Audi A8 2014 - Page 38

36 Openin g and clo sing
It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period direct ly after closing it. This al-
lows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked.
It depends on the se ttings in the MMI wheth-
er the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of the
doors ¢
page 34.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c:> & in
General description on page 34.
(D Tips
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If you r vehicle has been stand ing fo r an ex-
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
te r a few days to save powe r. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the vehicle and a second time to
open the veh icle.
- To prevent the battery from draining and
to preserve your vehicle's ability to start
fo r as long as possib le, the energy man-
age men t syst em grad ual ly sw itches off
unn ecessary conven ience funct ions.
It is
possi ble t ha t you will not be able t o un-
lock your vehicle using these conven-
ien ce funct ions.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to Unit ed
St at es FCC an d Indus t ry Can ad a regu la-
tions
r::!; page 295.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
system, the driver's door con be locked and
unlocked at the lock cylinder.
Fig. 21 Key tu rns for openin g and closing.
.,. Remove the mechan ica l key i=;,page 32.
.,. Turn the key to the left to unlock the driver's
door .
.,. Turn the key to the right to lock the driver's
door ¢ .&, .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS Q & in
General description on page 34 .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 22 Driver's door: power locking swit ch
Fig. 2 3 Rear power locking switch
.,. Press the button@ to lock the vehicle¢ .&, .
"' Press the button
63 to unlock the vehicle
q fig . 22, q fig. 23 .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the following:
- You cannot open t he doors or the luggage
compartment lid from the
outside (in-
creased secur ity, for example when you are
stopped at a red light) .
- The diodes in the powe r locking switches il-
luminate when all the doors are closed and
locked .
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