Audi A7 Sportback 2014 Owner's Manual page 35

Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 18 Remo te contro l master key: removing the me-
chanica l key
• Press the release button @
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fig . 18.
• Pull the mechan ical key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment
on the passenger's side
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page 61.
- lock and unlo ck the vehicle manually
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- lock the front and rear passenger doors me-
chanically
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page 38.
Master key battery replacement
Fig. 19 Remote master key: Removing the battery
holde r
Check light in the master key
The check light @ in the master key provides
information about different cond itions .
• The check light comes on briefly once when
a button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the conven ience key system .
• If the check light does not come on, the bat-
tery is dead and has to be replaced. In addi-
t ion, when the battery is dead the
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sym-
bol appears in the instrument cluster d is-
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play as well as the message: Please change
key battery .
Master key battery replacement
• Pull the mechanical key out of the master
key
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page 33.
• Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and at the same time pull the battery
holder out of the master key in the direction
of the arrow.
• Install t he new battery CR 2032 with the
"+" sign facing down.
• Push the battery holder carefully into the
master key.
• Install the mechanical key.
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For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to poll ute the environment.
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Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the origi nal.
, Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor-
ized use of your vehicle.
A comp uter chip inside your key automatica lly
deactivates the electronic immobilizer when
the key is inside the vehicle. When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the electronic immo-
bilizer is automatically activated once again .
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WARNING
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Always take the key with you when you
leave the vehicle. The key can disarm th e
e lectronic engine immobilizer and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys-
tems such as power window or power sun-
roof leading to serious personal injury.
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Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an una u-
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key .,.