Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 40

Opening and c lo s i n g
- There are audio sig nals when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
contro l key (veh icles with convenience key*)
or with the ~ button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the button
!al
on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically after it is closed aga in.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
us ing the master key (veh icles with conven-
ience key*) up to a distance of approximate-
ly 9 ft (3 m).
- The luggage compa rtment lid ca n be oper-
ated by hand if the vehicle battery is low. It
is necessary to use more fo rce whe n doing
th is. Move the lid slowly to red uce t he
amoun t of force needed.
Luggage compartment with movement-
activated opening
Applies to: vehicles with conven ience key and sensor-control·
led luggage compartmen t lid
Fig. 30 Rear of the vehicle: foot movement
Requirements: you must be carrying your vehicle
key with you. You must be stand ing at t he cente r
behind the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a d istance of approximate ly 20 cm
from the rear of the vehicle. The ignition must be
sw itched off . Make sure you have firm footing .
~
Swing your foot back and forth below the
bumper~ fig. 30. Do not to uch the bumper.
Once the system recogni zes the movement, t he
luggage compartment lid will open .
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as described . This pre-
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
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due to similar movements such as when you wa lk
between the rear of the vehicle and your garage
door.
General information
In some situat io ns, the funct ion is limit ed or
tempora rily unavailable. Th is may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was closed be-
forehand.
- you park close to a hedge and t he branches
move back and fo rth under the veh icle for a
long per iod of t ime.
- you clean your ve hicle, for example with a pres-
sure washer or in a car wash .
- there is heavy ra in.
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after dr iv-
ing on salt-covered roads .
- there is interference to the radio sig nal from
the vehicle key, such as from cel l phones or re-
mote controls.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergen cy from inside the luggage compart-
ment.
Fig. 31 Inner luggage compartment lid: access to the
emergency release
~
Remove the emerge ncy key
Q
page 30 .
~
Pry the cove r out using t he emerge ncy key
Q fig.31.
~ Press the lever in the direction of the arrow to
re lease the luggage compartment lid.