AUDI S4 2014 Service Manual

_& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you
leave the ve hicle. The key can disarm the
electronic engine immobilizer and perm it
an unauthor ized person to start the engine
and enable ope rat ion of t he vehicle sys­
t ems such as power window or power sun­
roof leading to ser ious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used . T he vehi cle may not
star t if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is
l ocated on the key ring.
- For De clarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions
¢ page 2 78.
Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
F ig . 27 Rear lid: hand le
F ig. 28 Seda n drive r's door : remote rear lid release *
Opening the rear lid
.. Press the button ~ on the remote cont ro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
li d unlocks and opens slightly . Or
Op enin g an d clos ing
.. Press the handle on the rear lid c::> fig. 2 7. Or
.. Sedan: Pull the release button~ in the
driver's door¢
fig. 28
Closing the rear lid
.. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in ­
side and allow it to drop gent ly to close it
c::> _&. .
_& WARNING
-
-After closing the rear lid, always p ull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed whi le driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit complete ly into the lug­
gage a rea, because then the rear lid can­
not be f ully closed.
- N ever leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecia lly with the rear lid left open.
A
child cou ld craw l in to the car thro ugh the
luggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children play in or around
your veh icle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the ve hicle 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.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can be opened separately by pressing the but­
ton
~ on the master key. When you close
the rea r lid aga in, it locks automat ica lly.
39

40 Opening and closing
Power opening/closing rear lid
Applies to vehicles: wit h au tomat ic rear lid ope rat ion
The open position can be adjusted .
Fig. 29 Drive r's door: Unlock ing the rea r lid
-
Fig. 30 Locking sw itch in the rear lid
Opening rear lid
• Press the button cs on the remote key for
at least one second . Or
• Pull the unlock button
cs in the driver's
door¢
fig. 29. Or
• Press the handle on the rear lid~
page 39,
fig. 27.
Closing rear lid
• Press the close button in the open rear lid
~ fig. 30. T he rear lid moves to the closed
position by itself and soft close locks it auto­
matically ¢,&. .
Saving the opening angle of the rear lid
• Bring the luggage compartment lid into the
desired open position. The position can only
be stored when the lid is above a certain
height.
• Press and hold the
~ fig. 30 button for at
least four seconds until the lights blink to
store the desired open position . •
To set a highe r open position, wait at least
five seconds and then carefully press the
luggage compartment lid upward.
• Press and hold the¢
fig. 30 button aga in for
at least four seconds and this will store the
new open position .
The settings in the radio or MMI* determine if
the rear lid can be opened using the handle
¢page 37.
Opening will be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
cs button on the remote con-
trol maste r key for at least one second, or
- You press the
cs button in the rear lid , or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You pull the
cs button in the driver's door,
or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it d ifficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
cs now, the
rear lid will ei ther open or close, depending on
its ang le .
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close .
Closing will be stopped immed iately when :
- You press the
cs button in the rear lid , or
- You push the handle in the rear lid, or
- You release the
cs button on the driver's
door, or
- When something blocks the rear lid or
makes it difficult for the lid to move .
If you press one of the buttons
cs now, the
rear lid will either close or open, depending on
its angle.
If you pull lightly on its handle, the rear lid
will close .
You can manually stop the automatic open­
ing/closing of the luggage compartment lid.
T he automatic closing process begins if you
push down on the rear lid.

_& WARNING
-Never close the rear lid inattentively or
without checking first. Although the
closing force of the rear lid is lim ited,
you can stfll seriously injure yourself or
o the rs.
- Always ensure that no one is w ithin
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icu lar close to the hinges and the up­
per and lower edges -fingers or hands
can be pinched.
- To help preven t po isonous exha ust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­ pecially 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 unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle. A lways 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 opened
rear lid may close by itself because of the
added weight. So the open rear lid must
be supported or the weight must be re­
moved from the luggage rack first .
@ Tips
-When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by pressing
the button
~ on the master key. When
the rear lid is closed aga in, it locks auto­
matically.
- The following applies to veh icles equip­
ped with the conve nience key* feature: if
the remote contro l key is left in the lug­
gage compartment, luggage compart­ ment will a utomat ica lly unlock itse lf af-
Op enin g an d clos ing 41
ter you lock the vehicle. This prevents
you from unintentionally locking your
key in the l uggage compartment.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops be ­
low a certain level, you can still open or
close the rear lid manually, however, you
w ill need to apply more force to close it.
Sedan: Rear lid emergency release
Applies to vehicles: with fixed rear seat backrest
F ig . 31 Rea r be nch seat: em ergency release cab le
On vehicles with fixed seat backrest *, the rear
lid can be opened from the rear bench seat us­
ing the emergency re lease .
.,. Ca re fully pull the left side o f the rear bench
seat out of its retainer until you can reach
the release cable
¢ fig . 31 .
.,. Remove the adhesive tape @.
.,. Pull on the loop ® until the rear lid releas­
es.
.,. Tape the release cable back in place and
press the bench seat back into its reta iner.
_& WARNING
After opening the rear lid using the emer­
gency re lease in veh icles with a fixed rear
seat backrest, make sure the bra cket under
the rear bench seat
¢ fig. 31 locks secure ly
into the mounting eyelet again.

42 Opening and clo sing
allroad: Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 32 Rear lid open ing: access to the emergency re­
lease
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside the luggage compartment.
.. Remove the cover from the luggage com­
partment lid .
.. Remove the mechanical key
9 page 34 .
.. Press the lever in the direction of the ar row
with the mechanica l key until the luggage
compartment lid re leases.
Sedan: Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency, the luggage com­
partment lid con be opened from the inside
using the trunk escape handle.
F ig. 33 Trunk escape handle: view from inside the
closed rear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.. Pul l the hand le down towards the bumper
9fig. 33.
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fl uo rescent mate­
r ial to glow in the dark.
A WARNING
-The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency.
(D Tips
The emergency release lever should never
be used as a handle for closing the lug­
gage compartment lid.
Child safety locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks® prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside .
F ig . 34 Rear doors: c hild safety locks
The child safety lock is visible only when the
door is open .
.. Remove the mechan ica l key
9 page 34 .
.. To swi tch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow .
.. To switch off the chi ld safety lock, turn the
key in the opposite di rection to the arrow.
When the c hild safety locks are activated, the
inside door hand les do not work and the doors
can only be opened from the outs ide.

Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
F ig . 35 Section of the driver 's doo r: co ntrols
All power window sw itches are provided with
a two -position function :
Opening the windows "' Press the sw itch to the first stop and hold it
un til the window reaches the des ired pos i­
t io n.
"' Press the sw itch br iefly to the se cond stop
to au tomatically open the window .
Closing the windows "' Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the window reaches the des ired pos i­
t ion.
"' Pull the swi tch b riefly to the sec ond stop to
a utoma tica lly close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ P assenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
W hen the safety button ® is p ressed
~ fig. 35, the@ symbol in the but ton lights
up. The power w indow swi tches in the re ar
doors are switched
off .
Opening and clo sin g 43
A WARNING
-When you leave your vehicle - even if on­
ly briefly -always remove the ignit ion
key. This app lies pa rtic ularly whe n chil­
d ren remain in th e vehicle. Othe rwise t he
child ren c ould sta rt the eng ine o r ope r­
a te elect ric al e quipme nt (e.g. power win­
dows). The power w indows are func tio n­
a l until the dr iver's door or passenge r's
door has been opened .
- Pay close attention when closing the win ­
dows to p revent pinching of hands o r
limbs .
- When locking the ve hicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emerge ncy.
(D Tips
After the ignition has been switc hed
off,
the w indows can still be opened o r closed
for about 10 minutes. The power windows
a re not switched
off until the driver's door
or passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed with the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
Fig . 36 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
"' 6 0 0 ... m
"' Use the emergency key or pull the mechani­
cal key out of the maste r key ~ page 34 .
"' Insert t he key in to the lock of the dr iver's
door .

44 Opening and clo sing
• Turn the key to position ¢ fig. 36@ until all
the windows have reached the desired posi­
t ion and the power sunroof is open.
Conv eni ence closing feature
• Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechan i­
cal key out of the master key ¢
page 34.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position ® until the windows
and the power sunroof are closed
¢ &_ .
F or vehicles w ith Panoramic sliding sunroof*:
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof* , the power sunshade wi ll also open
or close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the power
sunroof inattentively and without check­
ing -there is risk of inj ury .
- You must always watch whe n the win­
dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be trapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iate ly canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING
¢ .&. in
General description on page 32 .
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-tou ch up and down feature must be acti­
vated again.
• Pull and hold the power w indow switch unt il
the window is completely closed.
• Re le ase the switch and pull the switch again
f or one second.
Sunroof
Operation sliding/tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilting sunroof
F ig. 37 Se ction of head lin er: k nob for s unroof
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch must be in the
@ position
¢fig . 37.
• To t ilt it, br ie fly p ress the switch ¢ fig. 37.
• To close it, briefly pull the switch ¢&_ .
• To set an intermediate position, press/pu ll
the switch unt il the roof reaches the desired
position .
Opening /sliding
• To slide the roof a ll the way open, turn the
switch to the
(D position.
• To close the sunroof completely, turn the
sw itch to @ position
¢ &_.
• To select a setting in between , turn the
sw itch to the desired position.
The sunshade can be opened and closed man­ u ally in any posit ion. When opening the sun­
roof, the sunshade is automatically opened .
After the ignition is sw itched off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the switc h is inoperative.
A WARNING
--
Pay careful atte ntion when closing the
su nroof- otherw ise serio us i njur y cou ld re­
sul t! Fo r th is reason, always remove the ig-
ni tio n key when leaving the vehicle.
~

CD Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause dam­
age to the interior equipment of your vehi­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
(D Tips
- Information on conven ience opening/
closing
c::> page43.
Operation panorama sunroof
App lies to vehicles: with pa norama sunroof
Fig . 38 Sect io n from headl iner: knob for sunroof .
Tilting
~ The sunroof can be tilted or closed on ly in
switch position @ c::>
fig. 38
~ To tilt it, briefly press the switch c::> page 44,
fig. 37.
~ To close it, briefly pull the switch c::> .&_ .
~ To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
pos ition .
Opening
~ To open the sunroof complete ly, turn and
hold the switch against the resistance in po­
sition
(D .
~ To close the sunroof, turn the rotary switch
to position @ c::>
.&_.
~ An intermediate position can be set by turn­
i ng the rotary switch to the des ired pos ition.
Opening /closing the sunshade
~ Press the switch@c::> page 44 , fig . 37 in the
desired arrow direction.
~ To stop the sunshade in an intermediate po­
s it ion, press the switch again.
Opening and closing 45
After the ignition is switched off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes . As
soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
The power sunshade can also be closed when
the sunroof is open.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof -otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig­
n ition key when leaving the vehicle.
CD Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause dam­
age to the interior equipment of your vehi­
cle, part icularly the electronic equipment.
{!) Tips
- Information on convenience opening/
closing c::>
page 43.
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it will open again automati­
cally. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function .
~ Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically , pull the switch until the roof
closes .

46 Opening and clo sing
Valet parking
Appli es to vehicles: wit h folding a nd lockable rear seat­
backs
The va le t parkin g feature protects the lug­
gage comportm ent from unauthorized ac ­
cess.
Fig. 39 Glove compa rtm en t: val et pa rkin g button
You can switch the "va let parking function" o n
when someone else is parking your vehicle .
When the function is switched on, the vehicle can be dr iven, locked and unlocked using the
maste r key, but access to the luggage com­
p a rtment is not perm itted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
c:> page 34 .
• Ope n the glove compartment c:> page 65.
• Act iv a te c:> fig. 39 the "v alet parking " fea­
tu re by p ress ing the
! VALE T! bu tton. The in­
d icator light in the switc h il luminates .
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
• Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani­
cal key
c:> page 69.
> Lock the luggage compartment pass ­
t hr ough wi th the mechanical key
c:> page 73.
• Leave the master key with t he service per­
sonnel fo r parking an d keep the mechanica l
key w ith you.
The fol low ing buttons are deac tiva ted whe n
the v ale t parking fu nction is sw itched on:
- la l but ton in the dr iver's door
-
~ button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
W hen t he va let parkin g feat ure is activated ,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in the instrument cluster disp
lay when you
switch the ig nition on .

Clear vision Lights
Switching the lights on and off
F ig . 40 Instrument pane l: headlight control switch
Light switch ·'t/,·
Turn the switch c> fig . 40 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol turns on.
0 • The lights are off or the dayt ime running
lights are on:
- USA mod els : The daytime running lights are
activated when the light sw itch
c> fig . 40 is
in the
O position or the AUTO position (only
in daylight conditions) . The daytime running
lights function can be turned on and off in
the radio or MMI* menu
E xteri or li ghtin g
¢ page 48 , c> &_.
-Ca nad a mod els: The daytime runn ing lights
are activated when the light sw itch
¢ fig . 40
is in the O position, :oo : position or the AUTO
posit ion (only in daylight conditions). The
daytime running lights function cannot be
turned off¢&. .
AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and
off depending on b rightness, for example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels¢,& .
:oo: -Side marker lights
~D -Low beam headlights
Fog light s/rea r fog ligh t(s)*
Press the appropriate button c> fig. 40:
1D -Fog lights
0$ -Rear fog light(s)
Clear vi sion 4 7
adaptive light*
When switched on, adaptive ligh t adap ts to
curves in the road depend ing on the vehicle
speed and the steering ang le. This provides
better lighting through the curve. The system
operates at speeds between approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph (110 km/h).
St atic corner ing light * (vehicles with adaptive
light) -the cornering light switches on at
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/ h) when a certain steering wheel angle is
reached or when a turn signal is activated. The
area to the s ide of the vehicle is illuminated
better whe n turn ing .
The adaptive light and the cornering light only
function when the switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion (automatic headlights*) .
A WARNING
-Daytime running lights and automatic
headlights* are only intended to ass ist
the driver . T hey do no t re lieve the driver
of his responsibility to chec k the head ­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly ac­
cording to the current light and visibility
conditions. For examp le, fog cannot be
detected by the light sensors*. So a lways
switch on the headlights
~D under these
weather conditions and when driving in
the dark .
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the head lights so that you can see ahead
and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please obey all laws when using the
lig hting sys tems described here.
(D Note
The rear fog lights* should on ly be turned
on in accordance with t raff ic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic. ..,.

48 Clear vis ion
@ Tips
- The light sensor* for headlight control is
located in the rear view m irror mount.
You should therefore not apply any st ick­
ers to the windsh ield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted
c> page 48.
- When you remove your key from the igni­
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv­
er's door is open .
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of
the headlights, turn signals and tail lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r shor tly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is no tified in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay¢
page 22.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 4 1 Tu rn s ig na l and hig h beam lever
Turn sign als ¢i ¢
The turn signals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i­
tion is switched on.
(D -right turn signal
@-left tur n signa l
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just
tap the lever .
High be ams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to the correspon ding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@ -high beams off or headlight flasher
The indicator light
ii in the instrument cl us­
ter turns on .
Notes on thes e features
-The turn signals on ly wor k w ith the ignition
t urned on. The indicator ligh ts
Ct or a in
the instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the turn s ig ­
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head­
lights a re on. The indicator ligh t
II in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headlight flasher works o nly as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if there a re no
lights switched on . The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: !CARI function button> Exte rior
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Car systems *
control button > Vehicle s etting s> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }*,
Leav ing home (light when unlocking car )*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and th e dr ive r's door is opened.
Depend ing on vehi cle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lig hts remain on* can be ad justed . ..,.