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again using the o:l button i n the cent ra l lock ­
ing sw itch.
Setting the central locking system
You con set which fun ctions are controlled by the
central locking system .
.,. Se lect i n the Info tainme nt sys tem: !MEN UI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left con tro l bu tton > Vehicle
settings
> Central locking .
Door unlocking
-yo u can decide if All doors or
on ly the
Driver's door should unlock . T he l ug ­
gage com partment lid also un loc ks w hen
All is
se lected. If you se lect D rive r's door* in a vehicle
with a
convenience key , only the driver's door
will unlock when yo u grasp the d river's doo r han­
d le. If you grasp another door handle, the entire
ve hicle w ill be unlocked .
If yo u select
Driver's door, all the doo rs and l ug ­
gage compartment lid will unlock if you press the
CD button on the remote control key twice.
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
Open
with convenience key-
you ca n deactivate t he
function for unlock ing v ia the sensor. The f unc­
tion fo r locking via the sensor will still be enabled
c:::> page33 .
Disable rear lid handle -if you select On , the lug­
gage compartment lid hand le is locked. I n this
case, t he luggage compartment lid can be
ope ned with the
c:5 button on the remote con­
trol key or wit h the unlock butto n in the dr iver's
door. In vehicles w it h a convenience key*, you can
still ope n the l ugg age compa rtment lid using the
han dle if an authori zed re mote con trol key i s
n ear the prox imi ty se nsor*.
Fold mirrors * -if yo u se lec t On , the exte rior rea r­
v iew mirror s fold in automat ically whe n you press
t he
~ b utton o n the remo te contro l key or to uch
t he sensor * in the handl e.
Tone when locking1> -if you select On , a to ne
w ill so und whe n you lock t he ve hicl e.
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Opening and closing
Mechanically locking/unlocking the doors
If the central locking fails, you must unlock/lock
the doors s eparat ely.
F ig. 24 Dr ive r's door: door loc k cylinder
Fig. 25 Door: mec hani cally loc king
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
... Remove the mec hanical key c:::> page 32.
... To unlock the drive r's door, t urn the key to the
unlock
position @c:::> fig. 24 .
... To lock the d river 's d oor, select t he "P" position
and tur n the key
once to t he clos ing pos ition @
c:::> .&_.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors with the mechanical key
The mec hanical lock is located on the edge of the
front passeng er's door and the rear doors. It is
o nl y visib le whe n th e door is o pen.
.,. Remove the mechanical key c:::> page 32.
... Remove th e cap from the opening c:::> fig. 25 .
.,. Insert the key in the ins ide s lot and turn it all
t h e way to th e r ight (r ight door) or l eft (left
doo r).
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Opening and clo sin g
~ WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS c:> .&. in De ­
scription on page 30.
Anti-theft alarm system
Applies to: vehicles w ith anti-t heft alarm system
If the anti -theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, audio and v isual warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is switch­
ed on or off when locking/unlocking your vehicle.
If the alarm is tr iggered, it w ill shut off automat ­
ically after a ce rta in amount of time .
Sw itching the alarm off manually
• To switch the alarm off, press the rrl button on
the remote control key or switch the ignition
on.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the anti ­
theft alarm system may have the following fea­
tures:
Break -in security feature
The alarm w ill sound if the re is a break- in at the
doors, hood, and/or luggage compartment lid.
Interior /towing protection monitoring
button*
The alarm wi ll be triggered if there are move­
ments detected in the vehicle interior or if there
is a change in the veh icle ang le .
If you leave persons/an imals in the vehicle o r
have the vehicle t ransported, sw itch off the inte ­
rior/towing protection monitoring alarm to pre ­
vent the alarm from being triggered:
• Press the ffi button on the remote cont ro l key a
seco nd time
within 2 seconds. Or
• Applies to vehicles with convenience key: touch
the sensor on the door handle a second t ime
with in 2 se conds . Or
• Turn the mechanical key in the door lock to the
close pos it ion a second time
w ithin 2 second s.
• If you lock the veh icle now, then the interior/
towing protect ion monitor will stay off until
the next time the vehicle is u nlocked.
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The interior/towing protection monitoring *
on ly functions correctly when the windows
and the roof* are closed.
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
F ig . 26 D river 's doo r: ope ning th e luggage compartmen t
l id
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press and hold the c::J button on the remote
control key for at least one second . The luggage
compa rtment l id u nlocks and opens slightly . Or
• Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid . Or
• Move the se lector lever to the "P" posit io n and
pull the
c::J button* in the dr iver's door .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Use the inside grip to pull the luggage com­
pa rtment lid down and allow it to close using a
gentle push
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&_ WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched . Otherw ise, the
luggage compartment lid cou ld open sud­
denly when driv ing, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- 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.
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- 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.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
c:s button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
- The settings in the Infota inment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can
be opened us ing the
handle¢ page 35.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: veh icles with automatic luggage compartme nt lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
F ig. 27 Driver's door: opening the luggage compartment
l id
Opening and closing
Fig. 28 Luggage compa rtment lid: @clos ing button, @
l ock button (vehicles with convenience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
... Press and hold the c:s button on the remote
control key for at least one second . Or
... Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. Or
... Move the selector lever to the "P" posit ion and
pull the
c:s button* in the dr iver's door.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
... When the ignition is switched on, pull the c:s
switch in the driver's door until the luggage
compartment lid is closed
¢ &_ . Or
... Press the c:s button in the luggage compart­
ment
lid ¢ fig. 28 . The luggage compartment
lid will automat ica lly lower and
close ¢&_ . Or
.,. Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: Press
the
c:s button on the remote control key until
the lu ggage compartment lid
closes¢&. ­
Make sure there is enough distance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a maximum 9 feet (3 m) of distance.
Or
... Applies to: vehicles with convenience key: press
the~ button in the luggage compartment lid
¢ fig. 28 . The remote control key must not be
more than approx imately 4 feet (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment a nd it must not
be inside the vehicle . The l uggage compart­
men t lid wi ll automatically lower and close. The
vehicle
locks ¢&_ . Or
... Lightly pull the luggage compartment lid at the
inner gr ip . The luggage compartment lid will
automatically lower and close
¢ &.-Or
... Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid . The luggage compartment lid will automat-
ically lower and close
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Opening and clo sing
Storin g th e luggag e comp artm ent lid
o pening posit ion
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position. The position must be at a
certain height or higher to store.
~ Press and hold the C> button in the luggage
compartment lid for at least four seconds to
store the new open position . A visual and audio
s ignal will follow .
~ To set a h igher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then caref ully press the luggage
compartment lid upward .
~ Press and hold the C> button again for at least
four seconds to store the desired opening posi ­
tion.
The opening/closing process wi ll stop immedi­
ately if :
- Yo u pull/release the
C> switch in the driver's
door, or
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
press/release the
C> button on the remote
contro l key, or
- Applies to:
vehicles with conveniern;e key: press
the C> button or the {n but ton in the luggage
compartment lid, or
- Yo u push the hand le in the luggage compart ­
ment lid, or
- When something b locks the luggage compa rt­
ment lid or makes it difficu lt fo r the lid to
move .
I f you press the hand le or one of the
C> or {n but­
tons (veh icles w it h conven ience key*) now, the
luggage compartment lid w ill either open or
close, depending on its angle .
A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make s ure that it is latched. Otherwise, the
l uggage compartment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident .
- Pay careful attention when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
cause serious injury to yourself or others de ­
spite the pinch protection .
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-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 poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle inte rior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle rack) on the luggage compartment lid, the
luggage compartment lid may not ope n
comp letely under cert ain ci rcumstan ces or it
co uld close by itself if open due to t he extra
weight. There fore, the open luggage com ­
partment lid must be given additional sup­
port or the cargo must fi rst be removed
from the luggage rack.
@ Note
The l uggage compa rtment lid can bump into
objects s uch as the garage ceiling when open­
i ng and become damaged .
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infotainment system de ­
termine if t he luggage compartment lid can
be opened using the
hand le ~ page 35.
- Th ere are audible signals when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
contro l key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
C> button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa rately
by pressing the
C> button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartme nt lid
locks automat ically when it is closed again.
- Applies to: vehicles with convenience key:
The luggage compartment lid can be closed
w ith the conven ience from a distance up to
approximate ly 9 ft (3 m).
- T he luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manua lly if the veh icle battery is low .
It is necessa ry to use mo re force when do ing
this. Move the lid s low ly to redu ce the
amou nt o f fo rce needed.
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Opening and clo sin g
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
.. Pull the power window switch up unt il the win­
dow is completely raised.
.. Release the sw itch and pull it up again for at
least one second.
Panorama glass roof
Panorama glass roof, opening/closing the
sunshade
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith pan orama gl ass roo f
The front segment can tilt and slide open.
Fig. 34 Sect ion of the front headline r: pano rama glass roof
button
@ Tilting and clo sing th e roof
.. To tilt the sunroof comp letely open, press the
c::::::, button up briefly to the second leve l.
.,. To close the sunroof completely, pull the~
button down briefly to the second level¢_& .
.. To set a position between opened and closed,
press/pull
the~ button up to the first level
until the roof reaches the desired position .
@ Opening an d clos ing th e ro of
.,. To move the roof into the reduced wind noise
position, push
the~ button back briefly to the
second level.
.. To open the sunroof completely, push the~
button back briefly aga in to the second level.
.,. T o close the sunroof comp letely, push the c::::::,
button forward briefly to the second level
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.,. To select a partia lly open pos ition, push the~
button forward/back to the first level unti l the
desired pos ition is reached .
© Opening and closing the sunshad e
.,. To open the sunshade completely, slide the ·-P. •·
sw itch back briefly to the second level.
.,. To close the su nshade completely, slide the -'f'~
switch forward briefly to the second level.
.,. To select a partially open position, slide the -:t- ;&
switch to the first level until the sunshade
reaches the desired posit ion.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury, always pay atten­
tion when clos ing the panorama g lass roof.
A lways switch the ignition off when leavi ng
the vehicle and always take the vehicle with
you.
(D Note
A lways close the panorama g lass roof when
l eav ing you r vehicle. Ra in can cause damage
to the i nterior equipment of your veh icle, par­
ticular ly the electronic equ ipment.
(I) Tips
- For information about convenience open­
ing/closing, see
9 page 41 .
-You can still operate the panorama glass
roof for about 10 minutes a fter the igni tion
is switched off. The swi tch is deactiv ated
once the driver's or front passenger's door is
opened .
- T he p anorama g lass roof will on ly open a t
temperatures down to
- 4°F ( -20°).
Panorama glass roof emergency operation
App lies to: vehicles wi th pano ra m a g lass ro of
If an object is detected when closing, the roof
will open again automatica lly. In this case, you
can then close it with the power emergency clos­
i ng function.
.,. Within five seconds after the sunroof opens au­
tomatically, pull the applicable button unti l the
roof is closed.

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Garage door opener (Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 35 Garage door o pene r: examp les of usage fo r diffe r·
ent syste ms
With the garag e door opener (Hom elink), you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons are integrated in the head·
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls .
To be able to oper ate 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 or ob·
jects are in the area immediately surround ing
the equipment. People can be injured or prop­
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
selling the vehicle .
- For additional informat ion about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- Fo r an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 374 .
Opening and closing
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Requirements : the button in the headl iner must
be programmed
<>page 43 and the veh icle
must be within range of the system, such as the
garage door .
., Press the button to open the garage door. The
LED @<>
page 43, fig. 36 blinks or turns on .
.. Press the button again to open the garage
door.
@ Tips
When opening or closing the garage door, do
not press and hold the button longer ten sec ­
onds or the garage door opener wi ll switch to
programming mode.
Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home Link)
, 1 111 111
Fig . 36 H eadlin er: controls
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You can program both fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure.
Programming/reprogramming buttons
Requirement: the vehicle must be in range of the
system , such as the garage door, that you would
lik e to program.
., Switch the ignit ion on .
., Press and hold the button in the headliner that
you would like to program fo r at least two sec·
ends .Or
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
settings
> Garage door opener > Program ga­
rage door opener
> Program button I/Program ll>
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Lights and Vision
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 38 Turn sig nal and high beam lever
Turn signals¢ Q
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The turn signals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -Right turn signal
@-Left turn signal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@ -High beams on (vehicles with high beam as­
sistant*¢ page 46)
©-High beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
wh ich increases the risk of an accident. For
this reason, only use the high beams or the
headlight flasher when they will not create
glare for other drivers.
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High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles with high beam ass istant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions .
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de­
tect light sources from other road users. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the posit ion of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en­
vironmen tal and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assistant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
AUTO posit ion and the high beam assistant must
be switched on in the Infotainment system
¢page 47 .
• To act ivate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever
forward @~ page 46, fig . 38. The Ii] in­
dicator light appears in the instrument cluster
display and the high beams are switched on/off
automatically. If the high beams were com­
pletely or partially switched on, the
SI indica­
tor light turns on .
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat­
icall y as expected, you may switch them on or off
manua lly instead :
• To switch the h igh beams on manually, tap the
lever
forward @~ page 46, fig. 38. The II in­
dicator light turns on.
• To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back ©¢
page 46, fig. 38. The high beam
assistant is deactivated.
Operating the headlight flasher
• To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assistant is activated and high beams are
switched off, pull the lever back ©¢
page 46,
fig. 38.
The high beam assistant remains ac­
tive.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
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Version 1
To adjust the brightness of individual zones, se­
lect
Front brightness* , Door brightness or Foot­
well brightness.
Turn the control knob to th e left
or to th e right. Pr ess the control knob to confirm
the b rightness.
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*
r::?vpage 125.
(0) Tips
The setting is automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is being
used.
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru­
ments, display and head-up display* can be ad­
justed.
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Fig. 43 Instrument i llumination
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Turn the knob toward "-" or" +" to reduce or in ­
crease the brightness .
.. Press the knob again to return it to its original
position.
Lights and Vision
(D Tips
Depending on vehicle equipment, the instru­
ment illumination (needles and gauges) may
turn on when the lights are off and the igni­
tion is switched on. The illumination for the
gauges reduces automatically and eventually
turns off as brightness outside increases . This
function reminds the driver to turn the low
beams on at the appropriate time.
Vision
Adjusting exterior mirrors
Fig. 44 D river 's doo r: knob fo r the ext erior mirr ors
Turn the knob to the desired position:
0
-all adjustment functions are deactivated .
q;p -adjusting the left/right exterior mirror.
Move the knob in the desired direction .
® -Heats* the mirror glass depending on the
outside temperature.
8 -Folds the exterior mirrors*. To fold the mir ­
rors out, turn the knob to one of the other posi­
tions. In the Infotainment system, you can select if the mirrors fold in automatically when you lock
the
vehicle¢ page 35 .
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's exterior
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by turn- ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
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