warning AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Manual

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Openingandclosing

—Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Press
the compartmentlid,or
—Youpushthehandleintheluggagecompart-
mentlid,or
—Ifsomethingblockstheluggagecompartment
lidormakesitdifficultforthelidtomove.
Ifyoupressthehandleoroneofthe tons(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)now,the
luggagecompartmentlidwilleitheropenor
close,dependingonitsangle.

Z\WARNING
—Afterclosingtheluggagecompartmentlid,
makesurethatitislatched.Otherwise,the
luggagecompartmentlidcouldopensud-
denlywhendriving,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthelug-
gage compartmentlid.Otherwise,youcould
causeseriousinjurytoyourselforothersde-
spitethepinchprotection.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuriesbypinching,al-
waysmakesurethatnooneisintheoperat-
ingareaoftheluggagecompartmentlid,in-
cludingthehingeareasandtheupperand
loweredgeoftheluggagecompartmentlid.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Ifthereisaluggagerack(suchasabicycle
rack)ontheluggagecompartmentlid,the
luggagecompartmentlidmaynotopen
completelyundercertaincircumstancesorit
couldclosebyitselfifopenduetotheextra
weight.Therefore,theopenluggagecom-
partmentlid mustbegivenadditionalsup-
portorthecargomustfirstberemoved

fromtheluggagerack.

G)Tips
— ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemde-
termineiftheluggagecompartmentlidcan
beopenedusingthehandle>page33.
—Thereareaudiblesignalswhenclosingthe
luggagecompartmentlidwiththevehicle
key(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)orwith
the<¥buttoninthedriver'sdoor.
—Whenthevehicleislocked,theluggage
compartmentlidcanbeunlockedseparately
bypressingthe< key.Theluggagecompartmentlidlocksau-
tomaticallywhenitisclosedagain.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeclosed
withthevehiclekeyfromadistanceupto
approximately9ft(3m).
—Theluggagecompartmentlidcan beoper-
atedmanuallyifthevehiclebatteryislow.
Itisnecessarytousemoreforcewhendoing
this.Movethelidslowlytoreducethe
amountofforceneeded.
—Whenthetrailersocketisbeingused(for
example,forabicyclerack),theluggage
compartmentlidcanbeopenedandclosed
usingthehandleorthefootmotionactiva-
tion(vehicleswithconveniencekey*).
—Incaseofanemergencyorafaultyhandle,
theluggagecompartmentlidcan beopened
manuallyfromtheinside>page38.
Openingandclosingtheluggage
compartmentlidwithfootmotion(kicking
movement)
Appliesto:vehicleswithsensor-controlledluggagecompart-
mentlid


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Fig.29Rearofthevehicle:footmovement
Appliesto:sedan
Youcanopentheluggagecompartmentlidwith
footmotionactivation.
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Openingandclosing

Appliesto:allroad
Youcanopenandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidwithfootmotionactivation).
Requirements:youmustbecarryingyourconven-
ience key*withyou.Youmustbestandingatthe
centerbehindtheluggagecompartmentlid.The
ignitionmustbe switchedoff.Makesureyou
havefirmfooting.
—Moveyourfootbackandforthunderthebump-
eronetime>fig.29.Donottouchthebumper.
Theluggagecompartmentlidwillopenorclose
oncethesystemdetectsthemovement.
Theluggagecompartmentlidwillonlyopenor
closeifyouperformthemovementasdescribed.
Thispreventstheluggagecompartmentlidfrom
openingorclosingduetosimilarmovements,
suchaswhenyouwalkbetweentherearofthe
vehicleandyourgaragedoor.
Theclosingoftheluggagecompartmentlidisin-
dicatedbyawarningsignalandcanbecanceled
bymakingthedescribedmovementagain.
Thefootmovementdoesnotlockthevehicle.
Generalinformation
Insomesituations,thefunctionmaybelimited
ortemporarilyunavailable.Thismayhappenif:
—Theluggagecompartmentlidwasclosedor
openedimmediatelybefore
—Youparkclosetoahedgeandthebranches
movebackandforthunderthevehiclefora
longperiodoftime
—Youcleanyourvehicle,forexamplewithapres-
surewasherorinacarwash
—Thereisheavyrain
—Thebumperisverydirty,forexampleafterdriv-
ingonsalt-coveredroads
—Thereisinterferencetothevehiclekey'sradio
signal,suchasfrommobiledevicesorremote
controls


D_Theclosingfunctionappliesto vehiclesthatalsohaveau-
tomaticluggagecompartmentlidoperation.
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ANWARNING
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.Otherwise,youcould
causeseriousinjurytoyourselforothersde-
spitethepinchprotection.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuriesbypinching,al-
waysmakesurethatnooneisintheoperat-
ingareaoftheluggagecompartmentlid,in-
cludingthehingeareasandtheupperand
loweredgeoftheluggagecompartmentlid.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Appliesto:allroad:ifthereisaluggagerack
(such as
abicyclerack)ontheluggagecom-
partmentlid,theluggagecompartmentlid
maynotopencompletelyundercertaincir-
cumstances,oritcouldclosebyitselfif
openduetotheextraweight.Therefore,the
openluggagecompartmentlid mustbegiv-
enadditionalsupportorthecargomustfirst
beremovedfromtheluggagerack.
MIae)otLa)
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrunkescapelatch

Incaseofanemergency,therearlidcanbe
openedfromtheinsideusingthetrunkescape
latch.

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Fig.30Luggagecompartment:Trunkescapelatch
>Pushthelatchinthedirectionofthearrowun-
tilthelockreleases.>

Openingandclosing

Childsafetylock
Thechildsafetylockpreventsthereardoors
frombeingopenedfromtheinsideandtherear
powerwindowsfrombeingoperated.
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Fig.35
-Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylocks:-Rear
door:manualchildsafetylock
Vehicleswithbutton#
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerchildsafetylocks
>Toactivateanddeactivatethechildsafetylock
(doorhandleandpowerwindowswitch)forthe
areardoor,presstheleftorright#buttonin
thedriver'sdoor(@)thatcorrespondstothat
reardoor>fig.34.Theindicatorlightinthe
buttonturnson/blinks.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Vehicleswithbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylock
>
Toactivateordeactivatethechildsafetylock
forthepowerwindowswitchinthereardoors,
pressthe&buttoninthedriver'sdoor(2)
>fig.34.Theindicatorlightinthe buttonturns
on/blinks.
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>Toactivateordeactivatethemanualchildsafe-
ty lockforthereardoorhandle,openthere-
spectivereardoorandturnthekeyswitchwith
themechanicalkeyinthedirectionofthearrow
oroppositethedirectionofthearrow>fig.35.
Thiswilldisablethefunctionofthereardoor
handle.
> Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Itisnotpossibletooperate therearclimatecon-
trolsystem*whenthechildsafetylockisswitch-
edon.TheSETREARfunctionallowsyoutoapply
allsettingstotherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit>page73.
Messageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Childproofcatch:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthechildsafetylock.
Pressthe#/Gbuttonagain.
Ifthemessagestayson,driveimmediatelytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(suchaspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Amalfunctioninthechildsafetylockcould
allow
thereardoorstobeopenedfromthe
inside,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.

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Openingandclosing

Powerwindows
Thedrivercancontrolallpowerwindows.


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Fig.36Driver'sdoor:powerwindowcontrols
Allpowerwindowswitchesareequippedwitha
two-stagefunction:
Openingandclosingthewindows
>Toopenorclosethewindowcompletely,press
theswitchdownorpulltheswitchupbrieflyto
thesecondlevel.Theoperationwillstopifthe
switchispressedorpulledagain.
>Toselectapositioninbetweenopenedand
closed,pressorpulltheswitchtothefirstlevel
until
thedesiredwindowpositionisreached.
Powerwindowswitches
@Leftfrontdoor
@Rightfrontdoor
@®Leftreardoor
@Rightreardoor

ANWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(such aspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Thepowerwindows
continuetofunctionuntilthedriver'sdoor
orfrontpassenger'sdoorhasbeenopened.
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthewin-
dows.Pinchingcouldcauseseriousinjuries.
—Whenlockingthevehiclefromoutside,the
vehiclemustbeunoccupiedsincethewin-


dowscannolongerbeopenedinanemer-
gency.
@Tips
Youcanstillopenandclosethewindowsfor
approximately10minutesafterturningthe
ignitionoff.Thepowerwindowsdonotswitch
offuntilthedriver'sdooror frontpassenger's
doorhasbeenopened.
Convenienceopeningandclosing
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey

Allofthewindowsandtheroof*canbeopened/
closedatthesametime.
Convenienceopeningfeature
>Pressandholdthe&@buttononthevehiclekey
untilallofthewindowsreachthedesiredposi-
tionandtheroof*istiltedopen.
Convenienceclosingfeature
>Pressthe@buttononthevehiclekeyuntilall
windowsand theroof*areclosedoA,or
>Touchthesensor*onthedoorhandleuntilall
ofthewindowsandtheroof*areclosed.Donot
placeyourhandinthedoorhandlewhendoing
this.
Whenallofthewindowsandtheroof*are
closed,theturnsignalswillflashonce.
Settingconvenienceopeninginthe
Infotainmentsystem

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Centrallocking>Longpressto
openwindows.


ZA\WARNING
—Neverclosethewindowsortheroof*care-
lesslyorinanuncontrolledmanner,because
thisincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Forsecurityreasons,thewindowsandthe
roof*canonlybeopenedandclosedwith
thevehiclekeyatamaximumdistanceof
approximately6.5feet(2m)awayfromthe
vehicle.Alwayspayattentionwhenusing

thef&@buttontoclosethewindowsandthe>

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Openingandclosing


roof*so thatnooneispinched.Theclosing
processwillstopimmediatelywhenthe&
buttonisreleased.
@Tips
Appliesto:vehicleswithpanoramicglass
roof:Thepowersunshadealsoopensor
closeswhenopeningorclosingtheroof.
Correctingpowerwindowmalfunctions
Youcanreactivatetheone-touchup/downfunc-
tionifitmalfunctions.


>Pullthepowerwindowswitchupuntilthewin-
dowiscompletelyraised.
>Releasetheswitchandpullitupagainforat
leastonesecond.
Sliding/tiltingsunroof
Operation
Appliesto:vehicleswithsliding/tiltingsunroof




Fig.37Section offrontheadliner:sliding/tiltingsunroof
button
@Tiltingandclosingtheroof
>Totiltthesunroofcompletelyopen,pressthe
<>buttonupbrieflytothesecondlevel.
>Toclosethesunroofcompletely,pullthe<>
buttondownbrieflytothesecondlevel>A\.
>Tosetapartiallyopenposition,pressorpull
the<>buttontothefirstlevel untiltheroof
reachesthedesiredposition.
Openingandclosingtheroof
>Toopenthesunroofcompletely,pushthe<>
buttonbackbrieflytothesecondlevel.
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>Toclosethesunroofcompletely,pushthe<>
buttonforwardbrieflytothesecondlevel
afr.
>Toselectapartiallyopenposition,pushthe<>
buttonforwardorbacktothefirstlevel until
thedesiredpositionisreached.
Thesunshadecanbeopenedandclosedmanual-
ly inanyposition.The sunshade opensautomati-
callywhentheroofisopened.

ZAWARNING
To reduce theriskofinjury,alwayspayatten-
tionwhenclosingthesliding/tiltingsunroof.
Alwaysswitchtheignitionoffwhenleaving
thevehicleandalwaystakethevehiclekey
withyou.
@)Note
Alwayscloseyoursliding/tiltingsunroofwhen
leavingyourvehicle.Raincancausedamage
totheinteriorequipmentofyourvehicle, par-
ticularlytheelectronicequipment.
@Tips
—Forinformationaboutconvenienceopening
andclosing,see>page41.
—Youcanstill operatethesliding/tiltingsun-
roofforabout10minutesaftertheignition
isswitchedoff.Theswitchisdeactivated
oncethedriver'sorfrontpassenger'sdooris
opened.
— Thesunroofwillonlyopendownto-20°C
(-4°F).


Sliding/tiltingsunroofemergencyclosing
Appliesto:vehicleswithsliding/tiltingsunroof
Ifanobjectisdetectedwhenclosing,theroof
willopenagainautomatically.Inthiscase,you
canthencloseitwiththepoweremergencyclos-
ingfunction.
>Withinfivesecondsafterthesunroofopensau-
tomatically,pulltheapplicablebuttonuntilthe
roofisclosed.

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Openingandclosing

Panoramicglassroof
Openingandclosingthepanoramicglass
roofandsunshade
Appliesto:vehicleswithpanoramicglassroof
Thefrontsegmentcantiltandslideopen.

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Fig.38Sectionofthefrontheadliner:panoramicglass
roofbutton
@)Tiltingandclosingtheroof
>Totiltthesunroofcompletelyopen,pressthe
<>buttonupbrieflytothesecondlevel.
>Toclosethesunroofcompletely,pullthe<>
buttondownbrieflytothesecondlevel>/A\.
>Tosetapartiallyopenposition,press orpull
the<>buttontothefirstleveluntiltheroof
reachesthedesiredposition.
Openingandclosingtheroof
>Toopenthesunroofcompletely,pushthe<>
buttonbackbrieflytothesecondlevel.
>Toclosethesunroofcompletely,pushthe<>
buttonforwardbrieflytothesecondlevel
of.
>Toselectapartiallyopenposition,pushthe<>
buttonforwardorbacktothefirstleveluntil
thedesiredpositionisreached.
©Openingandclosingthesunshade

>Toopenthesunshadecompletely,slidethe
switchbackbrieflytothesecondLevel.
>Toclosethesunshadecompletely,slidethe
switchforwardbrieflytothesecondlevel.
>Toselectapartiallyopenposition,slidethe-
switchtothefirstlevel untilthesunshade
reachesthedesiredposition.


ZXWARNING
To reducetheriskofinjury,alwayspayatten-
tionwhenclosingthepanoramicglassroof.
Alwaysswitchtheignitionoffwhenleaving
thevehicleandalwaystakethevehiclekey
withyou.
@)Note
Alwaysclosethepanoramicglassroofwhen
leavingyourvehicle.Raincancausedamage
totheinteriorequipmentofyourvehicle, par-
ticularlytheelectronicequipment.
©Tips
—Forinformationaboutconvenienceopening
andclosing,see>page41.
—Youcanstilloperatethepanoramicglass
roof
forabout10minutesaftertheignition
isswitchedoff.Theswitchisdeactivated
oncethedriver'sorfrontpassenger'sdooris
opened.
—Thepanoramicglassroofwillonlyopenat
temperaturesdownto-4°F(-20°).
PeleeCemalleuamails)
Appliesto:vehicleswithpanoramicglassroof

Ifanobjectisdetectedwhenclosing,theroof
willopenagainautomatically.Inthiscase,you
canthencloseitwiththepoweremergencyclos-
ingfunction.
>Withinfivesecondsafterthesunroofopensau-
tomatically,pulltheapplicablebuttonuntilthe
roofisclosed.
Valetparking
Appliesto:vehicleswithvaletparkingfunction
Thevaletparkingfunctioncanprotectthelug-
gagecompartmentfromunauthorizedaccess.

The[VALET]buttonforvaletparkingisinthe
glovecompartment.

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Openingandclosing

Youcanswitchthevaletparkingfunctionon,for
examplewhensomeoneelseisparkingyourvehi-
cle).Thevehiclecanbedriven,locked,andun-
lockedusingthevehiclekey,butaccesstothe
luggagecompartmentisblocked.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>Pressthe[VALET]buttonintheglovecompart-
ment.TheLEDinthebuttonturnsonifthe
functionisswitchedon.
>Locktheglovecompartmentwiththemechani-
calkey.
>Appliesto:vehicleswithlockablepass-through
andlockablerearseatbackrests:To securethe
luggagecompartmentfromthevehicleinterior,
lockthepass-throughandtherearseatbackr-
estsusingthemechanicalkey>page69or
=>page66.
>Giveyourvehiclekeytotheservicepersonnel
whoareparkingyourvehicleandkeeptheme-
chanicalkey.


Thefollowingbuttonsaredeactivatedwhenthe
valetparkingfunctionisswitchedon:
—<*buttoninthedriver'sdoor
— —Handleintheluggagecompartmentlid
Ifthevaletparkingfunctionisswitchedon,a
messagewillappeareverytimetheignitionis
switchedon.
G)Tips
Pleasenotethattheluggagecompartment
canstillbe accessedfromthevehicleinterior
invehicleswithfixedrearseatbackrestsor
onesthatcannotbelocked,evenwhenthe
valetparkingfunctionisswitchedon.

D_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.
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Garagedooropener
pyrodfda(ela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
|
B4G-0535
=.
isi=
Fig.39Garage dooropener:examplesofusagefordiffer-
entsystems


Withthegarage dooropener,youcanactivate
systemssuchasthegaragedoors,securitysys-
temsorhouselightsfrominsideyourvehicle.
Threebuttonsareintegratedintheheadliner
thatcan beprogrammedtouptothreeremote
controls.
To beabletooperatesystemsusingthegarage
dooropener,the buttonsintheheadlinermust
firstbeprogrammed.

Z\WARNING
Whenoperatingorprogrammingthegarage
dooropener,makesure thatnopeopleorob-
jectsareintheareaimmediatelysurrounding
theequipment.Peoplecanbeinjuredorprop-
ertycanbedamagedifstruckwhenclosing.
®Tips
—Forsecurityreasons,werecommendthat
youcleartheprogrammedbuttonsbefore
sellingthevehicle.
—ForadditionalinformationaboutHomeLink,
visitwww.homelink.com.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
>page370.

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LightsandVision

LightsandVision
Exteriorlighting
Switchingthelightsonandoff
iSg ge
=o3

Fig.41Instrumentpanel:lightswitchwithbutton
Lightswitch©:
Turnthelightswitchtothecorrespondingposi-
tionwhentheignitionisswitchedon.2andthe
selectedpositionturnon(exceptposition0).
O-Thedaytimerunninglightsautomaticallyturn
on.Invehiclesforcertainmarkets,youcan
switchtheautomaticdaytimerunninglightson
andoffintheInfotainment*system.
AUTO-Theheadlightsautomaticallyadapttothe
surroundingbrightness.
300-Parkinglights
2D-Lowbeamheadlights
Button
WhenyouturnthelightswitchtotheAUTOor
lowbeamheadlightpositionZO,youcanactivate
thefollowingfunctions:
So-All-weatherlights.Theheadlightsautomati-
callyadjustsothattherewillbelessglare,forex-
amplewhentheroadsurfaceiswet.
Automaticheadlightrangecontrolsystem
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanautomatichead-
lightrangecontrolsystemthatreducesglarefor
oncomingtrafficifthevehicleloadchanges.The
headlightrangeadjusts automatically.
Audiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithadaptivelight
Adaptivelightprovidesbettervisibilitywhenitis
darkbyadaptingthelightstotheroadconditions
basedonspeed,suchasonexpressways,rural
roads,at intersections,andincurves.Theadap-
tivelightonlyfunctionswhenthelightswitchis
intheAUTOposition.

ZXWARNING
Automaticheadlights”areonlyintendedto
assistthedriver.They donotrelievethedriver
ofresponsibilitytochecktheheadlightsand
toturnthemonmanuallybasedonthecur-
rentlightandvisibilityconditions.Forexam-
ple,fogcannotbe detectedbythelightsen-
sors.Soalwaysswitchonthelowbeamsun-
der theseweatherconditionsandwhendriv-

inginthedarkZO.

G@)Tips
—Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendischarging
forawhile,theparkinglightmayswitchoff
automatically.Avoidusingtheparking
lightsforseveralhours.
—Follow theregulationsapplicabletothe
countrywhereyouareoperatingthevehicle
whenstoppingthevehicleandwhenusing
thelightingsystems.
—Thelightsensorfortheautomatichead-
lights*isintherearviewmirrormount.Do
notplaceanystickersinthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Awarningtonewillsoundifyouopenthe
doorwhentheexteriorlightsareswitched
on.
—Onlythefrontheadlightsturnonwhenthe
daytimerunninglightsareswitchedon*.In
vehiclesincertainmarkets,thetaillights
willalsoturnon.
—Incoolordampweather,theinsideofthe
headlights,turnsignals,andtaillightscan
fog
overduetothetemperaturedifference
betweenthe insideandoutside.Theywill
clearshortlyafterswitchingthemon.This
doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-
ing.
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LightsandVision

Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehigh
beamsandtheheadlightflasher.

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»
©


Fig.42Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Turnsignals@>
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-
erintoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionis
switchedon.
@-Rightturnsignal
@- Leftturnsignal
Theturnsignalwillblinkthreetimesifyoujust
tap thelever.
HighbeamsandheadlightflasherEI
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:
@-Highbeamson(vehicleswithhighbeamas-
sistant*)>page48
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher
The=oindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.

Z\WARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
thisreason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlight
flasher whentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.

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Highbeamassistant
Appliesto:vehicleswithhighbeamassistant
Thehighbeamassistantautomaticallyturnsthe
highbeamsonoroffdepending onthesurround-
ingconditions.
Acameraontherearview mirrormountcande-
tectlightsourcesfromotherroadusers.Thehigh
beamsswitchonoroffautomaticallydepending
onthepositionofvehiclesdrivingaheadandon-
comingvehicles,thevehiclespeed,andotheren-
vironmentalandtrafficconditions.
Activatinghighbeamassistant
Requirement:thelightswitchmustbesettothe
AUTOpositionandthehighbeamassistantmust
be switchedonintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page49.
>Toactivatethehighbeamassistant,tapthe
leverforward@)>page48,fig. 42.Thefain-
dicatorlightappearsintheinstrumentcluster
displayandthehighbeamsareswitchedon/off
automatically.Ifthehighbeamswerecom-
pletelyorpartiallyswitchedon,theEaindica-
torlightwillturnon.

Switchingthe high beamsonoroffmanually
Ifthehighbeamsdidnotswitchonoroffauto-
matically asexpected,youmayswitchthemonor
offmanuallyinstead:
>Toswitchthehighbeamsonmanually, tap the
leverforward@)>page48,fig. 42.The=0|in-
dicatorlightturnson.
>Toswitchthehighbeamsoffmanually,pullthe
leverback@)>page48,fig. 42.Thehighbeam
assistantisdeactivated.
Operatingtheheadlightflasher
>To operatethe headlightflasherwhenthehigh
beamassistantisactivatedandhighbeamsare
switchedoff,pulltheleverback@)>page48,
fig.42.Thehighbeamassistantremainsac-
tive.
Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual

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LightsandVision

Headlightassistant:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.Youcanstillswitchthe
highbeamsonoroffmanually.
Headlightassistant:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Thecameraviewisblocked,forexamplebya
stickerordebris.
Thesensorislocated betweentheinteriorrear-
viewmirrorandthewindshield.Donotplaceany
stickersinthisareaonthewindshield.

ZAWARNING
Highbeamassistantisonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedriverisstillresponsiblefor
controllingtheheadlightsandmayneedto
switchthemonandoffmanuallydepending
onlightandvisibilityconditions.Itmaybe
necessarytooperatethemmanuallyinsitua-
tionssuchas:
—Inadverseweatherconditionssuchasfog,
heavyrain,blowingsnoworsprayingwater.
—Onroadswhereoncomingtrafficmaybe
partiallyobscured,suchasexpressways.
—Whenthereareroadusersthatdonot have
sufficientlighting,suchasbicyclersorvehi-
cleswithdirtytaillamps.
—Intightcurvesandonsteephills.
—Inpoorlylitareas.
—Withstrongreflectors,suchassigns.
—Iftheareaofthewindshieldnearthesensor
isfoggedover,dirty,icyorcoveredwitha
sticker.

Adjustingtheexterior lighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Exteriorlighting.
Automaticheadlights
YoucanadjustthefollowingsettingsintheAuto-
matic
headlightsmenu:
Activationtime-youcanadjustiftheheadlights
switchonEarly,MediumorLateaccordingtothe
sensitivityofthelightsensor.
Headlightassistant*-youcanswitchthehigh
beamassistant*onandoff.
Entry/exitlighting
Whenitisdark,theEntry/exitlightingillumi-
natestheareaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking
the
vehicleandafterswitchingofftheignition
andopeningthedriver'sdoor.
TheEntry/exitlightingonlyworkswhenitisdark
andthelightswitchisintheAUTOposition.
Daytimerunninglights
USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightscanbe
switchedon/off.SelectOnorOff.
Canadamodels:thisfunctioncannotbe switched
off.Theyactivateautomaticallyeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedon.
Emergencyflashers

Fig.43Centerconsole:emergencyflasherbutton
Theemergencyflashersmakesotherdrivers
awareofyourvehicleindangeroussituations.
»PresstheAbuttontoswitchtheemergency
flashersonoroff.
Youcanindicatealanechangeoraturnwhenthe
emergencyflashersareswitchedonbyusingthe
turnsignallever.Theemergencyflashersstop
temporarily.
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