2009 AUDI S6 brake

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-Step on the brake peda l. At the same time press and hold
the interl ock butto n on t he side of the gear selector kn ob
:::::, fig . 159 with you r thumb until you have moved the
se lector lever to the desired pos ition.
Automatic selec tor lever lo ck
The selector lever is locked in the P and N positions when the igni ­
tion is turned on. To move the leve r from these positions the driver
must depress the brake peda l. As a reminder to the dr iver , the
following warn ing app ears in the instrument c luster display when
t h e selector is in
P and N :
When station ary apply fo otbr ake while sele cting ge ar
A time de lay e lement prevents the se lector lever from lock ing when
it is moved through the
N position (going from R to Dl. The locking
e lement will lock the selector lever if the l eve r is l eft in N (Neutral)
for more than approximately 1 second , without the brake pedal
being pressed.
At speeds above ab out 3 mph (5 km/h) the Automatic Shift Lock is
automatically deac tivated in the
N position .
Interlo ck button
The lock bu tton on the s elector lever prev ents the lever from being
accidentally shifted into certain positions . Press ing this bu tton
deac tivates the selec tor lever lock . Depending on the dir ection of
t he shift, the se lector lever locks at diffe rent positions . The positions
are highlighted in the illustration~
page 157, fig. 159 .
Ignition key safet y interlock
The k ey cannot be remov ed from the igni tion un less the selector
lever is in the
P park p osition. When the ign ition key is removed, the
selector lever wil l be locked in the
P position. •
Applies to vehicles: w it h 6 -spee d au tomat ic tra nsm ission
Kick-down
The kick-down feature allows the vehicle to generate
maximum acceler ation.
When you press the accelerator pedal beyond the resistance po int
that is reached at fu ll thrott le, the transmission will se lect a lower
gear rat io based on vehicle speed and engine RPM . The engine RPM
wi ll be contro lled to produce max imum vehicle acceleration as long
as you continue to press the accelerator pedal beyond this resis­
tance point .
& WARNING
Be careful when u sing the kick-down feature on slippery road s.
Rapid ac celerat ion may cause the veh icle to skid. •
Applies to veh icles : wit h 6-s p ee d au to m ati c tra nsmiss ion
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The aut om atic tr a nsmission is electronically controlled.
T he transmission is self adapting and wi ll automati cally se lect the
b est shift program suited to the driving condi tions and drivi ng s tyle.
The transmission wil l se lect one of the
e conom y programs when
you drive at a steady speed or a gradually changing speed withou t
heavy acceleration . This achieves optimum fuel efficiency, with early
upshifting and delayed downshifting.
The trans mission wil l au tomat ical ly select the
sporty shift programs
when you drive at higher speeds, or with heavy acce leration and
frequently changing speeds . Upshifts ar e delayed to make full use
of engine power . Down shifting takes place at higher engine speeds
t han in the economy programs . _.,

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The selection of the most suitable shift program is a continuous,
automatic process. The driver can also make the transmission
switch to a sporty program by
q u ickly pressing down the gas pedal.
This causes the transmission to shift down to a lower gear to achieve rapid acceleration, e.g. for quickly passing another vehicle.
You do not need to press the gas pedal into the kick -down range .
After the transmission has upshifted, the orig inal program is
selected according to your driving style.
An additional shift program allows the automatic transmission to select the proper gear for uphill and downhill gradients .
This keeps the transmission from shifting up and down unneces ­
sarily on hills. The transmission will shift down to a lower gear when
the driver presses the brake pedal on a downhill gradient. This
makes use of the braking effect of the engine without the need to
shift down manually .•
Ap plies to ve hic les: wit h 6-spee d automat ic t ransm iss ion
Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can manually select
gears .
Contro ls and eq uip­
ment
Fig . 160 Ce nter
co nso le: sh ifting the
ti ptro n ic® man ua lly F
ig . 161 Display:
m an ua l shift progr am,
selecte d gear
Swit ching to manu al s hift progr am
Push the selector lever to the r ight from D . As soon as the
transmission has switched over, the selected gear
appears in the display=> fig . 161.
To upshift Push the selector lever forward to the p lus posit ion
G)
=> fig. 160 .
To down shift
- P ush the lever to the min us positio n
Q.
When accelerating, the transmission will automatica lly shift into
gears 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 before the engine reaches its maximum RPM.
If you app ly a light throttle when accelerating, tiptronic ® will auto ­
matical ly shift from 1st to 2nd gear to save fuel. If you apply a heavy
throttle, the transmission w ill stay in 1st gear until near maximum
RPM is reached , or until the driver shifts into 2nd gear .
If you take your foot off the accelerator peda l when driving down a
steep inc line, tiptronic ® will downshi ft from the selected gear into
the next lower gear until it reaches 1st gear, based on road speed
and engine RPM. Automatic downshifting is interrupted as soon as
you apply the throttle again.
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Vehicle care I I Technical data

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App lies to vehic le s : w ith mul tit ron ic ® Cont inuous ly Varia ble Transm ission ( CVTl
Driving the multitronic ®
The gear ratio is continuously adapted to vehicle speed
and load .
Starting th e engin e
- The selector lever must be in N or P.
Start in g off
- Press and hold the bra ke pedal.
F ig . 165 Sec tion o f the
c en ter conso le:
sele ctor leve r w ith l ock
b utt on
- Press and hold the release button in the selector lever
handle and move the selector lever from
P (alternatively
N ) to D (a lternatively S ) and release the button .
- Wait br ie fl y until t he transm iss ion has shifted (you w ill
feel a slight movement ).
- Remove your foot from the brake pedal and acce lerate
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Ro cking ba ck and forth to b ecom e un stu ck
- Shift only between D and R when the vehicle is at a full
stop and the engine is running at idle speed .
Stopping
-Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle has come
to a comp lete stop.
- Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the vehic le
cannot ro ll forward or backward while it is idling ~& .
Once stopped,
do not depress the acce lera to r pedal to
rev up the engine::::!>&.
Pa rking
- Press a nd hold the brake peda l until the vehicle has come
to a comp lete sto p.
- Set the park ing brake firmly ~
page 122, "Park ing".
- Press and hold the release button in the selector lever
handle , move the selecto r leve r into
P and then let go of
the release button
~ & .
Your vehicle is equipp ed with a sta rtin g assist that a llows for easier
starting on inclines . The sys tem is activated when the brake peda l is
d epr essed for a
few se co nd s. Aft er r eleasing the brak e peda l, the
brake power is held for a moment to prevent the vehicle from rolling
back when starting .
The se lector lever must be in
N or P. If one of the driving positions
is engaged a safety switch wi ll prevent the engine from being
started. Se e also =>
page 117.
Before you move the selector lever from the P position, you must
a lways apply the brake pedal before and while depr ess ing the
button in the handle of the selector lever .
& WARNING
• Unintended vehicl e movem ent can cau se seri ous injury.

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& WARNING (continued )
-When the selector lever is in a driving position , the vehi cle
may creep , even at idle speed . Therefore do not release the
parking brake or foot brake until you are ready to move ,
because power is transmitted to the wheels as soon as a
driving position is engaged.
- Do not accelerate while selecting a driving position. At this
time the engine must be at idle speed so that undue stress is
not placed on the clutches in the transmission.
- Remember : - even when stopped briefly with the automatic
transmission in "D", "S" or "R" , engine power is being trans ­
mitted to the wheels . Your vehicle could "creep " forward or
backward . When stopped , keep the brake pedal fully depressed
and use the parking brake if necessary to keep the vehicle from
rolling .
- If the sele ctor lever is unintentionally moved into N while you
are driving , take your foot off the accelerator pedal and wait for
the engine to return to idle speed before selecting a driving
position .
- Never shift into "R " or "P " when the vehicle is in motion .
- Never get out of the driver's seat when the engine is running.
- If you must get out of the vehicle , move the selector lever
securely into the P position and apply the parking brake firmly .
- If the engine must remain running, never have any driving
position engaged when checking under the hood. Make sure
the selector lever has securely engaged and is locked in "P "
with the parking brake firmly set :::::,
page 293, "Engine
compartment ". Otherwise , any increase in engine speed may
set the vehicle in motion , even with the parking brake
applied .•
Controls and equip ­
ment
Ap plies to vehic les : wit h m ultit ron ic® Conti nuous ly Va riable Transm ission (CVT)
Selector lever positions
This sec tion des cribes th e sele ctor lev er positi ons an d
dr iv ing ra ng es.
Fig . 166 Display in the
instrument clu ster:
se lector lever in posi ·
tion D
Th e se lecto r le ver p ositi on engag ed app ear s ne xt to th e selec tor
lev er as well as in the instrument cluste r disp lay .
P -Park
In this s electo r lever position the transmission is mechanica lly
lo cke d.
Eng age P on ly when t he veh ic le is
completely stopped=> 11::::. in
" Dr ivin g th e multitroni c®" on
page 162
To s hift int o or out o f pos ition P , you m ust firs t press a nd h old the
brake peda l
and then press the release button in th e se lector lever
h an dle whi le m oving the sele ctor l ev er to P .
R - Reverse
The tra nsm issio n w ill automat ica lly se lect the lowest gear ratio
when you sh ift into reverse .
S ele ct R only wh en th e ve hicle is at a
fu ll sto p and t he engine is
running at id le speed :::::, 11::::. in "Driving t he multitron ic®" on
page 162.
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Before you move the selector lever to R, press both, the button in the
handle of the selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same time .
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illuminate when the
selector lever is moved into R.
N -N eutr al
Sh ift to this position for standing with brakes applied=> page 164.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake before and while moving the
lever out of
N .
Do not use N for coasting downhill.
D -Normal dr iving po sition f or forward
Depending on the load on the engine, vehicle speed and the
dynamic control program, the transm ission will select the
optimal
gear ratio.
In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to temporarily
switch to the manua l shift program to manually select gear ratios to
match specific driving conditions=>
page 166.
When the vehicle is s tationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake before and while moving the
lever to
D ou t of N.
S -Spor t p osition
Select this position for sportier performance. In this position, the
transmission wil l not upshift as soon, allowing the vehicle to use the
increased power avai lable at higher engine speeds to achieve live ­
lier acceleration.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and whi le moving the
lever to
S out of N .
& WARNING
Re ad a nd follo w all WARNIN GS=> & in "Dr iv ing th e multitr oni c®"
on
page 16 2.
0 Note
Coasting downhill with the transm ission in N and the engine not
operating will result in damage to the automatic transmission and
possibly the catalytic converter. •
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic® Continuous ly Variable Transmission (CVT)
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you against acciden­
tally shifting in to a forward or the reverse gear and
causing the vehicle to move unintentionally.
F ig . 167 S hift gate:
se lect or l ever loc k
pos it ions a nd int erl ock
butt on high lighted
The selector lever l ock is rel eased as f ollows :
T u rn the ignition on .
Step on the brake peda l.
At the same time press and hold
the interlock button on the side of the gear selector knob
=> fig. 167 with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to t he desired position.
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Autom ati c selec to r l eve r lock
The se lector lever is locked in the P and N positions when the igni ­
tion is turned on . To move the lever from these positions the driver
must depress the brake pedal. As a reminder to the driver, the
follow ing warning appears in the instrument cluster disp lay when
the selector is in
P and N :
When stationary app ly footbrake while selecting gear
A time delay e lement preven ts the selector lever from locking when
it is moved through the
N position (going from R to Dl. The locking
e lement will lock the selector lever if the lever is left in N (Neutral)
for mor e than approximately 1 second, without the brake peda l
being pressed .
At sp eeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the Automatic Shift Lock is
automatically deactivated in the
N posi tion .
Interl ock button
The lock button on the selector lever prevents the lever from being
accid entally sh ift ed into certain pos it ions. Pressing th is button
deactivates the selector leve r lock . Dependi ng on the direction of
the shift, the se le ctor lev er locks a t different positions . Th e positions
are highligh ted in the illus trati on =>
page 164 , fig. 167 .
Igniti on k ey saf ety in te rlo ck
The key canno t be removed from the ignition un less the selector
lever is in th e
P park position . When th e ignition k ey is remov ed, the
selector lever wil l be l ocked in the
P posi tion .•
A pplies to veh ic les : wit h mu ltit ro nic® Cont inuous ly Va riab le Transm iss io n (CVT )
Kick-down
The kick- down feature allo ws the ve hic le to generate
maximum acceler ati on .
When you press the acce lerator pedal beyond the resistance point
t hat is reached at ful l th rottle, the transmission wi ll select a lower
gear ra tio bas ed on vehic le spe ed and engine RPM. The engine RPM
Controls and equip ­
ment
wi ll be control led to produce maximum vehic le acceleration as long
as yo u conti nue to press the acce lerato r pedal beyond this resis ­
tance point .
& WARNING
Be careful when us ing the ki ck-down feature on slippery roads .
Rapid acceleration may cau se the vehicle to skid . •
A pplies to veh icl es : wi th mu ltitro nic® C ontinuo usly V ari ab le Tra nsm iss ion (CVT)
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The multitronic® tr ansmissi on is elect ro nic ally
controlled.
The transmission se lects the appropriate gear ratio (upshifts and
downsh ifts) automatical ly based on preset driving programs.
The transmission wil l selec t one of the
economy programs when
yo u drive at a steady speed o r a gra dually changing speeds without
heavy acceleration . T his gives bes t fuel efficiency , with early
upshifting and delayed downshif ting .
The transmission will au tomat ically select the
s porty shift programs
when you drive at higher speeds, or with heavy acce leration and
freque ntly changing speeds . Upshifts are delayed to make full use
of engine power. Downshifting takes place at higher engine speeds
t han in t he economy programs .
The se lection of the most suitable shift program is a continuous,
automatic process . The driver can also make the transmission
sw itch to a spor ty progra m by
quickly pressing down the gas peda l.
This caus es the transmission to shift down into a lower gear ratio
and makes qu ick acceleration possible (to pass another vehic le) You
do not need to press the gas peda l into the kickdown range . After
the trans missi on has upshifte d, the o riginal p rogram is selected
according to your driving style . _.,
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An additional shift program allows the automat ic t ransmission to
select the p roper gear for uphill and downhill gradients.
This prevents the transmission from shifting up and down unneces­ sari ly on hills. The transmission will shift down to a lower gear ratio
when the driver presses the brake pedal on a downhill gradient . This
makes use of the braking effect of the engine without the need to
shift down manually.
If you are driving in hills and mountains, the transmission will
continuously adjust the gear ratio to the road grade. If you press the
brake pedal when driving downhi ll, the transmission will down shift
automatically . This increases the braking effect of the engine .
If the cru ise control is on when you are traveling downh ill, the trans ­
mission will automatically select a lower gear ratio in order to main ­
tain the set vehic le speed . This wil l cause the engine speed to
increase. •
Applies to v ehicles: wit h mult it ro n ic® Co ntin uous ly V ariab le Tra nsm iss io n (CVT )
tiptronic ® manual shift progr am
Using the manual shif t program ( tiptronic® J you can
manually shift between seven pre-programmed gear
r at io s ( tra nsmission p ositi ons).
Fig . 16 8 C enter
c onsole : shifting
m anu ally Fi
g. 169 Di sp la y:
m anu al shift progr am ,
se lec ted ge ar
Switching to manual shift program
Pus h th e se lecto r leve r to the r ight from D. As soon as the
transmission has sw itched over, t he selected gear
ap pears in t he display ~ fig . 169.
To upshift Push the se lector lever forward to t he p lus position
~ fig.168
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To downshift
- Pu sh t he lever t o the minus posi tion
Q .
When accelerati ng, the transm ission wi II automatica lly shift into the
next higher gear before the engine reaches the maximum RPM.
When accelera ting, if you apply a ligh t thrott le, the tipt ron ic® wi ll
automatically shift into the next higher gear to save fuel. If you apply
a heavy throttle , the transmiss ion wi ll stay in gear engaged unti l
near maximum RPM are reached, or until the driver manually shifts
into a higher gear .
I f you take your foot off the accelerator peda l when driving down a
steep incline, the tiptronic ® will downshift from the selected gear
into the next l ower gea r based on r oad speed a nd engine RPM . The
automatic downshifting is interrupted as soon as you apply throttle
again . .,_

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Homelink®
Universal remote control
Applies to vehic les: w ith Home link ® universal remote cont ro l
General information
The HomeLink® fe ature c an learn th e up to th re e r adio
fre que nc y c odes for m ost cu rrent t ransmi tters us ed for
operating gar age do ors, es tate gates , home o r out doo r
lighti ng sy stems, an d other de vice s.
Yo u must first pro gram t he Hom elink ® trans mitter b efor e you c an
use the system=>
page 189, "Pro gramm ing th e Home link® tra ns­
mit ter".
In o rd er to pro gram t he Homelink® tra nsmitter fo r dev ices utiliz ing
ro lling code, a second person on a ladder who can safe ly reach the
ga rag e door o pener motor is reco m me nd ed. It is also necessa ry to
l ocate the "learn" button on yo ur garage do or opener moto r. R efer
to t he op era tin g instr uctions for the open er, as the loc ation and
co lor of th is button may vary by manufacturer .
Y o u c an still u se the o rigi na l r emo te c ontrol for th e dev ice at a ny
tim e.
& WARNING
• Never use the Homelinkl1JI transmitter with any garage door
opener that does have not the safety stop and reverse feature as
required by federal safety standards . This includes any garage
door opener model manufactured before April 1, 1982.
• A garage door opener which cannot detect an object , signaling
the door to stop and reverse does not meet current federal safety standards . Using a garage door opener without these features
increases risk of serious injury or death .
& WARNING (continued)
• For safety reasons never release the parking brake or start the
engine while anyone is standing in front of the vehicle.
• A garage door or an estate gate may sometimes be set in
motion when the Homelink ® remote control is being
programmed . If the device is repeatedly activated , this can over ­
strain motor and damage its electrical components -an over­
heated motor is a fire hazard!
• To avoid possible injuries or property damage , please always
make absolutely certain that no persons or objects are located in
the range of motion of any equipment being operated.
[ i ] Tips
• If y ou wou ld l ik e mor e inf ormation o n Hom elink®, wh ere to
purchase the Homelink ® compatib le products, or wou ld li ke to
pu rchase th e Home link® Ho m e Lightin g Pack age, please call toll­
fre e: 1 -8 0 0 -355 -3515.
• For Declara tion of Comp lia nc e to Un ited St ates FCC and Indust ry
C anada regulations=>
page 3 75. •