key AUDI A8 2014 Owners Manual
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2  Table  of  contents Vehicle  literature  .. .. .. .. .. ... . 
5 
About  this  Owner's  Manual . . . 6 
Controls  and equipment  .. ...  . 
Ins truments  and  controls  .. . . 
General  illustration  ......... .. ...  . 
Instruments  and  warning / 
indicator  lights ........ .. .. .. . . 
Instruments  ............ ... .. ...  . 
Warning/indicator  lights  .......... . 
Driver  information  display  .. .. .. ... . 
On-Board  Diagnostic  system  (OBD) . . . 
Opening  and  closing  .. .. .... . . 
Keys  .. ...... ........... .. .. ...  . 
Power locking  system  ..... .. .. .. . . 
Luggage compartment  lid  .. .. .. .. . . 
Child  safety  lock  . .......... ... .. . . 
Power  windows  . .......... ... .. . . 
Valet  park ing  . ........... .. .. ...  . 
Sliding/tilting  sun roof  ... .. .. .. .. . . 
Panoramic  sunroof  ........ .. .. ...  . 
Clear  vision  .. ........ .. .. .. .. . . 
Lights  . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . . 
I nterior  lights  .............. .. ...  . 
V1s1on  ..... ... .... ......... ....  . 
Wiper  and washer  system  ... ... .. . . 
Mirrors  ................. .. .. ...  . 
Digital  compass  .......... .... ...  . 
Seats  and  storage  ....... .. .. . . 
General  recommendations  ..... .. . . 
Front  seats  ... ........... .... ...  . 
Rear seats  .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . . 
H ead restraints  .............. .. . . 
Seat memory  . ... ..... ... .. .. .. . . 
Full-length  center  console  .... .. ...  . 
L uggage  compartment  .. .. .. .. ...  . 
Pass-through  with  ski sack  ........ . 
Roof rack  ....... ......... ... ...  . 
12-vo lt  sockets  ........ ... .. .. ...  . 
Storage  .. .. .. . .......... .. .. ...  . 
Cooler  ... .. ....................  . 8 
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11 
24 
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3 1 
31 
33 
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4 1 
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so 
51 
53 
55 
56 
58 
58 
59 
61 
65 
66 
68  70 
71 
72 
74 
75 
76 
Warm  and  cold  .......... .....  . 
Climate  controls  . ............. ...  . 
79 
79 
On  the  road  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . . . .  . 8 3 
Steering  .  . . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  83 
Starting  and stopping  the  engine  . . .  .  84 
E lectromechanical  parking  brake  .  . .  .  86 
Start-Stop-System  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 88 
Speed warning  system  .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  .  91 
Cruise control  .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  91 
Audi  adaptive  cruise  control 
and  braking  guard  . . . . . . . . . .  . . 
94 
Introduction  . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  94 
Genera l information  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  94 
Audi  adaptive  cruise  control  . . . . .  . .  .  96 
Audi  braking  gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  100 
Messages  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  .  101 
Audi  lane  assis t . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 103 
Lane assist  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . .  .  103 
Audi  side  assist  . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 106 
Lane  Change Assistant.  . . . . . . .  . .  . .  .  106 
Audi  drive  select  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 110 
Driving  settings  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  110 
Raising/lowering  the  vehicle..... .. .  112 
Driver  messages  .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  .  112 
Night  vision  assistant  . . . . . .  . .  . 113 
Description  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  113 
Pedestrian  detection  .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  113 
Pedestrian  warning  .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  113 
General  information  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 114 
Switching  on and off  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  114 
Settings  in the  MMI . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  115 
D river  messages .. ................  115 
Automatic  Transmission  . . . . . . 116 
t iptron ic (8-speed  transmission)  . . . . . 116 
Parking  systems  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . 122 
General  information  . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  122 
Advanced  parking  system  with  rear 
view  came ra  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  123 
Peripheral  cameras  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  127  
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Instruments  and  warning/indicator  lights  13 
Refill Ad Blue* 
1:11 
Malfunction  indicator Lamp 
c::;, page 227 (MIL)  ../ 
AdBlue malfunction* 
¢page  20 
c::;,page227 
• 
Diesel  particu late  filter*  clogged 
Yellow  indicator  lights 
c::;, page  21 . 
Yellow  symbols  indicate  a  priority 2 ma lfunc-
111 
Engine  speed limitation 
c::;, page  21 tion -Warning! 
Engine oil level 
I 
USA models: Safety  systems 
• 
c::;, page  18  c::;, 
page  17 • 
El 
Canada models: Safety  systems 
• 
Eng ine oil  sensor 
c::;, page  18  c::;, 
page  21 
Electronic  Stabilization  Control 
&1 
Battery 
II 
(ESC) ../ c::;, page  16 
c::;,  page  18 
Em 
Tank system 
I 
Electronic  Stabilization  Control c::;, page  21 
(ESC) ../ 
c::;,page  18 
• 
Windshield  washer  fluid  level 
USA models: c::;, page  21 
~ 
Anti-lock braking  system  (ABS) 
m 
W indshield  wipers 
defective 
c::;,  page  2 2 
¢page  19 
Canada models: 
!I 
Remote  control  key 
ti] 
Anti-lock braking  system  (ABS) c::;,page84 
defective 
= 
Remote  control  key 
¢page  19 
c::;, page  84 
• 
Worn  brake pads 
Battery  in remote  control key 
c::;,  page  20 
!! c::;, page  32 
• 
Electromechanical  parking  brake 
Defective  light  bulb  warning 
c::;,page  86 
l:J c::;, page  2 2 
[I] 
Tir e p ressure  monitoring  system 
Fog  lights* 
,/ 
II c::;,  page  2 66 c::;, page  2 2 
mm 
Tir e p ressure  monitoring  system 
II 
Rear  fog  lights* 
¢page 266 c::;, page  2 2 
rm 
Electronic  power  control  (alter-
II 
Headlight  range control 
native 
to g c::;,  page  2 2 
c::;, page  20 
• 
Glow plug  system 
§l 
adaptive  light* 
(alternat ive to 
'3B > 
c::;, page  2 2 
c::;,  page  20 
m 
Light-/rain  sensor faulty 
c::;,  page  2 2  
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Opening  and  closing Keys 
Key set 
Fig.  16 Key set 
@ Remote  control  k ey with  mechanical 
key 
You can centrally  lock and  unlock your  vehicle 
and start  the  engine with  the  master  key with 
remote  control.  A mechanical  key  is integrat
ed in the  remote  control  key¢ 
page 32. 
® Emergency  key 
The  emergency  key is not  intended for  con
stant  use. 
It should  only  be used in  an emer
gency. Keep  it in  a safe  place and do not  carry 
it  on your  key ring . 
Key replacement 
If  you lose a key, contact  your  authorized  Audi 
dealer  immed iately  to  have the 
lost key disa
bled.  Be sure  to bring  all  your  keys with  you. 
Personal  comfort settings 
If two  peop le use one vehicle,  it  is recom
mended that  each person  always  uses "their 
own"  master  key. When  the  ignition  is switch
ed 
off or  when the  vehicle  is locked,  personal 
conven ience settings  for  the  following sys
tems  are stored  and  ass igned  to  the  remote 
master  key. 
- Automatic  climate  control 
- Central  locking system 
- Rear window  sun blind 
- Amb ient  lighting 
- Seat memory 
- Parking  system* 
Opening  and  closing  31 
- Adaptive  cruise control* 
- Audi  lane  assist* 
-Audi  side assist* 
-Audi  drive  select 
- Night  vision  assistant* 
- Heated steering  wheel* 
The  stored  settings  are automatically  recalled 
when you  unlock the  vehicle,  when you  open 
the  doors  or when you  switch  the  ignition on. 
A WARNING 
---Do not  leave your  vehicle  unattended.  Al-
ways take your  ignition  key with  you  and 
lock your  vehicle . Entry  by unauthorized 
persons could  endanger  you or  result  in 
theft  or  damage the  vehicle. 
- Do not  leave ch ildren  unattended  in the 
veh icle, especially  with  access to  vehicle 
keys. Unguarded  access to  the  keys pro
vides children  the  opportun ity  to  start 
the  engine  and/or  activate  vehicle  sys
tems  such as the  power  windows,  etc. 
Unsupervised operation  of  any vehicle 
system  by children  can  result in serious 
injury. 
(!} Tips 
- Th e operation  of  the  remote control  key 
can  be temporarily  disrupted  by  interfer
ence from  transm itters  in the  vic inity  of 
the  vehicle  working  in the  same frequen
cy range (e.g. a cell  phone,  radio  equip
ment). 
- For security  reasons, replacement  keys 
are only  ava ilable from  Audi  dealers. 
- For Declaration  of  Compliance to  United  States  FCC and Industry  Canada regula
tions¢ 
page 295.  
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32  Opening and  clo sing 
Remov ing the  mechanical  key 
Fig. 17 Remote  co ntrol  master  key : re m ov ing  the  me
c hani cal  key 
..  Press  the  release  button  @c::> fig. 17. 
•  Pull  the  mecha nica l key @ out  of  the  master 
key. 
Using  the  mechan ica l key, you  can: 
- lock and  unlock*  the  storage  compartment 
on  the  passenger's  side  c::> 
page  75. 
-lock and  unlock  the  vehicle  manually 
<=> page  36. 
-lock the  front  and  rear  passenger  doors  me
chanically 
c::> page  37. 
- unlock  the  luggage  compartment  lid  man
ually 
c::> page  40. 
Check light  and  battery  in the  master 
key 
Fig. 18 Remote  master  key : Remov ing  t he batte ry 
ho lder 
Check light  in the  master  ke y 
The  check light@c::> fig. 18 in the  master  key 
prov ides  informat ion  about  d ifferent  cond i
tions. 
•  The  check  light  turns  on  briefly  once  when  a 
button  is  pressed,  and  dur ing  an  "inquiry" 
by the  conven ience  key system.  • 
If  the  check  light  does  not  come  on,  the  bat 
tery  is dead  and  has  to  be  replaced . In  addi
tion,  when  the  battery  is dead 
the m indica 
tor  light  appears  in the  instrument  cluster 
display  as  well  as  the  message 
Pl ease 
c hang e th e ke y b attery . 
Ma ster  key  batter y replacement 
• Remove  the  mechanica l key  c::> page  32. 
• Press  the  release  button @ c::> fig. 18 on  the 
battery  holder  and  at  the  same  time  pull  the 
battery  holder  out  of  the  master  key in the 
direction  of  the  arrow . 
..  Install  the  new  battery  CR 2032  with  the 
"+ " sign  facing  down . 
..  Push  the  battery  holder  carefu lly into  the 
maste r key. 
•  Insta ll the  mechanical  key . 
@ For the  sake of the  environment 
Dis p ose  of  dead  batteries  prope rly so  as 
not  to  poll ute  the  environmen t. 
{D Tips 
The  replacement  battery  mus t be the 
same  specification  as  the  o rigina l. 
Electronic immobilizer 
The immobilizer  helps  to prevent  unauthor
ized  use of your  vehicle . 
A computer  chip  ins ide  your  key automatically 
deact ivates  the  elect ron ic immobilizer  when 
t h e  key  is  ins ide  the  veh icle . When  you  remove 
the  key from  the  vehicle,  the  elect ron ic immo
bilizer  is  au toma tic ally  activa ted  once  aga in. 
& WARNING -
A lways  take  the  key w ith  you  when  you 
l eave  the  vehicle.  The  key can  disarm  the 
e lectronic  engine  immobilizer  and  permit 
an  una uthorized  person  to  start  the  engine 
and  enable  operation  of  the  vehicle  sys
tems  such  as  power  w indow  o r power  sun -
r oof  leading  to  se rious  pe rsonal  injury. 
~  
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@ Tips 
-The  vehi cle cannot  be  started  if an  unau
thorized  key  is used.  The  vehicle  may  not 
start  if another  radio  device  such  as  a  key 
for  anot her  vehicle  or  a  transponder  is 
l ocated  on  the  key  ring. 
- For  Declarat ion  of  Compliance  to  United 
States  FCC and  Industry  Canada  regula
tions  ¢ 
page 295. 
Power  locking  system 
General  description 
The power  l ocking  system  locks or  unlocks  all 
doors  and  the luggage  compar tment  lid  si
multaneously. 
You ca n  lock and  un lock  the  vehicle  cent rally. 
You have  the  following  choices: 
- Remote  maste r key 
¢ page  35, 
-Door  handles  with  convenience  key * 
<=>page  35, 
-Lock cylinder  at  the  dr iver 's  door 
¢ page  36, or 
- Power  locking  switc h inside ¢ 
page  36. 
Selective  unlocking 
When  you  loc k the  vehicle,  the  powe r  locking 
system  wi ll lock  the  doors  and  the  l uggage 
compa rtment  lid.  When  unlocking,  you  can 
set  in the  MMI whet her  only  the  driver 's  door 
or  the  entire  vehicle  s houl d  be  unlocked 
¢ page  34. 
Automatic  locking 
The  automatic  loc kin g  feat ure locks  all  t he  ve 
h icle  doors  and  the  luggage  compartment  lid 
when  you  drive  faster  than  9  mph 
(15 km/h) . 
The  car  is un locke d again , when  the  opening 
f u nction  in the  power  locking  system  sw itch 
or  at  one  of  the  door  leve rs  is actuated.  The 
Auto  Lock function  can  be  turned  on  and  off  in 
the  MMI 
¢ page  34. 
Opening  and  clo sin g  33 
Anti-theft  alarm  warning  system 
If the  an ti-t heft  ala rm  warning  sys tem  de
tects  a  b reak -in  in to  the  vehicle , acous tic and 
vis ual  war ning  signals  a re  triggere d. 
T he  anti-theft  wa rning  sys tem  is a ctiv ated  au
t omat ic all y when  you  lock  t he ve hicl e.  It  is  de
activated  when  unlocking  using  the  remote  key, with  the  mecha nica l key,  an d when  yo u 
switc h the  ignition  on. 
T he  al arm  also  turns  off  w hen  t he  al arm  cy cle 
has  expired . 
Turn signals 
When  you  un lock  the  veh icle,  the  turn  signals 
flash  twice.  When  you  lock  the  veh icle  once, 
the  turn  sig nals  flash  once. 
If th ey do  no t 
f lash,  one  o f th e  doors,  the  luggage  com part
ment  lid or  the  hood  is no t  locked . 
Unintentionally  locking yourself  out 
In the  fo llow ing  cases  there  safeg ua rds  to 
preve nt  yo u locki ng  you r  remo te  mas ter  key  in 
t h e ve hicl e: 
- The  vehicle  does  not  lock w ith  the  cent ral 
loc king  switch <=> 
page  36 if the  drive r's 
door  is open. 
- On  veh  ides  with  convenience  key*,  if  the 
most  recently  used  master  key is  in the  lug
gage  com pa rtment,  the  l uggage  compa rt
ment  lid  is a utomat ic al ly  unlocked  again  af
t er  it  is  closed . 
Do  not  lock your  veh icle w ith  the 
r e mote  mas 
ter  key  or convenienc e key * unti l all  doors 
and  t he  luggage  com partment  lid  are  closed. 
In  this  way  you  avoid  locking  yo urse lf  o ut  acci 
dentally . 
Power side door  closer* 
The  veh icle  doo rs a re equipped  w it h  a  powe r 
s ide  door  closer . W hen  clo sing  a  doo r, you  on
l y h ave  to le t  it fall  light ly in to  the  la tc h . The 
doo r will  then  automatically  close  by  itself 
¢ & . ~  
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34  Openin g and  clo sing 
A WARNING 
- When  you  lock your  ve hicle from  outside, 
nobody  -especially  children  -should  re
ma in  ins ide  th e veh icl e. Rememb er, 
when  you  lock  the  ve hicle from  the  out 
side  the  windows  cannot  be  opened  from 
the  inside . 
- When  you  leave  the  vehicle,  always  take 
the  ignition  key with  you.  This  will  pre
vent  passengers  (ch ildren,  for  example) 
from  accidentally  being  locked  in the  ve 
hicle  should  they  accidentally  press  the 
power  locking  switch  in the  doors. 
- Do not  leave  children  inside  the  vehicle 
unsupervised . In  an  emergency  it  would 
be  impossible  to  open  the  doors  from 
the  outside  w ithout  the  key. 
- Applies  to  vehicles  with  power  side  door 
closer*: 
- When  closing  a  door,  make  sure  noth
ing  can  interfere  w ith  the  doo r.  T his 
could  cause  ser ious  personal  in jury. 
- You can  stop  the  door  from  clos ing  at 
any  time  by pulling  on  the  inside  or 
outside  door  handle. 
@ Tips 
- In  the  event  of  a crash  with  airbag  de
ployment  all  locked  doors  will  be  auto
matically  unlocked  to  g ive  access  to  t he 
vehicle  occupants  from  the  outside. 
- If the  power  lock ing  system  should  ma l
funct ion,  you  can  lock  the  dr iver's  door 
u sing  the  mechanical  key 
~ page  3 7. 
- If the  power  lock ing  system  should  fail, 
you  can  still  open  the  fue l tank  flap  in an 
emergency<=> 
page  227 . 
-You are  we ll advised  no t to  keep  valua
bles  insi de an  unattended  vehicle,  visib le 
or  not.  Even  a  properly  locked  vehicle 
cannot  provide  the  sec urity  of  a  safe. 
- If the  L ED in the  upper  edge  of  the  d riv
er's  door  panel  comes  on  fo r abo ut  30 
seconds  afte r the  vehicle  is locked,  there 
i s  a  ma lfunction  in the  power  locking  or 
the  anti-theft  warning  system.  Have the  malfunction  corrected  by an  author ized  Audi  dealership  or  qualified  repair  facili
ty
. 
Setting  power  locking 
The driver can  determine  the  functions  for 
power  locking in the  MMI. 
.,.  Select: I CAR I function  button > Car sy ste m s 
contro l bu tton > Vehicle  setting s > (Central 
locking ). 
Lock wh en driving  -
If you  sele ct On, the  vehi
cle  locks  automa tica lly when  driv ing.  A ll of 
the  doors  and  luggage  compartment  lid  lock. 
Central  locking 
Unlock  door s -
You can  dec ide  if All doo rs or 
o n ly the 
Driver shou ld  unloc k. The  l uggage 
compartment  lid a lso  un locks  when 
All is se
l ected.  If you  sele ct 
Driv er in a ve hicle  w it h  a 
convenience  key* , on ly the  door  whose  handle 
you  pull  will  un lock. 
If you  se lect Driver , all t he  doors  and  luggage 
compartment  lid  will  un loc k if you  press  the@ 
button  on  the  remote  con trol master  key 
twice. 
L ock exterior  trunk  handle  -If you  select On , 
the  luggage  compar tment  lid  handle  is 
locked.  In this  case  the  luggage  compar tment 
lid  can  be  opened  with  the  button 
e:5 on  the 
master  key or  with  the 
e:5 b utton * in  the  driv 
er's  door.  In  ve hicles  w ith  a  convenience  key*, 
you  can  st ill open  the  luggage  compartment 
lid  using  the  handle  if an  authorized  master 
key is  near  the  proxim ity  sensor . 
Fold  mirrors*  -If  you  select On, the  exterior 
rearview  mirrors  fold  in  automatically  when 
you  press  the 
ffJ button  o n the  remote  control 
master  key or  touch  the  sensor * in the  handle. 
Tone when  locking  -When  you  select On, a 
confirmat ion  tone  sounds  when  you  lock  the 
vehicle .  
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Locking and  unlocking  the  vehicle with 
the  remote  control 
F ig.  19 Remote  control:  function  buttons 
Either  the  driver's  door  only  or  the  entire  veh i
cle  will  unlock  when  the  unlock  button 
en is 
p ressed  once,  depending  on  the  settings  in 
the  MMI 
r::}page  34. 
.. Press  button @ to  unlock  the  veh icle 
¢ fig . 19  . 
.. Press  b utton  @to  lock the  vehicle ¢.&. in 
General description  on page  34  . 
.. Press  b utton C::5 briefly  to  unlock  the  lug
gage  compartment  lid . 
..  Push  the  red 
I PANIC I button  to  activate  the 
panic  function.  The horn  sounds  and  the 
turn  signals  flash.  Push  the  red 
I PANIC ! but
ton  again  to  deactivate  the  panic  function. 
If the  vehicle  is  unlocked  and  no  door,  the  lug
gage  compartment  lid or the  hood  is opened 
within  60  seconds,  the  vehicle  locks  itself 
again  automatically.  This feature  prevents the 
vehicle  from  be ing  acc identally  left unlocked 
over  a  long  period  of t ime. 
It  depends  on  the  settings in the  MMI wheth
er  the  entire  veh icle  is unlocked  or  only  cer
tain  doors 
c:> page  34 . 
A WARNING 
Read  and  follow  all  WARNINGS¢.&. in 
General description  on page  34. 
@ Tips 
- In  order  to  make  sure  the  locking  func
tion  is working,  you  s hou ld  always  keep 
your  eye  on  the  vehicle  to  make  sure  it  is 
properly  locked. 
Op enin g  an d clos ing  35 
-Do not  use  the  remote  cont rol  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  unlock  button 
en. 
- The veh icle  can  only  be  locked  when  the 
selector  lever  is  in the  P position . 
- Use the  panic  function  only  if you  are  in 
an  eme rgency  situation . 
Locking and  unlocking  with  convenience 
key 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  convenience  key 
The doors  and  the  luggage  compartment  lid 
can be  unlocked  and  locked  without  operat
ing  the  master  key. 
Fi g. 20 Co nve nience  key:  Lock ing the  vehicle 
Unlocking  veh icle 
..  Take  ho ld  of the  door  handle.  The  door  is  un-
locked  automatically . 
..  Pull  the  hand le  to  open  the  door. 
Lo cking vehicle 
..  Select  the  P selec tor  lever  posit ion.  Other
w ise  the  vehicle  cannot  be  locked  . 
..  To  lock  the  vehicle,  close  the  door  and  touch 
the  sensor  in the  door  handle 
on ce c:> fig . 20 . 
Do not  reach  inside  the  door  handle . 
T he  vehicle  can  be  locked  and  un locked  at  any 
doo r. The  master  key must  be  within  a  range 
of  about  1.5  m  from  the  appropriate  door  or 
the  luggage  compartment  lid . It  makes  no  dif
ference  whether  the  master  key  is in your  jack-
et  pocket  or  in your  brief  case . ..,.  
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36  Opening and  clo sing 
It  is not  possible  to  re-open  the  door  for  a 
brief  period  direct ly after  closing  it. This  al
l ows  you  to  ensure  that  the  doors  are  properly 
locked. 
I t  depends  on  the  se ttings  in the  MMI wheth
er  the  entire  vehicle  is unlocked  or  one  of the 
doors ¢ 
page  34. 
A WARNING 
Read  and  follow  a ll WARNINGS c:> & in 
General description  on page  34. 
(D Tips  -
If you
r vehicle  has  been  stand ing fo r an  ex
tended  period,  please  note  the  fo ll ow ing: 
- The  proximity  sensors  are  deactivated  af-
te r a few  days  to  save  powe r. Yo u then 
have  to  pull  on  the  door  handle  once  to 
unlock  the  ve hicle  and  a second  time  to 
open  the  veh icle. 
- To prevent  the  battery  from  draining  and  to  preserve  your  vehicle's  ability  to  start 
fo r as  long  as  possib le,  the  energy  man
age men t sys tem  grad ual ly sw itches  off 
u nn ece ssary  conven ience  f unct io ns. 
It is 
p ossi ble tha t you  w ill not be  able  to  un
l ock your  ve hicl e  using  these  conven
i en ce f unct io ns. 
- Fo r De clarat ion  of  Com pliance  to  Uni ted 
St ates  FCC an d  Indus try C anada regu la
tions 
r::!; page  295. 
Operating  locks with  the  key 
In  the  event  of  a failure  of  the  power  locking 
system,  the  driver's door con be  locked  and 
unlocked  at  the  lock cylinder. 
F ig . 21 Key tu rns for  ope ning and clos ing . 
.,. Remove  the  mechan ica l key i=;, page  32. 
.,. Tur n the  key to  the  left  to  unlock  the  driver's 
door . 
.,.  Turn the  key to  the  right  to  lock the  driver's 
door ¢.&, . 
A WARNING 
Read  and  follow  all WARNI NGS Q & in 
General description  on page  34 . 
Locking and  unlocking  the  vehicle from 
inside 
Fig. 22 Dr ive r's  door:  power  lock ing sw it ch 
Fig . 2 3 Rear power  lock ing sw itc h 
.,. Press  the  button@  to  lock the  vehicle¢.&,. 
"'  Press  the  button 
63 to  unlock  the  vehicle 
q fig . 22, qfig . 23 . 
If you  lock  the  vehicle  using  the  power  locking 
switch,  p lease  note  the  following: 
- You cannot  open  t he  doors  or the  luggage 
compartment  lid  from  the 
outside (in
creased  secur ity,  for  example  when  you  are 
stopped  at  a  red  light) . 
- The  diodes  in the  powe r locking  switches  il
luminate  when  all  the  doors  are  closed  and 
locked . 
~  
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-Front  doors:  you  can  un lock  and  open  the 
doors  from  the  inside  by pulling  on  the  door 
handle. 
- Rear  doors:  pu ll the  door  handle 
once to re
lease  the  lock.  Pull  the  hand le 
again to  open 
the  doo r. 
- If  you  have  a  crash  and  the  airbag  is activat
e d,  the  doors  automatically  unlock . 
,&. WARNING 
- The  power  locking  switch  works  with  the 
ignition  off  and  automatically  locks  the 
entire  vehicle  whe n it  is  actuated . 
- On a vehicle  locked from  the  outside  the 
power  locking  system  switch  is inopera
tive. 
- Locked doors  make  it  more  difficult  for 
emergency  workers  to  get  into  the  vehi
cle,  which  puts  lives  at  risk . Do not  leave 
anyone  behi nd  in  the  veh icle,  especially 
children. 
@ Tips 
Your vehicle  is  locked  automatically  at  a  speed  of  9  mph  (15  km/h) 
~ page  33. You 
can  unlock  the  vehicle  again  using the 
open ing function  in  the power  locking  sys
tem  switch . 
Emergency locking 
Each door must  be  locked separately  if  the 
power  locking system  fails. 
Fig. 24 Doo r: Emer gen cy lock ing 
An emergency  lock  is  located on  the  front  end 
of the  passenger 's  door  and  the  rear  doors 
(on ly visible  when  door  is open). 
"'  Remove  the  mechanical  key~ 
page  32. 
Opening  and  closing  3 7 
... Pull  the cover cap  out  of the  opening 
r=> fig.  24. 
... Insert  the  key in the  inside slot  and  turn  it 
all  the  way to  the  right  (right  door)  or  left 
(left  door) . 
Once  the  door  has  been  closed,  it  can  no lon
ger  be  opened  from  the  outside.  The  door  can 
be  opened  from  the  inside  by pulling  the  door 
handle . 
If the  child  safety  lock in  a  rear  door  is 
activated,  you  must  first  pull  the  door  handle 
on  the  inside . Then  you  can  open  the door 
from  the  outside. 
Luggage  compartment 
Lid 
Opening/closing  the  luggage 
compartment  lid 
Fig. 25 D river 's doo r:  remote  luggage  comp art m en t  lid 
re lea se 
A U Dl 
Fig. 26 Pos ition  of  lock  and  handle in the  l uggage  com 
part men t  lid 
Opening  the  luggage compartment  lid 
... Press  the c::s button  on  the  remote  control 
master  key briefly.  The  luggage  compart
ment  lid will  unlock . 
...  To open  the  luggage  compartment  lid,  press 
and  hold  the 
c::s button  on  the  remote con-
trol  master  key for  at  least one  second . Or 
IJJ,,  
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38  Openin g and  clo sing 
•  Pull  the  button C:5 in the  driver's  door 
¢ 
fig.  25 briefly . Or 
•  Press  the  handle  in the  luggage  compart
ment  lid  ¢ 
fig.  26. 
Clos ing  th e lu ggag e compartm ent  lid 
•  Pull the  luggage  compartment  lid down  and 
allow  it to  drop  gently.  The  lid is then  closed 
automatically ¢.&_ . 
The  settings  in  the  MM I determ ine  if the  lug
gage  compartment  lid can  be  opened  using 
the  handle ¢ 
page  34. 
A WARNING 
-After  closing  the  luggage  compartment 
lid,  a lways  pull  up  on  it to  make  sure  that 
it  is properly  closed.  Otherwise  it  could 
open  suddenly  when  the  veh icle  is  mov
ing . 
- To help  prevent  poisonous  exhaust  gas 
from  being  drawn  into  the  vehicle,  al
ways  keep  the  luggage  compartment  lid 
closed  while  driving.  Never  transport  ob
jects  large r than  those  which  fit  com
pletely  into  the  luggage  area,  because 
then  the  luggage  compartment  lid can
not  be  fu lly closed. 
- Never  leave  your  vehicle  unattended  es
pecially  with  the  luggage  compartment 
lid  left  open . A child  cou ld  crawl  into  the 
car  thro ugh  the  luggage  compartment 
and  pull  the  lid shut,  becom ing  trapped 
and  unable  to  get  out.  To reduce  the  risk 
of  personal  injury,  never  let  ch ildren  play 
in or  around  your  vehicle.  Always  keep 
the  luggage  compartment  lid as  we ll as 
the  vehicle  doors  closed  when  not  in use. 
(i) Tips 
When  the  veh icle  is  locked,  the  luggage 
compa rtment  lid  can  be  un locked  sepa
rately  by pressing  the  button 
C:5 on  the 
maste r key. W hen  the  luggage  compart
ment  lid is closed  again,  it  locks  automati
cally. 
Power opening/closing  luggage 
compartment  lid 
Applies to  vehicles: with  power  opening/closing  luggage 
compartment  lid 
The luggage  compartment  lid  can open and 
close electrically . 
Fig. 27 Lock ing sw itc h in luggage  compartment  l id 
Opening  the  luggage  compartment  lid 
•  Press  the C:5 button  on  the  remote  control 
maste r key br iefly.  The  luggage  compart
ment  lid w ill unlock . 
•  To open  the  luggage  compartment  lid,  press 
and  hold  the 
C:5 button  on  the  remote  con
trol master key for at  least one second . Or 
•  Pull  the  button C:5 in the  driver's  door 
¢ 
page  37,  fig.  26 briefly.  Or 
•  Press  the  handle  in the  luggage  compart
ment  lid 
¢ page  37,  fig . 26. 
Closing  th e  luggage  compartment  lid 
• Press  the C:5 button  in the  luggage  com
partment  lid 
c:> fig. 27.  The  luggage  com
partment  lid  moves  to  the  closed  pos ition 
by itself  and  soft  close  locks  it  automatically 
c:> .&_ . Or 
•  Switch  the  ignit ion  on  and  pull  and  ho ld  the 
button 
C:5 in the  d river 's  doo r unt il the  lug
gage  compartment  lid is  closed¢.&_. Or 
•  Pull  down  on  the  l uggage  compar tment  lid 
lightly  us ing  the  handle.  The  closing  proce
dure  f inishes  a utomatica lly. 
T he  sett ings  in the  M MI determine  if the  lug
gage  compartment  lid can  be  opened  using 
the  handle  ¢ 
page  34. 
Opening will be  stopped  immediately  whe n: 
- You press  the 
C:5 button  on  the  remote  con -
trol  master  key, o r