2009 AUDI S6 airbag

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Safety instructions
Engine compartment ... .. .... .... 301
for booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
for side curtain airbags .... ....... 236
for using child safety seats . ... .... 241
for us ing convertible child seats .... 244
for using infant seats ... .. .... .... 243
for using safety be lts . .... ... .... . 208
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 228
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 117
Seat adjustment Adjusting the seatback ... .... .... .. 82
Adjusting upper thigh support ...... 83 Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
D .
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river s sea memory . .... ...... .. .
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Head restraints ... .... .... ... . 86, 199
Lumbar support ............. ..... 83
Seat belts
See Safety be lts . .... ... .. .... .... 205
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Seating capacity . .... .... .... ... .... 205
Seating position Driver ...... ... .. .... ...... .... . 196
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . 197
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Occupants ...................... 196
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Seats
Number of seats ..... .... .... .... 205
Selective unlock feature .... ....... ... 48
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Se lector lever mu ltitronic® ........... 163
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner ...... .... . 214
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service position Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Servotron ic Power steering ...... .... .... .... 267
Shift buttons ...... .. ........... 160, 167
Side airbags
Description .............. ...... .. 231
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .... . 146
Description .......... ........ .... 146
Informationa l and alert stage signals 148
Messages in instrument cluster display ..
153
MM I settings ... .... ... .. ...... .. 152
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Sensor detection area . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Side curtain airbags .. ........ ....... 234
Description ...................... 234
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Safety instructions .......... .... . 236
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ski sack ... .. .... ...... .... ... .... .. 92
Snow chains . .... ....... ........... 334 Sockets
.. ...... .... .... .... ... .. . 97, 98
Solar blower fan/solar roof ....... ... . 113
Sound system disp lay
Driver information disp lay .......... 24
Spare wheel ........................ 343
Speed control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control .. .... .. 127
Speed rating letter code ... ... .... ... 330
Speed warning system ................ 36
Speedometer .... .... .... ....... .... . 14
Starting off with a trailer .. .... .... ... 123
Starting the engine .. .... ... .. ... 116, 117
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ........................ . 117
Steering . ........... ....... ... .. ... 114
Easy entry feature ................ 116
Electrically adjusting the steering wheel .
115
Locking the steering ... .... .... ... 116
Malfunction . ... .. .... .... .... .... 32
Manually adjusting the steering whee l
114
Steering wheel column Adjusting electrically ... .... ...... 115
Adjusting manual ly ............... 114
Steering wheel heating .. ........ .... 111
Steps for determining correct load limit 326
Stopping the engine .... ... .......... 118
Storage .... ... .. .... ..... .. ... ..... 99
Cupholder ... .. ...... .... .... ... .. 95
Cupholder rear center armrest ... .. . 96
Glove compartment ... .... .... .... 99

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Trip odometer .... ...... .. ... ..... ... 14
What does it mean when dEF appears in the trip odometer display? ........ 14
Trunk
See Rear lid ...................... 50
Trunk escape handle ...... ...... .... 342
Turn signals ............. .... .... ... 67
Warning/indicator lights ........... 19
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Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Unfastening safety belts .. .... ..... .. 212
Unidirectional tires .................. 317
Uniform tire quality grading .......... 332
Unlocking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear lid/trunk lid .. ........ .... .... 50
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using the key ... .. .... .... ...... .. 47
V
Valet key function
Activating and deactivating .. ..... .. 44
Vanity mirror ........................ 69
Vehic le Identification Number (VIN) .... 366
Vehicle jack .. ........ ... .... ... 342, 347
Vehicle literature ..................... 5
Vehic le-care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
w What should I do after changing a wheel?
324
Warning lights 16 What should I do after replacing whee ls?
Warning/indicator lights ... ..... .. .... 12 324
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Wheel bo lts
Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Torque ..... ...... .... .......... 335
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Wheels ............................ 317
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) .. ... ... 21 Cast alloy ... ... .. ... ... .. .... ... 287
Brake system .. ... .... ...... ...... 22 Checking tire pressure .. ........ .. 323
Cruise contro l ... ..... ........ .... 20 Co ld tire inflation pressure ........ 321
Electromechanica l parking brake .... 21 General notes .................. .. 317
Electronic power control .. ..... ... . 18 G lossary of tire and loading terminology .
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) 18 318
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 New tires and wheels ............. 329
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU . ... 19 Tires and vehicle load limits ....... 325
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 When must a safety belt be replaced? . . 208
Tire pressure monitoring system .... 19
Turn signals ...................... 19
Warranty coverages ...... .... .... ... 372
Washer reservoir .................... 316 When must the airbag system be inspected?
226
When should I adjust the tire pressures?
324
Washing ........ ....... ...... .... .. 282 When should I check the tire pressures? 324
Automatic car wash .............. 283 Where can I find the tire pressures for my
by hand ...... ..... ............. 283 car? ... .. .... .................. 323
General information .............. 282 Why safety belts? .. ...... .... ... 205, 206
with a power washer ... ........ ... 284 Windows
Wax ing ........... ................. 285 Cleaning ........................ 286
Wear indicator .... ....... ...... .... .
Weatherstrips ... ....... ...... .... . .
Weights ..... ........ .... ......... . 327
287
367 Convenience close/open feature
..... 57
Defogging ...... ..... .... .... ... 107
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rapid defrosting/defogg ing ........ 108
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? .. ... .. .... .... .... .... .. 21
o Windshield washer fluid
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 207 Low
level .............. .... ... .... 34
What impairs driving safety? ..... ..... 195