2012 AUDI S6 seat adjustment

-Always install rear-facing child safety
seats on the rear seat.
- If you must i nstall a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat in exceptional c ircumstances and
the
PASSENGER AIR BA G OFF light does
not come on and stay o n, immed iately
install the r ear-facing child safety seat in
a rear seating posit ion and have the air­
bag system inspected immediately by
yo ur Audi dealer.
_& WARNING
- F orward-fac ing ch ild seats insta lled on
the front passenger seat may interfere
with the deployment of the airbag and
cause serious pe rsonal injury to the
child.
- If exceptiona l circumstances require the
use of a forward-fac ing chi ld restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the chi ld's
safety and well-being requ ire the follow­
ing special precaut ions to be taken:
- Always make sure that the forward-fac­
ing seat has been designed and ce rti­
fied by its manufacturer fo r use on a
f ront passenger seat with a front and
side airbag.
- Always carefu lly follow the manufac­
turer 's instructions provided with the
child seat or infant carrier.
- Never install a chi ld restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if
the child restraint manufacturer 's in­
structions require the top tether strap
to be used.
- Never p ut the forward-facing chi ld re­
straint up against or ve ry near the in­
strument panel.
- Always set the safety belt upper an­
chorage to the adjustment position
that permits prope r installation in ac­
cordance w ith th e child restra int manu­
facture r's ins truc tions.
- Always move the passenge r seat into
its rearmost posit ion in the seat's fore
an d aft a djustment range, a s far away
.
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from the a irba g as poss ible be fore in­
stalling the child restra int. The back­
r est m ust be adjusted to an upright po­
s ition.
- Always make sure that nothing pre­
vents the front passenger's seat from
being moved to the rearmost position
i n its fore and aft adjustment range .
- Never place objects on the seat (such
as a laptop, CD playe r, e lectronic
games device or powe r inverte r) . These
may influence t he e lectr ica l capaci­
t an ce measured by the cap acitive pas­
senger detection sys tem and can also
fly around in an accident and cause se ­
rious personal injury .
- Never place or use any elect rical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device or power inverte r) on the
front passenger seat if the dev ice is
connected to the 12-volt socket or the
c igarette lighter socket.
- If a seat heater has been ret rofitted or
otherwise added to the front passen­
ger seat, never install any child re ­
stra int system on th is seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no wate r or
othe r liquids on the front passenger
seat cushion.
- Always make sure tha t the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays
on all the time wheneve r the ignit ion is
swi tched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi­
ate ly install the forwa rd-fa cing child
seat in a rear seating posi tion and have
the ai rbag system inspected by your
autho rized Aud i dea le r.
- Always b uckle the ch ild seat firmly in
place even if a child is not s itting in it .
A loose chi ld seat can f ly around during
a sudden stop or in a col lis ion.
- Always read and heed all WAR NINGS
whenever using a child restraint in ave­
hicle
¢ page 133, Safety belts,
¢ page 142, Airbag system and 11--
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•

-Never install rear-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the front pas­
senger seat. A child will be seriously in­
jured and can be killed when the passen­
ger airbag inflates -even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
armrest, door or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-facing child safety seats instal­
led on the front passenger's seat can in­
terfere with the airbag when it inflates
and cause serious injury to the child. Al­
ways install forward-facing child safety
seats on the rear seat.
- If exceptional circumstances require the
use of a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the child's safety and well-being require that the
following special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
-Always carefully follow the manufac­
turer's instructions provided with the
child safety seat or carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat
into the rearmost position of the pas­
senger seat's fore and aft adjustment range, and as far away from the airbag
as possible before installing the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing pre­
vents the front passenger's seat from being moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upright position .
- Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device or power inverter) on the
front passenger seat if the device is
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connected to the 12-volt socket or the
cigarette lighter socket.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passen­
ger seat, never install any child re­
straint system on this seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or
other liquids on the front passenger
seat cushion .
- Never place objects on the seat (such
as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device or power inverter). These
may influence the electrical capaci­
tance measured by the capacitive pas­
senger detection system and can also
fly around in an accident and cause se­
rious personal injury.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a collision.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­ hicle is being used
¢ page 133, Safety
belts,
¢ page 142, Airbag system and
¢ page 168, Child Safety.
A WARNING ,---
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child restraint is installed on the front pas­
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Take the child restraint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Audi dealer immediate­
ly.
A WARNING ,--
A child in a child restraint installed with
the LATCH lower anchorages or with the •
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176 Child Safety
• Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt really tight
so that the seat cannot move forward or
sideways more than one inch (2.5 cm)
¢page 179.
• If the child safety seat is equipped with a
tether strap, attach it to the tether anchors
¢ page 185.
A toddler or child is usually too large for an in­
fant restraint if it is more than one year old
and weighs more than
20 lbs. (9 kg).
Toddlers and children who are older than one
year up to about
4 years old and weigh more
than
20 lbs (9 kg) up to 40 lbs . (18 kg) must
always be properly restrained in a child safety
seat certified for their size and weight
¢ fig. 155 and ¢fig . 156.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the
front seat a potentially dangerous place for a
child to ride. The front seat is not the safest
place for a child in a forward-facing child safe­
ty seat. It is a very dangerous place for an in­
fant or a larger child in a rearward-facing seat.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear
seat!
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench ,
especially with LATCH universal anchorages,
the unused safety belts must be secured so
that the child in the child restraint cannot
reach them.
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in­
stalling a child restraint increases the risk
of serious personal injury and death in a
collision or other emergency situation .
- Children on the front seat of any car,
even with Advanced Airbags, can be seri­
ously injured or even killed when an air­
bag inflates. A child in a rearward-facing
child safety seat installed on the front
passenger seat will be seriously injured
and can be killed if the front airbag in­
flates -even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
-
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat and child against the backrest, center
arm rest, door or roof .
- Always install rear-facing child safety
seats on the rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional circumstan­
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
mediately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used
c>page 133, Safety
belts,
cc> page 142 , Airbag system and
cc> page 168, Important things to know.
A WARNING
If exceptional circumstances require the
use of a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the child's safe ­
ty and well-being require that the follow­
ing special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certified by its manu­
facturer for use on a front seat with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Always follow the manufacturer's in­
structions provided with the child safety
seat or infant carrier .
- Always move the front passenger seat in­
to the rearmost position of the passen­
ger seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
and as far away from the airbag as possi­
ble before installing the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure the backrest is in an
upright position.
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-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the forward-facing child restraint. The
backrest must be adjusted to an upright
position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
.8, WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat installed on the front passenger seat will be seriously injured and can be
killed if the front airbag inflates -even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
armrest, door or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must
install a rearward facing child safety seat
on the front passenger seat in exception­
al circumstances.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi­
ately install the rear-facing child safety
seat in a rear seating position and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi
dealer.
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to se­
cure a child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufactur­
er's instructions when installing a child re-
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straint in your vehicle. To activate the conver­
tible locking retractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat , prefera­
bly on the rear seat.
.,. Slowly pull the belt
all the way out.
.,. Route it around or through the child re­
straint belt path
¢ A -
.,. Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.,. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
that seating position .
.,. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor
until the belt lies flat and snug on the child
safety seat.
.,. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the
belt winds back into the inertia reel. Test the
convertible locking retractor by pulling on
the belt. You should no longer be able to
pull the belt out of the retractor. The con­
vertible locking retractor is now activated.
.,. Make sure that the red release button is fac­
ing away from the child restraint so that it
can be unbuckled quickly.
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt
is properly tight and fastened so that the
seat cannot move forward or sideways more
than one inch (2.5 cm).
.8, WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an im­
properly installed child restraint can cause
serious personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re­
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat in place during normal driving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
which the child restraint is installed is in
an upright position and securely latched
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194 Intelligent technolog y
-On wet road surfaces, be carefu l not to
dr ive t oo fast because the front wheels
could beg in t o slide on top of the water
(aq uaplaning). If this sho uld occur, you
will have no wa rning from a su dden in­
c rease in engine spee d as with a front­
wheel drive vehicle. A lways d rive at
speeds wh ich are suited to the road con­
di tions - ris k of crash.
Energy management
Starting ability is optimized
Energy management controls the distribution
of electrical energy and thus optimizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting
the engine.
If a vehicle with a conventional energy system
is not driven for a long period of time, the bat­
tery is d ischarged by idling current consumers
(e.g . immobilizer) . In certain circumstances it
can result in there being insufficient energy
avai lab le to start the engi ne .
Intell igent energy management in your veh i­
cle hand les the d istribution of electrical ener­
gy. Starting ab il ity is markedly improved and
the life of the battery is extended .
Basically, energy management consists of
battery diagno sis, idling curr ent manage­
ment
and dynami c energ y man agement .
Battery diagno sis
Battery diagnosis continuously determines
the state of the battery. Sensors determ ine
battery vo ltage, battery current and battery
temperature . This determ ines the current
state of charge and the powe r of the battery.
Idling current man agement
Idling current management reduces energy
consumption while the vehicle is stand ing.
W ith the ignition switched off, it contro ls the
energy supply to the various electr ical compo­
nents . Data from battery diagnosis is consid­
e red. Depend
ing on the battery's state of cha rge ,
individua l consumers are g radually turned off
to prevent excessive discharge of the battery and th us maintain starting capability.
Dynamic energy manag ement
While the vehi cle is being d riven, dynamic en ­
ergy management distributes the energy gen ­
erated accord ing to t he needs of the individ u­
al components . It regulates consumption, so
that more electrical energy is not being used
than is being generated and ensures an opti­
mal state of charge fo r the battery .
(D Tips
-But even energy management cannot
negate the limits of physics. Consider
tha t the powe r and life of a battery are
limited.
- If start ing ability is threatened , the indi­
cator light
(•i appears r:::;, page 17.
What you should know
The highest priority is given to maintaining
starting capability.
The battery is severe ly taxed in short-d istance
driv ing, in city traff ic and during the cold time
of year . Abundant electrical energy is re­
quired, but on ly a little is generated . It is also
c rit ical if the engine is not r unning and e lectri­
ca l components are tu rned on . In this in­
sta nce ene rgy is be ing consumed b ut none is
being gene ra ted.
It is in prec isely these s ituations that you will
notice ene rgy management a ctive ly regu lat­
i ng t he d istribu tion of ene rgy.
Vehicle stands for an extended period
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period
of several days or weeks, electr ica l compo­
nents a re g radually cut back or sw itched off.
T h is reduces energy consumption and ma in­
ta ins start ing capability over a longer pe riod .
Some of the convenience func tions may not
opera te, such as the interio r lights or the
power seat adjustment. The convenience
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Fuse panel@ (bl ack )
No. Equipment
Vehicle electrical system control
6 module 1, Vehicle e lectr ica l sys-
tern control module 2
7 Audi adaptive cruise control
8
Airbag control module, front
passenger 's seat sensor system
9 Gateway
Homelink (garage door opener),
10 night vision system contro
l
module
Image processing (Audi active
11 lane assist , Audi adaptive cruise
control)
12 Steering
13 Terminal 15 in the luggage com-
partment
14 Terminal 15 in the
instrument
panel (front passenger's s ide)
15 Terminal 15 engine
16 Starter
Fuse panel e (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Gateway
2 Climate control
3 ESP co ntrol module
Front door (driver's side)
5
Power seat adjustment (dr iver's
seat)
6
Steering
7 Sunroof
8
Rear door control module (driv-
er's side)
9
Lumbar suppor t (Fro nt p assen-
ger seat)
11 Sunroof, rear spoiler
12 Driver door control mod ule
Amps
5
10
5
5
5
10
5
15
30 15
4 0
Amps
5
10
10
30
7,5 35
20 1 5
5
20
15
Fu se s and bulb s 265
Fuse panel © (red )
No. Equipment
2 Fue l pump
3 Brake light sensor/brake pedal
sensor system
4 Engine acoust ics
5 Rear door control module (driv-
er's side)
6 Left rear seat
7 Horn
8 Win dsh ield wipe r
9 Light/rain sensor
10 L
u mbar support (dr iver seat)
11 Front passenge
r door control
module
12 Right rear door control mod
ule
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment Amps
2
5
5/5
7,5 30
7,5 15
30
5
5
15 15
Fi g. 198 Fro nt passe nge r side cock pit : fu se pa nel with
p last ic bracket
Fuse panel A (black )
No. Equipment
1 Head-up D isplay
2 MMI Display
3 CD/DVD changer
Chip card reader (not in all coun-
5 tr ies)
6 Instrument cluster
Amps
5
5
5
7,5
5
5
7 Steeri ng col umn switch module 5

266 Fuses a nd bulb s
Fuse panel @ (black )
No . Equ ipment Amps
=
8
Headlight range adjustment/
5/7,5
adaptive lighting system
10 Left headlight (headlight with
7,5
adaptive light)
Fuse p anel
@ (brown )
No .II Equ ipm ent
II Amp s
1 Climate control 10
2 Climate control system blower 40
3 Diagnostic connector 10
4 Electrical ignition lock 5
5 Power steering column adjust-
ment
5
Steering column switch module 10
7 Power steer
ing column adjust-
ment 25
8 Light switch
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
Fig. 199 Luggage compartment: fuse panel with plas·
tic bracket
Fuse panel @ (bl ack )
No. II Equipment
I[ Amp s
4 E lectromechanical parking brake 30
5 Electromechanical parking brake 30
6 Front door (front passenger's
35
side)
7 Rear exterior lighting Rear sun shade, closing aid, lug­
s gage compartment lock, con ­
venience key, START ENGINE
STOP, fuel filler door 30
20
-Fuse pane
l@ (blac k) I
No. Equipm ent Amps
=· 9 Power seat adjustment 15
10 Parking system
s
30
Fus e pane l
B (red)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Left belt tensioner
25
Right belt tensioner 25
3 Socket 20
20
Electromechanical parking brake
5
adaptive air suspension 15
7 Rear door (front passenger's
35
side)
Rear exterior lighting 30
9
Luggage compartment lid con-
30
t rol module
10 Telephone 5
11 Sound amp lifier 30
12 Rear spoiler 20
Fuse pane l c (b rown )
No. Equipment Amps
1 Rad
io receiver, Sound amplif ier/
30/20
MMI unit/dr ives
2 Tank leak detection system 5
AEM control module/battery 15/
4
module 7,5
6 Battery fan 35
Rad io receiver
7,5
7,5
9
Automatic dimming interior
5/15
rearview mirror/battery module
Parking system 5
Fu se pan el o (gre en)
No. Equipment Amps
1 Audi pre sense 5
2 Electromechanical parking brake 5
3 adaptive a
ir suspension
5
Automatic transmission 7,5
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290 Index
Outlet · · · · ....... ......... ... .... .. 54
p
Paint
Touch-up ... ............... .. .... . 208
Paint No ..... ... ... .... ..... .. .. .. . 274
Pa rking ................... ... .... .. 74
Autom ati c tr ansmission . . . . . . . 101, 107
Valet parking .............. .. .... .. 38
Parking brake ................ ..... .. 73
also refer to Electromechanica l parking
brake . ..... ................ ..... .. 73
Park ing system
Adjusting the disp lay .... .. .. .. .. .. . 118
Adjusting the warning tones . ... .... . 118
C leaning camera lens ....... ... .... . 206
parking system plus ........ ... .... . 113
parking system plus with rear view cam-
era
.. .. ...... ........... .... .... . 114
Parking system p lus with rear view camera
Rear view camera -parking mode 1 . .. 117
Rear view camera -parking mode 2 . .. 117
Safety precautions .......... .. .... . 115
Switching on and off ...... .. .. .... . 116
Parts replacement .......... ... .... . 280
Pass-through with ski sack . ........ .. .. 61
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . 155
Passenger protection ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 187
Passive safety system ..... .. .... .. .. . 123
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Physical principles of a frontal coll ision . 134
Polishing .. ................. ...... . 207
Pollen filter
refer to Po llutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Pollutant filter
.. .... ...... .. .. .. 63
Power locking system ....... .. .. .. .. .. 32
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from in-
side ... .. .. ..................... .. 35
Rear lid .. .. ................ ... .. .. 36
Selective unlock feature ..... .. .. .. . . 33
Settings . .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 33
Unlock ing and locking veh icle . .. .... .. 34
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as­
s ist
....... ... .. .. ............... 193
Power windows .. ............... .. .. . 38
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pregnant women Spec ial considerations when wearing a
safety belt .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 138
pre sense . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 187
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . 187
Programming the Homelink ® uni versal re-
mote control .. .. .. .......... ...... . 120
Proper occupant seating positions . .. .. 124
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Proper seating position Front passenger .. .......... ...... . 125
Occupants . .... .. ... .......... .... 124
Rear passengers .... ........... .. .. 126
Q
quattro ®
refer to All-wheel drive
Question 193
What happens to unbelted occupants? 134
Why safety belts? ................. 133
R
Radiator fan .... .. ............. .... 229
Radio clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rain/light sensor Headlights .. .. .... .. ... ... ... .... . 41
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . .... . 46
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights ..... ................ .. 44
Rear fog lights ................. .... . 41
Rear lid Emergency release .............. ... . 37
Escape handle . .. ................ . 256
Open ing and closing ..... ...... .. .. . 36
Rear light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rea r view camera
Reverse Parking
Rear view m irror
... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
117
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