door lock AUDI A3 2015 Owners Manual
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Power windows
Door handle
Aud i side assist ........ .... .
Centra l locking switch ... .. .. .
Powe r exter ior rearview m irror
adjuster .................. .
@ Light switch .... .... ... .. .. .
(J) Vents
® Leve r fo r:
- Turn signal and high beam ..
- Audi act ive lane assist ... .. .
® Steer ing whee l w ith horn and
- Drive r's airbag ........... .
- Buttons for the on-board com-
puter .. ................. .
- Buttons for the MMI, tele
phone, navigation and voice
recognition system
- Sh ift padd les for t ipt ronic
mode (automatic t ransm is-
sion) .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Instrument cluster : .. ... .. .. .
@ Leve r for the w indshield w iper/
washer
....................
@ Steering column with:
- Emergency operation of the ig
nition ( in ve hicles w ith a con -
venience key) ............ .
- Ignit io n (in veh icles with a me-
chanical ignition) ......... .
@ Adjustable s teer ing column
~ Depending on equipmen t: 38
98
35
48
42
64
44
94
1
4 4
27
1 10
10
46
75
70
70
- Cru ise cont ro l lever . . . . . . . . 79
- Audi adaptive cruise cont rol 82
@ D river's knee a irbag . . . . . . . . . 157
@ Instrument illum ination . . . . . . 45
@ Hood re lease leve r . . . . . . . . . . 211
@ Child safety lock buttons . . . . . 38
@ MMI disp lay (navigation radio,
TV/video)
@ Glove compartment ( lockable)
@ Front passenger's airbag .. .. .
@ Spea ker (t reble) 5
8
144
@) Front passenger's knee airbag 157
Cockpi t 9
@ Depending on equipment, but
tons for:
- Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . 102
- Parking system plus (or with
rearv iew camera) . . . . . . . . . . 115
- Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . 43
- Elect ron ic Stabilization Con-
trol ( ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
- MMI display
- Airbag off in dicator . . . . . . . . . 153
@ Depend ing on equ ipment:
- Manual a ir cond it io ni ng sys-
t em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
- Automatic a ir condit ioning
sys tem . .. .. .... ........ .
66
Socket ... .... .. . .. .. ..... . 56 @
@
@
@
@
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S tronic se lector lever ....... .
( upholder .. .. .. . ......... . 105
57
MMI On/Off knob
MM I controls
Parking brake
@ ,.., I s=T~ A~R~ T_ E _N_ G_I _N_ E_S_ T_ O_ P_ I button
(ve hicles w ith convenience key)
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment shown here is
only installed in certain models or is
available as an option .
- The operation of t he M ulti Med ia Inter
face
(MMI) i s descr ibed in a separate
owne r's manual. Yo u will also find infor
mation on A udi con nect t here .
76
73
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Key set
Fig . 16 Your vehicle key set
The key set contains two remote contro l keys
or convenience keys*. To fold the key out or in,
press the release button
q fig. 16 -arrow-.
Remote control key or convenience key
The convenience key is a vehicle remote con
trol key with special functions ¢ page 34,
Locking and unlocking with convenience key
and
q page 73 , Starting and stopping the
engine (vehicles with a convenience key).
With the remote control key, you can lock and
un lock the vehicle centrally and start the en
gine.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle in the MMI. This allows you to
make sure you have received a ll of the keys
when you purchase a used vehicle. Select: Sys
tems control button or Car Systems
> Service
& control> Programmed keys .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dea ler
or qualified repair facility. Have this key deac
tivated. It is important to br ing all keys with
you.
If a key is lost, you should report it to
your insurance company .
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle . The vehicle may not start if anoth -
Opening and closing 31
er radio device such as a key for another veh i
cle or a transponder is located on the key ring.
Data in the remote control key or
convenience key
While driving , service and maintenance -rele
vant data is continuously stored on your re
mote control key or convenience key*. Your
Audi serv ice advisor can read out this data and
tell you about the work your vehicle needs.
_& WARNING
- Always take the vehicle key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even for a
short period of time. This applies partic
ularly when children remain in the vehi
cle. Otherwise the children could start
the engine or operate electrical equip
ment such as power windows.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise, the steering col
umn lock could engage suddenly and in
crease the risk of an accident.
{i) Tips
The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the veh icle working in the same frequency
range (for example, a cell phone or radio
equipment).
Central locking system description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally .
There are different ways, depending on vehicle
equipment:
- Remote control key¢ page 33
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door
q page 35, or
- Sensors in the front door handle on vehicles
with convenience key* q page 34,
- Power locking switch inside¢ page 35.
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32 Opening and closing
Selective unlocking
The doors and rear lid lock when they close.
You can set in the MMI whether
only the driv
er's door or the entire vehicle should lock
when closing
c::> page 36.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid once the speed has
exceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) .
The car is un locked again once the ignition key
is removed. In addition, the vehicle can be un
l ocked if the opening function in the power
locking system switch is used or one of the
door handles is pulled. The Auto Lock function
can be turned off or on in the MMI
c::>page36.
In the event of a crash with airbag dep loy
ment, the doors automatically unlock to allow
access to the vehicle.
Anti -theft alarm system*
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehi
cle break-in, audio and visual warning signa ls
are triggered .
The anti-theft alarm system turns on auto mat ica lly when you lock the vehicle.
It deacti
vates when un locking using the remote con
trol key or by touching the sensor on the door
handle (convenience key).
To switch the alarm off, press them button on
the remote control key or convenience key or
switch the ignition on . The alarm also stops
automatically after a certain amount of time.
Turn signals
The turn signals flash twice when you unlock
the vehicle and once when yo u lock the vehi
cle.
If they do not flash, one of the doors, the lug
gage compartment lid or the hood is not
lock ed or the ignition is still sw itched on (the
latter applies to vehicles with a convenience
key) .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The following situat ions prevent you from
locking your remote control key in the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the cent ral
lock ing switc h if the driver's door is open
c::>page3 5.
-On veh icles with a convenience key*, the lug
gage compartment lid unlocks again after
clos ing if the most recent ly used key is in
the luggage compartment.
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the remote con
trol key or convenience key* until all doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed. This
helps to prevent from locking yourself out ac
cidentally .
(D Tips
-Do not leave va luab les unattended in the
vehicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driv
er's door turns on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal
function in the power locking or the anti
theft alarm system*. Have the problem
corrected by an authorized dealer or
qualif ied repair facility.
- The interior monitor ing of the anti-theft
alarm system* only operates correctly if
the windows and the sunroof* are closed.
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LED and batteries in the remote control
key
Fig. 17 Remote control key: LED
Fig. 18 Remote control key: opening the cover
LED in the remote control key
The LED ¢ fig. 17 can tell you about the func
tion of the remote control key .
.. If you press a button quickly, the LED blinks
once .
.. If you press a button longer (convenience
opening*) , the LED blinks several times .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote con
trol key battery is dead. The message
1111
Plea se change key battery can also appear
in the instrument cluster display. Replace
the battery.
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry off the cover w ith a coin ¢ fig. 18 .
.. Insert the new battery with the"+" fac ing
up.
.. Press the cover back onto the key until it
clicks into place .
We recommend having the battery replaced
by an authorized Audi dealer or qualified re
pa ir facility.
Opening and closing 33
@) For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the environ
ment. Do not dispose of them in house
hold trash .
{!) Tips
The rep lacement battery must meet the
same specifications as the origina l battery.
Remote control key synchronization
The remote control key must be synchronized
if the veh icle does not lock and unlock w ith
the remote control.
.. Press the remote control key button~-
.. Insert the key in the driver door lock w ith in
30 seconds .
"' Press the
l@J button or~ button .
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 19 Remote control key or conve nien ce key buttons
@ffi Open
@ 6".i Close
©
c:s Close rear lid
@I PANIC I Trigger the alarm
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the@~
¢
fig. 19 button .
"' To lock the veh icle, bring the selector lever
into the P posit ion (automatic transm ission)
and press the®~ button .
"' To unlock the luggage compartment lid,
press the©~ button briefly. ..,.
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34 Openin g and clo sing
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the ©~ button for at least one
second .
• To trigger the alarm, press the red iPANICI
button @. The vehicle horn and emergency
flashers turn on .
• To turn off the alarm, press the red IPANICI
button @again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and a door or the
luggage compartment lid are not opened
within 45 seconds, the vehicle locks aga in au
tomatically. This feature prevents the vehicle
from being ac cidentally left un locked over a
l ong period of time. This does not apply when
you push the@i""I button for at least one
second.
F o r vehicles w ith
sa fet y c ent ral l ocking (selec
tive unlocking) ¢
page 3 7, only the driver's
door and the fue l filler door are opened by
pressing the@~ button once, and the ent ire
vehicle unlocks when the button is pressed
twice.
@ Tips
- Only use the remote co ntrol key or con
venience key within view of the vehicle.
- Do not use the remote control if you are inside the car, otherwise you may unin
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you open a door. In case this happens anyhow, push the unlock button@.
- The vehicle can only be locked when the
se lector lever is in the
P posit ion.
- Use the panic function only if you are in
an emergency situation.
- Additional remote control key or conven
ience key functions¢
page 39, Con
venience opening/closing .
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: with co nvenience key
The front doors and the luggage compart
ment lid can be unlocked and locked without using the remo te control key.
F ig. 20 Driv er's doo r: locking t he veh icle w ith the co n
venience key
0 0
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• To unlock the door automatically, grasp the
driver's or front passenger's door handle
¢ fig. 20
• To open the door, pull the door hand le .
• To unlock or open the luggage compartment
lid, press the handle in the luggage com
partment lid
q page 37, fig. 24 .
• To lock the vehicle, bring the selector lever
into the
P position (automatic transmis
sion), close the door and touch the sensor
on t he d river 's doo r hand le
one time. Do not
hold the door handle while doing this.
Only the front doors and luggage compart
ment lid can be unlocked or locked . The re
mote control key must be w ith in a range of
abo ut 5
ft (1.5 m) from the door o r the rear
li d. It makes no d ifference whethe r the re
mote control key is in your jacket pocket,
purse or briefcase.
If you ho ld the doo r hand le wh ile loc king , th is
c a n p revent the lo ck ing f unct ion.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period directly after locking it . Th is allows you the
oppo rtun ity to check that the driver's doo r is
locked.
The sett ings in the MMI specify if the ent ire
vehicle or one of the doors is unlocked
¢ page 36.
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(D Tips
If you vehicle is left standing for a long pe
riod of t ime, note the following:
- The proximity sensor sw itches off afte r a
few days to save energy. You then have
to pull once on the door hand le to unlock
the vehicle and a second time to open it.
- To prevent the battery from draining and
to retain the start ing ability of your vehi
cle as long as poss ible, the energy man
agement system gradually tuns off un necessary convenience functions You
may not be able to unlock your vehicle
using the convenience key.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions, see
r:o page 2 71.
Unlocking /locking with the key
In the event that the power locking system
fails, the driver's door can locked and un
locked using the door lock .
Fig . 21 Driver's door: door lock
• To un lock the driver's door, t urn the key to
the open position @.
• To lock the driver's door, move the selector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis
s ion) and turn the key once to the close posi
t ion @.
The settings in the MMI specify if the entire
vehicle or one of the doors is unlocked
i:::o page36 .
Openin g an d clos ing 35
@ Tips
Additional remote control key or conven
i ence key functions~
page 39, Conven-
ience opening/closing.
Central locking switch
Fig . 22 Driver's door: centra l locking switch
• To lock the vehicle, press the [§] button
q ,&..
• To unlock the vehicle, press the Im button
r=ofig.22.
When locking the vehicle with the centra l
locking switch, the following applies:
- Opening the doo r and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possib le
(for security such as when stopped at a
light).
- The LED in the central locking switch turns
on when all doors are closed and locked.
- Yo u can open the doo rs individually from the
inside by pulling the doo r handle.
- In the event of a crash w ith airbag deploy
ment, the doo rs unlock automat ica lly to al
low access to the vehicle.
A WARNING
- The power lock ing switch works with the
ignit ion off and a utomatica lly locks the
entire veh icle when the [§] button is
pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the out side.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the veh i-
cle, which puts lives at risk. Do not leave ..,
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36 Opening and closing
anyone beh ind in the vehicle, es pecially
children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is lo ck ed aut om atically at a
spee d of 9 mph (15 km/ h)
c> page 31. Yo u
can unloc k the vehicle a gain us ing the
open ing funct ion in the power l ock ing sys
tem sw itch.
Setting central locking
App lies to vehicles: with driver informat ion system
Va rious settings can be adjusted in the MMI :
Adjusting door unlocking
You can dete rm ine which doo rs s hou ld unl ock
when opening the vehicle .
.. Se lect :
System control butt o n or Car sys
tems
> Vehicle settings > Central locking >
Door unlocking .
Selecting All and pres sing th e ~ button on
the remote cont ro l key un lo ck s the en tire ve
hi cle .
S elec ting
On /Driver and pres sing th e ~ but
ton o n the rem ote co ntrol k ey once unlocks
on ly the driver 's doo r. In vehicles wi th a con
ve nience key, only the front doo r whose han
dl e you pull will u nloc k. If you press the~
button twice , the enti re vehicle will unlock . If
you press the~ button, t he ent ire vehicle will
a lways lock.
Adjusting Auto Lock
.. Se lect : Systems contro l button or Car sys
tems
> Vehicle settings > Lock when driv ·
ing.
If yo u selec t On, the en tire vehicle will lock
automatically when the speed reaches 9 m ph
(15 km/h) .
Folding the exterior mirrors
.. Se le ct: Sy stems con tro l b utt on or Car Sys
tems
> Vehicle settings > Central locking >
l ) Thi s func tion is not available in all co untr ies.
Fold mirrors . Fo r more information, see
c::> page 48, Adjusting the exterior mirrors .
If yo u se le ct On , the ou tside mir ro rs will fo ld
in aut omaticall y when you press the~ button
o n the remote cont ro l key
c::> page 48 .
Tone when locking
.,. Sele ct: Systems control butto n or Car sys
tems > Vehicle settings > Central locking
>
Tone when lo cking .
When ch ecked off./, a to ne will sound w hen
yo u loc k the vehicle .
If you p ress the
I@ b utton twice, the entire ve
hicle will loc k. There is a lock ing tone at the
same t ime
1> .
Electronic immobilizer
T he immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor
ized use of your vehicle .
A compute r chi p in side your key automatically
deact ivates the elect ro ni c immobilizer when
t h e key is ins ide the veh icle . W hen you remove
the key from the vehicle , the elect ron ic immo
bili zer is au toma tically acti vated once ag ain.
_&. WARNING
-
Alw ays t ake the key wi th you whe n you
l e ave the vehicle. The key can d is ar m the
e lectronic en gine immobilize r and permi t
an una uthorized person t o start the engi ne
and enable o peration of the vehicle sys
tems such as power w indow o r power su n
r oof leading to se rious pe rsonal injury .
(D Tips
- The ve hicl e cannot be started if an una u
thorized key is used . The vehicle may not
start i f anot he r radio device s uch as a k ey
f o r another ve hicle o r a transponder is
located on t he key rin g.
- Fo r Declaration of Comp liance to Unite d
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
t io ns, see
c> pag e 2 71 .
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Safety central locking
Applies to vehicles: with safety central lock ing
Safety central locking provides the possib ility,
to only unlock the driver's door and the fuel
fil ler door. The rest of the vehicle remains
lock ed.
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel
filler door
.,. Press the remote contro l key or convenience
key ~ button
once or turn th e key once in
the opening direction.
Unlocking all doors , the luggage
compartment lid and the fuel filler door
.,. Press the remote control key or convenience
key ~ button
twice within five seconds or
turn the key
twice within five seconds in the
opening direction.
When unlocking just the driver's door, the an
ti-theft alarm system* is also immediat ely de
activated .
I n vehicles with an MMI, you can directly ad
just the safety central locking
~ page 36.
Front passenger's door and rear doors
emergency locking
All doors must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
Fig. 23 Emergency door locking
..,
0 0 >
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The drive r's door can be locked using the door
lock cylinder ~
page 35.
The emergency lock on the other doors is lo
cated on the side of the front passenger's and rear doors. It is only visible when the door is
open .
Opening and closing 3 7
.,. Pull the cover cap out of the opening.
.,. Insert the key bit in the slot inside and turn
the key all the way to the right (right door)
or left (left door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon
ger be opened from the outside. The door can
be unlo cked and opened from the inside by
pulling the door handle once .
If the child safety lock on the rear doors is ac
tivated, pull the inner door handle first. Then
you can open the door from the outside.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening and closing the luggage
compartment lid
Fig. 24 Luggage compart ment lid: opening (ha ndl e)
Fig. 25 Luggage compartment lid/grip: clos ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.., 0 > co a:,
.,. Press and hold the l= I button on the remote
contro l key for at least one second, or
.,. Press the handle in the luggage compart
ment lid
q fig. 24.
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38 Openin g and clo sing
Clo sing th e lugg ag e compartm ent lid
.,. Use the inside grip to pull the l uggage com
partment lid down and allow it to drop
gently to close it ¢
fig. 25 ¢ A.
,& WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment
lid, make sure that it is latched. Other
wise the luggage compartment lid could
suddenly open when driving, which in
creases the risk of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compart
ment lid ajar or open, because po isonous
gases can enter the veh icle interior and
create the risk of asphyxiation.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended, es
pecially with the luggage compartment
lid left open. A child could crawl in to the
car thro ugh t he luggage compartment
and pull the lid shut, becom ing trapped
and unab le to get out. To reduce the risk
of personal injury, 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 ith in
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the h inges -fingers or
hands can be pinched .
@ Tips
-When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked sepa
rately by pressing the~ button on the
remote control key. When the luggage
compartment lid is closed aga in, it locks
automatically.
- In case of an emergency or a faulty han
dle, the luggage compartment lid can be
opened from the inside¢
page 246.
Child safety Lock
Child safety lock
Applies to vehicles: with mechanical child safety lock
The child safety locks t prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside .
Fig. 26 Rear doors: chi ld safety lock
.,. To tu rn t he chi ld safety locks o n, turn the ig
n ition key in the d irec tion of the arrow.
.,. To turn
off , turn the ignition key opposite
the direction of the arrow.
When the ch ild safety locks are activated, the
i nside door hand les do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside .
The child safety lock only functions on the
doo r in which it was activated .
Power windows
Controls
The driver con control all power windows.
Fig. 27 Sect ion of the dri ver ·s doo r: co ntro ls
All power window switches have a two- posi
ti on f unc tion:
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Opening th e windows
"' Press the sw itch to the fir st sto p and hold i t
until the window reaches the desi red posi
tion .
"' Press the switch briefly to the
se cond stop
to automatic ally open the window .
Clos ing th e windows
"' Pull the swi tch to t he fir st sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi
tion .
"' Pull the switch briefly to the
sec on d s top to
automatica lly close the window .
Pow er wi nd ow switch es
@ Sw itch c::> fig. 2 7 f or the window in the
driver's door.
@ Sw itch for the window in the fron t pas
senger 's door .
© Switch for the window in the left rear
door.
@ Sw itch for the window in the r ight re ar
door.
® Safety bu tton* .
Child safe ty lock
When the safety button® c::> fig. 2 7 is press
ed, the~ symbol in the button lights up . The
power w indow switches in the rear doors are
switched off.
A WARNING
- Always remove the ignition key when you
leave your vehicle, even for a short peri
od of time . This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle . Otherwise
the chi ldren could start the engine or op
erate electrical equ ipment such as power
windows. The power windows continue
to function unt il the driver 's door or
front passenger's door has been opened .
- Pay carefu l attent ion when closing the
window . It could cause injury by pinch
ing.
- When locking the veh icle from outs ide,
the vehicle must be unoccupied s ince the
Opening and clo sin g 39
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can s till
open and close the windows for approxi mately 10 seconds. The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or front passenger's door has been
opened .
Convenience opening/closing
With the convenience open ing/closing func
tion, you can centrally and eas ily ope n the
windows and the pano rama sunroof* from the
o utside.
Convenienc e opening
"' Press the open button~ on the remote con
trol key u ntil all w indows and the panorama
sunroof* have reached the desired position,
or
"' First unlock the vehicle using the open but
ton
Im on the remote cont ro l key and then
keep the key in the lock on the driver's door
until a ll windows and the and the panorama
sunroof* have reached the desired position .
Conven ience closing
"' Hold the key in the lock on the drive r's door
i n the closed position unt il a ll windows and
the panorama sunroof * are closed.
Adjusting the convenience opening in the
MMI
"' Select: !MENU I > button System s contro l
button or
Car s ystems > Vehicle settings >
C entral locking > Open windows b y press
ing long
or > F ront windo ws on /off or Roof
on /off *.
A WARNING
- Be careful when clos ing the windows and
panorama sunroof* - the re is a risk of in-
Jury.
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