2014 AUDI A6 engine oil

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 283
@ 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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-Always make sure the transm ission se­
lector lever (automatic transmiss ion) is
in P (Park position) and the park brake is
applied.
@) For the sake of the environment
- Changing the eng ine settings w ill ad­
versely affect em ission levels. This is det­
rimental to the environment and increas­
es fuel consumption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula­
tions when d isposing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batter ies or worn out t ires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and preten­
s ioners might be classified as Perchlo­
rate Material -specia l hand ling may ap­
ply, see www.dts c.ca .gov/hazardous­
waste/perch lorate. When the veh icle or
parts of the restraint system includ ing
airbag modules safety belts wit h preten­
sioners are scrapped, all applicable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
a uthorized Audi dea ler is familiar w ith
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dea ler perform this
serv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be­
fore purchasing accessories.
Your veh icle incorporates the latest safety de­
sig n featu res ensu ring a high standard of ac ­
tive and passive safety.
This safety could be compromised by non-ap­ proved changes to the veh icle. For this reason,
if parts have to be replaced, please observe
the following points when install ing addition­
a l accessories:
Con sumer In formation 285
Approved Audi accesso ries and genuine Audi
parts are available from authorized Audi deal­
ers.
T hese dea lers a lso have the necessary facili­
ties, tools and trained specialists to install the
parts and accessories proper ly.
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non­
approved accessories can cause damage to
the vehicle and serious persona l injury.
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and genu ine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specially designed to be used on your ve­
hicle .
- Never install accessories such as tele­
phone cradles or beverage holders on air­
bag covers or within the airbag deploy­
ment zones . Do ing so will increase the
risk of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ~
page 224.
(D Note
-If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not
performed accord ing to spe cified meth­
ods, this can result in severe damage to
yo ur vehicle's engine and body (such as
corrosion) and adversely affect your vehi ­
cle's warranty .
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ich occurs due to failure
to comply with these stipulations.
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288 Index
A
Accessories ....... ......... ... .... . 285
Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . 94
C leaning the camera area .. .. .. .. .. . 211
Description .............. .. .. .... .. 93
I nstrument cluster indicator light . . . . . 94
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Notes on instrument cluster display . . . . 94
Setting the steering wheel vibration . . . . 95
AC (automatic climate control) . .. .. .. .. 70
AC (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Adaptive air suspension/sport . ... .. .. . 100
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
C leaning the senso r ....... .. .. .... . 211
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 89
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adapt ive Light (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 23
AdBlue .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 220
Filling . .. .. ............... .. .... . 222
Messages in the instrument cluster dis-
play ... .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 22 1
Adding Engine coolant ........... .. .. .. .. . 232
Engine oil ................. .. .... . 229
Windshield washer fluid . ...... .. .. . 238
Additives Engine oil ............... .. .. .... . 229
Adjusting Air distribution (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
air distribution (climate control) ... .. .. 68
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Instrument illumination ..... .. .... .. 46
Steering column electrically .. .. .... .. 73
Steering column manually ... .. .. .. . . 73
Temperature (automat ic climate control) 71
Temperature (climate control) .... .. .. 68
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 168
Advanced Airbag System ... .. .. .... . 151
Advanced Airbag System components . 155
Care ..... .. ................ ... ... 163
Children ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 175
Ch ild restraints ........... .. .. .. .. . 175
Components (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 155 Danger of fitting a chi
ld seat on the front
passenger seat ... ................ . 149
Disposa l .. .. .. .. ................ . 163
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151, 153
How do the front airbags work? .. .... 157
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? ...... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. 155
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ......... .. .. 157
Important safety instructions on the
knee airbag system ................ 166
Important things to know ....... .. .. 147
Knee airbags ..... ................ . 164
Monitoring .... .. ............. .... 159
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .... 160
Repairs ... .... .. ............. .... 163
Safety instructions ................. 162
S ide airbags ... .. ....... ...... .. .. 167
S ide curtain airbags ... ...... ... .. .. 170
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 19
Warning/Indicator lights ....... .. .. 159
When must the system be inspected? 159
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle
Alcantara 278
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 213
All-wheel drive .... ................ . 198
Winter tires ..... ................ . 255
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ambience lighting .............. .... . 46
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant ............ . 231
Anti-lock braking system ............. 194
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . 19, 20
Anti-slip regulation ............. .. .. 194
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobilizer ............... 33
Ashtray .... .... ................... . 58
Audi braking guard
refer to brak ing guard ............. .. 84
Audi drive select
refer to drive select ............ .... 100
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
tu re .............................. 283

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Changing engine oil
Check ing 230
E ng ine coolan t leve l ....... .... .... . 23 2
T ire pre ssure .......... .... ... .. .. . 24 6
C hi ld restra ints
Danger of us ing child restra ints in the
front s eat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Where can I get add it ional information
about child restra ints and thei r use? . . 19 1
Ch ild restra int system anchors ... .. .. . 187
C hild safety .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 173
Convertible locking retractor .... .. ... 184
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
Important things to know when dr iving
with chi ldren ............. ... .. ... 173
Tether anchors ................ .... 190
Tether straps ..................... 190
C hi ld safety lock
Rear doors ... ........... .... .... .. 40
C hild safety seats ....... ... .. .. .... . 179
Booster seats .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 182
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 184
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ............. .... 177
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
I nstall ing .. ................ ... ... 184
I nstall ing a chi ld res traint using the
L A T C H sys tem ............ .. .. .... . 189
L A T CH sys tem .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 189
Lower ancho rages ..... ... .. .. .... . 188
M ounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 189
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . 179
Cigarette lig hte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
C lean ing .......................... 210
Climate control
A ir vents ..... ........... .. .. .... .. 69
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Climate control system Supp lementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Climate control (four-zone)
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Climate control (three -zone)
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Clock .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Closing Slid ing/tilting s unroof .......... .... . 41
Co ld tire inflation pressure ........ .... 244
Coming home ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 45
Compact spa re tire ................. . 262
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compliance . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 286
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 136, 283
Consumption (fuel) . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 25
Contacting NHTSA ................. . 136
Controls Cleaning ...... .. ............. .... 212
Convenience key ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 36
Starting the engine .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 74
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP b utton) ...................... 75
Switching the ignition on ............ 74
Unlocking and locking vehicle .. ..... .. 36
Co nvertib le child safety seats ... .. .. .. 180
Co nvertib le locking retractor
A ctivat ing . .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. 186
Deact ivat ing ..... ............. .... 186
U sing to secure a child sa fety seat 1B4, 18 6
Coolant
r e fer to E ng ine coolant .......... ... 231
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 70
Cooling mode (cl imate control) . . . . . . . . . 68
Cruise cont ro l
Changi ng speed .. ................ .. 83
Presett ing you r speed .......... .. .. . 83
Swi tching off .. .. ............. .. ... 83
Swi tch ing on ..... ............... .. . 82
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 24
( u pholder .......................... 59
C u rve light ......................... 100
Cylinder on demand System ........... 27
D
Data recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Date d isp lay .... .. ... .......... .... . 28
Daytime runn ing lights . ... .... ... .. .. . 43
Declarat io n of compliance
Adaptive c ruise control ............. 286
Audi s ide ass ist .. ... .......... .... 286
Cell phone pack age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 6

292 Index
Starting with j umper cab les . ....... . 274
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
E ng ine compartment ....... .... .... . 226
C lo sing the hood ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 225
Opening the hood ........ .. .. .... . 224
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .... . 224
Working in the engine compartment .. 224
E ng ine coolant .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 23 1
Adding co ol ant ........... .. .. .... . 23 2
Che ckin g the eng ine coolan t leve l .. ... 232
E xpansion tan k ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 23 2
M alfunctio n symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Radiato r fan . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 233
Temperature ga uge ....... .. .. .. .. . . 11
E ng ine oi l ..... ........... .... .... . 226
Adding .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 229
Addit ives ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 229
C hanging . .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 230
Check ing the eng ine o il level .. .. .... . 229
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra check ing .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. . 229
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
O il consumption ........... ... .. .. . 228
O il g rades .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 226
Pr ess ure mal function ...... .. .. .. .. . . 18
Recommended oil check in tervals .... . 229
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specification and viscos ity . ... .. .. .. . 226
E ng ine sound ............. .. .. .... . 100
Eng ine speed limitat ion ..... .. .. .... .. 22
E ng ine start -stop mode
refer to Start -Stop -System ... ... ... .. 81
E ng ine start system (ind icator lights) .... 18
Environment Break- in period ........... .. .. .. .. . 201
Cata lytic conve rter .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 202
Diese l partic ulate fil ter ..... ... .. ... 202
Di sposing of you r vehicle batte ry .. .. . 238
Dr iving a t high speeds ... .. .. .. .. .. . 20 4
D riving to m inim ize pollu tion and no ise 203
Fu el . .... .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 2 18
Fu el economy .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 203
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 224
Lett ing the vehicle stand and warm up . 204
Proper disposal of dra ined brake f luid . 234 Proper disposal of d
rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 232
Proper d isposal of d rained eng ine
o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 230
Recycling used engine oil ........ .... 229
U nleaded fuel .. .. ................ . 215
What s hou ld I do w ith an o ld battery? . 238
Event Data Recorde r (EDR) ..... ... .. .. 194
E xhaus t tai l pipes
C leaning .. .. .. . .............. .. .. 211
Expansion tank .. .. .......... ...... . 232
Exterior lighting ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 43
E xte rior mi rrors
Adjus ting . .... .. .. ........... .... . 50
D imming . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 51
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
E xterior tempera ture display ........... 24
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Co nvertib le child safety seats ........ 180
I n fan t seats ... .. ............. .... 179
Floor mats .. .... .. ............. .... 133
F oot peda ls ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 133
Fo r the sake of the environment
Gasoli ne fumes and the env ironme nt .. 218
Red ucing engine noise by early upshift -
i ng ....... .. .. .. .. ............... . 11
Ref ueling ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 218
Saving f uel by early ups hifting ... .. .. . 11
Fo ur- zone automatic climate control . .. . 70
Front a irbags
Descrip tion .... ... ................ 151
How they work . .. .......... ...... . 157
Frontal col lisions and the laws of p hysics 139
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjus ting . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 130
C hild rest rain ts in the front seat . ... .. 149
Fuel Additives ...... .. ..... ........... . 215
B len ded gaso line .............. .... 215
Cur rent co nsumption ........... .... . 25
E conomy messages (e fficiency p rogram) 2 7
Fuel fi lle r flap emergency release ... .. 220
Fuel fi lle r neck ... .. .... .... ... .. .. 217
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Night vision assistant .... ... .. .. .. .. . 103
C leaning camera lenses . ... .. .. .. .. . 211
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) cata lytic conve rter
refer to Ad Blue ........... .. .. .. ... 220
Number of seats .. .. .... .... . .. .. .. . 138
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Occupant seating positions
129
Octane rating ............. .... .. .. . 215
Odometer ..... ................ .... . 27
O FF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 70
O FF ( clima te control) ....... .. .. .. .. .. 68
O il
refer to Engine oil ......... ... ... .. 226
On-board compute r ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 25
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data L ink Connector (DLC) .. .. .. .. .. .. 30
E lectron ic speed lim ite r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
M alfunct ion Indica tor Lamp (M IL) ... .. 30
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 24
Opening Hood .... .. ................. .. ... 224
Powe r windows .......... .... .. .. .. 40
Sliding/tilting sunroof ........ .... ... 41
Operate you r vehicle economica lly and
minim ize po llution ......... .. .. .. .. . 203
Othe r equipmen t (eff ic iency p rog ram) . .. 26
Outlet .. .. .. .... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. 58
p
Paint damage
212
P aint No . .. .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 280
Park ing . .. ... ......... ...... .... ... 78
Automatic t ransmission ... .. .. .. .. . 109
Valet park ing ............ .. .. .. .. .. 41
Park ing brake ............. .... .. .. .. 77
also refer to Electromechanical park ing
brake .. .. ... ............. ... ... ... 77
Park ing system
Ad justing the disp lay/warning tone .. . 124
C leaning sensors/camera lenses . .. .. . 211
C leaning the rear view camera .. .. .. . 116
Malfunct io n .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 125
Par king system plus .......... .... .. 115
P eriphe ra l came ras .... ... .. .. .. .. . 119
Rear view camera ......... .. .. .. .. . 116
Inde x 295
Trai le r hitch ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 125
o/sorefertoPa rkingsystems . .. 115,116
Pa rking systems . .. ................. 11 4
Particle f ilter
refer to Diese l part icu late filter .. .. .. . 22
Pa rts replacement ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 285
Pass-through w ith sk i sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ...... .. 160
P a ssenger protect ion ............ .... 192
Passive safety system ... .. ...... .... . 128
Pedals ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 133
Physical p rinciples of a frontal collision 139
Plastic parts Cleaning ........ .. ............... 212
Polishing ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 212
Pollen filter
refer to P oll utant fil ter ........... .. . 67
Pollutant f ilter .. .. .... ......... .. .. . 67
Power locking system .. .. .. ..... ... .. . 34
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from in-
s ide .......... .. .. ................ 37
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Se lective unlock feature ........ .. .. . 35
Settings ........ .. ................ 35
U nlocking and locking vehicle ....... .. 35
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power steer ing
refer to Ele ct ro -mechanical power as -
sist . ... .. .. .... ... . ... ..... ... .. 198
Power w indows .. .. ............. .. .. . 40
m alfu nction . .. .... ... .......... .. . 41
P regnant women
Spec ia l considerations when wear ing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
pre sense ... .... .. .. . .............. 192
P reventative passenge r protection . .. .. 192
Programming the Homeli nk unive rsal re -
mote control .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 126
Proper occupant seating positions ... .. 129
P roper s afety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Proper seating position Front passenger .................. . 130
Occupan ts . .. .. .... .. ........ ..... 129
Rea r passengers .. ............. .... 131
Protecting .. .. .. .. ................. 212
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