50
Doors
and
windows
The
steps
for
manually
releasing
the
boot
lid
vary according
to
the
vehicle
model.
Manual release (A3/A3
Sportback
)
• Use
the
blade
of
the
ignition key
to
prise
off
the
cover
<D
Q Fig.
44
.
•
Insert
the
key
in
the
opening
behind
the
cover@
and
pull
the
key in
the
direction
of
the
arrow until
the
boot
is
unlocked.
Manual release (A3 Saloon)
• Take
the
screwdriver
out
of
the
vehicle
tool
kit Q page
236
. Use
the
flat-blade
side
of
the
reversible
insert.
• U
se
the
screwdriver
to
prise
off
the
cover@
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Fig.
45.
• In
sert
the
key
in
the
opening
behind
th
e
cover© and pu ll
the
key
in
the
direction
of
the
arrow
until
the
boot
is
unlocked.
Child-proof
catches
Mechanical child-proof
catches
Applies
to
vehicles: with mechanical child·proof catches
The
child-proof
catches t prevent the
rear
doors being opened
from
the inside.
Fig.
46
Rear doors: Child-proof catches
•
To
engage
the
child-proof
catch
turn
the
ig-
nition key
in
the
direction
of
the
arrow.
•
To
disengage
the
child-proof catch
turn
the
ignition key
in
the
opposite
direction
of
the
arrow.
When
the
child-
proof
catch
is
engaged,
the
in-
side
door
handle
will
not
function,
and
the
door
can
only
be
opened
from
the
outside.
The child-proof
catches
only function
for
the
door
on which
they
were
engaged
.
Electric child
safety
switches
Applies
to
vehicles. with electric child safety switches
(A3
Sportback/A3 Saloon)
The
child
safety
switches disable the
rear
win-
dows
and
prevent the
rear
doors
from
being
opened
from
the inside.
Fig.
47
Detail of driver's door: child
safety
swi
tc
hes
• To
act
iv
ate
the
child
safety
swit
ches
on
the
rear
doors,
press
the
l
eft/right
button
m on
the
driver's
door
Q Fig.
47
. The
LED
in
the
button
will light up.
• To
deactivate
the
child
safety
switches
on
the
rear
doors,
press
the
left/right
button
m
on
the
driver's
door
. The
LED
in
the
button
will
go
out.
The
following functions
are
disabled
by
the
child
safety
switches
:
- D
oor
handle
on
the
inside
of
the
corre-
sponding rear door,
- Electric window
in
the
corresponding
rear
door,
To
activate
the
child
safety
switches
on
both
sides,
you
need
to
press
them
buttons
one af-
ter
the
other.
Driver
message
IGl
Child-proof
catch:
system
fault!
If
this
message
appears,
the
child
safety
switches
cannot
be
switched on. Drive
to
a
qualified workshop soon and have
the
fault
rectified.
To
prevent
the
rear
doors
from
being
opened
from
the
inside,
engage
the
mechani-
cal child-proof
catches
Q page
50
.
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