AUDI R8 SPYDER 2015 Owner's Guide

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Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors simultaneously.
The power lock ing system i n your veh icle incorpo­
rates the follow ing funct ions:
- Central lock ing function
- Remote contro l feature ¢ page 28.
- Ant i-Theft Alarm Sys tem ¢ page 33.
All the doors and the front lid are loc ked by the
centra l locking system when you lock the vehicle.
The unlocking and lock ing mode* can be changed
i n the dr iver information system
¢ page 22.
Unlocking the vehicle
You can un lock the vehicle from outside either by
usi ng the remote co ntrol
or by insert ing and
turning the key in the driver's door lock. When
you
unlock your vehicle:
- The anti -theft alarm system is deactivated
briefly.
- The veh icle inter ior lights ill uminate for app rox ­
imately 30 seconds .
- All t urn signa l lights will flas h twice when the
ca r is un locked .
- After unloc king the veh icle, you have 30 sec­
onds to open a door or the front lid. After 30 seco nds, the vehicle automatically locks and
the anti-theft a larm system activates again.
The fron t lid can be locked or un locked e ither by
usi ng the remote contro l
or by inserting and
turning t he key in the driver's door lock . Unlock­
ing the vehicle with the remote control~ will
only unlock the front lid, to open it, the lid han­
d le needs to be pressed.
Loc king the vehicle
You ca n lock the vehicle from o utside eithe r by
using the remote co ntro l
or by insert ing and
turning the key in the drivers's door lock. When
you
lock the vehicle:
- All doors and the front lid are locked.
- All turn sign al ligh ts will flash once whe n the
car is locked .
Opening and closing
-The ant i-theft a larm system is ac tivated. The
horn of the anti-theft a la rm system will soun d
and the anti-theft alarm system read iness
light, located in the center of the instrument
pane l be low the windshield on the right side of
the air vent, will start to bli nk.
- The vehicle in terior lights turn
off.
Automatic locking*
The automatic locking feature loc ks a ll the vehi­
cle doors and the front lid when you dr ive faste r
t h an 9 mph (15 km/h).
You can unlock t he veh icle from the i nsi de by:
- remov ing the key from the ignition switc h (the
ve hicle w ill automat ica lly unloc k itself) or
- pressing the unlock pa rt of th e power lock
sw itch
ccri o r
pull ing the door handle (to open the door).
If you wish, yo u can have an a utho rized Aud i
dealer convert your powe r doo r lock system to
automat ic locking.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
T he vehicle does not lock with t he centra l locking
swi tch ¢page 31 if the dr ive r's door is open.
D o no t lock your ve hicle w ith the
remote master
key u ntil all doors an d the front lid a re closed. In
t hi s way you avo id loc king yo ursel f out ac ciden­
ta lly.
A WARNING
-
- W hen you loc k yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody- espec ia lly children -shou ld remain
inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the win­
dows cannot be ope ned from the inside.
- W hen you leave the veh icle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
p le) from accidenta lly bei ng locke d in th e
veh icle should they accide ntally press the
power l ocking sw itc h in one of the doo rs .
- Do not leave ch il dr en inside t he vehicle un­
s upe rvise d. In a n em erge ncy it would be im­
p o ssible to open the door s fro m the outs id e
wit ho ut t he key.
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Opening and closing
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- The dr iver's door can be locked and un­
l ocked with the key if the power locking sys­
tem fails. The passenger 's door can be
l ocked manually
c:> page 32.
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all loc ked doors will be automatically
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu­
pants from the outs ide .
- The anti-t heft alarm system cannot be acti­
vated if the power locking system is not ac­
tivated .
- You are well advised not to keep valuables
i nside an unattended vehicle, v is ible or not.
Eve n a prope rly locked veh icle cannot p ro­
v id e the secur ity of a safe!
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remo te control works.
F ig. 2 3 Remote co ntrol: fun ctio n butto ns
Whether only the d river's doo r or the entire veh i­
cle is unlocked when the opening button @ is
pressed once, depends on the settings in the
Driver information system
Central locking menu
~ page 22 .
To unlock the vehicle III
• Press button @.
• Press but ton @ two
times w ith in two seconds
to unlock all doors and the front lid .
To lock the vehicle
~
• Press button @~.&. in General description on
page 29 .
• Watch that all turn signal lights flash once.
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To unlock front lid only~
• Press bu tton © for approxima tely one se con d.
PANIC Button
• Push the red button @to activate t he panic
fu nction . The horn sou nds an d the turn signa ls
fla sh.
• Push the button @aga in t o de acti va te the pan-
ic fu nct io n.
The remote cont ro ls allows you to:
- lock or unlock the vehicle
- select ively un lock the front lid.
The turn signa ls will flash brief ly whenever you
l ock or u nlock the veh icle. Also, the interior light
will come on o r go off whenever yo u open or
close the driver's door.
The transm itter and battery are located in the
head of the remote contro l. The receiver is locat­
ed inside the vehicle . The maximum effective
range depends on severa l things . Remembe r, if
the battery is weak, the effect ive range decreas­
es .
The remote -cont ro l key contains a fo ld-out key
that you can use to man ually lock or unlock t he
vehicle and to start the eng ine .
I f you need to replace the remote control , or if
you need to have it repaired, you must see your
authorized Aud i dea ler. Only then can yo u use the
key agai n.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNI NGS c:> & in Gener­
al description on page 29 .
(D Tips
- The remote control key is automatically de­
act ivated when the ignition is sw itched on.
- The operation of the remote contro l key can
be temporarily d isrupted by interference
from transmitters in the vicinity of the vehi ­
cle wo rking in the same freque ncy ra nge
(e.g . a cell phone, radio eq uipment).
- In orde r to make su re the locking function is
wor king, you should a lways keep yo ur eye
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on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
l ocked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may unintention­
ally lock the vehicle, and then you would set
off the ant i-theft a larm when you try to
start the engine or open a door . In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button©.
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in an
emergency situa tion.
Resetting the remote control
The remote control must be reset if the vehicle
does no t unlock .
.. Press the unlock button 0 on the remote con­
trol.
.. Manually unlock the driver's door lock with the
mechan ical key wi thin 30 se cond s.
.. Press e ither the lock-
{fl or the unlock CD button
to comple te the reset sequence .
Operating locks with the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the outside ,
turn the key in the lock of the driver's door .
Fig. 24 Key turn s for op ening and closin g
.. To un lock the vehicle, tu rn t he key to the open ­
ing position @¢
fig. 24 .
.. To lock the vehicle , turn the key in the lock of
the driver's door to the lock position @
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A WARNING
Always read and heed WARNING c> A in Gen­
eral description on page 29 .
Opening and clo sing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
The vehicle can be locked or unlocked from the
inside using the power locking swi tch .
Fig . 2 5 Sect ion fro m drive r's door : Powe r loc king switc h
.. Press the upper part of the powe r lock ing
sw itch@ to lock the vehicle ¢,&. .
.,. Press lower part o f the sw itch@ to unlo ck the
veh icle .
If you lock the veh icle using the power locking
switch, p lease no te t he following:
- You cannot open the doors from the
outside
(increased security, for examp le when you are
stopped at a red light) .
- The LED in the switch~ lights up when all the
doors and the front lid a re closed and locked.
- Yo u can un lock and open the doors from the in­
side by pulling on the door hand le .
- You ca nnot lock the ve hicle w it h the central
locking switch when the d river's door is open .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors a utomatically unlock.
A WARNING
-
- If you use the power loc king switch with the
doors closed, remember that all the veh icle
doors w ill lock.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the veh icle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children .
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Opening and closing
Emergency locking
If the power locking system fails (power failure),
you will need to lock the passenger door sepa­
rately.
F ig. 26 Passen ger's door: emergency release
For this purpose, a mechanical locking device is
provided on the end panel of the passenger door
(only visible when the door is open).
.. Remove the cap
q fig . 26.
.. Insert the key into the inner slot and turn it to
the right as far as it can go.
After you close the door you wil l no longer be
ab le to open it from the outside. You can open it
from the inside, however, by pulling on the door
latch twice.
Front lid
Opening/closing the front lid
Fig . 27 D rive rs doo r: remote front lid re lease
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Fig. 28 Release leve r under the fro nt lid
When opening the front lid , the w indshield wip­
ers must be switched off and the wiper arms
must be folded aga inst the windshield . Other­
wise the paint could be damaged.
Opening the front lid
.,. Press the center button on the master key or
.,. Pull the release button in the driver's door
~fig. 27 .
.,. Pull up on the release under the front lid
~ fig. 28 (arrow). This releases the catch .
.. Open the front lid all the way.
Closing the front lid
.,. Pull the front lid down until the pressure from
the struts is reduced .
.. Close the front lid .
.. Press the front lid closed carefu lly using both
hands until it latches audibly ~
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A WARNING
-
A front lid that is not completely latched
could fly up and block your view while driving.
- When you close the front lid, check it to
make sure the safety catch has properly en­
gaged. The lid should be flush with the sur­
rounding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while driv ing that the lid is not
secured properly , stop at once and close it.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the front lid left open. A child
could crawl into the luggage compartment
and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and
unable to get out . To reduce the risk of per­
sonal injury, never let children play in or
around your veh icle. Always keep the front

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lid as well as the vehicle doors closed when
not in use.
(D Note
Make sure no objects are p rotruding above
the edge of the luggage compartment. Other­
w ise, the front lid could be damaged .
@ Tips
If the front lid is open or not properly locked
when the ignit ion is t urned on, the door and
front lid warning appears in the instrument duster display.
Emergency release for front lid
If the front lid cannot be opened , on emergency
release is provided.
Fi g. 29 Section: Emergency release
.. Reach under the closed glove compartment.
T he re is a red plast ic co rd u nder the glove com­
partment .
.. Pull the red plast ic co rd towa rds you.
Open ing and clo sing
Anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if anyone
attempts to break into the vehicle.
Fig. 30 Diode position in the i nst ru m ent pa nel
T he anti-theft alarm system tr iggers an audib le
alarm a nd turns on the emergency flasher if an
u nau thori zed interfe ren ce wi th t he veh icle is
sensed by the system.
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How i s the anti -theft alarm system switched
on?
T he anti-theft alarm system is switched on when
yo u lock the driver's door manually using the
fold-out key, or when you use the remote cont ro l.
The system is activated approximately 30 sec ­
onds after the vehicle is locked. The indicator
li ght¢
fig. 30 starts flashing rap idly for 2 sec­
onds and then blinks slowly.
How i s the anti-theft alarm sy stem swit ched
off?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched off only
whe n you unlock your vehicle. If you do not open
a door within 30 seconds after you have un locked
with the remo te control, the veh icle wi ll lock it­
self again automat ica lly.
When will the anti theft alarm system be
triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the a la rm system
monito rs and prote cts the fo llowing pa rts of the
vehicle:
- eng ine compartment
- luggage compartment
- doors
- ign ition
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Opening and closing
W hen the system is activated, the ala rm w ill be
triggered if one of the doors, the engine com­
partment lid or the front lid are opened.
The ant i-theft a larm system will a lso go off when
the battery is disconnected.
You ca n also tr igger the alarm by p ressing the
PAN IC b utton o n your remote-c on trol key . Thi s
will alert o ther people in case of emergency.
Press the
PANIC button again to t urn off the
alarm.
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off
when trigg ered?
The ala rm sys tem is switc hed off when you un ­
lock the vehicle using the remote-contro l key or
when the ignit ion is switched on. The a larm w ill
a lso switch itself off when it comes to the end of
its cycle .
Emergency flasher
The emergency f las her will blink briefly w hen the
doors, engine compartment lid and front lid are
properly closed.
If the emergency flashers do no t blink , check the
doors, engine compartment lid and front lid to
make sure they are properly closed . If you close a
door, the engine compartment lid or the front lid
with the an ti-theft alarm switc hed on, the emer­
gency flashers will bli nk only after you have
closed the door or lid .
(D Tips
For the anti-theft alarm system to function
properly, make sure all vehicle do ors and w in­
dows are closed befo re leavi ng the veh icle .
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Power windows
Controls
The driver can operate all windows .
Fig. 3 1 Driver 's doo r: powe r w in dow swi tches
The power window swi tc h es h ave a two-positi on
fun ction :
Opening the windows
.,. Press the switch and hold it down unt il the
w indow has reached the desired posi tion.
.,. Press the switch
briefly to open the window a u­
t om atic ally .
.,. By brief ly pressing/p ulling the sw itch again, the
downward travel of the window can be stopped
in any positio n
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Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch and hold it until t he w indow h as
re ached the desire d position .
.,. Pull the sw itch
briefly to close the window au ­
tomatically .
.,. By briefly pressing/p ulli ng the switch again, the
upward travel of the window can be stopped in
any position
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A WARNING
-Do not leave ch ild ren unattended in the ve­
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys .
Unsupervised use of the keys can re sult in
s tarti ng of the engine and use of vehi cle sy s­
t ems su ch as power wi ndow s, e tc. whic h
co uld res ult in se rious i njury.
- Remembe r -you ca n still ope n or close the
power windows fo r abo ut ten minutes after

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the ignition is switched off. Only when ei­
ther of the front doors are opened are the power windows switched off.
- Be careful when closing the windows. Check
to see that no one is in the way, or serious injury could result!
- Always remove the ignition key whenever
you leave your vehicle .
- If you lock your vehicle from the outside, no
one, especially children, should remain in
the vehicle.
- Do not stick anything on the windows or the windshield that may interfere with the driv­
er's field of vision.
(D Tips
- When the doors are opened, the windows
are automatically lowered 0.4 in (10 mm).
Reactivating the system after battery
disconnection
If the vehicle bat tery is disconnected and then
reconnected, the automati c closing and opening
function will not work until it is reactivated .
... Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed .
.,. Release the switch and pull it again for one sec­
ond .
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Fig. 32 Garage door opene r: exa mples of using wit h diffe r­
ent sy stems
Opening and closing
You can activate various systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from
inside your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homelink) . There are three buttons for this in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in place of up to three hand -held transmitters .
To operate systems using the garage door open­ er, the th ree buttons in the headliner must be
programmed first.
A WARNING
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Make sure no people or objects are in the im-
mediate vicinity of the equipment when using
or programming the garage door opener. Peo­
ple can be injured and objects can be dam­
aged if they are caught in the equipment.
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-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
selling the vehicle.
- For additional information about Homelink ,
visit www .homelink.com.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
Qpage 218.
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Opening and closing
Programming the Homelink transmitter
Fig. 33 Overhead console: Homelink keypad
Fig . 34 Fr ont bumper: loca tion of transmitter unit
The transmitter is programmed in two phases.
For rolling code transmitters, a third phase is al ­
so necessa ry .
Pha se 1: programming the ove rhead keypad
l.
Make sure you r vehicle is w ith in operat ing
range of the remote controlled garage door
ope ner .
2 . Set the park ing brake ~
& in Description on
page 35 .
3. Turn the ignition o n. Do not sta rt the e ngine!
4. Press and hold t he two outside Home Link
b uttons
(D and ® for approx im ately 20 sec­
onds until indicator light @~
fig. 33 begins
to flas h. The n re lease both buttons. Do not
hold the buttons for longer than 30 seconds.
.,. This procedure only needs to be perfo rmed
once . It erases the factory-set default codes
and does not have to be repeated to prog ram
additional remote controls .
5 . Press and hold the Homelink button
(D , ®
or ® until the ind ic a tor light @ starts
fl ash ing
slowly. Release the bu tton.
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.,. The system will remain in programming mode
for
5 minutes . Go to the front of the vehicle
and proceed with phase 2 .
Phase 2:
programming the bumper mounted tran smit
ter
6. Hold the original remote control at a dis­
tance between
0-6 in . (0 -15 cm) from the
bumper below the appropr iate headlight for
you r vehicle ~
fig. 34 (u se the shortest dis­
tance possib le).
7. Aim the remote control just below the
driver
side
h eadlight.
8 . Press and ho ld the activation but to n on the
remote co ntrol.
.,. May be different in Canada .
If so, press and re­
press (cycle) the activation button on your re­
mote control every two seconds.
9 . The emergency flashers w ill flash
three
times
(after about 15-60 seconds) when the
programmi ng is s uccessf ul. Release the but­
ton on t he remote con trol.
.,. To program more device s, repe at st ep s 4 to 9.
10 . Pr ess and ho ld the trained Home link button
and o bserve the ind icator light@~
fig. 33.
.,. If the ind icator light is solid/co nti nu ous, pro­
gramm ing is complete and yo ur device sho uld
activate when you press and re lease the trained
Homelink button .
.,. If the indicator light blinks rapidly for 2 sec­
onds and is the n a so lid/continuous light, pro­
ce ed w ith phase 3 to program a roll ing code de­
vice .
Phase 3: rolling code programming
.,. A second person o n a ladder wh o ca n safe ly
reach the garage door opener motor is recom­
mended .
11. Locate the "learn" button on the ga rag e doo r
o pener mo tor ( refer to the oper ati ng in str uc­
t ions for the opener, as the lo cat io n of th is
b utton may vary by manufacturer) .
12 . Pres s and release the learn b utton on the ga ­
rage door o pener motor.
.,. Note: once the b utton is pressed, there are 30
seconds
in which to initiate th e next step.
13 . On t he Home link keypad ins ide the ve hicle,
firmly p ress and hold the Homelink butto n
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previously programmed in phases 1 and 2 for
two seconds and release. Repeat this se­
quence
twice.
"'Some vehicles may require the press/hold/re­
lease sequence up to three times to complete
the training process .
"' HomeLink should now activate your rolling
code equipped device.
If the 5 minute time limit is exceeded, the emer­
gency flashers will flash one time
to indicate
that the process has been terminated . In this
case, repeat steps 4 through 9.
If the emergency flashers do not flash
three
times (after about 15-60 seconds), programming
was not successful. In this case, repeat steps 4
through 9.
Remote control units for garage door openers in
Canada are set to stop transmitting radio fre ­
quency signals after two seconds . This time may
not be sufficient for the Homelink system to
learn the radio frequency signal. Perform all oth­
er steps as described above.
Operating the Homelink transmitter
The Homelink transmitter works in the same
manner as the original handheld remote control
that came with the system.
"'Press the appropriate programmed button
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0 or @ ¢ page 36, fig. 33 to activate the de­
sired remote control function ¢
A. in Descrip­
tion on page 35.
Reprogramming a single button
A Homelink button can be reprogrammed indi­
vidually without affecting the other button allo ­
cations.
Programming the overhead keypad
"'Press the appropriate Homelink button until
the indicator light begins flashing slowly.
Programming the bumper mounted transmit
ter
l. Hold the original remote control at a dis­
tance between
0-5 in . (0-13 cm) from the
Opening and closing
bumper below the appropriate headlight for
your vehicle (use the shortest distance possi­ ble).
2. Aim the remote control just below the
driver
side
headlight.
3. Press and hold the activation button on the remote control.
4. The emergency flashers will flash
three
times
(after about 15-60 seconds) when the
programming is successful. Now release the
button on the remote control.
.. If the device utilizes a rolling code, please fol­
low phase 3 of ¢
page 36, Programming the
Homelink transmitter
for rolling code pro­
gramming.
This procedure will cause the existing program­ ming on the Homelink button to be erased!
Erasing the programming of the Home link
transmitter
When you erase the programming, the program­
ming on all three of the transmitter channels
with be lost!
"' Perform steps 1 to 4 as described on
¢ page 36, Phase 1: programming the over­
head keypad .
When completed, the Home link system will be in
the programming mode and is then ready to
learn the codes for remote controlled devices .
(D Tips
-Programmed buttons cannot be erased indi­
vidually .
- For security reasons you are advised to erase
the programming of the Homelink system
before you sell your vehicle .
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Convertible top
Convertible top
Convertible top
General information
The fabr ic conv ert ible top opens and closes auto­
matica lly. W hen it is open, it is sto red in t he con­
ver tible top storage bay. The convert ible top may
be opened or closed at speeds up to 31 mph
(SO km/h).
T he conve rtible top is wind- and wate rproof un­
de r n orma l conditions. Some mois ture may co l­
lec t in the vehicle interior, but on ly unde r ex ­
tremely adverse weathe r co ndit ions such as tor­
rentia l rain . That is normal and no cause for con­
cern.
F ollow t he clean ing and maintenance instr uc­
tions ~
page 145 to ensu re the convertib le to p
remains wind- an d waterproof. A lso note the fol ­
lowing points:
- Only stow the convertib le top when i t is clean
and dry. Gra ins of sand or coa rse dirt particles
can cause abrasions on the convertible top
when stowed that can lead to damage to the
fabric over time. Stowing the convertible top
whe n it is damp can cause marks or pe rmanent
mildew spots to form .
- Do not leave the convertible top open for sever­
al weeks or the c reases in it may become discol ­
ored . Th i s is especially tr ue if the top was stow­
ed when damp .
- Remove ice and snow befo re ope ning the con­
vertib le top . Do not use any sharp edged ob­
jects to remove ice and snow or t he conve rtible
t op co ul d be scra tch ed o r dam aged . T he rear
window may be cleare d wi th a stand ard i ce
scra per.
- T he fab ric in the co nver tib le top lose s elasticity
in su b-zero tem pera tures . We recommend not
opening or closi ng the convertib le top when the
temperature is below 32 °F (0 QC). T he conver­
tible top will not open when the temperature is
S °F (-15 QC) or below.
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Opening /closing the convertible top
Fi g. 35 Cente r console : co nve rtible top sw itc h
Req uirement: the front lid must be closed and
t h e ign it io n m ust be switched on.
Opening the convertible top
.,. Pull and ho ld the co nvertib le top switch until
the top is stowed in the bay and the cover on
the bay has closed complete ly.
Opening the convertible top using the one­
touch function
.,. Pull the sw itch br iefly to open the convertib le
top comp lete ly. It is not necessary to ho ld the
sw itch . The one-touch funct ion is only avai lab le
at speeds between 4 and 31 mph (6 and
SO km/h) .
Closing the convertible top
.,. Press and hold the sw itch until the convertib le
top is closed a nd the latch is locked.
The ind icator lighr
fi in the instrument cl uster
goes out when the top is comp lete ly open or
closed .
The side windows a utomatica lly lower slightly
during the opening/closing process.
A WARNING
- Never drive when the convert ible top is not
locked correctly. The w ind generated by driv­
ing could cause it to open, which could in­
jure v ehicle occupants or damage t he ve hi-
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