2018 AUDI S4 door lock

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AUDI S4 2018 Owners Manual Table of contents
About this Owners Manual . .. .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instru

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual . .. .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instrument cluster .. .......... .. .. .. .
Multifunction steering wheel plus ... .. .
Multifunction steering wheel ......... .
Driver information system ...... .. .. .. .
H ead-up display .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .. .. .
I ndicator lights .................... . 6
8
8
8
10
13
16
17
24
24
25
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 52
L ights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Luggage compartment ........ .... .. .
Roof rack .. .. ... ............ .... .. .
Warm and cold ................ .. .
Climate control system .............. .
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control .
Steer ing wheel heating .. ........ .. .. .
2
70
74
76
76
77
79
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
General information . ... ........... . .
Steering .......... .. .. . .......... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ............. . .
E le ctromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
D rivi ng offroad . .. ... ...... ....... .. .
Automatic transmission
Trailer towing ..... .............. .
Driving with a trailer .. ............. . .
8 0
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82
83
85
88
89
90
91
99
99
T raile r towing information . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driver assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Camera-based traffic sign recognition . . . 104
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pred ictive efficiency assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Pred ictive control (eff ic ie ncy assist) . . . . . 115
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Distance indicat or and distance warnin g 118
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Audi pre sense rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi pre sense city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Settings in the Infotainment system . . . . 124
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi s ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parking systems
General information .. ... .......... . .
Rear parking system .. .. ........... . .
Parking aid plus .. .. .. ............. . .
Rearview camera ... .. .. ........... . .
Periphera l cameras ... ... .......... . .
Adjusting th e parking aid . ........... .
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(!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory butt

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(!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
® Thumbwhee l for vent
(J) Lever for:
- T urn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ........ .
- Active lane assist .. ..... ... . .
- Traffic jam assist ....... .. .. .
@ Mul tifunction steer ing wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r information system con -
t rols .. .. ............. .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga
t ion and voice recognition con-
trols . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
- ~ button/stee ring wheel heating
- Sh ift paddles .............. .
® Instrument cluster .... ... .. .. .
@
@
@
@
~
@
Reset trip odometer ........ .. .
W indshie ld washer system lever
Emergency flashers .... ... .. .. .
Knee a irbag ........ ..... ... . .
Adjustable steer ing column
Lever for:
- Cruise cont rol system ..... .. .
- Adaptive cruise cont rol .. ... . .
@ Instrument i llum ination ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ H ood release . ........... .. .. .
@ Button for switching the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height .. .. ............... .. .
@ Lig ht switch ............... .. .
@ Buttons for :
- All -weather lights
- Rear fog lights ........... .. .
@ Sw itch for luggage compartment
lid .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .
128
41
67
55
55
125
116
275
13, 16
15, 16
15
94
10
12
60
56
287 82
10 2
108
58
24
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24
54
54
54
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Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power exterior m irror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Child safety lock . ............ .
@ Infotainment system display . .. .
@ Lockable glove compartment . .. .
@) Drives for CD, DVD, SI M cards .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Valet Park ing funct ion ... .. ... .
@ Climate contro l system . ..... .. .
@ Depend ing on equ ipment, buttons
for:
- drive select .. .. ............ .
- Start/Stop system .......... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . .... .. .............. .
- Park ing aid .. .. ............ .
- Hill descent ass ist .. . ..... .. .
- Switching the Infota inment sys-
tem disp lay on/off .......... .
@ Socke t ..... .. .............. .
@ Cup holder . .. ... .... . ..... .. .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button ....... .. ............ .
@ Center armrest with sto rage com
partment . Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface .. ..... . .
@ Sta rt ing t he engine when there is a
malfunction ... .. .... . ..... .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking brake
@) Depend ing o n eq uipment:
- Selector leve r (a utomatic trans -
m iss ion) .. .. .. ............ .
- Gearshift lever (manua l transmis-
sion)
58
48
48
156
69
228
275
51
76
133
85
14 7
136
148
156
68
69
155
234
85
88
91
@ In fotai nment unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
@ I STAR T ENGINE ST OP I button 83
(D Tips
Some the equipment listed he re is only instal
l e d in certa in models or is available as an op
tion.
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Malfunct ion Indicato r Lamp (MIL)
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Diese l part icu late filter*
¢page33
Eng ine speed limitat ion
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control k

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Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key¢ page 40,
-Sensors in the door handles* ¢ page 40,
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door c::> page 42,
or
-Interior central locking switch c::> page 41.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash twice when you unlock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the veh icle.
If they do not flash, then one of the doors, the
rear lid or the hood is not closed.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has
ex
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The vehicle can be unlocked if the opening func
tion in the central locking system sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
In the event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors will a lso automat ically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid will lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en
tire vehicle should be unlocked when unlocking
c::> page 41.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed and the remote control key is not in the vehicle . This
helps to prevent you from locking yourse lf out
accidentally .
The follow ing cond it ions prevent you from lock
ing your remote control key in the vehicle:
Opening and closing
-If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
fi'.) button on the re
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a door.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug
gage compartment lid automatically unlocks
again after closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de
tected inside the vehicle, then the vehicle will
not be able to lock from the outside .
_& WARNING
---
-When you lock your vehicle from outs ide,
nobody- espec ially children
-should rema in
inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
loc k the vehicle from the outside the win
dows cannot be opened from the inside .
- When you leave the vehicle, always take the
ignit ion key with yo u. This will prevent pas
sengers (children, for examp le) from acci
dentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking
switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
un
supervised. In an emergency it would be im
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
(D Tips
-Do not leave valuables 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 vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the central locking
system. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
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AUDI S4 2018 Owners Manual Opening and closing
Key set
Fig. 23 Your veh icle key set
@ Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
You can unlock/lock your veh icle w ith the remote
control key . A mecha

Opening and closing
Key set
Fig. 23 Your veh icle key set
@ Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
You can unlock/lock your veh icle w ith the remote
control key . A mechan ical key is integrated in the
remote control
key ~ page 39.
@ Key fob with vehicle code
Appl ies to veh icles with A udi co nnect vehicle con trol
Open the key tag and scratch to reveal the veh icle
code . You can unlock the Audi connect vehicle
control se rvices* for your vehicle with this vehicle
code . For additional information, see
~ page 198 .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi 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
insu rance company.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle in the Infotainment system . To do
this, select the
IM ENU I button > Vehicle > left
control button
> 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 immob ilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle .
Under certain circumstances, the vehicle may not
be able to start if there is a key from a different
veh icle manufacturer on the key chain.
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Data in the master key
When dr iving, service and maintenance-re levant
data is continuously stored in your remote con
trol key. Your A udi service advisor can read out
this data and tell you about the work your vehicle needs . This applies also to vehicles with a con
venience key*.
Personal convenience settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master
key . When the ign ition is turned off or when the
vehicle is locked, personal convenience settings
for the following systems are stored and as
s igned to the remote master key.
- Climate control system
-Steering wheel heating*
-Central lockin g system
-Interior lighting*
-Exter ior lighting
- Rain sensor
- Memory function*
- Park ing a id *
-Adaptive cr uise control *
-Active lane assist*
-Side assist*
-Traff ic jam assist*
- Distance warning*
-Audi pre sense*
- Speed warning *
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, open the doors or
turn on the ignition .
~ WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularly when children
rema in in the vehicle . Otherwise the children
could start the engine or operate electrical
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
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AUDI S4 2018 Owners Manual in the same frequency range (s uch as a ce ll
phone or radio equipment) . A lways check if
your vehicle is locked!
- For an explanation on conformity with t he
FCC regulations

in the same frequency range (s uch as a ce ll
phone or radio equipment) . A lways check if
your vehicle is locked!
- For an explanation on conformity with t he
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Ind ustry Canada regu lations, see
<::> page 386.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 24 Re mote control maste r key: remov ing t he mechani
ca l key
• Press the release buttons @¢ fig. 24 and re
move t he mechanical key from the remote co n
t ro l key .
Using the mecha nica l key, you can :
- Lock/un lock the glove compartment.
- Locking and unlock ing the lockable* rea r bench
seat
<::> page 71.
- Manua lly lock/ un lock the vehicle ¢
page 42.
- Emergency lock the doors ¢ page 4 2 .
- Swi tch the child safety locks on in t he rear
doo rs
¢ page 48, fig . 41 .
LED and battery in the remote control key
Fig. 25 Remote co ntro l key : re m ov ing the battery holder
Open ing and closing
F ig . 2 6 Re mote co ntrol key (rea r side) : re m ovi ng t he bat ·
tery ho lde r
LED in the remote control key
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i
~
T he L ED @ in forms you of the remote control key
funct ion .
• If you press a bu tto n briefly, the LE D blinks
once.
• If you press and hold a button (convenience
opening/closing), the LED b links severa l times .
• If the LED does not blink, the remote contro l
key battery is dead . The
1:1 ind icator light turns
on and the message
Remote control key : re
place key battery
appears . Replace the battery
in the remote cont ro l key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
• Press the re lease buttons @¢ fig. 25 and re
move the mechanica l key .
• Press the re lease buttons ©¢ fig. 26 on the
battery holder while pulling the battery holder
ou t of the remote contro l key in the d irect io n of
t he arrow .
• Inse rt t he new b attery with the "+" sym bol fa c
ing down.
• Slide t he battery holde r car efully into the re
mote contro l key .
• Insert t he mechanical key .
® For the sake of the environment
Discha rged bat teries m ust be disposed o f us
in g methods that w ill not harm the env iron
ment. Do not d ispose o f them in ho useho ld
trash.
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AUDI S4 2018 Owners Manual Opening and clo sin g
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re
mote control key.
Unlocking/locking by remote control

Opening and clo sin g
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re
mote control key.
Unlocking/locking by remote control
I rn
F ig . 27 Re mote contro l key: bu tton programm ing
• To unlock the vehicle, press the 6:l button
¢ fig. 27.
• To lock the vehicle, press the {D button on ce.
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
a button briefly .
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
a button for at least one second .
• To trigger the alarm, p ress t he red I PANIC I but
ton. The ve hicle horn and emergency flashers
turn on.
• To switch off the alarm, p ress the red I PANIC I
button again .
I f the ve hicle is unlocked and none of the doors,
the hood, or the luggage compartment lid are
opened within 45 seconds, the vehicle locks
again automatica lly. This feature prevents the ve
hicle from being accidentally left unlocked over a long per iod of time.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter mine if the entire vehicle or only the driver's door
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 41.
A WARNING
No one, especially chi ldren, 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 42. Locked doors
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make it more difficult for emergency workers
to get into the veh icle, wh ich puts lives at
risk.
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle.
- Applies to: vehicles with automatic trans
mission: the vehicle can only be locked
when the selector lever is in P.
- Do not use the remote control when you a re
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then try
to open a door, the anti-theft alarm w ill
trigger. If this happens, press the unlock
button
6:l.
- Only use the pan ic function in an emergen
cy.
Unlocking/locking with the convenience
key
Applies to : vehicles with convenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con
trol key.
F ig . 28 Door ha nd le: locki ng t he veh icle
Unlocking the v ehicl e
• Grip the door hand le . The door unlocks auto-
matically.
• Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Locking th e vehicle
• Applies to: veh icles with automatic transmis
sion : Se lect the P position, otherwise the vehi -
cle will not lock .
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AUDI S4 2018 Owners Manual .. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
on ce c::> fig. 28 . Do
not hold the door handle while doing this .
You can u nlock/ lock the v

.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
on ce c::> fig. 28 . Do
not hold the door handle while doing this .
You can u nlock/ lock the vehicle at every door.
The remote control key cannot be more than ap
proximately 4 feet (1.5 m) away from the door
handle. It makes no difference whether the mas
ter key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief
case, for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function.
The doo r cannot be opened for a br ief period di
rect ly 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 unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
c::> pag e 41.
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS c::> &. in De
scription on page 3
7.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of time, note the following:
-The energy management system grad ually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle us ing the convenience
key .
Central locking switch
Fig. 29 Drive r's door : central loc king switch
Openin g an d clos ing
.. To lock the vehicle, press the l'.D button c::> &_ .
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the @ button.
When locki ng the vehicle with the central lock ing
switch, the following applies:
-Opening the door and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not poss ible (for
secur ity reaso ns, such as when stopped at a
light) .
-The LED in the centra l locking sw itch t urns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- You ca n open the doors individua lly from the
inside by pu lling the doo r handle.
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deploymen t,
the doo rs unlock automat ica lly to allow access
t o the vehicle .
~~ WARNING
-
- The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is switched off and automatica l
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
l'.D but
ton is pressed.
-The central locking switch is inope rative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide.
-Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
-Read and fo llowing a ll WARNINGS c::> &. in
Description on page 3
7.
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Your vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
c::> page 37. You can unlock the vehicle
again using the
ca button in the central lock
i ng switch.
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: I MENU! but
ton
> V ehicle > left control b utton > Vehicle
settings > Central lock ing .
Door unlo cking
-you can decide if All doors or
only the
Dri ver 's door shou ld unlock. The
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