
Opening and clo sin g
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the Panoramic sliding sunroof*
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key.
F ig . 40 Key turns for ope ning a nd clos ing
Con venienc e openin g fe ature
.,. Use the eme rgency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key ¢
page 34 .
! a,
.,. Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door .
.,. Turn the key to position¢
fig. 40 ® until all
the windows have reached the des ired position
and the Panoram ic sliding sunroof* is tilted.
Con venienc e clo sing f eatur e
.,. Use the emergency key or pull the mechanical
key out of the master key ¢
page 34.
.,. 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¢,&. .
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 s unroof * inattentive ly and w ithout
check ing - there is risk of in jury .
- 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
t ion is immediately cance led.
- Always read and heed WARNING
c> &. in
General description on page 36 .
44
Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
agam .
.,. Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed .
.,. Release the switch .
.,. Pull the sw itch agai n for one second. The auto
matic closing/open ing is now reactivated.
Panorama roof
Operation
App lies to: vehicles wit h Pano ramic sliding s unroof
Fig . 41 Sect ion from head liner: Knob for Pa noram ic s lid in g
su nroof
Tilting
.,. The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
sw itch position @
c> fig. 41
.,. To t ilt it, briefly press the switch¢ fig. 41.
.,. To close it, briefly pull the switch¢,&. .
.,. To se t an intermed iate posi tion, p ress/pu ll the
sw itch un til the sunroof reaches the desired po
si tion.
Opening
.,. To move the sunroof to the position for red uced
w ind no ise, turn the switch to posit ion @ unt il
res istance can be felt.
.,. To open the sun roof complete ly, t urn and hold
the switch against the resistance in posit io n @ .
.,. To close the sunroof, turn the switch to posi
tion @¢,&. .
.,. Turn the switch to the desired position to select
an intermediate position. .,.

Lights and Vision
-Some exterior lighting functions can be ad
justed
c:>poge 50.
-When yo u remove your key from the igni
tion whi le the vehicle's lights are t urned on,
a buzzer sounds as long as the driver's door
i s open.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn s ignals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear short ly after sw itch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light
i ng.
- In the event of a light se nsor mal funct ion,
the driver is not ified in the instr ument clus
te r d is p lay
c;, pag e 29.
Fog lights
Fig . 4 6 Fog lig ht switch
• To turn on the fog lights }D, press button @
c:>fig. 46 .
• To turn on the rea r fog lights 0$, press button
@ .
Fog lights
The s ide marker lights or low beams must be
sw itched on. Whe n the fog lights are sw itched
on, the g reen check light at the edge of the
sw itch comes o n.
If automat ic driving light control AUTO is activat
ed, the low beams are sw itched on when the fog
lights are turned on.
Rear fog lights
Low beams or side marker lights with fog lights
must be turned on.
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When the rear fog lights are turned on, the yel
l ow check light at t he edge of the switch comes
on .
(D Note
The re ar fog lig hts should on ly be t urned on in
accor dance with traffic reg ulation, as the
li ghts are bright for following t raff ic .
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or in the
MMI".
• Sele ct: I CAR I func tion b utton > Exterior light
ing . Or
• Select:
-1 c- A~ R~! function b utton > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle settings > E xterior
lighting .
Coming home (Lights when leaving car),
Leaving home (Light s when unlock ing ca r)
The coming home function ill uminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignit ion
off
and open the driver's door . Depending on vehicle
equipment, the function ca n be sw itched on and
off or the length of time the lights remain o n*
can be adj usted.
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the ve hicle when you unlock the vehicle. This
funct ion can be switched on and off .
The Coming home and Leaving home functions
on ly operate when it is dark and the light switc h
i s in the
AUTO pos ition.
Auto headlights
When the light sw itch is in the AUTO c:> page 49
pos ition, the switch-on point of the lights can be
c hanged in the automat ic driving light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can switch the daytime runn ing
li ghts
On and Off .
Canada model s:
The function canno t be tur ned
off.
It i s a ct ivate d automatically ea ch time the ig-
nit ion is switched on.
liJI.

Sea ts and stor age
Memory function
Memory for driver's seat
Applies to: vehicles with seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers can
be stored using the memory buttons in the driv
e r's door.
F ig . 64 Dr ive r's doo r: Sea t memory
i ci: co a,
In addition to the setting for the drive r's seat,
the exterior rear view mirror setting can be stor ed and recalled through seat memory if the vehi
cle is properly equipped .
Storing and re calling s ettings
With the help of the memory buttons 1 and 2
c> fig . 64 the settings for two different drivers
can be stored and recalled
¢ page 62.
The cu rrent se ttings 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 assigned to the remote
control key being used are automatically recal
led.
Tu rnin g se at memo ry on and off
If the IO FFI switch is depressed, the seat memory
is inoperative. When the Memory function is off,
the LED in the button lights up.
All t he s tored se tt ings are retai ned. We recom
mend using the
I O FF I sw itch and deactivating the
seat memory if the vehicle is on ly going to be
used
temporarily by a driver whose settings are
not going to be stored.
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Stor ing and recalling settings
Applies to: vehicles with seat memory
Storing settings
.,. Adjust the driver's seat .
.,. Adjust the two exterior mirrors.
.,. Press the
ISETI button . The light in the button
w ill come o n.
.,. Now press a memory button
dII or I]]) . If the
storing procedu re 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
switched on, press the appropriate memory
button until the stored position is reached .
Successful storage is confirmed audib ly and by
the light in the
ISE TI button illuminating
c> page 62, fig. 64 .
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 recalled at
any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the set
tings assigned to the remote control key a re re
stored .
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save your in dividual seat position on one of the memory but
tons . You can recall your settings again simply
and conveniently by p ressing the correspond ing
memory button. When the vehicle is locked,
these settings are automatically re-ass igned to
the remo te contro l key and stored.
A WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can only
be reca lled when the vehicle is stationary
otherwise yo u ris k having an accident.
- In an emergency the reca ll proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! OF F! switch or by
tapping of the memory buttons.

Driving
"' It is possible that there will be a slight de lay
when starting the engine for diesel vehicles* in
colder temperatures. Therefore, you must hold
the brake pedal down until the eng ine starts.
The ind icator lamp
IJ i llumina tes when the en
gine is preheated .
Switching the ignit ion on /off
If you would like to switch the ign ition on with
out starting the engine, fo llow these steps:
"' Inse rt the key into the igni tion lock .
"' Press the key briefly
without press the brake
pedal.
"' To switch the ignition off, press the key aga in.
Diese l vehicles * are p reheate d while the ignition
is switched on.
W hen start ing the e ngine, major elec trical loads
are swi tched off temporarily.
You can only remove the key with the ignition
sw itched off. To do this, yo u have to press on the
key again.
I f the engine sho uld not start immed iately, the
s tarting p rocess is a utomat ica lly stopped after a
short t ime. Repeat sta rt ing procedu re .
Start-Stop-System*:
Note the information on ¢ page 88, Start/S top
system.
A WARNING
- Never allow t he engine to ru n in confined
spaces - dange r of asphyxiation .
- Never remove the ig nit ion key from the ign i
t ion loc k w hile the veh icle is moving . Other
wise, the steering lock cou ld sudde nly en
g age and you would not be able to stee r the
vehicle.
- Always ta ke the key with you w henever you
leave yo ur vehicle. Othe rw ise, the engi ne
c ould be s tar ted or ele ctrica l e qui pme nt
s u ch as the power windows cou ld be operat
ed. This can lead to se rious i njury.
- Never leave childre n or pe rsons requiring as
sistance unattended i n the vehicle. The
doors can be locked usi ng the remote trans-
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m itter, p reventing peop le from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
yea r, people ins ide the veh icle can be ex
posed to very high or very low tempera
t ures .
(D Note
Avoid h igh engine rpm, full throttle and heavy
engine loads unti l the engine has reached op
e rating temperature - otherwise you risk en
gine damage.
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the eng ine run wh ile parked to
warm up . Beg in d riving immed iate ly . Th is re
d uces unnecessa ry emissions .
(D Tips
-If the key cannot be removed from the igni
t ion loc k, you have to pull the mechan ical
key out of the master key in o rder to be able
to loc k the vehicle ¢
page 35.
-Some no ise afte r start ing the e ngine is nor
ma l and is no cause fo r co nce rn.
- If you leave the ve hicle w ith the ignition
switched on, the ig nitio n w ill switch off af
ter a ce rtain per io d of t ime. Please note that
ele ct rical eq uipme nt such as e xte rior lights
w ill swit ch off as we ll whe n th at happens .

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Starting the vehicle with the emergency
key
You can use the emergency key as an ignition key
in an emergency .
Fig. 99 G lo ve compar tme nt: A dap ter for e mergen cy key
F ig . 1 00 In sert emergen cy key into t he ad ap te r
.. Take the adapter for the emergency key out of
t he glove compartmen t¢
fig. 99.
.. Push the emergency key¢ fig. 100 fully into
the adapter . Make sure that the Audi r ings are
facing up .
.. Press the emergency key in the adapter down
until it latches audib ly.
.. Inse rt the adapter wi th the emergency key for
ward into the ign ition switch. The engine can
now be started as usual.
@ Tips
The emergency key should not be sto red in
side the vehicle.
Stopping the engine
.. Bring the vehicle to a full stop.
.. Move the selector lever to the P or N pos ition .
.. Press on the ignition key . The engine is turned
off.
.. You can now remove the key .
Drivi ng
Ste ering lock
T he s teeri ng locks when yo u remove the ignition
k ey . The locked steering he lps prevent vehicle
theft .
Emergency off
If it is necessary in unusua l circumstances, the
engine can be switched off wh ile the vehicle is
moving. The engine will be swi tched 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
steer ing is not guaranteed. You must use
more force to turn or brake if necessary . Be
cause yo u cannot steer and brake as you
usually would, this cou ld lead to crashes
and se rio us i njur ies.
- For safety reasons, you should always park
your veh icle w ith the selector lever i n P.
Otherw ise, the vehicle could inadve rten tly
ro ll aw ay.
- The radiator fa n can cont inue to run for up
t o 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
sunlig ht or heat build-up in the eng ine 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 . T his can lead to ser ious injury .
- Never leave children or persons requiring as
sistance unattended in the vehicle. T he
doors can be locked using the remote t rans
mitter, pr eve nti ng peop le from escaping
from t he vehicle on their own in the even t of
a n emergency. Depe nding on the time of
year, peo ple i nside the ve hicle can be ex
posed to very high o r very low tempera
tures .
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Driving
CD Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended period, heat builds up in the en
gine compartment after the engine is switch
ed off- there is a risk of damaging the eng ine.
Allow the e ngine to ru n at idle for about two
m inutes befo re switching it off.
Convenience key
Starting the engine
Applies to: veh icles with Convenience key
The I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP ! button switches the
ignition on and starts the engine.
F ig . 101 Ce nter console: START ENGINE STOP b utto n
Starting the engine
.. Hybrid dr ive *: refer to the informat ion for start
ing the vehicle under
c:> page 101.
.. Step on the brake pedal and move the se lector
lever to P or N
c;, ,& .
.. Press on the ~ , S_T_A_R _T_ E_N_G_I_N_E_S_T_O_P~I butto n
c:>fig . 101 -the engine will start.
.. It is possible t hat there will be a sl ight de lay
whe n starting the eng ine fo r diesel vehi cles* in
colde r temperatu res. There fore, you must hold
the brake pedal down until the eng ine starts.
The ind icator lamp
1,1 i lluminates when the en
gine is p reheated.
Sw itching the ignition on /off
If you would like to swi tch the ign ition on with
out starting the eng ine , fo llow these steps:
.. Press the
I S TAR T E NGIN E STO PI button with
out pressing the brake pedal.
.. To switc h the ignition off, press the button
again.
84
D iesel ve hicl es* are preheated whi le the ignition
is switched on.
Whe n sta rting the engine, m ajo r electr ica l loads
are switched off temporarily .
If the engine should not start immediately , the
sta rt ing process is au tomatically stopped after a
sho rt time. Repeat s tarting pro cedure.
Start-Stop-System*:
Note the informat ion on c> page 88, Start/Stop
system .
A WARNING
-Never a llow the engine to r un in confined
spaces -da nger of asphyx ia ti on.
- Always take t he key w ith you wheneve r yo u
le ave your veh icle . Otherwise, the e ngine
co uld be st arte d or elect rical equipmen t
such as the powe r wi nd ows could be ope rat
ed . Thi s can lead to ser ious injury .
- Never le a ve children o r persons req uiring as
sis tance unattended in the ve hicle. Th e
-
doors can be locked using the remote trans
mitter, preventing peop le from esca ping
from t he vehicle on t heir own in the event of
an emergency . Depending on the time of
year, people i ns ide the veh icle can be ex
posed to very h igh o r very low tempera
tures .
CD Note
Avo id h igh engine rpm, full throttle and heavy
engine loads u nti l the engine has reac hed op
erating tempe rature -otherwise you risk en
g ine damage .
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the eng ine run wh ile parked to
warm up . Beg in driving immed iate ly . Th is re
d uces un necessary emissions .
@ Tips
-Some no ise after starting t he engine is nor
ma l and is no cause for conce rn .
- If you leave the ve hicle w ith the ignition
switched on, the ig nition w ill switch of f af-
te r a ce rtain per iod of t ime . Please note that ..,.

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electrical equipment s uch as exterior lights
will switch off as well when that happens.
Switching engine off
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Conve nien ce key
~ Bring your vehicle to a complete stop.
~ Move the selector lever to the P or N position.
~ Press the I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button
¢ page 84, fig. 101.
Ste ering lock
The steering locks when you turn the engine off
using the
! S TART ENGINE STOPI button and
open the dr iver's door. The locked steering helps
prevent vehicle theft.
Emer gency off
If necessary, the engine can be switched off with
the selector lever in the R or D/S position. The
engine stops if you press and ho ld the
I START ENGINE STOPI button at speeds below
6 mph (10 km/h) and press the brake pedal.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the veh icle
has come to a comp lete stop. The fu ll func
t ion of the brake booster and the power
steering is no t gua ranteed. You must use
more fo rce to turn or brake i f necessary. Be
cause you cannot steer and b rake as you
usually wou ld, this could lead to crashes
and ser ious injuries.
- For safety reasons, you should a lways 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 m inutes 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 bui ld-up in the engine com
partment.
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave you r vehicle. Othe rw ise, the engine
c ou ld be started o r electrical equ ipme nt
D riv ing
such as the power windows could be operat
ed. This can lead to ser ious injury.
- Never leave chi ldren 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
a n emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people ins ide the veh icle can be ex
posed to very high o r very low tempera
tures.
0 Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended pe riod, heat bu ilds up in the en
g ine compartment afte r the engine is switch
ed off -there is a ris k of damaging the engine.
A llow the engine to run at id le for about two
minutes before switching it off.
Driver messages
Ignition i s on
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the drive r's door when the ig nition is
swi tched on.
No k ey id ent ified
This message appears when the
I START ENGINE STOP !* button is pressed if there
is no master key inside the vehicle or if the sys
tem does not recognize it. For example, the mas
ter key cannot be recognized if it is covered by an
obje ct (e.g. al uminum brief case) which
screens
the radio s ignal. Elec tronic devices such as ce ll
phones can a lso interfere with the radio signal.
Pre ss brake p edal to start en g ine
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal to start the engine.
S hift to N or P to start en gine
This message appears when attempting to start
the engine if the se lector lever for the automatic
transm ission is not in the P or N position. The en
gine can on ly be started with the se lector in
these positions.
Ill-
85

Driving
!I Is the key in the vehicle ?
This message appears in a veh icle with Conven
ience key* if the master key is removed from the
ve hicle w ith the engine r unning.
If the maste r
key is no longer in the vehicle, you cannot switch
on the ignition after stopping the engine and you
also cannot start the eng ine again. Moreover, you
cannot lock the veh icle from the outside with the
key.
Shift to P otherw ise vehicle can roll awa y. Door s
do not lo ck if le ver i s not in P.
This message appea rs fo r sa fe ty reasons a long
with a warning signal.
It appears i f the se lector
lever for the automatic transmission is not in the
P posit ion when switching off the ignition. Move
the selector lever to the P position, otherwise the
vehicle is not secured aga inst rolling away. You
also cannot lock the vehicle using the locking
button* on the door handle or using the remote
key .
Turn off ignition befo re lea ving car
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while the ignit ion is switched on. A lways
switch off the ignition if you are leaving the vehi
cle . See also
c::> page 90.
Turn off ignition before lea ving car. Batte ry is
discha rging
This message appea rs if the d river's doo r is
opened while the ignition is sw itched on. A lways
switch off the ignition if you are leaving the vehi
cle . See also
c::> page 90.
Shift to P and turn off ignition, otherwi se vehi
cle can roll awa y
This message appea rs if the d river's door is
ope ned while t he igni tion is switched on and the
selec to r l ever is not in the P posi tion. Shift t he
selector lever in to the P position and switch off
the ignition when you exit the vehicle . Otherwise
the vehicle cou ld roll. See also¢
page 90.
Convenien ce key defective! Use ignition lock
This message appea rs if the eng ine must be
started or stopped using the ignit io n key and no t
t he !STAR T
ENGINE ST OPI* b utton .
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Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
t he hand brake.
Fig. 102 Center co nsole : Pa rk ing brake
.. Pull on the switch (®) c::> fig. 102 to apply the
park ing brake. The indicator lights in the switch
and . (USA models)/ . (Canada models) in
the inst rument cluste r illuminat e.
.. With the ignition switched on, step on the
brake pedal or the ac celerator peda l and press
t he swi tch(®) at the same time to release the
p arking brake . The indicator lights in the switch
and . (USA models)/ . (Canada models) in
the instrument cluster go out .
Y our vehicle is equipped wi th an ele ctromechan i
ca l park ing brake . The parking brake is desig ned
to prevent the vehicle from ro lling unintentional
ly and replaces the hand b rake.
In add ition to the no rmal functions of a trad i
tiona l hand b rake, the e lectromechanical parking
brake provides various convenience and safety
funct ions .
When starting from rest
-The integra l st art ing ass ist helps yo u when
dr iving by automati ca lly re leas ing t he pa rking
brake
c::> page 87, Starting from rest .
-When starting on inclines, the starti ng assis t
prevents the vehicle from unintentionally ro ll
ing back. The brak ing force of the park ing brake
is not re leased unti l su fficient dr iving force has
been bu ilt up at the whee ls. ..,.