AUDI Q3 2015 Owner's Guide

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-Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de­
ployment all locked doors will be auto­
matically unlocked to give access to the
vehicle occupants from the outside .
- If the power lock ing system should mal­
function, you can lock the driver's door
using the ign it ion key¢
page 33.
-If the power lock ing system should fail,
you can still open the fuel tank flap in an
emergency
c:> page 178.
- You are well advised not to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visible
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv­
er's door panel comes on for about 30
seconds after the vehicle is locked, there
i s a ma lfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an authorized
Audi dealership or qualified repair facili­
ty.
Key set
Fig. 17 Key set
The key set contains two remote control keys
or convenience keys*. To fold the key out or in,
press the release button¢
fig. 17 -arrow-.
Opening and closing 29
@ Remote control key or convenience
key*
The convenience key is a vehicle remote con ­
trol key with special functions
c> page 31,
Locking and unlocking with convenience key
and c> page 68, Starting the engine.
With the remote contro l key, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle centrally and start the en­
gine.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediate ly to have the
lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Number of keys
You can check how many keys are initialised
for yo ur vehicle on the instrument cluster dis­
play. It is displayed wh ile you are setting the
time
c:> page 23. For example, 1/2 means that
one of two keys have been initialised for the.
This allows you to make sure you have re­
ce ived all of the keys when you purchase a
u sed vehicle.
A WARNING
--
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended
with the key in the ignition lock. Entry by
unauthorized persons could endanger
you o r result in theft or damage the vehi­
cle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys . Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows etc. Un­
supervised operation of any vehicle sys­
tem by children can result in serious in­
jury .
- Do not remove the key from the ign ition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com­
plete stop. Otherwise the steering col­
umn lock could suddenly engage -caus­
ing the risk of an accident.

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@ Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the veh icle work ing in the same frequen­
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equip ­
ment) .
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are on ly available from author ized Audi
dealer .
- For Decla ration of Compliance to United
States FCC a nd Industry Canada regula­
t ions
9 page 24 0.
Check light and battery in remote
master key
Fig . 18 Remote co nt rol key : LE D
Fi g. 19 Remote co ntrol key: Open in g the cove r
LED in the remote cont rol key
The LED 9 fig . 18 can tell you about the func­
tion of the remote contro l key .
.. If you press a button q uickl y, the LED blinks
once.
1> If you press a button longer, the LED blinks
several times .
.. If the L ED does not blink, the remote con­
tro l key battery is dead. The message
Ill
Plea se change key battery can also appear in
the instrument cluster display . Rep lace
the batte ry .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry apart the base @and the cover @ care­
fu lly with a coin~
fig. 19.
.,. Remove the cove r (ar row) .
.. Insert the new battery with the" +" facing
up.
.. Press the cove r back onto the key until it
clicks into p lace.
We recommend having the battery rep laced
by an a uthorized Audi dea ler or qua lified re­
pair facility .
$ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries prope rly so as
not to poll ute the environment.
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The rep lacemen t battery mus t be the
same spec ification as the origina l.
Resetting the remote control
The remote control must be reset if the vehi­
cle does not unlock .
.. Press the unlock b utton @on the re mote
contro l.
.. Man ually un lock the dr iver's door loc k with
the ignition key w ith in 30 seconds .
.. Press either the lock-~ or the unlock @ but­
ton to complete the reset seq uence.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
Fig . 20 Remote maste r key: funct ion butto ns

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.. Press button @ III to unlock the vehicle
r=>fig. 20 .
.. Press button @ ffi to lock the vehicle r=> A
in General description on page 28.
.. Press button ©~ briefly to unlock the rear
l id .
.. Press button @~ for at least one second
to open the rear lid .
.,. Press button @ ~I P-A-N-IC~I to trigger the
alarm. The vehicle horn and emergency
flashers turn on .
.. Press button @IPANICI again to turn off the
alarm.
If the vehi cle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 45 seconds,
the vehicle locks itself agai n automatically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidentally left unlocked over a long period
of time. This does not apply when you pus h
the ©~button for at least one second .
It depends on the settings in the radio or
MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or only certain doors
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A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c:> _.&. in Gen­
eral description on page 28 .
@ Tips
-In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you should always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentiona lly lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the engine or open a
door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the un lock button
m .
- Use the panic f unc tion only if you are in
an emergency si tua tion.
- Additional remo te control key funct ions
r=>page37.
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Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Appl ies to veh icles: w ith conven ience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fi g. 21 Door handle: l ocking t he veh icle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is un­
locked automatically .
.. Pull the handle to open the door .
.. To unlock the luggage compartment lid,
press the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid
r=> page 34 .
Locking vehicle
.. Move the selector lever to the P position ,
otherwise the vehicle cannot be locked.
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once c:> fig. 21,
c:> A in General description on page 28. Do
not reach ins ide the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked only at
the front doors. The remote control key can­
not be more than 1.5 m away from the door
handle .
It makes no difference whether the
master key is in you r jacket pocket or in your
brief case.
If you grip the door handle wh ile locking, this
can adversely affect the locking function .
It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period directly after closing it. This al­
lows you to ensure that the doo rs are properly
locked .
It depends on the settings in the radio or
MM!* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or one of the doors
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A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢.&. in Gen­
eral description on page 28.
(D Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following :
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the vehicle and a second time to
open the veh icle .
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your veh icle's
ability to start for as long as possible,
the ene rgy management system gradu­
ally switches off unnecessary conven­
i ence funct ions .
It is possible that you
will not be able to unlock your vehicle us­
ing these convenience functions.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to Uni ted
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la­
tions ¢
page 240.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 22 Drive r's door ; p ow er lo ckin g sw it c h
.. Press the button @to lock the vehicle¢ A­
.. Press the button CI! to unlock the vehicle
¢fig. 22.
You will f ind a power locking switch in each
door. You can
lock and unlock the vehicle us ­
ing the switches in the driver's or passenger 's
doo r. You can only
lock the vehicle using the
switches in the rear doors. If you lock the ve­ h icle using the power locking switch, please
note the following: -
If a door is open, the vehicle cannot be
locked using the power locking system
sw itch.
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside ( increased security, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switch illu­
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked .
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pulling on the door
handle.
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the ai rbag is activat­
ed, the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
-
-The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire veh icle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
tive .
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the veh i­
cle, which puts lives at risk. Do not leave
anyone behind in the vehicle, especia lly
children,
0) Tips
Your vehicle is locked automat ically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
¢ page 28. You can unlock the vehicle
again using the opening function in the
power locking system sw itch
[fil .
Setting power locking
Various settings can be adjusted in the MMI:
Adjusting door unlocking
.. Select: iM ENUI button> Systems or Car sys­
tems > Vehicle settings> Central locking>
Unlo ck doors -
you can spec ify which doors
un lock when yo u open the vehicle . ...

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Selecting All and pressing the~ button on
the remote control key unlocks the entire ve­
hi cle.
Selec ting
Driver and pressing the~ button on
the remote cont ro l key once unlocks on ly the
dr iver's door . In veh icles with a convenience
k ey *, only the door w hose hand le you pull w ill
un lock. If you pre ss the ~ butto n tw ice, the
entire ve hicle w ill unlock.
If you press the~
button, the entire veh icle wi ll always lock.
Tone when locking
.. Se lect: I MENU I button > System s or Car sys­
tems
> Vehicle settings > Cent ral locking >
Tone when locking
I f yo u select On , a to ne will sound when you
l ock the vehicle.
Emergency locking
F ig. 23 Dr iver 's doo r: 1.oc k cyl inde r
Fig . 24 Fron t pa sse nge r's doo r/rea r doo rs: em erge ncy
lock
I f the centra l locking system ma lfunctions,
you must unlock/ lock the doors separately.
Locking and unlock ing the driver's door
.. To u nlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the un lock position @¢
fig. 23 .
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.. To lock the driver's door, turn the key once
to the lock pos ition
@ ¢ A in General de­
scription on page 28 .
Locking the passenger's door/rear doors
The me chanical loc king device is lo cated on
the e nd face of the fron t passe nger's door a nd
the rear doors . It is o nly visible when the door
is open .
.. Pull the cap o ut of t he ope ning ¢
fig. 24.
.. In sert the key in t he inside slo t and turn it
all the way to the ri ght ( right door) or left
(left door).
Once the fro nt p assenge r's door/ rear d oo rs
have been closed, yo u ca nn ot open t hem
again from the o utsi de. The doo r can be
opened from the ins ide by pulling the door
handle.
If the child safety lock in a rear door is
activated, y ou must first pull t he door handle
o n the inside . T hen you can open the doo r
from the outside .
A WARNING
Read an d heed a ll W ARNI NGS ¢.& in Gen­
er al des crip tion on page 28.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being start ed by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a comp uter c hip. This
c hi p a utomat ically activates/deactivates the
electron ic immobilizer .
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilize r deact ivates auto­
matically when yo u inse rt the remote contro l
key into the ignition lock . It activates again
automat ica lly when you remove the remote
control key from th e i gnition lock.
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
I S TA RT ENGINE STOPI button, the electro nic
i mmob ilizer deactivates automat ica lly. If you
switch the ig nition off and remove the remote
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control key from the vehicle, the electronic
immobilizer activates again automatically.
.&_ WARNING -
Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
electronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operat ion of the vehicle sys­
tems such as power window or power sun­
roo f leading to ser ious personal inju ry.
@ Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used . The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
fo r another vehicle o r a transpo nder is
l oca ted on the key r ing.
- Fo r Decla rat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indus try Canada regula­
tions¢
page 240.
Rear Lid
Opening/closing rear lid
Fi g. 25 Rear lid : hand le
Fi g. 2 6 Driver 's door: remote rear lid release
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Opening the rear lid
"' Press the b utton <::::::5 on the remo te control
key briefly. The rear lid wi ll unlock .
"' To open t he rear lid, press and hold the
<::::::5
button on the remote control key for at least
one second, or
"' Pull the release button
c:::5 in the driver's
door¢ fig. 26, or
"' Press the handle on the rear lid¢
fig. 25 .
Clo sing the rear lid
"' Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in­
side and allow it to drop gently to close it
¢ &_ .
.&_ WARNING
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- Afte r closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is p roperly
closed. Othe rwise it could ope n suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help pr eve nt poisono us exhaust gas
from be ing drawn into t he vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed wh ile driv­
ing . Never tra nsp o rt objects larger than
those which fit complete ly into the lug­
gage area, beca use the n the rear lid can­
not be f ully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecia lly with the rear lid left open. A
chi ld cou ld craw l into the car through the
luggage compartment and pu ll the lid
shut, becoming trapped a nd unable to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal i n­
jury, never let children play in or a round
your veh icle. Always keep the rea r lid as
well as the vehi cle doors closed when not
in use.
- A lways ensure that no one is wi thin
range of the re ar lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the hinges - fingers or
hands can be pinched .
a) Tips
-Whe n the vehicle is lo ck ed, the rear lid
can be opened separa tely by p ressing the
butto n
<::::::5 on the master key. When you ..,.

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close the rear lid again, it locks automat­
ically.
- In case of an emergency or a fau lty han­
dle, the luggage compartment lid can be
opened from the inside
c> page 36.
Power opening/closing rear lid
A pp lies to vehicles: with autom atic rear li d operatio n
The open position can be adjusted.
Fig. 27 Closing butto n in the rea r lid
Fig . 28 Ve hicles with co nve nience key: Clos ing and
lock ing button in the rear lid
Opening rear lid
.. Press the button ~ on the remote control
key briefly. The rear lid will un lock .
i
.. To open the rear lid, press and hold the~
button on the remote con trol key for at least
one second, or
.. Pull the release button~ in the driver's
door
c> page 34, fig. 26, or
.. Press the handle on the rear lid
c> page 34,
fig. 25.
Closing rear lid
.. Pull and hold the button~ in the driver's
door until the rear lid is closed
c> A, or
.. Press the button~ in the open rear lid. The
rear lid moves to the closed position by it-
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self and soft close locks it automatica lly
c> &_ . On vehicles with convenience key*:
.. Press and hold the button
~ on the remote
control key until the rear lid is closed
c> A ,
or
.. Press the button
CD in the open rear lid . The
veh icle key must not be more than approx i­
mate ly 4 feet (1.5 meters) away from the
luggage compartment and must no t be in­
side the vehicle. T he rear lid will automati­
cally close and lock . The entire vehicle will
be locked.
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
.. Bring the rear lid into the des ired open posi­
tion. The position can only be stored when
the lid is above a certain height .
.. Press and hold the button
~ in the rear lid
for at least four seconds until the lights in
the button blink to store the desired open
position.
.. To set a higher open position, wait at least
five seconds and then carefully press the
rear lid upward .
.. Press and hold the button
~ again for at
least fou r seconds and this will store the
new open position.
Opening/Closing will be stopped immediately
when :
- You press the button
~ on the remote con­
trol key for at least one second, or
- You press one of the buttons
~ or CD in the
rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pu ll/release the button~ in the driv-
er's door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move.
If you press one of the buttons~ or m now,
the rear lid will eithe r close or open, depend­
ing on its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close.
You can manually stop the automatic open­ ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid. ...,

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The a utomatic closi ng process begins if you
push down on the rear lid.
.&_ WARNING
- Never close the rear lid inatten tively or
without checking first. Although the closing force of the rear lid is limited,
you can st ill ser iously injure yourself or
others .
- Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icu la r close to the h inges and the up­
per and lowe r edges -fingers or hands
can be pin ched.
- To help p revent po isonous exha ust gas
from bei ng drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­ ing. Never transport objects large r than
those which fit completely into the l ug ­
gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave yo ur vehicle u nattended es­
pecially with the rear lid left open . A
child could crawl into the car through the
luggage compa rtment and pull the lid
shut, becom ing trapped and unable to
get out . To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let ch ildren play in or around
yo ur vehicle . A lways keep the rear lid as
we ll as the vehicle doo rs closed when not
in use.
- If there i s a luggage ra ck or b icycle ra ck
mounted on the rear l id, it may not be
able to open comple tely or an opened
rear lid may close by itself beca use of the
added weight. So the ope n rear lid must
be s upported or the weight m ust be re­
moved from the luggage rack first .
@ Tips
-When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be un locked sepa rately by pressing
the button
c:s on the master key. W hen
t h e rear lid is closed aga in, it locks auto­
matically.
- The following applies to veh icles equip­
ped with the conven ience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug- gage compa
rtment, luggage compart ­
ment wi ll automatically unlock itself af­
ter yo u lock the vehicle. T his prevents
you from unintentionally lock ing your
key in the l uggage compartment.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops be­
low a certain level, you can still open or
close the rear lid manua lly, however , you
w ill need to app ly more force to close it .
Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 2 9 Rear lid o penin g: a cces s to t he e mergency re ­
lea se
The rea r lid can be rel eas ed in an emergency
from inside the luggage compa rtment.
., Remove the cover from t he luggage com ­
pa rtment lid with the ignit ion key .
., Press the leve r in the di rection of the arrow
w ith the ign ition key until the luggage com­
pa rtment lid releases.
Child safety Locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child saf ety locks© prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside.
Fi g. 30 Rear doo rs : chi ld safe ty lo ck

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.. To turn the child safety locks on , turn the ig­
nition key in the direction of the arrow .
.. To turn
off , turn the ignition key opposite
the direction of the arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 31 Section of the driver's door: controls
All power window sw itches are provided with
a t w o-posi tion fun cti on:
Opening th e window s
.. Press the sw itch to the fi rs t sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
t ion .
.. Press the sw itch br iefly to the
sec ond s top
to automatically open the window.
Closing th e windows
.. Pull the switch to the fir st stop and hold it
un til the window reaches the des ired pos i­
tion.
.. Pull the switch briefly to the
se con d stop to
automatically close the window.
Power wind ow switche s
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rea r doo r
® Safety button
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Child safety l ock s
When the safety button ® is pressed
¢ fig. 31, the~ symbol in the button lights
u p. The power window switches in the rear
doors are switched off.
&_ WARNING
--When you leave your vehicle -even if on-
ly briefly· always remove the ignition
key . Th is app lies particularly when chil·
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the eng ine or oper­
ate electrical equ ipment (e.g. power w in­
dows). The power windows are function­
a l until the dr iver's door or passenger's
door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win­
dows to prevent p inching o f hands o r
limbs.
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(I} Tips
After the igni tion has been switched off,
the w indows can still be opened or closed
for about 10 minutes . The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the sunroof can be opened
and closed with the key.
F ig. 32 Key turns for opening and closing
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Convenience opening feature
.,. Insert the key into the lock of the driver 's
door .
.,. Turn the key to position
c::> fig. 32@ until all
the windows have reached the desired posi­
tion and the sunroof is open.
Convenience closing feature
.,. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's doo r
to the lock position @ until the windows
and the power sunroof are closed
c::> A.
For vehicles w ith pano rama sunroof*: When
you open or close the panorama sunroof*, the
power sunshade will also open or close.
~ WARNING
- Never close the windows and the power
sunroof inattentively 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 iately canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING
c::, &. in
General description on page 28 .
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery , the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti­
vated again.
.,. Pull the power window switch until the win­
dow is comp lete ly raised .
.,. Re lease the switch and pull it again for at
least one second.
.,. Press and hold the electric window sw itch
until the window is fully open .
.,. Re lease the switch and then press it again
for at least one second. You shou ld now be
able to close the window in the usual way.
Panorama sunroof
Description
Fig. 33 Section of h eadliner: Pan orama s unroof button
The button has two stages. In the second
stage, the roof automat ically runs to the end
pos ition (open/closed) when the button is op­
erated br iefly. The movement can be stopped
by pressing the button .
@ Tilting and sliding
.,. To t ilt the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch briefly to the second level.
.,. To close the roof completely, pull the switch
down briefly to the second level or slide the
switch forward briefly to the second level
c::, A-
.. To set an intermed iate posi tion, press/pu ll
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
position.
@ Opening and closing
.,. To open the sunroof completely, slide the
switch back to just before the second level.
.,. To close the roof completely , push the
switch forward briefly to the second level o r
pull the switch down briefly to the second
level
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.,. To set an intermediate position, press/pu ll
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
position .
© Opening and closing the sunshade
.,. To open the sunshade complete ly, briefly
press the right button .
.. To close the sunshade completely, briefly
press the left button .