2017 AUDI S4 lock

,&_ WARNING
After opening the luggage com partment lid
using the emergency release in vehicles with a
fixed rear seat backrest, make s ure the brack­
et under the rea r bench seat loc ks sec urely in ­
to the mounting eyelet again.
Child safety Lock
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The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
F ig. 38 Section of driver's door: co ntrols
Fi g. 39 Rear door: child safety lock
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"'To deactivate/ac tivate the power wi ndow
switch in the rear doo rs, press the @ button in
the driver's door
r=> fig . 38. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
"' To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respective rear door and turn t he
key switch w ith the mecha nical key in the d irec­
t ion of the a rrow or opposi te the d irec tion of
t h e ar row
r=> fig. 39.
Message in the instrument cluster display
(81 Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con ­
tact Service
Open ing and closing
T he re is a ma lf u nction in the c hild safety lock.
Press th e @ button again .
If the me ssage s tay s on, dr ive immedia tely to an
a uth o rized Aud i de aler o r a uth o rized Aud i Serv ice
F acility to have the ma lf u n ction repaired .
,&_ WARNING
-Always take the ve hicl e key with yo u when
leavi ng the vehicle, even for a sho rt period
of t ime. This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in t he vehicle. Otherwise chil­
d ren cou ld start t he e ngine o r operate elec­
tr ica l equipment (such a s power windows) ,
which inc reas es t he risk of an ac cident.
-A ma lf u nction in the ch ild safety lock cou ld
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
i n si de, which inc reases the ris k of an acc i­
d ent.
Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 40 Drive r's door: power w indow controls
All power window switc hes are equipped with a
two-stage fu nction:
Opening and clos ing the w indows
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"' To open or close the window comp letely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again.
"' To select a pos it ion in between opened and
closed, p ress/p ull the switch to the first level
until the des ired w indow pos ition is reache d. ..,.
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Opening and clo sin g
You can switch the valet parking function on l )
when someone else is parking you r veh icle . When
the function is sw itched on, the vehicle can be
driven, locked and unlocked us ing the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is not permitted .
.. Remove the mechan ica l key from the remote
control key¢
page 39 .
.. Open the glove compartment¢ page 64 .
.. Press the I VA LET I button to switch the valet
parking function on . The LED in t he button
turns on .
.,. lock the glove compartmen t with the mechani­
ca l key .
.. For vehicles with lockable pass-thro ugh and
lockable rear seat backrests : to secure the lug­
gage compartment from the veh icle interior as
well, lock the pass-through and the rear seat
backrest s using the mechanical key
¢
page 66 or¢ page 65.
.. Give your maste r key to the personnel who are
parking your ve hicle and keep the mecha nical
key.
The follow ing buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking funct ion is switched on:
- C::J button in the dr iver 's door
- C::J button on the remote control key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parki ng f unction is swi tched on,
the message Valet parking a cti va te d appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ignition on .
(l) Tips
Please note that the luggage compartment
c a n sti ll be accessed from t he vehi cle interior
in vehicles with fixed rear seat backres ts or
ones t hat cannot be locked, even when the
valet parking function is switched on .
l) This fun ctio n is not a vailab le in a ll coun tries.
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opene r (Horne Link)
F ig. 43 Ga rage doo r opene r: exa mples of usage fo r di ffer·
en t syste ms
With the garage door op ener (Homelink) , you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons are integrated i n the head­
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls .
To be able to operate systems using the garage door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
A WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people o r o b­
jects a re in the immediate area of the sys tem.
P eop le can be injured or property can be dam­
aged i f str uck when closing.
(D Tips
- For sec urity reasons, we recommend that
yo u clear the prog rammed but tons before
sell ing t he ve hicl e.
- For furthe r information rega rding Home­
link, refer to www.homelink .com.

Lights and Vi sion
Switching the h igh beams on/off manually
If th e h igh beams did no t swi tch on/off automat ­
ically as expec ted, you may sw itch them on or off
manually instead :
~ To swi tch the hig h beams o n manually, tap th e
l ever forw ard @ . The
Bl in di cator lig ht turns
on .
~ To switc h the hig h beams off manually , pull the
l ever back @. T he headlight assistant is deacti ­
vated.
Operating the headlight flasher
~ P ull t he leve r towar d the rear @ to ope ra te the
headlight flashers when the headlight ass ist is
activated an d the high beams a re switched off.
The head light assistant rema ins active.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
r!/1 Audi adaptive light: malfunction! See own ­
er's manual
Headlight assist: malfunction! See owner' s
manual
Drive to an a uth o rized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected. You can still sw itc h t he
h igh beams on or off ma nually.
Headlight assist: currently unavailable. Camera
view restricted due to surroundings. See own­
er' s manual
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker o r debr is .
The senso r is locate d between the interior rear­
view mir ror and the win dshield. Do not place any
sticke rs in th is area on the windshield.
A WARNING
Headlight assistant is only intended to assist
t he driv er. The dr iver is still r esp onsible for
cont ro llin g th e headl igh ts a nd may ne ed to
switch them on an d off manu ally depe ndin g
o n lig ht a nd visib ility con dition s.
It m ay be
necess ary to ope ra te them manually in s itu a­
tions such as :
- In ad verse we ather conditi ons such as fo g,
h eavy r ain, b low in g snow or sp rayin g wa te r.
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- On roads where oncomin g tra ffic may be
pa rtially obscured, such as expressways.
- W hen the re are roa d users that do not have
suff icient lighting, such as b icyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tig ht curves an d on steep h ills.
- In poorly li t areas.
- Wi th st ro ng ref le ctor s, such as s igns .
- If th e area of the w inds hield ne ar the sensor
is fogged over, di rty, icy or covered with a
s tick er.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
Th e functions are adjust ed in th e Infotainment
sys tem .
~ Select in the Infotainment system : IMENU! but­
t on
> Vehicle > left cont rol b utton > Vehicle
settings > Exterior lighting .
Automat ic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Au­
tomatic headlights
men u:
Acti vation time -you can adjust if the headlights
switch on
Early , Med or Late accord ing to the
sensit ivity of t he lig ht sensor.
Headlight assistant * -you can switch the hea d­
li ght assistant * on and off.
Entry/exit lighting
Whe n it is da rk , the Entry/exit lighting ill um i­
na tes the area a ro und t he vehi cle when unlo cki ng
the ve hicle an d after switc hing off the ig nitio n
and o pening the dr iver's door.
The
Entry/exit lighting only wo rks when i t is
d ar k and the light sw itch is in the
AUTO p osit io n.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
the dayti me r unning lig hts can be
swi tched on/off. Select
On or Off.
Canada models : this function ca nnot be switched
off . They act ivate automatically eac h time the ig ­
nit ion is switched on .

<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 a,
0 - all adjustment functions ar e deactivated .
Q / P -adjust ing the left/ right exterio r mirror.
Move the knob in the desired direction .
4iil -Heat* the mirror glass depending on the out­
side temperature .
8 -Folding ex terior mirro rs* . To fold the m irrors
out , turn the knob to one of the other pos itions .
In the Infotainment system, you can select if the mirro rs fo ld in automatically when you lock the
ve hicl e
r:::) page 41 .
Front pa ssenger's e xterior mirror tilt
function*
To he lp you see the curb when back ing into a
pa rking space, t he surface of the mirror tilts
slightly . Fo r th is to happen, the knob m ust be in
the posit io n for the front passenger 's ou tside
mirror.
You can adjust the t ilted m irror surface by turn­
i n g the knob in the desi red direction . When you
move ou t of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is sto red and assigned to the
k ey yo u are using.
The mir ror goes back into its o rig inal position
once yo u drive forward f aster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off .
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (for examp le convex)
en large the f ield of vision . However, they
make objects in the mirror appear sma ller
and farther away. Your may estimate i ncor­
rectly when you use these m irrors to ga uge
your dis tance from the vehicles behind you
when changing lanes, wh ich increases the r is k
of an accident.
(D Note
- Applies to vehicles with power folding out ­
s ide mir rors* : if the mirror housing was
moved by outside forces (such as an impa ct
whe n maneuvering), yo u m ust use the pow­
e r folding func tion to fol d the mi rror a ll t he
way o ut. T he mirro rs will make a lo ud no ise
when they latc h into place . The mir ror hous ­
ing must not be moved back into place by
Light s and Vision
hand beca use this would impai r the func ­
tion of the mirror mechanism.
- Applies to veh icles withou t power folding
outside mir rors : if the m irro r ho using was
moved by outside forces (such as an impact
when maneuvering), you must move it back
in place by hand .
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
was h, you must fold the exter ior mir rors in
to reduce the r isk of damage to the m irrors.
Never fold power fo ld ing exter ior mirrors*
by hand . On ly fold them in and out us ing
the power controls .
(D Tips
-If the power adjusting function malfunc­
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad­
justed by p ressing on the edge of it by hand .
- The exterior m irror settings are stored w ith
the memory funct io n*
r:::) page 63.
Dimming the mirror
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or auto­
matic* dimming rearview mirror .
Manual dimming rearview m irror
.. Pull the leve r on the bottom of the m ir r or back.
Automat ic dimming rearview mirror*
.. The inte rior a nd e xte rior m irrors d im automat i­
cally when light s hines on them, for examp le
from headlig hts on a ve hicle beh ind you.
A WARNING
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If the g lass on an a utomatic dimming m irro r
b reaks, electro lyte can leak out. T his liquid
can irritate the skin, eyes and respiratory sys­
tem. If there is contact w ith the fluid, flush
i mmedia tely w ith p lenty of water. Consult a
p hysic ian if necessa ry .
- Re peated or long -term exposure to e lectro­
ly te fl uid can lead to ir rita tion of the air­
ways, especia lly in peopl e with ast hma o r
o ther respiratory condi tions. Take deep
b rea ths immedi ately afte r leaving the vehi ­
cle or, if this is not poss ible, open all of the
doors and w indows as wide as possib le .
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Lights and Vision
Changing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 56 Remov ing w indshi eld w iper blades
Windshield wiper service position/blade
replacement position
• To bring the wipers into the service position ,
turn the ignition off and move the windshield
wiper lever into position @~
page 56, fig. 55.
• To bring the wipers into the starting position,
switch the ignition on and move the windshield
wiper lever into position @~
page 56, fig. 55
for at least two seconds .
You can also turn the service position on or off in
the Infotainment system :
• Switch the windshield wipers off (position @
~page 56, fig. 55).
• Select : th e IMENU i button> Vehicle> left con­
trol button >
Service & checks > Wiper change
position .
Removing the wiper blade
• Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
• Press the locking knob
(D ~ fig. 56 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 wipe r arm @until it clicks into place.
• Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
• Turn the service position off.
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the wiper blades should
be replaced once or twice each year .
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(D Note
-Only fold the windshield wipers away when
they are in the service position. Otherwise,
you could damage the paint on the hood or
the windshield wiper motor.
- You should not move your vehicle or operate the windshield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield.
The windshield wipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshield.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, always loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshield before operating the wip­
ers.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper
blades, do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on or near the
wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers by hand.
{l) 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.
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
App lies to: vehicles with digital compass
Fig. 57 Rearview mirror: d ig ital compass is sw itched on

Seats and storage
Head restraints
Front head restraints
•
Fig. 61 Front seat : adjust ing the comfo rt head restra in t*
Adj ust the head restraints so the upper edge is as
even as possible wi th the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust as close to this posi­
tion as possible.
~ To adjust the head restraint, press the side but­
ton and place the head restraint in the desired
position until it locks into place
i:::.> fig. 61.
_& WARNING
Always read and fo llow the applicable warn­
ings ¢
page 239, Proper adjustment of head
restraints.
Rear head restraints
Fig. 62 Rear seat: adjust ing th e hea d restra int
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Fig. 63 Rear seat: removing the head restrai nt
If passengers are sitting in the outer rear seats,
adjus t the head restraints so that the upper edge
of the head restraint is as level as possible with
the upper part of their head.
If that is not possi­
bl e, try to adjust as close to this position as pos­
sible. Adjust the head restraint in the center seat
to be all the way up
c:> _& .
Adjusting the head restraints
~ To move the head restraint upward, hold it at
th e sides with both hands and slide it upward
until it clicks into place
c:> fig. 62.
~ To move the head restraint downward, press
the button -arrow-
c:> fig. 62 and slide the head
restraint downward .
Removing the head restraints
~ Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go .
~ Press the re lease point ,:::., fig. 63 using the me ­
chanical key
c:> page 38, Key set and press the
button
c:> fig. 62. Pull the head restraint out of
the backrest at the same time ¢_& .
Installing the head restraints
~ Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the guides until the posts click into place.
~ Press the button -arrow-c:> fig. 62 and slide the
head restraint all the way down. You should not
be able to remove the head restraint from the
backrest without pressing the button .
_& WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
i:::.> page 239, Proper adjustment of
head restraints.

-Only remove the head restraints from the
rear seats when it is necessary for installing
a child seat¢
page 2 77, Child safety. In­
stall the head restra int aga in immediately
once the child seat is removed. D riving w ith
the head restra ints removed o r not in the
upr ight position in creases the risk of ser io us
lnJUry.
Memory function
Description
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
Using the memory funct ion, you can quickly and
eas ily store a personal seat profile for the driver
and recall the settings later. The memory func­
tion is controlled by the remo te control key and
the memory bu ttons in the drive r's door.
The driver's seat profile is stored again and as­
signed to t he remote contro l key each time the
ve hicle is locked . Whe n you open the door, the
seat profi le is automat ically reca lled. If two peo­
p le use t he vehi cle, it i s recomme nded that each
person always uses "their own" remote cont ro l
key.
Up to 2 seat prof iles can be stored in the memory
bu tto ns in the dr iver's door. O nce they are sto r­
ed, these sea t profiles can be sele cted at any
time .
The fo llow ing settings are stored :
Remote con-Memory but-
trot key ton
Driver Dr iver
Seat X X
Both exterior
X X mirrors*
Remote control key
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The driver's sea t profile can be assigned to the
remo te control key when the vehicle is locked .
.. Se lect in the Infotainment system: !MENUI b ut­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l bu tto n > Vehicle
Seats and storag e
setting s > Seats > Driver 's seat > Store set­
ting s on remo te control key.
(D Tips
If you do not wish to have t he seat profi le for
another drive r assigned to the remote cont rol
key, switch the memory fu nction off in t he In­
fotainment system.
Memory buttons
Applies to: vehicles with memo ry function
Fig. 64 Drive r's door : memory function buttons
The memory butto ns are located in the driver's
doo r.
Storing a seat profile
.. Press the !SET I button. The LED in the button
t ur ns on .
.. Press a memory bu tton
dil or~).
A signal tone will sound when it is s uccessfu lly
stored.
Accessing a seat profile
.. If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, press the memory button .
.. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
sw itched on, press and hold the memory but­
t on u nti l the seat adjustment is com plete.
,&_ WARNING
- F or s afety reasons, the seat se tting can on ly
be reca lled when the vehicle is stationa ry,
otherwise t here is a risk of an accident.
- In an emergency, every sea t ad justment op ­
eration can be stopped by pressing the
!SET ! ..,.
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- Glove compartment: the glove compartment can be locked using the mechanical key
¢ page 38, Key set.
-In the door trim panels
- Storage compartment under the front center
armrest
- Storage compartment* in the rear center arm-
rest
- Storage compartment* under the light switch
- Garment hooks above the rear doors
- Nets* on the backrests of the front seats
- Nets* on the left/right luggage compartment
trim panel
A WARNING
-Always leave the lid on the glove compart­
ment cover closed while driving to reduce
the risk of injury.
- Make sure that the view to the rear is not
obstructed by hanging garments.
- Hang only lightweight cloth ing and be sure
that there are no heavy or sharp-edged ob­
jects in the pockets.
- Do not use clothes hangers to hang gar­
ments, because this could reduce the effec­
tiveness of the side curtain airbags*.
- Only use the storage compartments in the
door trim panels to store small objects that
will not stick out of the compartment and
impair the range of the side airbags.
Luggage compartment
General information
A WARNING
Read and follow the important safety precau­
tions in ¢
page 242, Storing cargo correctly.
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Seats and storage
Increasing the size of the luggage
compartment
Applies to : vehicles wit h folding backrests
The rear seat backrests can be folded forward ei­
ther separately" or together.
Fig. 68 Backrest: release lever, securing knob an d lock*
Fig. 69 Backrest: fold ing in the center backrest
Folding the outer rear backrests forward and
backward
.,. Pull the release lever @in the direction of the
arrow and fold the backrest forward .
.,. Fold the backrest back up again until it latches
and the red marking @ is no longer visible
¢&, .
Folding the center rear backrest forward and
backward
.,. Pull on the upper release lever© and fold the
backrest forward@¢
fig. 69 .
.,. Fold the backrest backward until it locks into
place.
The engaged backrest can be locked © using the
mechanical key¢
page 39. This would block ac­
cess into the luggage compartment from the ve­
hicle interior. You can only enlarge the luggage
compartment if the backrest is not locked. .,..
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