ignition AUDI S4 2014 Owner's Manual
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38 Opening and closing
Emergency locking
Fig. 25 Drive r's door : lock cyl inde r
Fig . 26 Front passe nge r's door/rea r doo rs *: emergency
l ock
If the centra l locking system ma lfunctions ,
you must unlock/lock the doors separately us
ing the emergency key or the mechanica l key.
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with
the mechanical key
,. Remove the mechanical key ¢ page 34 .
,. To un lock the driver's door, turn the key to
the open position @¢
fig. 25.
,. To lock the driver's door, move the se lector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis
sion) and turn the key
once to the close posi
tion
® c> A in General description on
page 32.
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors* with 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 visible when the door is open.
,. Remove the mechanical key ¢
page 34.
,. Pull the cover cap out of the opening
¢ fig . 26.
,. Insert the key in the inside s lot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left (left door).
Once the front passenger's door/rea r doors *
have been closed, you cannot open them
again from the outside . 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 the outside .
.8, WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page 32.
(D Tips
-
After the ignition is switched on, the pow
er locking system switch and the unlocking button for the rear lid
cs in the door are
enabled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from
being started by unauthorized persons .
Inside the key there is a computer chip . This
chip automat ically act ivates/deactivates the
electron ic immobilizer.
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deactivates auto
matically when you insert the remote control
key into the ign ition lock . It activates again
automatically when you remove the remote
control key from the ignition lock.
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
I S TART ENGI NE STOP I button, the electron ic
immobilizer deactivates automat ically .
If you
switch the ignition off and remove the remote
control key from the vehicle, the electronic
immobilizer activates again automatica lly. ..,.
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Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
F ig . 35 Section of the driver 's doo r: co ntrols
All power window sw itches are provided with
a two -position function :
Opening the windows "' Press the sw itch to the first stop and hold it
un til the window reaches the des ired pos i
t io n.
"' Press the sw itch br iefly to the se cond stop
to au tomatically open the window .
Closing the windows "' Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the window reaches the des ired pos i
t ion.
"' Pull the swi tch b riefly to the sec ond stop to
a utoma tica lly close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ P assenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
W hen the safety button ® is p ressed
~ fig. 35, the@ symbol in the but ton lights
up. The power w indow swi tches in the re ar
doors are switched
off .
Opening and clo sin g 43
A WARNING
-When you leave your vehicle - even if on
ly briefly -always remove the ignit ion
key. This app lies pa rtic ularly whe n chil
d ren remain in th e vehicle. Othe rwise t he
child ren c ould sta rt the eng ine o r ope r
a te elect ric al e quipme nt (e.g. power win
dows). The power w indows are func tio n
a l until the dr iver's door or passenge r's
door has been opened .
- Pay close attention when closing the win
dows to p revent pinching of hands o r
limbs .
- When locking the ve hicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emerge ncy.
(D Tips
After the ignition has been switc hed
off,
the w indows can still be opened o r closed
for about 10 minutes. The power windows
a re not switched
off until the driver's door
or passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed with the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
Fig . 36 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
"' 6 0 0 ... m
"' Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the maste r key ~ page 34 .
"' Insert t he key in to the lock of the dr iver's
door .
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44 Opening and clo sing
• Turn the key to position ¢ fig. 36@ until all
the windows have reached the desired posi
t ion and the power sunroof is open.
Conv eni ence closing feature
• Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechan i
cal key out of the master key ¢
page 34.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position ® until the windows
and the power sunroof are closed
¢ &_ .
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 inattentively and without check
ing -there is risk of inj ury .
- You must always watch whe n 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
¢ .&. in
General description on page 32 .
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-tou ch up and down feature must be acti
vated again.
• Pull and hold the power w indow switch unt il
the window is completely closed.
• Re le ase the switch and pull the switch again
f or one second.
Sunroof
Operation sliding/tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilting sunroof
F ig. 37 Se ction of head lin er: k nob for s unroof
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch must be in the
@ position
¢fig . 37.
• To t ilt it, br ie fly p ress the switch ¢ fig. 37.
• To close it, briefly pull the switch ¢&_ .
• To set an intermediate position, press/pu ll
the switch unt il the roof reaches the desired
position .
Opening /sliding
• To slide the roof a ll 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
sw itch to the desired position.
The sunshade can be opened and closed man u ally in any posit ion. When opening the sun
roof, the sunshade is automatically opened .
After the ignition is sw itched off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the switc h is inoperative.
A WARNING
--
Pay careful atte ntion when closing the
su nroof- otherw ise serio us i njur y cou ld re
sul t! Fo r th is reason, always remove the ig-
ni tio n key when leaving the vehicle.
~
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CD Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause dam
age to the interior equipment of your vehi
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
(D Tips
- Information on conven ience opening/
closing
c::> page43.
Operation panorama sunroof
App lies to vehicles: with pa norama sunroof
Fig . 38 Sect io n from headl iner: knob for sunroof .
Tilting
~ The sunroof can be tilted or closed on ly in
switch position @ c::>
fig. 38
~ To tilt it, briefly press the switch c::> page 44,
fig. 37.
~ To close it, briefly pull the switch c::> .&_ .
~ To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
pos ition .
Opening
~ To open the sunroof complete ly, turn and
hold the switch against the resistance in po
sition
(D .
~ To close the sunroof, turn the rotary switch
to position @ c::>
.&_.
~ An intermediate position can be set by turn
i ng the rotary switch to the des ired pos ition.
Opening /closing the sunshade
~ Press the switch@c::> page 44 , fig . 37 in the
desired arrow direction.
~ To stop the sunshade in an intermediate po
s it ion, press the switch again.
Opening and closing 45
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.
The 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 this reason, always remove the ig
n ition key when leaving the vehicle.
CD Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause dam
age to the interior equipment of your vehi
cle, part icularly the electronic equipment.
{!) Tips
- Information on convenience opening/
closing c::>
page 43.
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it will 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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48 Clear vis ion
@ Tips
- The light sensor* for headlight control is
located in the rear view m irror mount.
You should therefore not apply any st ick
ers to the windsh ield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted
c> page 48.
- When you remove your key from the igni
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv
er's door is open .
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of
the headlights, turn signals and tail lights can fog over due to the tempera
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r shor tly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc
tion, the driver is no tified in the instru
ment cluster disp lay¢
page 22.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 4 1 Tu rn s ig na l and hig h beam lever
Turn sign als ¢i ¢
The turn signals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i
tion is switched on.
(D -right turn signal
@-left tur n signa l
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just
tap the lever .
High be ams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to the correspon ding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@ -high beams off or headlight flasher
The indicator light
ii in the instrument cl us
ter turns on .
Notes on thes e features
-The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
t urned on. The indicator ligh ts
Ct or a in
the instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the turn s ig
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head
lights a re on. The indicator ligh t
II in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if there a re no
lights switched on . The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: !CARI function button> Exte rior
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle s etting s> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }*,
Leav ing home (light when unlocking car )*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and th e dr ive r's door is opened.
Depend ing on vehi cle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lig hts remain on* can be ad justed . ..,.
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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 47 , fig. 40 .
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the A UTO
¢ page 47 posi tion, 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 headlig ht 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 in dicates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
Clear vi sion 49
Emergency flashers
Fi g. 42 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. 42 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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50 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front /rear interior lights
Fig . 43 Front headliner: inte rior lighting controls
Fig. 44 Rear headliner: rear reading lights
@Interio r ligh ts
Press the switch ~ fig. 43 in the correspond
ing position.
0 -Interior lights off
I -Interior lights on
If the switch is in the center position, the inte
rior l ights turn on automatically when you un
lock the vehicle, open a door or remove the ig
n ition key. The interior lights turn off several
seconds after your close the doors , when you
lock the vehicle or when you turn the ign it ion
on. When a door is open, the light tu rns off
after a few minutes.
@ Fr ont /rear r eading lights
To turn a reading light on/off, press the but
ton~
c::> fig. 43 or c::> fig. 44.
The appearance and location of the rear read
ing lights may differ depending on the model.
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted .
Fig . 45 Inst rume nt illu mination
.,. Press the knob to release it .
.,. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness .
.,. Press the knob again to return it to its origi
nal posit ion.
(!') Tips
The instrument i llumination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off . As the daylight fades, the illu
mination of the dia ls likewise dims auto
matically and wi ll go out completely when
the ou tside light is very low. This feature is
meant to rem ind you to sw itch on the
headlights when ou tside light conditions
become poor .
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 4 6 Forward section of driver's a rmrest: power mir
r or controls
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Turn the knob to the desired position:
Q/ P -In this position , you can adjust the
driver's and front passenger's exterior mirrors by turning the knob in the desired direction.
(ijjl -The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature.
8 -The exterior mirrors fold in*. You can ad
just whether or not the mirrors fold in auto
matically when locking the vehicle using the
radio/MM I*¢
page 3 7.
Passenger exterior mirror tilt function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly . The knob must be in the P position
for this to happen .
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction .
When you move out of reverse and into anoth
er gear, the new mirror position is stored and
assigned to the key you are using.
T he mirror goes back into its original position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph (15 km/h) or switch the ignition off .
_& WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spheri
cal*) increase your field of view. Remem
ber that vehicles or other objects will ap
pear smaller and farther away than when
seen in a flat mirror. If you use this mirror
to estimate distances of following vehicles
when changing lanes, you could estimate
incorrectly and cause an accident .
(D Note
-If the mirror housing is moved uninten
tionally (for example, while parking your
vehicle), then you must first fold the mir ror electrically. Do not readjust the mir
ror housing manually . You could damage
the motor which controls the mirror .
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the exterior m ir
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors. Never fold power folding ex-
.
Clear vision 51
terior mirrors* by hand. Only fold them
in and out using the power controls.
a) Tips
- The exterior mirror sett ings are stored
with the memory function*
~ page 62.
-If there should be a malfunction in the
electrical system, you can still adjust the
exterior mirrors by pressing the edge of
the mirror.
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 47 Auto mat ic dimmin g rearv iew mirror •
Manual dimming rearview mirror
11>-Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror
back.
Automatic dimming rearview mirror*
.,. Press the button@¢ fig. 47 . The indicator
light @ turns on . The rearview and exterior*
mirrors dim automatically when light shines
on them, for example from headlights on a
vehicle to the rear.
A WARNING
Electrolyte fluid can leak from automatic
dimming mirrors if the glass is broken .
Electrolyte fluid can irritate skin, eyes and
respiratory system .
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to elec
trolyte can cause irritation to the respira
tory system, especially among people
with asthma or other respiratory condi
tions. Get fresh air immediately by leav
ing the vehicle or, if that is not possible,
open windows and doors all the way. .,..
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54 Clear vis ion
rain sensor mode off and switch intermittent
mode on in the MMI*. Se lect:
I CAR ! function
button
> C ar sys tem s* contro l button > Dri ver
assi st> Rain s enso r.
In interm ittent mode,
you can adjust the interval time using the ®
switch .
@-Slow wiping
@-Fas t wiping
© -Sing le w ipe
® -Clean the windshield . To eliminate water
drop lets, the w indshield wiper performs one
afterwipe operation after several seconds
while driv ing . You can switch th is fu nction off
by mov ing the lever to position ® within 10
seconds of the afte rwipe operation . The after
wipe func tion is reactiva ted the next time the
ignition is switched on.
a llroad: The rear w iper automatically switches
on when the reve rse gear is engaged and the
front w indshield w ipers are on and in opera
tion .
C lean ing the headlights*. The headlight wash
e r system* opera tes on ly when the headl ights
a re on. If you move the leve r to pos ition @,
the head lights are washed in intervals.
@ -allroad : Wipe the rear window. The rear
wiper moves about every 4 seconds.
(J) -allroad : Clean the rear window . The num
ber of wiping operations depends on how long
the lever is held in pos ition
(J) .
_& WARNING
- T he ra in sensor is only inte nded to assist
the drive r. The driver is still responsible
for man ually switching the wipers on ac
cording to the v isibility conditions .
- T he windshie ld may not be treated w ith
water-repe lling windshie ld coating
agents . Unfavorable conditions, such as
wetness, darkness, low sun, can res ult in
increased glare. Wiper blade chatter is
also possible .
- Proper ly functioning windshie ld w iper
blades are required for a clear view and safe driving
~ page 55, Replacing
windshield wiper blades.
@ Note
- In the case of frost, check whethe r the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to
the windshield. Sw itching on the wind
shield wipers can damage the wiper
blades!
- Pr ior to us ing a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be sw itched off ( lever
in posit ion @). Th is he lps to prevent un
intentional switching on and damage to
the windsh ield wiper system .
@ Tips
-The windshie ld wipers are switched off
when the ignit ion is turned off. Act ivate
the winds hield wipers after the ignition
is switched back on by moving the wind
shield w iper lever to any position.
- Worn or d irty windshield wiper blades
result in st reaking. This can affect the
rain sensor* function. Check your wind
shield w ipe r blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozz les of t he wind
shield w asher system a re heated at low
temperat ures when the igni tion is on.
- When stopping tempo rarily, (e .g. at a
t raffic light) the set speed o f the wind
shield wipers is automatically reduced by
one speed.
· Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshie ld w iper b lades when they
begin to leave streaks. Use a soft cloth and
glass cle aner to clea n the windshield wiper
blades .
Front wip er
.. Place the windshie ld wiper arms in the serv
ice pos it ion. Refer to
c> page 55.
.. Lift the wiper arm away from the fron t win-
d~.
~
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Rear wip er*
• Lift the w iper arm away from the rear w in
dow .
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair
your view. This can lead to acc idents.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fi g. 5 4 Remov ing wi nd shi eld w iper blade
-
Wiper ser vice position /blade replacem ent
position
• Switch the ign ition off and move the w ind
shield wiper lever to position ©¢
pag e 53,
fig. 52 . The windshield wipers move into the
serv ice position.
• To bring the wipers back into the original
pos ition, swi tch the ignition on and p ress
the windshield wiper lever.
You can also turn the service pos ition on or off
in the radio/MM!*:
• Switch the w indshield wipers off (posit ion
@ ¢
page 53, fig. 52).
• Se lect : ICARI funct ion button> Wind shie ld
wiper s
> Servi ce positi on > on /off . Or
• Se lect :
IC ARI funct ion button> Car system s*
control b utton
> Servicing & ch eck s > Wiper
s er vic e po sition
> O n/ Off .
Removing the wiper blade
• Lift the w indshield wiper arm up from the
windshield.
• Press the loc kin g knob
(D ¢ fig. 54 on the
wiper blade . Hold the wiper b lade fi rm ly.
• Remove the wiper blade in the direct ion of
the arrow .
Clear vis ion 5 5
Attach ing the wiper blade
• Insta ll the new wiper blade in the reta iner
on the wiper arm@ unti l yo u h ear it click in
to place on the wiper arm .
• Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
• Turn the service position off.
A WARNING
For your safety, you should rep lace the
wiper b lades once or twice a year . See your
authorized Audi dealer for replacement
b lades.
(D Note
- The windshield w iper blades must only
be replaced w hen in the service pos ition!
Otherw ise, you risk damag ing the pa int
on the hood o r the windshie ld w iper mo
to r.
- Yo u should not move your vehicle o r
press the windsh ield wiper lever when
t he wipe r arms are folded away from the
w indshield . The windsh ie ld wipers wou ld
move back into their original position
and co uld damage the hood and wind
shield.
- To help prevent damage to the w iper sys
tem, always loosen blades which are fro
zen to the windshield before operating
w ipers.
- To help p revent damage to wiper blades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on or near the
w iper blades .
- To help p revent damage to the w iper
arms or other components, do not at
tempt to move the wipe rs by hand .
(D Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by auto
matic car washes affect the how easily
the glass surface can be cleaned .
- You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to protect the
w indshield from icing by us ing a cover .