Contemporary cars have more and more functionnalities and even though they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not always easy to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Audi E-Tron, dependent on its functionnalities, it can be difficult to know precisely how to start a Audi E-Tron? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will teach you the different methods to start a Audi E-Tron with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Audi E-Tron with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Audi E-Tron with key?

So we begin our content page which aims to show you how to start a Audi E-Tron, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be done to turn on the engine of your Audi E-Tron:

  • Discern the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content page on the steering wheel blocked on Audi E-Tron that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to read our content page on orange lights on Audi E-Tron to learn the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Audi E-Tron starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Audi E-Tron,

How to start a Audi E-Tron with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Audi E-Tron with key or will explain you how to do it for a Audi E-Tron equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still roughly similar, so don’t think twice to return back to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the steps to follow to start your Audi E-Tron with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Audi E-Tron is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases positioned on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Audi E-Tron

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Audi E-Tron

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How do I start a Audi E-Tron without a key?

And to finish, we will discover, how to start a Audi E-Tron without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Audi E-Tron is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to adhere to:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Audi E-Tron).

There, you’ve discovered all the methods to start a Audi E-Tron.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the Audi E-Tron, do not hesitate to consult our Audi E-Tron category.