We all have concerns with our motor vehicle at some point, whether it’s because you run out of gas, have an electricital issue, or your car doesn’t want to start, all these malfunctions usually tend to annoy us and we are in most cases incapable to handle them. That’s why all of us tries its best to accompany you in front of these problems, and in this article we will try to demonstrate you how to manually close your Audi A1? Indeed, if you have no more electricity, you will not be capable to use the central locking of your car any longer. We will first teach you how to manually close the sunroof of your Audi A1, and secondly, how to manually close the doors of your Audi A1.

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How to manually close the sunroof of a Audi A1 ?

So we will start our content page with the methodology to enable you to close manually your Audi A1 and more precisely the sunroof or the panoramic roof of this one. Regardless your battery is out of power, or you have removed the battery, you will not have access to the power controls of the sunroof of your Audi A1, and therefore not anymore have the chance to close it. Sadly, you don’t have many solutions to allow you to close them. Indeed, to manually close the sunroof of a Audi A1 , there is only one answer which consists in using the manual command to close it. It is not visible without removing a plastic cover which is placed in front of the sunroof. To discover the exact location of this screw refer to your car’s instructions. It will then be enough to screw it on until the roof is totally closed.

How to manually close the doors of a Audi A1 ?

And now, we will certainly go forward to the section that brings you on this page, how to manually close a Audi A1 , but this time we will concentrate on the doors of this one. Indeed, your car may have run out of battery in front of your house, you been able to open the doors and try to turn it on, but while waiting to find a solution you want to make certain that nobody else will be able to get into it. Unfortunately, it’s more or less the same difficulty as the sunroof on your Audi A1. Indeed, without power, it will be undoable to activate the door central lock. In some years, you will have a push button on the window frame that you can press manually to close your Audi A1 manually, but this is becoming less and less common. So we will give you as before the only two solutions to enable you to close your car without energy:

  • Acquire a new battery and install it to close the doors of your Audi A1, or get one in good condition. However, you will need access to the bonnet to do so
  • Connect your Audi A1 to a running car to transfer energy and recharge your vehicle’s battery. This will at least give you enough power to close the doors of your car. In the event that you have any doubts about your battery’s ability to keep the charge. Remember to close the doors of your car while it is still linked to the other vehicle. Once you have carried out this, you can disconnect your battery and close the bonnet

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