Central lock (Audi A6 C5)

The central lock allows you to simultaneously unlock or lock all doors, the fuel filler flap and the boot lid.



The central locking allows you to open or lock all the doors, closing or opening the driver's or passenger's door or the boot lid using the key or the remote control.

When you unlock or lock one of the front doors with the key or with the remote control, the security alarm is automatically switched off and on.

Unlocking the door lock with a key

In order to unlock the door from the outside using a key, it should be inserted into the switch (cylinder) of the lock and turned to the left, in the direction of arrow A. In this case, the door lock release buttons from the inside are pushed upward, and the security alarm is also turned off.

To open the door, lift the outer handle up and pull the door towards you.

Attention! If the central lock fails, the key from the outside can only unlock the driver's door.

Locking the door with a key

To lock the driver's door from the outside using the key, it should be turned once in the lock in the direction of arrow B. This locks all the doors, as well as the trunk, while simultaneously turning on the security alarm. The activation of the door contacts when locking the doors leads to the switching off of the interior lighting.

The activation of the security alarm is confirmed by the flashing of the signal light near the door lock release button.

Attention! Do not leave passengers, especially children, in a locked car.

Locking a car without turning on the alarm

If necessary, the car locks can be locked without turning on the alarm system. To do this, the key in the lock should be turned n. twice within one second. If necessary, the doors can be opened and closed from the inside.

It should be remembered that the open driver's door cannot be locked. It can only be locked after it is closed. This applies only to the driver's door. This measure is intended to prevent accidental locking of all doors.

Locking and unlocking doors from the inside

The doors can be locked from the inside using the central locking switch on the inside handle of the driver's door. To do this, simply press the bottom of the switch.

It is impossible to lock the open driver's door, which prevents the possibility of self-locking in the passenger compartment.

If the doors are locked from the inside, the security alarm is not activated. In the event of an accident with the airbag deployed, the locked doors are automatically unlocked to ensure the evacuation of passengers.

To open the doors from the inside, press the top of the central locking switch on the inside handle of the driver's door.

Locking and unlocking of each individual door can be done using the lock button. To lock the corresponding door from the inside, simply press the lock button, and to unlock, lift the button up.

Centralized locking with additional level of protection

This function allows autonomous opening and locking of only the driver's door or the trunk lid with the key from the outside. All other locks remain locked.

To open only the driver's door or the trunk lid, insert the key into the lock and turn it once to the left until it stops.



Approximately 5 seconds after the trunk lid is unlocked, its lock is automatically locked again.

To unlock all doors with the key from the outside, turn the key in the driver's door lock to the right twice. Locking can also be done with the remote control by pressing the button on the remote control twice. This activates the security and anti-theft alarms. Trunk lid lock

All doors can be locked and unlocked from the outside by inserting the key into the boot lid lock. When the key is removed from the lock with the slot in the horizontal position on the lock cylinder, the doors and boot lid are locked and cannot be opened using the central lock. Turning the lock cylinder to the vertical position of the slot allows the boot to be opened using the central lock.

To open an unlocked trunk lid, pull the handle located under the lock panel toward you and lift the lid up.

To close the lid, simply lower it down and then slam it shut, (see illustration)

Control of the central lock with a remote control with an infrared emitter

The remote control allows you to use the central lock using an infrared emitter, and turn on and off the security alarm without using a regular key.

Locking and unlocking the car

To open the door locks, press button A on the remote control and hold it in this position for about 1 second. Opening of the doors will be confirmed by double flashing of the direction indicators.

If, after opening the locks using the remote control, none of the doors are opened within 60 seconds, all locks are automatically locked.

Cars with central locking with additional level of protection

Pressing the A button on the remote control once only unlocks the driver's door lock and the fuel hatch. Pressing this button twice unlocks the locks of all doors.

To lock the doors, press and hold button B on the remote control for about one second. Locking of all doors and the trunk lid is confirmed by the direction indicators flashing once.

When the doors are unlocked and locked, the interior lighting is automatically switched on and off by the door contacts. When using a key synchronized with a button for a certain position of the seat and side rear-view mirrors, they are automatically set to this position.

To open the trunk lid, press and hold button C on the remote control for approximately one second.

Attention! When the ignition is on, the remote control of the central lock is disabled. Locking the side doors when transporting children.

The rear side door locks are equipped with latches that lock the doors and prevent them from being opened from the inside. This ensures the safety of children and prevents them from opening the door while driving.

When the lock is on, the inner door handle pull is disabled and the door can only be opened from the outside.

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