Instruments and indicator lights
Engine control
c::> page 15
Emi ssions control system
c::> page 15
Engine speed limitat io n
c::> page 15
Engine oil level
c::> page 15
Engine oil senso r
c::> page 16
Battery charge
c::> page 13
Tank system
c::> page 16
Washer fluid level
c::> page 16
W indshield wipe rs
c::> page 16
Remote control key
c::> page 58
Battery in remote control key
c::> page 27
Bulb failure ind icator *
c::> page 16
Headlight range control system
c::> page 17
Adaptive light*
c::> page 17
- Light/
rain sensor*
• c::> page 17
Transmiss ion
c::> page 68 0
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Central indicator light
c::> page 14
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Electromechan ical steer ing./
c::> page 91
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Adapt ive dampers*
c::> page 17
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Rear spoiler
c::> page 92
Other indicator lights
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ur n signals
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Rea r safety be lt./
c::> page 13
USA mod els : cru ise cont rol system*
c::> page 70
C anada models : cruise control sys
tem *
c::> page 70
Active lane assist*
c::> page 73
Conven ience key
c::> page 59
Electromechanica l park ing brake
c::> page 11
Active lane assist*
¢ page 73
Audi side assist *
c::>page 78
Transm iss io n
c::> page 68
Electromechan ica l park ing brake
c::> page 11
Rear safety belt./
c::> page 13
Rear safety belt./
c::> page 13
USA models: speed warn ing sys
tem"
c::> page 70
Canada models: speed warn ing sys
tem*
c::> page 70
High beams
<=:> page 37
BRAKE /{(JJ) Brak e sys te m
If this indicato r light turns on, there is a malfunc-
tion in the b rake system .
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and u nlock the veh icle centrally . You
h ave the following options:
- Remote contro l key <=>
page 2 7,
- Sensors in the door hand les*
<=> page 28,
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door<=> page 30,
or
- Centra l locking switch inside<=>
page 29.
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock f uncti on lock s all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid on ce the spee d has ex
ceede d approximately 9 mph (15 km/ h).
The vehicle can be unlo cked if the open ing f unc
t ion in the centra l loc king system sw itch is used
or one o f the door ha nd les is pulled. The Auto
L oc k function can be sw itched on and off in the
I nfotainment system
<=> page 29.
In the event of a crash wi th air bag deployment,
t he doors will a lso automa tic all y unlock to allow
access to the ve hicle.
Selective unlocking
The doo rs and luggage compartmen t lid w il l lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
sys tem w hether
only the d river's door or the en
tire ve hicl e should be unlocked when unlocking
<=> page 29 .
Turn signals
The tu rn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
ve hicl e and f lash once when you lock the veh icle.
If the b linki ng continues, one of the do ors or the
l uggage compartment lid is not closed or the ig
nition is still switched o n.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The follow ing cond it io ns prevent you from lock
in g your remo te contro l key in the vehicle :
- If the dr iver's door is open, the veh icle cannot
be locked by pressi ng the
ill] button o n the re-
Open ing and closing
mote contro l key o r touching the locking sen
sor* on a door.
- W he n l ocki ng us ing the ~ button in the central
loc king switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open <=>
page 29.
-On ve hicles with a convenience key*, the lug
gage compartment lid unlocks again after clos
ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug
gage compartment. The emergency flas hers
blink four times .
Do not lock your vehicle w ith the remote cont rol
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
l u ggage compartment lid are closed . Th is helps
to prevent you from lock ing you rself out acciden
tally .
(D Tips
- Do not leave val uables unattended in the ve
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the veh icle. If the LED lights up for
app roximately 30 seconds after lock ing,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have th e problem cor rected by a n
authoriz ed A udi dealer o r authoriz ed Audi
Service Facili ty.
Key set
Fig . 14 Yo ur veh icle key set
@ Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
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You can unloc k/lock you r vehicle wi th the remo te
c ontro l key . A me chani cal key is in tegr ated in the
r emote cont rol key¢
page 26 . ll>
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Opening and clo sin g
@ Key tag with PIN
Only app lies to veh icles with Connec tiv ity serv
ice*: open the key fob and rub th e PIN unti l it is
visib le. You can activate the Connectivity service*
on your vehicl e using this PIN code.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de
activated . It is important to bri ng a ll keys with
you . If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insuranc e company.
Numb er of keys
You can check the n umber of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the Infotainment system . To do
this, select : the
I MEN U I button > Vehicl e > left
control b utton
> Service & chec ks > Vehicle in
fo rm ation .
This way, you can make sure that you
have all the keys when purchasing a used vehicle .
Electron ic immobili ze r
The immobilizer preven ts unauthorized use of
the vehicle .
Under ce rtain c ircumstances, the ve hicle may not
be ab le to start if the re is a key from a differe nt
vehicle manufact urer on the key chain .
Data in the master k ey
When driving, service and maintenance-relevant
data is continuously stored in your remote con
trol key. Your Aud i service adv isor can read out
this da ta and tell yo u about the wo rk your vehicle
needs . This applies a lso to vehicles with a con
ven ience key* .
Personal convenience settings
If two peop le use one vehicle, it is recommended
that ea ch pe rson always uses "t heir ow n" master
key. When the ignition is tur ned off or when the
vehicle is locked, persona l convenience settings
for the follow ing systems are stored and as
signed to the remote mast er key.
- Clima te contro l system
- Parking a id*
- Active lane assist*
- Side assist*
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- Drive se lect
The stored settings a re a utomat ica lly recalled
whe n you unlock the vehicle , open the doo rs or
tu rn o n the ignition.
&_ WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when
leav ing the veh icle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularly when chi ldren
remain in the vehicle . Otherwise the children
could start the engine or operate e lectrica l
equ ipment such as power wi ndows.
(D Tips
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The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily d isrupted by interference from
transmitters near the vehicle working in the
same frequency range (such as a cell phone or radio equipment) . A lways check if your vehicle
i s locked!
Removing the mechanical key
F ig. 15 Remote control m aste r key : remov ing the mec hani
ca l key
.. Press the re lease buttons (!)¢ fig. 15 and re
move the mecha nica l key from the remote con
trol key .
Using the mec hani cal key, yo u ca n:
- Lock/unlock the g love compar tment .
- Ma nually lock/unlock the vehicle¢
page 30.
-Emergency lock the doors¢ page 30.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 1 6 Rem ot e con trol key : rem ovin g the ba ttery hol der
Fi g. 17 Re mote con trol key ( rea r side) : rem ovin g the bat
te ry ho ld er
LED in the remote control key
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The L ED @ in fo rms you of the remote cont ro l key
function s tatus .
• If you press a button br iefly , the L ED blinks
once .
• If you press and hold a but ton (conve nience
opening/closi ng) , the L ED blinks sever al times .
"" If the LED does not blink, the remo te con trol
key battery is dead . The
Ill indicator light and
t h e message
Remote control key: change key
battery
appear. Replace the battery in the re
mote control key.
Replacing the remote control key battery
• Press t he release bu ttons © q fig. 16 and re
move t he mechanical key .
• Press t he r elease buttons @
q fig. 17 on the
batte ry holder and pull the battery holder out
of the remote control key in the direction of the arrow at the same time .
~ • Inse rt the new battery with the "+ " symbol fac-
;:::: ing down.
" 8 "" Slide the bat tery holder carefully i nto t he re-
~ mo te con trol key. co
Open ing and closing
• Insert t he mechanical key .
@) For the sake of the environment
Disc har ged batt er ies m ust be dispo se d of us
ing m ethod s tha t w ill not harm t he environ
ment. Do not d ispose o f them in ho useho ld
trash .
@ Tips
The re placeme nt ba tte ry mus t mee t the same
s p ec ificat io ns as t he origi nal batte ry in the re
mote control key .
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig . 18 Remote con tro l ke y: butto n prog ra m ming
• To unlo ck the veh icle , press t he Ii bu tton
q fig. 18.
• To lock the vehicle, press the
[ml button once .
.. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the ~ button.
• To trigge r the a larm , press the red
I PANIC ! but
ton . The vehicle horn and emerge ncy flashers
tur n on .
• To sw itch off the al arm, press the red
! PANIC I
button again .
If the vehicle is un locked and none of the doors ,
the rear lid o r hoo d are open ed withi n 45 sec
onds, the vehicle locks again automa tica lly. Thi s
f ea tu re p reven ts the ve hicle from being accid en
ta lly le ft unl ocke d over a long pe riod of time .
T he se tt ings in the Infota inme nt system de ter
mine if the entire veh icle o r on ly the dr ive r's door
i s u nloc ked whe n un loc king the ve hicl e
qp age29. ..,..
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Opening and closing
& WARNING
No one, especially children, should stay in the
vehicle when it is locked from the outside, be
cause the w indows can no longer be opened
from the inside¢
page 30. Locked doors
make it more difficu lt for eme rgency workers
to get into the vehicle, which puts lives at
risk.
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
a re within view of the vehicle.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
in side the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un
in tent ionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered. If this happens,
press the un lock button@.
- The selector lever must be in the P position
on vehicles with a convenience key*. Other
wise the vehicle will not be ab le to lock .
- Only use the panic function in an emergen
cy.
Unlocking and locking with the
convenience key
App lies to: ve hicles with conven ience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con
trol key .
Fig. 19 Door han dle : senso r
Unlocking the vehicle
.,. Grip the door handle . The door unlocks auto
matically.
.,. Pull on the door handle to open the door.
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Locking the vehicle
.,. Place the selector lever in the P position (auto
matic transmissions), or else the vehicle wi ll
not be able to lock.
.,. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle once¢
fig. 19. Do
not hold the door handle while doing this .
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door.
The remote control key cannot be more than ap
prox imately S ft (1.5 m) away from the door han
dle. It makes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di
rectly after locking it. This way you have the op
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter
mine if the entire vehicle or on ly one of the doors
is un locked when un locking the vehicle
¢ page 29.
& WARNING
Read and follow ing all WARNINGS. ¢ A in
Key set on page 26
{!) Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of t ime, note the following :
- The proximity sensor sw itches off after a
few days to
save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to un lock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing
and to maintain the vehicle's ability to start
for as lon g as poss ible. You may not be ab le
to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanati on on conformity with the
FCC reg ulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 304.
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Central locking switch
Fig. 20 Dr ive r's door: cent ral loc king sw itch
.,. To lock the veh icle, press the@! button ¢,&. .
.,. Press the
!ill button to u nlock the veh icle.
When locking the vehicle with the centra l locking
switch, the fo llowing applies :
- Opening the door and the l uggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
sec urity such as when stopped at a light) .
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when a ll doors are closed and locked.
- You can open the doors in dividually from the
inside by pulling the door ha ndle .
- In the event of a crash with airbag dep loyment,
the doors un lock automatically to a llow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
- The power locking sw itch works w ith the ig
nition off a nd automatically locks the entire
vehicle whe n the ~ button is pressed .
- The centra l loc kin g switc h is inoperative
when the veh icle is locked from the o utside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
eme rgency worke rs to get into the ve hicle,
wh ic h puts lives at risk. Do not leav e anyone
behind i n the v ehicle , especially chi ldren .
@ Tips
Your veh icle loc ks a utomat ica lly w hen it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
q page 25 . You can unlock the vehicle
ag ain usi ng the
llil bu tton in the ce ntral loc k
ing sw itch .
ll T hi s fun ctio n is not a vail able in all c oun tries.
Open ing and closing
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system , you con set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but
ton>
Vehicle > left control button >Vehicle set
ting s.
Door unlocking
-you can decide if All doors o r
only the
Driver door shou ld unlock. T he luggage
compartment lid also un locks when
All is select
ed . If you se lect
Driver i n a vehicle wi th a conve n
i ence key*, o nly the doo r whose handle you p ull
will unlock .
If you se lect
Driver , all the doors and luggage
compartment lid w il l unlock if yo u press the@l
button on the remote control key tw ice.
Fold m irrors* -if you select On , the exterior rear
view m irrors fo ld in automatically when you press
the
lru bu tton on the remo te contro l master key
o r touch t he s ensor* in t he handle .
Lock when dr iving1l -if you se lect On, the veh icle
locks a utomatically whe n driving. All of the doors
and the luggage compartmen t lid lock .
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Opening and clo sin g
Emergency unlocking and locking the doors
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F ig. 2 1 Drive r's door : door lock cy linder
F ig. 22 Fr ont p asse nge r's door: eme rgency release
If the central locking system malfunct ions, you
must unlock/lock the doors separately using the
mechanical key .
Unlocking /locking the dri ver's door with the
mechanic al key
• Remove the mechan ical key ¢ page 26.
• To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position @¢
fig. 21.
• To lock the dr iver's door, move the selector lev
er to the P position (automat ic transmission)
and turn the key
one time to the close position
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Locking the front passenger's door with the
me chanic al key
The emergency lock is located on the edge of the
front passenger 's door.
It is only visible when the
door is open.
• Remove the mechan ica l key ¢
page 26.
• Pull the cap out of the opening¢ fig. 22.
• Inse rt the key into the slot inside and turn it all
th e way to the right (right door) or to the left
( left door*) .
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Once the front passenger's door is closed, it is no
longer possible to open it from the outside. The
door can be opened from the inside by pul ling
the door handle.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break -in, audio and visual warn ing s ignals are
triggered . The anti-theft alarm system is activat
ed whe n the vehicle is locked as usual. It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
F ig. 23 Opened luggage compa rtmen t lid
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Opening the luggage compartment lid
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• Press the l<.::< I button on the remote control key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage compa rtment lid . O r
• Lift the luggage compa rtment lid .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull down the luggage compartment lid and let
it close us ing a gent le push ¢.&, .
.&_ WARNING
-Due to the risk of in ju ry, a lways be aware of
the re ar passengers when closi ng the lug
gage compartment lid .
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latche d. Othe rw ise the
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luggage compartment lid could open sud
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escape. To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
vehicle. Always keep the luggage compart
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges. Fin
gers or hands could be pinched.
@ Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the~ button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
- In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
manually from the inside¢
page 31.
Opening and closing
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
Fig. 24 The emergency release is accessed on the left side
of the luggage compartment underneath the rear window.
Fig. 25 Section: inside of luggage compartment: emergen
cy release
.. Tilt the left rear seat backrest forward.
• Pry out the cover¢
fig. 24 using the mechanical
key
9 page 26.
.. Pull the plastic cord in the direction of the ar
row¢
fig. 25.
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