key AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET 2013 User Guide
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36 Opening and clo sing
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from th e outside (increased security, for ex
amp le 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 .
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
inside by pulling on the door hand le .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed, the doors automatically un lock .
.&_ WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outs ide the
power locking system switch is inopera
t ive .
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone beh ind in the veh icle, especially
children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a speed of
9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
¢ page 31. You can unlock the veh icle
again using the opening f unction in th e
power locking sys tem switch
@I.
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!* , you can set which doors
the central locking system will unlock.
• Select :
I CAR I function button> Central lock
ing .
Or
• Se lect :
~I C-A-R ~I funct io n button > Car sy stem s*
control bu tton > Vehicle setting s > (Centr al
locking )*.
Sing le door un locking /Unlock do ors* -
you
can specify which doors un lock when you open
the veh icle .
- Se lecting
off /All and pressing the I@ b utton
on the remote cont ro l key unlocks the entire
vehicle . -
Selecting
on/Dri ver and pressing the~ but
ton on the r emote control key once un locks
only the driver 's door. In vehicles w ith a con
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull will unlock . If you press the
@J but
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will un lock .
If
you p ress the I@ b utton, t he ent ire ve hicle
w ill always lock.
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterior trunk han
dle -
If you select On, you can no longer ope n
t h e luggage compartment usi ng the rea r lid
hand le ¢ page 37, fig .
26. In this case, the
rear lid can be opened with the
l=I button on
t h e master key
¢ page 34 , fig. 21.
Ton e when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when you lock the vehicle .
Auto Lock/Lock when driving -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatica lly
when the speed reaches
9 mph ( 1 5 km/h) .
Emergency locking
Fig. 24 D river 's doo r: lock cy li nder
Fig. 25 Fro nt pass eng er 's doo r: emer gency lock
If the central locking system malfunctions,
you must unlock/lock the doors separate ly us
i ng the emergency key or the mechanical key . .,.
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Unlocking/ loc king th e dri ver' s door with
th e m ech anical k ey
• Remove the mechanical key ¢ page 33.
• To un lock the driver's door, turn the key to
the open position@¢
fig. 24 .
• To lock the driver's door, move the selector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis
s ion) and turn the key
o nc e to the close posi
tion
@ ¢&. in General description on
page 31.
Locking the front pa ssenger' s door with
th e mechanical ke y
The emergency lock is located on the rear side
of the front passenger's door.
It is on ly visible
when the door is open.
• Remove the mechanical key
¢ page 33.
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening
¢ fig . 25.
• Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right .
Once the front passenger's door has been
closed , you cannot open it again from the out
side. The door can be opened from the inside
by pulling the door handle.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ ,1. in
General description on page 31.
@ T ips
After the ign ition is swi tched on, the pow
er locking system switch is enab led.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons.
-
I nside the key there is a computer chip . T his
ch ip automatically activates/deactivates the
e lectronic immob ilizer.
Appli es to v eh icl es with ign ition lock :
The electronic immobilizer deactivates auto
mat ica lly when you insert the remote control
key into the ignition lock.
It activates again
Op enin g an d clos ing 3 7
automatica lly when you remove the remote
control key from the ignition lock.
Applies to veh icles with convenien ce ke y:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button, the electro nic
immobilizer deactivates a utomatically. If you
switch the ignition
off and remove the remote
cont rol key from the vehicle, the electronic
immobili zer activates again automatically.
A 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 operation of the vehicle sys
tems such as power w indow or power sun
roof leading to serious personal injury.
© Tips
- T he veh icle cannot be started if an unau
tho rized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another ve hicle or a transponder is
located on the key ring .
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
tions¢
page 267.
Rear lid
Opening /closing rear lid
F ig . 26 Rea r lid: han dle
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38 Openin g and clo sing
Opening th e re ar lid
.,. Press the button c::5 on the remote contro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly. Or
.,. Press the handle on the rear lid
Q fig. 26.
Closing th e re ar lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in
side and allow it to drop gently to close it
¢ ,& .
~ WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the veh icle, 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
no t be fully closed.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es
pecially with the rea r lid left ope n. A
child could crawl into the car through the
l u ggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in
jury, never let children play in or around your vehicle. A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is w ithin
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icu lar close to the h inges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
c::5 on the maste r key. When you close
the r ear lid agai n, it locks automatically.
Emergency unlocking of the luggage
compartment lid
There is an emergency release for the rear lid .
AUDl
F ig . 27 Rear lid: Lock cylinder
.,. Remove the mechanica l key ¢ page 33.
.,. Insert the key in the lock cylinder and turn it
in the direction of the arrow.
· Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency , the luggage com
partment lid can be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
F ig . 28 Tru nk escape handle: v iew from inside the
closed rear lid
To open luggage compa rtment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢ fig . 28.
T he trunk escape hand le inside the l uggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate
rial to glow in t he dark.
A WARNING
The t runk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
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@ Tips
The emergency release lever should never
be used as a handle for closing the lug
gage compartment lid.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 29 Sectio n of the drive r's d oor: Control s
l
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Fig. 30 Center con sole: cen tral power window sw it c h
All power window switches Q fig. 29 are pro
vided with a
two-position function:
Opening the windows
.,. Press the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi
tion .
.. Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi
tion .
.,. Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically close the window.
Opening and closing 39
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear window
@ Right rear window
You can open or close all the windows with
the switch
Q fig. 30.
_&. WARNING ..-
- When you leave your vehicle - even if on-
ly briefly - always remove the ignition
key. This applies particularly when chil
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine or oper
ate electrical equipment (e.g . power win
dows). The power windows are function
al until the driver's door or passenger's
door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win dows to prevent pinching of hands or
limbs.
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
{D Tips
- When you open the doors, the windows
automatically lower about 10 mm .
- After the ignition has been switched off, the windows can still be opened or
closed for about 10 minutes. The win
dow regulators are not switched until
the driver's or passenger's door is
opened.
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40 Opening and clo sing
Convenience opening/closing
The windows can be opened and closed with
the mechanical key or the emergency key.
@
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® '
Fig . 31 Key turns for open ing an d clos ing
Conv eni ence open ing fe ature
"' 0 0 0
" m
• Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 33.
• Inse rt the key into the lock of the driver's
door.
• Turn the key to position~
fig. 31 @until all
the windows have reached the desired posi
t ion.
Con venience clo sing f eature
• Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 33 .
• Turn the key in the lock of the dr iver's door
to the lock position @ until the windows are
closed¢ &.
A WARNING
-Never close the windows inattentive ly
and w ithout checking -there is risk of in
jury.
- You must always watch when the win dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be t rapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iate ly canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢
A in
General description on page 31.
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be activated again.
• Pull and ho ld the power window switch until
the window is completely closed.
• Release the sw itch and pull the switch again
for one second.
Valet parking
App lies to vehicles: wit h va le t parking function
The valet parking feature protects the lug
gage compartment from unauthorized ac
cess.
F ig . 32 Glove compartme nt: valet parking button
You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is parking your veh icle .
When the funct io n is switched on, the veh icle
can be d riven, locked and unlocked using the
master key, but access to the l uggage com
partment is not permitted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the maste r
key ¢
page 33.
• Open the glove compartment¢ page 67.
• Activate ¢
fig. 32 the "va let parking" fea
ture by p ressing the
I VALET I button . The in
dicator light in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
w ith the mechanical key .
• Leave the master key w ith the serv ice pe r
sonnel for park ing and keep the mechanical
key with you .
The following buttons are deactivated when
the valet parking function is switched on: ..,_
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-1<=>1 button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is act ivated,
the message
Val et par king activat ed appears
i n the ins trument cluster display when you
switch the ignition on. Opening and clo
sin g 41
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44 Power top
Reduce the vehicle speed below 50 km/h and
use the switch to open or close the powe r top
comp lete ly.
.&_ WARNING
Never drive when the powe r top is not
locked co rrectly. The w ind from dr iv ing
co uld cause t he power top to open. Th is
can r esult in injuries a nd damage to th e
veh icle .
Opening or closing the power top
Fig. 33 Ce nte r conso le : powe r top sw itc h
Opening the power top
.. Switch the ign ition on .
-
.. Remove any ob jects that a re stored in the
power top compartment to prevent damage
to the top and the rear w indow .
.. Pull and hold the switc h until the power top
opens and the cov ers close compl ete ly .
Closing the power top
.. Switch the ign ition on .
.. Remove any objects t hat are stored in the
power top compartment to prevent damage
to the top and the rear w indow .
.. Pr ess and ho ld the switch unt il the closing
pro cess is co m plete.
The indicator ligh t
Hin the instrument clus
ter goes o ut when the top is completely o pen
or closed . T he side w indows automa tica lly
lowe r slig htl y during t he open ing/ closing
p ro cess.
.&_ WARNING
-- W hen opening and closing the power
top, ma ke s ure no on e w ill be injur ed by
the supp orts and ot her moving pa rts .
- Ope rat ing the power top reduces the
headroom in the rea r of the vehicle .
Ma ke sur e th ere i s enoug h clear an ce be
twee n the rea r passenger an d the power
t o p whe n openin g an d closing it.
Power top convenience opening and
closing
Fi g. 34 Remote maste r key : butto ns
Fig . 35 Turnin g the key to ope n an d close
Convenience opening with the driver door
lock
.,. Press the CD button on th e remot e mas ter
key to unlock the ve hicle.
.. Turn t he key once i n the dr iver doo r lo ck to
t he openi ng posi tion @~
fig. 35 .
.. Tur n the key to the opening pos itio n again
within two seconds and hold it there until
the power top opens complete ly.
Convenience closing with the driver door
lock
.. Tur n the key once i n the driver doo r lock to
the closing position@¢
fig. 35. ..,.
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.. Turn the key to the clos ing position again
within two seconds and hold it there until
the power top closes completely.
Convenience opening with the
convenience key*
.. Press the 0 button on the conven ience key*
to unlock the vehicle.
Convenience closing with the convenience key*
.. Press the~ button on the convenience key*
to lock the vehicle .
Releasing the key stops the opening or closing
process
immediately.
_& WARNING
- When opening and closing the power
top, make sure no one will be injured by
the supports and other moving parts .
- Operating the power top red uces the
headroom in the rear of the vehicle.
Make sure there is enough clearance be
tween the rear passenger and the power
top when opening and closing it .
Variable power top storage bay
F ig . 36 Luggage co mpar tmen t: the var iab le pow er top
sto rage bay is lowere d
Power top 45
Fig. 37 Luggage compa rtm ent : emergency release Lev ·
e r for th e var iable pow er top stora ge bay
The variable power top storage bay lowers au
tomatica lly when the power top opens.
Raising the power top storage bay
.. Press the trim in the direction of the a rrow
t o ra ise the variable power top storage bay
¢fig. 36.
Lowering the power top storage bay
manually (emergency operation)
.. Open the lift side trim and press the release
lever down to lower the variab le power top
storage bay¢
fig. 3 7.
The variable power top storage bay can be
raised when the
power top is closed . This pro
vides more cargo space in the luggage com
partment.
The
open power top stores complete ly in the
compartment designed for it. This area is pro ·
tected with the variable power top storage
bay to prevent objects from being stored
there unintentionally. The cargo area in the
luggage compartment is smaller when the
power top is open than when it is closed. The
variable power top storage bay cannot be
raised when the power top is open .
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Power top emergency
operation
General information
The power top can be closed by hand if there
is a malfunction .
~ Activate the parking b rake .
~ Open the windows
~ Remove the key from the ign ition.
Only close the powe r top ma nually in an eme r
gency. The best solu tion is to have your au
thor ized Audi dealer co rrect the cause of the
mal func tion.
Powe r top emergency operation consists of
the following steps:
- Unlocking the power top compartment
cover:
The cover on the power top compart
me nt must be released by hand .
-Closing the power top: The power top must
be lifted o ut of the tray and close d.
- Locking the power top: The powe r top
latches must be locked with the emergency
key .
A WARNING
- W hen positioning th e power top, avoid
co ntac t wi th th e suppo rts or o ther mov
ing parts. Make su re al l of the windows
are lowered . Otherw ise you cou ld pi nch
yo ur hands.
- N ever dr ive when the power top is not
locked correct ly . The win d from drivin g
cou ld cause t he power to p to open . This
can res ult in injur ies and damage to the
vehicle .
@ Tips
Have a second person assi st when clos ing
the power top . Posit io ning t he power top
is easier when t here is a second person to
he lp.
-
Power top 4 7
Step 1: Unlocking the power top
compartment cover
T he release lever for the powe r top compart
ment is lo cated under the trim in the luggage
compartmen t.
Fig. 40 Lu gg ag e compart men t: re lease lever
Fig. 4 1 Lugg ag e compart ment: s ide trim
~ Open the luggage compartment lid. The
emergency release can be used if the l ug
gage compartment lid wi ll not open
c::;,page 38.
~ Reach your finger i nto the gap behind the
t rim near the cente r of th e vehicle .
~ Pull the re lease lever down to release t he
power to p compa rtment cover
c::;, fig . 40 .
~ Open the left side tri m a nd pre ss the yellow
lever in the direction of the arrow ¢
fig. 41.
~ Remove the emergency key from t he com
partment on the left side @.
~ Open the right side tr im and press the yel
low lever in the direct ion of the arrow .
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Step 4: Closing the power top
Fig. 46 Removing the cover
Fig. 47 Emergency key for ope ning the latches
.. Remove the cap on the trim.
.. Insert the emergency key in the opening
(hex socket) .
.. Turn the release key counterclockwise until
it stops to open the latch .
.. Remove the emergency key .
Step S: Closing the power top
The power top must be positioned by hand .
Fig. 48 Power top partially open
Power top 49
Fig. 49 W ind shield: Power top
.. Raise the power top out of the tray¢.&. in
Step 2: Lifting the power top compartment
cover out on page 48 .
.. Pull the power top out completely .
.. Press the power top onto the windshield
frame
q fig . 49 .
.. Press the switch~ ¢ page 44, fig. 33 to
close the convertible top. If this does not
work, proceed with
q page 50, Step 6: Re
tracting the power top compartment cover.
Have a second person assist when positioning
the power top . That person should stand on
the opposite side of the vehicle and perform
the same steps.
A WARNING
-
- When positioning the power top, avoid
contact with the supports or other mov
ing parts. Otherwise you could pinch
your hands.
- When pressing the power top down onto
the windshield frame, make sure that
you do not pinch yourself or anyone else.