keyless AUDI S3 SEDAN 2018 Owners Manual

Opening and clo sin g
Unlocking/locking with the convenience
key
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­ trol key.
F ig. 19 Doo r handle : se nsor for locking
Unlocking the veh icle
.. Grasp the driver 's or front passenger's door
handle. The door unlocks automatically.
.. Pull on the door handle to open the door.
Loc king th e vehi cle
.. Place the selector lever in the "P " posit ion; oth­
erwise, the vehicle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor on the door handle
o nce ¢ fig. 19,
¢ ,A .Do not hold the door handle while doing
th is.
Unlock ing and locking the vehicle can only be
done at the front doors. The remote control key
cannot be more than approximate ly 5 ft (1.5 m)
away from the door handle.
It makes no differ­
ence whether the remote control key is in your
jacket pocket , purse or briefcase.
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function .
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di­ rectly after locking it. This allows you the oppor­
tunity to check that the driver's door is locked .
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢ page 35 .
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A WARNING
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Read and fo llowing all warnings¢ & in De-
scription on page
31.
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of t ime, note the following:
-The proximity sensor switches off after a
few days to save energy . You then have to
pull once on the door handle to un lock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
-The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the veh icle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle's ability to start
for as long as poss ible. You may not be ab le
to unlock your vehicle using the conven ience
key .
(0 Tips
Un locking with the conven ience key (keyless
access) can be deactivated temporar ily.
-Place the selector lever in the "P" position;
otherwise, the vehicle cannot be loc ked.
-Close the door and press the button © CD
¢page 33, fig .18.
-Press the sensor on the door handle onc e
within five seconds ¢ fig. 19, ¢,& .Do not
hold the door handle while do ing th is.
-The next time the vehicle is unlocked, it can
only be done with the remote control key or
mechanically using the doo r lock cylinder .
T he conven ience key w ill be active aga in af­
ter the next locking/unlocking.
Central locking switch
Fig. 20 D river 's doo r: cen tral lo ck in g sw it c h