2011 AUDI S6 ECU

Opening and closing
• For security reasons, replacement keys are only available from
Audi dealers. •
Master key with remote control
The remote control allows you to lock or unlock the
vehicle electronically.
Fig. 24 Fold-up
master key with
remote control
-To fold the key out and back in place, press the release
button~ fig. 24.
The transmitter and battery are located in the head of the remote
control. The receiver is located inside the vehicle. The maximum
effective range depends on several things . Remember, if the battery
is weak, the effective range decreases.
If you need to replace the remote contro l, or if you need to have it
repaired, you must see your authorized Audi dealer. Only then can you
use the key again.
Personalizing the master key
When the ignition is turned off or when the veh icle is locked, various
convenience settings are stored automatically and assigned to the
key that was used. The settings that are ass igned to the master key
are recalled automatically when the vehicle is un locked, when the
door is opened o r when the ignition is sw itched on. Settings are saved for the following systems:
•
Climate control
• Central locking
• Ambient lighting
• Windows
• Park ing System*
• Seat memory*
The
Remote control key function must be activated in the MMI
=> page 80, so that the settings for the driver's seat (including the
sett ings for the steering column and exterior mirrors) a re saved on
the master key through the seat memory when the vehicle is locked,
and are set automat ically when the vehicle is unlocked.
[ i ] Tips
• If the ignit ion is switched on, the remote control system is deacti­
vated.
• The remote control system can be affected by other systems oper­
ating in the same frequency range close to the vehicle, such as mobile
telephones, telev isio n broadcasting s tations, etc.
• For Declaration of Compliance to United States FCC and Industry
Canada regulations:=>
page 349. •

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.

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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Opening and closing
& 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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Make-up mirrors
The vani ty m irrors in the sun visors are equ ipped with lids . When the
lid is open end@, the mirror light in the roof lin ing tu rns on au toma t­
ically . It t urns off when the lid is closed or the visor is folded up
agai n.•
App lies to vehicles: wit h sun sha de
Sun shade
The windows in the rear doors and the rea r window are
each equipped with a sun shade.
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. l
F ig . 55 S un sh ad e
p ulled up on a rear
w in dow
Fi g. 56 Co ckpit:
b utt on f or rea r wind ow
s un sh a de
Vehicle OP-eration
Clear vision
Sun shade (rear doors)
- Pull the shade out and hang it in the hooks on the upper
doo r frame=> fig. 55.
Sun shade (rear window)
-To extend/retract the rear window sun shade, press the
button
rn => fig. 56.
T he rear window sun shade can be set in t he M MI so that it retracts
au tomatically w hen driving in reve rse . Selec t fu nction bu tton
[CARI >
Systems* > Window > Rear window sun shade > On to do this. The
s u n shade is extended again as soon as the vehi cle is traveling
forward at a speed greater than 9 mph (15 km/h) if the ignition has
no t b een swi tched off in the meant ime . T he c urren t se tting is auto­
matically stored and assigned to the remote key.
[ i ] Tips
• Pressing the button r.&I severa l times co nsecutive ly can tr igger the
overlo ad protec tion. The su n shade can only be exte nded/ re tra cted
again after a brief waiting period .
• T he rear window sun sh ade only fun ct io ns when t he ve hicle in te­
rior is warmer than
14°F (-10°() . •
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Luggage compartment
Increasing Luggage compartment space
You can create additional space for loading luggage by
folding do wn either or both of the rear seatback
segments to form a deck .
Folding backrest down
Fig. 72 Rear backr es t:
rele ase lever
Fig. 73 Rea r ba ckr est:
l o cki ng t he b ackre st
- Push forwa rd release lever ©~ fig. 72 i n direction of
arrow.
- Fold the backrest down .
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Seats and storage
Returning backrest to upright position
- Push rear seat backrest up unti l it engages~ &. You will
know that the seat is properly engaged when you canno t
se e t he red marking on the lever @.
Locking the backrest
- Insert your key into t he lock ~ fig . 73 and turn it clock­
w ise.
Unlocking the backrest
- Ins ert the key in to the lock and turn it count er-clockwise .
Stowing luggage
-For safe loading and securing of items read an d follow the
guidelines on~
page 183.
The rear seatback is divided into two segments -one third/two thirds.
You can fold down ei ther or bo th parts of t he sea tback.
T he release levers for the fo lding backrests can be loc ked when the
back rests are properly engaged in their upr ight position. This
prevents unauthor ized access to the luggage compartment from
withi n the vehicle. The release levers can only be locked with the
master key o r emergency key.
& WARNING
• The backr est must always be s ecurely latched so that the sa fety
belt of the center seating position can work properly to help
prote ct the occupant .
• The backrest must be securely latched in position so that no
items contained in the luggage compartm ent can s lide forward
upon sudden b raking.
• Never allow safety belts to become damag ed by being caught
in d oor or seat hardware. _,.
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Seats and storage
& WARNING (continued )
• Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and damaged belt hardware
c an break in a crash . Inspect the belts periodically. Belts showing
damage to webbing , bindings, buckles, or retractors must be
replaced.
& WARNING
Always read and heed WARNINGS=> & in "Loading the luggage
compartment " on
page 183.
(D Note
When folding the back rest back into place, make sure t he safety be lt
do es not get caught, because it ca n be damaged. A damage d belt can
fa il to prov ide safe restra int. •
Fastening eyelets
The luggag e com partme nt is equ ipped wi th f our tie-do wn
e y ele ts t o se cure luggag e and oth er it ems.
Fig . 74 Luggage
c ompa rtme nt
fas tening eyelet s
-Use th e t ie-down ey elets to se cu re your ca rg o pro perl y
=> fig. 74 -a rrow s- .
- Read an d he ed all W AR NIN GS=>
page 183, "S to wi ng
lu ggag e".
In a co llision, the laws of phys ics mean that ev en smal ler items tha t
are loose in the vehicle will turn into h eavy missiles that can cause
s e rious in jury . Items i n the veh icl e pick up kine tic energy which var ies
w ith the vehicle and the we ight of the item . Vehicle speed is the most
s ignifi cant factor.
For e xample, in a frontal coll is io n at a speed of 30 mp h (48 km/h),
t he f orces a ctin g on a 1 0-lb (4 .5 kg) obj ect are about
20 times th e
normal weight o f th e ite m. This means that the weig ht of the item
woul d su dden ly be the eq uiva lent of about 200 lbs (90 kg) . One can
e asily imag ine the injuries tha t an item of that we ig ht flyi ng fr eel y
throug h the passenger compartme nt can cause in a collisio n at a
s p ee d co nsidere d relati vely low.
& WARNING
Weak, damaged or improper straps used to secure items to tie­
downs can fail during hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury .
• Always use suitable retaining straps and properly secure items
to the tie -downs in the luggage compartment to help prevent
items from shifting or flying forward.
• When the rear seat backrest is folded down, always use suit­
able retaining straps and properly secure item s to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help prevent items from flying
forward into the passenger compartment.
• Never attach a child safety seat tether strap to a tie-down. •

App lies to veh icles : with ca rgo net
Elastic cargo net
The cargo net prevents light objects from sliding around
in the luggage compartment.
Fig. 75 Luggage
compartme nt cargo
ne t
Fig. 76 Luggage
compar tment car go
net attach ed to
mounting hooks*
Securing objects to the luggage
compartment floor with the net
-Lay out the cargo net in the luggage compartment .
- Engage all four hooks into the fasten ing eyelets => fig. 75.
- Place objects to be secured under the net.
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Seats and storage
Configuring the net to restrain small objects
- Lay out the cargo net in the luggage compartment .
- Engage the hooks on the cargo net in the fastening eyelets
in the floor at the rear of the luggage compartment
=> fig . 76.
- Pull down the mounting hooks -arrows- located below the
base of the rear window.
- Connect each loop on the net to the corresponding hook as illustrated .
- Place items inside the net.
Mounting hooks*
There are two mounting hooks under the base of the rear window
inside the luggage compartme nt. You can attach the cargo net as well
as
light objects to these hooks.
The mounting hooks are spring-loaded and will return to their normal
position when not in use .
& WARNING
For strength-related reasons, the mounting hooks can only be
used to secure objects weighing
up to 10 lb. (5 kg). Heavier
objects will not be adequately secured -there is a risk of injury. •
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Seats and storage
Left-side compartment
The DVD player for the navigation system* is in the left­
side storage compartment.
• •
Fig. 77 Luggage
compartment: storage
compartment for DVD
player
Fig. 78 Luggage
compartment: DVD
player for the naviga·
tion system
-To open, pull the handle forward=> fig. 77.
CD-ROM player for Navigation System*
The CD-ROM player for the navigation system=> fig. 78 is located in
this storage compartment in the luggage compartment. Operation is
described in the instructions for the audio system .•
Applies to veh icles : with load -through faci lity and removab le s ki sack
Ski sack
Use the removable ski sack to transport and protect skis
and other long, light items in the passenger compart­
ment .
Loading ski sack
Fig. 79 Luggage
compartment: ski sack
flap
Fig. 80 Ski sack:
securing with rear seat
safety belt
-Fold out center armrest in the rear seat backrest.
- Press the release button -arrow-=> fig. 79 for the ski sack
flap in the passenger compartment and pull down the
flap.
- Open the luggage compartment lid .