
Opening  and closing 
Opening  and  closing 
Keys 
Key set 
Fig.  17 Key set 
@ Remote  control  key with  mechanical  key 
You can centrally  lock  and unlock  your  vehicle 
and start  the  engine  w ith  the  master  key with  re
mote  control.  A mechanical  key is integrated  in 
the  remote  control  key¢ 
page 30. 
@ Emergency  key 
The emergency  key  is not  intended  for constant 
use. It  shou ld only  be  used in an 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  authorized  Audi 
dealer  immediately  to  have the 
lost key disab led . 
Be sure to  bring  all  your  keys with  you. 
Personal comfort  settings 
If two  people use one vehicle,  it  is recommended 
that  each  person always uses "their  own"  master 
key. When  the  ignition  is switched  off  or when 
the  vehicle  is locked,  personal  convenience set
tings  for  the  following  systems are stored  and as
signed  to  the  remote  master  key . 
- Automatic  climate  contro l 
- Central  locking  system 
- Amb ience lighting* 
- Seat memory* 
- Parking  system* 
- Adaptive  cruise control* 
- Audi  active  lane  assist* 
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-Audi  side  assist* 
- Audi  drive  select 
- Night  vision  assistant* 
- Heated steering  wheel* 
The stored  settings  are automatically  recalled 
when you  unlock the  vehicle,  when you  open  the 
doors or when  you switch  the  ignition on. 
A WARNING 
-
-Do  not  leave your  vehicle  unattended.  Al
ways  take your ignition  key with  you  and 
loc k your  vehicle . Entr y by  unautho rized  per
sons could  endanger  yo u or  result  in theft  or 
damage  the  vehicle. 
- Do not  leave children  unattended  in the ve
hicle,  especially  with  access to  vehicle  keys. 
Unguarded  access  to  the keys provides  chil
dren  the  opport unity  to  start  the  engine 
and/or  activate  vehicle  systems s uch  as the 
power  windows,  etc.  Unsupervised opera
tion  of  any vehicle system  by ch ildren can 
result  in serious  injury . 
(D Tips 
-The operation  of  the  remote  control  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,  replacement  keys are 
only  ava ilable  from  Audi  dealers . 
- For Declaration  of  Compliance  to  United 
States  FCC  and Industry  Canada regulations 
~page 276. 
Removing  the  mechanical  key 
Fig. 18 Remote contro l maste r key : removing  the mecha ni-
ca l key  .,..  

Opening  and  closing 
-Remote  master  key¢ page 33, 
-Door  handles  with  convenience  key* 
¢page 34, 
- Lock cylinder  at  the driver's  door¢ page 35, 
or 
- Power  locking  switch  inside¢ 
page 35. 
Selective  unlocking 
When  you  lock the  vehicle,  the  power  locking sys
tem  will  lock the  doors  and  the  rear  lid . When 
unlocking,  you  can  set  in  the MMI whether  only 
the  driver's  door  or  the  entire  vehicle  should  be  unlocked 
¢ page 33. 
Automatic  locking 
The  automatic  locking  feature  locks  all  the  vehi
cle  doors  and  the  rear  lid when  you  drive  faster 
than  9  mph  (15  km/h) . 
The  car  is unlocked  again,  when  the  opening 
function  in the  power  locking  system  switch  or  at 
one  of  the  door  levers  is actuated. 
Anti-theft  alarm  warning  system 
If  the  anti-theft  alarm  warning  system  detects  a  break-in  into the  vehicle,  acoustic  and  visual 
warning  signals  are  triggered. 
The  anti-theft  warning  system  is activated  auto matically  when  you  lock the  vehicle.  It  is deacti
vated  when  unlocking using  the  remote  key, with 
the  mechanical  key,  and  when  you  switch  the  ig nition  on. 
The  alarm  also  turns  off  when  the  alarm  cycle  has 
expired. 
Turn signals 
When  you  unlock  the vehicle , the  turn  signals 
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. 
Unintentionally  locking yourself  out 
In  the  following  cases  there  safeguards  to  pre
vent  you  locking your  remote  master  key in the 
vehicle: 
- The  vehicle  does  not  lock with the central  lock
ing  switch ¢ 
page 35 if the  driver's  door  is 
open. 
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- On vehicles  with  convenience  key*, if the  most 
recently  used  master  key is  in the  luggage com
partment,  the  rear  lid is automatically  unlocked 
again  after  it is closed . 
Do not  lock your  vehicle  with  the 
remote  master 
key  or convenience  key* 
until  all  doors  and  the 
rear  lid are  closed.  In  this  way  you  avoid  locking 
yourself  out  accidentally. 
Power side door closer* 
The  vehicle  doors  are  equipped  with  a  power  side  door  closer.  When  closing  a  door,  you  only  have 
to  let  it  fall  lightly  into the latch.  The  door  will 
then  automatically  close  by  itself¢&.. 
A WARNING 
-
-When  you  lock your  vehicle  from  outside, 
nobody  - especially  children  - should  remain 
inside  the  vehicle . Remember , when  you 
lock  the vehicle  from  the outside  the win
dows  cannot  be  opened  from the  inside. 
- When  you  leave  the  vehicle,  always  take  the  ignition  key with  you.  This  will  prevent  pas
sengers  (children,  for  example) from  acci
dentally  being  locked  in the  vehicle  should 
they  accidentally  press  the power  locking 
switch  in the  doors. 
- Do not  leave children  inside the vehicle  un
supervised.  In  an emergency  it would  be im
possible  to  open  the  doors from  the  outside 
without  the  key. 
- Applies  to  vehicles  with  power  side  door 
closer*: 
- When  closing  a  door,  make  sure  nothing 
can  interfere  with  the  door.  This  could 
cause  serious  personal  injury . 
- You  can  stop  the door  from  closing  at  any 
time  by  pulling on the  inside  or  outside 
door  handle. 
(D Tips 
- In  the  event  of  a  crash  with  airbag  deploy
ment  all  locked  doors  will  be  automatically 
unlocked  to  give  access  to  the  vehicle  occu
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Operating  locks with  the  key 
In  the  event  of  a failure  of  the  power  locking  system,  the  driver's  door  can  be  locked  and  un
locked  at  the  lock  cylinder. 
•  p. 
Fig . 22 Key  turns fo r open ing a nd clos ing. 
• Remove  the  mechanica l key c::> page  30. 
•  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 
c::> & -
A WARNING 
co 
0 9 (!) 
" ID 
Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> .&. in  Gener
al  description  on  page 32. 
Locking and  unlocking  the  vehicle  from 
inside 
Fig. 23 Driver's doo r: powe r locking  sw itc h 
Open ing  and  closing 
Fig.  24 Rear powe r lock ing switc h 
• Press the  button @l to  lock  the  vehicle c::> ,&. 
• Press  the button @I to  unlock the  vehicle. 
If you  lock the  veh icle using  the  power  locking 
switch,  p lease  note  the  follow ing: 
- 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  in 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  ins ide  by pulling on the  door  handle. 
- Rear doors:  pull the  door  handle 
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  locking switch  works with the  ig-
nition  off and  automatically  locks  the  entire 
veh icle when  it  is actuated. 
- On a vehicle locked from  the  outs ide the 
power locking  system switch is inoperative. 
- Locked doors  make  it more  difficult for  emergency  workers  to get  into  the  vehicle, 
which puts  lives  at ris k . Do  not leave anyone 
behind  in  the vehi cle,  especially  children. 
(0 Tips 
Your vehicle is locked automatically  at  a 
speed  of 9 mph  (15  km/h) 
~ page  31. You  can 
unlock the  vehicle aga in usi ng  the  opening 
function  in  the  power  locking system  switch. 
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Opening  and clo sin g 
Emergency  locking 
Each door  must  be locked separately  if  the pow
er locking  system  fails. 
Fig . 25 Door: Emergency  lock ing 
.,, 
0 9 Cl 
the  passenger's  door  and  the  rear  doors  (only 
visib le when  door  is open). 
..  Remove  the  mechan ica l key¢ 
page  30. 
..  Pull the  cover  cap  out  of the  opening¢ fig.  25. 
.. Insert  the  key in the  inside  slot  and  turn  it  a ll 
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  outside.  The  door  can  be 
opened  from  the  inside  by pulling  the  door  han
d le.  If the  child  safety  tock  in a  rear  door  is acti
vated,  you  must  first  pull  the  door  handle  on  the 
inside . Then  you  can  open  the  door  from  the  out
side. 
Luggage  compartment 
Lid 
Opening  and closing  rear  lid 
F ig . 26 Dr ive r's  door:  re m ote  rea r lid  re lease 
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F ig.  27 Posit ion  of  hand le  in the  rear  lid 
Opening  the  rear  lid 
..  Press  the  middle  button lasl on  the  remote  con
trol  master  key for  at  least  one  second,  or 
..  Pull the  release  button 
las l in the  drive r's  door 
¢ fig.  26, or 
..  Press  the  hand le  on  the  rear  lid  ¢ 
fig. 2 7. 
Closing the  rear  lid 
..  Pull  the  rear  lid down  at  the  gr ip on  the  inside 
and  allow  it  to  drop  gently  to  close  it ¢ &. -
The  sett ings  in the  MMI determine  if the  rear  lid 
can  be  opened  us ing  the  handle ¢ 
page  33. 
A WARNING 
-After  closing  the  rear  lid,  always  pull  up  on 
it to  make  sure  that  it  is p roperly  closed. 
Otherwise  it  could  open  suddenly  when  the 
veh icle  is moving. 
- To help  prevent  po isonous  exhaust  gas  from 
be ing  drawn  into  the  vehicle , always  keep 
the  rear  lid  closed  while  driving . Never 
transpo rt  objects  la rger  than  those  which fit 
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  i njury,  never  let 
children  play  in or  around  your  vehicle . Al
ways  keep  the  rea r lid  as  we ll as  the  vehicle 
doors  closed  when  not  in use. 
- Always ensure  that  no  one  is within  range  of 
the  rea r lid  when  i t is moving,  in part icu lar 
II>- 

Opening  and clo sin g 
_& WARNING 
Read  and  follow  all  WARNINGS¢ 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 
vehicle  is  mov ing. 
- 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 
comple tely  into  the  luggage  area,  because 
then  the  rear  lid  cannot  be  fully  closed. 
- Never  leave  yo ur vehicle  unattended  espe
c ially  w ith  the  rea r 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  r isk  of  personal  injury,  never  let 
children  play  in  or  around  your  vehicle.  Al
ways  keep  the  rear  lid as  well  as  the  vehicle  doo rs closed  when  not  in  use. 
- Never  close  the  rear  lid inattentively  or  with
out  checking  first.  Although  the  closing 
force  of  the  rear  lid  is  lim ited,  you  can  still 
seriously  injure  yourse lf or  others. 
-Always  ensure  that  no  one  is within  range  of  the  rear  lid when  it  is  moving,  in  particular 
close  to  the  h inges  and  the  upper  and  lowe r 
edges  -fingers  or  han ds  can  be  pinched. 
- Never  try  to  interfere  w ith  the  rear  lid  or 
help  it when  it  is  being  opened  or  closed  a u
tomat ica lly. 
(D Tips 
- The  setti ngs  i n the  Infota inment  system  de
termine  if the  l uggage  compartment  lid can 
be  opened  using  t he  handle 
Q page  33. 
-When  the  vehicle  is  locked,  the  luggage 
compartmen t lid  can  be  unlocked  separately 
by p ressing  the  b utton 
l= I on  the  remote 
contro l key.  W hen  the  luggage  compart
ment  lid  is closed  aga in,  it  locks  a utomati 
ca lly. 
- You  can  close  the  luggage  compartment  lid 
us ing  the  maste r key (veh icles  with  conven -
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ience  key*) up  to  a distance  of  approximate 
ly 9 
ft (3  m). 
- Th e  luggage  compartment  lid  can  be  oper
ated  by hand  if the  vehicle  battery  is  low . It 
is  necessa ry to  use  more  force  w hen  doing 
this.  Move the  lid s low ly to  reduce  the 
amount  of force  needed. 
Luggage compartment  with  movement
activated  opening 
Applies  to vehicles : wit h convenience  key and  sensor -control
led  luggage  comp artm en t  lid 
F ig . 30 Rear  of  the  vehicle: foot  movemen t 
Requirements:  You m ust  be  carrying  your  vehicle 
key with  you . You must  be  standing  at  the  center 
behind  the  luggage  compartment  lid.  The dis
tance  to  the  rear  of  the vehicle  should  be  approx
i mately  8  inches  (20  cm) . The  ignition  must  be 
switched  off . Make  sure  you  have  firm  foot ing . 
..  Swing  your  foot  back  and  forth  below  the 
bumper¢ 
fig.  30. Do not  touch  the  bumper. 
O nce  the  system  recognizes  the  movement,  the 
luggage  compartment  lid will  open . 
The  luggage  compartment  lid will  only  open  if 
you  make  the movement  as  descr ibed . This  pre
vents  the  luggage  compartment  lid from  opening 
due  to  s imilar  movements  such  as  when  you  walk 
be tween  the  rea r of  the  v eh icle  and  yo ur garage 
doo r. 
General  information 
In  some  situat ions,  the funct ion  is limited  or 
temporarily  unavailable . Th is  may  happen  if : 
- the  luggage  compartment  lid  was  closed  be
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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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Rear head restraints 
Fig. 56 Re ar  seat s: Head  restra int 
• 
Fig. 57 Rea r head  restra ints:  re lease 
If  there  is a  passenger  on  the  rear  center  seating 
position,  slide  the  center  head  restraint  upward 
at  least  to  the  next  notch 
~ & in Proper adjust
ment  of  head  restraints  on page  129. 
Adju sting  the  he ad re straints 
• To move  the  head  restraint  up,  hold  it at  the 
sides  with  both  hands  and  slide  it  upward  until 
you  feel  it  lock  into  place. 
•  To move  the  head  restraint  down,  press  the 
button  -arrow- ¢ 
fig.  56 and  slide the  head  re
straint  downward. 
Removing the  head re straints 
•  Move the  head  restraint  upward  as  far  as  it  can 
go . 
•  Press  the  release ¢ 
fig. 57 with  the  mechanical 
key -=> 
page  30 and  the  button  -arrow- ¢ fig.  56. 
Pull the  head  restrain t out  of the  backrest  at 
t h e same  time¢&_ . 
Installing  th e head re st raints 
•  Slide  the  posts  on  the  head  restraint  down  into 
the  gu ides  unti l you feel  the  posts  lock  into 
pla ce. 
Seats  and  storag e 
• Press  the  button  -arrow- -=> fig.  56 and  slide  the 
head  restraint  all  the  way  down . You shou ld  not 
be  able  to  pull  the  head  restraint  out  of the 
backrest. 
So  that  the  driver  can  have  a  better  view  to  the  rear,  the  head  restraints  should  be  pushed  down 
completely  when  the  rear  seats  are  not  occupied . 
A WARNING 
--On ly remove  the  rear  seat  head  restraints 
when  necessary  in  order  to  install  a child  seat . Install  the  head  restraint  again  imme 
diately  once  the  child  seat  is  removed.  D riv
ing  without  head  restraints  or with  head  re
s tra ints  that  are  not  prope rly adjusted  in
creases  the  risk  of serious  or  fat al neck  in
jury  dramat ica lly. 
- Read  and  heed  all  WARN INGS 
¢page  128 . 
Memory  function 
Description 
Applies to  vehicles : with  memory  funct ion 
Using  the  memory  function,  you  can  quickly  and 
easily  store  a  personal  seat  profile  for  the  driver 
and  front  passenger  and  recall  the  sett ings . The 
memory  funct ion  is co ntrol led  using  the  remote 
contro l key and  the  memory  buttons  i n the  dr iv
er's/front  passe nger's  door* . 
The  driver's  seat  prof ile  is stored  again  and  as 
s igned  to  the  remote  control  key each  t ime  the 
vehicle  is  locked.  W hen you  open  the  door,  the 
seat  profile  is automatically  recalled.  If two  peo
ple  use  the  vehicle , it  is  recommended  that  each 
person  always  uses  "their  own" remote  control 
key. 
T wo  seat  p rofiles  can  be  stored  using  the  memo
ry bu ttons  in the  driver 's/front  passenger's 
doo r*. Once  they  are  stored,  these  seat  prof iles 
can  be  selected  at  any  time . 
T he  following  sett ings  are  stored : 
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.. Press  and  hold  the  control  knob  until  the  ad
justing  process  is complete. 
(D Tips 
The  lumbar  support  and  upper  thigh  support 
settings  are  not  transferred  when  aligning 
the  front  passenger's  seat  with  the  driver's 
seat . 
Ashtray 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  ashtray 
Fig. 59 Center  console:  front  ashtray• 
Fig.  60 Door  trim:  rear ashtray 
Opening /closing 
.. To open  the  front  ashtray,  slide  the  cover  up . 
..  To  close  the  front  ashtray,  press  down  on  the 
cover  . 
..  To  open  the  rear  ashtray,  tap the  cover  on  the 
rim. 
Emptying 
..  To empty  the  front  ashtray,  pull  it  upward  and 
out  . 
..  To  empty  the  rear  ashtray, press  the  rear  side 
of  the  cover  down  when  it  is  open~ 
fig. 60. The 
ashtray  will  lift up  out  of  its  mount. 
..  To  insert  the  ashtray  again,  press  it  down  into 
the  mount  until  it locks  into  place . 
Seats and storage 
A WARNING 
-Never  use  the  ashtray  to  hold  paper,  because 
this  increases  the  risk  of a fire. 
Cigarette  lighter 
Applies to  vehicles:  with  cigare tte ligh ter 
Fig.  61 Center  console : cigarette  lighter 
.. Push  the  knob  on  the  cigarette  lighter  in . 
..  Remove  the  cigarette  lighter  when  it  pops  out. 
A WARNING ~ 
The  cigarette  lighter  only  works  when  the  ig-
nition  is switched  on.  Incorrect  usage  can  Lead 
to  serious  injuries or  burns.  For this  reason, 
children  should  never be  left  unattended  in 
the  vehicle  because  this  increases  the  r isk of 
injury . 
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