remote control AUDI S3 2016 Owners Manual
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Central locking
Key set
Fig. 18 Your vehicle key set
The key set contains two remote control keys or
conven ience keys*. To fold the key out and back
in place, press the release button¢
fig. 18
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Remote control key or convenience key
The convenience key* is a vehicle remote control
key with special functions¢
page 38, Locking
and unlocking with the convenience key
and
¢ page 82, Starting and stopping the engine
(vehicles with a convenience key).
With the remote control key, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle centrally and start the engine.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle in the MMI. This a llows you to make
sure you have received all of the keys when you purchase a used vehicle. Select: the
I MENU I but
ton
> Car> Systems* control button > Program
med keys .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de
activated.
It is important to bring all keys with
you . If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insurance company.
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle. The vehicle may not start if another
Opening and closing
radio device such as a key for another vehicle or a
transponder is located on the key ring.
Data in the remote control key or
convenience key
While driving, service and maintenance-relevant
data is continuous ly stored on your remote con
tro l key or conven ience key*. Your Audi service
advisor can read out this data and tell you about
the work your vehicle needs.
A WARNING
-- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine or operate
electrica l equipment such as power win
dows .
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com
p lete stop. Otherwise, the steering lock
could engage sudden ly and increase the risk
of an accident.
(D Tips
The operation o f the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference from
transmitters in the vicinity of the vehicle
working in the same frequency range (for ex
ample, a cell phone or radio equipment).
Central locking system description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
There are different ways, depending on vehicle
equipment:
- Remote control key
c:> page 3 7,
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door c:>page 39,
or
- Sensors in the front door handles on vehicles
with a convenience key*
c:> page 38,
- Central locking switch inside c:> page 39.
Selective unlocking
•
The doors and luggage compa rtment lid will lock
when they close. You can set in the MMI whether ..,.
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only the driver 's door or the entire vehicle should
un lock when unlocking
r::!;> page 39 .
Automatic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has
ex
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked again once the ign ition key is
removed. In addition, the vehicle can be u nlocked
if the opening function in the power locki ng sys
tem sw itch is used or one of the door handles is
pulled .
I n the event of a crash with a irbag deployment ,
the doors automat ica lly unlock to allow access to
the vehicle.
Ant i-theft alarm s yst em *
If t he ant i-theft alarm system detects a veh icle
break-in, audio and v isual warning signals are
tr iggered .
The ant i- theft alarm system turns on automati
cally when you lock the vehicle .
It deactivates
when unlocking using the remote control key or
by touc hing the sensor on the door handle (con
ven ience key).
To sw itch the ala rm off, press the@ button o n
the remote control key or convenience key or
sw itch the ignition on. The a la rm also stops auto
mat ica lly after a certain amount of time.
Tu rn sign als
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
vehicle and flash once when you lock the vehicle .
If they do not f lash, one of the doors, the lug
gage compartment lid or the hood is not locked
or the ignition is still sw itched on (the latter ap
plies to veh icles with a convenience key) .
Unintentionally loc king your se lf out
The fo llowing conditions prevent you from lock
ing your remote control key in the vehicle :
- The vehicle does not lock with the central lock
ing switch if the driver 's door is op en
r::!;> page 39.
-On vehicles with a convenience key* , the lug
gage compartment lid un locks again after clos-
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ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug
gage compartment.
To avo id accidentally locking yourself out, do not
l ock your vehicle with the remote control key or
convenience key* until all doors and the luggage
compartment lid ar e closed.
{!) Tips
- Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- If the LED in the upper e dge of the drive r's
door turns on for about 30 seconds after
the vehicle is locked, there is a malfunction in the power locking or the anti-theft a larm
system *. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig . 19 Remote con tro l key: LED
Fig . 20 Remote contro l key: o penin g the cover
LED in th e re mot e co nt rol k ey
The LED r=> fig. 19 informs you of the remote con
trol key function.
.. If you press a button briefly , the LED blinks
once.
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.. The LED blinks several times when you press a
button longer (convenience opening*) .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead. The message
1:1 Please
change key battery
may also appear in the in
strument cluster display . Replace the battery .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry the cover @off of the key (Dusing a coin
c::>fig . 20 .
.,. Insert the new battery with the "+" facing up .
.. Press the cover back onto the key until it clicks
into place .
We recommend having the battery replaced by
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
@ For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the env ironment.
Do not dispose of them in household trash .
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery.
Remote control key synchronization
The remote control key must be synchronized if
the vehicle does not lock and unlock with the re
mote control.
.. Press the remote control key button~-
.. Insert the key in the driver's door lock within 30
seconds .
.,. Press the~ button or~ button .
Open ing and closing
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 21 Remote control key or conve nien ce key : button pro
gramm ing
@ m Open
@ i'.D Close
© .:::::$Unlock luggage compartment lid
@ IPANIC !T rigger the alarm
... To unloc k the vehicle, press the button@~
c::>fig. 21 .
.. To lock the vehicle, bring the selector lever into
the P position and press the~ button
@.
.. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the ~ button © briefly.
.,. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the~ button © for at least one sec
ond .
... To trigger the alarm, press the red I PANIC ! but
ton @. T he veh icle horn and emergency flash
ers turn on.
.. To turn off the alarm, press the red I PANIC !
button @again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and a door or the lug
gage compartment lid are not opened w ithin 45
seconds, the vehicle locks again automat ically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being acci
dentally left unlocked over a long period of time.
This does not apply if you press the~ button ©
button for at least one second.
For vehicles with
safety central locking (selective
unlocking)
c::> page 40, only the driver's door
and the fuel f iller door are opened by pressing
the ~ button @ once, and the entire vehicle un-
locks when the button is pressed twice .
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A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.& in Key
set on page
3 5
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key or conven
ience key within view of the vehicle.
- Do not use the remote contro l when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un
i ntent ionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered . If this happens,
press the un lock button@ .
- The vehicle can only be locked when these
lector lever is in the
P posit ion.
- Only use the panic function in an emergen
cy.
- For information on additional remote con
trol key or convenience key functions, refer
to
Q page 43, Convenience opening/clos
ing .
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
A pp lies to veh icles: w ith conve nien ce key
The front doors and the luggage compartment
lid can be unlocked and locked without using the
remote control key .
Fig. 22 Drive r's door : locking the vehicle with the conve n
i ence key
• To unlock the door automatically, grasp the
drive r's or front passenger's door handle
¢ fig. 22.
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
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• To unlock or open the luggage compartment
lid, press the handle in the luggage compart
ment lid
~ page 41, fig . 26.
• To lock the vehicle, bring the se lector lever into
the P position, close the door and touch the
sensor on the driver's door handle
one time. Do
not ho ld the door handle wh ile doing this .
Only the front doors and luggage compartment
li d can be unlocked or locked. The remote control
key must be within a range of about
5 ft (1.5 m)
from the door or the luggage compartment lid . It
makes no d ifference whether the remote con trol
key is in yo ur jac ket pocket, purse or br iefcase .
If you hold the door handle while lock ing, this
can prevent the locking funct ion.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di
rectly after locking it. This allows you the oppor
tun ity to check that the driver 's door is locked .
The settings in the MMI specify if the entire vehi
cle or one of the doors is unlocked when unlock
i ng the vehicle¢
page 39 .
A WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS Q .& in Key
set on page 35
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of t ime, note the following:
- The proximity sensor sw itches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the battery from dra ining and to
ma inta in the veh icle's ab ility to start for as
long as possible. You may not be able to un
lock yo ur vehicle us ing the convenience key.
- For an exp lanat ion on co nfo rm ity w ith the
FCC reg ulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulat ions, refer to
¢page 309.
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Unlocking/locking w ith the key
In the event that the power locking system fails,
the driver's door can locked and unlocked using
the door lock.
F ig . 23 Driver 's door: door lock
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• To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position
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• To lock the driver's door, move the selector lev
er to the P position and turn the key once to the
close posit ion
@ .
The settings in the MMI specify if the entire vehi
cle or one of the doors is unlocked when unlock ing the vehicle
c:::> page 39.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c:::> .& in Key
set on page 35
(D Tips
For information on additional remote control
key or convenience key functions, refer to
c:::> page 43, Convenience opening/closing .
Central locking switch
Fig. 24 Driver's door : central lock ing switch
Open ing and closing
• To lock the vehicle, press the @] button c:::> _&..
• To unlock the vehicle, press the [fil button
c:::> fig. 24.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following applies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security such as when stopped at a light).
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- Front doors: you can open the doors individual
ly from the inside by pulling the door handle.
- Rear doors: pu ll on the door hand le
once to un
lock the door. Pull on the door handle
again to
open the door .
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment ,
the doors unlock automat ically to allow access
to the vehicle.
_&. WARNING
-The power locking switch works with the ig
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when the
1§) button is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- 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 will lock automatically at a speed
of 9 mph (15 km/h)
c:::> page 35. You can un
l ock the vehicle again using the central lock
ing opening function.
Setting central locking
App lies to vehicles: wit h drive r info rmatio n system
Various settings can be adjusted in the MMI:
Adjusting door unlocking
You can determine which doors should unlock
when opening the vehicle.
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"'Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car> Syste m s*
contro l button > V ehicl e settin gs > Central
loc king > Door unlock ing.
Select ing All and pressing the~ button on the
remote control key un locks the entire vehicle .
I f you select
Dri ver and then press the~ button
on the remote contro l key , o nl y the drive r's door
will unlo ck. In veh icles w ith a convenience key,
only the front door whose handle you pull will
un lock . If you pr ess the ~ button twic e, the en
tire veh icle w ill unlock. If you press the~ button,
the entire vehicle w ill always lo ck.
F olding * th e ex ter ior m irrors
"'Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car > Sy stem s*
contro l button > Ve hicl e s ett ing s > Central
lo ck ing > Fold m irro rs.
For more information,
refer to
c> page 50, Adjusting the exterior
mirrors.
If you select On , the exter ior mirrors wi ll fold in
automatically when you press the~ button on
the remote control key <=>
page 50.
T on e wh en locking
"' Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Car> S yst em s*
contro l button > V ehicl e sett ing s > Ce ntral
loc king > Tone wh en lo cking.
When checked off./, a tone will sou nd when you
lock the vehicle .
I f you press the~ button twice , the entire veh i
cle will lock. There is a locking to ne at the same
time
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Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
your vehicle.
A microch ip in the key automat ically deactivates
the electronic immob ilizer when the key is locat
ed in the vehicle. If yo u remove the key from the
ve hicle, the electro nic immobilize r activates
again a utomat ica lly.
l) Th is fun ction is not a vail able in al l co un tries.
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A WARNING ,_ -
A lways take the key w ith you whenever you
leave your veh icle. The electronic immobilizer
can be deactivated with the key, so this could make it possible for unauthorized persons to
start the engine and operate vehi cle systems
such as the power windows or sun roof. This
can increase the ris k of serious injury .
(D Tips
-The veh icle cannot be started if an unau
tho rized key is used. It may not be possib le
to start the veh icle unde r ce rtain c ircum
stances, for examp le if there is ano ther ra
dio module like the key from another vehi
cle or a transponder on the same keychai n.
- For an exp lanation on conformity w ith the
FCC regulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulations, refer to
<=> page 309.
Safety central locking
App lies to vehicles : wit h safety cent ra l locking
Sa fety central locking provides the possib ility , to
only un lock the dr iver 's door and the fuel filler
door . The rest of the vehicle remains locked .
Unlocking the driver's door and the fuel filler
doo r
"' Press the remote control key or convenience
key
[§il button once or turn the key once in the
open ing d irection .
Unlocking all doors , the luggag e
compartment lid and th e fu el filler door
"' Press the remote control key or convenience
key
[§il button twice within five seconds or turn
the key
twice w ithin five seconds in the opening
di rect ion.
When unlock ing just the driver 's door, the a nti
theft alarm system* is also immediately deacti
vated .
In veh icles with an MMI, you can directly adjust
the safety central locking
c> page 39 .
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Front passenger's door and rear doors
emergency locking
All doors must be locked separately if the power
locking system fails .
Fig. 25 Em erge ncy doo r loc kin g
The driver's door can be locked using the door
lock cylinder
c:> page 39.
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The emergency lock on the other doors is located
on the side of the front passenger's and rear
doors. It is only visible when the door is open.
~ Pull the cover cap out of the opening .
~ Insert the key bit in the slot inside and turn the
key all the way to the right (right door) or left
(left door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outside. The door can be un
locked and opened from the inside by pulling the
door handle once.
If the child safety lock on the rear doors is act i
vated, pull the inner door handle first. Then you
can open the door from the outside.
Open ing and closing
Luggage compartment
lid
Opening and closing the luggage
compartment lid
Fig. 26 Luggage compar tme nt lid: opening (hand le)
Fig. 27 Luggage compar tme nt lid/hand le (example): clos
ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid
~ Press and hold the l.:::1 1 button on the remote
control key for at least one second, or
~ Push the handle in the luggage compartment
lid
c:> fig . 26, or
~ Pull the ~ button* in the driver's door@
r=!)page 8, fig . 1.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
~ Use the inside grip to pull the luggage com
partment lid down and allow it to drop gently
to close it
c:> fig . 2 7 c:> £ .
.&_ WARNING
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could suddenly
open when driv ing, which increases the risk
of an accident.
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- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle thro ugh
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to es cape. To reduce the risk of inju ry, do
not allow ch ildre n to p lay in or around the
vehicle. A lways 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 h inges. Fin
gers or hands could be pinched .
(D Tips
-When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately by p ressing the
l.::s l button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid l ocks automatically when it is closed again .
- In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
from the inside
o page 42 .
luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
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F ig. 28 (A3 Spor tback) L uggage co mpa rtment open ing: ac
cess to emergency re lease
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To reach the emergency release mechanism, the
rear bench seat backrest must be folded down.
o page 65
Emergency release (A3 Sportback )
.. Pry off the cove r using the key bi t on the
opened ve hicl e
key
.. Insert the key in the opening behind the cover
@ and pull the key in the direction of the arrow
until the lock re leases.
Child safety lock
Child safety lock
Applies to vehicles: with mechanical child safety lock
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
Fi g. 29 Rea r doo rs : ch ild sa fety lock
.. To t urn the ch ild safety locks on , tu rn the igni
tion key in the direction of the ar row.
.. To turn
off , turn the ignition key opposite the
direct ion of t he arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the in
s ide door handles do not work and the doors can
on ly be opened from the outside.
The child sa fety lock only func tions on the door in
which it was activated.
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Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 30 Driver 's doo r: powe r w in dow contro ls
All power window sw itches h ave a two- stage
function :
Opening the windows
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• Press the switch to the first level and hold it
u nti l the w indow reaches the desire d position .
• Press t he swi tch b riefly to the
second stop to
au toma tically open the window.
Closing the windows
• Pull the swi tch up to the first lev el and hold it
u ntil the w indow reaches the desired position .
• Pull the swi tch b rief ly to the
s econd stop to au-
tomat ically close the window.
Power window switches
(D Left front doo r
@ Righ t fr ont door
@ Left rear door
© Right rear door
® Safety bu tton
Child safety lock
When the safety button ® is p ressed, the~
s ymbol in t he button t urns on. The power win
dow switc hes in the re ar doors a re swi tched off.
A WARNING
-Always re move the ign it io n key whe n you
leave yo ur vehicle, eve n for a short period of
t ime. This app lies part icu larly when children
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the c hil-
Open ing and closing
dren cou ld start the e ngine o r operate elec
tr ica l equipment such as power windows.
The power windows cont inue to funct io n un
til the driver's door or fron t passenger's
door has bee n opened.
- Pay careful attention when closi ng the w in
dows. It co uld cause injury by p inch ing .
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
ve hicle must be unoccup ied si nce the win
dows can no longe r be o pened in an emer
gency.
@ Tips
A fter tu rning the ignition off you can st ill
open and close the windows for approximate
ly 10 seconds. The power windows are not
sw itched off unti l the drive r's doo r or front
passe nger 's doo r has been opened.
Convenience opening /closing
Wi th the convenience ope ning/closing func tion,
yo u ca n cen tral ly and easily open the windows
and the panorama sun roof * from the outs ide.
Convenience opening
• Press the open button [fil] on t he remote cont rol
key u ntil all wind ows and the pa norama sun
roof* have reached the desired pos ition, o r
• Ho ld the key in the dr iver's door lo ck until a ll
windows and the panorama s unroof* have
reached t he des ired position.
Convenience closing
• Ho ld the key in the dr iver's door lo ck in the lock
position unt il a ll w in dows an d t he panor am a
sunroof* a re closed .
Convenience closing with the convenience
key*
• Touch the sen so r* on o ne of the front door han
d les and co nti nu e touching it until all of the
windows and the panorama s unroof* are
closed . Do not place you r hand in the door han
dle when do ing th is .
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Adju st ing the con venien ce op en ing in the
MMI
.. Select: the I MENU ! button >Car > Sys tems*
control button > Vehicle sett ings > Central
l oc king > Lo ng -p res s to open w indows
To enable convenience opening of the w indows
and the roof*, the
front wind ow , rea r wind ow *
and roof * functions must be switched on.
A WARNING
-Never close the windows or panorama sun
roof* careless ly or in an uncontrolled man
ner, because this increases the risk of injury .
- For security reasons, the windows can only
be opened with the remote control key at a
maximum d istance of approximately 6 feet
(2 mete rs) from the vehicle.
- Pay attention when using the lock cylinder
to close the windows and the panorama
s u nroof* so that no one is pinched. Closing
stops when the key is moved into the start
ing position .
Correcting power window malfunctions
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After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again.
.. Pull the power window sw itch until the w indow
is comp letely raised.
... Release the sw itch and pull it agai n for at least
one second.
Panorama roof
Description
App lies to veh icles : with panoramic sunroof
Fig . 3 1 Sect ion of head liner: panorama glass roof butto n
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The button has two stages . In the second stage,
the roof automatically runs to the end position
(open/closed) when the button is operated brief
ly. The movement can be stopped by pressing the
button.
@ Tilting and sliding
.. To tilt the sunroof completely, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
.. To close the roof completely, pull the button
down briefly to the second level or s lide the
button forward briefly to the second level
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.. To select an intermediate position, press/pu ll
the switch in the first level until the desired po
sition is reached .
@ Opening and closing
.. To open the sunroof completely, slide the but
ton back to just befo re the second level.
.. To close the roof complete ly, push the button
forward b riefly to the second leve l or pull the
button down briefly to the second leve l¢ ,& .
.. To sele ct an intermediate posit ion, p ress/pu ll
the switch forward/back in the first level until
the desired position is reached.
A wind def lector integrated in the panorama sun
roof adapts automatically to the sunroof posi
tion. Th is reduces wind noise to a minimum in all
panorama s unroof positions.
You can sti ll operate the panorama sunroof for
about 10 minutes after the ignit ion is switched
off. The switch is deactivated once the driver's or
front passenger's door is opened.
Sun blind
The sun shade can be opened and closed manual
l y, depending on the position of the panorama
sunroof. The sun s hade can be opened partially.
A WARNING
Be caref ul when closing the panoramic sun
roof - otherwise serious injury could result! Al
ways take the ignition key with you when leav-
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ing the veh icle. ti,.