
Opening and closing
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 14 Remote control key: removing the battery holder
Fig. 15 Re mote control key (rear side): removing the bat·
tery holder
LED on the remote control key
The L E D @ informs you of the remote control key
opera tion.
~ If you press a button briefly, the LED blinks
once.
~ If you press and hold a button (conven ience
opening/closing), the LED blinks several times.
~ If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead . The
Ill indicator light turns
on and the message
Remote control key:
change key battery
appears in the driver infor·
mation system. Replace the battery in the re
mote control key.
Replacing the remote control key battery
~ Press the release buttons (!)¢ fig. 14 and re
move the mechanical key .
~ Press the release buttons@¢ fig. 15 on the
battery holder and pull the battery holder out
of the remote control key in the direction of the
arrow at the same time.
~ Insert the new battery w ith the"+" facing
down.
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~ 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 will not harm the environ
ment. Do not dispose of them in household
trash.
@ Tips
The rep lacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the original battery in the re
mote control key.
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 16 Remote contro l key: butto n programm ing
~ To unlock the vehicle, press the [§] button
c:> fig. 16.
~ To lock the vehicle, press the Ifill button once .
~ To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
l al button for at least one second.
~ To trigger the alarm, press the red IPANIC I but
ton. The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
w ill activate.
~ To switch off the alarm, press the red !PANIC I
button again.
If you unlock the vehicle and do not open any of
the doors, the hood, or the luggage compart
ment lid within 45 seconds, the vehicle automati
ca lly locks again. This feature prevents the vehi
cle from being accidentally left unlocked over a
long period of time.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter
mine if the entire vehicle or o nly the driver's door
..,_

Cl 00 .-< N r-N .-< 0 r-Vl 00
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
<=> page 26.
A WARNING
No one, especially children, should stay in the
vehicle when it is locked from the outside, be
cause the windows can no longer be opened
from the inside <=> page
2 7. Locked doors
make it more difficult for emergency workers
to get into the vehicle, which puts lives at
risk.
(D 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, you could un
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered. If this happens,
press the unlock
button @.
-The selector lever must be in the P position
on vehicles with a convenience key*; other
wise the vehicle will not lock.
- Only use the panic 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.
Fig. 17 Door handle : senso r for locking
,... 0
0
~ a:,
Opening and closing
Unlocking the vehicle
.,. Grip the door handle. The door unlocks auto-
matically.
.,. Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Locking the vehicle
.,. Place the selector lever in the "P" position; oth
erwise, the vehicle cannot be locked.
.,. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once <=> fig. 17. Do
not hold the door handle while doing this.
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door.
Th e remote control key cannot be more than ap
proximately S 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 briefcase,
for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking func tion .
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di
r ectly after locking i t. 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 unlocking the vehicle
¢page 26.
A WARNING ,..___ -
No one, especially children, should stay in the
vehicle when it is locked from the outside, be
cause the windows can no longer be opened
from the inside
¢page 27 . Locked doors
make it more difficult for emergency workers
to get into the vehicle, which puts lives at risk.
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS .<=>.& in
Key set on page 23
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
-
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Opening and clo sin g
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it .
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle's ability to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 293.
(0 Tips
Unlocking with the convenience key (keyless
access) can be deactivated temporarily .
- Place the selector lever in the "P" pos ition;
otherwise, the vehicle cannot be locked.
- Close the door and press the button
(D III
¢ page 24, fig.16.
- Press the sensor on the door handle on ce
within five seconds ¢ fig. 17, ¢ & . Do not
ho ld the door handle wh ile doing this .
- The next time the vehicle is unlocked, it can
on ly be done with the remote control key or
mechanically us ing the door lock cylinder.
The convenience key will be active again af
ter the next loc king/un locking.
Central locking switch
F ig . 18 Dr ive r's doo r: central locki ng switch
• To lock the vehicle, press the@! button ¢,& .
• To unlock the veh icle, press the @J button .
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
sw itch, the follow ing applies:
26
- Opening the door a nd the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possible for se
curity reasons, such as when stopped at a light.
- The LED in the centra l locking switch t urns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- You ca n open the doors individua lly from the
inside by pulling the door handle.
- In the eve nt of a cras h with a irbag dep loyment,
the doo rs unlock automatica lly to allow access
to the vehicle.
8_ WARNING
-The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical
ly locks the entire vehicle when
the~ but
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide .
-Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which p uts lives at risk . Do not leave anyone
behind in the ve hicle, especially ch ildren.
(D Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
¢ page 22. Yo u can unlock the vehicle
again using the
@J button i n the cent ral lock-
i ng switch.
Setting the central locking system
You con set which functions ore controlled by the
central locking system .
• Select in the Infotainment system: IMENUJ but
ton
>Ve hicle > left control button >V ehicle set
ting s.
Door unloc king -
you can decide if All doors or
on ly the
Driv er door should unlock . The luggage
compartmen t lid also un locks when
All is select
ed . If you se lect
Driver in a vehicle with a conven
i ence key*, o nly the doo r whose hand le yo u pu ll
will u nlock.
If you se lect Driver , all the doors and luggage
compartment lid w ill unloc k if yo u press
the ~
button on the remo te con trol key tw ice.

Cl co ..... N ,....
N ...... 0
Fold mirrors* -if yo u se lec t On , the exterior rear
view mirrors fold in automatically when you press
the
[ml button on the remote cont rol key o r touch
the sensor* in the hand le.
Lo ck when driving1> -if you select On , the vehicle
l oc ks automatically when driving . A ll of the doors
and the luggage compa rtment lid lock.
Mechanically unlocking and locking the
doors
If the central locking fails , you mus t unlock/lock
t he doors separa tely.
F ig. 19 Dr iver 's door: doo r loc k cy lin der
F ig. 20 Fro nt passenger 's doo r: e merge ncy re lease
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.. Remove the mechan ica l key o:!> page 23 .
.. To unlock the driver's doo r, turn the key to the
unlock positio n in the direction of arrow
(I)
r=> fig . 19.
.. To lock the driver's door, move the selector lev
er to the P position (automat ic tra nsmission)
and tu rn the key
one t ime to the lock position
in the d irect ion of ar row @.
,....
"' l) Thi s fun ctio n is not avail able in al l coun tries. co
Opening and closing
Locking the front passenger's door with the
mechanical key
The mechanical lock is located on the edge of the
front passenger's door . It is only vis ible when the
door is open.
.. Remove the mechanical key .:!> page 23.
.. Remove the cap from the openi ng ¢ fig . 20 .
.. Insert the key into the slot inside and turn it a ll
the way to the right (r ight door) or to the left
(left door*).
Once the front passenger 's door is closed, it is no
longer possible to open it from the outs ide . The
door can be opened from the inside by pull ing
t h e door handle.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
brea k-in, audio and visual warn ing signals are
t rigge red. The anti -theft a la rm sys tem is swi tc h
ed o n or off when lock ing/ unlo cki ng your ve hicle.
If the alarm is triggered, i t will shut off a utomat
ica lly after a certain amount of time.
Switching the alarm off manually
.,. To swit ch t he a la rm off, press t he@ b utton on
t he remote cont rol key o r switch the ig nit io n
on.
Break-in security feature
T he alarm will sound if there is a break-in at the
doo rs , hood, and/o r luggage compa rtment lid.
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.,. Press the e5 button on the remote con trol key
for at least severa l seconds to open the luggage
comp artment lid. Or
.. Lift the luggage compa rtment lid . ..,_.
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Opening and clo sin g
Cl osing the luggage compartment lid
~ U se the inside g rip to pull the luggage com
partment lid down and a llow it to close using a
g en tle push
¢ &_ .
A WARNING
-Afte r clos ing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could open sud
denly when driving, which inc reases the risk
of an accident .
-Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because po isonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation .
-Never leave your vehicle unatte nded when
the luggage compartment lid is open . A
child could c raw l into the luggage compar t
ment.
If the l uggage compar tment lid was
then closed, the chi ld wou ld 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 compartment lid and the doors
closed when the veh icle 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 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 pressing the
a button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartment lid
l ocks automatically when it is closed aga in .
-In case of an eme rgency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
manua lly from the
inside ¢ page 28 .
28
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released
from the inside in an emergency.
Fig . 21 Sto rag e compar tmen t be twee n the sea t ba ckre sts
F ig . 2 2 Emerge ncy rele ase handl e
~ Pull the handle in the lid in the direct ion of the
arrow
q fig . 21 and t ilt the lid downward .
~ Take the hand le out of the ho lder.
~ Pull the ha ndle in the direction of the arrow
q fig .22 .
.&_ WARNING
The luggage comp artment lid emergency re
lease m ust never under any circumstances be
ope ra ted when the vehicle is in motion.

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Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 23 Dr iver's door: power w indow co ntro ls
All power window sw itches have a two -stage
function:
Opening and clo sing the windows
N N M 0 ::':,
"' ID
.,. T o open or close the w indow completely, press
the sw itch down or pu ll the sw itch up br iefly to
the second level. The operation wi ll stop if the
switch is pressed/p ulled aga in.
.,. T o se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first level
unti l the desired window position is reached.
Power window switch es
(D Left doo r
@ Right door
A WARNING
- Pay careful attent ion when closing the win
dows . Pinching could cause serious injur ies.
- When locking the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency .
(D Tips
-You can still open and close the windows for
approximately
10 minutes after turning the
i gnition off. The power windows do not
switch off until the driver's door or front passenger's doo r has been opened .
- When opening the doors and when open
i ng/closing the power top, the w indows au-
Open ing and cl osing
tomatically lower approx imately 0.4 inches
(10 mm).
Convenience opening/closing
All windows can be opened and closed at the
same time.
Convenience opening feature
.,. Press the [@] button on the remote cont rol key
until all w indows reach the desired position .
Convenience closing feature
.,. Press and hold the~ button on the remote con-
trol key until all w indows are
closed ~,&. .
Con venience closing with the con venience
key *
.,. Touch the sensor* on the door handle long
enough until all w indows and the power top*
are closed . Do not place your hand in the door
ha ndle when doing this.
Settin g convenience opening in the
Infotainment sy stem
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I M ENU ! but
ton
> Vehicl e> left cont rol button > Vehicle set
ting s.
To enable the conven ience window open ing func
tion, the
L o ng pres s to open windows function
must be switched
o n.
A WARNING
- Never close the w indows o r the power top*
careless ly or in an uncontro lled manner, be
cause this increases the risk of injury.
- For secur ity reasons, the win dows and the
power top* can only be opened and closed
with the remote control key at a maximum
d istance of approximately 6 ft (2 m) away
from the vehicle. When p ressing the [@] but
ton, always watch the w indows and power
top* while they are closing so that no one is
p inched by moving components . The closing
p rocess w ill stop immediately when the [@]
button is re leased.
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Cl co .... N ,....
N .... 0 ,....
Vl co
Power top
Power top
General information
The power top opens and closes automat ica lly .
When open , the power top is stored completely
in the power top compartment . The power top
can be opened or closed at speeds up to 30 mph (SO km/h).
Under normal conditions , the power top is wind
and waterproof. In rare cases, small droplets of
water may form under ext reme weather condi
tions such as torrential or prolonged rain. That is normal and no cause for conc ern .
F ollow the care instruct ions to keep the power
top free of leaks and to maintain its appearance
9 page 266, Care and cleaning . Also observe the
following:
- Open and stow the power top only when it is
clean and dry . Stowing the power top when it is
damp can create imprints in it, and if it is left
that way for long periods of time, mi ldew and
other damage can fo rm . T o prevent scratch ing
or damaging the power top, do not use any
sharp-edged objects to remove ice and snow .
The rear window may be cleared w ith a stand
ard ice scraper .
- Do not leave the power top open for several
weeks or the creases in it may become discol ored .
- Do not open the power top when the tempera
ture is below 32 °F (0 °C) . The fabric in the
power top loses elast icity in s ub-zero tempe ra
tu res .
Powe r top
Opening and closing the power top
Fig. 27 Cen te r conso le : p ow er t op swi tch
Opening /closing the power top
.. Switch the ignition on.
.. To open or close the power top , pu ll/press and
hold the button during the entire process .
Opening/cl osi ng the power top u sing the
one-touch function
.. Switch the ignit ion on .
.. To open/close the power top all the way, briefly
pull/press the power top switch . It is not neces
sary to ho ld the switch . The one-touch funct io n
is only avai lab le at speeds between 4 mph (6
km/h) and 30 mph (SO km/h).
The status of the power top is shown in the in strument cluster when operating the powe r top
switch .
A message will appear in the instrument cluster
if the power top cannot be opened or closed
9 page34.
A WARNING
-When operating the power top, make s ure
the func tion is not affected by wind or other
factors and that it does not interfere with
other drivers .
- Neve r drive when the power top is not
locked cor rect ly . The wind from driving
could cause the power top to open . This can
result in injuries and damage to the vehicle .
-Make sure no one will be injured by the pow
er top supports and othe r moving compo
nents when opening and closing the top.
3 3

Power top
-Visibility to the rear is limited when operat
ing the power top. Avoid operat ing the top
wh ile driving in reverse.
(D Note
- To prevent damage to the power top:
- do not store any objects in the power top
storage compartment.
- make sure there is enough space above
the vehicle when opening or clos ing the
powe r top.
(D Tips
- To prevent the vehicle battery from dra ining
unnecessari ly, do not open or close the pow
er top repeatedly when the engine is switch
ed off.
- A message will appear in the instrument
cluster if there is a malfunction in the powe r
top
~ page 34.
- The powe r top can also be operated manual
l y temporari ly if there is a malfunction
~ page 36, Power top emergency opera
tion.
An authorized A udi dealer or author
ized Audi Service Facility should diagnose
and correct the cause of the ma lfunction as
soon as possib le .
- If the vehicle is parked with the power top open, the vehicle interior is not protected
from damaging weather or unauthor ized ac
cess. Lock any items you leave behind in the
luggage compartment. C lose the power top
before leaving the vehicle .
- The side windows automat ically lower
slightly when opening or closing the power
top.
34 Power top convenience opening and closing
Fig. 28 Turn
ing the key to open and close
Convenience opening with t he dri ver door
lock
.,. Press the 0 button on the remote control key
to un lock the vehicle .
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
unlo ck
position @~ fig. 28 .
.. Turn the key to the opening posi tion again
within two se cond s and hold it there until the
power top opens completely .
Convenience closing with the driver door lock
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
lock
posit ion @ ~ fig. 28.
.. T urn the key to the closing posi tion again w ith
i n two second s
and ho ld it there until the pow
er top closes complete ly .
Releasing the key stops the opening or clos ing
process
immedi ately . Opening and closing with
the convenience key* is possible from up to ap
prox imately 13 feet (4 meters) away from the ve
hicle.
A WARNING
Read and follow the important safety precau
tions
¢ .&. in Opening and closing the power
top on page 33.
Messages
Power top: m alfunction! Oper ation not
possible
This message appears when the re is a malfunc
tion. The power top can be operated manually
~ page 36. .,.