trunk release AUDI A4 2016 Owners Manual

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Door handle
Memo ry buttons (driver's seat)
Power locking sw itch
Button for side assist
A ir outlets
L ight switch
Control lever for:
- T urn signal and high beam
® Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ............. .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga-
tion and voice recognition but­
tons
- Rocker switches for tiptron ic op-
eration ................... .
® ISETI button ................. .
@ Instrument cluster .......... . .
@ Reset button for tr ip odometer
@ Switches for:
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-Windshield wiper/washer
- Trip computer .............. .
Ignition lock . ............. .. .
Adjustable steer ing column
Contro l lever for:
- Cruise control .............. .
- adaptive cruise control
I nstrument lighting .......... .
Release lever for the engine hood
Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) .......... .
Switch for unlocking the trunk lid
Adjuster control for outside
mirrors ................ ..... .
Power window switches ..... .. .
Radio-Display
1> or MMI-Display
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35
107
48
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142
94
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10
12
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24
80
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98
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203
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37
51
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ors or in a single colo r, depending on the vehicle equip ­
m ent. The mult i colo r im age will be used in th is Owner's
Manual because both multi co lor and single color versions
are almos t id entical.
Cockpit
Depending on options:
- Radio system
- CD changer
Emergency flasher
Glove compartment ( lockable) .. .
Front passenger's airbag ...... .
Depend ing on options, switches
for :
- drive select ................ .
- Electronic Stabilization Control .
- Rear window sun shade ...... .
@ Deluxe automatic climate control
@ Depending on options, se lector lev­
er or shift lever for :
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- Manual transmission ........ .
- Automatic transmission
Ashtray with cigarette lighter Depend ing on options:
- MMI control console or
- drive select . ... ............ .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
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button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
- Power switch for rear window sun
shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
@ I START ENGINE STOP! button . . . 83
@) Electromechanical parking brake 85
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your veh icle or may be op­
tional equipment depending on your model.
Always ask your authorized Audi dealer if
you have a question about your vehicle.
- Operation of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
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Opening and closing
Sedan: Rear lid emergency release
Applies to vehicles: w ith fixed rear seat backrest
F ig. 30 Rear bench seat : eme rge ncy release cable
On veh icles w ith fixed seat backrest*, the rear lid
can be opened from the rear bench seat using the
emergency release .
.. Carefully pull the left s ide of the rear bench
seat out of its reta iner until you can reach the
release cable
c> fig . 30 .
.. Remove the adhesive tape@ .
.. Pu ll on the loop@until the rea r lid releases.
.. Ta pe the release cable back in place and press
the bench seat back into its reta iner.
_& WARNING
After open ing the rear lid using the emergen ­
cy release in vehicles with a fixed rear seat
backrest, make sure the bracket under the
rear bench seat
c> fig. 30 locks securely into
the mounting eyelet again.
allroad: Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 31 Rear lid opening: access to the emergency release
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside the lug gage compartment.
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.. Remove the cover from the luggage compart­
ment lid.
.. Remove the mechanical key
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.. Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
with the mechanical key until the luggage com­
partment lid releases .
Sedan: Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggage compart­
ment lid can be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
Fig. 32 Trunk escape hand le : v iew from inside th e closed
r ear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢fig.32.
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage com­
partment lid is made of fluorescent materia l to
glow in the dark.
A WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only in
an emergency.
(D Tips
The emergency re lease lever should never be
used as a handle for closing the luggage com­
partment lid.

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When activating the central locking, the fuel fill­
er flap is automatically unlocked or locked. Re­
fue l the vehicle with the ignit ion turned
off.
T a king the fuel cap off
.,. Turn off the ignition.
.,. Press the left side of the fue l filler flap to open
it
c:> fig . 175 -arrow -.
.,. Unscrew fue l cap counter -clockwise and hang it
on the fue l filler flap
c:> fig. 176.
Refuelling proc edure
.,. Inse rt the fue l nozzle from the gasoline pump
into the fuel filler neck as far as it will go .
.,. Se lect a medium refuelling rate so that the
nozzle switches off automatically when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
.,. After filling your tank, tw ist the f uel cap clock-
wise as far as it wi ll go .
.,. Close the fuel filler flap.
To avoid fuel spill ing o r evaporating from the f uel
tank always close fuel cap proper ly and com ­
pletely.
A WARNING
Improper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe b urns.
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- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause se­
vere burns and other injur ies .
- Failure to shut the engine off wh ile refuel ­
ing and/or to insert the pump nozz le fully
into the fuel filler neck could ca use fue l to
spray out of filler neck or to ove rflow. Fuel
spray and overflowing fue l can cause a fire.
- Never use a cellular telephone wh ile refuel­
ing. The electromagnetic radiation can
cause spa rks that can ignite f uel vapors and
cause a fire.
- Never get back into your vehicle while refu­
eling. If in except ional circumstances you
must get back in your vehicle while refuel­
ing, make certain that you close the door
and touch meta l to discha rge static ele ctric­
ity befo re touching the filler noz zle ag ain.
Fuel and R efueling
Stat ic elect ricity can cause sparks that can
ignite fue l vapors released during refueling.
- Never smo ke or have an open flame any ­
where in or near your vehicle when ref ueling
or filling a portable fuel container .
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not trave l with a po rtable fuel
container in your veh icle. The container, fu ll
or empty may leak and co uld cause a fire,
especially in a crash.
- If, under except ional circumstances, you
m ust transport a portable fuel container,
p lease observe the following:
- Never fill a portab le fue l conta iner while it
is anywhere in or on the vehicle (for exam­
ple, in the l uggage compa rtment, o r on
the trunk). Static electricity can build up
while filling and can ignite fuel vapors caus ing a f ire .
-Always place a portab le fue l conta iner on
the ground before fi lling .
-A lways keep the f iller nozzle comp lete ly
inside the portable container before and
during f il li ng.
- If filling a portable conta iner made of
metal, the filler nozz le must always be in
contact with the container . This will he lp
prevent stat ic elec trici ty from discharging
and ca use a fire.
- Never spill fue l inside the vehicle o r lug­
gage compartment. F uel vapors a re highly
flammable.
- Always observe loca l and state/prov incial
laws rega rding the use, storage a nd trans­
po rtation of fuel contai ners.
- Make ce rtain the f uel con tainer mee ts i n­
dust ry standards (A NSI/ AS TM F852 -86).
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If any fuel has sp illed onto the car, it should
be removed immed iately to p revent damage
to the pa int.
@) For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
switches off automatically for the first time,
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Index
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Steer ing
L ocking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
also refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Steering wheel
Adjusting steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 181
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 231
St . th ·
opping e engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 75
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
S tronic transmission
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
La unch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
also refer to Sliding/tilting sunroof 42, 43
Sun shades Rear doors 53,54
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Symbo ls
refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Tether strap ..... ................ .... 173
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 128
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tires .. ...... .. .. .................... 217
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
272
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 236
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 235
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22S
Unidirectional .. ... ... ..... .......... 219
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 219
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Towing Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 235
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trailer towing Operating instructions. ..... ....... ... 190
Technical requirements ........... 190, 191
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Transmission ma lfunction (indicator light) . . 96
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Tr ip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mileage...... ... .. .. ................ 24
s· 1 t · 1ng e-rip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tr ip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 69, 126
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid .. .. .... ........... 37 ,38
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Unfastening safety belts
13S
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Unlocking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37