2018 AUDI A4 Control

Opening and clo sin g
Applies to: all road
You can open and close the luggage compart­
ment lid with foot motion activation .
Requirements: you must be carrying your vehicle
key with you. You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartment lid. You shou ld
be approximately 8 in (20 cm) from the rea r of
the vehicle . The ign ition must be switched off.
Make sure you have firm footing.
- Move your foot back and forth be low the bump­
er ~ fig. 35 . Do not touch the bumper. The lug­
gage compartment lid will open/close once the
system detects the movement.
The luggage compartment lid will only open/ close if you perfo rm the movement as described.
This prevents the luggage compartment lid from
ope ning o r closing due to simi lar movements,
such as when you walk between the rear of the
vehicle and your garage door.
The closing of the luggage compartment lid is in­
d icated by a warning signal and can be cance led
by making the described movement again.
The foot movement does not loc k the vehicle.
General inform ation
In some situations, the function may be limited
or temporar ily unava ilable . This may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was closed imme­
diately before
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time
-you clean your vehicle, for example with a pres­ sure washer or in a car wash
- there is heavy rain
-the bumper is very dirty, for example after driv-
ing on salt-covered roads
-there is interfe rence to the radio signa l from
the vehicle key, such as from cell phones or re­
mote controls
A WARNING
-Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
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cause serious injury to yourse lf or others de­
spite the pinch protection.
- To reduce the risk of pinching injuries, a l­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­
ing area of the luggage compartment lid; in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid .
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisono us gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
- Ap plies to: allroa d: If there is a luggage rack
(such as a bicycle rack) on the luggage com­
partment lid, the luggage compar tment lid
may not open completely under certain cir­
cumstances, o r it co uld close by itself if
open due to the extra weight. To reduce t he
risk of injury, the open luggage compart­
ment lid must therefore have additional
support or the cargo must f irst be removed
from the rack.
Trunk escape latch
Appl ies to : vehicles with trunk escape latc h
In case of on emergency, the rear lid con be
opened from the inside using the trunk escape
latch.
Fig. 36 Luggage compartment: Trunk escape latc h
11> Push the latch in the di rect ion of the arrow un­
til the lock re leases.
The trunk escape latch inside the rear lid is made
of fluorescent material to glow in the dark.
A WARNING
The t runk escape latch is to be used only in an
emergency.

Opening and closing
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated .
Fig. 40 Section of driver's door: co ntrols
Fig. 41 Rear door: chil d safety lock
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• T o deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press the@ button in
the driver 's
door ¢ fig. 40. 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 the
key switch with the mechan ical key in the direc­
tion of the arrow or opposite the direct ion of
the arrow
<=> fig. 41 .
Message in the instrument cluster display
faj Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
There is a malfunction in the child safety lock.
Press the@ button again.
If the message stays on, drive immediately to an
authori zed Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
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A WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a short period
of time . This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise chil­
dren could start the engine or ope rate elec­
trical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an acc ident.
- A malfunction in the child safety lock could
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
inside, which increases the risk of an acci­
dent .
Power windows
Controls '
The driver con control all power windows .
Fig. 42 Driver"s door: power w indow controls
All powe r window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function :
Opening and closing the windows
a, .... M 0 ::, (X) (D
• To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is p ressed/pulled again.
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, p ress/pu ll the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
CD Left front door
@ Right front door
® Left rear door
© Right rear door

_& WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time . This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise chil­
dren could start the engine or operate e lec­
trical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an accident . The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened.
- Pay careful attent ion when closing the win­
dows . Pinching could cause serious injuries .
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
@ Tips
You can still open and close the w indows for
approximately 10 minutes after turning the
ignition
off . The power windows do not switch
off until the driver's door or front passenger's
door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
All of the windows and the roof* con be opened/
closed at the some time .
Convenience opening feature
.. Press and hold the CD button on the remote con­
trol key until all of the windows reach the de­
sired position and the
roof* is tilted open.
Convenience closing feature
.. Press the @ button on the remote control key
until the roof* is closed
c::> .&,, or
.. Touch the sensor* on the door handle until a ll
of the windows and the roof* are closed. Do not
place your hand in the door handle when doing
this.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
.. Select in the Infotainment system: !MENUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
Open ing and closing
settings > Central locking > Long press to
open windows.
_& WARNING
- To reduce the r isk of injury, never close the
windows or the roof* carelessly or in an un­
controlled manner .
- For secur ity reasons, the windows and the
roof* can only be opened and closed with
the remote control key at a maximum dis­
tance of approx imately 6.5 feet (2 m) away
from the vehicle. Always pay attent ion when
using
the@ button to close the windows
and the roof* so that no one is pinched. The
closing process will stop immediately when
the@ button is released.
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof:
the power sunshade also opens/closes when
opening/closing the roof.
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
"' Pull the power window switch up until the win­
dow is comple tely raised .
.. Release the switch and pull it up again for at
least one second.
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with sliding/tilting sunroof
Fig. 43 Section of front head lin er: sliding/tilt ing sunroof
button
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N .... 0 0
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© Opening and clo sing th e sunshad e
"'To open the sunshade comp lete ly, slide the -:<'-'.i.
switch back briefly to the second level.
"' To close the sunshade complete ly, slide the .-;- ;, .
switch forward briefly to the second level.
"' To se lect a partially open position, slide the -:c ,,.
switch to the first level until the sunshade
reaches the desired position.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always pay atten­
tion when closing the panorama glass roof.
Always sw itch off the ignit io n when exiting
the vehicle.
(D Note
Always close the panorama glass roof when
leaving your veh icle. Rain can cause damage
to the inter ior equipment of yo ur vehicle, par­
ticularly the e lectronic equipment.
@ Tips
- Fo r informat ion about convenience open­
i ng/closing,
see~ page 49.
- You can still operate the panorama glass
r oof fo r abo ut 10 m inutes afte r the ig nitio n
i s sw itched off. The switch is deact ivated
once the dr ive r's or front passenger's door is
opened.
- The panorama glass roof will only open
down to -4°F (-20°) .
Panorama glass roof emergency operation
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof
If an object is detected when closing, the roof
will open again automatically. In this case, yo u
can then close it with the power emergency clos­ ing function.
"' Within five seconds after the sunroof opens au­
tomatica lly, pull the applicable button until the
roof is closed.
l ) Th is function is not available in all countr ies.
Op ening and cl osing
Valet parking function
Applies to: vehicles with valet parking function
The valet parking function protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access.
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F ig . 4 5 Glove compartment: valet parking funct io n button
You can switch the valet par king function on, fo r
example when someone e lse is pa rking your vehi­
cle
1> . When the f unct ion is swi tched on, the ve­
hicle can be driven, locked and unlocked using
the master key, but access to the luggage com­ partment is not perm itted.
"' Remove the mechanical key from the remote
control key
~ page 39.
"'Open the g love compartment~ page 69 .
"'Press the !VA LET I button to switch the valet
parking function on. The LED in the button
turns on .
"' Lock the glove compartment with the mechani­
cal key.
"' Applies to: vehicles with lockable pass-through
and lockable rear seat backrests: To secure the
luggage compartment from the veh icle inter io r
as well, lock the pass-through and the rear seat
backrests using the mechanical key
~page 73 or ~ page 71.
"'Give yo ur master key to the personne l who are
parking your vehicle and keep the mechanical
key.
The following buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking function is switched on :
- ,:::::::, button in the driver 's door
- ,:::::::, button on the remote con trol key
- Handle in the rear lid
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Opening and clo sin g
When the valet parking function is switched on,
the message
V alet pa rking acti vated appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ignition on.
(D Tips
Please note that the luggage compartment
can still be accessed from the vehicle interior
in vehicles with fixed rear seat backrests or
ones that cannot be locked, even when the
valet parking function is switched on.
Garage door opener (HomeLink)
Description
Applies to: veh icles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 46 Garag e door ope ner: exa mples o f usage for di ffer­
ent systems
W ith the garage door opener (Homel ink), you
can act ivate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
veh icle. Three buttons are integ ra ted in the head­
line r that can be programmed to up to th ree re­
mote controls.
To be ab le to operate systems using the garage
door opene r, the buttons in the head line r must
first be programmed.
A WARNING
When ope rating o r programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob ­
jects are in the area immediately surrounding
the equipment. Peop le can be injured or prop­
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
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@ Tips
- For security rea.sons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
selling the vehicle.
- For additiona l information about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- For an exp lanation on conformity w ith the
FCC regulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulat ions, see
q page386.
Operation
Applies to : vehicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Requirements : the button in the headliner must
be programmed ¢
page 52 and the vehicle
must be w ithin range of the system, such as the
garage door.
.,. Press the button to open the garage door . The
LED @ Q page 52, fig. 47 blinks or turns on .
.,. Press the button aga in to open the garage
door .
{D Tips
When opening or closing the garage door, do
not press and hold the button longe r ten sec ­
onds or the garage doo r opener w ill swi tch to
programming mode.
Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
I 111 111
Fig. 47 Headline r: cont rols
N (0 0 0
1 m
You can prog ram bo th fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure .
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a co .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
Programming/reprogramming buttons
Requirement: the vehicle must be in range of the
system, such as the garage door, that you would
like to program .
• Switch the ignition on.
• Press and hold the button in the headliner that
you wou ld like to program for at least two sec ­
onds. Or
• Se lect in the Infotainment syst em: !MENUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l button > Vehicle
settings > Garage door opener > Program ga­
rage door opener> Program button I/Program
button II /Program button
III (reprogram).
The yellow LED @ blin ks.
• Follow the instructions in the I nfota inment sys-
tem .
Synchronizing a button1
)
Requirement: the button must already be pro­
grammed and must be synchronized with the
system that you would like to program .
• Switch the ign ition on.
• Press the button in the headliner that you
would like to synchronize .
• Follow the instructions in the Infota inment sys­
tem .
Deleting button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be deleted ind i­
vidually . They must be deleted all at once . Repro ­
gram the buttons if necessary .
• Switch the ignition on.
• Select in the Infotainmen t system: !M ENUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
settings > Garage door opener > Delete button
programming > Yes, delete now.
Displaying the version/status/country code
• Select in the Infotainment system: ! MENUI but­
ton
>Ve hicle > left contro l bu tton >Ve hicle set­
tings > Garage door opener > Version informa­
tion .
~ l) Only appl ies to rolling cod e sys tems
Opening and closing
{!) Tips
-The garage door opener may need to be
synchron ized with the system motor after
the programming. Follow the manufactur­
er's instruct ions for doing this .
- The programming process can take up to 30
seconds. The hand transmitter may need to be operated again during the process .
- Make sure the batteries in the hand trans­
m itter are charged before start ing the pro­
gramming process .
- In some cases, the system must be pro­
grammed using an alternative mode. Select
in the Infotainment system:
!MENU I > Vehi­
cle
> left control button > Vehicle settings>
Garage door opener > Program garage door
opener >
right control button > UR-Mode /
D-Mode .
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Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching the lights on and off
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Fig. 48 Instrument panel: light sw itch w ith buttons
Light switch ·ti :
Turn the light switch to the corresponding posi­
tion when the ignition is switched on.
;oo: and the
selected pos ition turn on (except pos ition 0).
0 -The daytime r unning lights a utomat ica lly turn
on . In veh icles for certain markets, you can
switch the automatic daytime runn ing lights on
and off in the Infotai nment* system.
AUTO -T he head lights automatically adapt to the
surrounding brightness.
:oo: -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
Buttons
When you turn the light sw itch to the AUTO or
low beam headlight position
io, you can activate
the following functions:
jo -All weather lights. The headlights automati­
cally adjust so that there will be less glare, for
examp le when th e road surface is wet.
0$ -Rear fog lights
Automatic headlight range control system
Your veh icle is equipped wi th a n automatic head­
light r ange control system th at red uces glare fo r
oncoming tra ffic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlight range ad justs automatica lly.
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Audi adaptive light
App lies to: vehicles wi th adaptive light
Adap tive ligh t provides be tter visibility when it i s
dark by adapting the ligh ts to the road conditions
based on speed, such as on expressways, r ura l
roads, at intersections, and in curves. The adap ­
tive light only functions when the light switch is
i n the AUTO position.
A WARNING
-Automatic headlig hts* are on ly intended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsib il ity to check the head­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly ba sed
on t he curre nt ligh t and v is ibility conditions.
F or examp le, fog cannot be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beams under these weather condit ions and
when dr iv ing in the dark
fD .
- The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned on
in accordance w ith traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Always observe legal regulat ions when us­
ing the lighting systems desc ribe d.
{l) Tips
- Th e light sensor for the a utomat ic he ad ­
lights * is in the rearview mir ror mount. Do
not p lace any stickers in this area on the
w indshield.
- A warning tone will sound if yo u ope n the
door when the exte rior lights a re switched
on.
- On ly the front headlights turn on when t he
daytime running lights are switched on* . In
vehicles in certain markets, t he tail lights
w ill also t urn on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
head lights, t urn signa ls and ta il lig hts can
fog over due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside. They w ill
clear shortly afte r switching them on. This
does not affect the service life of t he light­
mg.

The emergency flashers also work when the igni­
tion is turned off.
@ Tips
You should switch the emergency flashers on
if:
- you are the last car in a traffic jam so that
all other vehicles approaching from behind
can see you, or if
-your vehicle has broken down or you are
having an emergency, or if
-your vehicle is being towed or if you are tow­
ing another vehicle
Interior Lighting
Front interior lighting
Fig. 51 Hea dlin er: fr ont inte ri or lig htin g
Press the corresponding button ~ fig. 51:
-!;I -Door contact switch on/off . The interior light­
ing is controlled automatically.
-M --Interior lighting on/off
Applies to: vehicles with to uch-se nsitive reading
l ights : To turn the respective reading light on or
off , touch the surface @ briefly . To activate the
manual dimming function , touch the surface @
when the light is switched off and keep touching
it until the desired brightness is reached.
Lights and Vision
Rear interior lighting
Fig. 52 Headliner: re ar readi ng ligh ts
.. To turn a reading light on or off, press the "<~
button.
.. To activate the manua l dimming function*,
touch the surface when the light is switched off
"@-and keep touching it until the desired
brightness is reached .
Interior lighting
Applies to: ve hicles w ith interio r light ing
.. Select in th e Infota inment system : I MENU! but­
ton
> Vehicle > l e ft control button > Vehicle
settings
> Interior lighting.
The interior lighting turns on when you switch
the headlights on while the ignition is on.
Version 1
To adjust the brightness of individual zones, se­
lect
Front brightness*, Door brightness or Foot­
well brightness.
Turn the control knob to the left
or to the right. Press the control knob to confirm
the brightness.
Version 2
Select and confirm one of the displayed profiles
by pressing the control knob.
Individual: you can customize the brightness and
color of individual zones. Press the right control
button . Press the control knob again to confirm
the settings .
Audi drive select : the interior and contour light ­
ing color changes depending on the driving mode
selected in drive select*
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