warning AUDI A8 2016 Owner's Manual

Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 19 R emote control master key: removing the mechani·
ca l key
• Press the release button @¢fig. 19.
• Pull the mechanical 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¢
page 73.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
¢page 35.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically¢
page 36.
-unlock the luggage compartment lid manually
¢page 39.
Check light and battery in the master key
Fig. 20 Remote master key: Remov ing the battery holder
Check light in the ma ste r key
The check light®¢ fig. 20 in the master key
provides information about different conditions.
• The check light turns on briefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry" by
the conven ience key system.
Open ing and closing
• If the check light does not come on, the battery
is dead and has to be replaced. In addition,
when the battery is dead the
!I ind icator light
appears in the instrument cluster display as
well as the message
Please change the key
battery .
Ma ster key battery replacement
• Remove the mechanical key ¢page 31.
• Press the re lease button @¢ fig. 20 on the
battery holder and at the same time pull the
battery holder out of the master key in the di­
rection of the arrow .
.. Install the new batte ry CR 2032 with the"+"
sign facing down.
.. Push the battery holder carefully into the mas­
ter key .
.. Insta ll the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as not
to pol lute the environment.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the same
specification as the original.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle.
A computer ch ip inside your key automatically
deact ivates the electronic immob ilizer when the
key is inside the vehicle. When you remove the
key from the vehicle, the elect ronic immob ilizer
is automatically activated once again .
& WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and permit an unauthor­
i zed person to start the engine and enable op­
eration of the vehicle systems such as power
window or power sunroof leading to serious
personal injury.
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Opening and closin g
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The veh icle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is lo­
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
<=> page 284.
Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the luggage compartment lid simulta­
neously .
You can lock and un lock the veh icle cent rally. You
have the following cho ices:
- Remote master key <=>
page 33,
-Door handles with convenience key*
¢ page 34,
-Lock cylinder at the driver's door<=> page 35,
or
- Power lock ing switch ins ide <=>
page 35.
Sel ective unloc king
When you lock the vehicle, the powe r locking sys ­
tem wi ll lock the doors and the luggage compart­
ment lid . When un locking, you can set in the
MMI whether only the driver's door or the entire
ve hicle should be unlocked
<=>page 33.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks a ll the vehi­
cle doors and the luggage compartment lid when
you drive faster than 9 mph (15 km/h).
The car is un locked again, when the open ing
function in the power locking system switch or at
one of the door levers is actuated . The Auto Lock
function can be turned on and off in the MMI
<=> page 33.
Ant i-theft alarm warning syst em
If t he anti-theft alarm warning system detects a
b reak -in into the vehicle, acoustic and visua l
warning signals are triggered.
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The anti-the ft warn ing system is activated a uto ­
matically when you lock the vehicle. It is deacti­
vated when unlock ing us ing the remote key, w ith
the mechanical key, and when you sw itch the ig­
nit ion on.
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle has expired.
Turn signals
When yo u un lock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice . When you lock the vehicle once, the
turn signals flash once. If they do not flash, one
of the doors, the luggage compartment lid or the hood is not locked.
Unintentionally locking yours elf out
In the follow ing cases there safeguards to p re­
vent you locking your remote master key in the
vehicle:
- T he vehicle does not lock w ith the cent ral lock­
ing switch¢
page 35 if t he d river's doo r is
open.
- On veh icles with co nvenience key*, if the most
recent ly used master key is in the l uggage com­
partment, the luggage compartment lid is a u­
tomatically un locked again after it is closed .
Do no t lock your ve hicle w ith the
re mote ma ste r
key or conv enienc e ke y*
unti l all doors and the
lu ggage compartment lid are closed. In this way
you avoid locking yourse lf out accidenta lly.
Power s ide door closer *
The vehicle doo rs a re equipped with a power side
door closer. Whe n clos ing a door, you on ly have
to let i t fall lightly into the latch. The door w ill
then a utomatica lly close by itself¢& .
A WARNING
-
-When you lock yo ur vehicle from outside,
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 you . This will prevent pas­
sengers (ch ildren, for examp le) from acci-
dentally being locked i n the vehicle sho uld ..,.

they accidentally press the power locking
switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un­
supervised. In an emergency it wou ld be im­
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door closer*:
- When closing a door, make sure nothing
can interfere w ith the door. This could
cause serious persona l injury .
- You can stop the door from closing at any
time by pulling on the inside or outside
door handle .
@ Tips
-In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all locked doors w ill be a utomatically
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu ­
pants from the outside.
-If the power lockin g system should ma l­
function, you can lock the driver's door us­
i ng the mechanical key¢
page 36 .
-If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer­
gency
¢ page 216.
-You are well advised not to keep valuables
ins ide an unattended vehicle, vis ible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro­
vide the secur ity of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver 's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
funct ion in the power locking or the anti­
theft warning system. Have the malfunction
corrected by an authorized Audi dealership
or qualified repair facility.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for power
locking in the
fvlfv/J .
• Select : I CARI function button > Car systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > (Central
locking ).
Open ing and closing
Lock when driving -If you select On, the vehicle
locks automatically when driving . All of the doors
and luggage compartment lid lock .
Central locking
Unlock door s -
You ca n decide if All doors or on ly
the
Driver should unlock. The luggage compa rt­
ment lid a lso unlocks when
All is se lected. If you
select
Driver in a vehicle with a convenience key *,
only the door whose hand le you pull will unlock .
If you se lect
Driver , all the doors and luggage
compartment lid will unlock if you p ress the
CD
button on the remote control master key twice.
Lock exterior trunk handle -If you select On , the
luggage compartment lid handle is locked. In
this case the luggage compartment lid can be
opened with the button
CJ on the master key or
with the
c:5 button* in the driver's door. In
vehicles with a convenience key*, you can still
open the luggage compartment lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
prox imity sensor .
Fold mirrors* -If you select On, the exterior rear­
view m irrors fold in automatically when you press
the
CD button on the remote control master key
or touch the sensor* in the handle.
Tone when locking -When you select On, a con­
firmation tone sounds when you lock the vehicle.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 21 Remote control: functio n butto ns
E ither the driver's door only or the entire vehicle
will unlock when the unlock button
CD is pressed
once, depending on the settings in the MMI
¢page 33. .,.
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Opening and clo sin g
• Press button@ to unlock the vehicle¢ fig. 21.
• Press button ffl to lock the vehicle ¢ A in Gen­
eral description on page 32 .
• Press button C:$ briefly to unlock the luggage
compartment lid.
• Push the red
I PANIC I button to activate the
panic funct ion . The horn sounds and the turn
s ignals flash. Push the red
! PANIC I button again
to deactivate the pan ic function .
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the lug­
gage compartment lid or the hood is opened
with in 60 seconds, the vehicle locks itself agai n
automatically. This feature prevents the vehicle
from being accidentally left unlocked over a long
period of time.
It depends o n the settings in the MMI whethe r
the entire veh icle is unlocked or only certa in
doors¢
page 33 .
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARN INGS ¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 32 .
@ Tips
-In orde r to make s ure the locking function is
working, you s hou ld always keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
l ocked.
- Do not use the remote contro l if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may uninten ­
tiona lly lock the vehicle, and then yo u wou ld
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@.
- The vehicle can only be locked when these­ lector lever is in the P position.
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in an
emergency s ituation.
34 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 operating the
master key.
Fig. 22 Co nve nience key : locking t he ve hicle
Unlocking vehicle
• Take hold of the door hand le . The door is un-
locked automatically.
• Pull the handle to open the door .
Locking vehicle
• Sele ct the P selector lever positio n. Otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked .
• To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig. 22. Do
not reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door. The master key must be within a range of
about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or the
l uggage compartment lid. It makes no difference
whether the maste r key is in your jacket pocket or
i n your brief case .
It is not possib le to re-open the door for a brief
per iod direct ly after closing it . Th is allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked .
It depends on the settings in the MMI whether
the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of the doors
¢ page 33 .
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢ & in Gener­
al description on page 32 .

@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the follow ing:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power . You then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi­
cle.
- To prevent the battery from draining and to
preserve your vehicle's ability to start for as
long as poss ible, the energy management
system gradually switches off unnecessary
convenience funct ions. It is possible that
you wi ll not be able to unlock your veh icle
us ing these convenience functions .
- Fo r De claration of Comp liance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
c>page284.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking sys­ tem , the driver's door can be locked and un­
locked at the lock cylinder.
F ig. 23 Key turns for opening and closing.
• Remove the mechan ical key c> page 31.
• Turn the key to the left to unlock the dr iver's
door .
• Turn the key to the right to lock the driver 's
door c>
,&.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARN INGS c> .&. in Gener­
al description on page 32 .
Openin g an d clos ing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 2 4 Driver's door; power lock ing switch
Fig. 25 Rear power lock ing switc h
"' Press the button @to lock the vehicle c> &,,.
"' Press the bu tton crl to un lock the vehicle
c> fig. 24, c> fig . 25.
If you lock the veh icle using the power lock ing
switch, please note the following:
- You cannot open the doors or the luggage com­
partment lid from the
outside (increased secur­
ity, for example when you a re stopped at a red
light) .
- The diodes in the power locking switches illumi­
nate when a ll the doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the doors from the ins ide by pu lling on the door handle .
- Rear doors : pu ll the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock . Pull the handle
again to open
the doo r.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is act ivated,
the doors automat ically unlock.
& WARNING
- The power lock ing switch wo rks with the ig­
n ition off and au toma tically lo cks the ent ire
veh icle when it is a ctuated.
~
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_&. WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment 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 luggage compartment lid closed while
driving. Never transport objects larger than those which fit completely into the luggage
area , because then the luggage compart­
ment lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the luggage compartment lid left
open. A chi ld 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 in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the luggage com­
partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the button
c:$ on the master key.
When the luggage compartment lid is closed
aga in, it locks automatically .
Power opening/closing luggage
compartment lid
Applies to: vehicles with power opening/clos ing luggage com ­
partment lid
The luggage compartment lid can open and
close electrically.
Fig. 29 Closing button in th e luggage compartment lid
Opening and closing
Fig. 30 Closing and locking button in the luggage compart·
m ent lid (veh icles w it h conven ience key•)
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.. Press and hold the button c:$ on the remote
control master key for at least one second. Or
.,. Pull the button
c:$ in the driver 's door
¢
page 36, fig. 28 briefly . Or
" Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
¢ page 36, fig . 28 .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Pull and ho ld the button c:$ in the driver's door
until the luggage compartment lid is closed
¢ &_ .Or
" Press the button
c:$ in the luggage compart­
ment lid¢
fig. 29. The luggage compartment
lid moves to the closed pos it ion by itself and
soft close locks it automat ica lly ¢ &_ . Or
" Press and hold the button
c:$ on the master key
until the rear lid is closed (vehicles with con­
venience key*)¢&_ . Or
.. Press the
tfl button in the luggage compart ­
ment lid¢
fig. 30 (vehicles with conven ience
key*). The vehicle key must not be more than
approximately 4 feet (1.5 meters) away from
the luggage compartment and must not be in­
side the vehicle . The luggage compartment lid
w ill automatically close and lock¢&_ . The ve­
hicle locks. Or
" Pull down on the luggage compa rtment lid
lightly using the handle. The closing procedure
finishes automatica lly .
Opening/closing will be stopped immed iate ly
when:
- You pull/release the
c:$ button in the driver's
door, or ..,.
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Opening and closin g
- You press/release the~ button on the remote
contro l key (vehicles with convenience key*), or
- You press the~ or
CD (vehicles with conven­
ience key*) button in the luggage compartment
lid , or
- You push the hand le in the luggage compart ­
ment lid, or
- You push on the luggage compartment lid with
your hand opposite the direction it is moving,
or
- When something b locks the luggage compart­
ment lid or makes it difficu lt for the lid to
move .
I f you press the hand le or one of the~ or
CD
(vehicles with convenience key*) buttons then,
the luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on how far it was open.
A WARNING
- Read and follow all WARNINGS c> A in Gen­
eral description on page 32.
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed . Otherwise
it cou ld open
suddenly when the veh icle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while dr iv ing . Neve r transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage
area, because then the luggage compart­
ment lid c annot be fully closed .
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the l uggage comp artment l id left
open. A child co ul d crawl into the ca r
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
you r vehicle. A lways keep the luggage com­
partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use .
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inatten tively or without check ing first . Al­
though the clos ing fo rce of the l uggage
c ompartment lid is limited, yo u can st ill se­
riously injure yourse lf or others.
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- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the luggage 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 be ing
opened or closed a utomat ically.
(D Tips
- The settings in the MMI determine if the
luggage compartment lid can be opened us­
ing the handle
c> page 33
- If there is a mechanical problem with auto­
matic closing for the l uggage compartment
lid or the re is an obs truction, it opens again
immediately . Check to see why the luggage
compartment lid could not be closed before
a ttempting to close it again.
- The following applies to vehicles equ ipped
with the Convenience key* feature: if the re­
mote contro l key is left in the lugg age com­
partment, luggage compartmen t will auto­
matically unlock itself after you lock the ve­
hicle. This prevents you from unintentiona l­
ly lock ing you r key in the l uggage compart­
ment.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the button~ on the master
key. When t he luggage compartment lid is
closed aga in, it locks automat ica lly .
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
luggage compa rtment lid manually, howev­
er, you will need to apply mo re force to
close i t.

-The buttons for the power sun shades * in the
side windows.
- The button for the front passenger's seat ad­
justment*.
A WARNING 1=
- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren rema in in the vehicle . Otherwise the
children could start the engine or operate
electrical equipment such as power win­
dows. The power windows a re functional un­
ti l the driver's door or passenge r's door has
been opened.
- Pay ca reful attention when closing the win­
dows.
It could cause injury by pinching.
- When locking the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­ dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
@ Tips
- Using the switches © and @, the driver can
also operate the power sunshades* in the
side windows.
- After tu rning the ignition off you can st ill
open and close the w indows for app roxi ­
ma tely 10 minutes. The powe r windows are
not switched off until the driver's door or
passenger's door has been opened.
What to do after a malfunction
-
The one -touch open and close function must be
reactivated if the battery has been disconnected .
.,. Pull and hold the power w indow switch unt il
the window is fully closed.
.,. Release the switch and then pull it again for at
least one second.
Openin g an d clos ing
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access.
Fig. 36 Valet parking button
With "valet parking" act ivated, the luggage com­
partment lid cannot be opened .
.,. Remove the mechanical key
c::> page 31.
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
c::> fig. 36 the "valet parking" feature by press­
ing the
!VA LE T I button. The indicator light in
the switch illumina tes.
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechanical key.
.,. Leave the master key with the service personnel
for parking and keep the mechanical key with
you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the unlocking button fo r the luggage compart­
ment lid~ in the driver's door is inactive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the luggage compart-
ment 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 function is switched on,
the message
V ale t p arki ng activat ed appears in
the instrument cluster d isp lay when you switch
the ignition on.
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Opening and clo sin g
Sunroof
Operation
Fig. 37 Sect io n of the headliner : Sl idin g/tiltin g sun roof
butto n
@Tilting and sliding
• To tilt the sunroof completely, press the switch
briefly to the second level¢
fig. 3 7 briefly .
• To close the sunroof comp letely, pull the
switch brief ly to the seco nd level ¢
A.
• To se lect an intermediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch to the first level until the desired po ­
sition is reached.
@ Op ening and clos ing
• To open the sunroof comp letely , slide the but­
ton back briefly to the second level.
• To close the sunroof comp letely, slide the but­
ton forward briefly to the second level¢
,A.
• To select a partially open position, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until the
roof reaches the desired position .
A wind deflector integrated into the sliding/tilt ­
ing sunroof adapts automatically to the speed
and sunroof position . This reduces w ind noise to
a m inimum in a ll sunroof positions .
You can still close or open the sunroof for up to
ten minutes after you have switched the ignition
off. The switch is deact ivated once the driver's or
front passenger's door is opened .
Solar protecti on
The solar protection opens automat ically when
the sunroof opens .
42 Vehicles with a glass panel sunroo
f: the sun
shade can be opened and closed by hand when
the sunroof is closed .
Vehicles with a solar panel sunroof*: the closed sunshade opens automat ica lly when the sunroof
opens.
A WARNING -
Pay careful attention when closing the slid­
ing/tilting sunroof -otherwise serious injury
could result! A lways take the key with you
when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
Always close your slid ing/tilting sunroof when
l eav ing your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause
damage to the interior equipment of your ve­ hicle, part icularly the electronic equipment.
(!} Tips
- Informat ion regarding the solar roof*
¢ page 79 .
- The sliding/tilting sunroof will on ly open at
temperatures above -4 °F
(-20 °() .
Emergency closing of the sliding/tilting
sunroof
If the s unroof detects an object in its path when
i t is closing, i t will open aga in automatically . In
th is ca se, you can close the roof with the power
emergency closing function .
• Within five seconds after the s unroof opens au­
t oma tically, pull the sw itch un til the roof
closes.

Panorama glass roof
Opening/closing the roof
Appl ies to: ve hicles wit h pa nora mic su nro of
F ig . 3 8 Section of the front headliner : panoramic sun roof
button
F ig. 39 Rear door: pa noramic sunroof button
@ Tilting the front segment of the roof
• To tilt the sunroof comp letely, press the b utton
u p brief ly to the se co n d leve l!a. 1.
• To close the sunroof comp lete ly, pull the but­
ton
l""' I down b riefly to the second level Q _&.
• To se lect a tilted position, press/pull the but­
ton
l ""' I to the first level until the des ired posi ­
tion is reached.
@ Sliding the front segment of the roof
• To open the sunroof completely, slide the but­
ton
l ""' I back to just before the second level
Q fig. 38.
• To close the sunroof comp letely, s lide the but­
ton ~ forward briefly to the second level
Q _& .
• To select a partially open position, slide the
button ~ forward/back to the first leve l until
t h e des ired position is reached .
Tilting the rear segment of the roof
The rear segment of the roof can be operated
both from the cockp it and from the rear seat.
Opening and closing
• To tilt the su nroo f complete ly, press the bu tton
~ in the rear door briefly to the second leve l
¢fig . 39.
• To close the s unroof completely, pull the but ­
ton~ up briefly to the second level
Q _&.
• To select a t ilted position, press/pu ll the but ­
ton~ to the fi rst level unt il the desired pos i­
tion is reached . Or
• To operate the roo f fro m the cockpit, press the
!REAR MODEi button Qfig. 38. You can now
open/close the rear segment of the roof using
the bu tton
l= I in the headliner . The L ED in the
front of the headliner turns on when the rear
roof segment is t ilted.
A ft er the ignition is sw itched off, you ca n st ill op­
erate the panoramic sun roof for about 10 m i­
nutes . The switc h is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger 's doo r is opened.
_& WARNING
-
Be carefu l when closing the panoramic su n-
roof -otherw ise serious inju ry could result!
For th is reaso n, always take the ig nitio n key
wi th you w hen leav ing t he veh icle .
(D Note
Always close you r panoramic sun roof when
l eav ing you r vehicle . Sudden rain can ca use
damage to the interior equipmen t of your ve ­
h icl e, p art icu la rly the el ect ronic equipment.
{D Tips
- In format io n regarding co nvenience open ­
ing/closi ng
Q pag e 33.
-The pano ramic sunroof w ill only open at
tempe ratures above -4 °F (-20 °C) .
- To prevent both roof segments from collid­
ing w ith one ano ther, yo u do not need to
- til t the rea r ro of segment if t he fron t roof
segmen t is a lready o pen.
- close the front roof segmen t if the rea r
roof segment is already ti lted.
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