2011 AUDI A6 ESP

Driver information display
& WARNING (conti nu ed )
• Work with due care when handling the high- voltage section of
gas di scharg e (xenon ) light s. Failure to do so could result in death
or serious injury.
[ i J Tips
Have the bu lb replaced or the connection repa ired by your author ized
Audi Se rvice department. •
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when your next
service is due.
Fig . 14 Displ ay:
Se rvice inte rval disp la y
T he schedule for the next o il change or inspection is calc ulated auto­
matically and displayed accordingly. The display wo rks in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next serv ice is d ue, a service reminder appears in
the display when you tur n on the ignition
=> fig . 14 .
After about 5 seconds the disp lay switches back to normal. The
distance and time rem aini ng a re updated each time the ig nition is
turned on until the da te due for service is reached .
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, the messa ge Service due !
appea rs in the instrument cluste r immediately afte r yo u turn on the
ign ition. Additionally, a warning tone soun ds. After about 5 seconds
t he display switc hes back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due, can be show n in the MMI
display by se lecting t he service inte rval disp lay i n the car menu. Select
function butto n
I CAR]> Sy stems *> Service interval display.
Resetting the service interval display
Your authorized A ud i dea ler will reset the co rrespond ing service
schedule after performing the appropriate se rvice o n your vehicle.
You a lso have the possibility to reset the oi l change sched ule after
having performe d an oil change accord ing to Audi spec ificat ions .
Select f unct io n butto n
I CAR]> Systems *> Service interval di splay >
Reset oil change interval.
0 Note
If you d isconnect the battery terminals, no calculat ions can be made
for the service interva l display d uring this t ime and no servi ce
reminder will appear. Remember that observing the proper service
in terva ls is vi tally importan t to extending the life of your ve hicle,
part icularly the engine, and maintaining its va lue. Even if the mileage
driven is low, the max imum perio d of one year from one se rvi ce to the
next must not be exceeded .
[I] Tips
• Do not reset the d isp lay between oi l changes, ot he rw ise the
display will be incorrec t.
• The informat ion in the Service Reminder rema ins stored eve n
w hen the ve hicle ba ttery is d isconnec ted. •

Driver information display
Engine oil pressure malfunction
~
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol requires
immediate service or repair. Driving with a low-oil-pres­
sure indication is likely to inflict severe damage to the
engine .
If the "t=:;r: symbol appears in the display and blinks, the oil
pressure is too low. An additional driver message can also be
displayed by pressing the
[CHECK] button :
Switch off engine ! Oil pressure too low
Immediate actions
-Pull off the road .
- Stop the vehicle.
- Turn off the engine.
- Check the engine oil level with the dipstick=> page 283.
Dipstick readings checks too low
- Top off oil to the proper level=> page 284 .
Make sure that the oil pressure warning symbol "t=:;r:
appears no longer in the display before you start driving
again.
Dipstick reading checks OK
- If the oil pressure warning symbol "t=:;r: starts flashing
again even though the engine oil level checks OK on the
dipstick,
do not continue driving and do not let the
engine run in idle.
Instead, contact your authorized Audi
dealer for assistance.
W Tips
• The engine oil pressure symbol 't=1: is not an indicator for a low
engine oil level. Do not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in your
engine at regular intervals, preferably each time you refuel, and
always before going on a long trip.
• The yellow oil level warning indication "" requires oil refill or
workshop service without delay. Do not wait until the red oil pres­
sure warning
't=1: starts to flash before you respond to the low oil
level warning -. By then, your engine may already have suffered
serious damage. •
Steering malfunction i
If there is a malfunction in the electronic steering column
lock, the steering cannot be unlocked.
If the i symbol in the display blinks, there is a malfunction
in the electronic steering column lock . An additional driver
message can also be displayed by pressing the [
CHECK ]
button:
Do not drive vehicle: Steering defective
-Contact your nearest authorized repair facility.
- Do
not tow your vehicle .
& WARNING
Your vehicle must not be towed in the event of a malfunction in
the electronic steering column lock because it cannot be steered due to the locked steering. If it is towed with the steering locked,
there is the risk of an accident. •

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 =>
&.
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
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.
IJ),,,
Vehicle care Technical data

Opening and closing
Unlocking and locking with Convenien ce key *
On vehicles wh ich a re equipped with the Con venience key* a uthoriza ­
t ion system, the doo rs a re unlocked
without a key by means of a prox­
im ity sensor in the door handle . The doors are s imilarly locked
without a key us ing the locking button . Eac h door has a prox imity
sensor and a locking button.
Automat ic locking
T he a utomatic locking feature locks all t he vehicle doo rs and the rea r
lid when you d rive faste r than 9 mph (15 km/h). This funct ion can be
t u rned on and off in the MMI
Central locking Men u:::) page 44 .
You ca n unlo ck the vehi cle from the ins ide by:
• removing the key from the ignit ion sw itch (the ve hicle w ill auto­
matically un lock itself) or
• pressing the unlock part of the power lock switch
!i::il or
pulling the door handle (twice to open the rear doo rs) .
& WARNING
• When you lock your vehi cle from outside, nobody · especially
children -should remain inside the vehicle . Remember, when you
lock the vehicle from the out side the windows cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, always remove the ignition key
and take it with you. This w ill 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 ins ide the vehicle unsuperv ised . In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doo rs from the
outside without the key .
[I] Tips
• In the event of a cras h w it h ai rbag deploy ment all locked doo rs
w ill be automatically u nlocked to give access to t he vehicle occupants
from t he outside .
• If the power lock ing system should malfunction, you ca n lock each
door ind iv id u ally using the ve hicl e key :::)
page 45.
• If the power locking system sho uld fail, yo u can still open t he fuel
t ank flap in a n emergency:::)
page 277 .
• You a re we ll a dvised not to keep v aluables ins ide an unatten ded
veh icle, v isib le or not. Even a properly locked veh icle cannot provide
the security of a safe. •
Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
How the remote control works.
Fig. 28 R emote
control : fu nctio n
bu ttons
Whether on ly the d river's door or the entire vehicle is
u nlocked w hen t he open ing but ton @ is pressed once,
depe nds o n the s ettings in the MM I
Central locking menu
~ page
44.

Opening and closing
The door can be opened from the inside by pulling once respectively
twice ( rear doors) on the doo r handle.
If the ch ild safety lock is
engaged in one of the rear doors, the door has to be opened from the
outs ide after pul ling o n the handle once from the inside. •
Rear lid
Opening and closing rear lid
You can open the rear lid from inside the vehicle usi ng a
s w itch in th e driver's door.
Fig. 33 Driv er' s do or:
re m ote rea r lid re lea se
Fig. 3 4 Posi tion of
han dle in t he rea r li d
Opening the rear lid
- Press t he center button ?::5 on the master key or pull th e
r e lease button
?::5 in the driv er 's door=:> fig. 33. The rear
lid is u nlocked and ope ns.
Closing the rear lid
- Pull t he rear lid dow n and allow it to drop gently into the
latch =:>&, .
& WARNING
• After closing the rear lid , always pull up on it to make sure that
it is prop erly closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mo ving.
• To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from being drawn into
the vehicle , always keep the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than tho se which fit completely into the
luggage area, because then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
• Never leave your vehicle unattended especially with the rear lid
left open. A child could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal injury, ne ve r let ch ildren
play in or around your veh icle . Always keep the rear lid as well a s
the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
• Alway s ensure that no one is within range of th e rear lid when
i t is mov ing , in particular clos e to the h inges· fingers or hands can
be pinched .
(I) Tips
• If the rear l id is open or not properly close d w hen t he ig nit ion is
turned on, the door and rear lid warning~
page 21 appears in the
ins trumen t cluste r dis play .
• Should you not be able to open the rear lid as described, make sure
t he valet key f unct io n is not activa ted ~
page 40. ..

• If the central locking system fails (power supply), you can also
open the rear lid using the trunk escape handle from the inside
~page318. a
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
Contro ls a nd e quip ­
m en t Vehicle
OP-eration
Opening and closing
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
Ap plies to v ehicles: 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 .,_
Vehicle care Do-it-yourselt service iTechnical data

Opening and closing
& WARNING (conti nu ed )
lock the vehicle from the outs ide the windows cannot be opened
from the inside .
• When you leave the vehicle, always remo ve the ignition key
and take it with you. This w ill prevent passengers (children, for
e x ample ) from accidentally being locked in the vehicle should
they accidentally pre ss the power locking switch in the front
doors .
• Do not leave children ins ide the vehicle unsupervised . In an
emergency it would be impossible to open the doo rs from the
out side without the key .
[JJ Tips
• In order for Conve nien ce key to fu nction, yo u m ust alw ays carry
the master key with you.
• In order to be able to un lock or lo ck the vehicle, the aut hori ze d
master key must be within a range o f about 1.5 meters from the door
or the re a r lid.
• Of co urse, yo u can still unlock and lock your veh icle us ing the
bu ttons on the ma ste r k ey. The se lec tor lever mus t be in t he P posi­
tion.
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations =>
page 349. •
Applie s to ve hicles : with Conve nien ce key
Unlocking the vehicle
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked without oper ­
ating the m aster key.
Fig. 36 Co nv en ience
key : u nlo cki ng vehicle
d oor
- Take hold of the door hand le. The doo r is unlocked auto -
matical ly .
- P ull the ha ndle to open t he door.
A door is un lo ck ed as soon as yo u approach t he door handle and the
system recognizes an authori zed maste r key. The vehicle can be
unlocked at a ny door. The autho rized master key on ly has to be within
a range of about S feet ( 1.5 meters) from t he respect ive door .
When a door is un locked, the drive r's door is always unlocked as we ll.
It depends on the settings in t he central lo cking menu in t he M MI
w hether the ent ire vehicle is unlocked or only certain doors
:::> page 44.
[JJ Tips
If yo ur ve hicle has been stand ing for an extende d perio d, p lease note
the following: .,,,

• 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.
(
i
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 .
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first
Opening and closing
& 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 .,,_
Vehicle care Technical data