2013 AUDI A6 steering wheel

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illustration ......... .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display .. .. .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ........ ..... .. ..... .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows . .......... ... .. . .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . .
Clear vision .. ....... ... .. .. ... .
Lights . .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . .
I nter ior lights ............ .. .. .. . .
V1s 1on .......... ......... ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ... .... .. . 8
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8
11
11
12
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29
31
31
33
37
38
38
39
40
41
41
44
45
46
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Seats and storage ......... ... .
General recommendations ... .... . .
Front seats .............. .. .. ... .
Head restraints .............. ... .
Seat memory . ........... .... ... .
Ashtray .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
C igarette lighter .............. .. . .
12-vo lt sockets ... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Storage ................. .. .. ... .
Roof rack ............... .. .. .. . .
L uggage compartment ........... .
Pass-through with ski sack ... .. ... .
so
so
51
53
54
56
56
56
57
59
6 1
63
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . 65 Four-zone
automatic climate control .
Steering wheel heating ........... . 67
69
On the road
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 71
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 74
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
8 2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 84
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 91
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 100
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 101
Night vision assistant with detected
pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 105
multitronic ®, S tronic ®, tiptronic . . . . . 105
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

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Door handle
Audi side assist display
Power locking sw itches
Memory function buttons .. .. .
Aud i side assist button ...... .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for:
- T urn signal and high beam
- Audi act ive lane assist . .. .. .
@ Mu ltifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons ... ..... ....... ... .. .
- Audio/video , telephone, navi­
gation and voice recognition
buttons
- Steering wheel heating . ... .
- Shift padd les (automatic
transmission) ..... ... ... . .
® Instrument cluster ......... .
@ Head-up Display ........... .
@ Windshield washer system
lever ..................... .
@ Buttons for:
- MMI display
- Reset bu tton for tr ip odome-
te r .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ............... .
~ Knee airbag ........... .. .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechan ical .......... .. .. .
- electrical .... .. ..... ... .. .
@ Leve r for:
- Cru ise control system ... .. .
- Adaptive cruise contro l .. .. .
@ Button for sw itch ing the Head­
up Disp lay on/off, adjusting the
h eight .. ............. .. .. .
@ Instrument illumination ... .. .
@ Eng ine hood release ........ . 94
36
54
94
43 91
149 23
69
109 11
28
46
2 7
74
16 2
70
70
79
82
28
44
225
In strument s and control s 9
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II)
@ Light switch ... .. . .. .... ... .
@ Buttons for :
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assistant .... .. .
- Rear fog lights .. .. .. ..... .
@ Rear lid switch ............. .
~ Power exterior m irror adjust- 29
41
41
101 41
37
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
@ Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
@ MMI display
@ Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . 42
@ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . 58
@) Front passenger's airbag . . . . . 149
@ Valet parking feature . . . . . . . . 39
@ Drives (MMI)
@ Buttons/Indicator lights fo r
- Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . 76
- Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG OF F . . . . 1S8
- Rear w indow powe r sun shade 4S
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
t rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4
@ Climate controls, depending on
vehicle equipment:
- Three-zone cl imate control . . 6S
- F our-zone automatic climate
cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
@ Storage compartment or ash-
t ray wit h cigarette lighter . . . . . S6, 56
@ I ST ART ENGINE STOPI button 71
@ MM I controls
@ 12-volt socket, (upho lder 56, 57
@ E lectromechanical parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
@ Selector lever (a utomatic trans-
mission) 105
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment or fea tures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional eq uipment depending
on your model. Always ask your
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12 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
-Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yourself . Let the engine
cool off first until you can no longer see
o r hear steam or coo lant escaping.
@ Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories
i n front of the a ir inlets reduces the cool­
i ng effect of the rad iator . At h igh outside
temperatures or high eng ine load, the
engine could overheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to
proper ly distribute the cooling air when
t h e ve hicle is moving.
If the spoiler is
dam aged, th is co uld red uce the cooling
effect and the engine co uld then over­
heat . Ask your authorized Audi dea ler for
assistance .
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes).
If engine RP M drops be low 1,500, yo u should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red a rea
at the end of the sca le indicates maximum
perm iss ib le engine RPM after the break-in pe­
riod. Before reaching this area, move these­
lector lever to position D/S (Drive) or ease
your foot off the accelerator pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should on ly br iefly
be in the red zone: you could damage your
engine! The beginn ing of the red zone var­
ies depending on the engine .
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge only works when the ignition is
on .
If the fuel level d rops below 2 . 6 ga llons (10 liters), the bottom LED turns red and the
indicator light
Em turns on ¢ page 21. T
he
bottom LED blinks red when the fuel level is
very low.
T he possible range based on the current fuel
level is shown in tab@<=>
fig. 4.
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry. An ir ­
r egular supply of f uel can cause engine
misfiring and fuel could enter the ex haust
system . The catalytic converter could then
overheat and be damaged.
Warning/indicator lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate funct ions or
malfunc tions <=>,& .
Messages may appear with some indicato r
lights. A warning signal will sound at the
same t ime. The indicator lights and messages
in the center of the displays may be rep laced
by other d isplays . To show them again, select
the tab for ind icator lights and messages us­
i ng the multifunction steering wheel
Q page 23. If t here are several malfunc­
t ions, you can display them one at a time us­
ing the thumbwheel.
Some indicato rs lights in the d isplay can turn
on in severa l co lors.
A WARNING
- F ailure to heed w arning l igh ts and other
important vehicle in forma tion may res ult
in ser io us personal inj ury or vehicle dam­
age .
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair, move the vehicle a safe d istance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher<=>
page 42.
-The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Before you chec k anything in the engine

24 In str um ents a nd warning /indic ato r li ghts
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Tab
3
4
5
6
®
Cont ent
Night vision assistant*¢ page 101
Telephone*
Navigation*
The second and thi rd tabs are only visib le if at
least one indicator light or message is shown
or if that system is switched on.
The status line © is located in the bottom
part of the display¢
fig. 4. It displays the ex­
terior temper ature, time, selector leve r pos i­
tion, trip odometer and odometer .
For some veh icle functions, you can access the
tr ip informat ion from the temporary memory
¢
page 25 in the line @ ¢ fig. 5 .
.&_ WARNING
-Never rely exclusively on the outside
temperature display to determine if a road surface is icy or not. Keep in mind
that road surfaces, especially bridges and overpasses, could be ice covered and
slippery even at an outside temperature
above 41
°F (+5 °().
- Always remember, even if the "snow­
flake" symbol (ice warn ing) does not ap­
pear in the display, black ice could be on
the road .
-Always reduce your speed and drive with special care in cold weather conditions
when the chance of encountering icy road su rfaces increases.
@ Tips
-At temperatures below 14 °F (+ S 0
() a
snowflake symbol appears ahead of the
temperature disp lay.
It is intended to re­
mind the dr iver to pay spec ial attention
to
i ce on th e road ¢ ,&. . If the veh icle is
stationary, or if you are driving at a very
l ow speed, the temperature shown in the
display might be slight ly higher than the
actual outside temperature. This is caused by the heat being radiated from
the engine .
- You can select the units used for temper­
ature, speed and other measurements in
the MMI.
- For information on the audio/video and
navigation* functions, refer to the sepa­
rate MMI owner's manua l.
Operation
The driver information system is operated us­
ing the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.
F ig . 6 Multifunction steering wheel: operating the driv ·
er informat ion system
Fig. 7 Driver information system: opening the vehicle
functions menu
O pera tin g con cept
.,. Switch the ignition on.
.,. To switch between the tabs, press the rock­
er switch @to the left or right¢
fig. 6.
.,. To access additional information below or
above, rotate the thumbwheel @down or
up .
.,. To confirm a select ion, press the thumb­
wheel @.
.,. Press the~ button @ to open a submenu
for an active tab. ..,.

Instruments and warning/indicator lights 25
~ Press the button @ to access a func tion fo r
t h e p rog rammable stee ring w heel button* .
Accessing Vehicle functions
~ Select t he fi rs t t ab wi th the roc ker switch
(D .
~ Press the button ~ @. T he Vehicle func­
tion s
menu appears ¢ fig. 7.
~ To select a men u item, turn a nd p ress the
t hu mbwheel @.
Resetting values to zero
~ Select t he on-board computer / Efficien cy
program
men u it em in the Vehicle func­
tion s
menu.
~ You can now select between the long-te rm
memo ry and short-te rm memory .
~ To reset the va lues in a memory, press and
hold the thumbwhee l@ for one second.
Assigning a function to the
programmable steering wheel button*
~ Se lect : ICAR lf u nct ion button> ( Car) * sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings >
Steering wheel button .
The last function se lected displays when you
switch the ignition o n.
On-board computer
You ca n call u p the following informa tion in
the on-board computer:
- D ate
- Driv ing time (h) from the s ho rt- term memo-
r y
- Ave rag e co nsump tion in
MP G (l/ 100 km)
from the s ho rt -term me mory
- Ave rag e spe ed in mph (km/h) from the
sho rt-term memo ry
- Distance driven in m iles (km) from the
sho rt-term me mory
- Cu rrent fuel consumption in
M PG (l/100
km)
- Sho rt-term memo ry overview
- Long-term memo ry overview
The sho rt-t erm memo ry co llec ts dr iving info r­
mat io n from the time the ignition is switched
on until it is switched off. If yo u continue dr iv - ing within
two ho urs a fter switch ing the ign i­
tion off, the new values are incl uded when cal­
c ul ating the c urrent t rip informati on.
Unlik e the s ho rt-t erm memory, t he lo n g- term
memo ry is not erase d automatically. Yo u can
select t he time pe riod for evaluating trip in­
format ion y ourse lf.
F o r so me vehicle f uncti ons, you can a ccess t he
trip informa tion from t he tem porary memory
in the line CD¢ fig .
5.
The current fue l consumption can be d is­
played using a bar ¢ fig.
10 . The a verage c on­
s u mption (mpg) store d in the sho rt-term
memo ry is a lso displayed . E lectr ica l ene rgy
can be sto red in the battery when the vehicle
is coast ing or d riving downhill (recupe rat ion) .
The bar will move toward
D .
Efficiency program
The efficiency program ca n he lp you to use
l ess fue l. It evaluates drivin g info rmation in
reference to f uel consumption and sh ows oth­
er equipment influencing consumption as well
as shift recomme ndat ions . ¢
page 26. Fu el
economy messages
c> page 26 prov ide t ips
fo r eff ic ient driving . The efficiency program
uses d istance and cons umption data from t rip
c ompu ter
1.
To d isp lay the eff ic iency p rogram, call up Ve­
hicle function s
and select the menu opt io n
Efficiency program . If the data are del eted in
th e eff icie ncy prog ram, those values a re a lso
r e set in t rip comp ute r.
(D Tips
-All stor ed values will be lost if t he vehi­
cl e bat tery is disc onnec ted.
- Fu el co nsump tions (average and cu r­
re nt) , r ange and speed a re disp laye d in
m etric units on Cana dian mod els.

26 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Other equipment
Fig. 8 Tri p comp uter : other eq uipment
Requirement : The efficiency program must be
displayed
c:;, page 25.
.. Turn the thumbwhee l until the other equip-
ment appears in the disp lay.
Other equipment that is currently affecting
fuel consumption is listed in the efficiency
program. The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @. T he equipment using
the most fuel is listed first. If more than three items using fue l are switched on, the equip­
ment that is currently usi ng the most fuel is
d isplayed .
A scale @ also shows the current total con­
sumpt ion of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
Fig. 9 D isp lay: exa mple of a fue l eco nomy message
Fu el economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con­
ditions . If you follow these fuel economy mes­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati­
cally and are only displayed in the effic iency
program . The fuel economy messages turn
off
automatically after a certain period of time. ..
To turn an economy message
off immedi ­
ately after it appears, press any button on
the mult ifunction steering wheel.
(D Tips
- Once you have turned a fuel economy
message
off, it will on ly appear again af­
ter you turn the ignition on again.
- Th e fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in­
tervals over a period of time.
Cylinder on demand System
Applies to vehicles: wit h 4.0 TFS! eng ine
F ig . 10 Instrume nt clust er: fue l cons ump tion
T o save fuel, the engine automatically turns
four cy linders on or
off , depending on the
amount of power needed. This action is not
felt by the passengers.
Displaying cylinder mode
Requirement: the on-board computer is dis­
played
c:;, page 25.
"" Tur n the thumbwheel unt il the current fuel
consumption display is shown in the instru­
ment cluster. If the green bar is displayed,
you are driving in 4-cylinder mode.
Basic requirements for 4-cylinder mode
4-cylinder drive mode is used automatica lly if
certain basic requirements are fulfilled. These
i nclude :
- A low power output requirement .
- Driving in third gear or higher .
- Engine speed between 960 and 3 ,500 RPM.
- A warm engine.

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*
Opening and closing 31
- 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.

Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the
Automatic headlights menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if
the headlights switch on
Early, Med . or Late
according to the sensitivity of the ligh t sensor.
Audi adaptive light* -You can switch adaptive
light
On and Off.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the dayt ime run­
n ing lights
on and off .
Canada models :
The function cannot be
turned off . It is activated automatically each
time the ignition is switched on. This menu
item is shown "greyed out" .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you switch the
ignition off and open the driver's door. To turn
the function on, select
Lights when leaving
car > On .
The leaving home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you un lock the
vehicle. To turn the funct ion on, select
Lights
when unlocking car > On .
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light
switch is in the
AUTO position.
Clear vision 43
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever on the left side of the steering col­
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the headlight flash­
er.
Fig. 35 Tu rn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the
following functions:
Turn signals ¢ 9 ©@
.. 0 .... ~
.,. Push the leve r up as far as it can go to turn
on the right turn signa l or down to turn on
the left tu rn s ignal ¢
fig. 35.
... Move the lever briefly until you meet resist­
ance and re lease it to flash three times.
.,. Move the lever (up or down) until you meet
resistance and hold it there to determine
the flashing time for the turn signals.
High beam ~D @
... Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam .
.,. Pull the lever back towards you to sw itch
off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher ~D ©
... Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to
use the headlight flasher.
Notes on these features
-The turn signals on ly work w ith the ignition
sw itched on. The indicator l ights
B or Bin
the instrument cluster¢ page 12 also blink.
-After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
n al switches
off automatically.
- The
high beam works only when the head-
lights are on. The indicator light
El in the .,.