2019 AUDI A4 rear view mirror

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—ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS>Ain
Descriptiononpage28.

@Tips
Yourvehiclelocksautomaticallywhenit
reachesaspeedof9mph(15km/h)(Auto
Lock)=page28.Youcanunlockthevehicle
againusingthe@buttoninthecentrallock-
ingswitch.
Settingthecentrallockingsystem
Youcanadjustthecentral lockingsystemtoyour
preferences.Thesettingsdependonthevehicle
equipment.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Centrallocking.

Doorunlocking-youcandecideifAlldoorsor
onlytheDriver'sdoorshouldunlock.Thelug-
gage compartmentlidalsounlockswhenAllis
selected.IfyouselectDriver'sdoor*inavehicle
withaconveniencekey,onlythedriver'sdoor
willunlockwhenyougraspthedriver'sdoorhan-
dle.Ifyougraspanotherdoorhandle,theentire
vehiclewillbeunlocked.
IfyouselectDriver'sdoor,allthedoorsandlug-
gagecompartmentlidwillunlockifyoupressthe
fbuttononthevehiclekeytwice.
Longpresstoopenwindows-youcanselectif
allwindowsandtheroofshouldopenusingthe
vehiclekey>page41,Convenienceopening
andclosing.Ifyoupressandholdthe&button
onthevehiclekey,allofthewindowsandthe
roofwillclose.
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Open
withconveniencekey-youcandeactivatethe
functionforunlockingviathesensor.Thefunc-
tionforlockingviathesensorwillstillbeenabled
>page31.
Disablerearlidhandle-ifyouselectOn,thelug-
gagecompartmentlidhandleislocked.Inthis
case,theluggagecompartmentlidcanbe

)_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.

openedwiththe<3buttononthevehiclekeyor
withtheunlockbuttoninthedriver'sdoor.Inve-
hicleswithaconveniencekey*,youcanstillopen
theluggagecompartmentlidusingthehandleif
anauthorizedconveniencekeyisneartheprox-
imitysensor*.
Foldmirrors-ifyouselectOn,theexteriorrear-
viewmirrorswillfoldinautomaticallywhenyou
pressthe&buttononthevehiclekeyortouch
thesensor*inthehandle.
Tonewhenlocking”)-ifyouselectOn,atonewill
soundwhenyoulockthevehicle.
Mechanicallyunlockingandlockingthe
Cele
Ifthecentrallockingfails,youmustunlockor
lockthedoorsseparately.

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Fig.25Door:mechanicallylocking
Unlockingandlockingthedriver'sdoorwith
themechanicalkey
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>Tounlockthedriver'sdoor,turnthekeytothe
unlockposition@)>fig.24.
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Exteriorlighting
Switchingthelightsonandoff
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Fig.41Instrumentpanel:lightswitchwithbutton
Lightswitch©:
Turnthelightswitchtothecorrespondingposi-
tionwhentheignitionisswitchedon.2andthe
selectedpositionturnon(exceptposition0).
O-Thedaytimerunninglightsautomaticallyturn
on.Invehiclesforcertainmarkets,youcan
switchtheautomaticdaytimerunninglightson
andoffintheInfotainment*system.
AUTO-Theheadlightsautomaticallyadapttothe
surroundingbrightness.
300-Parkinglights
2D-Lowbeamheadlights
Button
WhenyouturnthelightswitchtotheAUTOor
lowbeamheadlightpositionZO,youcanactivate
thefollowingfunctions:
So-All-weatherlights.Theheadlightsautomati-
callyadjustsothattherewillbelessglare,forex-
amplewhentheroadsurfaceiswet.
Automaticheadlightrangecontrolsystem
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanautomatichead-
lightrangecontrolsystemthatreducesglarefor
oncomingtrafficifthevehicleloadchanges.The
headlightrangeadjusts automatically.
Audiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithadaptivelight
Adaptivelightprovidesbettervisibilitywhenitis
darkbyadaptingthelightstotheroadconditions
basedonspeed,suchasonexpressways,rural
roads,at intersections,andincurves.Theadap-
tivelightonlyfunctionswhenthelightswitchis
intheAUTOposition.

ZXWARNING
Automaticheadlights”areonlyintendedto
assistthedriver.They donotrelievethedriver
ofresponsibilitytochecktheheadlightsand
toturnthemonmanuallybasedonthecur-
rentlightandvisibilityconditions.Forexam-
ple,fogcannotbe detectedbythelightsen-
sors.Soalwaysswitchonthelowbeamsun-
der theseweatherconditionsandwhendriv-

inginthedarkZO.

G@)Tips
—Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendischarging
forawhile,theparkinglightmayswitchoff
automatically.Avoidusingtheparking
lightsforseveralhours.
—Follow theregulationsapplicabletothe
countrywhereyouareoperatingthevehicle
whenstoppingthevehicleandwhenusing
thelightingsystems.
—Thelightsensorfortheautomatichead-
lights*isintherearviewmirrormount.Do
notplaceanystickersinthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Awarningtonewillsoundifyouopenthe
doorwhentheexteriorlightsareswitched
on.
—Onlythefrontheadlightsturnonwhenthe
daytimerunninglightsareswitchedon*.In
vehiclesincertainmarkets,thetaillights
willalsoturnon.
—Incoolordampweather,theinsideofthe
headlights,turnsignals,andtaillightscan
fog
overduetothetemperaturedifference
betweenthe insideandoutside.Theywill
clearshortlyafterswitchingthemon.This
doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-
ing.
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Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehigh
beamsandtheheadlightflasher.

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Fig.42Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Turnsignals@>
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-
erintoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionis
switchedon.
@-Rightturnsignal
@- Leftturnsignal
Theturnsignalwillblinkthreetimesifyoujust
tap thelever.
HighbeamsandheadlightflasherEI
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:
@-Highbeamson(vehicleswithhighbeamas-
sistant*)>page48
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher
The=oindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.

Z\WARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
thisreason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlight
flasher whentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.

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Highbeamassistant
Appliesto:vehicleswithhighbeamassistant
Thehighbeamassistantautomaticallyturnsthe
highbeamsonoroffdepending onthesurround-
ingconditions.
Acameraontherearview mirrormountcande-
tectlightsourcesfromotherroadusers.Thehigh
beamsswitchonoroffautomaticallydepending
onthepositionofvehiclesdrivingaheadandon-
comingvehicles,thevehiclespeed,andotheren-
vironmentalandtrafficconditions.
Activatinghighbeamassistant
Requirement:thelightswitchmustbesettothe
AUTOpositionandthehighbeamassistantmust
be switchedonintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page49.
>Toactivatethehighbeamassistant,tapthe
leverforward@)>page48,fig. 42.Thefain-
dicatorlightappearsintheinstrumentcluster
displayandthehighbeamsareswitchedon/off
automatically.Ifthehighbeamswerecom-
pletelyorpartiallyswitchedon,theEaindica-
torlightwillturnon.

Switchingthe high beamsonoroffmanually
Ifthehighbeamsdidnotswitchonoroffauto-
matically asexpected,youmayswitchthemonor
offmanuallyinstead:
>Toswitchthehighbeamsonmanually, tap the
leverforward@)>page48,fig. 42.The=0|in-
dicatorlightturnson.
>Toswitchthehighbeamsoffmanually,pullthe
leverback@)>page48,fig. 42.Thehighbeam
assistantisdeactivated.
Operatingtheheadlightflasher
>To operatethe headlightflasherwhenthehigh
beamassistantisactivatedandhighbeamsare
switchedoff,pulltheleverback@)>page48,
fig.42.Thehighbeamassistantremainsac-
tive.
Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual

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Headlightassistant:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.Youcanstillswitchthe
highbeamsonoroffmanually.
Headlightassistant:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Thecameraviewisblocked,forexamplebya
stickerordebris.
Thesensorislocated betweentheinteriorrear-
viewmirrorandthewindshield.Donotplaceany
stickersinthisareaonthewindshield.

ZAWARNING
Highbeamassistantisonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedriverisstillresponsiblefor
controllingtheheadlightsandmayneedto
switchthemonandoffmanuallydepending
onlightandvisibilityconditions.Itmaybe
necessarytooperatethemmanuallyinsitua-
tionssuchas:
—Inadverseweatherconditionssuchasfog,
heavyrain,blowingsnoworsprayingwater.
—Onroadswhereoncomingtrafficmaybe
partiallyobscured,suchasexpressways.
—Whenthereareroadusersthatdonot have
sufficientlighting,suchasbicyclersorvehi-
cleswithdirtytaillamps.
—Intightcurvesandonsteephills.
—Inpoorlylitareas.
—Withstrongreflectors,suchassigns.
—Iftheareaofthewindshieldnearthesensor
isfoggedover,dirty,icyorcoveredwitha
sticker.

Adjustingtheexterior lighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Exteriorlighting.
Automaticheadlights
YoucanadjustthefollowingsettingsintheAuto-
matic
headlightsmenu:
Activationtime-youcanadjustiftheheadlights
switchonEarly,MediumorLateaccordingtothe
sensitivityofthelightsensor.
Headlightassistant*-youcanswitchthehigh
beamassistant*onandoff.
Entry/exitlighting
Whenitisdark,theEntry/exitlightingillumi-
natestheareaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking
the
vehicleandafterswitchingofftheignition
andopeningthedriver'sdoor.
TheEntry/exitlightingonlyworkswhenitisdark
andthelightswitchisintheAUTOposition.
Daytimerunninglights
USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightscanbe
switchedon/off.SelectOnorOff.
Canadamodels:thisfunctioncannotbe switched
off.Theyactivateautomaticallyeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedon.
Emergencyflashers

Fig.43Centerconsole:emergencyflasherbutton
Theemergencyflashersmakesotherdrivers
awareofyourvehicleindangeroussituations.
»PresstheAbuttontoswitchtheemergency
flashersonoroff.
Youcanindicatealanechangeoraturnwhenthe
emergencyflashersareswitchedonbyusingthe
turnsignallever.Theemergencyflashersstop
temporarily.
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makeobjectsinthemirrorappearsmallerand
fartheraway.Youmayestimateincorrectly
whenyouusethesemirrorstogaugeyourdis-
tancefromthevehiclesbehindyouwhen
changinglanes,whichincreasestheriskofan
accident.
@)Note
—Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerfoldingexte-
riormirrors:Ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustuse thepow-
erfoldingfunctiontofoldthemirrorallthe
wayout.Themirrorswillmakealoudnoise
when
theylatchintoplace.Themirrorhous-
ingmustnot bemovedbackintoplaceby
handbecausethiscouldimpairthefunction
ofthemirrormechanism.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithoutpowerfolding
exterior mirrors:Ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustmoveitback
inplacebyhand.
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsin
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.
Neverfoldpowerfoldingexteriormirrors*
byhand.Onlyfoldtheminandoutusing
thepowercontrols.
G)Tips
—Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunc-
tions,theglassinbothmirrorscanbead-
justedbypressingontheedgeof itbyhand.


— Theexteriormirrorsettings arestoredwith
thememoryfunction*>page60.
Dimmingthemirrors
Yourvehicleisequippedwithamanualorauto-
matic*dimmingrearviewmirror.
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
>Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
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Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorandexteriormirrorsdimautomati-
callywhenlightshinesonthem,forexample
fromheadlightsonavehiclebehindyou.

Z\WARNING
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
canirritatetheskin,eyesandrespiratorysys-
tem.Ifthereiscontactwiththefluid,flush
immediatelywithplentyofwater.Consulta
physicianifnecessary.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratoryconditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
waterforatleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffected clothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.

()Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfacesandpaint.Clean
thisliquidasquicklyaspossible,forexample
withawetsponge.
G)Tips
—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,

LightsandVision

> Toturnthe compassonoroff,pressthebutton
@untilthe compassinthemirrorappearsor

Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiperdisappears.
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition

isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
cesor metallicobjectsnear themirror.
Digitalcompass

Fig.54Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon

Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
Themagnetic zonemustbeadjustedcorrectlyforthecompasstoreadaccurately.

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>Pressandholdthebutton@)>page56,fig.54
untilthenumberoftheselectedmagnetic zone
appearsintherearviewmirror.
>Pressthebutton(@)repeatedlytoselectthe
correctmagneticzone.Theselectionmode
turnsoffafterafewseconds.
Calibratingthecompass
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
Ifthedisplayisincorrectorinaccurate,thecom-
passmustberecalibrated.
>Pressandholdthe button@)untilaCappears
intherearviewmirror.
>Driveinacircleatabout6mph(10km/h)until
adirectionisdisplayedintheinteriorrearview
mirror.

ZAWARNING
To reducetherisktoyourselfandotherdriv-
ers,calibratethecompassinanareawhere
thereisnotraffic.

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Assistsystems

Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeawheelgoesoverade-
tectedlanemarkerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.

ZAWARNING
Withthevibrationwarningswitchedoff,there
willalsobenovisualwarningintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplaywhencrossingalane
markerline.
@)Tips
Certain settings areautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused).

Audisideassist
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist

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Fig.120Displayontheexteriormirror
Sideassist(lanechangeassist)helpsyoumonitor
yourblindspotandtrafficbehindyourvehicle.

DIncertaincountries
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,itwarnsyou
aboutvehiclesthatarecomingcloserorthatare
traveling
withyouwithinsensorrange@)
>fig.119.If alanechangeisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thedisplay@)intheexteriormirrorturnson
fig.120.
Thedisplayintheleftexteriormirrorprovidesas-
sistancewhenmakingalanechangetotheleft,
whilethedisplayintherightexteriormirrorpro-
videsassistancewhenmakingalanechangeto
theright.
Informationstage
Aslongasyoudonotactivatetheturnsignal,
sideassistinformsyouaboutvehiclesthatare
detectedandclassifiedascritical.Thedisplayin
themirrorturnson,butisdim.
Thedisplayremainsdimintheinformationstage
sothatyour viewtowardthefrontisnotdistur-
bed.
Warningstage
Ifthedisplayinamirrorblinksbrightlywhenyou
activateaturnsignal,sideassistiswarningyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.Ifthishappens,checktrafficby glancing
intheexteriormirrorsandoveryourshoulder
=>A\inGeneralinformationonpage122.
Appliesto:vehicleswithactivelaneassist:the
displayinthemirrorcanalsoblinkifyouhavenot
activatedaturnsignal:ifyouareapproachinga
detectedlanemarkerlineanditappearsyouwill
beleavingthelane,sideassistwillwarnyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
@Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearview mirror>page123.
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