AUDI A4 2013 Service Manual

_& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you
leave the ve hicle. The key can disarm the
electronic engine immobilizer and perm it
an unauthor ized person to start the engine
and enable ope rat ion of t he vehicle sys­
t ems such as power window or power sun­
roof leading to ser ious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used . T he vehi cle may not
star t if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is
l ocated on the key ring.
- For De clarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
¢page 283.
Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
F ig . 27 Rear lid: hand le
F ig. 28 Seda n drive r's door : remote rear lid release *
Opening the rear lid
.. Press the button e::5 on the remote contro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
li d unlocks and opens slightly . Or
Op enin g an d clos ing
.. Press the handle on the rear lid ¢ fig. 2 7. Or
.. Sedan: Pull the release button
e::5 in the
driver's door¢
fig. 28
Closin g the re a r 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 p ull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed whi le driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit complete ly into the lug­
gage a rea, because then the rear lid can­
not be f ully closed.
- N ever leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecia lly with the rear lid left open.
A
child cou ld craw l in to the car thro ugh the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the ve hicle doors closed when not
in use .
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to the hinges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but­
ton
e::5 on the master key. When you close
the rea r lid aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
39

40 Opening and closing
Power opening/closing rear lid
Applies to vehicles: wit h au tom atic rear lid op erat ion
The open position can be adjusted.
Fig . 29 Drive r's door: Unlock ing the rear lid
-
Fig. 30 Locking switch in the rear lid
Opening rear lid
~ Press the button C$ on the remote key for
at least one second . Or
~ Pull the unlock button C$ in the driver's
door
r::::> fig. 29. Or
~ Press the handle on the rear lid r:::;, page 39,
fig. 27.
Closing rear lid
~ Press the close button in the open rear lid
r::::> fig. 30. The rear lid moves to the closed
position by itself and soft close locks it auto­
matically
r:::;, ,&. .
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
~ Bring the rear lid manually or automatically
to the desired opening position and leave it
in this position.
~ Press the button in the rear lid r:::;, fig. 30 for
at least fou r seconds in order to save the de­
sired opening position. The position can only
be saved start ing at a certain level. T
he sett ings in the radio or MMI* determine if
the rear lid can be opened using the handle
r::::>page 37.
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
C$ button on the remote con-
trol master key for at least one second, or
- You press the
C$ button in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pull the
C$ button in the driver'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
C$ now, the
rear lid will either open or close, depending on
its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close.
Closing will be stopped immediately when :
- You press the
C$ button in the rear lid, or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the
C$ button on the driver'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
C$ now, the
rear lid wi ll either close or open, depending on
its ang le.
If you pull lightly on its h andle, the rear lid
will close.
You can manua lly stop the automatic open­
ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid.
T he automatic closing process begins if you
push down on the rear lid.
A WARNING ,..___
-Never close the rear lid inattentive ly or
without check ing first. Although the
closing force of the rear lid is limited,
you can still seriously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
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particu lar close to the h inges and the up­
per and lower edges -fingers or hands
can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, 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
not be fu lly closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­ pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could c rawl into the ca r th rough the
luggage compa rtment 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 p lay in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be
able to open completely or an opened
rear lid may close by itself because of the
added weight . So the open rea r lid must
be supported or the weight must be re­
moved from the luggage rack first.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by pressing
the button
c:s on the master key. When
the rea r lid is closed aga in, it locks a uto ­
mati cally .
- 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 compartment, luggage compart­
ment will automatica lly unlock itse lf af­
ter you lock the vehicle. This prevents
you from unintentionally locking your
key in the luggage compartment .
-If the ve hicle battery charge drops be­
low a certa in leve l, you can still open or
close the rear lid manually, however , you
will need to apply more force to close it .
Openin g an d clos ing 41
Sedan: Rear lid emergency release
Applies to veh icles: w it h fixed rear seat backrest
Fig. 3 1 Rear bench seat : emergency re le ase c able
On vehicles with fixed seat backrest*, the rear
lid can be opened from the rear bench se at us­
ing the emergency release.
.,. Carefully pull the left side of the rear bench
seat out of its retainer until you can reach
the release cable
¢fig. 31.
.,. Remove the adhesive tape @.
.,. Pull on the loop @ until the rear lid releas­
es .
.,. Tape the rele ase cable ba ck in place and
press the bench seat back into its reta iner .
A WARNING
Afte r opening the rear lid using the emer­
gency re lease in vehicles with a fixed rear
seat backrest, make sure the bracket under
the rear bench seat
¢fig. 31 locks secure ly
into the mount ing eyelet again.
allroad: Rear lid emergency release
F ig . 32 Rea r lid op ening: acces s to t he e merg ency re ­
lease
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside the luggage compartment .
IIJ,,

42 Opening and closing
• Remove the cover from the luggage com­
partment lid.
• Remove the mechanical key¢
page 34.
• Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
with the mechanical key until the luggage
compartment lid re leases.
Sedan: Trunk escape handle
In case of on emergency, the luggage com­
portment lid can be opened from the inside
using the trunk escape handle.
Fig. 33 Trunk escape handle: vi ew from inside the
closed rear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
• Pull the hand le down towards the bumper
¢ fig. 33.
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate­
rial to glow in the dark.
A WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency.
(D Tips
The emergency release leve r shou ld never
be used as a handle for closing the lug­
gage compartment lid.
Child safety Locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks® prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside.
Fig. 34 Rear doors: c hild safety locks
The child safety lock is visible only when the
doo r is open.
• Remove the mechanical key¢
page 34.
• To switch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow .
0
s ti:
"' "'
• To swi tch off the child safety lock, turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow.
When the child safety locks are acti vated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outside .
Power windows
Controls
The driver con control all power windows.
Fig. 35 Section of the driver's door: con trols
All power window switches a re provided with
a two-position function :

Opening th e windows
"' Press the switch to the firs t stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion.
"' Press the switch briefly to the se cond stop
to automatically open the window .
Cl os ing th e windows
"' Pull the swi tch to the first sto p and hold it
until the window reaches the desi red posi ­
tion .
"' Pu ll the switch brief ly to the sec on d st op to
automatica lly close the window.
P ow er w ind ow switch es
@ Driver's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rea r door
@ R ight rear door
® Safety button
Child safety loc ks
When the safety button® is pressed
c::> fig. 35, the ~ symbol in the button lights
up . The power w indow switches in the rear
doors are switched off.
A WARNING
- When you leave your veh icle - even if on­
ly briefly - always remove the ign ition
key. This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherw ise the
children cou ld s tart the engine or oper­
ate e lectr ica l equipment (e.g . power win­
dows). The power windows a re f unction ­
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 s ince the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
Opening and clo sin g 43
(D Tips
After the ignition 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 power sunroof can be
opened and closed with the mechanical key or the emergency key.
Fig. 36 Key turns for opening and clos ing
Convenience opening feature
"' -0 0 t!, ., a,
"' Use the emergency key or pull the mechani­
cal key out of the maste r key
c:? page 34.
"' Insert the key into the lock of the dr iver's
door.
"' Turn the key to position ¢
fig. 36 @until all
the windows have reached the desired posi­
tion and the power sunroof is open.
Convenience closing f eature
"' Use the emergency key or pull the mechani ­
cal key out of the maste r key ¢
page 34.
"' Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position @ unt il the windows
and the power sunroof are closed¢
A.
A WARNING
- Never close the w indows and the power
sunroof inattentively and without check­ ing - the re is r isk of injury.
- You must always watch when the win­
dows are be ing raised so that no one can
be trapped. If you re lease the key, the
clos ing action is immediately canceled.

44 Opening and clo sing
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢ &. in
General description on page 32.
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti­
vated again .
.. Pull and hold the power w indow switch un­
til the window is completely closed.
.. Release the switch and pull the switch again
for one second .
Sunroof
Operation sliding/tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilting sunroof
Fig. 37 Section of headline r: knob fo r sunroof
Tilting
Requ irement: the roof switch must be in the
@ pos it io n ¢
fig . 37.
.. To tilt it, briefly press the switch ¢ fig. 3 7.
.. To close it, briefly pull the switch¢.&, .
.. To set an inte rmediate pos ition, press/pull
t h e switc h until the roof reaches the des ired
pos it ion.
Opening/sliding (version 1 )
.. To move the sunroof to the position for re­
duced wind noise, turn the swi tc h to posi­
t ion
CD unt il resistance can be felt .
.. To open the s unroof complete ly, tu rn and
hold the switch against the res istance in po­
s it ion @ .
.. To close the sunroof comple tely, turn the
switch to @posi tion
¢ .&, . ..
To se lect a setting in between, turn the
switch to the desired position .
Opening/sliding (version 2)
.. To s lide the roof a ll the way open, turn the
sw itch to the
CD posi tion.
.. To close the sun roof completely, turn the
switch to @ position ¢ .&, .
.. To se lect a setting in between, turn the
sw itch to the desired position .
T he sunshade can be opene d and closed man­
u ally in any posit io n. When opening the sun­
roof, the sunshade is automatically opened.
After the igni tion is sw itche d off, you can s till
o pera te the sunroof for about 1 0 minutes . As
soon as the driver's or passenger 's doo r is
opened, the switch is inoperative .
_8 WARNING ~ -
Pay careful attention when closing the
su nroof -otherw ise serio us i njury co uld re­
sult! Fo r th is reason, always remove the ig­
ni tio n key when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
Always close your sun roof w hen leav ing
your vehicle. Sudde n ra in ca n cause dam­
age to t he interior equipment of your ve hi­
cle, part icu larly the ele ctronic equ ipment .
@ Tips
-Informat ion regarding convenience
opening/closing
r:> page 43 .
Operation panorama sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with panorama sunroof
Fig. 38 Sect ion fro m headli ner : kn ob for s unroof.

Tilting
• The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @¢
fig. 38
• To tilt it , brief ly press the switch ¢ page 44,
fig. 37.
• To close it, briefly pull the switch ¢ .&, .
• 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
s ition (!).
• To close the sunroof, turn the rotary sw itch
to posit ion @ ¢.&, .
• An intermediate position can be set by turn­
ing the rotary swit ch to the des ired position.
Opening /closing the sunshade
• Press the switch®¢ page 44, fig . 37 in
the des ired arrow direction .
• To stop the sunshade in an intermed iate po-
sit ion, press the switch again .
After the ignit ion is switched off, you can st ill
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the sw itch is inoperative.
T he power sunshade can also be closed when
the sunroof is open.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when clos ing the
sunroof- otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig­
nition key when leav ing the veh icle.
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your veh icle. Sudden rain can cause dam­
age to the inter ior equipment of yo ur vehi­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
@ Tips
-Information regarding convenience
opening/closing¢
page 43.
Opening and closing 45
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it will open again automati­
ca lly. 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.
Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with fo lding and lockab le rear seat­
backs
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage compartment from unauthorized ac­
cess.
-
Fig. 39 Glove co mpartment: valet pa rking butto n
You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is parking your vehicle .
When the funct ion is switched on , the vehicle
can be driven, locked and unlocked using the master key, but access to the luggage com­
partment is not perm itted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the master
key ¢
page 34.
"' Open the glove compartment¢ page 65.
"' Act ivate ¢
fig. 39 the "valet park ing" fea­
ture by pressing the
I VALET I button. The in­
dicator light in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
• Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani­
cal key
c> page 69.
• Lock the luggage compartment pass­
through w ith the mechan ica l key
c> page 74.

46 Opening and closing
• Leave the master key with the service per­
sonnel for parking and keep the mechanica l
key with you.
The following buttons are deactivated when
the valet parking function is switched on:
- I a I button in the driver's door
-I a I button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the va let parking feature is activated,
the message
Valet parking activated appears
in the instrument cluster display when you
switch the ignition on.

Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 40 Instrument pane l: headlight control switch
Light switch ·'t/,·
Turn the switch c> fig . 40 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol turns on.
0 • The lights are off or the dayt ime running
lights are on:
- USA mod els : The daytime running lights are
activated when the light sw itch
c> fig . 40 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only
in daylight conditions) . The daytime running
lights function can be turned on and off in
the radio or MMI* menu
E xteri or li ghtin g
¢ page 48 , c> &_.
-Ca nad a mod els: The daytime runn ing lights
are activated when the light sw itch
¢ fig . 40
is in the O position, :oo : position or the AUTO
posit ion (only in daylight conditions). The
daytime running lights function cannot be
turned off¢&. .
AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depending on b rightness, for example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels¢,& .
:oo: -Side marker lights
~D -Low beam headlights
Fog light s/rea r fog ligh t(s)*
Press the appropriate button c> fig. 40:
1D -Fog lights
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
Clear vi sion 4 7
adaptive light*
When switched on, adaptive ligh t adap ts to
curves in the road depend ing on the vehicle
speed and the steering ang le. This provides
better lighting through the curve. The system
operates at speeds between approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
St atic corner ing light * (vehicles with adaptive
light) -the cornering light switches on at
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/ h) when a certain steering wheel angle is
reached or when a turn signal is activated. The
area to the s ide of the vehicle is illuminated
better whe n turn ing .
The adaptive light and the cornering light only
function when the switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion (automatic headlights*) .
A WARNING
-Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights* are only intended to ass ist
the driver . T hey do no t re lieve the driver
of his responsibility to chec k the head ­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly ac­
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For examp le, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So a lways
switch on the headlights
~D under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dark .
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the head lights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lig hting sys tems described here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights* should on ly be turned
on in accordance with t raff ic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic. ..,.

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
b eams and th e headlight flash er.
Fig . 4 1 Tu rn s ig na l an d h ig h beam leve r
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 o r headligh t fla sher
The indicator light
II in the i nstr ument clus­
ter turns on .
Notes on thes e features
- The turn signals on ly work w ith the ign ition
t ur ned on. The indicator lights
B or II in
t he instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the tu rn s ig­
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head­
lights a re o n. The indicator light
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 the re a re no
lights switched on . The ind icator light
II i n
the instrument cluster illum inates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flashe r if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: I CAR ! function button > Ext erio r
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CAR I function button > Car sys­
tem s*
contro l button > Ve hicle settings >
Ext eri or lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }* ,
L e aving home (light when unlocking car)*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and the dr ive r's door is opened .
Depend ing on vehicle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lights remain on* can be ad justed . ..,_