2013 AUDI A6 Owners Manual

Opening and closing Keys
Key set
Fig. 17 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat­
ed in the remote control key~ page
32 .
® Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con­
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer­
gency . Keep it in a safe place and do not carry
it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recom­
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key. When the ignition is switch ­
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the following sys­
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Ambience lighting*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
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- Audi active lane assist*
- Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
- Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al­
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen­
cy range (e.g . a cell phone, radio equip­
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only available from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions~ page
288.

32 Opening and closing
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 18 Remote control master key : re m ov ing the me­
c hani cal key
> Press the release button @ c:> fig. 18.
.. Pull the mechanical key@out of the mas­
te r key.
Using the mechanical key, you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment
on the passenger's side
c:> page 58.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
<=>page 36.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically
c:> page 37.
Master key battery replacement
Fig. 19 Remote master key: Remov ing th e ba tte ry
ho lder
Check light in the master key
The check light @in the master key provides
information about different conditions .
.. The check light comes on briefly once when
a button is pressed , and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system .
> If the check light does not come on, the
battery is dead and has to be replaced . In
addition, when the battery is dead
them
symbol appears in the instrument cluster disp
lay as well as the message:
Please
change key battery.
Master key battery replacement
• Pull the mechanical key out of the master
key
<=> page 32.
"' Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and at the same time pull the battery
holder out of the master key in the direction
of the arrow .
.. Install the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+" sign facing down.
• Push the battery holder carefully into the
maste r key .
• Insta ll the mechanical key.
@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to pollute the environment.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor­
ized use of your vehicle .
A computer chip ins ide your key automatically
deactivates the electronic immobilizer when
the key is inside the vehicle . When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the electron ic immo­
bilizer is automatically activated once aga in.
_& WARNING
-
Always take the key with you when you
l eave the vehicle. The key can disarm the
e lectronic engine immobilize r and permit
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys­
tems such as power window or power sun­
roof leadi ng to serious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The vehicle 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 288.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key¢
page 34,
- Door handles with convenience key*
¢page 35 ,
- Lock cylinder at the driver's door
¢page 36, or
- Power locking switch inside¢
page 36.
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking
system will lock the doors and the rear lid.
When unlocking, you can set in the MMI
whether only the driver's door or the entire
vehicle should be unlocked
¢page 34.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the ve­
hicle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph (1S km/h).
T he car is unlocked again, when the opening
function in the power locking system switch
or at one of the door levers is actuated .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system de­
tects a break-in into the vehicle, acoustic and
visual warning signals are triggered .
T he anti-theft warning system is activated au­
tomatically when you lock the vehicle . It is de­
activated when unlocking using the remote key, with the mechanical key, and when you
switch the ignition on.
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle has expired.
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Turn signals
When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signals
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle the
turn signals flash once. If they do not flash ,
one of the doors, the rear lid or the hood is not locked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to
prevent you locking your remote master key in
the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock with the central
locking switch¢
page 36 if the driver's
door is open.
- On vehicles with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug­
gage compartment, the rear lid is automati­
cally unlocked again after it is closed.
Do not lock your vehicle with the
remote mas­
ter key or convenience key*
until all doors
and the rear lid are closed. In this way you
avoid locking yourself out accidentally.
Power side door closer*
The vehicle doors are equipped with a power
side door closer. When closing a door, you on­
ly have to let it fall lightly into the latch. The
door will then automatically close by itself
¢..1, .
A WARNING
-
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody -especially children -should re­
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out­
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside.
- When you leave the vehicle, always take
the ignition key with you . This will pre­
vent passengers (children, for example) from accidentally being locked in the ve­
hicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.

34 Openin g and clo sing
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer *:
- When closing a door, make sure noth­
i ng can interfere w ith the doo r. T his
could cause ser ious perso nal inj ury.
- You ca n stop the door from clos ing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
out side door handle.
(0 Tips
- In the event of a c rash wi th airbag de­
ployment a ll locked doo rs will be auto­
m atically unlo cked to g ive access to the
vehicle occ upants from the outside.
- If the power loc king system should ma l­
func tion, you can lo ck the dr iver's door
u sing the mechanical key
I:!> pdge 3 7.
- If the power locking system should fai l,
you can st ill open the f ue l t ank flap in a n
emergency ¢
page 223.
-You are well advised no t to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
ca nnot provide the sec urity of a safe.
- If the LED in the up per edge of the driv ­
er's door panel comes on fo r abo ut
30
seconds after t he vehicle is locked, there
i s a ma lfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an author ized
A udi dealersh ip or qua lified repa ir fac ili­
ty .
Setting power locking
The driver con determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
.,. Select : ICARI function button> (Car )* sy s­
tems
control button > Vehicle sett ings >
Central locking .
Unlock doors -You can decide if All doors or
only the
Dr iver should unlock. The rear lid al­
so unlocks when
All is selected . If you select
Driver in a vehicle with a convenience key*,
only the door whose handle you pull will un­ l ock. If you se
lect
Dri ver, a ll the doors and rear lid
will unlock if you press them button on the re­
mote control maste r key twice.
Loc k exterior trunk handle -If you se lect On ,
the rear lid handle is locked . In this case the
rear lid can be opened with the b utton
cs on
the master key or with the
cs button in the
driver's door . In veh icles with a convenience
key* , you can still open the rear lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proxim ity sensor .
Fold mir rors * -If you select On , the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
~ button on the remote control
master key or touch the sensor* in the ha ndle.
Tone when locking -When you select On, a
confirmation tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
, the remote control
F ig . 20 Re mote co ntrol : funct io n buttons
N 0
q Cl
~
Eithe r the driver's door on ly or the ent ire vehi­
cle w ill unlock when the unlock button m
(@ )
is p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
I:!> page 34.
.,. Press button ffi (@ ) to un lock the vehicle
¢fig. 20.
.,. Press button~( @) to lock the vehicle¢.&
in General description on page 33 .
.,. Press bu tton cs( @) briefly to unlock t he
re ar lid .
.,. Push the red
I PANIC I button (@ ) to activate
the panic function . The horn sounds and the
turn signa ls flash. Push the red
I PANIC I but­
ton again to deactivate the pan ic function . .,.

If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 60 seconds ,
the vehicle locks itself aga in automatically.
This feat ure prevents the ve hicle from be ing
accidentally left unlocked over
a long period
of t ime.
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth­
er the entire veh icle is unlocked or on ly cer­
t ain doors
Q page 34.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in
General description on page 33 .
- In order to make sure the locking func­
tion is working, you shou ld always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly locked .
-
-Do not use the remote control if you are
i nside the car, otherwise you may unin ­
tentiona lly lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-t heft ala rm when
you try to start the engi ne or open a
door. In c ase this happe ns anyhow, push
the un lo ck button
m .
- The vehicle can only be locked when the
se lector lever is in the P posit ion .
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in
an emergency situ ation .
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
App lies to vehicles: wit h co nve nien ce key
The doors and the rear lid can be unlocked
and locked without operating the master key.
F ig. 2 1 Conve nien ce key : Lock ing t he ve hicle
Opening and clo sin g 35
Unlocking vehicle
.,. Take ho ld of t he door handle. The door is
un lo cked automatically.
.,. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicle
.,. Select the P selecto r lever pos it io n. Othe r­
w ise the veh icle canno t be lo cked.
.,. To lock the veh icle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once Q fig . 21 .
Do not reach inside the door handle.
T he veh icle can be locke d and unl ocke d at any
doo r. The master key mus t be within a range
of about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or
the rear lid. It makes no difference whether
the master key is in your jacket pocket or in
your brief case .
It is not possib le to re -ope n the doo r for a
brief period directly after closi ng it. This a l­
l ows you to ensure that the doors are proper ly
locked.
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth­
er the enti re vehi cle is unloc ked or one of the
doors
Q page 34.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS Q .&. in
General description on page 33 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following:
- The p rox imity sensors a re deactivate d af-
ter a few days to save power. You then
have to pull on the door handle once to
unlock the vehicle and a second t ime to
open the vehicle.
- To prevent the battery from being d is­
charged and to preserve your vehicle 's
ability to start for as long as possib le,
the energy management sys tem grad u­
ally switc hes off unnecessary conven­
ie nce func tions. It is possib le th at you
w ill not be able to unlo ck you r ve hicle us­
ing these convenience func tions.

36 Opening and clo sing
- Fo r Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula ­
tions
<::> page 288.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
syst em , the driver 's door can be locked and
unlocked at the lack cylinder .
Fig. 22 Key turns fo r openi ng a nd closing.
"" Remove the mechanical key <=> page 32.
"" Turn the mechanical key to pos it io n @
r::':> fig . 22 to unlock the d river's door.
"' ~ 0 0 c!,
i
"" Turn the key to position @ to lock the dr iv­
er's door
<=> ,&. .
.&_ WARNING
Read and follow a ll WARNINGS r::':> & in
General description on page 33.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fi g. 2 3 Drive r's door ; pow er lo ckin g sw it c h
-
F ig. 2 4 Rear powe r loc king sw itc h
"" Press the button [@ to lock the vehicle <=> ,&. .
"" Press the button@] to unlock the veh icle.
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, p lease note the followi ng:
- You cannot open the doo rs or the rear lid
from the
ou tside (increased security, for ex­
ample when you are s topped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking swit ches i l-
lum inate when all the doors are closed and
locked .
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pull ing on the door
handle .
- Rear doors : pull the door hand le
once to re­
lease the lock . Pull t he handle
again to open
the door .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activa t­
ed, the doors automatically unlock .
.&_ WARNING
=
-The power loc king swi tch wo rks wi th the
ignit ion off and a utomat ica lly locks the
en tire veh icle when it is a ctuated.
- On a v eh icl e locked from the outside the
power locking system switch is inopera­
tive .
- Loc ked doo rs make it more difficult for
emerge ncy worke rs to ge t into the veh i­
cle , which pu ts lives at ri sk. Do not leave
a nyo ne behind in the vehi cle, especi ally
chi ldren .
© Tips
Your ve hicl e is l ocked a utomat ically a t a
s p eed of 9 mp h (1 5 km/h)
<=> page 33. You
can un lo ck the vehicle again using the ..,.

opening function in the power locking sys­
tem switch.
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the
power locking system fails.
F ig. 25 Door: Emergency locking
An emergency lock is located on the front end
of the passenger's door and the rear doors (on Ly visible when door is open).
• Remove the mechanical key
c> page 32.
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening
c>fig . 25 .
• Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
all the way to the right (right doo r) or left
(left door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no lon­
ger be opened from the outside. The door can be opened from the ins ide by pu lling the door
h andle. If the c hild safety lock in a rear door is
activa ted, yo u m ust first pull the door hand le
on the inside. T hen you can open the door
from the outs ide.
Rear lid
Opening and closing rear lid
Fig . 26 Driver's door: remote rear lid release
Op enin g an d clos ing 3 7
a:ro
AUD!
Fig. 27 Posit ion of handle in the rear lid
Opening the re ar lid
• Press the middle button l.::::rl on the remote
control master key for at least one second,
or
• Pull the release button
l.::::rl i n the driver's
door
c> fig. 26, o r
• Press the handle on the rear lid
c> fig. 2 7.
Clo sin g the re ar lid
a, .....
9 (!) ...
"'
• Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in­
side and allow it to d rop gently to close it
c> &, .
The settings in the MMI determine if the rear
lid can be opened using the handle
c> page 34.
A WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, always pu ll up
on it to make sure that it is p roperly
closed. Otherwise it co uld open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving .
- To help prevent poisono us exhaust gas
from being drawn into the vehi cle, al­
ways keep the rear lid closed whi le driv ­
ing . Never transport objects larger than
those which fit complete ly into the lug ­
gage area, because then the rear lid can­ not be fu lly closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
pecially with the rear lid left open. A
child cou ld crawl into the car through the
luggage compartment and pul l the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unable to
get o ut. To reduce the risk of pe rsonal in­
jury, never let ch ildren play in or around
your veh icle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.

38 Opening and closing
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when
it is mov ing, in
particular close to the hinges - fingers or
hands can be pinched.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but­
ton
l .::::sl on the master key . When you close
the rear lid again, it locks automatically .
Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 28 Sectio n of t he lu ggage compar tme nt: access to
emergency re lease
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside the luggage compartment .
.. Remove the cover from the luggage rear lid .
.. Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
until the rear lid releases .
Child safety lock for
the rear doors
The power child safety lock locks the rear win­
dows and prevent the rear doors from being
opened from the inside .
Fig. 29 Section from drive r's door : ch ild safety lock
b u tto ns
.. To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button[!]
in the driver's door~
fig. 29. The light in the
button will turn on.
.. To deactivate the child safety lock for the
left/right rear door, press the left/right but ­
ton[!] in the driver's door. The light in the
button turns off .
The following features are switched off:
- The interior door handles in the rear doors ,
- The power windows in the rear doo rs,
- The interior lighting buttons .
In order to activate the child safety lock on
the left and the right side, press the two safe­
ty buttons[!] in succession.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 30 Section of the dri ver 's doo r: Con tro ls
All power window switches are provided with
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
.. Press the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi ­
tion .
.. Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the w indow .
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi­
tion.
.. Pull the switch br iefly to the
second stop to
automatically close the w indow. ..,_