Anti-Theft Alarm System - Audi R8 Spyder 2014 Owner's Manual

3 4 Openin g and c lo s ing
• Press the front lid closed carefully using
both hands unti l it latches audibly¢ &, .
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WARNING
A front lid that is not comp lete ly latched
could fly up and block your view while driv-
ing.
- When you close the front lid, check it to
make sure the safety catch has properly
engaged. The lid should be flush with the
surround ing vehicle body parts.
- If you not ice wh ile driving that the lid is
not secured properly, stop at once and
close it.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es-
pecially with the front lid left open. A
child could crawl into the luggage com-
par t ment and pull the lid s hut, becoming
tr apped and unable to get out. To redu ce
the risk of personal inju ry, never let chil-
dren p lay in or around your vehicle . Al-
ways keep the front lid as we ll as the ve-
hicle doors closed when not in use.
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Note
Make sure no objects a re protruding above
t he edge of t he luggage compartment.
Otherwise, the front lid could be dam-
aged.
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Tips
If the front lid is open or not p roperly
locked when the ignit ion is tu rned on, the
door and front lid warning appea rs in the
instrument cluster disp lay.
Emergency release for front lid
If the front lid cannot be opened, an emer-
gency release is provided .
Fig . 29 Section: Emergency release
• Reach under the closed glove compartmen t .
There is a red p las t ic cord under the glove
compartment .
• Pull the red plastic cord towards yo u.
Anti-theft alarm
system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if any-
one attempts to break into the vehicle.
Fig. 30 Diode posit ion in the instrument panel
The anti -theft alarm system triggers an audi-
ble a larm and turns on the emerge ncy flasher
if an unauthorize d interference with the vehi-
cle is sensed by the system .
How is the anti-theft alarm system
switched on?
The anti -theft alarm system is switched on
when you lock the driver's door manua lly us-
ing the fo ld-out key, or when you use the re-
mote control. The system is activated approx i-
mately 30 seconds after the vehicle is locked . .,,_