2010 AUDI S6 technical data

Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully automatic
memories .
Fig. 21 T rip c omput er
di spl ay : m emory l evel
1
You ca n switch be twee n the t rip computer 1 a nd 2 by p ressing the
Rese t button @=> fig. 22
You can tell wh ich memory level is currently active by the number in
the display => fig . 21 . The data from t he single-trip memory (memory
level 1) is be ing d isp layed if a
1 appea rs in the display . If a 2 is shown,
then t he data from the total-trip memory is being displayed (memory
level 2) .
Single-trip memory (Trip computer 1 )
The sing le-tr ip memory sto res the trip informat ion from the t ime the
ign ition is turned on unt il it is t urned off .
If the trip is cont inued
within 2 hour s from the time the ignition was turned off, the new
data will be included in the ca lculation of the current tr ip informa­
tion .
If the tri p is interrup ted for more than 2 hours t he memory is
reset automatically.
Total-trip memory (Trip computer 2)
Unlike the single-trip memory, the total-tr ip memory is not reset
au tomatically. This pe rmit s you to eva luate yo ur driv ing data fo r the
entire period between manual resets. •
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Driver information display
Operation
The trip comp uter is controlle d by two swit che s on the
w ind shield wi per lev er.
Fig . 22 W indsh ield
w ipe r lev er: co nt rol s
fo r the trip compute r
-Push the fu nctio n se le ctor sw itch up or down @~ fig . 22 .
Thi s will cause th e five d ist inc t trip c om puter func tion s to
be dis played o ne aft er anoth er.
The trip com puter w ill not oper ate u nless the igni tion is on. When you
turn o n the ignit ion, the function that was in use when you last turned
t he igni tion off w ill be dis played.
For example , in add it ion to the trip compu ter informat io n, the direc­
tion of the navigation system is a lso d is p layed . To switch t he display
be tween the different info rmation, tap the Reset butt on @ briefly .
Setting values to zero
To dele te one c ur rent value from the tr ip computer, select the
desired f unct io n an d press the Reset b utton ® for at least one
second . The following values can be set to zero
individually using the
Reset b utton :
• elapsed time
• average fuel mileage
• average speed
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Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 23 Key set
© Ma ster key with remote control
You can centrally lock a nd u nlock your ve hicle and start the eng ine
with the master key with remote contro l.
@Valet key
The va let key only fi ts the lock in the d river's door and the ig nition
lock . If you have to leave the key with somebody e lse, you are well­
advised to turn over the vale t key only .
Be aware tha t the rear lid a nd g love compartment can be opened
from inside the vehicle using the re lease buttons. It is therefore best
t o activa te the vale t key function to preven t una uth o rized access to
the glove compartment and the luggage compartment when
someone else h as charge of your vehicle::::>
page 40.
© Emergency key
The emergency key is only for tempo rary use if the vehicle key should
be lost or misplaced =>
&.
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Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your a
uthorized A udi dea ler immediately to
have t he
lost key d isab led. Be sure to bring all you r keys wi th yo u.
Registered keys
You can chec k to f ind out how many keys have been reg iste red to yo ur
vehicle . Therefore, w hen b uy ing a used vehicle, make sure to get all
of the remote keys be long to it .
Calling up the registered keys=>
page 11.
Da ta in the master key
During driving, serv ice and ma intenance- relevant data is continu­
o u sly sto red on yo ur maste r key. Your Aud i serv ice adviser c an re ad
out this data and tell you about the work your vehicle needs. This a lso
applies to vehicles wi th Co nvenience key *.
& WARNING
• Do not leave your vehicle unattended with the key in the igni­
tion lock. Entry by unauthorized persons could endange r you or
re sult in theft or dam age the vehicle. Alway s lock all doors and
take the key.
• Do not leave children unattended in the vehicle, especially with
access to vehicle keys. Unguarded access to the keys p rovides chil ­
dr en the opportunity to start the engine and /or activate vehicle
systems such as the power windows etc . Unsupervised operation
of any vehicle system by children can result
in serious injury.
[ i ] Tips
• If you open t he dr iver 's door wi th the key left in the ignit ion lo ck,
a ch ime will sound . This is your reminde r to remove the key and lock
the doo r.
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Check Light in the master key
The check light in the master key provides information
about different conditions.
Check light functions in the master key :
Vehicle within range of the key
Fig . 25 C heck lig ht in
the m aster k ey
If the vehicle is w ith in range of the key, the check light comes on
briefly once w hen a button is pressed.
Vehicle outside the range of the key
If the veh icle is outside t he range of the key, the c hec k light comes on
briefly once and then shows the status of the vehicle door locks:
• If the light is fl as hi ng q uickly, the veh icle is not locked.
• If the light is f lashing slow ly, the vehicle is locked .
State of master key battery
If the check light does not come on, the battery is dea d and has to be
replaced . I n addition, when the battery is dead the symbol appea rs
i n the instrument cluste r display as well as the message :
Please replace ma ster ke y battery
Battery replacement~ page 39.
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(I) Tips
Please note that the c urrent state of the vehicle doo r locks can only
be recalled wit h the master key t hat was last used to lock the vehicle.
It is poss ib le tha t a d ifferen t state is shown fo r the door lo cks on the
other master key which is not the same as that of the vehicle .•
Master key battery replacement
Each mas ter key contains a battery hous ed under th e
cover.
Fi g. 26 Master key:
o pe ning the c ove r
We reco mmend having the ba ttery chang ed by an au thori zed
dealer ship . However , if you wi sh to replace th e dead b atte ry
yourse lf, proc eed as follows :
- Pry apart the base~ fig. 26 @and the
cover @carefully
with a c oin.
- Remove the cover (arrow).
- Remove the dead battery from the cover .
- Install th e new ba ttery . Please make c ertain that the"+"
sign on t he ba ttery faces down . Correct po lar ity is shown
o n the cover. .,,.
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Exceptions
If the ign ition has been switched on usi ng the master key, yo u can
st ill open the g love compartment .
As long as the ign it ion is switched off, you can st ill open the rear lid
using the rear lid butto n on t he
master key c::5 . The same holds tr ue
fo r using the rear lid re lease hand le in conjunction w ith the Conve­
nience key *.
For this reason, be sure to only ha nd over the
valet key to the perso n
who w ill take charge of your veh icle.
[ i ] Tips
Be sure to activate the funct ion before han ding over the va let key to
someone e lse. The va let key o nly fi ts the lock in the d river's door and
the ignition lock. •
Power locking system
General description
The po wer lockin g sys tem l ocks or un locks all d oors an d
the r ear lid sim ulta neously.
The power loc king system in your vehicle incorpora tes the fo llowing
fu nction s:
• Centra l locking function
• Selective unloc k fe ature =>
page 44
• Remote cont rol featu re => page 38
• Conven ience key*=> page 47
• Anti -theft ala rm system => page 49
All the doors and the rea r lid are locked by the centra l loc king system
when you loc k the vehicle. You can set whether generally on ly the
dr ive r's door o r all doo rs and t he rea r lid sho uld be unlocked when yo u
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open the vehicle in
the MMI men u Central locking to suit you r indi­
vidu al d esires =>
page 44.
Unlocking the vehicle
Yo u can unloc k the vehi cle from o utside eithe r by using the remote
control
or by inse rting and turning the key in the driver 's door lock .
Whe n you
unlock yo ur vehi cle:
• T he anti-theft alarm system is deactivated briefly .
• T he vehicle interior lights illumina te for approximate ly 30
seconds.
• All tur n sign al ligh ts will flash twice whe n the c ar is un lo cked.
• After un locking the ve hicle, you have 60 seconds to open a doo r or
t he rear lid. Afte r 60 seco nds , th e veh icle automati cally loc ks and the
anti-theft alarm system activates again.
Th e rear lid can be loc ked or unlo cked eit h e r b y using the remote
cont rol
or by inserting and t urnin g the key in the dr ive r's door lock .
U nlocking the vehicle wi th the remote con trol will on ly
unlock the
rea r lid, to
open it, t he lid hand le needs to be pressed .
Locking the vehicle
You can lock the vehicle from o utside either by using the remote
cont rol
or by inse rting and t urning the key in the drivers 's doo r lock .
Whe n you
lock the ve hicle:
• All doors and the rear lid are locked.
• All tur n signal ligh ts will flash once when t he car is locked.
• Th e anti-theft alarm system is activated. The hor n of the anti ­
t heft a la rm system w ill sound and t he anti-theft a larm system readi ­
ness lig ht, located in the upper part of the driver's door pane l, w ill
st art to blink.
• T he vehicle interior lights tu rn off.
Unlocking and locking with Convenience key*
O n vehicles wh ich are equippe d wi th the Convenience key* au th ori za­
tion system, the doors are unloc ked
without a key by means of a prox-
im ity senso r in th e door h andle. T he do or s ar e sim ila rly locked ...
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To lock the vehicle CT'.!
- Press button®=> & in "General description" on
page 41.
-Watch that all turn signal lights flash once.
To unlock r ear lid only c::;
- Press but ton @ for approximately one second.
PANIC Button
Push the red button @ to activate the panic function. The
horn sounds and the turn signals flash .
- Push the button @ aga in to deactivate the panic function .
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the se lector lever must be in the P
position, otherwise the vehicle cannot be locked .
& WARNING
Read and follo w all W ARNIN GS~ & in "Ge ner al d escripti on " o n
page 41 .
[ i ] Tips
• In order to make sure the locking function is working, you should
always keep your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is properly locked .
• Do not use the remote co ntro l if yo u are inside the car, otherwise
you may un intent ionally lock the veh icle, and then you would set off
the anti-theft alarm when you try to start the engine or open a door.
I n case th is happens anyhow, push the unlock button
0.
• Use the panic function on ly if you are in an emergency situation. •
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ening and closing
Op era ting lo cks with th e 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 the vehicle
Fig. 29 Key turn s fo r
opening and clos ing .
- Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
- Turn the key
one time to position @ to unlock the driver's
door .
- Turn the key
two times to posit ion @ => fig . 29 to unlock
all doors and the rear lid.
To lock the vehicle
- Close a ll windows and doors properly.
- Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to the loc k
position ®=>
& in "General description" on page 41.
& WARNING
Read and foll ow all WARNING S~ & in "Gene ral de scription " on
pag e 41 . •
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How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle (front doors)
- Pull the handle to open t he door .
How to unlock each door separately using the
door handle (rear doors)
- Pull the door handle once to release the loc k.
- Pull t he handl e
twice to open th e door.
You will find a power locking sw itch in ea ch door. You c an lock and
unlock the vehicle using the switches in the dr iver's or passenger's
door =>
page 44, fig. 30. Yo u can only lock the vehicle using the
switches in the rear doors =>
page 44, fig. 31. If you lock the vehicle
using t he
power locking switch , please note the following :
• You can not op en the doors or the rea r lid from the
outside
(increased secur ity, for example when you are sto pped at a red light).
• The d iodes in the power lock ing switches illuminate whe n all the
doors and the rear lid are closed and loc ked .
• All d iodes turn dark as soon as one of the doors has bee n
unlocked .
• You can unlock and open the doors from the inside by pulling on
t he doo r 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 rema in
unlocked to preve nt you from locking yourself out of your vehicle .
After you close t he door, you have to lo ck the drive r's door ag ain.
• If you have a crash and the airbag is activated, the doors automat­
i c ally unlo ck.
& WARNING
• If you use the power locking switch with the doors closed,
remember th at all the vehicle doo rs will lock.
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& WARNI NG (continued )
• Locking doors from the inside can help p revent inadvertent
door opening during an accident and can also prevent unwanted
entry from the outside. Locked doo rs can, however , delay assis­
tance to vehicle occupants and hold up rescue efforts from the outside in an accident or other emergency .•
Emergency Locking
If the central locking system fails (power sup ply), each
d oor has to be locked separately .
5 0 N tL ;g
Fig. 32 E mergen cy
l o ck ing o f the front
p ass eng er's door
An e mergency lock ing mechan is m is i nte gra ted i n the edg e of
th e pass enge r's door a nd in the rear doo rs ( on ly v isibl e wh en
t h e door is open) .
- Turn the cover with t he ignit ion key and then ti lt the cover
downward=> fig. 32.
- Insert the key into the inner slot and tur n it to the right
( r ight-side doors) or the left (left-side door) as far as it can
g o.
After you close the door, you w ill no longer be ab le to open it from the
o uts ide. _.,
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• If the central locking system fails (power supply), you can also
open the rear lid using the trunk escape handle from the inside
=>
page 316. •
Child safety lock
Power child safety lock for the rear doors t
The power child safety lock prevents the rear doors from
being opened from the inside.
Fig. 35 Section from
driver's door: controls
The rear doors are equipped with a power child safety lock. It
is operated with the two safety buttons(!) in the driver's door
~ fig. 35.
- Press the left and/or right safety button to disable the
rear power window(s) and prevent the respective rear door
from being opened from the inside. The LED in the button
will light up when the child safety lock is turned
on.
- Press the illuminated button again to turn the child safety
features
off.
When the child safety lock is activated, the interior door opening
lever is inope rative; the door can only be opened from the outside. In
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addition, the window regulator for that door is also inoperative when
the child safety lock is activated.
[ i] Tips
• In order to activate the child safety lock on the left and the right
side, you have to press the two safety buttons in succession.
• Make certain that the check light comes on in the corresponding
safety switch when the child safety lock is activated. •
Convenience key
Applies to veh icles: w ith Con ven ience key
Description
Access and vehicle operation based on: Master key
remains in driver's pocket.
Th e Convenience key vehicle authorization system allows keyless
unlocking, locking and starting of the vehicle . You only have to carry
the master key on your person.
It makes nod ifference whether the master key is in your jacket pocket
or in your brief case. As soon as you approach your vehicle, the Conve­
nience key recognizes the request for access , checks for authorization
and enables the following functions:
• Unlocking the vehicle=>
page 48.
• Locking the vehicle=> page 49.
• Switching on ignition and starting the engine by pressing the
[START ) button; the master key does not have to be in the ignition
switch =>
page 110.
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children -should remain inside the vehicle. Remember, when you .,_
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• The proximity sensors are deactivated after a few days to save
power . You then have to pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehicle.
• To prevent the battery from being discharged and to preserve your
vehicle's ability to start for as long as possible, the energy manage­
ment system gradually switches off unnecessary convenience func­
tions . It is possible that you will not be able to unlock your vehicle
using these convenience functions. •
Appli es to ve hicle s: wit h Co nven ience key
Locking the vehicle
The vehicle can be locked without operating the mastery
key.
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Fig . 37 Convenience
key: Locking the
vehicle
- Move the selector lever to the P position.
- Press the locking button in the door handle to lock the
vehicle ~& .
The vehicle can be locked at any door . The authorized master key only
has to be within a range of about 1.5 meters from the particular door.
Th e se lecto r lever must be in the P position , otherwise the vehicle
cannot be locked .
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& WARNING
•
When you lock your vehicle from outside, nobody -especially
children -should remain inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the outside the windows cannot be opened
from the inside.
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This will prevent passengers (children, for
example ) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally press the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children inside the vehicle unsupervised. In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doors from the
outside without the key.
[ i ] Tips
It is not possible to re-open the door for a brief period directly after
closing it. This allows you to ensure that the doors are properly
locked. •
Anti-theft alarm system
Description
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if anyone
attempts to break into the vehicle.
The anti-theft alarm system triggers an audible alarm and turns on
the emergency flasher if an unauthorized interf erence with the
vehicle is sensed by the system.
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched on?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched on when you lock the veh icle.
Th e system is activated approximate ly 30 seconds after the vehicle is .,,_
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