Opening and closing
Indirect occupant detection without sensor
When the function has been deactivated, the LED
on the door sill will flash briefly and then remain
off for approx. half a minute.
The system monitors whether the rear doors are
opened. If one of the rear doors has been
opened, the system assumes that there could be
someone on the rear seats ðpage 38, Driver
messages about the occupant detection system.
WARNING
Do not leave anyone (especially children) in
the car if it is locked from the outside and the
safelock mechanism is activated: the doors
and windows cannot then be opened from the
inside. Locked doors could delay assistance in
an emergency, potentially putting lives at
risk.
WARNING
Never leave persons or animals unsupervised
in the vehicle, even if the vehicle is equipped
with an occupant detection system.
Setting the occupant detection system
CAUTION
You can adjust the settings for the occupant de-
tection system in the Car menu ðpage 26.
– If you switch off the safelock mechanism,
the interior monitor and tow-away protec-
tion are automatically disabled, and vice
versa. This means that your vehicle is no
longer completely protected against break-
ins and theft.
The settings depend on the equipment fitted in
your vehicle.
The following settings are possible:
– Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehi-
cle control services: The safelock mecha-
nism is not switched on if you use Audi con-
nect services to lock the vehicle remotely.
Rear notification sound
On vehicles with indirect occupant detection, you
can switch the notification sound for the driver
message in the instrument cluster on/off.
Driver messages about the anti-theft alarm
system
Driver messages about the occupant
detection system
The message Be aware of door safelock. See
owner's manual appears on the instrument clus-
ter display when you switch the vehicle off as a
reminder that the safelock mechanism
The following driver messages may appear, de-
pending on the equipment installed in your vehi-
cle:
ðpage 37, Safelock will be activated.
/ Please check rear seats!
or
Occupant detection
/ Please check rear seats and be aware of
door safelock. See owner's manual
Introduction
The purpose of the occupant detection system is
to warn the driver if there could be other per-
sons, especially children, on the rear seats after
the vehicle has been switched off.
At the end of each trip, a driver message will ap-
pear on the centre display to remind you that
someone may be seated on the rear seats. If you
previously opened one of the rear doors, the driv-
er message will also appear in the instrument
cluster. Make sure that you do not leave any per-
sons or animals behind when you leave the vehi-
cle.
The occupant detection system is designed to re-
duce the risk of accidentally leaving someone be-
hind in the vehicle.
Before locking the vehicle, make sure that there
are no persons or animals still in the vehicle.
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