2013 AUDI A6 octane

220 Fuel supply and filling your fuel tank
Fuel supply and filling
your fuel tank
Gasoline
Fuel supply
Using the righ t fuel helps keep the environ­
ment cle an and preven ts engine dam age .
Fuel recommendation
The fuel recomme nded for you r vehicle is un­
lead ed premium
g rade gasoline . See a lso
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pag e 282, Doto . Audi recommends usi ng
T OP TIER D eterge nt Gaso line wi th a mini mu m
octa ne ra tin g of 9 1 AKI (95 RON). For more
in fo rmation on TO P TI ER De tergent Gaso line,
p lease go to the officia l webs ite (www.toptier ­
gas.com).
Th e re commended g asoline oct ane r ating for
your engine can a lso be fo und on a label loca t­
e d on the ins ide of the fue l filler flap . This rat ­
ing may be specified as A KI or RO N.
Your veh icle m ay also be oper ated using un­
l ea ded regular g asoline with a min imum o c­
tane rating of 87 AKI/91 R ON. However, using
87 AKI/91 RON octa ne f ue l w ill slightly re ­
d uce eng ine perfo rmance.
Use unleaded gasoline only. Unleaded g aso­
line is availab le th rou gho ut the USA, Canada ,
and in most E uropean countries . We recom­
mend that you do not ta ke yo ur vehicle t o
areas or countries where unleaded gasoline
may not be avai lable.
F or mo re in format io n on refue ling your ve hi­
cle, see¢
page 221.
Octane rating
Octa ne r ating in dicates a gaso line's abili ty to
res ist engine damaging "knoc k" ca used by
p remature ign ition and detonation. Therefore,
buy ing the correct grade of gaso line is very
important to help prevent possible engine
damage and a loss of engine performance.
Gasoline most commonly used in the Unite d
States a nd Canada has the following octane r
at ings t hat can usu a lly be found on the fi ller
pump:
- Pre mium G ra de: 91 -9 6 A KI
- Regular Grade : 87 -90 AKI
Explanation of the abbreviations:
AKI = Anti K nock Index= (R+M) /2 = (RO N
+ MON)/2
R ON= Resea rch Octane Numb er
MON = Motor Octane Num ber .
(D Note
-Do not use a ny f ue l w it h octane rat ings
lower tha n 87 A KI or 9 1 RO N othe rwise
expensiv e engine damage w ill occur.
- Do
not use leaded gasoline . The use of
lead ed gasoline w ill severely damage
yo ur v ehicl e's catalytic co nve rter a nd its
ability to co ntrol exha ust em ission s.
Blended gasoline
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or
MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether)
You may use unleaded g asoline blende d with
alcohol o r MTBE (commonly re ferred to as
oxygenates) if the blende d mixture meets t he
f o llow ing criteria:
Blend of gasoline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol)
- Anti -kno ck index mus t be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend must contain no mor e than 3% me th-
anol.
- Blend must contain more than 2% co-sol-
ve nts .
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
- Anti -knoc k index must be 87 AKI or higher .
- Blend must not conta in mo re than 10%
ethanol.
Blend of ga soline and MTBE
- Anti-knoc k index must be 87 AKI or high er. ll-

Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following war­
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding yo ur warran ­
ties can be found in your
Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States
and Canada require that automobiles meet
specific emission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, veh icles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
I f you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can­
ada, there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane
rating . Improper fuel may cause engine
damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa­
ble.
- Navigation systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun­
tries outside North America .
Consumer Information 285
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, serv ice or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and Lit ­
erature are published as soon as possible after
model introduct ion. Service manuals and lit­
erat ure are available to order from the Audi
T echnical Literature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
' General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a m inimum.
However, a certain amount of regular mainte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and reliability . For detailed
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions , for ex­
ample at extremely low outside temperatures,
in very dusty regions, when towing a trailer
very frequently, etc., some serv ice work
shou ld be pe rformed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter.
® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your veh icle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imiz ing adverse
effects on the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophistica t­
ed fuel injection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing technica l ..,_
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Fuel filler neck ................ .... 221
Fuel gauge ................. ... .... 12
Gasoline ... ................ ... .. . 220
Gasoline additives ........ .. .. .. .. . 221
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............... ... ... 220
Recommendation .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 220
Refuelling ............ ...... .... .. 222
Reserve .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 282
Fuses Assignment ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 270
Replacing .. ................ ... ... 270
G
Garage door opener (Homelink ®) . ... .. 124
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Gas discharge lamps ........ .. .. .. .. . 273
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. .. ... . 11
Fuel gauge . .. .............. ... ... . 12
Speedometer . ........ .... ... ... ... 27
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trip odometer ........... .. .. .. .. .. 27
General illustration . ....... .. .. .. .. ... 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . ... 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 241
Glove compartment (cooled) . .. .. .. .. .. 58
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 280
H
Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Headlights Cleaning system . .......... ... ... ... 46
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . 22, 41
Washer reservoir ......... .. .. .. .. . 239
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 130
Adjusting .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 130
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 53
Heated exterior mirrors . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 48
rear window (automatic climate control) 68
rear window (climate control) . .. ... ... 66
Index 295
seats (automatic climate control) ...... 68
seats (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
windshield washer spray nozzles ..... . 46
Heating .. .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 64
Heavy clothing and safety belts .. .. .. .. 139
High beam ... ..... .. ................ 43
High voltage warning label .......... . 280
Hill descent control ................. 108
Homelink ® universal remote control . .. 124
Hood (release lever) .. .. .. ...... .... . 225
Horn ....... ... .... .. .............. . 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety .... ......... .. .. 185
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 153
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? ............................ 247
How safety belt pretensioners work .. .. 143
Hydroplaning . .. .. .. .. ........... .. 251
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Immobilizer .. .. ...... ............. . 27
Important things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts .......... 142
Indicator lights
refer to Warning/indicator lights ... .. . 12
Infant seats .. .. ...... ........... .. 177
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .. .... .. .. . .............. 188
Instruments Adjusting the lighting ............... 44
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Interior lighting Ambience lighting .. .. .. ...... .... .. 44
Front and rear ... .. .. .. ...... .... .. 44
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .... .. . 46
J
Jack ........ ... .... ............... 262
Jump-starting . .. .... .. .. ...... .... . 274
Jumper cables . .. .. ................. 275
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Occupant seating positions .... .. .. .. . 12 7
Octane rating .............. ... .. .. . 220
Odometer . .. .... ............. .. .. .. 27
OFF (automa tic climate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . 67
OFF (climate control) .......... ... .. .. 65
Oi l
refer to Engine oil ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 227
On-boa rd compute r ........ .. .. .. .. .. 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) ............ 29
Electronic speed lim iter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Malfunct io n I ndicator Lamp (M IL) ..... 29
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 23
Opening Hood .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 225
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sliding/tilting sunroof .. ... .. .. .... .. 40
Opera te you r vehi cle econom ica lly and
m inim ize po llution .................. 201
Other equipment (eff ic iency program) ... 26
Outlet .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 56
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Paint
Touch-up ... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 213
P aint No .... ..... .......... ..... ... 280
Park ing ... .. ............. .... .. .... 75
Automatic transmission ..... .. .. .. . 107
Valet park ing .... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 39
Park ing b rake . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 74
also refer to Electromechanica l park ing
brake ............................. 74
P ar king system
Ad justing the disp lay/wa rning tone . .. 122
C leaning camera lens ... ... .. .. .. .. . 21 1
C leaning the rear view camera .. .. .. . 1 14
Malfunct ion .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 123
Park ing system plus ................ 113
Periphe ral cameras .............. .. 117
Rear v iew camera .................. 114
Trailer h itch ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 123
alsorefertoPar kingsystems . .. 113,1 14
Park ing systems .................... 112
P arts rep lacement . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 28 7
Inde x 297
Pass-through w ith ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 158
Passenger protect ion ............ .. .. 190
Passive safe ty system ................ 126
Pedals ........ ... .. ............... 131
Physical principles of a frontal collision . 137
Polishing ....... ................... 212
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter .............. 64
Pollutant filter ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 64
Power locki ng syst em ........... .... .. 33
L ocking/unlo ck ing t he veh icle from i n-
s ide .............................. 36
Rea r lid ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 37
Se lective unlock feature ..... ... .. .. . 34
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Un locking and locking vehicle ......... 34
Power seat a djus tment
F ront seats . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 51
Power steer ing
refer to E lect ro-mechanical power as-
s ist ............................. 196
Power w indows .. .. .................. 38
malfunction ... ... ........... .... .. 39
Pregnant women Spec ia l considerations when wearing a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
pre se nse ..... .. ................... 190
Preventative passenger protection ..... 190
Programming the Homeli nk® universa l re-
mote control .. .. .. .. ............... 124
Proper o ccupan t se ating position s ... .. 12 7
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Proper seating position Front passenger .... . .. .. ..... ... .. 128
Occ upants ..... .... ............... 127
Rear passengers ................... 129
Q
quattro®
refer to All-whee l drive
196
Ques tion
What happens to unbe lted o ccupants? 137
Why safety belts? . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 136
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