ignition AUDI A4 2015 Owner's Manual

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Emergency locking
Fig . 2 5 Driver's door: lock cylinde r
Fig. 2 6 Front passenger's door/rea r doo rs *: emergency
loc k
If the centra l locking sys tem ma lfunctions,
you mu st unlo ck/ lo ck the d oo rs separa tely us­
in g the eme rgency key or the mechan ic al key.
Unlocking /locking the driver's door with
the mechanical key
.,. Re move the me chanical key~ page 33.
.,. To u nlock the driver's door, turn the key to
the open position @~
fig. 25.
.,. To lock the dr ive r's door, move the se lector
lever to the P position (automatic transmis­
s ion) and t urn the key
once to the close posi­
tio n
@ <=> .& in General description on
page 31.
Locking the front passenger's door /rear
doors* w ith 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 v is ible when the door is open.
.,. Remove the mechanical key
<=> page 33.
.,. Pull the cover cap out of the opening
<=>fig. 26.
Opening and clo sin g 3 7
.. Insert the key in the ins ide s lot and turn it
all the way to the right (right door) or left (left door).
Once t he front passenge r's door/rea r doo rs *
have been closed, yo u ca nn ot o pen th em
again from the o utside . 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 th e outside .
.&_ WARNING
Read an d foll ow all WAR NING S ¢.& in
G enera l des crip tion on p age 3 1.
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Afte r the ignition is switche d on, the pow­
er locking sys tem switch and the u nloc king
bu tton for the rear lid
cs in the d oo r a re
e na bled.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobiliz er pr eve nts your vehicle from
being star ted by unau tho riz ed persons.
Inside the key there is a com pute r ch ip. This
c hi p a utomat ica lly activates/deactiva tes the
electron ic immobili zer.
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deact ivates auto­
matically when yo u insert the remote contro l
key into the ign ition lock .
It activates again
a utomat ica lly when you remove the remote
control key from th e i gni tion lock.
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the
vehicle and you press the
!S TART ENGI NE STO P I button, the elect ro ni c
immobi lizer deactiva tes a uto mat ica lly . If you
swi tch t he ig nition o ff and rem ove the remo te
c o ntrol key from the vehicle, the elec tronic
immo bili zer activates again a utomat ically. .,..

42 Opening and closing
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 35 Section of the d rive r's doo r: co ntro ls
A ll power window sw itches are provide d wit h
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
.. Press the sw itch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the w indow reaches t he des ired pos i­
t ion .
.. Press the sw itch br ie fly to the
s e cond stop
to autom ati cally open the window .
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
u ntil the window reaches the des ired pos i­
t io n.
.. Pu ll the swit ch briefly to the
s econd stop to
automa tica lly close the window .
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ Passenge r's door
© Left rear door
@ R ight rea r doo r
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety butto n ® is pr essed
~ fig. 35, the ~ symbol in the bu tton lig hts
up . Th e power w indow swi tches in the re ar
doors are sw itche d off.
A WARNING
-
- W hen you leave your v ehicle - even if on-
ly br iefly- always remove t he ignition
key . Th is app lies pa rtic ularly whe n chil ­
dr en remai n in t he vehicl e. Otherwis e th e
chi ld re n c ould s ta rt t he e ng in e or ope r­
a te ele ctrica l e qui pment (e.g . po wer w in ­
dows). T he power w indows are func tion­
a l until the dr iver's door or passen ger's
d oor has bee n opened .
- Pay close attention w hen closing the win ­
dows to prevent pinching o f hands o r
limbs.
- Wh en locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be u noccupied since t he
wind ows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(D Tips
Aft er the ignition ha s been switched off,
the wi ndows can still be opened o r closed
for abo ut 1 0 minutes. The power windows
are not switched off until t he driver 's doo r
or passenger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed wi th the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
•
Fig . 36 Key turns fo r ope nin g a nd clos ing
Convenience opening feature
.. Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechani­
cal key out of the maste r key ~
page 33 .
.. In sert the key in to the l ock of the driver' s
door .

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.. Turn the key to position ¢ fig. 36@ until a ll
the windows have reached the desired posi­
t ion and the power sunroof is open.
Conv enience closing feature
.. Use the emergency key or pull the mechani­
ca l key out of the master key¢
page 33 .
.. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position @ until the windows
and the power sunroof are closed
q &, .
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 inattentive ly and without check­
ing -there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the win­
dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be trapped.
If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iate ly canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING
¢.&. in
General description on page 31 .
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 until
the window is completely closed .
.. Release the switch and pull the switch again
f or one second.
Opening and closing 43
Sunroof
Operation sliding/tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilting sunroof
Fig. 37 Section of h ead lin er: k nob fo r sunroo f
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch must be in the
@ position
<=>fig. 37.
.. To t ilt it, br iefly press the switch ¢fig. 37.
.. To close it, briefly pull the switch<=>&, .
.. To set an intermediate posit ion, press/pull
the switch unti l the roof reaches the desired
position.
Opening/sliding
.. To s lide the roo f all 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
switch to the desired position.
The sunshade can be opened and closed man ­
ually in any posit ion. When opening the sun­
roof, the sunshade is automatically opened.
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.
A WARNING
-
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof- otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig-
nition key when leaving the vehicle.
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44 Opening and closing
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause dam ­
age to the inter ior equipment of your vehi­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
{l) Tips
- Information on conven ience opening/
closing ¢
page 42.
Operation panorama sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with pa norama sunroof
Fig . 38 Section from headliner: knob for sunroof.
Tilting
,,. The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @¢fi g.
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,,. To tilt it, briefly press the switch ¢ page 43,
fig. 37.
,,. To close it, briefly pull the switch¢.&, .
,,. To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
position .
Opening
,,. To open the sunroof completely, turn and
hold the switch against the resistance in po­
sition ®·
,,. To close the sunroof, turn the rotary switch
to position @¢.&, .
,,. An intermediate pos ition can be set by turn­
i ng the rotary switch to the des ired pos ition.
Opening/closing the sunshade
,,. Press the switch @¢ page 43, fig. 37 in the
desired arrow direction.
,,. To stop the sunshade in an intermed iate po­
s it ion, press the switch again. 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.
T he 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 th is reason, always remove the ig­
nition key when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden ra in can cause dam­
age to the interior equipment of your veh i­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
(D Tips
-Informat ion on convenience opening/
closing¢
page 42.
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it w ill 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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Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with fold ing and lockable rear seat­
backs
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage comportment from unauthorized ac­
cess.
Fig. 39 Glove compa rtment: valet parking button
You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is parking your vehicle.
When the function is switched on, the vehicle
can be driven, locked and unlocked us ing the
maste r key, but access to the luggage com­
partment is not permitted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
c;, page 33 .
• Open the glove compartment c;, page 67.
• Activate
c;, fig. 39 the "valet parking " fea­
tu re by press ing the
! VALET ! button. The in­
dicator light in the switch i lluminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
• Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani­
cal key
c;, page 71.
• Lock the luggage compartment pass­
through with the mechanical key
c;, poge 75.
• Leave the master key with the service per­
sonnel for parking and keep the mechanica l
key w ith you.
The fol low ing buttons are deac tivated when
the valet parking function is sw itched on:
- I a I button in the driver's door
-la l button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the va let parking feature is activated ,
the message
Vale t p arking act ivat ed appears
Op enin g an d clos ing 45
in the instrument cluster display when you
switch the ignition on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
App lies to vehicles: wit h garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 40 Garage door opener: examples of using with
d ifferent systems
You can activate various systems s uch as ga­
rage doors, security systems and home light­
ing from inside your vehicle using the garage
door opener (Homelink). There are three but­
tons for this in the vehicle headliner that can
be in used in place of up to three hand-held
transmitters .
To operate systems using the garage door
opener, the three buttons in the roof headlin­
er must be programmed first.
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the
i mmediate vicin ity of the equ ipment when
using or p rogramming the garage door
opener. People can be injured and objects
can be damaged if they are ca ught in the
eq uipment .
(D Tips
-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be­
fore sell ing the vehicle .
- For add itiona l information about Home­
L ink, visit www.homelink.com.
- For Declaration of Comp lian ce to United
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula­
tions
c;, page 286.

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Programming the buttons (version B)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 42 D ista nce betwee n the radiator gr ille a nd t he
hand transmitter
Programming the button: Part 1 with the
controls
1. Sw itch the ignition on.
2 . Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof head liner ~
page 46, fig. 41 until the
LED @turns
off completely (after about
20 seconds) . This procedure clears the
standard codes that were set at the facto­ ry and does
not need to be repeated again
to program the other buttons .
3 . Briefly press the button on the roof head­
liner that you would like to program.
4 . Wait unti l the LED@ beg ins to blink
qu ickl y. Programming mode is active for 5
minutes.
5. Move in front of your vehicle while hold­
ing the original remote control for the
system that would like to program to a
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button: Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Hold the remote control up to the radiator
grille on your vehicle ¢
fig. 42.
7. Press and hold the remote control until
the turn signa ls on your vehicle blink . This
may take up to 30 seconds .
8 . If the emergency flashers blink three
times, the programming was successful.
If the emergency flashers only blink one
time, the 5 minute time limit for the pro­
gramming has ended or the programming
was not s uccessful. Repeat the program­
ming from the third step, or try changing
the distance to the radiator gr ille.
Opening and closing 47
9. If the garage door or other system does
not open using the buttons in the roof
headliner even though the programm ing
was successful, the system may use a roll­
ing code instead of a fixed code.
Rolling
code programming
must be performed
¢ page 48 .
The other two buttons in the roof headliner
can be programmed according to the instruc­
tions above . Begin with the third step .
Erasing button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be erased
individua lly. They must a ll be erased together .
Reprogram the buttons if necessary.
.,.. Switch the ignition on.
.,.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof headliner until the L ED @ turns
off
completely (after about 20 seconds).
Reprogramming the buttons
.,.. Switch the ignit ion on.
.,.. To reprogram an individual button, press
and hold the b utton until the LED @starts
to flash quickly (after about 10 seconds).
Release the button immediately. Program­
ming mode is active for 5 minutes.
.,.. Continue with the fifth step .
(D Tips
-Programming using the buttons in the
roof headliner is not possible with all In­
fotainment systems . If this is the case,
program the buttons as descr ibed in ver­
sion A
~ page 46.
- The requ ired distance between the hand
transmitter and the Homelink module in
the radiator grille~
fig. 42 depends on
the system that you are prog ramm ing.
- Depending on the model of the system,
you may need to release the butt on on
the remote control during programming
and press it again. Hold eac h position
you try for at least 15 seconds before
trying another position. Keep the turn
signals on your vehicle in view when do­
ing this.

50 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 50.
- 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. 44 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
te r turns on .
Notes on thes e features
-The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
t ur ned 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 ind icator 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 open ed.
Depend ing on veh icle 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 49 , fig. 43 .
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the A UTO
¢ page 49 position, 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 headlight 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 indicates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
Clear vi sion 51
Emergency flashers
Fig. 45 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. 45 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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Interior lights
Front /rear interior lights
Fig . 46 Front headliner: inte rior lighting controls
Fig. 47 Rear headliner: rear reading lights
@Interio r ligh ts
Press the switch ~ fig. 46 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 ighting is controlled automatically.
@ Front/re a r re ading li ghts
To turn a reading light on/off, press the but­
ton~~
fig. 46 or ~ fig. 47.
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 . 48 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 outside light conditions
become poor .
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 4 9 Forward section of driver's armrest: power mir­
r or controls

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Turn the knob to the desired position:
Q/ P -In th is position , you can adjust the
d river's and front passenger's ex ter io r mir ro rs
by turning the knob in the des ired direc tion.
(ijjl -The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature.
8 -The exterior m irrors fold in* . You can ad­
just whethe r or not the mirrors fold in auto­
mat ica lly when locking the vehicle using the
r adio/M M I* <=;>
page 36.
Passenger exter io r mirro r tilt function*
To help yo u see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror t ilts
slightly . The knob m ust be in the
P posit ion
for this to happen .
You ca n adjus t the tilted mirror sur face by
turn ing the knob in the des ired direction .
When you move out of reverse and into anoth­
e r gear, the new mirror posit ion is stored and
assigned to the key you are using.
T he mirror goes back into its origina l posit io n
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or switch the ignition off .
_& WARNING
Curved mirror sur faces (convex or sphe ri­
c al *) incre ase yo ur field of v iew. Remem­
ber that vehicles or o ther objects will ap­
pear smaller and farther away than w hen
seen in a flat m irror. If you use this mirror
to estimate distances of following veh icles
w hen changing lanes, you co uld estimate
incorrectly and ca use an accide nt.
(D Note
- If the mirro r ho using is moved u ninten­
tiona lly (for example, whi le park ing your
vehicle), then you must first fo ld the mir­
ror electrically. Do not readjust the m ir­
ror ho using manually . You could da mage
the motor wh ich controls the m irror .
- If you wash t he vehicle in an automatic
ca r wash, yo u m ust fold the exte rior m ir­
r ors in to reduce the r is k of damage to
the mirrors. Never fold power folding ex-
.
Clear vi sion 5 3
terior mirrors* by hand. Only fo ld them
in and o ut using the power controls.
a) Tips
- Th e ex te rior m irror set tings are stored
w ith the memory function*
~ page 64 .
-If there should be a malfunc tio n i n the
elec trical sys tem, you ca n still ad just the
exterio r mirrors by pressing the edge of
the mir ro r.
Dimming the mirrors
Fig . SO Auto mat ic dimmin g rea rv iew mirror •
Manual dimming rearview mirror
11>-Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror
back .
Automatic dimming rearview mirror*
.,. Press the button@¢ fig. SO . The indicator
light @ turns on . The rearv iew and exter io r*
m irrors dim a utomatically when lig ht shines
on them, for example from head lights on a
veh icle to the rear.
A WARNING
E lec tro lyte fluid can lea k from automatic
d imm ing mir ro rs if the g lass is b ro ken .
Electro lyte fluid can i rritate skin, eyes and
respiratory system .
- Repeated or prolonged exposu re to e lec­
trolyte can cause irr itation to t he respira ­
to ry system, especially among people
wit h asthma or other resp iratory condi­
tions . Get fresh air immediately by leav ­
i n g the vehicle o r, if that is no t possib le,
ope n w indows and doors all th e way . .,..