2012 AUDI A6 light

32 Openin g and clo sing
- The vehicle cann ot be starte d if an unau­
thorized key is used. The ve hicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is
located on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions ¢
page 281.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key¢
page 34,
-Door handles with convenience key"
¢ page 34,
-Lock cylinder at the dr iver's door
¢page 35, or
- Power locking switch inside
¢ page 35.
Select ive unloc king
When they a re closed, the door and rea r lid
are locked . When unlocking, you can set in the
M MI whether only the driver's door or the en­
tire vehicle sho uld be unlocked ¢
page 33 .
Automatic locking
The automat ic locking feat ure locks all the ve­
h icle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph ( 15 km/h) .
The ca r is un locked again, when the opening
f u nction in the power loc king system sw itch
or at one of the doo r levers is ac tuated. The
Auto Lock function can be turned on and
off in
the MMI
¢ page 33.
Anti-theft alarm warning system
I f the a nti-theft alarm warning system de ­
tec ts a break- in into the vehi cle, acoust ic and
visua l wa rning signals are triggered. The anti
-theft wa rning system is activated au ­
tomatica lly when you lock the vehicle . It is de­
activated when unloc king using the remote
key, with the mechan ica l key, and when you
switch the ign ition on.
The alarm a lso t urns
off when the alarm cycle
has expired .
Turn signals
When you u nlock the veh icle, the turn s ignals
flash twice . When you lock the vehicle the
tu rn signals f lash once. If they do not flash,
one of the doors, the rear lid or t he hood is
not locked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the fo ll ow ing cases there safeg ua rds to
prevent yo u lock ing your remote master key in
the ve hicle:
- The vehicle does not loc k w it h t he cen tral
loc king switc h¢
page 35 if the drive r's
door is open.
- On veh icles with convenience key*, if the
mos t recen tly used master key is in the l ug­
gage compartment, the rear lid is a utomat i­
cally un locked again after it is closed.
Do no t lock your veh icle w ith the
remot e m as ­
ter key or co nvenience ke y*
unti l all doors
and the rear lid are closed. In this way you avoid locking yourself o ut accidentally .
Power side door closer*
The vehicle doo rs are equipped with a power
s ide door closer. W hen closing a door, you on­
ly have to le t it fall light ly in to the latch . The
door will then automatically close by itself
¢ ,1. .
_8 WARNING
-When you loc k yo ur vehicle from o utside,
nobody- espec ially children -shou ld re­
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out­
side the wi ndows cannot be opened from
the inside. ..,

It is not possible to re-open the door for a
brief period direct ly after closing it. This al­
low s you to ensure that the doors are properly
l ocked.
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth ­
er the entire vehicle is unlo cked or one of the
doors
¢page 33.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> ..&. in
General description on page
32.
@ Tips
-
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the veh icle and a second time to
open the veh icle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's
ability to start for as long as possible,
the energy management system gradu­
al ly sw itches off unnecessary conven­
ience functions.
It is possible that you
will not be able to unlock your vehicle us­
ing these convenience functions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions~
page 281.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
system, the driver's door can be locked and
unlocked at the lock cylinder.
•
Fig. 21 Key turns for opening and clos ing.
Opening and closing 35
.. Remove the mechanical key Q page 31 .
.. Turn the mechanical key to position @
r::!) fig. 21 to unlock the driver's door .
.. Turn the key to position
@ to lock the d riv­
er's door
q ,&. .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS Q ..&. in
General description on page
32.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 22 Drive r's door: power locking switch
Fig. 23 Rear power locking switch
.. Press t he button [ml to lock the vehicle q ,&. .
.. Press the button Im to unlock the veh icle.
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, please note the following:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from the
outside (increased security, for ex­
ample when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switches il-
luminate when all the doors are closed and
locked.
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pulling on the door
handle. ..,.

Clos ing th e re ar lid
• Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in­
s ide and allow it to drop gently to close it
¢ A .
The settings in the MM I determ ine if the rear
lid can be opened using the handle ¢
page 33.
& WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make s ure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open sudden ly
when the veh icle is moving .
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehicle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv­
ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug­ gage area, because then the rear lid can­
not be fully closed .
- Never leave you r vehicle u natte nded es­
pecially with the rea r lid left open. A
child could crawl into the car through the
l u ggage comp art ment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
yo ur vehicle. A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
-Always ensure that no one is w ith in
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icu lar close to the hinges - fingers o r
hands can be pinched .
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but­
ton
l a! on the master key. When you close
the rear lid again, it locks automatically.
Op enin g an d clos ing 3 7
Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 2 7 Section o f th e luggage compart ment : access to
emergency release
T he rea r lid can be released in an eme rgency
from inside the luggage compartment.
• Remove the cover from the luggage rear lid .
• Press the lever in the d irection of the arrow
until the rea r lid re leases.
Child safety Lock for
the rear doors
The power child safety lock disable the rear
windows and prevent the rear doors from be­
ing opened from the inside.
F ig. 28 Sect ion from d rive r's doo r: chil d safety lock
but tons
• To activate the ch ild safety lock for the left/
r ight rear door, press the left/right button
[ii
in the driver's door¢ fig. 28. The light in the
button will turn on .
• To deact ivate the child safety lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/ right but­
ton
[ii in the drive r's door . The light in the
button turns off.
T he following features are switched off:
- The interior door hand les in the rear doors,
1111-

With "valet parking" activated, the rear lid
cannot be opened.
~ Remove the mechanical key¢ page 31.
~ Open the glove compartment and activa te
¢
fig. 30 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
I VALE T I button. The indicator
light in the switch illuminates.
~ Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
~ L eave the master key with the service per ­
sonnel for parking and keep the mechan ical
key w ith you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the un locking button for the rear lid
e::5 in
the dr iver's door is inactive
- the button
C::5 on the master key is inactive
- the opening hand le in the rear lid is inactive.
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­
locked w ith the master key. Access to the lug ­
gage compartment is blocked.
When the valet parking function is switched on, the message
Valet parking activated ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display when
you switch the ig nition on.
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operation
Fig . 31 Sect io n of t he he adlin er: S lidin g/tiltin g sunroo f
b u tto n
@ Tilting and sliding
~ To tilt the sunroof completely, press the
switch briefly to the second leve l¢
fig . 31
briefly.
~ To close the sunroof completely, pull the
switch briefly to the second level ¢
.&_.
Opening and closing 39
~ To se lect an intermediate position, press/
pull the switch to the first level until the de­
sired position is reached .
@ Opening and closing
~ To open the sunroof completely , slide the
button back br iefly to the second level.
~ To close the sunroof completely, slide the
button forward briefly to the second level
¢ .&_.
~ To select a partially open position, slide the
button forward/back to the first level until
the roof reaches the desired position .
A wind deflector integrated into the sliding/
tilting sunroof adapts automatically to the
speed and sunroof pos ition . This reduces wind
noise to a minimum in all sunroof positions .
You can still close or open the sunroof for up
to ten minutes after you have switched the ig­ nition off . The switch is deactivated once the
driver's or front passenger's door is opened .
Solar protection
The solar protection opens automat ically
when the sunroof opens.
The sun shade can be opened and closed by
hand when the sunroof is closed.
A WARNING
-Pay careful attention when closing the
sliding/tilting sunroof -otherwise serious
injury could result! Always take the key
with you when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
-
Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof
when leaving your vehicle. Sudden rain can
cause damage to the interior equipment of
your vehicle, particularly the electronic equipment .

Clear vision Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 32 Instrument pane l: lig ht sw itc h wit h all -weath­
er lights•
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
switched on. Wh ile start ing the eng ine o r
when switching off the ign ition, the head­
lights will go off and on ly the side marker
lights will be on .
If the system is not operating p rope rly, a
war ning symbol in the dr iver information dis­
p lay is d isplayed
c::> page 22 .
Light switch ·'t!- -
Tu rn the switch c::> fig . 32 to the correspond ing
position . When the lights a re switched on, the
:oo: symbo l tu rns on .
0 -The lig hts are off or the dayt ime runn ing
lights are on:
- USA models: The daytime running ligh ts
will come on automatically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch
c::> fig . 32 is in
the O posit ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions). The Daytime running
light s function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
c::> page42, c::>A .
-Ca nada model s: The daytime running lig hts
will come on automa tically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch
c::> fig . 32 is in
the O position, the
:oo: pos ition or the AUTO
position (only in daylight conditions)
c::> A .
AUTO -Automatic headlights swi tch on and
off depend ing o n brightness, for example i n
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels
c::> &. .
:oo: -Side marke r lights
io -Low beam headlights
~ -All-weather lig hts*
Clear vi sion 41
[Q!l -Rear fog lights* . When th e rear fog lights
a re on, the symbol
0$ on the switch will illu­
mina te.
All-weath er lights*
In vehicles with all-weather lights, the front
li ghts are adj usted automatically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headligh ts, for example when driving on a wet
road .
Automatic headlight range cont rol*
The head lights do not blind oncoming traffic
if the vehicle load changes . The headlight
range also ad justs automatica lly when brak­
i ng and accelerat ing .
Light function s
T he following light funct ions are avai lab le de­
pending on vehicle equipment and on ly func­
tion when the light switch is i n the AUTO posi­
tion. You c an deactiv ate these functions in the
MMI under Audi adaptive light
c::> page 42 .
Vehicles w ith Static cornering light* : the cor­
ner ing light sw itches on automatica lly when
the stee ring whee l is tu rned at a ce rta in angle
at speeds up to approx imately 44 mph (70
km/ h) and when the turn signa l is ac tiva ted a t
speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/
h) . The area to the s ide of the vehicle is illumi­
nated bette r whe n turn ing .
Vehicles with Dynamic curve light* : the
curve
li ght only functions at speeds betwee n ap ­
proximately 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph
(110 km/ h) and adapts itself to the cu rves in
the ro ad.
_& WARNING
- Autom atic headlig hts are only intended
to assist the driver. They do not relieve
the dr iver of his responsibility to check
the head lights and to turn them on man -
ually accord ing to the current light and
~

42 Clear vision
visibility conditions. For example, fog cannot be detected by the light sensors.
So always switch on the headlights
io
under these weather conditions and
when driving in the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists . Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead and so that others can see your car from
the back.
(D Note
The rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic.
@ Tips
-In the event of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is notified in the instru­
ment cluster display~
page 22.
- You will hear a warning tone if you open
the driver door when the exterior lights
are switched on.
- Please observe legal regulations when
using the lighting systems described .
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer­
gency situation.
Fig. 33 Center console : emerge ncy flasher switch
• Press the switch~~ fig. 33 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn signal
indicato r lights ¢ Q in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
fl asher switch ~ blink likewise. The emergen­
cy flashers also work when the ignition is
turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automati­
cally if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed .
(D Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when:
- you are the last vehicle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
- your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you.
· Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings ore adjusted in the MMI.
• Select: I CAR I function button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings> Exterior
lighting.
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the
Automatic headlights menu :
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if
the headlights switch on
Early , Med. or Late
according to the sensitivity of the light sensor .
Audi adaptive light* -You can switch adaptive
light
On and Off .
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime run­
ning lights
on and off.
Canada models:
The function cannot be
turned off.
It is activated automatically each
time the ignition is switched on. This menu
item is shown "greyed out".

Coming home , Leav ing home
The coming home function il luminates the
area outside the vehicle when you switch the
ignition off and open the driver 's door . To turn
the function on, select
Light s when le aving
c a r > On .
The leav ing home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when yo u un lock the
veh icle . To turn the function on, select
Li gh ts
when unloc kin g ca r> On.
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light
switch is in the
AUTO pos ition.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever on the le~ side of the steering col­
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the headlight flash­
er .
Fig. 3 4 Tu rn signal a nd h igh beam lever
The turn s ignal and high beam lever has the
followi ng functions:
Tu rn sign als ¢ ¢ @@
.. Push the lever up as far as it can go to turn
on the r ight turn signal or down to turn on
the left turn sig nal
c:::;, fig . 34 .
.. Move the lever b riefly until you meet resist­
ance and release it to flash three times .
.. Move the lever (up or down) unti l you mee t
resistance and ho ld it there to dete rmine
the f las hing t ime for the turn signals.
High beam [D @
.. Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam.
Clear vi sion 43
.. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight fla sher [D ©
.. Pull the lever towa rd the stee ring wheel to
use the headlight flasher.
Note s on these features
- The turn signals on ly work with the ignition
sw itched on . The indicator lights
f,j or II in
the inst rument cluster~
page 12 also blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn s ig -
nal switches off automatically .
- The
high beam works only when the head ­
lights are on . The indicator light
Ill in the
instrument cluster illuminates when the
h igh beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as
you hold the lever -even if the re a re no
lights turned on. The indicator light
Ill in
the inst rument cluster i lluminates whe n you
use the headlight flasher.
(D Note
Do no t use the high beam or headligh t
flasher if yo u know that these could blind
oncoming traffic.

44 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 35 Head liner: Fron t int eri or ligh ts
Fig. 36 Rear headlin er: R ead in g light
Press the appropriate b utton ~ fig. 35:
El -Interior lighting on/off
[j) -Door contact switch . The inter io r l ight ing
turns on automatically when you unlock the
vehi cle, open a doo r or switch the ignition off .
The interior lighting turns off several seconds
after you close the doors , when you lock the
vehicle or when you switch the ignition on.
When a door is open, the light t urns off after
a few minutes.
51 -Reading lights o n/off
~ -Sw itch ing the rear readi ng lights on/off
from the co ckpit.
I .,.. REAR !* -Switch ing the rear reading lights
on/off from the cockp it .
Ambience lighting
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h ambience lighting
You can adj ust the brightness for the amb i­
ence lighting. .,.
Select in the MM I: ICARlfunction button>
C ar sys tem s control button > Vehicle set­
ting s
> Interio r light ing > Brightne ss .
.,. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn
the knob and press it .
T he ambience lighting turns on when you turn
the headlights on while the ignition is switch­ ed on.
@ Tips
The setting is automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is in
use.
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instru ­
ment and display illumination as well as the
Head-up Display *.
F ig. 37 In strume nt ill umin ation
.,. Press the knob to re lease it .
~ 0 "'
.,. Tur n the knob toward "-" or"+" to redu ce or
increase the br ightness.
.,. Press the knob aga in to retu rn it to its origi ­
na l position .
(I} Tips
The instrumen t illum ina tion (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switc hed o n and the vehicle lights are
turned off . As the daylight fades, the illu ­
mination of the dia ls likewise d ims auto­
matically and will g o out completely when
the outs ide light is very low. This feature is
meant to rem ind yo u to sw itch on the
headlights when outsid e light conditions
be come poo r.