ESP AUDI A7 2018 Owners Manual

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" N .... 0 00 \.J ' This Owner's Manual applies to all versions of
this model.
It contains important information,
tips, suggestions and warn ings for using your ve­
h icle.
Keep this manual in your vehicle at all times . This
is especially important if you loan your vehicle to
others or sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the time of
printing . Individua l equipment options described
may on ly be availab le at a later date or may only
be offered in certain countries .
Some sections in this manua l do not apply to all
ve hicles. When this is the case, the beginning of
the sect ion ind icates the
validity, for example
"Applies to vehicles : with cruise contro l system".
Opt ional or vehicle-specific equipment is also
identified with an asterisk"*" .
T he
illustrations in this manual are a guide .
Some of the deta ils in your vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
All
directions , such as "left" , "right", "front" and
"rear", are based on the vehicle's direction of
travel.
* Optiona l or vehicle -specific equipment
liJ,,, The section continues on the next page.
ca:> & Cross reference to a "WARNING" w ith in a
section . If a page number is indicated , the
WARN ING is located outs ide of the section.
_& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains informat ion
about safety and how to reduce the risk of se­
rious personal injury or death.
(Ll) Note
Text with this symbol contains informat ion
about reduci ng the risk of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbol contains informat ion on
p rot ecting the enviro nment .
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About thi s Owner 's Manual
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Text with this symbol contains additional use­
ful information.
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Instruments and indicator lights
Drive to an autho rized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected .
~/0$ Defective light bulb warning
If the S:i indicato r light turns on, a light has
fa iled. The message ind icates the location of the
lig ht. If the
I) ind icator lig ht also turns on, the n
a rea r fog light has fa iled . The position of the in­
d icator light cor responds w it h the location on the
ve hicl e.
Dr ive to an a uthorized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected.
Vehicle lights: Malfunction
There is a malfunction in the head lights or t he
light switch .
D rive to an a uth o rized Aud i de aler or auth orized
Au di Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected .
i,(D Dynamic headlight range control
App lies to: ve hicles w ith dyn am ic headli ght range co ntr o l
Iii Headlight range control: System fault
There is a mal func tion in the head ligh t range
cont rol system, which may ca use g lare fo r othe r
drivers.
D rive to an a uth o rize d Aud i de aler or auth o riz ed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected .
~D Light/rain sensor
!I Automatic headlights / automatic wipers:
System fault
The light/rain senso r is malf unct ion ing.
T he low beams remain swit ched on at all times
for s afety reasons w hen t he lig ht swit ch is in the
AUTO posi tion. Howeve r, you can continue to
tur n the lights on and
off using the light sw itch.
You can still control a ll functions that are inde ­
pendent of the ra in sensor thro ugh the w ind­
sh ie ld w iper lever.
18 Drive
to an au thor ized A udi d ealer or au tho riz e d
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immediate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected.
; Adaptive dampers
App lies to : vehicles wit h suspension cont rol
II Suspension: System fault! You can continue
driving
There is a n ada ptive damper malfunction.
Dr ive to an au thor ized A udi d ealer or au thoriz e d
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to h ave the
malfunction corrected.
r I Sport differential
App lies to: vehicles wi th spo rt di ffere ntial
Ill Sport differential: System fault
There is a m alfu nction w ith th e s po rt diff erential.
D rive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Fa cility i mme diately to have the
malfunc tio n cor rec ted .
II Sport differential: Overheating
The t ransmission temperature has increased sig ­
nificantly d ue to the sporty dr iv ing ma nner. Drive
i n a less s porty manner unti l the temperat ure re­
turns to t he norma l range and t he i nd ica tor lig ht
swi tches of .
A WARNING
Con tac t an author ized Audi dealer or author­
i z ed A udi Se rvi ce F acilit y if t he spor t differen­
t ia l is fa ulty or m alfu nct ionin g. Th e rep air
must be per formed by trained personnel us ­
ing the correct oil in or der to ensure safety .
¢ Q Turn signals
If the Ill or R ind icator light blinks, the t urn
s ignals a re activated . If both ind icator lights a re
blink ing, t he emergency flashers are activated .
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If an indicator light blinks tw ice as fast as us ual,
a turn signal bu lb has fai led . Carefully d rive to an
a uth orized Aud i dea le r o r auth ori zed Audi Serv ice
Facility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunction cor-
r ected .
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Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key <=> page 29,
-Sensors in the door hand les" <=> page 29,
-Lock cylinder on the dr iver 's door <=> page 31,
or
-Interior central locking switch <=> page 30.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flas h twice when yo u un loc k the
ve hicl e and flash on ce when you lock the veh icle.
If th e b linking continues, one of the doo rs or the
luggage compartment lid/hood is not closed or
the ignition is still switched on .
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock f unct io n loc ks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid on ce the speed has ex ­
ceeded approximately
9 mph (15 km/ h).
The vehicle ca n be unlo cked if the openi ng func­
t ion in the centra l loc kin g sys tem sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
The Auto Lock funct ion can be switched on and
off in the Infotai nment
system ¢ page 31.
In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doo rs will a lso automa tical ly unlock to allow
access to t he veh icle.
Selecti ve door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en­
tire ve hicle should be unlocked w hen unlocking
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page 31.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment lid are closed and the
remote control key is not i n the vehicle . This
he lps to prevent you from locking yourse lf o ut
accidentally .
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The following conditions prevent yo u from lock ­
ing yo ur remote contro l key in the ve hicle:
-If the d river's door is o pen, the vehi cle ca nnot
be locked by press ing t he
Iii button on the re ­
mote contro l key or by to uching the locking
sensor* on a door .
-If the most recently used conven ience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug­
gage compartment lid automatica lly unloc ks
aga in after closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de ­
tected ins ide the veh icle, then the vehicle can ­
not be locked from the o utside.
Closing aid on the doors*
The veh icle doors are equipped wi th closing aids.
When closi ng a door, yo u only have to let it fall
li ght ly into the latch . It then closes automatically
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A WARNING -
-When you lock yo ur vehicle from outs ide,
nobody - espec ially children - sho uld rema in
inside the vehicle . Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the win­
dows cannot be opened from the inside.
-When you leave the vehicle, always take the
ign it ion key with yo u. This will prevent pas­
sengers (c hildren, for examp le) from acci­
dent ally being lo cked in the vehicle should
they a cciden tally p ress the power locking
sw itch in the doors .
-Do not le ave children insi de the vehicle un­
supervised. In an emergency it would be im­
possible to open the doors from the outside
w ithout the key .
-Applies to vehi cles w ith power s ide doo r
closer* :
-When closing a door , make sure nothing
can inte rfere wi th the door. Th is could
cause ser ious personal in jury.
-You can stop the door from closing at any
time by pulling on the inside o r outside
door handle .

Opening and clo sin g
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door .
The remote control key cannot be more than
ap ­
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han ­
d le. It ma kes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example.
The door cannot be opened for a br ief period di­
rectly after locking it. This way you have the
op­
portun ity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
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A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c::;, & in Descrip­
tion on page 26 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle a nd a second t ime to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to sta rt
fo r as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock yo ur vehicle usi ng the convenie nce
key .
Central locking switch
Fig . 20 Driver's doo r: central locking switch
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Fig. 21 Rear doo r: centra l locking sw itch
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the ~ button c::;, ,&.
.,. To unlo ck the vehicle, p ress the Im bu tton.
When locki ng the vehicle with t he central lock ing
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The LED in the centra l locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pull ing the door
handle.
- Rear doors: to un lock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
-In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock a utomat ically to allow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
-The ce ntral locking swi tch a lso wor ks when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehi cle when
the ~ but­
ton is pressed.
- The central lock ing switch is inope ra ti ve
when the vehicle is locked from the ou tside.
- L ocked doors ma ke it more diffic ult for
emergency workers to get in to the vehicle,
which p uts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the veh icle, especially children .
(D Tips
Your vehi cle lo cks au tom atically when it
r eaches a speed of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (A uto

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posit ion
~ Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de ­
sired open position
c:> @ . The position must be
a t a certain height or higher to store.
~ Press and hold the ~ button for at leas t four
seconds to store the new open posit ion . A visu ­
al and audio signal w ill follow .
~ To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward.
~ Press and hold the ~ button again for at least
four seconds to store the new open position .
The opening/closing process w ill stop immed i­
ately if :
- You pull/release the
la l button in the driver's
doo r, or
- You press/release
the ~ button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles with convenience key*) , or
- You press
the ~ or~ button (vehicles with
convenience key*) in the luggage compartment
l id , or
- You push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid , or
- You press against the luggage compartment l id
against the d irect ion it is mov ing, or
- When something blocks the luggage compart ­
ment l id or makes it diff icult for the lid to
move .
If you press the handle or one of the~ or~ but­
tons (vehicles w ith convenience key*) now , the
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close , depend ing on what ang le it is at .
A WARNING
-Read and follow a ll WARN INGS c:> & in De­
scription on page
26.
- After clos ing the luggage compa rtment lid,
always pull up on it to make su re that i t is
properly closed . Otherwise it co uld open
sudden ly w hen the veh icle is moving.
- T o help prevent poisono us exhaus t gas from
being d rawn into t he ve hicle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while
driving . Never transport objects larger than
those which fit comp letely into the luggage
Open ing and cl osing
area, because the n the luggage compart ­
ment lid cannot be fu lly closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe ­
cially with the luggage compartment lid left
open. A child could craw l into the car
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out . To red uce the r isk of pe rsonal in­
jury, never let chi ldren play in or around
your ve hicle. Always keep the luggage com­
p art ment lid as we ll as t he ve hicle doors
closed when no t in use.
- Neve r close the luggage compa rtment lid
inattentive ly o r wi thou t checking fi rst. Al ­
though the closing force o f th e luggage
compartment lid is limited, you can still se­ rio usly injure yourself or others .
- Always ens ure t hat no one is within range of
the l uggage compartment lid when it is
mov ing, in particular close to the hinges and
the upper and lower edges - fingers or
hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere with the luggage com­ partment lid or help it when it is being
opened or closed a utomat ically .
@ Note
The luggage compartment lid can bump into
objects suc h as the garage ceiling when open ­
i ng and become damaged .
(D Tips
-The settings in t he Infotainment system de­
termine if the luggage compartment lid can
be opened using the hand le
c:> page 31.
- There are aud io signa ls when closing the
luggage compa rtment lid with the remote
control key (vehicles with conve nience key*)
or with the
l a! butto n in the driver 's door .
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by press ing
the ~ button on the remote
cont rol key . T he luggage compa rtme nt lid
locks a utomat ica lly w hen it is closed again.
- You ca n close the luggage compartment l id
using the remote cont rol key (vehicles with
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" N ..... 0 co <..:l ' Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fig. 28 Section of dr iver's door: child safety lock buttons
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.,. To activate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the power window switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/right
[II button in the
driver's
door~ fig. 28. The indicator light in the
button turns on/blinks.
.,. To activate/deactivate the child safety lock on
both sides, you must press the
1±1 buttons one
after the other.
..&, WARNING
Always take the veh icle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularly when children
remain in the vehicle. Othe rwise child ren
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the risk of an accident.
Opening and closing
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 29 Driver's door: power win dow controls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two -stage function:
Opening and closing the windows
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.,. To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up brief ly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again.
.,. To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first level
until the des ired window position is reached .
Power window switches
CD Left front door
@ Right front door
® Left rear door
@ Right rear door
.&_ WARNING
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-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise chil­
dren cou ld start the engine or operate elec­
tr ical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an acc ident. The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened.
- Pay careful attention when closing the win­
dows. Pinching could cause serious injuries .
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0 00 <.,;) ' Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching lights on and off
F ig. 33 Instrument panel: l ig ht switc h w ith all-weather
lights
Light switch -t;..-
T u rn the switch to the co rresponding posi tion.
When t he lig hts are sw itched on, the
:oo: symbo l
turns on.
0 - The lights a re off or the daytime running
l ights are on:
- USA models: The daytime runn ing lig hts will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light sw itch
q fig . 33 is in the O posi­
t ion or the
AUTO pos ition (only i n day light con­
di tions). The
Daytime running lights func tion
ca n be turned on and off in the MM I
qpage41, q _& .
-Canada models : The daytime runn ing lights
will come on au toma tically when t he ignit ion is
on a nd the light swi tch
q fig . 33 is in the O po­
sition, the
: oo: position or the AUTO position
(only in daylig ht conditions)
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AUTO -automa tic headligh ts sw itc h on and off
depending on brigh tness, fo r example in tw ilight,
d uring rain or in tunne ls.
:oo : -Parking lights
~D -Low beam headlights
~ -All-weather lights
@il -Rea r fo g lights
Lights and V ision
All-weather lights
T he front lig hts a re adjus ted au toma tic a lly so
t h at there is less glare fo r th e driver from his o r
her own lights, fo r example when roads are wet.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Yo ur vehicle is equipped with a headlight ra nge
contro l system so that there is less g lare for on­
coming traff ic if the vehicle load changes . The
headlig ht range also adjusts automatically when
braking and accelerat ing .
Light functions
The following light funct ions may be ava ila ble
depending on vehicle eq uipment and only f unc ­
tio n when the lig ht switch is in the AUTO posi­
t ion.
Static cornering light* -the corne ring light
switches on automatically at speeds up to ap­
prox imately 44 mph (70 km) when the steering
whee l is at a certain ang le. The area to t he side of
the vehicle is illuminated better when turning.
A WARNING
-- Automatic headlights are only intended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of respons ibi lity to check the head­
lights and to t urn them on manu ally b ased
on the curre nt ligh t and v is ib ility conditions .
For examp le, fog canno t be detected by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beams under these weather conditions and
when driving in the dark
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- To prevent glare fo r traffic be hind yo ur vehi ­
cle, the rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traff ic regulat ions.
- Always observe legal regulations when us­
ing the lighting systems desc ribed.
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- T he lig ht sensor for the automat ic he ad ­
lights is located in the rea rview mirror
mount. Do not p lace a ny st icke rs in this area
on the windshie ld.
- Some exter io r l ight ing funct io ns can be ad­
justed
q page 41.
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Lights and Vi sion
-If you turn off the ignition wh ile the exter ior
li ghts are on and open the door, a wa rning
tone so unds.
-In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn signals and tai l lights can
fog over d ue to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear s hort ly after sw itch ing them o n. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light­
ing .
Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal lever operates the turn signals,
the high beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 34 Turn s ig nal an d hig h bea m lev er
Turn signals ¢ c:::>
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The tu rn s ignals activa te when you move the lev ­
er into a tu rn s ignal position w hen the ign ition is
switched on.
(D -Right turn signa l
@-Left turn signal
The turn s ignal b links three times if you tap the
lever (conven ience turn signal).
High b eams and headlight flasher ~D
M ove the lever to the corresponding pos it ion :
@ -High beams on (vehicles w ith High beam as­
sis tant*
9 page 40)
© -High beams off or headlight flasher
The
ii indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
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A WARNING
High beams can cause gla re for other dr ivers,
which inc reases the risk of an acc ident . For
this reason, only use the high beams or the
h eadligh t flasher when t hey will no t crea te
g la re fo r ot her dr ive rs.
High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles wi th high beam ass istan t
A camer a on t he rearv iew mirror mou nt can de ­
tec t light sources from o ther road use rs. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the position of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming v ehicl es, the vehicle speed and oth er en ­
v ironmental and traffic cond itions.
Activating high beam assistant
Requireme nt: the light sw itch mus t be set to the
A UTO posit ion and the hig h beam ass istant must
be switched on in the Infotai nment system
9 page 41 .
.,. To act ivate the hig h be am ass ista nt, t ap the
lever forwa rd @ . Th e
El indicator light ap ­
pea rs in the instrument cluster disp lay and the
high beam headlights are sw itched on/off auto ­
matically . The
ii indicator lig ht also turns on if
the high beams are switched on.
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat ­
ica lly as expected, yo u may switc h them on o r off
manua lly instead :
.,. To switch t he hi gh beams on manua lly, tap the
lever fo rwa rd @ . Th e
ii indicator light turns
on.
.,. To switch t he hi gh beams off manua lly, pull the
lever
back @. The high beam assistant is deac­
tivated .
Operating the headlight flasher
.,. To operate the headlig ht flashe r when the high
beam assistant is activated and hig h beams a re
sw itched off, pull the lever
bac k@ . The high
beam ass istant remains active.

Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight a ssist: Sy stem fault
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunc tion cor rected. You can still switc h the
hi gh beams on or off manu ally.
Headlight as sis t: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is b locked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
view mir ror and the windshield . Do not p lace any
stickers in this area on the windshield.
A WARNING
H igh beam assistant is only intended to assist
the drive r. The dr iver is still responsible for
con troll ing the headligh ts a nd switch ing
t hem manually depend ing on light and v is ibil­
i t y cond itions .
It may be neces sary to operate
t hem manually in si tu at ions such as:
- In adve rse we athe r co nd itions s uch as fog,
heavy r ain, b low ing snow o r sp raying wa ter.
- On roads whe re oncoming t raffic may be
partia lly obs cured, su ch as exp ressways .
- Whe n there are road users t hat do no t have
s uff icient lighting, s uch as bi cycler s or
vehicles wi th dirty t ail lamps .
- In tight cu rv es and on st eep hills.
- In poor ly l it areas.
- With strong reflecto rs, such as s igns.
- If the area of the windsh ield near the sensor
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered w ith a
st icker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions ore adjusted in the Infotainment
system.
.,. Se lect: I CARI function button> (Car)* Systems
co ntro l button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
a Automatic headlights co ,...,
~ You can adjust the fo ll ow ing settings in the Au-N
8 tomatic headlights menu: 00 <.,;) ' Lights and V ision
Headlights activation time -you can adjust if the
headlig hts switch on
Early , Medium or Late ac­
cording to the sensitivity of the light sensor .
Auto-dimming high beams * -you ca n sw itch the
high be am assistant*
On an d Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models:
the daytime running lights can be
swi tched on/off. Sele ct
On or Off .
Canada models:
this f unction cannot be switched
off . They act ivate automatically eac h time the ig­
ni tion is switched on .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignit ion off
and open t he driver 's doo r. To turn the function
o n, select
Light s when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To turn
the function on, se lect
Lights when unlocking
car > On .
The coming home and leav ing home functions
o nly operate when it is dark and the light switc h
is in the
AUTO pos ition .
Emergency flashers
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Fig . 35 Cente r console : emergency f las her b utton
The emergency flashe rs makes other drivers
aware of your vehicle in dangerous situations .
.,. Press the~ button to switch t he emergency
flashe rs on or off.
You can indica te a lane change or a tur n w hen the
eme rgency flashers are switched o n by using the
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Lights and Vision
turn signal lever. The emergency flashers stop
temporarily .
The emergency flashers also wo rk when the igni­
tion is turned off.
Interior lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
F ig . 36 Fro nt headli ner: inter io r lig hting co ntro ls
F ig. 37 Rear headliner: Read ing light
Press the corresponding button ~ fig . 36:
El-Interior lighting on/off
Jjj -Door contact sw itch on/off. The interior light­
i n g is co ntro lled automatically.
~ -Read ing lights on/off
~ *·Switching the rear reading lights on/off
from the cockpit.
Ambient lighting
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith interio r lighting
You can adjust the brightness of the interior
lighting .
.,. In the Infotainment system , select: ICAR lfunc­
tion button
> ( Ca r)* Sy stems cont rol button >
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Vehicle settings > Interior lighting > Bright­
ne ss .
.,. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn the
knob and press it.
The inter io r l ighting turns on when yo u sw itch
the headlights on w hile the ignition is on .
(D Tips
The setting is automa tically stored and a s­
signed to the remote contro l key that is being
u sed .
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru ­
ments , display and head-up display* con be ad­
justed.
F ig. 38 In strument illuminat ion
.,. Press the knob to release it .
.,. T ur n the knob toward"." or"+" to re duce or in­
c rease the br igh tness.
.,. Press the knob again to return it to i ts or iginal
position .
(D Tips
The ins trumen t illum ina tion f or the nee dles
and dials turns on when the ign ition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The illum ina­
tion for the gauges reduces automatically and
eventually turns o ff as b rightness outside in­
creases. This funct ion reminds the dr iver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time.