Audi 2014 A6 User manual

Owner's Manual
2014 Audi A6 I S6
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Foreword
Than k you for choosing an Audi -we value your trust in us.
Yournew Audiwill allow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo -
gy and prem ium quality equ ipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual tho roughly so that you quickly become acquaint-
ed wit h your Audi and make use of a ll of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use-
ful tips and informa tion concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to ma inta in your vehicle's value. We also give you useful tips and informa-
tion on how to drive your vehicle more efficiently and in an environmenta lly
friendly manne r.
In the Owner's Manual packet, you will also find a quick reference guide, an
Owner's Manual for your Infotainment system and the vehicle maintenance
schedule.
We hopeyou enj oy driving your Audi andwe wishyou safe and pleasantmotor-
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2 Table of contents
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment ..... .
Instruments and controls ... .
General illustration ...... . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ . . . . . . .. .
Warning/indicator lights ... . . . . . . . .
Driver info rmation display ... . . . . . . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . .
Keys .......................... .
Power locking system ............ .
Rear lid ...................... . . .
Child safety lock for the rear doors . . .
Power windows ........... . .. . . . .
Valet park ing ................... .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ............ .
Clear vision ................... .
Lights ......................... .
I nter ior lights ................... .
V1s1on ... . . ..... . ........ . . . . .. .
Wiper and washer system ... . . . . . . .
Mir rors .. . . .............. . . . . .. .
Seats and storage ... ... . . . . . . .
General recommendations . . . . . . . . .
Front seats ..................... .
Head restraints ................. .
Seat memory ................... .
Ashtray . . . . . . . ... .... ... ... . . . . .
Cigarette lighter ........... . .. . .. .
12-vo lt sockets .................. .
Storage ... ..... .............. . . .
Roof rack . ... ................ . . .
Luggage compartment .... . . . . . . . .
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . .
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . 68
Four-zone automatic climate control
Steering wheel heating ........... .
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 74
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . 77
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 86
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 93
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 102
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 103
Night vision assistant with detected
pedestr ian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 107
multitronic, S tronic, tiptronic. . . . . . . 107
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rearviewcamera . ................ 116
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Homelink
Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . .
S a fet y fir st . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Dri v ing Safely . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
General notes . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . .
Driver and passenger side footwell . . .
Pedal area . . . ................ . . . .
Stowing luggage .......... . . . ... .
Report ing Safety Defects ........ . . .
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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belt pret ensioners . . . . . . . . . . 14 5
Airbag system ......... . . . . . . . . 147
I mpo rtant th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 147
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Side curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Child Safety ........... . ... . . . .
Important things t o know .. . . . . . . . .
Child safety seats . .. . ..... . ... . . . .
Install ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . .
LATCH Lower ancho rages and tethe rs
for children . . ............ . ... . . . .
Addit ional I nformation
Audi pre sense . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Prevent at ive passenger protection
Vehicle operat ion . . ... . . . . . . . .
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . .
Not ice about dat a recorded by vehicle
control mod ules . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) .
Braking .. . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .
Electro-mechanical power assist . . . . .
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Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . 198
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving and environment . . . . . 201
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Diesel particulate f ilter . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 203
Drivi ng throug h wate r on roads . . . . . 203
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imi ze poll ut ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Drivi ng with a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trail er tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 210
General informa t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Carwashes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 211
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . ... . . . . . . . . .... . . . . 215
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Diesel f uel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Fuel tank.. . . . . . . . . . ............ . 217
Selective catalytic reduction . . . . . . . . 220
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Windsh ield/headligh t washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . 258
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Do-it-yourself ser v ice . . . . . . . . . 26 1
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Trunk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Emergency situations . . . . . . ... 274
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Start ing by pushing or tow ing . . . . . . . 274
Startingwith j umpe r cables . . . . . . . . 274
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Emergency t owing with comme rcial
tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Diesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 283
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Lit erature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunication and Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Inde x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

I n addition to t his Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes w ith t he
- MMI Operating I nst ructi ons
- Warranty & Maintenance booklet .
If you are missing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believ e that the information is not
comp lete, contact you r aut horized Audi dealer
for assistance.
MMI Operating Instructions
contain detailed description of the Audi Multi
Media Interface (MMI) including t he naviga-
tion system, the sound system and the hand-
held phone.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how you can keep your Audi in top
driving condition by having it serviced regular-
ly and conta ins detai led info rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Aud i. Always
have the booklet with you when you take your
vehicl e to an author ized Audi dealer for serv-
ice. Your Audi Service Advisor will record each
schedul ed service and can answe r any qu es-
tions you may have regarding how t o maint ain
your vehicl e.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite rat ure is also available in
French. To obta in a copy, cont act your dealer
or wri t e to:
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un exemp laire
en fr an<;aisde ce document aupres du conces-
sionnair e ou de:
Volkswagen Canada Inc.
Client Assistance
Assist ance a la Clientele
777 Bayly St reet , West ,
Aj ax, Ontario LlS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all lite ratu re should be left in the vehicle t o
make t he Warranty terms as we ll as all oper-
ating, safety and maintenan ce inform ati on
availa ble t o t he next owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Address
Change"/ " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. This card can be fo und in the Warranty &
Maintenance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Audi dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner 's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor-
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especially impor-
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve-
hicle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri-
bed here will only be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to all vehicles. In that case, the range of
applicability is given at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Ad-
vanced Parking System" . In addit ion, optional
or vehicle -specific equipment is indicated by
an aster isk "*" .
Illustrations may be different from those in
your vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as
a basic guide .
You will find a table of contents at the begin-
ning of this book, which disp lays all topics de-
scribed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical index at the end
of this book .
All directions, such as " left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a section. For ind ication w ith a page num-
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
about the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains special tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockpit: left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit : right section