door lock AUDI A4 CABRIOLET 2009 Owners Manual

Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature ... ..... . 5 Doors, power locks ..... ... ... . . 53 Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lid .. .. ... ... ......... ... . 55 Acoustic park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Anti-theft alarm system ........ .
57 Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
About this Owner's Power windows ... ... ... .... . . 59
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual .... ............... .. . 6 Power top .................... . 61 tiptronic® (6-speed automat ic
Controls and
equipment ................. .
Instruments and controls ..... .
General illustration ............. .
Instruments and
warning/indicator lights ....... .
Instruments .............. ..... .
Warning/indica tor lights ...... .. .
Driver information display ... .. .
Introduction ...... ....... ... ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (080)
Auto-Check Control ....... ..... .
Speed warning system ... .... .. .
Trip computer ..... ... ... .. .... .
Menu display ... ..... ..... .. ... .
T ir e pressure monitoring system ..
Opening and closing ..... ..... .
Keys . ...... ... ...... ...... .... .
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Power lock ing system . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Keyless entry remote contro l . . . . . 51 Normal operat
ion ....... .. .. .. .
Wind deflector ........ .. ... .. . .
Operate the power top manually
Clear vision ...... . ... .... ... .. .
Lights .... .... .... ... · · · . · · , • · · 61
transm ission) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
66 multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
68 Homelink® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
76 Universal remote control . . . . . . . . 139
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Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Vision ...................... .. .
W iper and washer system ...... .
Mirrors ........ .. .. .. .... .... . .
Digital compass .. . ... ..... ... . .
Seats and storage ....... ... .. .
Genera l recommendat ions ... .. .
Manual seats .. ... ...... ..... . .
Power seats .......... ... ..... .
Cen ter armrest ........ .. ..... . .
Rear seats .. .......... ... ... .. .
Sea t memory .......... ....... .
Luggage compartment ..... ... .
Cupho lder .................... .
Ashtrays .......... ...... ..... .
Cigarette lighter/socket ... .... . .
Storage . ..... ... .... ..... .... .
Warm and cold .......... ... .. .
Climate controls .. ... ......... .
Electrically heated front seats . . .
Elect rically heated rear seats ... .
On the road ............ ... ... . . 84
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Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Ignition lock and ignitio n switch 119
Starting and stopping the engi ne 1 20
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Proper occupant seating pos itions 148
Driver and passenger side footwe ll 152
Peda l area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
S tow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . 155
Automatic rollover protection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Safe ty belt pretensioners . . . . . . . . 166

Instruments and controls
General illustration
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Power window switches
Door handle
Power locking switch . ..... .. .... .... .... ...... .
Adjuster control for outside mirrors .............. .
Air outlets ...... .. ......... .... .. .. .... .. ..... .
Light switch .. ...... .... ...... .... ... .. .... ... .
Turn signal and high beam .. .... .... ..... ...... .
Instrument cluster ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .... ... .
Switches for
- Windshield wiper/washer ......... ...... ...... .
- Driver information display ........... .... ..... .
- Operation trip computer .. .... ... .... .... .. ... .
- Adjusting and storing the tire pressure" ........ .
@ Steering lock/ignition/starter switch ....... .... ... .
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-Electronic Stabi lization Program (ESP) switch .....
- Warning light for deactivated front passenger airbag
Emergency flasher . ...... ...... .... ... .. ... .... .
Storage compartment for sma ll objects
Sound System
Glove compartment ( lockable) . .... .... .... .... .. .
Front passenger airbag ........................ . .
Climate controls ........ ... .... .... .... .. ..... .
Rear window defogger switch .......... ..... ... .
Switch for seat heating . .... .. .... .. ... .. .... ... .
Ashtray .. ....... .... ... .... .... .... .... .... .. .
Se lector lever (automatic transmission) ....... ... . .
Parking brake lever ....... .. ... ... .. ...... .... . .
Controls and equip ­
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Instruments and controls
@ Cupholder ............ ...... ... .. .... ..... .. .. .
@ Power top switch .............................. .
@) Power outlet . .... ...... ... .. .... .... .... .... .. .
@ Memory buttons (driver seat) .. .... .... .... .... .. .
@ Release lever for the engine hood .............. .. .
@ Coming home/leaving home activation ...... ...... .
@ Cruise control .... .... .... .... ... ........ .... .. .
@ Steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver airbag .... .... .... ... .. ...... .... .... . .
@ Adjustable steering column ..................... .
[ i ] Tips
A separate brochure is provided for your factory-insta lled audio
system and/or the Audi Navigation System. •
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Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
@ Master key w ith rem ote con tro l
Fig . 3 6 Key set
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and start the engine
with the master key with remo te contro l.
@Val et k ey
The va le t key fits only the driver's door and the ignition lock. If you
have to leave the key with somebody else, you are well-advised to
turn over the valet key only.
Be aware that the rear lid can be opened from inside t he veh ic le with
the remote rear lid release located in the driver's door. Before you
turn ove r the valet key you should therefo re lock the rear lid
mechanica lly with the master key.
Turn t he master key
clo ckwi se to the hor izont al posit ion and pull it
out. This has two effects:
• the
remote rear lid release i s dea ctivated ,
• the lid will rem ain lo cked when the power locking system is actu­
ated .
Controls and equip ­
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Op ening and clo sing
In this state the rear lid can be unlocked only with the remote
control unlock button
c::::5 on the master key.
© Em erg en cy key
The emergency key is only for temporary use if the vehicle key
should be lost or misplaced
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Key r epla cemen t
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi dea ler immediately
to have the /ostkey disab led. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended wi th the key in the igni ­
tion lock. Entr y by un auth orized persons could e ndanger you or
re sult in theft or damage the vehi cle . Always lock all door s and
t a ke th e key.
• Do not le ave children unattend ed
in the vehicle , es pecially with
a cce ss to vehic le key s. Unguarded a ccess to the ke ys prov ide s
children th e opportunity to start th e eng ine and /or a ctivate vehicle
s y stem s suc h as the po wer w indo ws. Un sup erv is ed oper atio n of
an y vehi cle sy ste m by children can re sult in seriou s injury .
[ i ] Tips
• If you open the driver's door with the key left in the ignition lock,
a chime will sound . This is your reminder to remove the key and lock
the door .
• For security reasons, replacement keys are only available from
Audi dealers. •

Openin g and clo sin g
Power locking system
General description
The power Jocking system Jocks all the vehicle doors and
rear lid simultaneously or allows you to unl ock either just
the driver's door or all the vehicle doors and rear lid
simultaneously.
The power locking system in your veh icle incorporates the following
f unctions:
• Central locking function
• Remote contro l feature~
page 51.
• Anti -theft alarm system ~ page 57 .
All the doors and the rear lid are locked by the central locking
system when you lock the vehicle .
Unlo cking th e vehicle
You can unlock the vehicle from outside either by using the remote contro l
or by inserting and turning the key in the driver's door lock.
When you
unlo ck your vehic le:
• The anti-theft alarm sys tem is deact ivated briefly.
• The vehicle interior lights i lluminate for approximately 30
seconds.
• All turn signal lights will flash twice when the car is un locked.
• After un locking the vehicle, you have 60 seconds to open a door
or the rear lid. After 60 seconds, t he vehicle automatically locks and
the anti-theft a larm system activates again .
T he rear lid can be locked or unlocked either by using the remote
co ntro l
or by inserti ng and turning the key in the driver's door lock .
Un locking the vehicle with the remote control will only
unlock the
r ear lid, to
open it, the lid handle needs to be pressed . Lo
cking th e veh icle
You can lock the vehic le from outside e ither by using the remote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the drivers's door lock .
When you
lock the vehicle:
• All doors and t he rear lid are locked .
• All turn signal lights w ill flash once when the ca r is locked.
• The anti -theft alarm system is activated . The horn of the anti ­
theft alarm sys tem will sound and the anti -t heft ala rm sys tem readi ­
ness l ight, located in the upper par t of the driver's door panel , wi ll
start to blink.
• The vehicle interior lights turn off .
Automatic locking*
The automat ic locking feature locks all the vehicle doors and the
rear lid when you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by:
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle wil l auto ­
matically u nlock itself) or
• pressing the unlock pa rt of the power lock switch €:Dor
pulling the door handle (twice to open the door) .
If you wish, you can have an authorized Audi dea ler convert your
powe r door lock sys tem to automatic locking.
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehic le from out side , nobody -especially
c h ildren - should remain in side the vehicle . Remembe r, when you
lo ck the vehicle from the out side the windows cannot be opened
from the in side .
• When you leave the vehicle , alway s remove the ignition key and
take it with you . Thi s w ill prev ent pa ssenger s (children , fo r
example) from ac cidentally being locked in the vehicle should they
ac cidentally pre ss the power locki ng swit ch in the front door s. .,

& WARNING (co ntin u ed)
• Do n ot l ea ve c hildr en i ns ide th e vehicle un sup erv is ed. In an
e m erg en cy it w ould be impo ssible to op en the door s from the
out side without the key.
[ i ] Tip s
• In the event of a crash with airbag deployment all locked doors
wi ll be automat ically unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu­
pants from the outside.
• If the power locking system should fail, you can st ill open the
fue l tank flap in an emergency~
page 248.
• You are we ll advised not to keep va luables inside an unattended
vehic le, visible or not. Even a properly locked vehicle cannot provide
the security of a safe! •
Keyless entry remote control
General description
The remote controls allows you to:
• lock or un lock the vehicle
• selective ly un lock the rear lid.
The turn signals wi ll flash briefly whenever you lock or unlock the
vehic le . Also, the interior light will come on or go off whenever you
open or c lose the driver's door.
The transmitter and battery are located in the head of the remote
control. The receiver is located inside the vehicle. The maximum
effective range depends on severa l things. Remember, if the battery
is weak, the effective range decreases .
The remote -control key contains a fo ld-ou t key that you can use to
manual ly lock or unlock the vehicle and to start the engine .
Controls and eq uip­
ment
Op enin g and clo sing
If you need to replace the remote control, or if you need to have it
repaired, you must see your authorized Audi dealer. Only then can
you use the key again. •
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remote control works.
To unlock the v ehicle m
- Press button @.
Fig. 40 Remo te
co ntr ol: fu nctio n
b utt ons
- Press button @two times within two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid .
To lock the vehicle [II
-Press bu tton @ => &, in "Gener al descri ption" on
page 50.
- Watch that all turn signal lights flash once.
To unlo ck r ear lid only ,c::;
- Press button @for approx imate ly one second.
~ehicle care Technical data

Opening and clos ing
PANIC Button
- Push the red button@to activate the panic function. The
horn sounds and the turn signals flash.
- Push the button® again to deactivate the panic f unc­
tion.
& WARNING
R ead a nd fo llo w all W ARNING S => & in "Ge nera l desc ription " on
page 50.
[ i ] Tips
• In order to make sure the locking function is working, you should
always keep your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
locked.
• Do not use the remote control if you are inside the car, otherwise
you may unintentionally lock the vehic le, and then you would set off
the anti-theft alarm when you try to start the engine or open a door.
In case this happens anyhow, push the unlock button@.
• Use the panic function only if you are in an emergency
situation .•
R ese tting the remote control
The remote c ontr ol must be reset if the vehicle does not
unlock .
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Fig . 4 1 Ign itio n l ock
p os it ions
- If the ve hicle is locked, o pen the driver's door with the
mechanical key i n your remote con tro l.
- Press the unlock button
III on the remote control.
- Insert the key into the ign ition lock
CD => fig. 4 1 and turn
it to position
0 to turn the ignition on .
Turn the key back to position
CD to t urn the ig nition off
agai n.
- Pu ll the key out of t he ig nition loc k.
- Press e it her the lock-1'.D or the unlock
III button to
com plete the reset sequence .
0 Note
Do not turn the key to position 0 for resetting as this will start the
engine and may put the car in motion .•

Doors, power locks
Operating locks vvith the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the outside, turn the
key in the lock of the driver's door.
To unlock the driver's door only
Fig . 42 Key turns for
opening and closing.
- Insert the key into the lock of driver's door.
- Turn the key
one time only to pos ition @=>fig. 42 to
unlock the driver's door .
To unlock all doors and the rear lid Turn the key
two times to pos ition @=> fig. 42 to unlock
the veh icle
To lock the vehicle - Close all windows and doors properly.
- Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to the lock position
@ ~ & in "General descript ion" on page 50.
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
Opening and closing
& WARNING
Always read and heed WARNING~ & in "General description" on
page 50. •
Convenience close /open feature vvith the
lock in the driver 's door
You can close or open the windows and the power top
from outside when you lock or unlock your car with the
key.
Closing the windows
- Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
- Make sure that the windows are not blocked~& .
- Turn and hold the key in the lock position @=>fig. 42
until the w indows are completely closed.
Opening the windows
- Press button @ on the key
twice to unlock the car.
- Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door .
- Turn and hold the key in the open position @.
Opening/closing power top
- See =>
page 63, "Convenience opening and closing of
power top" to operate power top with the key.
The automatic close function will cease if the key is released. For
safety reasons it is not possible to open and close the power top
with the remote control key . ..,
~ehicle care Technical data

Opening and closing
& WARNING
• Be careful when closing the window s. Check to see that no one
is in the way, or serious injury could result !
• Always read and heed WARNING~
& in "General des cript ion "
on
page 50. •
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside
T he vehicle can be l oc ke d or unlocked from the insid e
usin g th e pow er lock in g switches lo ca te d in t he driver's
a nd the f ront pas senger d oor.
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Fig . 4 3 Driv er's door:
po wer lo cking sw it c h
How to lock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
Press l ower part o f the po wer loc kin g s witch
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=> fig . 43 => & .
How to unlock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- Press the uppe r part o f the switch
How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle
- Pull the handle to o pen th e do or.
If you loc k the vehicle us ing the power lo cking switch c»= , please
no te the foll owi ng:
• You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from the
outside
!increased security, for example when you are stopped at a red
li g ht).
• The diode i n the powe r loc king switch ill uminate whe n all the
doors and the rear lid are c losed and loc ke d .
• You ca n unl ock and o pe n t he d oors from the in side by pull ing o n
t h e door ha ndle.
• I f th e driver's door is opened (a fter you have locke d the ve hicle
from the inside using the power locking switch), the door will
rema in unlocke d to prevent you from locki ng y ourse lf out o f yo ur
veh ic le. Aft er you c lose t he door, you have to lock the d river 's doo r
agai n.
• I f you have an accident and the airbag is activated, the doors
u nl ock au tomaticall y.
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the doors closed ,
remember that all the vehicle doors will lock .
• Locking doors from the inside can help prevent inadvertent
door opening during an accident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the out side . Locked doors can, however , delay a ssis­
tance to vehicle occupant s and hold up rescue efforts from the
outside in an accident or other emergency.
[ i ] Tips
Be awa re t hat t he rear lid can be op ened from insi de th e vehic le with
the remote rear lid release located in the driver's door. Before you _,.

turn over the valet key you should therefore lock the rear lid
mechanically with the master key. •
Emergency locking
If the power locking system fails (power failure), you will
need to lock the passenger door separately.
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Fig . 44 Emergency
lock location on the
front passengers door
Fig . 45 Close-up:
inserting the key
For this purpose, a mechanical locking device is provided on
the end panel of the passenger door (only visible when the door is open).
- Open the door.
- Remove the plastic cap using your vehicle key=> fig. 44.
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
Opening and closing
-Pos ition the key at an angle of 90° to the door trim panel
and push it in the direction shown by the arrow ~ fig. 45.
After you close the door you will not no longer be able to open it
from th e outside .
You can open it from the inside, however, by pulling on the door latch
twice. •
Rear lid
Rear lid
You can also open the rear lid using the fold-out key .
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Fig. 46 Rear lid : lock
positions
Fig . 47 Position of lock
and handle in the rear
lid ...
irechnical data

Opening and closing
As a general rule, you should use the remote control key to
lock and unlock the rear lid
c:5 =:> page 51. With the key slot
in the vertical position the rear lid can be
locked and
unlocked
by the power locking system using either the
remote-control- or the fold-out key:::::>
page 50.
Opening the rear lid
-Pull the handle :::::> page 55, fig. 47 while lifting the lid.
Closing the rear lid
-Pull it down and shut it firmly:::::>& . There is a recess in
the interior trim of the lid to make it easier to pull down.
To unlock the rear lid with the key
- Turn the key from the vertical to position @ :::::> page 55,
fig. 46 the lid springs open slightly.
- Open the lid.
To lock the rear lid with the key
-Turn key slot to horizontal position @.
Turning the key counter-clockwise to position @will release the
rear lid and cause it to rise slightly. In this position the key cannot
be pulled out of the lock cylinder.
Turning the key
clockwise to the horizontal position@ and pulling
it out will cause the
lid to remain locked when the power locking
system is actuated.
In this state the rear lid can only be unlocked with the remote
control unlock button
c:::5 on the master key.
After you turn the key
counter -clockwise back to the vertical posi­
tion, the rear lid will again respond to the power locking system.
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid, always pull 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, always keep the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those fitting completely into the luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal injury, never let children play in or around your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid, as well as
the vehicle doors, closed when not in use.
[ i] Tips
In case of an emergency , the rear lid can be opened from the inside
using the trunk escape handle~
page 290. •
Remote rear lid release c::::5
You can open the rear lid from inside the vehicle using a
switch in the driver's door.
Fig. 48 Driver's door,
rear bottom: remote
rear lid release ...