emergency AUDI A4 2015 User Guide

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Emergency locking
Fig . 2 5 Driver's door: lock cylinde r
Fig. 2 6 Front passenger's door/rea r doo rs *: emergency
loc k
If the centra l locking sys tem ma lfunctions,
you mu st unlo ck/ lo ck the d oo rs separa tely us­
in g the eme rgency key or the mechan ic al key.
Unlocking /locking the driver's door with
the mechanical key
.,. Re move the me chanical key~ page 33.
.,. To u nlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the open position @~
fig. 25.
.,. To lock the dr ive r's door, move the se lector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis­
s ion) and t urn the key
once to the close posi­
tio n
@ <=> .& in General description on
page 31.
Locking the front passenger's door /rear
doors* w ith the mechanical key
The emergency lock is located on the rear side
of the front passenger's door and the rear
doors .
It is only v is ible when the door is open.
.,. Remove the mechanical key
<=> page 33.
.,. Pull the cover cap out of the opening
<=>fig. 26.
Opening and clo sin g 3 7
.. Insert the key in the ins ide s lot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left (left door).
Once t he front passenge r's door/rea r doo rs *
have been closed, yo u ca nn ot o pen th em
again from the o utside . The door can be
opened from the inside by pulling the door handle. If the child safety lock in a rear door*
is activated, you must first pull the door han­
dle on the inside . Then you can open the door
from th e outside .
.&_ WARNING
Read an d foll ow all WAR NING S ¢.& in
G enera l des crip tion on p age 3 1.
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Afte r the ignition is switche d on, the pow­
er locking sys tem switch and the u nloc king
bu tton for the rear lid
cs in the d oo r a re
e na bled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobiliz er pr eve nts your vehicle from
being star ted by unau tho riz ed persons.
Inside the key there is a com pute r ch ip. This
c hi p a utomat ica lly activates/deactiva tes the
electron ic immobili zer.
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deact ivates auto­
matically when yo u insert the remote contro l
key into the ign ition lock .
It activates again
a utomat ica lly when you remove the remote
control key from th e i gni tion lock.
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
!S TART ENGI NE STO P I button, the elect ro ni c
immobi lizer deactiva tes a uto mat ica lly . If you
swi tch t he ig nition o ff and rem ove the remo te
c o ntrol key from the vehicle, the elec tronic
immo bili zer activates again a utomat ically. .,..

40 Opening and closing
& WARNING
-Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking first. Although the
closing force of the rear lid is limited,
you can still seriously injure yourself or
others.
-Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the hinges and the up­
per and lower edges -fingers or hands
can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­ ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­ pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the car through the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to get out . To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle . Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be
able to open completely or an opened rear lid may close by itself because of the
added weight . So the open rear lid must
be supported or the weight must be re­
moved from the luggage rack first .
(D Tips
-When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by pressing
the button
~ on the master key. When
the rear lid is closed again, it locks auto­
matically .
- The following applies to vehicles equip­
ped with the convenience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­
ment will automatically unlock itself af- ter you
lock the vehicle. This prevents
you from unintentionally locking your
key in the luggage compartment.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops be­
low a certain level, you can still open or
close the rear lid manually, however, you
will need to apply more force to close it.
Sedan: Rear lid emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with fixed rear seat backrest
Fig. 31 Rear ben ch s eat: e merg ency r ele ase ca ble
On vehicles with fixed seat backrest*, the rear
lid can be opened from the rear bench seat us­
ing the emergency release.
.,. Carefully pull the left side of the rear bench
seat out of its retainer until you can reach
the release cable
¢ fig. 31.
.,. Remove the adhesive tape @.
.,. Pull on the loop @ until the rear lid releas­
es.
.,. Tape the release cable back in place and
press the bench seat back into its retainer .
& WARNING
After opening the rear lid using the emer­
gency release in vehicles with a fixed rear
seat backrest, make sure the bracket under
the rear bench seat
qfig. 31 locks securely
into the mounting eyelet again.

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allroad: Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 32 Re ar lid open ing: a ccess to the emergency re­
l ease
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside t he luggage compartment.
.. Remove the cover from the luggage com­
partment lid .
.. Remove the mechanical key
Qpoge 33 .
.. Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
with the mechanical key until the luggage
compartment lid re leases.
Sedan: Trunk escape handle
In case of on emergency, the luggage com­
portment lid con be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
F ig. 33 Trunk escape han dle: view fro m in sid e t he
cl osed rear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
Qfig. 33 .
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate­
r ial to glow in the dar k.
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A WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
(D Tips
The emergency release lever should never
be used as a handle for closing the lug­
gage compartment lid.
Child safety Locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks® prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside .
Fig. 34 Rear doors : chi ld saf ety locks
The child safety lock is visible on ly when the
door is open .
.. Remove the mechan ica l key
q page 33 .
.. To switch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow .
.. To switch off the chi ld safety lock , turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow .
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can on ly be opened from the outside.

42 Opening and closing
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 35 Section of the d rive r's doo r: co ntro ls
A ll power window sw itches are provide d wit h
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
.. Press the sw itch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the w indow reaches t he des ired pos i­
t ion .
.. Press the sw itch br ie fly to the
s e cond stop
to autom ati cally open the window .
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
u ntil the window reaches the des ired pos i­
t io n.
.. Pu ll the swit ch briefly to the
s econd stop to
automa tica lly close the window .
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ Passenge r's door
© Left rear door
@ R ight rea r doo r
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety butto n ® is pr essed
~ fig. 35, the ~ symbol in the bu tton lig hts
up . Th e power w indow swi tches in the re ar
doors are sw itche d off.
A WARNING
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- W hen you leave your v ehicle - even if on-
ly br iefly- always remove t he ignition
key . Th is app lies pa rtic ularly whe n chil ­
dr en remai n in t he vehicl e. Otherwis e th e
chi ld re n c ould s ta rt t he e ng in e or ope r­
a te ele ctrica l e qui pment (e.g . po wer w in ­
dows). T he power w indows are func tion­
a l until the dr iver's door or passen ger's
d oor has bee n opened .
- Pay close attention w hen closing the win ­
dows to prevent pinching o f hands o r
limbs.
- Wh en locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be u noccupied since t he
wind ows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(D Tips
Aft er the ignition ha s been switched off,
the wi ndows can still be opened o r closed
for abo ut 1 0 minutes. The power windows
are not switched off until t he driver 's doo r
or passenger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed wi th the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
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Fig . 36 Key turns fo r ope nin g a nd clos ing
Convenience opening feature
.. Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechani­
cal key out of the maste r key ~
page 33 .
.. In sert the key in to the l ock of the driver' s
door .

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.. Turn the key to position ¢ fig. 36@ until a ll
the windows have reached the desired posi­
t ion and the power sunroof is open.
Conv enience closing feature
.. Use the emergency key or pull the mechani­
ca l key out of the master key¢
page 33 .
.. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position @ until the windows
and the power sunroof are closed
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F or vehicles w ith Panoramic sliding sunroof*:
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade wi ll also open
or close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the power
sunroof inattentive ly and without check­
ing -there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the win­
dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be trapped.
If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iate ly canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING
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General description on page 31 .
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti­
vated again.
.,. Pull and hold the power w indow switch until
the window is completely closed .
.. Release the switch and pull the switch again
f or one second.
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Sunroof
Operation sliding/tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilting sunroof
Fig. 37 Section of h ead lin er: k nob fo r sunroo f
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch must be in the
@ position
<=>fig. 37.
.. To t ilt it, br iefly press the switch ¢fig. 37.
.. To close it, briefly pull the switch<=>&, .
.. To set an intermediate posit ion, press/pull
the switch unti l the roof reaches the desired
position.
Opening/sliding
.. To s lide the roo f all the way open, turn the
switch to the
(D position.
.. To close the sunroof completely, turn the
sw itch to @ position
¢ &, .
.. To select a setting in between, turn the
switch to the desired position.
The sunshade can be opened and closed man ­
ually in any posit ion. When opening the sun­
roof, the sunshade is automatically opened.
After the ignition is switched
off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
A WARNING
-
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof- otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig-
nition key when leaving the vehicle.
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44 Opening and closing
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause dam ­
age to the inter ior equipment of your vehi­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
{l) Tips
- Information on conven ience opening/
closing ¢
page 42.
Operation panorama sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with pa norama sunroof
Fig . 38 Section from headliner: knob for sunroof.
Tilting
,,. The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @¢fi g.
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,,. To tilt it, briefly press the switch ¢ page 43,
fig. 37.
,,. To close it, briefly pull the switch¢.&, .
,,. To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
position .
Opening
,,. To open the sunroof completely, turn and
hold the switch against the resistance in po­
sition ®·
,,. To close the sunroof, turn the rotary switch
to position @¢.&, .
,,. An intermediate pos ition can be set by turn­
i ng the rotary switch to the des ired pos ition.
Opening/closing the sunshade
,,. Press the switch @¢ page 43, fig. 37 in the
desired arrow direction.
,,. To stop the sunshade in an intermed iate po­
s it ion, press the switch again. After
the ignition is switched off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As soon as the driver's or passenger 's door is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
T he power sunshade can also be closed when
the sunroof is open.
A WARNING
--
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof- otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For th is reason, always remove the ig­
nition key when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden ra in can cause dam­
age to the interior equipment of your veh i­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
(D Tips
-Informat ion on convenience opening/
closing¢
page 42.
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it w ill open again automati­
cally. In this case , you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function.
,,. Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically, pull the switch until the roof
closes.

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Programming the buttons (version B)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 42 D ista nce betwee n the radiator gr ille a nd t he
hand transmitter
Programming the button: Part 1 with the
controls
1. Sw itch the ignition on.
2 . Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof head liner ~
page 46, fig. 41 until the
LED @turns
off completely (after about
20 seconds) . This procedure clears the
standard codes that were set at the facto­ ry and does
not need to be repeated again
to program the other buttons .
3 . Briefly press the button on the roof head­
liner that you would like to program.
4 . Wait unti l the LED@ beg ins to blink
qu ickl y. Programming mode is active for 5
minutes.
5. Move in front of your vehicle while hold­
ing the original remote control for the
system that would like to program to a
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button: Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Hold the remote control up to the radiator
grille on your vehicle ¢
fig. 42.
7. Press and hold the remote control until
the turn signa ls on your vehicle blink . This
may take up to 30 seconds .
8 . If the emergency flashers blink three
times, the programming was successful.
If the emergency flashers only blink one
time, the 5 minute time limit for the pro­
gramming has ended or the programming
was not s uccessful. Repeat the program­
ming from the third step, or try changing
the distance to the radiator gr ille.
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9. If the garage door or other system does
not open using the buttons in the roof
headliner even though the programm ing
was successful, the system may use a roll­
ing code instead of a fixed code.
Rolling
code programming
must be performed
¢ page 48 .
The other two buttons in the roof headliner
can be programmed according to the instruc­
tions above . Begin with the third step .
Erasing button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be erased
individua lly. They must a ll be erased together .
Reprogram the buttons if necessary.
.,.. Switch the ignition on.
.,.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof headliner until the L ED @ turns
off
completely (after about 20 seconds).
Reprogramming the buttons
.,.. Switch the ignit ion on.
.,.. To reprogram an individual button, press
and hold the b utton until the LED @starts
to flash quickly (after about 10 seconds).
Release the button immediately. Program­
ming mode is active for 5 minutes.
.,.. Continue with the fifth step .
(D Tips
-Programming using the buttons in the
roof headliner is not possible with all In­
fotainment systems . If this is the case,
program the buttons as descr ibed in ver­
sion A
~ page 46.
- The requ ired distance between the hand
transmitter and the Homelink module in
the radiator grille~
fig. 42 depends on
the system that you are prog ramm ing.
- Depending on the model of the system,
you may need to release the butt on on
the remote control during programming
and press it again. Hold eac h position
you try for at least 15 seconds before
trying another position. Keep the turn
signals on your vehicle in view when do­
ing this.

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The leavin g home function i lluminates the
area around the vehicle when unlock ing it.
T his function can be switched on and off.
The
c o ming h om e and lea ving home func­
tions on ly operate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the AUTO posit ion
¢ page 49 , fig. 43 .
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the A UTO
¢ page 49 position, the switch-on po int of the
lights can be changed in the automatic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA m odel s:
You can switch the dayt ime run­
ni ng lights
on and o ff .
Canada mod els:
The function cannot be
turned off .
It is activated a utomat ica lly each
time the ignition is switched on.
Travel mode*
T he headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro­
v ides stronger illum ination on the s ide of the
road on wh ich you are driving .
If you are driv­
i ng in a count ry that d rives on the opposite
side of the road from your own country, th is
will cau se glare for on coming dr ivers. To pre­
vent glare:
- Trave l mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In veh icles with halogen headlights, ce rtain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov­
ered w ith wate rproof adhesive covers that
prevent light from passing thro ugh. Fo r
more informat ion, please see your author ­
i z ed Audi dea ler or author ized repa ir faci lity .
(D Tips
When trave l mode is activated, a display in
the dr iver information system indicates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
Clear vi sion 51
Emergency flashers
Fig. 45 Center co n sole : em erge ncy flasher sw itc h
The emergency flashers makes other moto­
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation .
.. Press the switch
Gil ¢ fig. 45 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off .
When the emergency f las hers are on, all four
turn s ignals b link at the same time. The turn
s ignal indicator lights .
1B in the instru ­
ment cluster, as well as the light in the emer­
gency flasher switch ~ blink likewise.
You can indicate a lane change or a tu rn w hen
the emergency flashers are switched on by us­
ing the turn signal lever. The emergency flash­
ers stop temporarily .
T he emergency flashers also work when the
ign ition is turned off .
T he emergency flashers w ill turn on a utomat i­
ca lly if yo u are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
(D Tips
You sho uld turn on the emergency f las hers
when:
- yo u are the last veh icle standing in a t raf ­
fic jam so that any other vehi cles coming
can see you, or whe n
- yo ur vehicle has bro ken down or you are
in an eme rgency s ituation, or when
- yo ur vehicle is be ing towed by a tow
truck or if you are tow ing another vehicle
beh ind you.

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The memory buttons are located in the driv­
er's door.
Switching the memory function on/off
• Press the !OFF ! button to switch the memory
function on/off. The word
OFF lights up
when the memory function is switched off.
Seat profiles are neither stored nor recalled.
Storing a seat profile
• Press the !SET ! button. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set­
t in gs.
• Press a memory button
([II or rn) briefly. A
tone confirms that the settings were stored.
Accessing a seat profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ignition
is switched off, press the memory button.
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory
button until the seat adjustment is com ­
plete .
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can
only be recalled when the vehicle is sta­
tionary - otherwise you risk having an ac­
c ident.
- In an emergency the recall procedure can
be cancelled by press ing the
!OF F! switch
or by tapping the memory buttons.
Ashtray
Fig . 68 Center console: ashtray
Seats and storage 65
Opening/closing
• To open the ashtray, slide the cover up
~fig. 68.
• To close the ashtray, press down on the cov­
er .
Emptying the ashtray
• To remove the insert, slide the latch to the
right~fig. 68-arrow-.
• To instal l the insert, press it down into the
mount.
A WARNING
Never put waste paper in the ashtray. Hot
ashes or other hot objects in the ashtray
could set waste paper on fire.
Cigarette lighter
Fig. 69 Front center console: cigar ette lighter
• Press the cigarette lighter in.
• Remove the cigarette lighter when it pops
out .
T he cigarette lighter should only be used as a
power source for the compressor from the in­
flatable spare kit* when absol ute ly necessary.
A WARNING
The cigarette lighter on ly works when the
ignition is switched on. Incorrect usage
can lead to serious injuries or burns. For
this reason, children should never be left unattended in the vehicle because this in­
creases the risk of injury.

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~ Automatic transmission: Step on the brake
peda l and move the se lector lever to the P
or N position .
~ Press the key c::> fig. 97 -the eng ine will
start.
Sw itching the i gnition on /off
If you wou ld like to switch the ignition on
without sta rting the engine, follow t hese
steps :
~ Insert the key into the ignition lock .
~ Press the key briefly without pressing the
clutch peda l (for manual transmissions) or
the brake peda l (for automatic transmis­
s ions) .
~ To switch the ignition off, press the key
again .
When starting the engine, major e lectr ica l
loads are switched off temporarily .
You can on ly remove the key with the ignition
switched off.
If the engine sho uld not sta rt immedia tely,
the starting process is automatically stopped
after a short time. Repeat starting proced ure .
A WARNING
-Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -danger of asphyxiation.
- Never remove the ign ition key from the
ignition look while the vehicle is moving.
Otherw ise, the steering lock could sud­
denly engage and you would not be able
to steer the vehicle.
- Always take the key with you whenever
you leave your vehicle . Otherwise, the
engine could be started or e lectr ical
equipment such as the power w indows
cou ld be operated. This ca n lead to seri­
o us inj ury.
- Never leave ch ild ren or persons requiring
assistance unattended in the veh icle. The
doors can be loc ked using the remote
transmitter, preventing people from es­ caping from the vehicle on their own in
the event of an emergency. Depend ing
on the time of year, people inside the ve-
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hicle can be exposed to very high or very
low temperatures.
(D Note
Avoid high eng ine rpm, fu ll throttle and
heavy engine loads unti l the engine has
reached operating tempe rat ure -other­
wise you r isk eng ine damage.
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run while parked to
warm up. Begin driving immediately. This
reduces unnecessary emissions.
@ Tips
- If the key cannot be removed from the
ignition lock, you have to pull the me­
chanical key out of the master key in or­
der to be able to lock the vehi-
cle <=:>
page 34.
-After starting a cold engine, there may
be a brief period of increased no ise be­
cause the oil pressure must first bu ild up
in the hydraulic valve adjusters. This is
normal and not a cause for concern.
- If you leave the veh icle with the ignition
switched on, the ign it ion w ill switch off
afte r a certa in per iod of t ime . Please
note that ele ctrical equ ipment such as
exterior lights will sw itch off as well
when that happens .