2012 AUDI A6 jump cable

4 Table of contents
Fuses and bulbs ....... .. .. ... .
Fuses . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... .
Bulbs . ... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. ... .
Emergency situations ... .. ... .
General .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Starting by push ing or tow ing . .. .. . .
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. . .
Use of jumper cab les .. .. .. .. .. .. . .
Eme rgency towing with commercial
tow truck .. ................ ... . .
Lift ing vehicle . ........... .... ... .
Technical data ............. .. . .
General information .. .. .. .. . .
Explana tion of te chnical data . .. ... .
Vehicle iden tifica tion .... ...... .. . .
Weights ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Dimensions .... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Data .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
2 11 hp, 2 .0 l iter 4-cylinder engine .. .
3 10 hp, 3 .0 lite r 6-cylinder engine .. .
Consumer Information ..... . .
Warranty coverages .... ... .. .. ... .
Operating your vehicle o utside the
U.S.A. or Canada ......... .... ... .
Audi Service Repair Man uals and 264
264
267
268 268
268
268
269
270 27 2
274
274 274
274
274 275
276
27 6
277
278
278
278
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
M aintenance .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. 278
Addit ional accesso ries, modifications
a nd pa rts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
D ecl aration of Compliance,
Te lecommunication and Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged battery .
Fig. 176 Eng ine compartment : connectors for a charg ­
er and jump sta rt cab les
A lwa ys re ad and heed all WARNING S below
c:> &. and c:> &. in Working on the battery on
page 231 .
.. Switch off the ignit ion and all electrical con­
sumers .
.. Make sure the area is well ventilated when
you charge the battery .
.. Open the engine hood
c:> page 220 .
.. Open the red cove r on the posit ive pole
c:>fig. 176.
.. Connect the charger connectors accord ing
to the instructions to the
jump start b olts .
(Bolts under the red cover= "positive", Bolts
with hex head= "negative").
.. Only now plug the mains lead for the charg­
ing equipmen t into the wall outlet and turn
it on
c:> 8_ .
.. Ma ke sur e t he charging rat e is not over
30 amp s/14 .8 Vol t.
.. When the batte ry is fully charged: Turn the
charging eq uipment off a nd remove the
ma ins lead from the wall outlet .
.. Now remove the clamps for the charging
equipment.
.. Close the red cover on the positive pole.
.. Close the hood
c:> page 2 21.
A discharged battery can free ze at tempera­
tures of on ly 32 F
0 (0 °C). A llow a frozen bat­
tery to thaw completely before attempt ing to
charge it
c:> .&. . However, we recommend not
using a thawed battery again because the bat-
Checkin g and fillin g 233
tery casing can be cracked due to ice forma ­
tion and can leak battery acid.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate
of 30 amps /14.8 Volt )
When charging at low voltages (e.g. with a
trickle cha rger ), the battery cables do not
have to be disconnected f irst . The battery
caps should
not be opened when charging a
battery.
It is not necessary to remove the battery from
the luggage compartment, and it is also not
necessary to disconnect the cables.
Fast ch arging the batte ry (charging rat e
a bove 14.8 Volt s)
For technica l reasons do not use a battery
charger that uses voltage greater than 14.8
Volts to charge your vehicle's battery .
A WARNING
-
Charging a battery can be dange rous .
- Always follow the operating instructions
provided by the battery charger manu­
facturer when charg ing your battery .
- Never charge a frozen battery. It may ex­
plode because of gas trapped in the ice .
Allow a frozen battery to thaw out first.
- Do not reuse batteries wh ic h were fro­
zen. The battery housing may have
cracked and weakened when the battery
froze.
- Cha rge the battery in a well ventilated
area . Keep away from open flame or elec­
trical spar k. Do not smo ke. Hyd rogen gas
generated by the bat tery is explos ive.
- To reduce the danger of explosion, never
connect or d isconnect charger cab les
while the charger i s ope rat ing.
- Fast cha rging a batte ry is dange rous and
should only be at tempted by a compe­
tent techn ician wi th the prope r equip­
ment .
- Ba ttery acid that may spi ll dur ing charg­
ing should be washed off with a solution
of warm water and baking soda to neu ­
tralize the ac id.

268 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicles w ith an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pus hing o r tow ing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another vehicle,
using a
pair of jumpe r cables to start the en­
g ine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large
cross section to carry the starter current safe­
ly. Refer to the manufacturer's specif ications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi­
na l clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minu s(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
inju ry. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your veh icle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the battery whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tem­
peratures just be low 32 °F (0 °C). Before connecting a
jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery complete ly, oth­
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin. Flush any contacted area with
water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas­
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a low acid level in the battery.
- The vo ltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery . Use of batteries of d ifferent voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an exp losion and personal in­
jury.
- Never charge a frozen batte ry. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat­
ing may cause an exp losion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis ­
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS¢
page 214, Engine com­
partment.
«I) Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster bat­
tery will cause expensive damage to sen­
sitive electronic components, such as
contro l units, relays, rad io, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,_

@ Tips
The disc harged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump starting or charg ing the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the batte ry negat ive post
because the ba tte ry manager system must
be ab le to detect the battery's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
g round cab le to the negative ground pos t
of t he battery manager cont ro l unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described b elow!
Fi g. 200 Eng ine co mpar tment: connecto rs for jum p
s tar t cab les and ch arg er
F ig. 201 Jump start in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve ·
hi cle :
@-booster battery, ®-di sc harged ve hicle bat ­
te ry
The procedure des cribed below fo r connecti ng
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged battery :
• Turn off ligh ts and accessories, move leve r
of automatic t ransmission to
N (Ne utral) or
P (Park) and set par king b rake.
Emergenc y situ ation s 269
Connect POSI TIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+ )
(red )
• Open the red cover on the positive terminal
¢fig. 200 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the jump sta rt bolt ¢
fig. 201 (D (bolt
under the red cover = "positive") of the ve ­
hicle to be started @.
2 . Connect th e othe r end to the pos itive ter-
mi na l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca­ ble to the negat ive termi na l@ of the
booster b attery @.
4. Connect the othe r end to the jump start
pin @ (bo lts w ith hex head bolt = "nega ­
tive") of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine • Sta rt the engine of the veh icle w ith the
booste r ba tte ry @ . Ru n the engi ne at a
modera te speed.
• Start engine wit h discha rged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner.
• If the eng ine fails to sta rt, do not keep the
starter c ranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seco nds a nd the n try
aga in .
• With eng ine runni ng , remove j umper cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r­
de r.
• Close the red cover on the posi tive term inal.
T he battery is v ented to th e outside to p rev ent
gases from en ter ing the veh icle in ter io r. Ma ke
s ur e th at the jumper clamps are well connec t­
ed with their meta l parts in full con ta ct w ith
the battery term inals.
,8. WARNING
To avoid se rious personal injury and dam­
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable man ufac ­
ture r. If in doubt, call for road service .
- Ju mpe r cables m ust be long enough so
that the veh icles d o not touch.
-

2 70 Emergency situations
-When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the engine compart­
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS c:>
page 214, Engine com­
partment.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru­
in the generator.
-Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI­ TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con­
necting a jumper cable as described
above applies specifically to the case of
you r vehicle being jump started. When
you are giving a jump start to another ve­
hicle, do
not connect the negative(-) ca­
ble to the negative(-) terminal on the
discharged battery@c:>
fig. 201. In­
stead, securely connect the negative(-)
cable to either a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itself. If the bat­
te ry that is being charged does not vent
to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
tng.
The follow ing information is to be used by
commercia l tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause
damage to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch ca­
bles around the brake lines.
- To prevent unne cessary damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use
the towing loop found in the vehicle tools
and attach to the front or rear anchorage
c:>page 270 and c:>page 271.
.&_ WARNING
=
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas-
-
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Only install the front towing loop when it is
needed.
Fig. 202 Front bumpe r: cove r
Fig. 203 Front bumper: installing the towing loop
There are threads located behind the right
s ide of the front bumper where a towing loop
can be installed. The threads are located be­
hind a cover.
.,. Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle
tool kit.

286 Index
Homelink ® un iversal remote control .. 281
Remote control key ......... .. .... . 281
DEF
What does this mean when it appea rs in
the trip odometer display? ... .. .... ..
26
Defective light bulb warning ...... ..... 21
Defrosting (windows)
autom atic cl imate control .. .. .. .... ..
6 7
climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Determining correct load limit ....... . 244
Dimensions .. ... ... ... .... .. .. .. .. .
275
Dimming the rearview mirror . ... .. .. .. 48
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/re ar lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Doors
Pow er child safety lock ..... ... .. ... . 37
Driver information system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exterior temperature display ..... .. .. 23
On-board computer ... .... .. .. .... .. 24
Driver seating position .... .. .. .. .. .. .
124
drive select .. .......... ...... ... .. .. 95
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cornering light ............... .. ... . 95
Safety belt tensione r ...... .. .. .. .. . . 95
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving through water ........ .. .... . 198
D .
. t· 24
riving 1me .... ... .... ..... .. .. .. . .
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
E
Easy entry featu re .......... .. .. .. .. .. 70
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electrical accessories (sockets) . . . . . . . . . 55
Electro-mechanical power assist .. .. ... 193
Elec tromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking ........... .. .. ..
75
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Parking .. .. .... ......... .. .. .. .. ..
74
Releasing and closing ..... .... .... .. 73 Starting
assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Starting from rest ..................
74
Starting off w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 16
Electronic differential lock (EDL) ....... 189
Warning/ind icator lights ............. 19
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 31
Electronic power control ( EPC)
warning/indicator ligh t ......... .. .. .
20
Electronic speed limiter .......... ..... 29
Electronic stabilizat ion program (ESP) .. 189
Warning/indicator lights ........... .. 19
Emergency actuation
Doors .... .. .. . .................. .
36
Power sunroof ... .......... ...... .. 40
Emergency braking ................... 75
Emergency flashe r .... ... ... .... .. .. . 42
Warning/indicator lights .......... .. .
22
Emergency release
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106, 112
Emergency starting .......... ..... .. 268
Emergency towing .............. .... 270
Emergency unlock ing
Rear lid .... ... .. .. ... ........... .. 37
Emergency warn ing triangle ..........
256
Energy management . .. ...... ... .. .. 194
Engine
Compar tment .. .. ............. ....
222
Coolant ...... ... .. .............. . 227
Data .... ... .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .. 276
starting . .. .. .. .. .... ... . .. ... .. .. . 70
Starting with jumper cables ....... .. 268
Stopping .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .... .... . 72
Engine compartment ............... . 222
Closing the hood .... ... .... ..... .. 221
Opening the hood ................ . 220
Safety instructions ................. 220
Working in the engine compartment .. 220
Engine coolant .. .. ..... ........... . 22 7
Adding coolant ... ..... ........... .
228
Checking the engine coo lant level ..... 227
Expansion tank ... ... .......... .. .. 227
Malfunction symbol ............ .. .. . 16
Radiator fan ..... .. ........... .. .. 229
Temperature gauge ............. ... . 11

288 Index
Gauges Engin e coolant t emp erature .. .... .. .. 1 1
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gene ral i llustration ..... ... .. .. .... .. . 8
Gene rato r (warn ing/ indicato r lights) .... 17
Glossary of t ire and load ing termino logy 236
Glove compartmen t (cooled) ... .. .... . . 56
Gross Veh icle Weig ht Rat ing (GVWR) .. . 274
H
Head-up Display ........... .... .... .. 27
Headlig hts
C leaning system .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 46
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . 22, 41
Washer reservoir ........... .. .... . 234
Head rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 127
Ad justing . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 127
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Remov ing ................. .. .... .. 52
Hea ted
exterior mirrors .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 48
rear w indow (automatic climate contro l) 67
rear window (cl imate control) . .. ...... 65
seats (au tomatic climate control) . . . . . . 67
seats (cl imate control) . .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 65
windsh ie ld washer spray nozzles .. .... 46
H eating ... .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 63
H eavy clo thing and safety belts . .. .. ... 136
H igh beam . .. .... ........... .. .... .. 43
High voltage warning label . ... .. .. ... 274
H omelink ® universal remote cont rol .. . 120
Hood (release lever) .......... .. .. .. . 220
H orn . .. .. .. .. . ... ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 8
H ow are c hild restra in t sys tem anchors re-
l at ed to child safety ........ .. .. .. .. . 182
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 150
H ow o ften sho uld I check my t ire pres-
sures? .... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 2 42
H ow safety belt pretensioners wo rk . ... 140
H ydroplaning . .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 246
I
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important t hings to do before drivi ng .. 123
Improperly worn safety belts .... .. .. .. 139
In dic ator lights
refer to Warn ing/ indica to r li ghts . .. .. . 12
Infan t seats .. .. .. .......... ...... . 17 4
Installing child safety seats Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Installing t he up per te ther s trap on the
an chorage . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 18 5
Instruments Adjust ing the light ing ............. .. 44
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Interior light ing
Amb ienc e light ing . ... .. .... ... .. .. . 44
Front and rear . .. ............. .... . 44
Inte rmit ten t (w indshie ld w ipers) .. .. .. . 46
J
Jack ... .... .... .. ............. .... 257
Jump-starting ... .. ............. .... 268
Jumper cables ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 269
K
Key ...... .. .... .. ................. . 30
B attery replacement maste r key .. .... . 31
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Key rep lacement ... ... ..... ... .. .. . 30
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechan ica l key . .. ............. .. .. . 31
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ki ck -down
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 109
K nee a irbags .... ............. ...... 159
Des cription .. .. .. .. ... .... .... .... 159
How they wor k ... ............. .. .. 161
Impo rtant sa fety instructions . .... . .. 161
L
LATCH 182
D esc ription .. .. .. ............. .. .. 183
Installing a ch ild restra int .... .... . .. 18 4