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The following applies when locking the vehi- You can adjust the central locking system to your
cle: preferences. The settings depend on the vehicle
— If the vehicle key that was last used is de- equipment.
tected inside the passenger compartment,
then the vehicle cannot be locked from the
outside using the sensor. Take the vehicle
key with you and lock the vehicle again. Oth-
erwise, the vehicle will not be protected Door unlocking
against unauthorized access.
— If you try to lock the vehicle using the but-
ton on the vehicle key while the front pas-
senger's or rear door is open, and you acci-
dentally place the key inside the passenger
compartment and close the door, the vehi-
cle will lock at first. But if the keyless sys-
tem detects a vehicle key inside the vehicle
after it locks, then the vehicle will unlock
again. The turn signals will flash several
times to indicate this. If you do not open
the vehicle to remove the vehicle key within
a brief period, then the vehicle will lock au- The entire vehicle will always be locked when you
tomatically. This prevents the vehicle from press the f@ button.
being left unlocked for long periods of time.
The key will then be locked inside the vehi-
> Applies to: MMI: Select on the home screen:
VEHICLE > Settings & Service > Central lock-
ing.
—If you select All, all doors and the luggage
compartment lid will be unlocked when unlock-
ing the vehicle.
— If you select Driver's door, only the driver's
door will be unlocked. To unlock all doors and
the luggage compartment lid, press the & but-
ton on the vehicle key twice. In vehicles with a
convenience key*, only the driver's door will un-
lock when you pull the driver's door handle. If
you pull another door handle, the entire vehicle
will be unlocked.
Long press to open windows
cle. You can select if all windows and the panoramic
— If the luggage compartment lid closes and glass roof* should open using the vehicle key
the system detects that the last vehicle key > page 42, Convenience opening and closing. If
that was used is inside the luggage com- you press and hold the & button on the vehicle
partment, then the luggage compartment key, all of the windows and the panoramic glass
lid will open again. The turn signals will roof* will close.
flash several times to indicate this. The
. . Disable rear lid handle
doors will lock. Always take the vehicle key
with you, or unauthorized persons may be You can select if the luggage compartment lid
able to enter the vehicle. can open with the handle. If you activate this
function, the luggage compartment lid can only
@ Tips be opened with the <3 or 4s button on the vehi-
cle key or in the driver's door. In vehicles with a
convenience key*, you can still open the luggage
compartment lid using the handle if an author-
ized convenience key is detected > page 36.
— 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 turns on for
approximately 30 seconds after locking, Fold mirrors
there is a malfunction in the central locking
system. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
You can select if the exterior mirrors automatical-
ly fold in when locking. >
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authorized Audi Service Facility for more in-
formation.
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— The vehicle key function can be temporarily
disrupted by interference from transmitters
near the vehicle working in the same fre-
quency range (such as a mobile device or ra-
dio equipment). Always check if your vehicle
is locked.
— Applies to: MMI: You can view the number
of keys programmed to the vehicle by se-
lecting on the home screen: VEHICLE > Set-
tings & Service > Vehicle info.
— For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
=> page 281.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle
> To lock the vehicle, close the doors and touch
the outer sensor on the door handle once
=> fig. 27. Do not grasp the door handle while
locking the vehicle, or else the vehicle will not
lock. The door cannot be opened for a brief pe-
riod directly after locking it. This way you have
the opportunity to check if the doors locked
correctly.

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Follow the safety precautions > page 30.


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Fig. 27 Door handle: sensor for locking
You can unlock and lock your vehicle using either
the buttons on the vehicle key or using the sen-
sors* in the door handles. The settings in the
MMI specify which doors will unlock > page 31.
Unlocking or locking using the vehicle key
buttons
> To unlock the vehicle, press the G@ button
=> page 34, fig. 26.
> To lock the vehicle, press the & button once.
Unlocking or locking using the sensors
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
> To unlock a door or the luggage compartment
lid, grasp the door handle or luggage compart-
ment lid handle.
G) Tips
— Only use the vehicle key when you can see
the vehicle.
— The vehicle can only be locked when the "P”
selector lever position is engaged.
— Do not use the vehicle key to lock and un-
lock when you are inside the vehicle. Other-
wise, you could trigger the anti-theft
alarm*. If this happens, press the @ unlock
button.
G@) Tips
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
— When unlocking or locking the vehicle, the
convenience key cannot be more than ap-
proximately 4 feet (1.5 m) away from the
door handle or luggage compartment.
— Unlocking with the convenience key (keyless
access) can be deactivated in the MMI sys-
tem > page 31.
—To prevent the vehicle battery from dis-
charging, the energy management gradual-
ly switches off convenience functions that
are not needed. You then may no longer be
able to unlock your vehicle with the sensors.
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