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Openingandclosing
cannotbelockedfromtheoutside.Theturn
signalswillflashseveraltimestoindicate
this.Ifyoudonotopenthevehiclewithina
shorttimetoremovethevehiclekey,thenthe
vehiclewilllockautomatically.Thisprevents
thevehiclefrombeingleftunlockedforlong
periodsoftime.Thekeywillthenbelocked
insidethevehicle.
@Tips
—Donotleavevaluablesunattendedintheve-
hicle.Alockedvehicleisnota safe!
—TheLEDinthedriver's doorrailblinkswhen
youlockthevehicle.IftheLEDlightsupfor
approximately30secondsafterlocking,
thereisamalfunctioninthecentral locking
system.Havetheproblemcorrectedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
BFV-0278
Fig.15Yourvehiclekeyset
@Vehiclekey
Thevehiclekeyisaremotecontrolkeyorconven-
iencekey*.Theconveniencekey*isaremotecon-
trolkeywithspecialfunctions>page31and
=page77.Youcanunlockorlockyourvehicle
withthevehiclekey.Amechanicalkeyisintegrat-
edinthevehiclekey>page30.
@Keytagwithvehiclecode
AppliestovehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
Openthekeytagandscratchtorevealthevehicle
code.YoucanunlocktheAudiconnectvehicle
controlservices*foryourvehiclewiththisvehicle
code.Foradditionalinformation,see
=>page197.Ifakeyfobislost,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Vehiclekeyreplacement
If akeyislost,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havethisvehicle
keydeactivated.Itisimportanttobringallkeys
withyou.Ifakeyislost,youshouldreportitto
yourinsurancecompany.
Numberofkeys
Youcancheckthenumberofkeysprogrammed
toyourvehicleintheInfotainmentsystem.Todo
this,selectthe[MENU]button>Vehicle>left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Vehiclein-
formation.Thisway,youcanmakesurethatyou
haveallthekeyswhenpurchasingausedvehicle.
Electronicimmobilizer
Theimmobilizerpreventsunauthorizeduseof
thevehicle.
Insomecases,itmaynot bepossibletostartthe
vehicleifthereisavehiclekeyfromadifferent
vehiclemanufactureronthekeychain.
Datainthevehiclekey
Whendriving,serviceandmaintenance-relevant
dataiscontinuouslystoredinyourvehiclekey.
YourAudiserviceadvisorcanreadoutthisdata
andtellyouabouttheworkyourvehicleneeds.
This appliesalsotovehicleswithaconvenience
key*.
Personalconveniencesettings
Iftwopeopleuseonevehicle,itisrecommended
thateachpersonalwaysusestheirownvehicle
key.Whentheignitionisturnedofforwhenthe
vehicleislocked,personalconveniencesettings
forthefollowingsystemsarestoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekey:
—Climatecontrolsystem
—Steeringwheelheating*
—Centrallockingsystem
—Interiorlighting”
—Exteriorlighting
—Rainsensor
—Memoryfunction*
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Openingandclosing
—Toreducetheriskofinjuriesbypinching,al-
waysmakesurethatnooneisintheoperat-
ingareaoftheluggagecompartmentlid,in-
cludingthehingeareasandtheupperand
loweredgeoftheluggagecompartmentlid.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Ifthereisaluggagerack(suchasabicycle
rack)ontheluggagecompartmentlid,the
luggagecompartmentlidmaynotopen
completelyundercertaincircumstancesorit
couldclosebyitselfifopenduetotheextra
weight.Therefore,theopenluggagecom-
partmentlid mustbegivenadditionalsup-
port
orthecargomustfirstberemoved
fromtheluggagerack.
Mechanicallyunlockingtheluggage
compartmentlid
Fig.27Innerluggagecompartmentlid:accesstothe
emergencyrelease
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
> Pryoutthecover usingthemechanicalkey
>fig.27.
>Presstheleverwiththemechanicalkeyinthe
directionofthearrowtoreleasetheluggage
compartmentlid.
Childsafetylock
Thechildsafetylockpreventsthereardoors
frombeingopenedfromtheinsideandtherear
powerwindowsfrombeingoperated.
2 2 2
S|
a
Fig.28Sectionofthedriver'sdoor:Controls
>Toactivateordeactivatethechildsafetylock
(rearpowerwindowsandinteriordoorhandle)
forthereardoors,presstheleftand/orright#
buttoninthedriver'sdoor>fig.28.Theindica-
torlightinthebuttonturnson/blinks.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Itisnotpossible tooperate therearclimatecon-
trolsystem*whenthechildsafetylockisswitch-
edon.TheSETREARfunctionallowsyoutoapply
allsettingstotherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit>page73.
Messageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Childproofcatch:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthechildsafetylock.
Pressthe#buttonagain.
Ifthemessagestayson,driveimmediatelytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.
ZXWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
applies
particularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment[>
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Warmandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
controlor4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itismosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
sunroof*areclosed.Ifthereisabuild-upofheat
insidethevehicle,ventilationcanhelptospeed
upthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctionsexceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
The
pollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettings areautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Ifyouwouldliketoreducefuelconsump-
tion,switchtheairconditioningoff.This
willalsoreduceemissions.
—Invehicleswithadieselengine,youcan
switchtheauxiliaryheateroffintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
@)Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutputandtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
frontofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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Warmandcold
3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
a 3q
cd
= +a
Fig.763-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol:controls
B8W-0138
Fig.773-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrolsystem:rearcontrols
Presstheswitchesandknobstoturnthefunc-
tionsonoroff.Whenthefunctionisswitchedon,
theLEDintherespectivebuttonorknobturns
on.Thedriverandfrontpassengersettingscan
beadjustedseparately.
OFFclimatecontrolsystem
Youcanswitchtheclimatecontrolsystemonand
offusingtheOFFbutton.Italsoswitcheson
whenyoupressanotherbuttonoraknob.Airflow
fromoutsideisblockedwhentheclimatecontrol
systemisswitchedoff.
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A/CCoolingmode
Presstheknob(2)toturncoolingmodeonoroff.
Theairisnotcooledandhumidityisnotremoved
whencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.Thiscan
cause
fogonthewindows.Coolingmode
switchesoffautomaticallywhentheoutsidetem-
peratureisbelowzero.
MSCoolingmode
Themaximumcoolingmodecanbe switchedon
andoffusingthe44button.Theairisnot cooled
andhumidityisnotremovedwhencoolingmode
isswitchedoff.Thiscancausefogonthe
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Warmandcold
windows.Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomati-
callywhentheoutsidetemperatureisbelow
zero.Whenthecoolingmodeisswitchedon,M&
thevehicleinterioriscooledanddehumidifiedas
quicklyaspossible.
<=Recirculationmode
Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelorwhensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A.
Usingthebutton,recirculationmodeisswitched
onandoffusingthe<>button.Youcanalso
switchofftherecirculationmodebypressingthe
knob@(leftside)ortheoffusingthe§&button.
AUTOAutomaticmode
Automaticmodemaintainsaconstanttempera-
tureinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,airflow
andairdistributionarecontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchautomaticmodeonoroffby
pressingtheknob(2)(leftside).
Temperature
Youcanadjustthetemperaturebetween60°F
(+16°C)and84°F(+28°C)byturningtheknob
©.Ifoutsideofthisrange,LOorHIwillappear
intheclimatecontrolsystemdisplay.Atbothof
thesesettings,theclimatecontrolsystemruns
continuously
atmaximumcoolingorheating
power.Thereisnotemperatureregulation.
§Blower
Youcanmanuallyadjustthevolumeofairgener-
ated
by theblowertoyourpreferencebyturning
theknob@).Theblowershouldalwaysrunata
lowsettingtopreventthewindowsfromfogging
andtoensureacontinuousexchangeofairinside
thevehicle.To havetheblowerregulatedauto-
matically,presstheknob(2)(leftside).
Airdistribution
Youcanuse thebuttonstoselecttheventswhere
theairwillflow.Tohavetheairdistributionregu-
latedautomatically,presstheknob(2)(leftside).
af£JSeatheating/ventilation*
Pressingthe«/“J buttonswitchestheseat
heating/ventilationonatthehighestsetting(lev-
el 3).TheLEDsindicatethetemperaturelevel.To
reducethetemperature,pressthebuttonagain.
Toswitchtheseatheating/ventilationoff,press
the buttonrepeatedlyuntiltheLEDturnsoff.
Defogging
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orclearedofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshould be
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Defrostisswitchedonandoffswitchedonand
offusingthe§%button.Youcanswitchthefunc-
tionoffbypressingtheknob(2)(leftside).
Appliestovehicleswithwindshielddefogger:the
windshielddefoggerswitchesonautomatically
whenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.Ifyouwould
liketoswitchthewindshielddefrosteronman-
ually,pressthe§button.TheLEDinthebutton
blinks.
®Rearwindowdefogger
Pressthebutton28toswitchtherearwindowde-
foggeron.Itonlyoperateswhentheengineis
running.Itswitchesoffautomaticallyafter10to
20minutes,dependingontheoutsidetempera-
ture.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
buttonformorethanthreeseconds.Thisisstor-
eduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Synchronization
Thefunctionisactivatedbypressingandholding
theknob@)(Leftside).Thetemperaturedisplays
willblinkbriefly.Whensynchronizationisswitch-
edon,thesettingsforthedriver'ssideare ap-
pliedtothefrontpassenger'ssideandtherear
(exceptforseatheating/ventilation*).Synchroni-
zationswitchesoffifthesettingsarechangedon
thefrontpassenger'ssideorintherear.
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>
Warmandcold
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleanddoorpillarsusingtheridgedthumb-
wheels.Theleversadjustthedirectionoftheair-
flowfromthevents.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
@(leftside).Theresidualheatfromthecoolant
isusedtoheatthevehicleinterior.Theresidual
heatfunctionswitchesoffautomaticallyafter
about15minutes.
ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.To reduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
not use
seatheating.
@)Note
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelementsin
theseats,donotkneelontheseatsorplace
heavyloadsonasmallareaoftheseat.
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Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning
Seatheating/seatventilation*
Youcanadjusttheseatheating/ventilationbal-
anceforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
G)Tips
When
theauxiliaryheaterisoperating,water
vapormaybuildupneartheenginecompart-
mentwhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.
Thisdoesnotindicateaproblem.
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4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswith4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
B4M-0199
Fig.784-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol:cockpitcontrols
3 $
= a
Fig.794-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrolsystem:rearcontrols
Presstheknobs,buttonsorrockerswitchestoOFFbuttonintherearonlyswitchestheA/Csys-
turnthefunctionsonoroff.Whenthefunctionistemon/offintherearofthevehicle.Airflowfrom
switchedon,theLEDintherespectivebuttonoroutsideisblockedwhentheclimatecontrolsys-
knobturnson.Therockerswitchesaretouch-sen-temisswitchedoff.
sitive.Thedriverandfrontpassengersettings.
:A/CCoolingmode
canbeadjustedseparately.
Coolingmodeisswitchedonandoffbypressing
theA/Con/off.Theairisnotcooledandhumidity
isnotremovedwhencoolingmodeisswitched
OFFclimatecontrolsystemoff.Thiscancausefogonthewindows.Cooling
modeswitchesoffautomaticallywhentheout-
sidetemperatureisbelowzero.>
Youcanadjustthesettingsfortherearoftheve-
hicleusingthecontrolsintherear>fig.79.
Youcanswitchtheclimatecontrolsystemonand
offusingtheOFFbutton.Italsoswitcheson
whenyoupressanotherbuttonoraknob.The
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MSCoolingmode*
Themaximumcoolingmodecanbe switchedon
andoffusingthe4button.Theairisnot cooled
andhumidityisnotremovedwhencoolingmode
isswitchedoff.Thiscancausefogonthewin-
dows.Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomatically
whentheoutsidetemperatureisbelowzero.
Whenthecoolingmodeisswitchedon,M&the
vehicleinterioriscooledanddehumidifiedas
quicklyaspossible.
<>Recirculationmode
Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelorwhensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A\.
Usingthebutton,recirculationmodeisswitched
onandoffusingthe<>button.Youcanalso
switchtherecirculationmodeoffbypressingthe
knob@ortheoffusingthe§&button.
AUTOAutomaticmode
Automaticmodemaintainsaconstanttempera-
tureinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,airflow
andairdistributionarecontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchautomaticmodeonoroffby
pressingtheknob(@).
Temperature
Youcanadjustthetemperaturebetween60°F
(+16°C)and84°F(+28°C)byturningtheknob
@.Ifoutsideofthisrange,LOorHIwillappear
intheclimatecontrolsystemdisplay.Atbothof
thesesettings,theclimatecontrolsystemruns
continuously
atmaximumcoolingorheating
power.Thereisnotemperatureregulation.
%=Blower
Youcanadjustthevolumeofairgeneratedby the
blowertoyourpreferenceusingtherocker
switches(@).Theblowershouldalwaysrunata
lowsettingtopreventthewindowsfromfogging
andtoensureacontinuousexchangeofairinside
thevehicle.To havetheblowerregulatedauto-
matically,presstheknob@).
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Airdistribution
Youcanusetherockerswitches(2)toadjustthe
ventswheretheairwillflowoutof.Pressthe
rockerswitches(2)repeatedlyuntilthedesired
airdistributionsettingisdisplayedintheclimate
controlsystemcontrols.To havetheairdistribu-
tionregulatedautomatically,presstheknob@).
af£JSeatheating/ventilation*
Pressingthe«/“J buttonswitchestheseat
heating/ventilationonatthehighestsetting(lev-
el 3).TheLEDsindicatethetemperaturelevel.To
reducethetemperature,pressthebuttonagain.
Toswitchtheseatheating/ventilationoff,press
thebuttonrepeatedlyuntiltheLEDturnsoff.
@WMAXDefogging
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orclearedofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Defrostisswitchedonandoff#MAXbutton.
Youcanalsoswitchthefunctionoffbypressing
theknob@).
Appliestovehicleswithwindshielddefogger:the
windshielddefoggerswitchesonautomatically
whenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.Ifyouwould
liketoswitchthewindshielddefrosteronman-
ually,pressthe&button.TheLEDinthebutton
blinks.
GDREARRearwindowdefogger
Pressthebutton&toswitchtherearwindowde-
foggeron.Itonlyoperateswhentheengineis
running.Itswitchesoffautomaticallyafter10to
20minutes,dependingontheoutsidetempera-
ture.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
GPREARbuttonformorethanthreeseconds.
Thisisstoreduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.>