Audi A4 2013 Owner's Manual page 43

part icu lar close to the hinges and the up-
per and lower edges - fingers or hands
can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al-
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv-
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug-
gage area, because then the rear lid can-
not be fu lly closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es-
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child could crawl into t he ca r th rough the
luggage compa rt ment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in-
jury, never let children play in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be
able to open completely or an opened
rear lid may close by itself because of the
added weight . So the open rea r lid must
be supported or the weight must be re-
moved from the luggage rack first.
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Tips
- When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid
can be unlocked separately by pressing
the button c:s on the master key. When
the rea r lid is closed aga in, it locks auto -
mati cally.
- The following applies to veh icles equip -
ped with the conven ience key* feature: if
the remote control key is left in the lug-
gage compartment, luggage compart-
ment will automatica lly unlock itse lf af-
ter you lock the vehicle. This prevents
you from unintentionally locking your
key in the luggage compartment .
- If the vehicle battery charge drops be-
low a certa in level, you can still open or
close the rear lid manually, however , you
will need to apply more force to close it .
Op e nin g an d c l os in g 4 1
Sedan: Rear lid emergency release
Applies to veh icles: wit h fixed rear seat backrest
Fig. 31
Rear bench seat : emergency release cabl e
On vehicles with fixed seat backrest*, the rear
lid can be opened from t he rear bench se at us-
ing the emergency release.
.,. Carefully pull the left side of the rear bench
seat out of its retainer until you can reach
the release cable ¢fig. 31.
.,. Remove the adhesive tape @ .
.,. Pull on the loop @ until the rear lid releas-
es .
.,. Tape the rele ase cable ba ck in place and
press the bench seat back into its reta iner .
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WARNING
After opening the rear lid using the emer-
gency release in vehicles with a fixed rear
seat backrest, make sure the bracket under
the rear bench seat ¢fig. 31 locks secure ly
into the mount ing eyelet again.
allroad: Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 32 Rear lid openin g: acces s to the emergency re -
lease
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside the luggage compartment .
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