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 15
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 60
Battery in remote control key
c::> page 26
Bulb failure ind icator *
c::> page 16
Headlight range control system
c::> page 16
Adaptive light*
c::> page 16
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Light/ rain sensor*
c::> page 17
T ransmiss ion
c::> page 70
- Steer ing lock
liliil c::> page 13
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Engine start system
c::> page 13
Central indicator light
c::> page 13
Electromechan ical steer ing/
c::> page 91
Adapt ive dampers*
c::> page 17
Rear spoiler
c::> page 92
Other indicator lights
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T
ur n signals
c::> page 17
CRUISE
USA model s: cruise control sys tem*
c::> page 72
Canada models :
cruise cont rol sys
t em*
c::> page 72
Active lane ass ist*
c::> page 75
Conven ience key
c::> page 61
E lectromechan ica l park ing brake
c::> page 11
Active lane assist*
c::> page 75
Audi side assist *
c::>page 79
Transm iss io n
c::> page 70
Electromechan ica l par king brake
c::> page 11
USA models: speed warn ing sys
tem*
c::> page 72
C anada models :
speed warning sys
tem*
c::> page 72
- H
igh beams
. c::> page 40
BRAKE / ((J)) Brake sy stem
If this indicato r light turns on, there is a malfunc
tion in the brake system.
1111 (USA mo del s) I. ( Canad a mode ls)
Brake s: stop vehicle and ch eck brake fluid level
Stop the vehicle and check the brake fl uid leve l.
See a n author ized Audi dealer or au thor ized Audi
Se rvice Facil ity for assis tance if necessary .
1111 (USA model s) /. (C anad a mode ls)
Warning! No brake boo ster
Opening and clo sin g
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and u nlock the veh icle centrally. You
have the following options:
- Remote control key
c::> page 26,
-Sensors in the door handles* c::> page 27,
- Lock cylinder on the driver 's door c::> page 29,
o r
- Central locking switch inside
c::> page 28.
Auto Lo ck
The A uto Lock f unct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (1S km/h) .
The vehicle can be unlocked if the openi ng func
tion in the centra l locking system sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled. The A uto
L ock function can be switched on and off in the
Infotainment system
c::> page 28.
I n t he event of a crash with a irbag deployment ,
t he doors will a lso automat ically unlock to allow
access to the veh icle .
Selective unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en
tire veh icle should be unlocked when unlocking
c::> page 28 .
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the vehicle .
I f the bli nking continues, one of the doo rs or the
luggage compartment lid is not closed or the ig
nition is still switched on .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The follow ing cond itions prevent you from lock
ing your remo te contro l key in the vehicle :
- If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
I@ button on the re-
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mote contro l key or touching the locking sen
sor* on a door.
- When lock ing using the
Im button in the central
locking switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open
c::> page 28 .
-On veh icles 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 f lashers
blink four times.
Do not lock your vehicle with the remote cont rol
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid are closed. This helps
to prevent you from locking yourself out acciden
tally .
¢j) Tips
- Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve
hicle. A locked veh icle is not a safe!
- The LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or au tho rized Aud i
Service Facili ty.
Key set
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Fig. 13 Your ve hicle key set
(D Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
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You can unloc k/lock you r vehicle with the remo te
contro l key. A mechanical key is integr ated in the
remote cont rol key
c::>page 25 . ..,.
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@ Key tag with PIN
Only applies to vehicles with Connectivity serv
ice*: open the key fob and rub the PIN until it is
v isib le . You can activate the Connectivity service*
on your vehicle using th is PIN code.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an au thorized A udi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de
activated.
It is important to bring all keys with
you. If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insurance company.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the Infotainment system . To do
this, select: the
I MENU ! button >Vehicle > left
control b utton
> Service & checks > Vehicle in
formation.
This way, you can make sure that you
have all the keys when purchasing a used vehicle .
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle.
Unde r certain circumstances, the vehicle may not
be ab le to start if there is a key from a different
vehicle manufacturer on the key chain .
Data in the master key
When driving, service and maintenance-relevant
data is continuously stored in your remote con
tro l key. Your Aud i service adviso r ca n read o ut
this da ta and tell you about the wo rk your veh icle
needs. This applies also to vehicles with a con
venience key*.
Personal convenience settings
I f two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "t heir own" master
key. When the ignition is turned off or when the
vehicle is lock ed, persona l conven ience settings
for the following systems are stored and as
signed to the remote master key.
- Climate control system
- Parking aid*
- Active lane assist*
- Side assist*
Open ing and closing
-Drive se lect
T he sto red settings a re automa tica lly recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, open the doors or
turn on the ign ition.
& WARNING ~
A lways take the vehicle key with you when
l eav ing the vehicle, 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 lectr ica l
equipment such as power windows.
@ Tips
-
The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference from
transmitters near the veh icle work ing 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
Fig . 14 Remote control mas ter key: remov ing the mechan i
ca l key
.,. Press the release but tons (D c::> fig. 14 and re
move the mechanical key from the remote con
trol key .
Using the mechanical key, you can:
- Lock/unlock the glove compartment.
- Manually lock/unlock the vehicle
c::> page 29.
-Eme rgency lock the doors c::> page 29.
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Opening and clo sin g
LED and batteries in the remote control key
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Fig . 15 Re mote contro l key : rem ov ing the ba ttery h olde r
F ig. 16 Re mote cont ro l key (re ar side ): re m ovi ng the bat
tery ho lder
LED in the remote control k ey
The LE D @ info rms you of the remote control key
function status .
.,. If you press a b utton briefly, the LED blinks
once.
.,. If you press and hold a button (conven ience
opening/closing), the LED blinks several t imes .
.,. If the L ED does not blink , the remote control
key battery is dead . The
Ill indicator light and
th e m essag e
Rem ote control key : cha nge ke y
b att ery
appea r. Rep lace the battery in the re
mote con trol key.
R eplacing th e remot e co ntrol k ey batt ery
.,. Press the release buttons@¢ fig. 15 and re
move the mechanical key .
.,. Pre ss the r ele as e buttons @¢
fig. 16 on th e
battery holder and pull the battery holde r out
of the remo te control key in the dire ction o f the
arrow at the same t ime .
.,. Insert the new battery with the"+" symbol fac·
ing down .
.,. Slide the batte ry holder carefully into the re
mote control key.
26 .,.
Insert the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Discharged batter ies m ust be disposed of us
ing methods that wi ll not harm the environ
ment. Do not dispose of them in ho usehold
trash.
(D Tips
The rep lacement battery must meet the same
spec ificat ions as the or iginal battery in the re
mote control key .
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 17 Remot e con tro l key: butt on programming
.,. To unlock the vehicle , pr ess the lil button
¢fig.17 .
.,. To lock the vehicle, press th e Iii button once .
.,. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the ~ button.
.,. To trigger the alarm, press the red
!PAN IC! but·
ton . The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
turn on .
.,. To switch off the alarm, press the red
! PANIC I
button aga in .
If the vehicle is unlocked and none of the doors,
the rear lid or hood are opened within 45 sec
onds, the vehicle locks again automatically . T his
fea ture prevents the veh icle from being acc iden
ta lly left un locked over a long period of time .
The sett ings in the Infota inment system deter·
mine if the entire vehicle o r only the dr iver's door
i s un locked whe n un locking the veh icle
¢ page 28. .,.
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A WARNING ,~
No one, especially children, sho uld stay in the
veh icle w he n i t is locked from the outside, be
cause the w indows can no longer be opened
from th e inside
c::> page 29. Locked doors
ma ke it more difficult for eme rgency workers
t o get into the vehicle, which puts lives at
r isk.
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, yo u could un
i ntent io nally loc k the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the eng ine or open a door, the
alarm wou ld be triggered . If this happens,
press the un lock button@ .
- The selector leve r 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
Appl ies to: ve hicles with co nve nien ce key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con
trol key.
F ig . 18 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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Op ening and cl osing
Locking the v ehicle
.,. Place the se lecto r lever in t he P posi tion (a uto
matic transmiss ions), 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 c::> fig. 18. Do
not hold the door handle wh ile doing this .
You can unlock/lock the ve hicle at every door.
The remote control key cannot be more than ap
prox imately 5 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 br iefcase,
for example .
If you ho ld the door handle wh ile lock ing, 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 only one of the doors
is unlocked when un locking the vehicle
c::> page28.
A WARNING
-Read and follow ing all WARNINGS. c::> .&. in
Key set on page 25
0) Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of t ime, note the follow ing:
- 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 ma intain the vehicle's ability to start
for as lo ng as poss ible. You may no t be ab le
to un lo ck your veh icle using the conve nience
key.
- For an explanat ion on co nfo rm ity w ith the
FCC regulat ions in the U nited S ta tes an d the
Indus try Canad a regulat ions, see
c::> page296 .
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Opening and clo sin g
Central locking switch
Fig. 19 D rive r's door : central lock ing switch
• To lock the vehicle, press the~ button c> .&,.
• Press t he !ill button to unlock the vehicle.
When locking the vehicle with the centra l locking
switch, the follow ing applies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security such as when stopped at a light).
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- You can open the doors ind ividually from the
inside by pulling the door handle .
- In the event of a c rash with airbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to a llow access
to the vehicle.
& WARNING
- The power locking sw itch works with the ig
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when the~ button is pressed.
- The centra l locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency worke rs to get into t he vehicle,
wh ich puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children .
(D Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
c> page 24 . You can unlock the vehicle
aga in using the
!ill b utton in the central lock
ing sw itch.
l) Th is fun ctio n is not a vailab le in a ll coun tries.
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Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
• Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU ! but
ton>
V eh icle > left control button >Vehicle set
t ings.
Door unloc king -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Dr ive r door should unlock . The luggage
compartment lid also unlocks when
All i s select
ed . If you select
D riv er in a vehicle with a conven
i ence key*, on ly the door whose handle you pu ll
will unlock .
If you se lect
Dri ver , all the doors and luggage
compartment lid w ill unlock if you press the
I@
button on the remote control key tw ice .
Fold m irrors* -if you select On, the exterior rear
view m irrors fold in automatically when you press
the ~ button on the remote control master key
or touch the sensor* in the handle.
Lock whe n driving1l -if you select On , the veh icle
locks automatically when driving. All of the doors
and the luggage compartment lid lock .
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Emergency unlocking and locking the doors
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F ig. 20 Drive r's door : door lock cy lin de r
Fig. 21 Front passenger 's doo r: emergency release
If the central lock ing system malfunctions, you
must unlock/lock the doors separately us ing the
mechanical key .
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
• Remove the mechan ical key ¢ page 25.
• To unlock the driver's doo r, turn the key to the
open position @¢
fig. 20.
• To lock the driver's door, move the selector lev
er to the P position (automat ic transmission)
and turn the key
one time to the close position
@.
Locking the front passenger's door with the
mechanical key
The emergency lock is located on the edge o f the
front passenger's door. It is only visib le when the
door is open.
• Remove the mechan ical key ¢
page 25.
• Pull the cap out of the opening ¢
fig. 21.
• Insert the key into the s lot inside and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or to the left
(left door*) .
Opening and closing
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 pull ing
the door handle.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break -in, audio and visual warning s ignals are
triggered . T he 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
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press the l«=> I but ton on the remote control key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage
compartment lid. Or
• Lift the luggage compartment lid .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull down the luggage compartment lid and let
it close using a gentle push
C? .&, .
_.&. WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid cou ld 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 asphyx iat ion.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could crawl into the luggage compart
ment .
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 chi ldren to
p lay in or around the vehicle. A lways keep
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Opening and clo sin g
the luggage compartment lid and the doors
closed when the vehicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no o ne is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is clos ing, especially near the h inges . Fin
gers or hands could be p inched.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by p ressing the
1£) button on the remote
contro l key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically whe n it is closed again .
- In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
manua lly from the inside
c::> page 30.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
F ig. 22 Storage co mpartment between t he seat back rests
F ig. 2 3 Em erge ncy release hand le
.,. Pu ll the hand le in t he lid in the direction of the
arrow
c::> fig. 22 and tilt the lid downward .
.,. Take t he handle out of the holder.
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.,. Pull the h andle in the direction of the arrow
c::> fig. 23 .
A WARNING
The luggage compartment lid emergency re
lease m ust never under any circumstances be
ope rated when the vehicle is in motion .
Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 24 Driver 's doo r: power w indow controls
All power window switches have a two-stage
functio n:
Opening and closing the windows
.,. To open o r close t he window comp letely, press
t he swi tch down o r pu ll the swi tch up brie fly to
the second leve l. The operat io n w ill s to p if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again.
.,. To select a pos ition in between opened and
closed, press/p ull the switch to the first level
until the desired window pos ition is reached.
Power window switches
@ L eft door
@ Rightdoor
A WARNING
- Pay caref ul attention when clos ing th e w in
dows . Pinching could c ause serio us inj uries .
- W hen locking t he vehicle from o utside, the
veh icle must be unoccupied si nce the wi n
dows can no longe r be opened in an eme r
gen cy.