3 4 Openin g and clo sing
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro-
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or act ivate vehicle sys-
tems such as the power windows etc . Un-
supervised operation of any veh icle sys-
tem by ch ildren can res ult in serious in-
Jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com-
plete stop. Otherwise the steering col-
um n loc k could suddenly e ngage - caus-
ing t he risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key
can be tempo rarily disrupted by int erfer-
ence from t ran s mitt ers in t he vicinity of
the veh icle work ing in the same frequen-
cy ra nge (e.g . a ce ll phone, radio equip-
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are on ly available from author ized Audi
dealer.
- For Decla ration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la-
tions
c:> page 2 78.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 20 Remote maste r key: remov ing the mechanical
key
" Press the release button ® c:> fig. 20 .
" Pull the mecha nical key @ out of the maste r
key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can :
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on
the passenger's side ¢
page 65 .
- lock and unlock the lockable* rear bench
seat and pass-through * c:> page 69 .
- activate the child safet y locks on the rear
doors c:> page 42 .
- lock and unlo ck t he vehicle manu ally
¢
page 38 if this should not be possible
with the master key.
- use the ignition key emergency release
¢ page 35.
Check light and battery in the master
key
Fig. 2 1 Remote master key: removing the batte ry hold-
er
Check light in the master key
The check light @ ¢ fig. 21 in the master key
provides information about different condi-
t ions .
" The check light tu rns on br iefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system .
" If the check light does not come on, the bat -
tery is dead a nd has to be replaced . In addi-
tion, when the batte ry is dead
the m indi-
cator light appears in t he instr ument cluster
disp lay as well as t he message
Please
change key battery.
Master key battery replacement
" Remove the mechan ica l key ¢ page 34 .
" Press the release button @ ¢ fig. 21 on the
bat t ery ho lde r and at the same t ime pull the
ba tt ery holde r out of the maste r key in the
direction of the arrow.
" Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+" sign facing down .
... Push the battery holder carefu lly into the
master key.