2011 AUDI S6 jump start terminals

Instruments and warning /indicator lights
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Many fun ct ions a re mon itored by the Auto-Check system=> page 24.
Malfunctions or faults will be identified either with a red symbol
(pr iority
1-Dange r!) or w ith a ye llow symbo l (prio rity 2 -Warn ing). •
Electronic power control C
This warning/indicator light monitors the electronic
power control.
The warn ing/indicator light (Electro nic Power Control) illumi-
nates when you turn on the ignition as a function check .
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If this warning/indicator light illuminates while you are driving, then
there is a malfunct io n in the engine electron ics . Have the ma lfunct io n
corrected as soon as possib le by your authori zed Audi dealer or qual­
ified repair fac ility. •
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) •..
This warning/indicator light monitors the electronic
stabilization program.
T he warn ing/indicator lig ht has the follow ing funct ions:
• It blinks while you are driving when the ESP is working.
• It illumina tes when you sw itch on the ignition fo r approximately 2
seconds as a function check .
• It illuminates whe n there is a malfunction in the ESP .
• It illuminates when ESP or ASR (Ant i-Slip Regula tion) is deacti­
vated .
• It ill umina tes if t he re is a malfunction in the A BS, s ince the ESP is
part of the ABS system. If the battery terminals were disconnected and re-connected, the
vehicle was jump st arted o r th e bat tery is very weak, t he ESP se nsor
system goes through a learning process for the first few yards. The
warning/indicator light illuminates. The war ning/indicator light goes
out as soo n as the learning process is complete .
If the ESP warning/indicator light ill uminates and stays on after yo u
have sta rted t he engine, t his may mean that the co ntrol system has
temporarily switched off the ESP . If this is case , you can react ivate
t he ESP by tu rning the igni tion off and t hen o n ag ain . The
warning/indica tor light should go out to show that the system is fully
functional again.
For more information about the ESP=>
page 242. •
Airbag system
~i (USA models) l!.!r (Canada models)
This warning/indica tor ligh t monitors the airbag and the
pretensioner systems.
The G>! (USA models)/ !.!r (Canada mode ls) warn ing light illuminates
fo r a few seconds ea ch time yo u sw itch on the ignitio n.
If the
G>! (USA models)/ !.!r (Canada mode ls) warn ing light does not go
out, or if it illuminates while you are driving, or if it starts to blink,
then there is a malfunction somewhere in the system . If the light
does not illuminate when yo u switch on the ignition, this a lso means
there is a malfunction.
& WARNING
If you have a malfunction in th e airbag syst em, contact your
authorized Audi deale r immediately . Otherwi se the airbag or the
belt pr eten sion er may not work properly in an accid ent .•

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Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+) (red)
- Open the red cover o n the posi tive po le => page 333,
fig . 237 .
1. Connect one end of t he positive cable (red) on the
jump
start bolt=>
page 333, fig. 238 (D (B olts under red cove r
= "positive") of t he vehicle to be star ted @.
2. Con nect t he ot her end to t he positive terminal @ of t he
booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3 . Co nnect one end to th e n egative t ermin al@ of t he
b oost er batter y@ .
4. Con nect the o ther e nd of th e nega tiv e cabl e (b la ck) to the
jump start bolt© (Bolts wi th hex hea d= "n ega tiv e") of
the v ehic le t o b e sta rted
@ .
Starting the engine
- S ta rt the e ngi ne of t he ve hic le with the booster battery.
R un the e ngi ne at a moderate speed.
- Star t engi ne wi th discha rged vehi cle battery in the usual
ma nner.
- If the engine fails to start: do not keep t he star ter
c ran kin g f or l onge r tha n 1 0 seco nds . W ait f or a bo ut
3 0 seco nds an d the n try aga in .
- Wi th eng ine ru nn ing , rem ove jum per cables from bot h
v ehic les i n the exact
re ve rs e orde r.
- C lose the red cover on the posi tive po le.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent gases from enter ing
th e ve hicl e int erior. Ma ke sure th at th e jum per cl amp s are well
connected w ith t he ir
metal parts in full contact w ith the batte ry
terminals .
& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage to the vehicle, heed
all warnings and instructions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If
in doubt, call for road service.
• Jumper cables must be long enough so that the vehicles do not
touch.
• When connecting jumper cables , make sure that they cannot
get caught in any moving parts in the engine compartment .
• Before you check anything in the engine compartment, always
read and heed all WARNINGS~
page 271, "Engine compart­
ment ".
0 Note
Improper hook-up of jumpe r cables can ruin the generator.
• Always connect POSI TIVE(+) to POSI TIV E(+ ), and NEGA TIVE( -)
to NEGATIVE( -) ground post of the batte ry manage r contro l unit.
• Check t hat all sc rew p lugs on the battery cells are screwed in
firmly . If not, tighten plugs prior to co nnecting clam p on negative
battery terminal.
• P lease note th at the p roce dure for connec ting a jumper cab le as
described
a bove ap pli es specifically to the case o f yo ur vehicle be ing
jump starte d. When you are giving a j ump sta rt to anot her vehicle, do
not con nect the negative (-) cab le to t he negat ive (-) termina l on the
discharged battery ©~
page 333, fig. 238. Instea d, secure ly
c o nnec t the neg ative (- ) cable to ei ther a soli d met al c o m ponen t that
is firm ly bolted to the eng ine b lock or to the eng ine b lock itself .
If the
b att ery th at is being ch arged does not
ven t to th e ou tside, es caping
battery gas could ignite and exp lode! •