Being the vehicle owner of a recent Audi E-Tron offers us specific features, in truth, recent automobiles give access to an considerably notable number of features. They will allow you to gain in comfort, multimedia or security. Today we are going to take a look at an option that is supposed to make you feel secure in your automobile, the automatic closing of the doors. This option may be deactivated for no reason, so we’re going to find out how to activate auto locking on your Audi E-Tron. To do this, we will initially look at the technicalities of this feature and how it works, then, in a second step, how to reactivate the automatic closing of the doors of your car.
What is the automatic locking or closing on a Audi E-Tron?
Before we reveal you how to activate the automatic lock of your Audi E-Tron, we will take a look at the effectiveness of this features. Surely, the number of carjacking is continuously increasing, and our Audi E-Tron is a location where we usually feel safe. On the other hand, when stopping at a red light, at a stop sign or in traffic jams, one can feel vulnerable to aggression, it is with this in mind that the brands have launched this feature. In most cases there is a door lock button that permits you to close and open the doors from the cabin, but this function automatically locks the doors of your vehicle when you go over a certain speed or a certain time after starting up. The benefit is that you no longer have to worry about this gesture to guarantee optimum security.
How do I activate the automatic closing of the doors on my Audi E-Tron?
Sadly, it can appear that due to factory defaults, electronic failures, bad handling, this feature can be shut off, we will now look at the two methods to allow you to activate the automatic lock on your Audi E-Tron.
- How to activate the automatic locking / closing of the doors on a vehicle: The lock button
The easiest approach if you are in the event that your automatic door closure no longer be effective, is to turn on the ignition (on some series you will as well need to have the engine running) and quickly come and hold down the door lock button on your car for a couple of seconds until you notice an audible alert and, based on the year of your Audi E-Tron, the turn indicators that are turned on. This approach should be sufficient in most cases to activate the automatic door lock on your Audi E-Tron.
How to activate the automatic door lock on my Audi E-Tron: Via the computer
Finally, a more complex approach but which can be caused by a factory problem or a power failure on your car. To reactivate the automatic door lock on your Audi E-Tron, you will have the ability to go through your diagnostic socket. You will need to have a diagnostic tool and navigate through the menus to modify the linked option in the “sash menu”. On the other hand, this is only recommended for people with some mechanics knowledges and we would suggest that you go to your mechanic to do this.
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