deactivate airbag AUDI A3 CABRIOLET 2016 Owners Manual

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Opening and clo sin g
Autom atic locking (Auto L ock )
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 car is unlocked again once the ign ition key is
removed. In addition, the vehicle can be un locked
if the opening function in the power locking sys ­
tem switch is used or one of the door handles is
pu lled .
I n t he event of a crash with airbag deployment,
the doors automat ica lly unlock to allow access to
the v ehicle .
Anti-theft alarm system*
If t he anti- theft alarm system detects a vehicle
b reak-in, a udio and v isua l warning signals are
tr iggered.
The ant i-theft alarm system turns on automati­
cally when you lock the vehicle .
It deactivates
when unlocking using the remote con trol key or
by to uch ing the sensor on the door handle (con­
venience key) .
To sw itch the a la rm off, press the@ button on
the remote con trol key or convenience key or
sw itch the ignition on. The a la rm also stops auto­
matica lly after a certain amou nt of time.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you un lock the
ve hicl e and flash once when you lock the vehicle .
I f the blinking continues, one of the doors or the
luggage compartment lid/hood is not closed or
the ignition is still switc hed on .
Unintentionall y locking your self out
There are safeguard s under the fo llow ing cond i­
tions, which prevent you from lock ing your re­
mote control key in the ve hicle:
- The vehicle will not lock when the driver 's door
is open
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- When locking using the~ button in the centra l
locking switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open
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-On vehicles with a convenience key*, the lug­
gage compartment lid un locks aga in after do s-
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ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug­
gage compartment.
Do no t lock your ve hicle w ith the remote cont rol
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
l uggage compartment li d are closed. This helps
to prevent you from locking yourself out acciden­
ta lly.
{i) Tips
- Do not leave va luables unattended i n the ve ­
hicle. A locked ve hicle is not a safe!
- If the LED in the upper edge of the drive r's
door turns on for about 30 seconds after
the vehicle is locked, there is a malfunction
in the power locking or the anti-theft a larm
system* . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 14 Remote control key : LED
Fig. 15 Remote con tro l key : o penin g the cover
LED in the remote control ke y
The LED c> fig. 14 info rms you of the remote con­
tro l key funct ion.
.,. If you press a button briefly, the LED blinks
once.