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could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows.
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-The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi
cle work ing in the same frequency range
(such as a cell phone or radio equipment).
-Using the mechanical key, you can:
- Locking/unlocking the glove compartment
,;:;,page 64.
-Manually lock/unlock the vehicle
,;:;,page 32.
-Mechanically lock the doors c:> page 32.
-Unlock the luggage compartment lid us-
ing the emergency release r;;:;, page 36.
-For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
r;;:;,page 339.
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Removing the integrated mechanical key
Fig. 21 Remote control master key : remov ing t he mechani
cal key
.,. Press the release button@ r;;:;, fig. 21.
.,. Pull the mechanica l key @ out of the remote
control key.
Opening and closing
LED and battery in the remote control key
Fig. 22 Remote control key: removing the battery holder
LED on the remote control key
The LED @ informs you about the function of the
remote control key.
.. If you press a button briefly, the LED blinks
once.
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote contro l
key battery is dead. The
ml indicator light and
the message
Please change key battery ap
pear . Replace the battery in the remote control
key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Remove the mechanical key r;;:;, page 29 .
.. Press the release button ® on the battery
holder and pull the battery holder out of the
re
mote control key in the d irect ion of the arrow
at the same time .
.,. Insert the new battery with the"+" symbol fac
ing down .
.,. Slide the battery holder carefully into the re
mote contro l key .
.. Insert the mechanical key.
@ For the sake of the environment
Discharged batteries must be disposed of us
ing methods that wi ll not harm the environ
ment. Do not d ispose of them in household
trash.
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The replacement battery must meet the same
spec ificat ions as the origina l battery in the re
mote control key .
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Airbag syste m
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If the weight-sensing mat in the front passen
ger seat detects an empty seat, the front air
bag on the passenger side w ill be turned off,
and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light will
stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
d ifferent p laces on your Aud i. Install ing, remov
i n g, servic ing o r repa iring a part in an area of the
ve hicle can damage a pa rt of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a co llision .
There are some important t hings yo u have to
know to make sure th at the effect iveness of the
system wi ll not be impaired and that dis carded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment .
A WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repair proce
dures can increase the r isk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
-
-Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer
i ng wheel horn pad or a irbag cover or the in
strument pa ne l or mod ify them in any way.
-Never attach any objects such as cup holders
o r te lephone mount ings to the surfaces cov
er ing the ai rbag units.
-For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
pane l, use on ly a soft, dry cloth or one mois
tened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners cou ld damage the airbag cover or change
the stiffness or st rengt h of the materia l so
t h at the airbag cannot dep loy and protect
properly.
-Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
-All work on the stee ring wheel, i nstr ument
pane l, front seats or electrical system (in
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
ce llular telephones and CB rad ios, etc.)
must be performed by a qualified technician
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who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
-F or any work on the airbag system, we
strong ly recommend that you see yo ur au
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
-Never modify the front b umper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate w ithout interference:
-Never install seat covers or replaceme nt
upholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not bee n specific ally app roved by
A udi.
-Neve r use additional seat c ushi ons that
cover the areas where the side airbags in
flate.
-Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs o r to
t h e seam in the area of the s ide airb ag
module mus t always be repai red immedi
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
-The airb ag sys tem can be act iv a ted only
once . A fter an airbag has in flated, it must
be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or
qua lified tech nic ian who has the technical
information, train ing and spec ial equ ipment
necessary.
-The airbag system can be deployed only
once. After an airbag has been deployed, it
must be replaced with new rep lacement
parts des igned and approved espec ially for
your Aud i model version. Replacement of
comp lete airbag systems or airbag compo
nents must be perfo rmed by qualified work
shops only. M ake sure that any a irb ag se rv
ice act ion is entered in your Audi Warranty
& Maintenance booklet under AIRBAG RE
PLACEMENT RECORD.
-For safety reasons in severe accidents, the
a lter nator and starter a re separated from
the vehicle battery with a pyrotechnic circu it
interrupter.
-Wo rk on the pyrotechnic c ircuit inte rrupt
e r must o nly be perfo rmed by a qua lified
dealer
-r isk of an a cciden t!
-If the vehicle or the c ircuit inte rr u pte r is
sc rapped, all appli cable safety p recau tions
mus t be followed.
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