lock AUDI S6 2016 User Guide

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-If the power locking system should mal­
function, you can lock the driver's door
using the mechanical key¢
page 36.
-If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer­
gency
c!;> page 212.
- You are well advised not to keep valuables
inside an unattended vehicle, visible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro­
vide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
function in the power locking or the anti­
theft warning system. Have the malfunction
corrected by an authorized Audi dealership
or qualified repair facility.
Setting central locking
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock.
... Select: the I CA R I function button > (Car)* Sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings > Cen­
tral locking* .
Door unlocking -
You can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver should unlock. The luggage com­
partment lid also unlocks when
All is selected. If
you select Driver in a vehicle with a convenience
key*, only the door whose handle you pull will un­
lock.
If you select Driver, all the doors and luggage
compartment lid will unlock if you press the
l@J
button on the remote control master key twice.
Disable tailgate handle -If you select On, the
luggage compartment lid handle is locked. In
this case the luggage compartment lid can be
opened with the
l= I button on the master key or
with the
l =I button* in the driver's door. In
vehicles with a convenience key*, you can still
open the luggage compartment lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proximity sensor* .
Fold mirrors when locking* -If you select On ,
the exterior rearview mirrors fold in automatical­
ly when you press the[@] button on the remote
Opening and closing
control master key or touch the sensor* in the
handle.
Tone when locking -if you select On, a tone will
sound when you lock the vehicle.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 20 Remote control: function buttons
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Either the driver's door only or the entire vehicle
will unlock when the unlock button
m (@ ) is
pressed once, depending on the settings in the
MMI c> page 33 .
1> Press button m (@ ) to unlock the vehicle
c> fig. 20 .
... Press button lil (@ ) to lock the vehicle c!;> .&. in
General description on page 32.
... Press button C:$ (@ ) briefly to unlock the rear
lid.
... Push the red
!PANIC I button( @) to activate the
panic function . The horn sounds and the turn
signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC I button again
to deactivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear lid
or the hood is opened within 60 seconds, the ve­
hicle locks itself again automatically. This feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
unlocked over a long period of time.
It depends on the settings in the MMI whether
the entire vehicle is unlocked or only certain
doors
c!,> page 33.
_& WARNING ~
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢&. in Gener-
al description on page 32. ..,.
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Opening and closin g
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you shou ld always keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly l ocked.
- Do not use the remote contro l if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may uninten­
tionally lock the veh icle, and then you would
set off the anti-theft alarm when you try to
start the engine or open a door. In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button
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- The vehicle can only be locked when these­
l ector lever is in the P posit ion .
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in an
emergency s ituation.
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
A ppl ies to veh icles: w ith conve nien ce key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
F ig . 2 1 Conven ie n ce key: Lock ing the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take hold of the door handle. The door is un -
l ocked automatically .
.,. Pull the hand le to open the door.
Loc king vehicle
.,. Se lect the P selector leve r position. Otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once q fig. 21 . Do
not reach ins ide the door handle.
The vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door . The master key must be w ith in a range of
about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or the
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rear lid . It makes no diffe rence whether the mas ­
ter key is in your jacket pocket or in yo ur brief
case .
It is no t possib le to re-open the door for a br ief
per iod direct ly after clos ing it . T his allows you to
ensure that the doors are proper ly locked .
It depends on t he set tings in the M MI whether
the enti re vehicle is unlo cked or one of the doors
¢ page 33.
_& WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS¢
& in Gener­
al description on page 32.
@ Tips
If yo ur vehicle has been s tanding for an ex ­
tended period, please note the following:
- T he p roximity sensors are deactiv ated after
a few d ays to save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to un lock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi­
cle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to prese rve your vehicle's abili­
ty to start for as long as poss ible, the ene r­
gy management system gradually sw itches
off unnecessary convenience functions . It is
possible that yo u will not be able to un lock
yo ur vehicle using t hese conven ience f unc­
t ions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indust ry Canada regulat io ns
¢page
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Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking sys­tem, the driver's door can be locked and un­
locked at the lock cylinder.
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Fig . 22 Key turns fo r open ing a nd clos ing.
• Remove the mechanica l key c::> page 30.
• Turn the mechanical key to position @
<=>fig . 22 to unlock the driver's door .
• Turn the key to position ® to lock the driver's
door
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A WARNING
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Read and follow all WARNINGS c::> .&. in Gener­
al description on page 32.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 23 Driver's doo r: powe r locking sw itc h
Open ing and closing
Fig. 24 Rear powe r lock ing switc h
• Press the button @l to lock the vehicle c::> ,&.
• Press the button @I to unlock the vehicle.
If you lock the veh icle using the power locking
switch, p lease note the follow ing:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for example
when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switches illumi­
nate when all the doors are closed and locked .
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the doors
from the ins ide by pulling on the door handle.
- Rear doors: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the handle
again to open
the door .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors automatically unlock .
A WARNING
-- The power locking switch works with the ig-
nition off and automatically locks the entire
veh icle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outs ide the
power locking system switch is inoperative.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at ris k . Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehi cle, especially children.
(0 Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph (15 km/h)
~ page 31. You can
unlock the vehicle aga in usi ng the opening
function in the power locking system switch.
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Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails.
Fig . 25 Door: Emergency lock ing
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the passenger's door and the rear doors (only
visib le when door is open).
.. Remove the mechan ica l key¢
page 30.
.. Pull the cover cap out of the opening¢ fig. 25.
.. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it a ll
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
opened from the inside by pulling the door han­
d le. If the child safety tock in a rear door is acti­
vated, you must first pull the door handle on the
inside . Then you can open the door from the out­
side.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening and closing rear lid
F ig . 26 Dr ive r's door: re m ote rea r lid re lease
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F ig. 27 Posit ion of hand le in the rear lid
Opening the rear lid
.. Press the middle button lasl on the remote con­
trol master key for at least one second, or
.. Pull the release button
las l in the drive r's door
¢ fig. 26, or
.. Press the hand le on the rear lid ¢
fig. 2 7.
Closing the rear lid
.. Pull the rear lid down at the gr ip on the inside
and allow it to drop gently to close it ¢ &. -
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the rear lid
can be opened us ing the handle ¢
page 33.
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is p roperly closed.
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
veh icle is moving.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas from
be ing drawn into the vehicle , always keep
the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transpo rt objects la rger than those which fit
comp letely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially 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 unable to get out. To re­
duce the risk of personal i njury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle . Al­
ways keep the rea r lid as we ll as the vehicle
doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rea r lid when i t is moving, in part icu lar
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close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched .
(D Tips
When the veh icle is locked, the rear lid can be
opened separately by pr essing the button~
on t he master key . W hen you close the rear
lid again, it locks automatically.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to vehicles: with automatic luggage compartment lid
The Luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fi g. 28 Driver's door: Ope ning t he luggage compartme nt
lid
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F ig. 29 Luggage compartment lid: @ clos ing b utton, @
lock button (ve hicles w ith conve nience key •-J
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"' Press and hold the !.o l button on the remote
contro l key fo r at leas t one second . Or
"'Pu ll the button
!.o l in the dr iver's door c:> fig. 28
br iefly. O r
"'P ress th e handle in the lugg age com par tment
li d .
Open ing and closing
Closing the luggage compartment lid
"' Pull the but ton l.o! in t he d river's doo r until t he
luggage com partment lid is closed
c:> &_ . Or
"' Press the button in the luggage compartment
lid ~
c:> fig . 29. Th e luggage compartme nt lid
w ill automatically close and lock
c:> &_ . Or
.,. Press and hold the bu tton
l.o l on the master key
until the luggage compartment lid is closed (veh icles with co nvenience key*)
c:> &_ . Make
sure there is enough distance between you and
t he l uggage compartment lid. There should be
at least 9
ft ( 3 m) o f distance. O r
"' Press the ~ but ton in the l ugg age com pa rt ­
men t lid
i=> fig. 29 (vehicles with conve nience
key*) . The remote contro l key must not be
more than approx imately 4
ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not be inside the vehicle . The luggage compart­
ment lid wi ll automat ica lly close and lock. The
veh icle locks
c:> &_ . Or
"' Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compa rtmen t lid will a utoma t­
ic ally close and lock
c:> £ .
The open ing/clos ing process will stop im medi­
ate ly if:
- You pu ll the
la l button in the driver's door, or
- You release the
l.o! button on the remote con-
trol master key (vehicles wit h conven ience
key*) , or
- You press the~ button or~ button (vehicles
w it h convenience key *) i n the lu ggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You push the handle in the l uggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You press against the luggage compartment lid
aga inst the direction it is moving, or
- when something blocks the luggage compart­
ment lid o r makes it difficult for the lid to
move.
If you press t he handle or one of the~ or~ but ­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now, the
l u ggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on what angle it was at .
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Opening and clo sin g
_& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ page 31,
General description.
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed.
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
comple tely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the rea r lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom­
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re­
duce the r isk of personal injury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle. Al­
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle doo rs closed when not in use.
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or with­
out checking first. Although the closing
force of the rear lid is lim ited, you can still
seriously injure yourse lf or others.
-Always ensure that no one is within range of the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the h inges and the upper and lowe r
edges -fingers or han ds can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere w ith the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed a u­
tomat ica lly.
(D Tips
- The setti ngs i n the Infota inment system de­
termine if the l uggage compartment lid can
be opened using t he handle
Q page 33.
-When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartmen t lid can be unlocked separately
by p ressing the b utton
l= I on the remote
contro l key. W hen the luggage compart­
ment lid is closed aga in, it locks a utomati ­
ca lly.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
us ing the maste r key (veh icles with conven -
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ience key*) up to a distance of approximate ­
ly 9
ft (3 m).
- Th e luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated by hand if the vehicle battery is low . It
is necessa ry to use more force w hen doing
this. Move the lid s low ly to reduce the
amount of force needed.
Luggage compartment with movement­
activated opening
Applies to vehicles : wit h convenience key and sensor -control­
led luggage comp artm en t lid
F ig . 30 Rear of the vehicle: foot movemen t
Requirements: You m ust be carrying your vehicle
key with you . You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartment lid. The dis­
tance to the rear of the vehicle should be approx­
i mately 8 inches (20 cm) . The ignition must be
switched off . Make sure you have firm foot ing .
.. Swing your foot back and forth below the
bumper¢
fig. 30. Do not touch the bumper.
O nce the system recognizes the movement, the
luggage compartment lid will open .
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as descr ibed . This pre­
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
due to s imilar movements such as when you walk
be tween the rea r of the v eh icle and yo ur garage
doo r.
General information
In some situat ions, the funct ion is limited or
temporarily unavailable . Th is may happen if :
- the luggage compartment lid was closed be­
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- you park close to a hedge and the branches move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time.
- yo u clean yo ur vehicle, for example with a pres­
sure washer or in a car wash.
- there is heavy rain.
- the bumper is very dirty, for example afte r driv-
ing on salt-covered roads.
- there is interfe rence to the radio signal from
the veh icle key, s uch as from cell phones or re­
mote controls.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggage compart­
ment.
F ig. 31 Ins ide of the luggage compartme nt: access to the
emergency re lease
"' Pry the cover out using a screwdriver or the
emergency key
¢ fig. 31.
"'Press the lever in the direction of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid.
Open ing and closing
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear door from
being opened from the inside and the rear win­
dows from be operated.
Fig. 32 Sectio n of the driver's door: Ch ild sa fety lock but­
to ns
• To activate the child safety lock for the respec­
tive rear door, press the left/right button
1±1 in
the dr iver's door¢
fig. 32 . The LED in the but­
ton turns on .
"' To deactivate the child safety lock fo r the re­
spective rear door, press the left/right button
1±1 in the driver's door. The LE D in the button
turns off.
The following features a re switched off:
- Interior door handle in the respective rear door,
- Power window switch in the respective rear
door.
T o activate the chi ld safety lock on both sides,
you must press the
[ii buttons one after the oth­
er.
A WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularly when ch ildren
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise they could
start the engine or operate electrical equip­
ment such as power windows .
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Opening and closing
Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 33 Section of the driver's door: controls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and hold it un­
til the window reaches the desired position.
• To open the w indow completely, press the
switch down to the
second level briefly.
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired posit ion.
• To close the window completely, pull the
switch up to the
second level briefly.
Power window switches
@ Driver 's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
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 they
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows. The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened .
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-Pay carefu l attention when closing the win­
dows. It could cause injury by pinch ing.
- When locking the vehicle from o utside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
{!) Tips
After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approximate­
ly 10 seconds . The power windows are not
switched off until the driver's door or front
passenger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening
All of the windows and the sunroof* can be
opened at once .
The settings in the Infotainment system specify
which windows will open.
Convenience opening
• Press and hold the~ button on the remote
control key until the windows reach their de­
sired position and the sunroof * is tilted open.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
• Select: the I CARI funct ion button > (Car)* Sys­
tems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Cen­
tral locking
> Long-press to open windows.
To enable convenience opening of the windows
and the roof *, the
Front windows, Rear windows
and Roof functions must be switched On .
A WARNING
-
For security reasons, the windows and the
sunroof* can only be opened with the remote
control key at a maximum distance of approx­
imately 6 feet (2 meters) from the vehicle.

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Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one­
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
.,. Pull the powe r window switch until the window
is completely ra ised.
.,. Release the switch and pull it aga in for at least
one second.
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access .
Fig. 34 Lu gg age comp artment : v a let parkin g button
W ith "valet parking" activated, the rea r lid can­
no t be opened .
.,. Remove the mechanical key
Q page 30.
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
Q fig . 34 the "valet parking" feature by press­
ing the
I VA LETI button . The indicator light in
the switch illuminates .
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechanical key.
.,. Lock both rear seatbacks w ith the mechanical
key
Q page 64 .
.,. Leave the master key with the service personnel
for park ing and keep the mechanical key with
you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the un locking button for the rear lid
~ in the
driver's door is inact ive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the rear lid is inactive.
Opening and closing
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­
locked with the master key. Access to the lug­
gage compartment is blocked.
When the valet parking function is switched on ,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ignition on .
Sunroof
Description
Fig. 35 Section from hea dline r: sun roo f b utton
@ Tilting /sliding
.,. To tilt the sunroof completely, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
"' To open the sunroof completely, pull the sw itch
briefly to the second level¢,&. .
.. To select an intermediate position , press/pu ll
the switch to the first level until the desired po­
sition is reached .
@ Opening /sliding (version 1)
"'To move the roof into the reduced wind noise
position, press the button back briefly to the
second level. The roof will open all the way if
you press the button back to the second level
again.
.,. To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
Q ,&..
.. To select an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch forward/back to the first level until
the desired position is reached.
@ Opening/sliding (version 2)
.,. To open the sunroof complete ly, press the
switch back to just before the second level.
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Lights and Vi sion
"'T o activ ate t he h igh beam assist, tap the lever
forward
(D . The ii indicator light appears in
the instr ument cluster d isp lay an d the high
beam assist is switched on/off automatically.
The
Bl indicator lig ht also turns on if the h igh
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beam s on /off manually
If the high beams did not sw itch on/off a utomat ­
ically as expected, you may sw itch them on or off
manually instead:
"'T o swi tc h the high beams on manually, tap the
l ever forward
(D . The Bl indicator lig ht t urns
on.
"' To switc h the high beams off manually, p ull the
lever back@. The h igh beam assist is deact i­
vated .
Operating the headlight flasher
"'To ope rate the headlight flasher w hen the h igh
beam assist is act ivated and high beams are
switched off, p ull the leve r back @. The high
beam assist rema ins ac tive .
Me ssages in the instrument cluster display
ml Audi adaptive light: system fault!
Headlight a ssist: System fault
Dr ive to an a uthorized Aud i dea ler or a uth orized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n co rrected. You can still switc h the
h igh beams on or off ma nually.
Headlight assist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera v iew is b locked, fo r example by a
sticke r or debr is.
The senso r is locate d between the interior rear­
view m ir ror and the windshield. Therefore, do not
p lace any st ic kers in this area on the windshie ld.
A WARNING
-
H igh beam assist is only intended to assist
the drive r. The dr iver is still responsible for
cont rolli ng the headligh ts a nd switch ing
t hem ma nually de pendi ng on light and vis ibil­
i t y conditions.
It ma y be ne cess ary to operate
t he m man ually i n situ at io ns such as:
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- In adverse weat her condi tions such as fog,
heavy rain, blowing snow or spray ing water.
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
pa rtially obscure d, such as expressways.
- When the re are roa d users that do not have
suff icient lighting, such as bicyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tig ht curves an d on stee p slopes.
- In poorly lit a re a s.
- W it h st ro ng refle cto rs, such a s signs .
-If th e ar ea of the wi ndshi eld n ear the s ensor
i s f ogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
s tick er.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
"'Select: !C A R! function button> (Car) * systems
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Au­
tomatic headl ights
menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if the
h eadlights switch o n
Early, Med . or Late accord­
i ng to the sens itiv ity o f the lig ht sensor .
Audi adaptive light* -You can sw itch ad aptive
li ght
On an d Off .
Automatic high beams*
Y ou can switch the hig h beam assist on an d off .
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime runn ing
li gh ts
on and off .
Canada models:
The function cannot be turned
off. It is act ivated a utomatically each time the ig­
nit ion is switched on. This menu item is shown
"g reye d out" .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function ill uminates the a rea
outside the vehicle when you switch the ign ition
off and open the driver's door. To turn the func-
tion on , se lect
Lights when leav ing car > On . .,._