remote AUDI Q5 2015 Owners Manual

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~ Do not turn the engine off.
~ Drive immediately to an authorized Audi dealer
to have the malfunction corrected .
If there is a malfunction in the e lectronic ignition
l ock, the ignition cannot be turned off . Drive im­
mediately to an authorized service facility to have
the cause of the ma lfunction corrected.
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the engine
should not be switched off using the Start/Stop
button because the engine cannot be started
again after the ignition has been switched off.
Yellow symbols
Fig. 24 Display: Ye llow warn ing symbo l
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When a ye llow warning symbol appears, one
warning tone so unds . A driver message appears
as we ll to exp la in the malf unction in more detail.
The driver warning goes out after about S sec­
onds, but it can be brought up at any time by press ing t he
ISETI button again.
Check the function d isp layed as soon as possible.
The yellow symbol w ill not go out aga in until the
reason for the malfunction has been corrected.
If several priority 2 malfunctions are present, the
symbols appear in succession and remain for
about 2 seconds.
Elect rom echan ica l steering, Dy­
namic steering*
¢page 195
Worn brake pads
¢page32
Battery voltage
¢page33
Driver information system
Defective light bulb
¢ page 32
Fog lights
¢page 32
Rear fog lights
¢page 32
Check engine oil leve l
¢page 33
Engine oil sensor malf unc tion
¢page 33
Engine temperature*
¢page 214
Low fuel level
¢page 33
Refill Ad Blue*
¢page 218
AdBlue malfunction *
¢page 218
Windshield washer fluid level
low
¢page 33
Convenience key*
Key not in veh icle
¢ page 32
Light/rain sensor defective
¢page 32
Dynamic headlight range con­
trol defective
¢ page 34
Battery in remote control key
¢page 37
Electromechanical parking
brake
¢page 91
Engine speed lim itation*
¢ page 33, ¢page 100
Diesel particulate filter* clog­
ged
¢ page 34
Adaptive light defective*
¢page 34
Steering malfunction
¢page 34
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
F ig . 25 Key set
@ Master key with remote control and
integrated mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and
start the engine w ith the master key with remote
contro l. A mechanical key is integ rated in the
maste r key
¢page 37 .
@ Eme rgency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use . It shou ld only be used in an emergency .
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 immediately to have the
lost key disabled.
Be sure to bring all your keys with you .
Number of key s
You ca n inquire about the number of assigned
keys to your vehicle¢
page 11. This allows you to
make sure you have received all of the keys when
you purchase a used vehicle . Depending on the
veh icle equ ipment level , th is function may also
be performed in the
MM I* . To do this, se lect:
ICARI function button > Car systems * control b ut­
ton
> Servicing & c h eck s> Programmed key s.
Data in the master key
During dr iv ing, serv ice and ma intenance-relevant
data is continuously stored on you r mas ter key.
Your Audi service adviser can read o ut this data
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and te ll yo u about the work you r vehicle needs .
This applies also to vehicles with Convenience key* .
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recomme nded
that each perso n always uses "their own" master
key. When the ignition is tu rne d off or when the
vehicle is locked, persona l convenience settings
for the following systems are stored and as­
signed to the remote master key.
- Climate cont ro l
- Centra l locking system
- Sea t memory*
- Parki ng system*
- Adaptive cru ise cont rol*
- Audi side assist*
- Aud i drive se lect *
The store d settings are au toma tic ally reca lled
when you unlock the vehi cle, when yo u open the
doors or when yo u turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
-
- Do not leave your ve hicle unattended with
the key in the ignition lock. Entry by una u­
thorized persons could endanger you or re­
sult in theft or damage the ve hicle. Always
loc k all doors and take the key .
- Do not leave ch ild ren unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys .
Ungua rded access to the keys provides chil­
dren the opportu nity to s tart the engine
a nd/or ac tiva te ve hicle sys te m s su ch as the
power w ind ow s etc. Unsup ervised op eration
of any vehicle system by childre n can resul t
in ser ious injury.
- Do not remove the key fr om the ign ition lock
until the ve hicle has come to a com plete
sto p. Otherwise the steering co lumn lock
could suddenly engage -causing the risk of
an accident.
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- The operation o f the remote con trol key ca n
be temporarily d isrupted by interference .,..

from transmitters in the v icinity of the vehi ­
cle working in the same frequency range
(e.g . a cell phone, rad io equipment).
- If you open the driver's door with the key
l eft in the ign ition lock, a chime will sound .
This is your reminder to remove the key and
l ock the door.
- For security reasons, replacement keys are
on ly available from Audi dea lers.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢page 284.
Check light and battery in the master key
F ig . 26 Remote master key
Check light in the maste r key
The check light @¢ fig. 26 in the master key
provides informat ion about different conditions.
.,. The check light comes on b riefly once when a
button is pressed, and dur ing an "inqui ry" by
the conven ience key system.
.,. 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 symbo l ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display as well
as the message:
Please change k ey battery .
Ma ster key b attery repl ace ment
.,. Pull the mechan ica l key out of the master key
¢ page 37 .
.,. Press the release button ®¢ fig. 26 on the
battery holder and at the same time pull the
battery holder out of the master key i n the di-
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~ .,. Install the new battery CR 2032 with the"+"
; s ign fa cing down.
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Open ing and clo sing
.,. Push the battery holder carefully into the mas­
ter key .
.,. Insta ll the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the en vironment
D ispose of dead batter ies prope rly so as not
to po llute the environment .
@ Tips
The replacement battery must be the same
specification as the origina l.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig . 27 Remote master key: Re mov ing the mechanical key
.,. Press the release b utton @¢ fig. 2 7.
.,. Pull the mechanical key ® out of the master
key.
U sing the mec hanical key, you can:
- lock and unlock the glove compartment
¢page 78.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
¢ page 41 if this should not be possible with
th e mast er key.
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Opening and closing
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In th e event of malfunctions in the electrical sys­
tem, it may happen that you cannot remove the
ignition key.
F ig. 28 Ig nit io n sw it ch w it h ig nition key
If you are unab le to remove the ignition key, for
examp le because the vehicle battery is d is­
charged, proceed as follows:
.. Press the re lease button @~
fig. 28 and pull
the mechanical key @ out of the master key .
.. Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
q poge 41.
.. Have the electr ical system inspected by an au­
thorized Audi dealership .
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle .
Inside the key there is a computer chip . This ch ip
automatically deact ivates the electronic immobil­
izer when you insert the key in the ignition lock.
When you remove the key from the ig nition lock,
the electro nic immobilizer is automatically acti­
vated once again .
(D Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used . T he vehicle may no t
start if another radio device such as a key
fo r anot her vehicle o r a transpo nder is locat ­
ed on the key r ing.
- F or De clarat io n of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indus try Canada regula tio ns
~ page 28 4 .
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Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks oil
doors and the rear lid simultaneously .
You can lock and unlock the ve hicle centrally . You
have the following choices:
- Remote master key
c::> page 40
- Doo r hand les with Convenie nce key *
c::> page 40,
-Lock cy linder at the d river's doo r c::> page 41,
or
- Power lo ck ing swit ch inside
~page 42.
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locki ng sys ­
tem will lock the doors and t he rear lid . When un­
l ocking, yo u can set in the rad io or in the MMI*
whethe r
only the dr iver's door or the ent ire vehi­
cl e should be u nlocked
c::> page 39.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehi ­
cle doors and the rear lid whe n you drive faster
than
9 mp h (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked again once the ig nition key is
removed . In a ddi tion, the vehicle can be un locked
i f the open ing funct ion in th e power lock ing sys­
tem swit ch or at o ne of the door leve rs is act uat ­
ed .
Additionally , in the event of a crash with airbag
deployment the doors a re automatically un­
l ocked to a llow access to t he veh icle.
Anti-theft alarm w arning system
If the anti-theft a larm warning system detects a
break -in i nto the veh icle, acoustic and visual
warning signals are t rigge red .
The anti-theft warning system is activated auto­ ma tically when you lock the vehicle. It is deacti­
vated when unloc king us ing the
remote key , with
the
me chanical key , and when you switch on the
i gnition .
The alarm also turns off w hen the alarm cycle has
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Turn signals
When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signa ls
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle, the turn
signals flash once. If they do not flash, one of the
doors, the rear lid or the hood is not locked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to pre­
vent yo u locking yo ur remote master key in the
vehicle:
- Th e veh icle does not lock with the power lock­
ing switch ~
page 42 if the dr iver's door is
open .
- On vehicles with Convenience key*, if the most
recently used master key is in the luggage com ­
partment, the rear lid is automatically un locked
again after it is closed.
Do not lock your vehicle with the
remote master
key or Convenience key*
until all doors and the
rear lid are closed . In this way you avoid locking
yourself out accidenta lly.
& WARNING
- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
ple) from accidentally being locked in the
vehicle should they acc identally press the
power locking switch in the front doors .
- Do not leave children ins ide the veh icle un­
supervised . In an emergency it wou ld be im­
poss ible to open the doors from the outside
without the key.
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-In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all locked doors will be automatically
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu­
pants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should mal­
function, you can lock the dr iver's door us­
in g the mechanical key~
page 42.
-If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer­
gency~
page 217.
- You are we ll advised not to keep valuables
insi de an unattended vehicle, vis ible or not.
Opening and closing
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro­
vide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door pane l comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
function in the power locking or the ant i­
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 radio or in the MMI*.
.. Select: !CARI function button> Cent ral locking .
Or
.,. Select:
!CARI function button > Car systems*
control button > Vehicle settings > (Central
locking )*.
Unlocking single door/Unlock doors -
you can
specify wh ich doors unlock when you open the ve ­
hicle .
- Select ing Off /All and press ing the ~ button on
the remote control key unlocks the entire vehi­
cle .
- Select ing
On /Driver and press ing 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 butto n twice, the en­
tire vehicle will unlock. If you p ress the~ but­
ton, the entire vehicle will always lock.
Trunk lid/tailgate /Lock exterior trunk handle -if
you select
On , the rear lid handle locks
~ page 43, fig. 35. In this case, the rear lid can
be opened with the
l""'I button on the master key
Q page 40, fig. 29 or with the~ button in the
driver's door~
page 43, fig . 34.
Fold mirrors * -if you select On , the outside mir­
rors will fold in automatically when you press the
~ button on the remote control key Q page 59.
Confirmation tone /Tone when locking -if you
select
On , a tone w ill sound when you lock the ve­
hicle.
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Opening and closing
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 29 Remote co n trol: fun ctio n but ton s
Either the driver's door only or the entire veh icle
will unlock when the un lock button @ is pressed
once, depend ing on the sett ings in the radio or
MMI*
Central locking menu c::> page 39.
• Press button @(@ ) to unlock the vehicle
¢fig. 29.
• Press button CT) (@ ) to lock the vehicle c::> &_ in
General description on page 39.
• Press the button c:5 (@ ) for at least one sec­
ond to open the rear lid.
• Push the red
l PAN ICI button( @) to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the turn
signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC I button again
to deactivate the pan ic function .
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear lid
or the hood is opened within 60 seconds, the ve­
h icle locks itself again automatically . T his feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
un locked over a long per iod of time .
It depends on the settings in the radio or in the
MMI* whether the entire veh icle is unlocked or
only ce rtain doors
¢ page 39 .
On vehicles w ith Convenience key*, the selector
lever must be in the P posi tion, otherwise the ve­
h icle cannot be locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> Li::. in Gener­
al description on page 39.
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@ Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you should a lways keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
locked .
- Do not use the remote contro l if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may unintention­
ally lock the vehicle, and then you would set
off the anti -theft alarm when you try to
start the engine o r open a door. In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button@.
- Use the panic function on ly if you are in an
emergency situation.
Locking and unlocking with Convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: wi th Convenience key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
Fig. 30 Door handle: Locking th e vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
• Take hold of the door handle. The door is un-
locked automatically.
• Pull the handle to open the door .
Locking vehicle
• Move the selector lever to the P position (auto­
matic transmission), otherwise the vehicle can­
not be locked .
• Touch the sensor at the door handle¢
fig. 30 to
lock the vehicle
c::> .&. in General description on
page 39 .
Do not reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door. It depends on the settings in the radio or in
the MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or one of the doors
c::> page 39 . The master key .,,_

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Opening and closing rear
lid
Fig. 34 Driver's door: remote rear lid release
Fig. 35 Position of handle in the rear l id
Opening the luggage compartment l id
.,. Press the button <:::::5 on the master key for at
least one second, or
.. Pull the release button
<:::::5 in the driver's door
c:>fig . 34, or
.,. Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c:> fig. 35 .
.. The luggage compartment lid unlocks.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Use the inside grip to pull the rear lid down and
allow it to drop gently to close it
c:> A .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed .
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
Opening and closing
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through 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 children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep
the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched.
(0 Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the button
<:::::5 on the master key.
When the luggage compartment lid is closed
again, it locks automatically .
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Opening and closing
Automatic rear lid/trunk
lid operation
Applies to vehicles: w ith automatic rear lid/trunk lid opera ­
t io n
The trunk lid con be opened and closed automat­
ically.
F ig . 36 D river's doo r: Unlock ing the rear lid
Fig . 37 Loc king sw itc h in th e rea r lid
Opening th e luggage compartment lid
., Press the button ~ on the master key for at
least one second, or
., Pu ll t he release button~ in the dr iver's door
¢ fig. 36, or
., Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid ~
page 43, fig. 35.
Closing th e luggage compartment lid
., Press the but to n in t he luggage compa rtment
li d ¢
fig. 37. The lid will autom atically close
and lock ¢,& .
Setting the luggage compartment lid open
position
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., Bring the luggage compar tment l id into the de­
sired open position. The position can only be
stored when the lid is above a certain height .
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., Press and hold the¢ fig. 3 7 button for at least
four seconds until the lights blink to store the
desired open position.
., To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward.
., Press and hold the¢
fig. 37 button aga in fo r at
least four seconds and this will sto re the new
open position.
Opening wi ll be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
~ button on the remote key for
at least of one second, or
- press the unlock button~ in the driver door,
or
- press the lock b utton t he i n the l uggage com­
partment lid, or
- push the handle in t he luggage compartment
lid, or
- when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move.
By pressi ng one o f the butt on~ repeatedly, you
can stop or continue the opening process . The
pressing the lock b utton or the handle repeated­
ly, you can open/stop the lid~.&. .
Closing will be stoppe d immed iate ly when :
- press the lock button the in the l uggage com­
partment lid, or
- push the handle in the luggage compartment
lid , o r
- when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move .
The pressing the lock button or the handle re­ peatedly, you can open/stop the lid ¢ .&. .
You can manua lly stop the a utomatic opening/
closing of the luggage compartment lid. In this
situation, the lid can be manua lly opened. Press
down on the lid and the automatic closing will re­
sume once again .
_& WARNING
-Never close the rea r lid inattentively o r with­
ou t checking fi rst. Although the clos ing
for ce of the rear lid is lim ite d, you can s till
serio usly inju re yourse lf or o thers.

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-Always ensure that no one is with in range of
the rear lid when it is mov ing, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - f ingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, a lways keep
the rear lid closed wh ile driving . Never
transport objects large r than those wh ich fit
compl etely into the luggage area , because
then the rea r lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leav e your vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the rear lid left open. A ch ild
c ou ld craw l in to the car through t he luggage
c ompartment and pull the lid s hut, becom­
ing t rapped and unable to get ou t. To red uce
the risk of perso nal in jury, never let children
play i n or around your veh icle . Always 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 ope ned rear lid
may close by itse lf because of the added
we ight. So the open rear lid must be sup­
ported or the weight m ust be removed from
the luggage ra ck fi rst .
(O} Tips
- As soon as the electrical connection to the
tra ile r socket is completed on veh icles with
a f actory insta lled towing hitch, o r a trailer
hitch that was insta lled later acco rding to
fac tory spe cifi ca tions , th e au tomat ic rear li d
fu nct ion can only be operate d via the hand le
in the rea r lid .
- If th e vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, yo u can sti ll open or close the
r ear lid manua lly, however, you w ill need to
apply more force to close it.
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is un locked
with the middle button
,c:$ on the remote
key, the rear lid is automatically locked
again immediately after closing. This is indi­
cated by the turn s ignals bli nking.
- The f ollowing applies to veh icles equipped
with the Conve nience key" feature: if the re ­
mote control key is left in the luggage com­
partment, luggage compartment will auto-
Open ing and clo sing
matically unlock itse lf after yo u loc k the ve ­
hicle. This prevents you from unintentional·
Ly locking yo ur key in the luggage compart ­
ment.
Emergency unlocking of
the luggage compartment Lid
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
Fi g. 3 8 Luggage co mpa rtment lid i nte rior
T he luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggag e compart­
me nt.
., Remove the cover from t he luggage compart ­
ment lid .
., Press the leve r in the di rection of the arrow un­
t il the luggage compa rtment lid releases.
Child safety
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
Fig . 39 Chil d safety locks o n th e rea r doo rs
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Programming the buttons (version 8)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig . 4 5 Dis tan ce betwee n th e ra diato r grille a nd the hand
t ra n sm itter
Programming the button : Part 1 with th e
controls
1. Switch the ignition on .
2. Press and hold both outer buttons in the roof headliner
c;, page 49, fig. 44 until the LED @
turns off comp lete ly (after about 20 sec ­
onds). This procedure clears the standard co­
des that were set at the factory and does
not
need to be repeated again to p rogram the
other buttons .
3. Br iefly p ress the button on the roof head liner
that you wou ld like to p rog ram.
4. Wai t unti l the LED @ beg ins to b link quickly.
P rog ramming mode is active for S minutes .
5. Move in front of your ve hicle while ho ld ing
the orig inal remote control for the system
that would like to program to a button in the
roof headliner.
P rogramming the button : Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Ho ld the remote control up to the radiator
grille on your vehicle
c;, fig . 45.
7. Press and hold the remote control until the
turn sig nals on yo ur vehicle b link . This may
take up to 30 seconds .
8 . If th e emergen cy flashe rs bl ink three times,
the programm ing was s uccessful.
If the
emergency flashers on ly blink one time, the
5 minute t ime limit for t he p rogramming has
e nded o r the p rog ramming was not success­
fu l. Repeat the programming from the t hird
step, or try changing t he distance to the radi­
ator grille.
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9 . If the garage door or other system does not
open using the buttons i n the roof headliner
even tho ugh the programming was success­
ful, the system may use a rolling code in­
stead of a fixed code.
Rolling code program ­
ming
must be perfo rmed c;, page 51.
The other two b uttons in the roof headliner can
be programmed according to the instruct io ns
above. Beg in with the third step.
Erasing button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be erased indi ­
vidually. They m ust all be erased together . Repro ­
gram the buttons if necessary .
.,.. Sw itch t he ignit io n on.
.,.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the roof
head liner until the LED @turns off completely
(after about 20 seconds) .
Reprogramming the buttons
.,.. Switch the ignit io n o n.
.,.. To reprogram an individua l bu tto n, press and
hold the button unti l the LED @starts to flash
quickly (after a bout 10 seconds) . Release the
button immed iately . Programm ing mode is ac­
tive for S m inutes .
.,.. Continue with the fifth step.
@ Tips
- Programming using the buttons in the roof
headliner is not poss ible with all Infotain­
ment systems. If th is is the case, program
t he b uttons as descr ibe d in version A
c;, page 49 .
-Th e re quired dis tance between the hand
t ransm itt er an d th e H ome link mo dule i n
t h e radiator gr ille
c;, fig. 45 dep end s on t he
s y st em t hat you are pr ogra mming.
- Depen ding on the mode l of the sys tem, you
m ay need to re lease the bu tton on t he re­
m ote co nt rol dur ing p rog ramming an d
p ress i t ag ain. H old ea ch posi tion you try for
a t l east 15 seco nds be fo re trying another
p osit io n. K eep the tur n signa ls on you r vehi ­
cle in view when doing this .