2012 AUDI A6 ECU

complexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, safe ty and e nvir onm en tal con­
cerns p lace very strict limits on the na ture of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans ­
miss io n pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth­
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure prope r
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re ­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliability
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­ ranty. The refo re, p roof of servici ng in accord­
ance w ith the maintenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, crea ting unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done
by your authorized Audi dealer or any other
properly equipped and q ualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give you r a uthorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, or iginal parts
and trained spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing limit ed m aintenance you rself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num­
ber of procedures which can be performed on
your vehicle with ordinary too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
b le. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc­
tions given . Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in th e engine
compartment, a lway s re ad and heed all
Con sumer In formation 2 79
WARNINGS ¢ & and ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 220 .
A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­ nance, adjustments or repa irs.
-Always be extremely careful when work­ ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
mon ly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense . Never r isk personal
lnJU ry .
- Do not attempt any of the ma intenance ,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fully fam iliar
wit h these or othe r pro cedures with re­
spect to t he veh icle, or are uncerta in how
to p roceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal ­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified workshop .
- The engine compartment o f any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is
off . The radiator
fan switches on automat ically when the
coo lant reaches a certai n temperature
a nd will cont inue to run until the coo lan t
temper ature drops.
- Always sw itch
off the ignition before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle . The j ack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur­
pose and cou ld co llapse causing serio us
personal i njury .
-If you must work unde rneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are a lways securely
blocked and that the engine cannot be
started.
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Child safety . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 168
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 179
Important safety instructions fo r using
chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2
Important things to know when dr iv ing
with chi ldren ............... ... ... 168
Tether anchors ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 185
Tet her straps ......... ...... .... .. 185
Ch ild safety lock
Reardoo~ .............. .... .. .... 37
Ch ild safety sea ts ....... ... .. .. .. ... 174
Booster seats .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 177
Convertible c hild seats . ... .. .. .. .. . 175
Convertible locking retractor .. .. .. .. . 179
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ............ ... .. 172
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Install ing .. ................ ... ... 179
I nstal ling a chi ld restraint using the
L A T C H sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
L A TCH sys tem ............ .. .. .. .. . 184
L owe r ancho rages ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 183
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
hook .... .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 184
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 172
C igare tte lig hte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
C lea ning and protection .......... .... 204
A lcantara (synthet ic suede) ..... ... .. 213
E ng ine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 214
E xha ust tail pipes ......... .. .. .. .. . 210
Fa brics and fabr ic coverings .. .. .. .. . 210
I ns trumen t panel . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 2 11
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
L eather .... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 212
MMI disp lay/controls ...... .. .. .. .. . 210
P lastic and v inyl .......... .. .. .. .. . 207
Plastic pa rts ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 211
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
tr im str ips .... ........... ... ... .. 208
T rim str ips . ............. .... .. ... 207
Climate control Air vents . ................ ... ... ... 65
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Climate con trol (four-zone)
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Climate control (three-zone) Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
C lock ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 26
Inde x 285
Closing
Sliding/ti lting s unroof ... .... ... .. .. . 39
Cold tire infla tion p ress ure ............ 239
Coming home . .. .. ................. . 43
Compac t spa re tire ... . ... .... ... .. .. 257
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 281
Consumer Informa tion.......... 131, 278
Consumption (fuel) .. . ... .... ... .. .. . 24
Contacting NHTSA ... . .. ..... ... .. .. 131
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Star ting t he engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Stopping the eng ine (S TAR T E NGINE
S TOP b utton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching the ignition on .... ... .. .. . 70
U nlocking and loc kin g vehicle . ... .. .. . 34
Conve rtib le child safe ty seats ..... .... 175
Convertib le loc king retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Deact ivat ing . .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 182
U si ng to secure a child safety seat 1.79, 181
Coolant
refer to E ng ine coolant ......... .... 227
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 66
Cooling mode (climate control) . . . . . . . . . 64
Cornering light .. .. ................. . 95
Cruise cont ro l
Changi ng speed . ... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 76
Presetting your speed ... .... ... .. .. . 77
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 22
( upholder .. .... .. .................. 55
D
Data ....... .. .. .. ... ............ .. 276
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Date d isp lay . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 26
Dayt ime runn ing lights ... .. .. ... ... .. . 41
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control ......... .. .. 281
Audi s ide ass ist .. ................. 281
Ce ll phone package . ............... 281
Co nvenience key .. .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 281
El ectronic immob ilizer .......... .... 281
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Rear window heating (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear window heating (climate cont rol) . . . 65
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Recirculation mode (climate control) . ... 64
Refue lling ......................... 217
Remote control
Garage door opener (Homelink ®) .. .. . 120
Unlocking and locking ........ .. .... . 34
Remote rear lid release ............... 36
R . l epair manua s ............ .... .. .. . 278
Repairs Airbag system ........... .... .. .. .
158
Replacing Fuses .... .. .. ................ .... 264
Light bulbs .............. .... .. ... 267
Tires and wheels ......... .. .. .. .. . 247
Windshield wiper blades ... .. .. .. .. .. 47
Reporting Safety Defects ............. 131
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retractor .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 136
Rims (cleaning) ................ .. ... 209
Roof rack .................... ... ... . 57
L oading .. ..... ........... ... ... ... 58
Roof weight .... .. .... .... . .. .. .. .. 58
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SAFE ...... ... ................ .... . 26
Safe driving habits ................. . 123
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Safety belt height adjustment .. .. .. . 139
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 138
Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Service and disposal ........... .... 140
Safety belt pretensioners Pre sense 187
Safety belts . ... ............ ... .. ... 136
cleaning 213
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Fastening .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 136
H eight adjustment .. .. .... .. .. .. .. . 139
Improperly worn ............ .. .... 139
Not worn ................ ... ... .. 134
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .. .. . 13 7 Safety
instructions . ......... ..... .. 136
Securing child safety seats .......... 179
Spec ia l considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .. ................. 138
Unfastening . .. .. .... ............. 138
Warning/indicator light ............ . 133
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Why YOU MUST wear them .......... 133
Worn properly ... .. . .......... .... 135
Safety belt tens ioner
drive select ...... .. ..... ........... 95
Safety be lt warning light ............. 133
Safety compliance sticker ........ .. .. 274
Safety equ ipment .. .... ............. 123
Safety features for occ upant restraint and
protection . ... .... ... .... ........ .. 123
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Safety instructions
E . ngme compartment .............. . 220
for side curtain airbags ............ . 166
for using child safety seats ......... . 172
for using safety belts ........... .. . . 136
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ...... .. .. .. .. . .............. 157
Safety systems Warning/indicator lights ........... .. 18
Seat adjustment Controls .. .. .. .. .... ............. . 51
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Front passenger's seat ............. .. 51
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Head restrai nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 12 7
Safety guidelines ..... ......... .... . SO
Seat belts WhyYOUMUSTwearthem .......... 133
Seat heating/ventilation (automatic cli -
mate control) ... .. .. ............... . 67
Seat heating (climate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seating position
Driver ....... ... .. ..... .......... 124
Front passenger .................. . 125
How to adjust the front seats ...... .. 125
Incorrect seat position .......... .... 127
Occupants ... .... .. . .. .......... .. 124
Rear passengers .. .. . .......... .. .. 126
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 •
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