2013 AUDI A6 cruise control

ESC includes and/or works together with the
anti-lock brake system (ABS) , brake assist sys ­
tem, anti -slip regulation (ASR) , electronic dif­
ferential lock (E DL) and e lectronic interaxle
d ifferential lock*. ESC is swi tched on all the
time. In certain situat ions when you need less
traction , you can switch off ASR by pressing
the button
[ru ~ fig . 177 . Be sure to switch
ASR on again when you no longer need less
traction.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking up
when braking. The vehicle can still be steered even during hard braking . Apply steady pres­
sure to the brake pedal. Do not pump the ped­
al. A puls ing in the brake pedal indicates that
the system is he lping you to brake the vehicle.
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease brak ing
d istance.
It increases braking power when the
driver presses the brake pedal quickly in emer­
gency situations. You must press and hold the
brake pedal until the situation is over . In
vehicles with adaptive cruise control* , the
brake assist system is more sensitive if the
d istance detected to the vehicle ahead is too
small.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive
wheels begin to spin and adapts the force to
the road condit ions. This makes it eas ier to
s tart, accelerate and drive up hills.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL brakes wheels that are spinn ing and
transfers the drive power to the other drive
wheel or whee ls if the vehicle is equipped with
all-whee l drive*. This function is available up
to about 75 mph (120 km/h).
I n extreme cases , EDL automatically switches
off to help keep the brake on the braked wheel
from overheating. EDL wi ll switch on again au­
tomatically when conditions have returned to
normal.
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Electronic interaxle differential lock*/
selective wheel torque control*
The electronic interaxle differential lock (front
whee l drive) or the se lective wheel torque
cont rol (all-wheel dr ive) operates when dr iv­
ing through curves . The front wheel on the in­
s ide of the curve or both wheels on the inside
of the curve are braked selectively as needed .
T his min imizes sliding in the front wheels and
allows for more precise driving through
curves . Th e applicable system may no t acti­
vate when driv ing in wet or snowy conditions.
A WARNING
-
-ESC, ABS, ASR, EDL and the electronic in­
teraxle differential lock function* cannot
overcome the laws of physics. This is es­
pecially important on slippery or wet
roads . If the systems begin acting to sta­
bilize your vehicle, you should immedi­
ately change your speed to match the
road and traffic conditions. Do not let
the increased safety provided by these
systems tempt you to t.;1ke risks. Doing
so will increase the risk o f a loss of vehi­
cle control, collision and serious personal
injuries.
-Always adapt your speed to road, traffic
and weather conditions . The risk of los­
ing control of the vehicle increases when
driving too fast, espec ially through
curves and on slippery or wet roads, and
when dr iving too close to vehicles up
ahead . ESC, ABS, the brake assist sys­
tem, EDL, ASR and the elec tronic inter­
axle differential lock function* cannot
prevent collisions .
- Always accelerate with special care on
even, smooth surfaces such as those that
are wet or covered with ice and snow.
The drive wheels can spin even with
these assistance systems that cannot al­
ways he lp to red uce the risk of loss of ve -
hicle control. .,.
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@ Tips
-ABS and ASR on ly work correctly when
all four wheels are equipped w ith identi­
cal tires. Different tire sizes can lead to a
reduction in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems
described are working.
- If the indicator light
DJ or 11:11 (USA
models) 1i] (Canada models) appears,
there may be a malfunction¢
page 20,
c> page 19.
Switching on and off
ESC
turns on automatically when you start
the engine.
Fig. 177 Center console w it h ESC OFF button
Switching sport mode on
Press the I~ OF FI button c::> fig . 177. The ac­
tions taken by the ESC system to stabilize the
vehicle are limited. In vehicles with front
wheel drive, the anti-slip regulation (ASR) is
limited. In vehicles with a ll-wheel drive, the
ASR is switched off. The
It) ESC indicator light
turns on and the message
Stabilization con­
trol (ESC): Off Warning! Reduced stability
¢.&. appears in the driver information system
d isplay.
The following examples are unusual situa­
tions where it may make sense to switch sport
mode on in order to allow the wheels to spin:
- Rocking the vehicle back and forth when it is
stuck
- Driving in deep snow or on loose ground
- Driving with snow cha ins
Switching sport mode off
Press the 1.$ OF FI button again. The I indica­
tor light turns off and the message
Stabiliza­
tion control (ESC): On
appears in the driver
information system display .
A WARNING
-
-Drive wheels can spin and you can lose
control of the vehicle more easily when
ASR and ESC are in sport mode, especial­
ly when the road is slippery.
- Sw itch to sport mode only when your
driving skills, traffic and weather condi­
tions permit.
@ Tips
You cannot sw itch sport mode on when
adaptive cruise control* is working.
Braking
General information
What affects braking efficiency?
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Operating conditions and driving habits
The brakes on today's automobiles are still
subject to wear, depending largely on operat­
ing condit ions and driving hab its
c::> .&. . On
vehicles that are either driven most ly in stop­
and-go city t raff ic or are driven hard, the
brake pads should be checked by your author­
ized Audi dea ler more often than specified in
the
Warranty & Maintenance booklet. Failure
to have your brake pads inspected can result
in reduced brake performance .
On steep slopes, you should use the braking
effect of the engine . This way, you prevent un­
necessary wear on the brake system. If you
must use your brakes, do not hold the brakes
down continuously. Pump the brakes at inter­
vals .
Moisture o r road salt
Under certain conditions, for example, when
driving through water or very heavy rain, or
even after washing your vehicle, the braking
effect can be reduced due to moisture (or in .,,_

Fuse panel@ (black )
No. Equipment Amps
= = 7 Audi adaptive cruise control 10
8
Airbag control module, front
5
passenger's seat sensor system
Gateway 5
Homelink (garage door opener),
10 night vision system control
5
module
Image processing (Audi active
11 lane assist, Audi adaptive cruise
10
control)
12 Steering 5
1 13 Terminal 15 in the luggage com-
15
partment
14 Terminal 15 in the
instrument
30
panel (front passenger's side)
15 Terminal 15 engine 15
16 Starter 40
Fuse panel
B (brown)
No. Equipment Amps
1 Gateway 5
2 Climate control 10
3 ESC control module 10
Front door (driver's side) 30
s
Power seat adjustment (driver's
7,5
seat)
6 Steering 35
7 Sunroof 20
8
Rear door control module (driv-
15
er's side)
9 Lumbar support (Front passen
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5
ger seat)
11 Sunroof, rear spoiler (Sportback) 20
12 Driver door control module
15
Fuse panel
c (red)
No. Equipment Amps
2 Fuel pump 25
3 Brake light sensor/brake pedal
sensor system 5/5
4 Engine acoustics 7,5
Fuses and bulbs
-Fuse panel © (red)
No.
u Equipment
5 Rear door
control module (driv-
er's side)
6 Left
rear seat
Horn
Windshield wiper
9 Light/rain sensor
10 L
umbar support (driver seat)
11 Front passenger door control
module
12 Right rear door control modu le
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment Amps
30
7,5 15
30 5
5
15
15
Fig. 212 Front passenger side cockpit: fuse panel wit h
p last ic bracket
Fuse panel A (black)
No. Equipment
Amps
1 Head-up Display 5
2 MMI Display 5
3 CD/DVD changer 5
4 MMI unit/drives
7,5
5 Chip card reader (not in all coun
-
5
tries)
6 Instrument cluster
5
7 Steering column switch module
5
8
Headlight range adjustment/
5/7,5
adaptive lighting system
10 Left
headlight (headlight with
7,5
adaptive light)
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29 0 Index
A
Accessories . ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 28 7
Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . 92
C leaning came ra area ... .. .. .. .. .. . 211
Descr ipt ion ... ........... .. .. .... .. 9 1
I nstrument cluster indicator light . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Notes on instrument cluster display . . . . 92
Setting the steering wheel vibrat ion . . . . 93
AC (automatic cl imate control) . .. .. .. .. 67
AC (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adaptive air suspension/sport . ... .. .. . . 98
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
C leaning sensors/cameras .. .. .. .... . 211
Messages ............... .. .. .. .. .. 89
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 8 7
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Adapt ive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 22
Adding Eng ine coolant ............. .. .... . 233
Eng ine oil .. ..... ........... ... .. . 230
W indshield washer fluid .. ... .. .. .. . 239
Additives Eng ine oil ............... .. .. .. .. . 230
Ad justing
Air distribution (automatic climate con-
trol) ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 68
air distribution (climate control) . .... .. 65
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Instrument illum inat ion ... .. .. .. .. . .
44
Steer ing column electrically .. .. .. .. . . 70
Steer ing column manually ..... .. .... 70
Tempe ratu re (automat ic climate control) 68
Tempe ratu re (climate control) .. .. .. . . 65
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 166
Advanced Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Advanced Airbag System components . 153
Care ....... .......... ...... ... .. . 161
C hi ldren . ............... .. .. .... . 173
C hi ld restra ints ........... .. .. .. .. . 173
Components (front airbags) . .... ... . 153
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Disposa l ..... ........... .. .. .... . 161
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 151
H ow do the front airbags work? . .... . 155 How many a
irbags does my vehicle
have? . ... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 153
How the Advanced Airbag System com -
ponents work together ......... .... 155
Important safety instructions on the
knee airbag system ................ 164
Important things to know . .. .. .. .. .. 145
Knee airbags . .. .. .......... ...... . 162
Monito ring .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 15 7
PASS ENG ER A IR BAG OFF light ... .. .. 158
Repairs ... .... .. .. ... .. . .... ... .. 161
Safety instr uctions . .. .. ..... .... . .. 160
Side airbags ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 165
S ide curtain airbags ............ .... 168
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 19
Warning/Indicator lights ....... .... 157
When must the system be inspected? 157
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle ..... .. .. .. 278
All-wheel drive .. .. ............. .... 196
Win ter tires . .. . .. ............ .. .. 255
Alloy wheels .. .. .. .......... ...... . 213
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Amb ience lighting ................ ... 44
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant ............ . 232
Anti- lock braking system . ..... ... .. .. 192
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 20
An ti-s lip reg ulation ............. .. .. 192
Anti-theft systems Electronic immob ilizer ............. .. 32
Ashtray . ... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 56
Audi braking guard
refer to b rak ing guard .......... .... . 82
Audi drive select
refer to drive select ............... .. 98
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture ... .... .... .. ............. .... 285
A UTO
a ut omatic climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic headlights ... .... ... .. .. . 41
climate control ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 65
A uto Lock .. .... ... ................ . 33
Automat ic be lt retractor ........... .. 139
A utomatic car wash . .... ..... ... .. .. 209

292 Index
Checking Engine coolant level ................ 232
Tire pressure . ............. ... .... . 246
Ch ild restra ints
Danger of using child restra ints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 189
Child restraint system anchors ... .... . 185
Child safety .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 171
Convertible locking retractor .. .. .. .. . 182
Important safety instructions for us ing
chi ld safety seats ......... .. .. .... . 175
I mportant things to know when dr iving
with chi ldren . ............... .... . 171
Tether anchors ............ ... .... . 188
Tether straps ..................... 188
Child safety lock Rear doors .............. .. .. .... .. 38
Child safety seats .......... .... .... . 177
Booster seats . .......... ... .. .. ... 180
Convertible ch ild seats .... .. .. .. .. . 178
Convertible locking retractor .. .. .. ... 182
H ow do I proper ly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 175
I nfant seats .............. ... .... . 177
I nstalling . ............... ... .... . 182
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system ................ .... . 187
LATCH system ............ .... ..... 187
Lower anchorages ............ ..... 186
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. . 187
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 177
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
C leaning
Head-up Display .............. .... . 215
Matte finish paint ............ .... . 210
C leaning and protection ..... .. .. .. .. . 208
A lcantara (synthet ic suede) .......... 218
Engine compartment ....... .... ... . 219
Exhaust tail pipes .......... ... .... . 214
Fabrics and fabric coverings .. .. ..... 215
Instrument panel ............. ..... 216
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
MMI display/controls .. ... ... .. .. ... 214 Plastic
and vinyl . .............. .... 212
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Safety be lts ... .. ................ . 218
trim strips ................... .... 212
Trim strips ................... .... 212
Cleaning the Head-up Display ......... 215
Climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Climate controls . .. ............. .. .. . 64
Climate control (four-zone)
Operation ..... .. .. .............. .. 67
Climate control (three-zone) Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Clock ...... .... .................... 27
Closing Sliding/tilting sunroof ............... 40
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ .. .. 244
Coming home ....................... 43
Compact spare tire ................. . 262
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance ..... .. .. .............. . 288
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 134, 285
Consumption (fuel) ............. .... . 24
Contacting NHTSA .............. .... 134
Convenience key . .. ... ........... ... . 35
Starting the engine ............ .... . 71
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching the ignition on ........ ... . 71
Unlocking and locking vehicle .... .. .. . 35
Convertib le child safety seats ..... .... 178
Convertible locking retractor Activating ... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. 184
Deact ivating . .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. 184
Using to secure a child safety seat 1.82, 184
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant ............. 232
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 67
Cooling mode (climate control) . . . . . . . . . 65
Cruise contro l
Changing speed .. ............. .... . 80
Presetting your speed .............. . 80
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 23
(upholder .. .... ............... ..... 57

Curve light ... ... ... ...... ... .. .. .... 98
Cylinder on demand System ........... 26
D
Data ...... ... ................ .. .. . 282
Data recorder . .... ..... ... ... ... ... 192
Date display . ................. .. .... 27
Daytime running lights ................ 41
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . ... .. .. .. .. . 288
Audi side assist .. ..... ... ... ... .. . 288
Ce ll phone package ................ 288
Conven ience key .......... .. .. .. .. . 288
Electron ic immobilizer .............. 288
Homelink ® universal remote contro l .. 288
Remote control key ......... .. .. .. . 288
DEF What does this mean when it appears in
the trip odometer d isplay? ... .. .. .. .. 27
D efective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Defrosting (w indows)
automatic climate control .. .. .. .. .. .. 68
climate cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Determi ning correct load limit ... .. ... 249
D imensions . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 281
D imm ing the rearview mir ror .......... 48
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D oor/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Doors Powe r child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Driver information system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E xte rio r tempe ratu re d isplay ... .. .. .. 23
On-boa rd compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driver seating position ............... 127
d rive select . ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 98
adaptive air s uspension/spo rt ... .. .. .. 98
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Eng ine sound ............ .... .. .. .. 98
Safety bel t tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Sport different ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driving safe ly . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 126
Dr iving through water ............... 201
Inde x 293
Driving time . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 24
D uplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
D ust filter
refer to Pollutant filter .............. 64
E
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
E fficiency program . .. .. ......... .. .. . 25
F uel economy messages .......... .. . 26
Other equipment ... . ... ...... ... .. . 26
E lectrical accessories (sockets) . . . . . . . . . 56
E lectro-mechan ica l power assist ... .. .. 196
El ectromech anica l pa rking brake
E mergency bra king .. .. ... .... ... .. . 76
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Pa rking ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 75
Re leas ing and closing .......... .. .. . 74
Starting assist ... .... ......... .. .. . 75
Starting from rest ................. . 75
Starting off w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/ind icator lights .... ...... .. . 16
E lectronic differential lock ( EDL) ..... .. 192
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 20
E lectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 32
E lectronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E lectronic speed limiter .......... .. .. . 30
El ectronic Stab iliz ation Contro l (E SC) . .. 192
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
Emergency actuat ion
Doors ....... ... .. ................ 37
Power sunroof . .. ............. .. .. . 40
Emergency brak ing . .. ........... .... . 76
Emergency flasher .... .. .. ..... ... .. . 42
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 23
E mergency re lease
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Emergency starti ng ................. 274
Emergency towing ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 276
Emergency un lock ing
Rea r lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency warning triangle .......... 261
Energy management .. .. .. ..... ... .. 197
Engine Compartment .. .. .. ........... .... 22 7
Coolant ... .. .. .. .... ............. 232
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