Audi A6 2016 Owner's Manual page 40

Opening and c lo s i n g
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WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ page 31,
General description.
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed.
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
comple t ely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe-
cially w ith the rea r lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom-
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re-
duce the risk of personal injury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle. Al-
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle
doo rs closed when not in use.
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or with-
out checking first. Although the closing
force of the rear lid is lim ited, you can still
seriously injure yourse lf or others.
-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lowe r
edges - fingers or han ds can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere w ith the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed a u-
tomat ica lly.
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Tips
- The setti ngs in the Infota inment system de-
termine if the luggage compartment lid can
be opened us ing t he handle Q page 33.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartmen t lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing t he button
l=I
on the remote
contro l key. When the luggage compart-
ment lid is closed aga in, it locks a utomati -
ca lly.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
us ing the maste r key (veh icles with conven -
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ience key*) up to a distance of approximate -
ly 9 ft (3 m).
- The luggage compartment lid can be oper-
ated by hand if the vehicle battery is low . It
is necessa ry to use more force w hen doing
this. Move the lid s low ly to reduce the
amount of force needed.
Luggage compartment with movement-
activated opening
Applies to vehicles : wit h convenience key and sensor -control-
led luggage comp artm ent lid
Fig. 30 Rear of the veh icle: foot movemen t
Requireme nts: You m ust be carrying your vehicle
key with you . You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartment lid. The dis-
tance to the rear of the vehicle should be approx-
imately 8 inches (20 cm) . The ign ition must be
switched off . Make sure you have firm foot ing .
.. Swing your foot back and forth below the
bumper¢ fig. 30. Do not touch the bumper.
Once the system recognizes the movement, the
luggage compartment lid will open .
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as descr ibed . This pre-
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
due to similar movements such as when you walk
bet ween the rea r of the veh icle and yo ur garage
doo r.
General information
In some situat ions, the funct ion is limited or
temporarily unavailable . This may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was closed be-
forehand.