change key battery AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK 2014 Owners Manual

Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 21 Remote control maste r key : re mov ing the me­
c han ical key
• Press the release button @ c:> fig. 21.
• Pull the mechanica l key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment
on the passenger's side
c::> page 61.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
c::>page 37 .
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically
c:> page 38.
Master key battery replacement
Fig . 22 Remote master key : Re mov ing the ba ttery
holde r
Check light in the master key
The check light @ in the master key provides
information about different cond itions .
• The check light comes on briefly once when
a button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the conven ience key system .
• If the check light does not come on, the bat­
tery is dead and has to be replaced . In add i­
t ion, when the battery is dead the
I!! sym­
bol appears in the instrument cluster dis-
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play as well as the message : Please change
key battery .
Master key battery replacement
• Pull the mechanical key out of the master
key
c::> page 33.
• Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and at the same time pull the battery
holder out of the master key in the direction
of the arrow.
• Install the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+ " sign facing down.
• Push the battery holder carefully into the
maste r key .
• Install the mechanical key.
@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to poll ute the environment .
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
, Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor­
ized use of your vehicle .
A computer chip inside your key automatically
deactivates the electronic immobilizer when
the key is inside the vehicle. When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the electronic immo­
bilizer is automatically activated once again .
A WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you
leave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
e lectronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys­
tems such as power window or power sun­
roof leading to serious personal injury.
(D Tips
- Th e veh icle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key .,.

Have your authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized A udi Service Facility check the ir
function.
@ Tips
- If the win dow g lass in the driver 's door
or front passenger's door has been tint­
ed, the disp lay in the exterior m irror may
be misinterp reted .
- For Decla rat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
¢ page 2 76.
Activating and deactivating
Applies to vehicles: mit side assist
Fig. 10 5 Drive r's d oor : Sid e ass is t butt on
.. Press the but ton ¢ .&. in General informa ­
tion on page 94
to switch the system on/off .
The LED in the button t urns on when side
ass ist is switc hed on.
Adjusting the display brightness
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
The brightness setting can be adjusted via the
MMI.
.. Se lect : ICAR I function button> (Car)* sys­
tems
contro l button > Drive r assist > Audi
side assist.
The display brig htness adjusts a utomatically
to the brightness of the surroun dings, both in
the information and in the warn ing stage . In
very dark or very bright surro undings, the dis­
p lay is a lready set to the min imum or maxi­
mum Level by the automatic ad justment. In
such cases, you may notice no cha nge when
a d ju sting the brightness, or the change may
Aud i side assist 95
only be no ticeable once the s urround ings
c hange.
Adjus t the br igh tness to a leve l where the dis­
play i n the informa tion stage w ill no t dis rup t
your view forward . If you change the br igh t­
ness, the display in the exterior mirror will
brief ly show the br ightness leve l in the infor ­
mation stage. The brightness of the warning
stage is linked to the brightness in the infor­
mation stage and is adjusted alo ng with the
i nfor mation stage ad justment.
(D Tips
- Side ass ist is not act ive while you are
making the adjustment .
- Yo ur settings are automatically stored
and assigned to the remote contro l key
being used.
Driver messages
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
If side assist sw itches off by i tself, the L ED in
t he b utto n turns off and a message wi ll ap ­
pe ar in the inst rume nt cl uste r d is play:
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable. No
sensor vi sion
The rada r sensors' vision is affected. Do not
cover the area in fro nt of the sensors with bike
whee ls, sticke rs, d irt o r other objects. Clean
the a rea in front of the sensors, if necessary
¢page 93, fig . 10 4.
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched on temporari ly
because there is a malfunction (for example,
the battery c ha rge level may be too low) .
Audi side assist: System fault !
The sy stem cannot gu arant ee th at it w ill de­
tect vehicles correctly and it is swi tched o ff.
T he sensors have been disp laced or are faul ty .
Have the system checked by an authorized
A udi dealer or authorized A udi Service Facility
soon.