AUDI Q3 2016 Owner's Guide

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LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 18 Re mote contro l key : LE D
Fig. 19 Remote con trol key : open ing the cover
LED in the remote control key
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The LED ~ fig. 18 informs you of the remote con­
trol key function .
.,. If you press a button briefly, the LED blinks
once .
.,. If you press and hold a button, the LED blinks
several times .
.,. If the LED does not blink , the remote control
key battery is dead. The message
1:1 Please
change key battery
can also appear in the in­
strument cluster display. Replace the battery.
Replacing the remote control key battery
.,. Pry the cover ® off of the key@ using a coin
~fig . 19.
.,. Remove the cover in the direction of the arrow.
.,. Inse rt the new battery with the
"+ " facing up .
.,. Press the cover back onto the key until it cl icks
into place .
We recommend having the battery replaced by
your author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
Open ing and closing
@) For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the environment .
Do not d ispose of them in household trash.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the origina l battery.
Remote control key synchronization
If the vehicle cannot be unlocked/locked by the
remote control, you can synchronize the remote
control key .
.,. Press the remote control key button
Im .
.,. Insert the key in the driver's door lock within 30
seconds .
.,. Press the [@] button or~ button .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 20 Remote maste r key: function bu ttons
.,. Press button @ffi to unlock the vehicle
r=;,fig . 20 .
.,. Press button @ 0 to lock the vehicle r::;, _&. in
General description on page
27 .
.,. Press button ©~ briefly to unlock the rear
lid .
.,. Press button ©~ for at least one second to
open the rear lid .
.,. Press button @
~ I P-A-N-IC~I to trigger the alarm .
The vehicle horn and emergency flashers turn on .
.,. Press button @!PANICI again to turn off the
alarm .
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Opening and clo sin g
If the vehicle is unlocked and no doo r or the rear
lid is opened within 30 seconds, the vehicle locks
itself again automatically . This feature prevents
the vehicle from being accidentally left unlocked
over a long period of time. This does not apply
when you push the©~ button for at least one
second.
It depends on the settings in the radio or MM!*
whether the entire veh icle is unlocked or only cer­
tain doors
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A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c::> _.&. in General
description on page 2
7.
{!) Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you should always keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly l ocked.
- Do not use the remote co ntrol if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may un inten­
tiona lly lock the veh icle, and then yo u wo uld
set off the anti-theft alarm when you try to
start the engine or open a doo r. In case this
happe ns anyhow, push the unlo ck button
cfi.
- Use t he panic funct ion only if you are in a n
emergency s ituation.
- Additional remote contro l key f unct ions
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Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
A ppl ies to veh icles: with conve nience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
F ig . 2 1 Door handle: lock ing the vehicle
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Unlocking vehicle
.. Ta ke hold of the door hand le. The door is un­
lo cked automatically.
.. Pull the handle to open the door.
.. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the handle in the luggage compartment lid
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Locking vehicle
.. Move the se lector lever to the P position, other­
w ise the vehicle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the senso r in the door handle
once ¢ fig. 21,
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27. Do not
reach i nside the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked only at
the front doors. The remote control key cannot
be more than
4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door
handle .
It makes no d ifference whether the mas ­
ter key is in you r jacket poc ket o r in you r brief
case.
If you grip the door handle whi le locking, this can
adversely affect the locking function .
It is not possib le to re-open the door for a br ief
period direct ly after closing it. Th is allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked.
It depends on the settings in the radio or MMI *
whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of
the doors
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A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢.&. in General
description on page 2
7 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended per iod, please note the following:
- 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 being dis­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili­
ty to start for as long as poss ible, the ener-
gy management system gradually sw itches .,..

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off unnecessary convenience functions. It is
possible that you will not be able to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func­ tions .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 235.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 22 Driver's door : power locking switc h
Fig. 23 Rear ce nter console: power locking switc h
• Press the button@ to lock the vehicle¢.&_.
• Press the button
Cd to unlock the vehicle .
You can
lock and unlock the vehicle using the
switches in the driver's or passenger· s door
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fig. 22. You can only lock the vehicle using the
switch in the rear center console
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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 example
when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switch illumi­
nate when all the doors are closed and locked.
Opening and closing
-Front doors: you can unlock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door handle.
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors automatically unlock.
A WARNING
-- The power locking switch works with the ig-
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the power locking system switch is inoperative.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
(D Tips
-Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (1S km/h) (Auto Lock)
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page 27. You can unlock the vehicle again
using the opening function in the power
locking system switch
Im.
- The rear power locking switch does not un­
lock the doors.
Setting power locking
Various settings can be adjusted in the MM!.
Adjusting door unlocking
• Select: !CAR ! button> (Car) Systems*> Vehicle
settings
> Central locking > Unlock doors -you
can specify which doors unlock when you open
the vehicle .
Selecting
All and pressing the~ button on the
remote control key unlocks the entire vehicle.
Selecting
Driver and pressing the~ button on
the remote control key once unlocks only the
driver's door. In vehicles with a convenience key*,
only the door whose handle you pull will unlock.
If you press the
[ru button twice, the entire vehi­
cle will unlock. If you press the~ button, the en-
tire vehicle will always lock. ..,.
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Tone when locking
.. Select : ICARI button> (Car) Systems *> Vehicle
settings> Central locking > Tone when locking
If you select On , a tone will sound when you lock
the vehicle .
Emergency unlo cking /locking the door s
Fig. 24 Drive r's doo r: door lock
Fig . 25 Front passenger 's door/ rear door: emergency lock
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If the central locking fails, you must unlock/lock
the doors separate ly.
Unlocking/locking the driver's door
.,. To unlock the driver 's door, turn the key to the
open position @<=>
fig. 24.
.,. To lock the driver's door , put the selector lever
in the P posit ion and turn the key
once to the
cl osing position
@ ¢ &. in General description
on page
27 .
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors
The emergency lock is located on the rear side of
the front passenge r's door and the rear doors.
It
is only visible when the door is open .
.,. Pu ll the cap out of the opening ~
fig. 25.
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.,. Insert the key into the slot on the inside and
turn it a ll the way to the right (right door) or
left ( left door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors close,
i t is no longer possible to open them from the
outside. The door can be opened from the inside
by pulling the door handle.
If the child safety
lock is switched on for one of the rear doors, the
door can be opened from the outside after pull­
ing th e door handle once from the inside .
_&. WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS~ .&. in General
description on page
27.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents your vehicle from being
started by unauthorized persons.
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This chip
automatically act ivates/deactivates the electron­
i c immobilizer .
Applies to vehicles with ignition lock:
The electronic immobilizer deactivates automat i­
cally when you insert the remote control key into
the ignit ion lock. It act ivates again automatically
whe n you remove the remote control key from
the ignit ion lock .
Applies to vehicles with convenience key:
If the remote control key is located inside the ve­
hicle and you press the
I START ENGINE STOP!
button, the e lectron ic immobilizer deactivates
automat ically .
If you switch the ign ition off and
remove the remote control key from the veh icle,
the electronic immobilizer activates again auto­
matically.
_&. WARNING
Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and perm it an unauthor ­
ized person to start the eng ine and enab le op­
eration of the vehicle systems such as power
window or power sunroof leading to serious personal injury.

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@ Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The vehicle 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 Compliance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
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Luggage compartment
lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 26 Re ar lid: han dle
Fig. 27 Drive r's door : opening the luggage com partment
lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Briefly press the ,t:::5 button on the remote con­
t rol key. The rear lid will unlock.
• To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the
,t:::5 button on the remote control key for at
least one second .
• Briefly pull the
,t:::5 button in the driver's door
<=> fig . 2 7, or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
<=> fig. 26.
Open ing and closing
Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull down the luggage compartment lid at the
grip and let it close using a gent le push ¢&, .
A WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could suddenly
open when driving, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iat ion.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child cou ld climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment . If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escape . To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
veh icle. Always keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve­
hicle is not in use.
-Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges . Fin­
gers or hands could be pinched .
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the button
,t:::5 on the remote
control key . The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically after it is closed again .
- In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
from the inside ¢
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Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to veh icles: w ith automat ic luggage compartme nt lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed automatically .
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F ig . 28 Luggage co mpartment lid: @clos ing button, @
l ock button (vehicles w ith conve nience key *)
Open ing th e lug gage comp artment lid
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.. Briefly press the c:;; button on the remote con­
trol key . The rear lid will unlock.
.. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the
c:J button on the remote control key for at
least one second.
.. Pull the button
c:;; in the dr iver's door
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.. Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid ¢
page 33, fig . 26.
Closing the lugg age compartment lid
.. Pu ll the button c:J in the dr iver's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
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.. Press the b utton in the luggage compartment
lid
c:;; r::::> fig. 28. The luggage compartment lid
will automat ically close and lock
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.. Press and hold the button
c::; on the master key
unt il the luggage compartment lid is closed
(vehicles with conven ience key*) ¢
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.. Press t he
E'.l button in the luggage compart ­
ment lid
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key*) . The remote control key must not be
more than app roximately 4 ft. (1.5 m) away
from the l uggage compartme nt and i t must not
be inside the vehicle . The luggage compart­
ment lid will automatically close and lock. The
vehicle locks ¢
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Setting the luggage c omp artment lid open
posit ion
.. Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
sired open position . The position can be stored
at only one specific height .
.. Press and hold the
c:;; button for at least four
seconds and th is will store the des ired open po ­
sition . A visual and audio s ignal will follow .
.,. To se t a higher open pos it ion, wa it at least
five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compa rtment lid upward .
.. Press and hold the
c:;; bu tton again fo r at least
four seconds and this will sto re the new open
position .
The opening/clos ing process will stop immedi­
ate ly if:
- You p ull the
c::; button in the dr iver's door, or
- You release the
c:;; button on the remote co n-
trol master key (vehicles w it h convenience
key*), or
- You press the
c:;; button or@ button (vehicles
w ith convenience key*) in the luggage compa rt­
ment lid, o r
- You p ush the handle in the l uggage compa rt­
ment lid, o r
- You p ress against the luggage compartment lid
aga inst the direction it is moving, or
- when something blocks the luggage compart­ ment lid or makes it difficult for the lid to
move .
If you press the handle or one of the c:;; or rfl but ­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now, the
luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depend ing on wha t angle it was at.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid will close .
You can manually stop the automatic open ing/
closing of the luggage compartment lid. The au­
tomat ic closing process beg ins if you push down
on the rear lid .
,8. WARNING
- Never close the rear lid inattentive ly or w ith-
out checking fi rst. Al tho ugh the clos ing
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force of the rear lid is limited, you can still
seriously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - fingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially w ith the rear lid left open . A chi ld
cou ld crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid sh ut, becom­
ing trapped and unable to ge t out. To re­
duce the risk of persona l injury, never let
children p lay in or around your vehicle. Al­
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid , it may not be able
to open completely or an opened rear lid
may close by itself because of the added
we ight. So the open rear l id must be sup­
ported or the weight must be removed from
the luggage rack first.
(D Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be unlocked separately by press ing the but­
ton
c:> on the master key . When the rear lid
i s closed again, it loc ks automatically.
- The following applies to veh icles equipped
with the conven ience key* feature: if the re­
mote control key is left in the luggage com­
partment, luggage compartment wi ll auto­
matically unlock itself after you lock the ve­
hicle . This prevents you from unintentional­
ly locking your key in the luggage compart­
ment .
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more force to close it .
Openin g an d clos ing
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggage compart­
ment.
Fig. 29 L ug gage compar tment lid emergen cy rele ase
.,._ Pry the cover off using the key .
.,. Press the lever with the key in the direc tion of
the arrow to release the luggage compartment lid .
Child safety lock
Mechanical child safety lock
Appl ies to vehicles : wit h mechanical chi ld safety lock
The child safety locks f prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
F ig. 30 Opened rea r doo rs: child safety lock
.,. To switch on the child safety lock, turn the key
in the direction of the arrow .
.,. To switch off the child safety lock , turn the key
in the oppos ite direct ion of the a rrow.
When the c hild safety locks are activated, the in ­
s ide door handles do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outside .
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Power child safety lock
Applies to veh icles: W it h power c hild safety lock
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside .
Fig. 31 Sect ion of dr iver's door: controls
.,. To activate the ch ild safety lock for the respec­
tive rear door, press the left/right button
[I in
the driver's door. The LED in the button turns
on.
.,. To deactivate the child safety lock for the re­
spective rear door , press the left/r ight button
[I i n the dr iver's door . The LED in the button
tu rns off .
The follow ing features are switched off:
- The interior door handle in the respective rear
door,
- The power window switch in the respective rear
door.
To act iva te the child sa fety lock on both sides,
you must press the
[I buttons one after the oth­
er.
A WARNING
Always take the vehicle key with you when leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. T his applies part icularly when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherw ise they could
start the eng ine o r operate elect rical equ ip­
ment such as power windows.
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Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 32 Sect ion of driver 's door: controls
All powe r window swi tches a re equipped with a
two-stage funct ion :
Opening the windows
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.,. Press the switch to the fir st stop and hold it un­
til the w indow reaches the desired position .
.,. To open the window comp letely, press the
sw itch down to the
s econd level b rief ly.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position .
.,. To close the window complete ly, pull the
sw itch up to the
s econd level br iefly.
Power window switches
(D Left front door
@ Right front door
@ Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button (or two safety buttons in
vehicles with power child safety locks *
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Child safety lock
When the safe ty b utton ® is pressed, the~
symbol in the button turns on . The powe r win ­
dow switches in the rear doors are switched off .
./1. WARNING
- Always take the veh icle key with yo u when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
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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 continue to func­
tion until the driver's door or front passeng­ er's door has been opened.
- Pay carefu l 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
After switch ing the ignit ion off, you can still
open and close the windows for approximate­
ly 10 minutes. The power windows a re not
switched off until the driver's door or fron t
passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
All of the windows and the panorama roof can be opened/closed at the same time .
Fig. 33 Driver's door: door lock
Con venie nce op ening
.. Hold the key in the open position @Q fig. 33
until all of the windows are in the desired posi­
tion and the panorama roof is tilted open.
Conveni enc e closi ng
.. Hold the key in the lock position ® until all the
windows and panorama roof are closed .
F or vehicles w ith panorama sunroof: When you
open or close the panorama sunroof, the power
sunshade will also open or close .
Openin g an d clos ing
A WARNING
--Never close the windows and the power sun-
roof inattentively and without checking -
there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the windows
are being raised so that no one can be trap­
ped. If you release the key, the closing ac­
tion is immed iate ly canceled.
-Always read and heed WARNING Q
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General description on page 2
7.
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one­
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
.. Pull the power window switch until the window
is completely raised .
"' Release the switch and pull it again for at least
one second.
"' Press the power window switch until the w in­
dow is comple tely lowered .
.. Release the switch and press it again for at
least one second . Now you can close the w in­
dow as usual.
Panorama roof
Opening/closing the roof
F ig. 3 4 Front headliner: panorama roof buttons
@ Tilting the roof
.. To tilt the sunroof complete ly, press the~
button up briefly to the second level
"' To close the sunroof completely, pull the~
button down briefly to the second level¢,&. . ...
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Opening and closing
"'To set a position between opened and closed,
press/pull the button ~ up to the first level
u nt il the desired position is reached.
@ Sliding the roof
"'To open the sunroof completely , slide the but­
ton
l""-I back up to the second level.
"'T o close the sunroof comp letely, slide the but­
ton
l""'I forward briefly to the second level 9 &, .
"'To set a position between opened and closed,
slide the button~ forward/back up to the first
level until the des ired position is reached.
© Opening/closing the sun shade
"'To complete ly open the sun shade, briefly press
the right button.
"' To comp letely close the sun shade, briefly press
the left button.
"' To stop the sun shade, press the corresponding
button again.
After the ignition is switched off, you can still op­
erate the panoramic sunroof for about 10 mi­ nutes . The sw itch is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger's door is opened .
A WARNING
Be careful when clos ing the panoram ic sun­
roof- otherwise serious injury could result!
For this reason, always remove the ignition
key when leaving the vehicle.
@ Note
Always close your panoram ic sunroof when
leaving your vehicle. Sudden ra in can cause
damage to the interior equ ipment of you r ve­
hicle, particularly the electronic equipment.
@ Tips
-For informat ion about convenience open­
ing /closing, refer to
9 page 37.
-The panorama roof will only open dow n to
-4 Of (-20 °().
Emergency closing the roof
If an object is detected when closing, the panora­
ma roof will open again automatically. In this
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case, you can then close it with the power emer ­
gency closing function.
"' Pull the respective button
¢ page 3 7, fig . 34
withi n 5 seconds after the roof opens automati­
cally and hold until the panorama roof is
closed.