Audi 100 Quattro, Owner'S Manual

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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
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To lock, unlock and open doors from
the inside
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To lock or unlock depress or raise
the locking knob on the window sill of the
front doors. When the key is fully inserted
in the ignition lock, the doors can only be
locked simultaneously by actuating the
locking knob in the driver's door.
Depressing the knob will lock all doors
and prevent opening the doors from
inside and outside.
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To open doors, raise locking knob in
driver's or front passenger's door and pull
the inside door handle.
The rear doors can be locked or
unlocked independently of the central
locking system with the locking knob in
each particular door.
WARNING
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Locking doors from the inside
can help prevent inadvertent door
opening during an accident and
generally while the vehicle is in
motion. Locked doors can also
prevent unwanted entry from the
outside. Locked doors can, however,
also delay assistance to vehicle
occupants and rescue from the
outside in the event of an accident or
other emergency.
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Do not leave children inside the
vehicle without supervision, if the locking
knobs in the driver's or front passenger's
door are depressed, all doors will be
locked automatically. In an emergency it
would be impossible to open the doors
from outside without a key.
Child lock for rear doors
To prevent children riding in the back
seat from accidentally opening the rear
doors, a safety mechanism is provided.
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To engage child lock, move small
lever at lower edge of lock inward.
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Close door.
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Child lock is securely engaged if rear
doors cannot be opened from the inside
with locking knob in either raised or
depressed position.
Rear doors can be opened from the
outside only when locking knob is raised.
Remember, when the child safety locks
are engaged, the rear doors can only be
opened from the outside
Deactivate child lock when no longer
required.