2008 AUDI S6 warning

• Transmitters with the same frequency, such as radio head­
phones in the veh ic le or radio equipment, can cause a temporary
disruption of the system through excessive electromagnetic fields.
• Eliminate the interference if possib le/if you can and then re-start
the
Init ialize wh eels function . If the warning light comes on again,
you shou ld contact your authorized Audi dealer immediate ly to have
the problem corrected.
• Do not use commercially available tire sealants. Otherwise, the
e lectrical components of the tire pressure monitoring system will
no longer work properly and the sensor for the tire pressure moni ­
toring system wi ll have to be replaced by a qua lified workshop .•
Controls and equip ­
ment
Dr ive r informat ion di spl ay
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig . 29 Key s et
@ Ma ster key with remote control
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and start the engine
with the master key with remote control.
@ Valet k ey
The valet key only fits the lock in the d river's door and the ignition
lock . If you have to leave the key with somebody else, you are well ­
advised to turn over the valet key only .
Be aware that the rear lid and glove compartment can be opened
from inside the vehicle using the release buttons . It is therefore best
t o activate the valet key func tion to prevent unauthorized access to
the g love compartment and the luggage compartment when
someone else has charge of your vehicle =>
page 57.
© Emergency key
The emergency key is on ly for temporary use i f the vehicle key
should be lost or misplaced =>& .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi dea ler immediately
to have the
lost key disab led. Be sure to br ing all your keys w ith you .
& WARNING
• Do not leave your veh icle unattended w ith the key i n th e ig ni­
tion lock . Entry by unauthori zed person s could endanger you or
re sult in theft or damage the vehicle. Alway s lock all door s and
take the ke y.
• Do not l eave child ren un attended
in the vehicle , especi ally w ith
acces s to vehi cle keys . Unguarded ac ce ss to the ke ys prov ide s
children the opportunity to st art the engine and /or a ctivate vehicle
systems such as the power windows et c. Unsupervi sed oper ation
of any vehicle system by children can re sult in seriou s injury.
[ i ] Tips
• If you open the driver's door with the key lef t in the ignitio n lock,
a chime will sound . T his is your reminder to remove the key and lock
the door .
• For security reasons, replacement keys are on ly available from
Audi dea lers .•

[ i] Tips
The replacement battery must be the same specification as the original. •
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized use of
your vehicle.
A computer chip inside your key automatically deactivates the elec ­
tronic immobilizer when you insert the key in the ignition lock, or on
vehicles with Advanced Key *, when the key is inside the vehicle.
When you remove the key from the ignition lock, or on vehicles with
Advanced Key, when you remove the key from the vehicle, the elec ­
tronic immobilizer is automatically activated once again .
If an unauthorized key was used , SAFE is displayed continuously in
the odometer display field.
& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle. The key
can disarm the electronic engine immobilizer and permit an unau­
thorized person to start the engine and enable operation of the
vehicle systems such as power window or power sunroof* leading
to serious personal injury.
[ i] Tips
• Your engine can only be started using the factory -equipped key.
• You may no t be able to start your vehicle if an ignition key of a
different vehicle make is also located on your set of keys. •
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and closing
Valet key function
The valet key function prevents unauthorized persons
from opening the glove comportment or rear lid.
•
Fig . 33 Center
console: button for
valet key function
Activating and deactivating the function
Insert the master key into the ignition lock and switch on
the ignition.
Press the [VALET) button~ fig. 33 to activate/ deactivate
the function as desired. The indicator light in the button
illuminates when the function is active.
- Remove the master key from the ignition lock.
Hand over only the
valet key~ page 48, fig. 29 to the
person who will take charge of the vehicle.
When the function is switched on, the buttons for opening the rear
lid and glove compartment have no function . However, please note
the following exceptions:
Exceptions
If the ignition has been switched on using the master key, you can
still open the glove compartment .
As long as the ignition is switched off, you can still open the rear lid
using the rear lid button on the master key
.c::5. The same holds true .,,
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Unlocking the vehicle with the remote control wi ll only unlock the
rear lid, t o
open it, the lid handle needs to be pressed .
Locking the vehi cle
You can lock the vehicle from outside e ither by using the re mote
control
or by inserting and turning the key in the drivers 's door lock.
When you
l oc k th e vehicle:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked .
• All turn signal lights w ill flash once when the car i s locked.
• T he anti -theft alarm system is activated . The horn of the anti ­
t hef t alarm syste m wi ll sound and the an ti-the ft alarm sys tem readi ­
ness light, located in the upper part of the driver's door panel, wil l
sta rt to bl ink.
• T he vehicle interior lights turn off .
Unlocking and lo cking with Ad van ced Key *
On vehicles which a re equipped with the Advan ced Key * authoriza­
tion system, the doors are unlocked
wi thout a key by means o f a
proximity sensor in the door hand le. The doors are simi lar ly locked
without a key usi ng t he locking button . Each door has a prox imity
sensor and a locking button .
Power side door closer*
The vehic le is equipped with a power side door closer. When c losing
a door, you simply need to gently push on the doo r. The door wil l
then automatica lly c lose by itself~
page 56.
Automatic lo cking
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehicle doors and the
rear lid when you drive fas ter than 9 mph (15 km/h) . This funct ion
can be turned on and off in the
MMI Central lo cking Menu
~ p age 55.
You can unlock the vehicle from the inside by :
• removing the key from the ignition switch (the vehicle will auto ­
matica lly un lock itself) or
Controls and equip ­
ment
Opening and clo sing
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock sw itch rw or
pull ing the door handle (twice to open the rear doo rs) .
& WARNING
• When you lock your veh icle from outside , nobody -especially
c hildren -should remain in side the vehi cle . Re membe r, when you
lock the vehicle from the out side the windows cannot be opened
from the in side .
• When you leave the vehicle, alway s remove the ignition key and
t ak e it with you . Th is will prevent passengers (children , for
example ) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should they
accidentally p ress the po wer lock ing s witch in the front doors .
• Do not leave children ins ide the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergen cy it would be impo ssible to open the doors from the
outside without the key.
[ i ] Tips
• I n the eve nt of a crash with airbag deploymen t all locked do ors
wi ll be automatically un locked to give access to the vehicle occu ­
pan ts from the ou tside.
• I f the power lock ing system should malfunction, you can lock
each door individua lly using the vehicle key~
page 57.
• If the power locking system should fail, you can still open the
fu el t ank flap in an emerg ency ~
pag e 295.
• You are well advised not to keep va luables inside an unattended
vehic le, visible o r not. Even a properly locke d veh ic le can not provide
the security of a safe .•
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Opening and closing
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How t he remote control works .
Fig . 3 4 Remote
co ntr ol: func tion
bu tton s
Whet her only the driver's door or the e ntire vehicle is
unl ocke d when the ope ning button @ is pressed once,
d epends on t he settings in the MMI Central locking menu
=> page 55.
To unlock the vehicl e 0
Press button @.
- Press button @
two times within two seconds to unlock
all doors and the rear lid.
To lock th e vehi cle 6
- Press button@ => & in "General descrip tion" on
page 52.
-Watch tha t all tur n signal lig hts flash once .
To unlock r ear lid only c:::::5
- Press button @for ap prox imate ly one second.
PANIC Button
- Pus h the red button@ to activate the panic f unct ion. The
horn sounds and the turn signals flash.
- Pus h the button ® again to deactivate the panic func­
tion.
On vehic les with Advanced Key*, the selector lever must be in the P
pos ition, otherwise the vehicle cannot be locked.
& WARNING
R ead and follow all WARNINGS => & in "General de scriptio n" on
page 5 2.
[ i ] Tips
• In order to make sure the locking function is working, you should
always keep your eye on the veh ic le to make sure it is properly
locked.
• Do not use the remote control if you are inside the car, otherwise
you may unintentionally lock the vehicle, and then you would set off
the anti -theft alarm when you try to s tart the engine or open a door.
In case this happens anyhow, push the unlock button
0.
• Use the panic function only if you are in an emergency
situation. •

Operating locks vvith the key
To lock and unlock the vehicle from the outside, turn the
key in the lock of the driver's door.
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To unlock th e vehicle
Fig . 35 Key turn s for
o penin g and clos ing.
Inse rt the key into the lock of the driver's door.
T u rn the key
one time to pos ition @to unlock the d river 's
door.
T u rn the key
two times to position @:::::, fig. 35 to unlock
all doors and the rear lid.
To lo ck the vehi cle
- Close all windows and doors properly .
- Tu rn t he key in t he lock of the dr iver's door to the lock
position @:::::,
& in "General description" on page 52.
& WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS ~ & in "Gener al description " on
page 5 2. •
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Op ening and clo sing
Settings in the MMI
Sele ctive unlock feature -the driver can determine in the
MM/ which do ors are unlocked through the central
locking sys tem.
Fig . 3 6 MM I d isp lay:
Ce ntra l l oc kin g men u
-Press the I CAR I function bu tton.
- Select
Central locking . The Central locking menu appea rs
=> fig . 36.
- Activate the doors
(on ) that should be unlocked togethe r
with the driver's side door .
In the Central lo cking menu you can dete rmine which doors should
be unlocked when you unlock the vehicle with the remote control.
For example , if you switch the i tem passenger's doo r
off, the
passenger 's door is no longer included in the central locking
system , and will not be unlocked by pressing the unlock button on
the master key remote control.
Th ere is also a
s ide selective unlocking option ava ilable tha t can be
set to fit your needs. You can continue to un lock all the doors and
the rear lid as before. Press the opening button on the master key
twice.
Automatic Locking (Auto lock) can also be switched on and off. .,,_
Vehicle care I I Technical data

Opening and closing
[ i J Tip s
When locking, all doors and the trunk lid are locked automatically .•
A pplies to veh icles: w ith pow er s id e doo r clo ser
Doors with power side door closer
The vehicle doors are equipped with a power door closer. When you
want to close an open doo r, gent ly push on the door. The door w ill
automatically close by itself .
& WARNING
• When closing a door , make sure nothing can interfere with the
door . This could caus e serious per sonal injury .
• You can s top the door from closing at any time by pulling on the
in side o r outs ide door h andle .•
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside
The veh;cle ca n be locke d or unlocked from the ;ns;de
us;ng the po wer lock;ng sw;tches .
Fig. 37 Fro nt doo rs:
po wer l ockin g switch F
ig . 38 Rea r d oo rs :
pow er lo ckin g swit ch
How to lo ck all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- Press lower part of the power locking switch Cit= =>& .
How to unlock all doors and the rear lid
simultaneously
- Press the u pper part of the sw itch a> .
How to unlo ck each door separately using the
door handl e (front doors )
-Pull the handle t o open the do or.
How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle (rear doors )
-Pull the door hand le once to release t he lock.
- Pull the hand l e
twice to open the door .
You will find a power locking switch in each door . You can lo ck and
unlock the vehicle using the switches in the driver's or passenger's
door ~ fig . 37 . You can only
lo ck the vehicle using the switches in
the rear doors ~ fig . 38. If you lock the vehic le using the
power
loc king switch ,
please note the follow ing: ..,.

• You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from the outside
(increased security, for example when you are stopped at a red
light).
• The diodes in the power locking switches illuminate when all the
doors and the rear lid are closed and locked.
• All diodes turn dark as soon as one of the doors has been
unlocked .
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pulling on
the door handle.
• If the driver's door is opened (after you have locked the vehicle
from the inside using the power locking switch), the door will
remain unlocked to prevent you from locking yourself out of your
vehicle. After you close the door, you have to lock the driver's door
again.
• If you have a crash and the airbag is activated, the doors auto ­
matically unlock.
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the doors closed,
remember that all the vehicle doors will lock.
• Locking doors from the inside can help prevent inadvertent
door opening during an accident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside . Locked doors can, however, delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue efforts from the outside in an accident or other emergency. •
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
Opening and closing
Emergency locking
If the central locking system fails (power supply), each
door has to be locked separately.
Fig . 39 Emergency
locking of the front
passenger's door
An emergency locking mechanism is integrated in the edge
of the passenger 's door and in the rear doors (only visible
when the door is open).
Turn the cover with the ignition key and then tilt the
cover downward
=> fig. 39.
Insert the key into the inner slot and turn it to the right
(right-side doors) or the left (left -side door) as far as it can
go.
After you close the door, you will no longer be able to open it from
the outside.
The door can be opened from the inside by pulling once respectively
twice (rear doors) on the door handle. If the child safety lock is
engaged in one of the rear doors, the door has to be opened from
the outside after pulling on the handle once from the inside .•
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