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Opening
and
c
lo
s
i
n
g
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Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation
.
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Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment
lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle thro ugh
the luggage compartment.
If the luggage
compartment
lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in
t
he vehicle and unable
to es cape. To reduce the risk of inju ry, do
not allow ch ildre
n
to play in or around the
vehicle. Always keep the luggage compart-
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve-
hicle is not in use.
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Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment
lid's range of motion when it
is closing, especially near the hinges. Fin-
gers or hands could be pinched
.
(D
Tips
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When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment
lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
l.::s
l
button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment
lid
locks automatically when it is closed again
.
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In case of an emergency or a faulty handle,
the luggage compartment
lid can be opened
from the inside
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luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
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Fig.
2
8
(A3 Spor
t
back) Luggage compa
r
tment open ing:
ac-
cess to emergency release
42
To reach the emergency release mechanism, the
rear bench seat backrest must be folded down.
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Emergency release (A3 Sportback
)
..
Pry off
t
he cove
r
us ing
t
he key
bit
on
t
he
opened vehicle
key
<i)o
fig.
28.
..
Insert the key in the opening behind the cover
@
and pull the key in the direction of the arrow
until the lock re leases.
Child safety
lock
Child safety lock
Applies
to
vehicles: with
mechanical
child safety lock
The child safety locks
t
prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
Fig.
29
Rear
doo
rs
: child sa fety lock
..
To t urn the ch ild safety locks
on,
t urn the
igni-
tion key in the direction of the ar row.
..
To turn
off
, turn the ignition key opposite the
direct ion of t he arrow.
When the child safety locks are activated, the
in-
s ide door handles do not work and the doors can
on ly be opened from the outside.
The child sa fety lock only func
t
ions on the door in
which it was activated.
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