accident.
Replacing windshield wipe r blades
Fig. 51 Remov ing w indshi eld wiper b lades
Wiper service position/blade replacement
posit ion
:= M 0 ±
" CD
... Switch the ignition off and move the windsh ield
wiper lever to position @) briefly
c::> page 51,
fig. 50. Th e windshie ld wipers move into the
service position.
... To bring the wiper blades back into the original
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
windshield wiper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or off in
the Infotainment system:
... Switch the windshield wipers off (position @
¢ page 51, fig. 50) .
... Select: the
ICA RI function button> (Car)* Sys
tems
control button > Service & control > Wip
er change position
> On/Off .
Removing the wiper blade
... Fo ld the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield .
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... Press the locking knob (D c::> fig. 51 on the wiper
blade . Hold the wiper blade firmly.
... Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow .
Installing the wiper blade
... Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm @until you hear it latch into
place .
... Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
... Turn the service position off.
A WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year .
(D Note
-Only fold the w indshield w ipers away when
it is in the service position. Otherwise, you
risk damaging the paint on the hood or the
windshield wiper motor.
- You should not move your veh icle or operate
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the w indshie ld.
Th e windshie ld wipers would move back in
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield .
{i) Tips
- You can also use the service position, for ex
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service position
when the hood is open.

Seats and storage
Armrest
There is a storage compartment under the arm
rest.
Fig. 54 Cockp it: center armrest
Adjusting the armrest
• To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
start ing position detent by detent.
• To bring the armrest back into its original posi
tion, lift it above the top position and then fold
it back down.
Opening the storage compartment
• Press the button -arrow- upward.
Please note that the driver's arm movements
may be restricted with the armr est folded down.
For this reason, the armrest should not be folded
down when driving in city traffic.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Ap plies to veh icles: w ith adjustable head restraints
Heod restraints that are adjusted according to
body size, along with the seat belt, offer effec
tive protection.
F ig. 55 Front seat: Adjust ing the head restraint
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Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of your head. If that
i s not possible, try to adjust the head restraint so
that it is as close to th is position as possible .
Move the head restraint so that it is as close to
the back of the head as possible .
• To move the head restra int up or forward, slide
it until it locks into place.
• To move the head restra int down or back, press
the s ide button -arrow -
c:> fig. 55 and slide the
head restraint until it locks into place .
Refer to
c:> page 128, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for gu idelines o n how to ad just the
height of the front head restraints to suit the oc
cupant 's body size.
.&_ WARNING
-Driving without head restraints or with head
restraints that are not properly adjusted in
creases the risk of serious or fatal neck in
jury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
<=>page 128,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
@ Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and safety
belts are an extremely effective combination
of safety features.