key AUDI A5 COUPE 2012 User Guide

42 Openin g and clo sing
the vehicle locks itself again automatically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidentally left unlocked over a long period
of time.
It depends on the settings in the radio or
MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or only certain doors
c::> page 41.
On vehicles w ith automatic transmission*, the
se lector lever must be in the
P position, other ­
wise the vehicle cannot be locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.& in
General description on page 40.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you shou ld always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is proper ly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the engine or open a door. In case this happens anyhow, push
the un lock button
0.
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in
an emergency situation.
Unlocking and locking with convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: with co nve nience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
Fig . 37 Conve nien ce key: Locking the vehicle
Unlocking v ehicle
.,. Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is
un locked automatically.
.,. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicle
.,. Move the selector lever to the P position
(automatic transmission*), otherwise the
veh icle canno t be locked.
.,. Touch the sensor at the door handle
on ce
c::> fig. 3 7 to lock the vehicle¢ A. in General
description on page 40.
Do not reach inside
the door handle.
The vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door .
It depends on the settings in the radio
or MMI* whether the ent ire vehicle is un­
locked or one of the doors ¢
page 41. The
master key must be w ith in a range of about
1.5 m from the appropriate door or the rear
l id .
It makes no difference whethe r the mas­
te r key is in your jacket pocket or in you r brief
case.
If you grip the door handle while locking, this
can adversely affect the locking function .
It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period directly after closing it. This al­
lows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> .& in
General description on page 40.
(D Tips
-
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended per iod, please note the following:
- The prox imity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unloc k the vehicle and a second t ime to
open the vehicle.
- T o prevent the battery from bei ng d is­
charged and to preserve you r vehicle's
ability to sta rt for as long as possib le,
t he energy management sys tem gradu­
ally switches off unnecessary

convenience functions. It is possible that
you wi ll not be able to unlock your vehi­
cle using these convenience funct ions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions ¢
page 296.
Operating locks with the mechanical key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
system, the driver 's door can locked and un­
locked with the mechanical key at the lock
cylinder .
Fig. 38 Key turns for ope ning and clo sin g
To unlock the vehicle
... Insert the mechanical key into the lock of
the driver 's door .
... Turn the mechanical key to pos ition @
¢fig . 38.
To lock the vehicle
... Move the selector lever to the P position
(automat ic transmission*) .
... Close all windows and doors properly .
"' -0 0 0
"' m
... Turn the mechanical key in the lock of the
driver's door to the lock positio n @ ¢ &
in
General description on page
40.
I f the power locking system fai ls, the re is
emergency locking fo r the passenger's door
¢page 44.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in
General description on page
40.
-
Opening and closing 43
@ Tips
-After the ignition is switched on, the
power locking system switch and the un­
locking button for the rear lid
a in the
door are enabled.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig . 39 D river's door: power locking switch
... Press the button @to lock the vehicle¢ & .
... Press the button@ to unlock the vehicle
¢fig. 39.
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the following:
- If a door is open, the vehicle cannot be
locked using the power locking system
switch .
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased security, for ex ­
ample when you are stopped at a red light) .
- The diodes in the power locking switch illu­
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
inside by pulling on the door handle.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat­
ed, the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
-The power locking switch works with the
ignit ion off and automat ically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
tive .

44 Opening and clo sing
- Locking doors from the inside can help
prevent inadvertent door opening during
an acc ident and can also prevent unwant­
ed entry from the outside . Locked doors
can , however, delay ass istance to vehicle
occupants and hold up rescue efforts
from the o utside in an ac cident or other
emergency .
@ Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
¢ page 40. You can un lock the veh icle
again using the opening function in the
power locking system switch.
Emergency locking of the passenger's
door
If the power locking system foils (power fail ­
ure), you will need to lock the passeng er door
separately.
Fig. 40 Eme rgency loc king of the passe nger 's door
An emergency locking mechanism is integrat ­
ed in the edge of the passenger's door (only
visib le when the door is open).
.. Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
¢ page 39 .
.. Open the door .
.,. Pull the protective cover out of the hole
¢fig. 40 .
.. Insert the mechanical key into the inner
slot and turn it to the right as far as it can
go.
Afte r you close the door , you will no longer be
able to open it from the outside. The door can be opened from
the inside by pulling once on
the doo r handl e.
Opening and closing
rear lid/trunk lid
Fig. 41 D rive r·s doo r: remote rear lid re leas e
Fig. 42 Posit io n of h an dl e i n th e rear lid
Opening the rear lid
.,. Press the midd le button c:5 on the remote
contro l master key for at least one second,
or
.. Pull the rel ease button
c:5 in the driver's
door ¢
fig. 41. The rear lid unlocks and
opens,or
.. Press the handle on the rear lid ¢
fig. 42.
Closing the rear lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in­
side and allow it to drop gent ly to close it
¢ .&_ .
.8_ 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, 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 fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into the ca r through 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 play in or around
your vehicle. A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particu lar close to the h inges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be opened separately by pressing the
button
a on the master key. When you
close the rear lid again, it locks automat­
i ca lly.
- If the rear lid is open or not properly
closed when the ignition is turned on,
the door and rear lid warn ing
9 page 21
appears in the instrument cluster dis­
play.
Op enin g an d clos ing 45
Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggage com­
partment lid can be opened from the inside
using the trunk escape handle.
Fig. 43 Trunk escape handle: view from inside the
closed trunk
To open lu ggag e compa rtm ent lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
9 fig. 43 .
The trunk escape handle inside the l uggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate ­
rial to glow in the dark.
.8_ WARNING ~
The trunk escape handle is to be used only in an emergency.
@ Tips
The emergency release lever should never
be used as a handle for closing the lug­
gage compartment lid.

46 Opening and clo sing
Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate the window regulator
for the driver's door with the left switch and the window regulator for the passenger's
door with the right switch.
F ig. 44 Dr iver's door: power window switches
If th e respect ive sw itch is pushed o r pulled
the w indow will open or close . The power win­
dow switches have a
two-position function :
Opening the windows
• Push the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it
t h ere unt il t he wi ndow has lowered to the
desired position.
• Push the switch briefly to the
second stop :
the window wi ll automatically open all the
way.
Closing the windows
• Pull t he switch up to the first stop and ho ld
it there until the window has rise n to the de­
sired posit ion .
• Pu ll the switch q uick ly to the
second posi ­
tion :
the window will automat ically close all
t h e way.
A WARNING
- Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, espe cially with acc ess to vehicle
k eys. U nsuperv ised use of the keys can
result in st arting of t he engine and u se
of ve hicle sys tems such as power win­
dows, etc. which co uld resu lt in serio us
injury. -
Remember -you can still open or close
the powe r windows for about ten mi­
nutes after the ign ition is switched off.
O nl y when either of the doors are opened
are the powe r windows sw itched off.
- Be careful when clos ing the windows.
Check to see t hat no o ne is in the way , or
ser io us inj ury co uld result!
- Always remove the ign it ion key wheneve r
you leave your ve hicle .
- If you lock your vehicle from the outside,
no one, espec ial ly childre n, should re­
main in the veh icle.
- Do not st ick anything on t he windows or
the w indshield that may interfere w ith
the dr iver's field of vision.
(D Tips
- When you open the do ors, the windows
automatically lowe r abo ut 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off ,
the windows can st ill be opened or
closed for about 10 mi nutes. The win­
dow reg ulators are no t sw itche d until
the drive r's or passenge r's door is
o pene d.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sun­
ro of can be ope ned and closed with the me­
cha nical key or the emergency key.
Fi g. 4 5 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pull the me chani ­
cal key o ut of the maste r key¢
page 39.
• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's
do or.

.. Turn the key to position ¢ fig. 45 @until a ll
the windows have reached the desired posi­
t ion and the panoramic tilt ing sunroof is t ilt­
ed .
Convenience closing feature
.. Use the emergency key or pull the mechani­
ca l key out of the master key ¢
page 39 .
.. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position ® until the windows
and the panoramic tilting sunroof are closed
¢ ,& .
When the panoramic ti lting sunroof is tilted/
closed, the electric sun shade* is also opened/
closed.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and thepanor­
amic tilting sunroof inattentively and
without checking -there is risk of injury .
- You must always watch when the win­ dows are being raised so that no one can
be trapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immediate ly canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢
IJ::,. in
General description on page 40.
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.
.. Re lease the switch.
.. Pu ll the switch again for one second. The
automatic clos ing/opening is now reactivat­
ed .
Opening and closing 47
Valet parking
Through the "valet parking" feature the lug­
gage compartment of your vehicle is secured
from unauthorized access during the valet
parking service .
Fig . 46 Vale t parking button
With "valet parking " activated, the rear lid
cannot be opened.
.,. Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
r::!;> page 39.
.. Open the glove box¢ page 77 and acti­
vate¢
fig. 46 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
! VALET I button. The indicator
light in the switch illuminates.
.. Close the glove box and lock it with the me­
chanica l key .
.. Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani­
cal key ¢
page 72.
.,. Lock the luggage compartment pass­
through with the mechan ica l key
¢ page 72.
.. Leave the master key with the service per­
sonne l for parking and keep the mechanica l
key with you .
When the "va let parking" feature is activated:
- the unlocking button for the rear lid
~ in
the driver's door is inact ive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the rear lid is inactive.
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­
locked with the master key. Access to the lug­
gage compartment is b locked.
When the valet parking feature is activated,
the message
Valet parking activated appears II>

48 Openin g and clo sing
in the instrument cluster display when you
switch the ignition on .
Panoramic tilting
sunroof
Tilting and closing
"'
" co 00
F ig. 47 Section of headline r: Sw itch fo r panoram ic t ilt ·
ing sunroof
., To tilt the panoramic tilting sunroof, press
the switch briefly .
., To close the panoramic tilting sunroof, pull
the switch briefly .
., To set an intermediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the des ired
pos it ion .
After the ignit ion is swi tched off, you can st ill
operate the Panorama for about 10 minutes .
As soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the sw itch is inoperative .
Sun blind
The sun blind can be opened and closed man­
ually in any position.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when clos ing the
panoramic tilting sunroof - otherwise seri­
ous inju ry could result! For this reason, al­
ways remove the ignition key when leaving the vehicle.
- Never leave ch ildren o r persons requ iring
assi stan ce a lone in the vehicle, especi ally
when they c ould access the veh icle keys.
Unsupervised use of the keys can res ult
in t he engine being started or use of ve­
hicle systems such as the power win -dows, etc. w
hich could res ult in serious
in jury. The doors could be locked with
the remote key, delaying he lp in an
emergency.
- The panoramic tilting sunroof w ill con­
tinue to operate until the ign ition key
has bee n removed and one of the front
doors has been opened.
(D Note
A lways close your panoramic t ilting sun­
roof when leav ing your vehicle. Sudden
r ain can cause damage to the inte rior
equipment of yo ur vehicle, particular ly the
electronic equipment .
@ Tips
-Information on convenience opening/
closing
~ page 46 .
Emergency closing of the panoramic
tilting sunroof
If the s unroof detects an object in its path
when it is closing, it wi ll open aga in automati­
ca lly. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function .
., Within five seconds after the sunroo f opens
automatically, pu ll the switch until the roof
closes.

50 Clear vis ion
MM I* men u r=> page 50 in the automat­
ic driving Lights function .
- When you remove your key from the igni­
tion wh ile the vehicle's lights a re turned
on, a buzze r sounds as long as the driv­
er's door is open.
- Please obey all laws when using t he
li ghting systems described here .
- The coming home/leaving home func ­
tion * is availab le only with the sw itch in
the AUTO position.
Fog lights
F ig. 49 F og light sw itch
,. To turn on the fog lights JO, press button @
r=>fig. 49.
,. To turn on the rear fog lights Ot press but-
ton @.
Fog lights
The s ide mar ker Lig hts or low beams must be
switched on. When the fog Lights are switched
on, the g reen check Light at the edge of the
switch comes on .
If autom atic driving light control AUTO is act i­
vated, t he low beams are switched on when
the fog l igh ts are turned on .
Rear fog lights
Low beams or side marker Lights with fog
l ight s must be turned on.
When the rear fog lights are turned on, the
yellow check light at the edge of the switch
comes on .
(D Note
The rear fog Lights sho uld only be turned
on in accordance with traff ic regu lation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic .
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are selected in the radio or
MM!*.
,. Select: Function b utton ICAR ! > Exterio r
lighting .
Coming home*
T he coming home funct ion ensures tha t after
turning off the ignition and opening the
driver' s door
the veh icle per iphery is illum i­
nated in the da rk . I n addition, the front fog
lights, the tai l lights and the License plate
li ght are turned on. The power -on t ime can be
set for a per iod from O (off) to 30 or 60 sec­
onds.
Leav ing home*
The leaving home functions ensures that
when unlo cking , the vehicle perip hery is illu­
minated in the dark . In add it ion, the front fog
lights, the tail Lights and the license plate
light are turned on. This function can be
tu rned on and off .
Auto headlights*
When the light switch is in the AUTO
r=> page 49 position, the switch-on point of the
lights can be changed in the automatic driving
li ght function.
Daytime running lights
The daytime r unning lights can be turned on
or off using this function* . If the f unction is
active, the dayt ime runn ing lights are turned
on automatically when the ignition is sw itch­
ed on .
(D Tips
The coming home/leaving home function*
i s available only with the sw itch in t he AU­
TO position .

Auto-blink
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the
point of resistance to use the turn signa ls
for as long as you need them, for example
when changing lanes .
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the
point of resistance and then release it right
away to make the turn signals blink
three
times .
You can use th is feature for example
when changing lanes on highways .
High beam ~D
• Push the lever forward @ to switch on the
high beam.
• Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam .
Headlight flasher ~D
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel@
to use the headlight flasher.
Notes on these features
- The turn signals only work with the ignition
turned on. The indicator lights
R or Bin
the instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig­
nal switches off automatica lly.
- Th e
high beam works only when the head­
lights are on. The indicator light
II in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as
you hold the lever -even if there are no
lights switched on. The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illum inates when you
use the head light flasher.
(D Note
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncoming traffic.
Clear vision 53
Interior Lights
Front interior lights
The front interior lights also contain reading
lights for the driver and passenger .
Fig. 54 Headliner: Front inter ior lights
The rocker switch@ ~ fig. 54 for operating
the interior lighting has the follow ing f unc­
tions:
Door contact switch
.,.. Place the switch @ in the m iddle position .
Interior light switched on
• Place the sw itch @ in position I.
Interior light switched off
• Place the switch @ in position 0.
Front reading lights ~
.,.. Press one of the switches @ to turn the
r ig ht or left read ing l ight on or off.
With the door contact switch turned on, the i nterior lights tu rn on as soon as you un lock
the vehicle or open the doors. The lighting is
also turned on when the ignit ion key is re­
moved. The lights go out about 30 seconds af­
ter the doors are closed . When the vehicle is
locked or when the ignition is turned on, the
interior lights are turned off.
When a door is open, the interior lights are
turned off after about 10 minutes to prevent
draining of the battery.
T he brigh tness of the ligh ts is controlled au­
tomatically by a dimmer when they are
switched on and off.

54 Clear vis ion
Rear interior lights
There are reading lights in the rear for the
passengers.
Fi g. 55 Headliner: Rear read ing lights
The reading lights are switched on and off us­
ing the but tons
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Vision
Sun visors
Using the sun visors makes driving safer.
Fig. 56 Sun viso r
The sun visors for the dr iver and passenger
can be pulled out of the ir brackets in the cen­
ter of the vehicle and turned towards the the doors
q fig. 56 (D .
Vanity mirror
The vanity mir rors on the sun visors are cov­
e red. When the l id is opened @, the m irror
light in the headline r turns on automa tically.
It tur ns off when the lid is closed and the visor
i s folded up again.
Sun shade
Applies to vehicles: with sun shade
'ii,) ~Clf • -----
Fig . 57 with MMJ: Button for rear window su n s hade
F ig . 58 without MMI: Button for rear window sun
s h ade
"' To extend/retract the rear window sun
shade, press the bu tton
0 ¢ fig. 58 . In ve­
hicles with MM I*, the bu tton is l ocated
above the climate c ontrol system¢
fig. 57.
The rea r window sun shade can be set in the
MM I* so that it retracts autom atically when
dr iv ing in reverse. Sele ct
!CAR !> Wind ow >
Rear wind ow sun shade > On
to do this. The
s u n shade is extended again as soon as the ve­
hicle is traveling forward at a speed greater
than 9 mph (1S km/h) if the ignition has not
been switched off in the meant ime. The cur­
rent setting is automatically stored and as­
s igned to the remote key .
@ Tips
-Pressing the button likl severa l times
consecutive ly can trigge r the overload
protect ion . The sun shade can on ly be ex­
t ended/retracted agai n after a brief wait­
ing period.
- The rear window sun shade only func­
tions when the vehicle interior is warmer
t han 14°F (- 10°().