2014 AUDI A6 warning lights

Safety instructions Engin e compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. . 224
for side curtain a irbags . ... .. .. .. .. . 171
for using chi ld safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 177
for using safety be lts ...... .. .. .. .. . 141
Mo nitor ing the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 162
Safety systems Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 19
Sea t adjustment
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 132
Safety guide lines .......... ... ... ... 52
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them
138
Seat cove rs
C le a ning . .. ............. .... .. .. . 213
Seat heat ing/vent ilation (automatic cli -
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seating posi tion
D river ... .. ................. .. ... 129
Fr ont passenge r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. ... 130
Incorrect seat position ..... .. .. .. .. . 132
Occupants .. ............. .... .. .. . 129
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S6
Seats Comfo rt seat side view .... .. .. .. .. .. 57
Seat symmet ry ........... .. .. .. .... 57
Seats (number) . .... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 138
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Bl ue . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 220
S elect ive un lock fea ture ..... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selector lever ............. .... .. .. . 107
Selecto r lever emergency release 1 13
Service and disposal Safety belt p retens io ner ... .. .. .. .. . 14 5
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Shift but tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Ship (transporti ng your ve hicle) . .. ... .. 278
Shutting down veh icle ... ... .. .. .. .. . 203
Inde x 297
Side a irbags
Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 167
How they wor k ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 168
s ide ass is t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjus ting the brightness ........ .... . 98
Senso r range .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 97
Side assist Activati ng a nd dea ct ivat ing ...... .. .. . 98
Cleaning the senso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Side curtain a irbags ............. .. .. 170
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
How they work . .. .. ..... .......... 171
Safety instr uctions ............. .. .. 171
Side marker lights .................. . 43
Ski sac k .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 65
Slid ing/tilt ing s unroof
E mergency clos ing ................ .. 42
Open ing and closing ............... . 41
Snow cha ins .. .. .. ................. 256
Socket ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 59
Sources of information abo ut child re-
stra ints and their use . .... .... ... .. .. 191
Space-saving spare tire ............... 262
Spare t ire ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 2 62
Speed limi ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Speed ra ti ng le tter code .......... .... 252
Speed warning system ............... . 82
Sport d iffe ren tial .. .. . ... .... ... .. .. 100
Indicator light ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 23
Star button . .. .. .. ............... .. . 25
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Engine does not switched off ... ... .. . 80
En gine sta rts automat ically ........ .. 80
Ind icator lights .................. .. 80
Messages . .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 81
Star ting/stopp ing t he e ngine .... .. .. . 80
swi tching off/on .. ................. . 81
START ENGI NE S TOP button ........... 74
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Star ting off w ith a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start ing the engine ............. .... . 74
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Steering
Electrically adjustable steering whee l 73
Manually ad justab le steer ing whee l .. . . 73
also refer to E lectro-mechanical power
assis t ... .... ............. .. .... . 198
Steering whee l
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steer ing whee l heating .... .. .. .. .. . . 72
S teer ing whee l co lumn
Adjusting e lectr ica lly . .... ... .. .. ... . 73
Adjusting manually .. ... .. .. .... .. . . 73
Steer ing whee l w ith t ipt ronic . .. .. .. .. . 111
Steps for determining correct load lim it . 249
Stopping the engine ..... ... .. .. .... .. 75
Storage ... .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 59
S tronic transmission Launch Contro l Program ... .. .. .. .. . 112
S t ron ic (automatic t ransm ission) . .... . 107
Sunroof ... .. ................ ... ... . 41
Sun shade Rear window ............... .. .... .. 4 7
Side doors ............... .. .. .... .. 47
Sun visors ... ... ... ...... .... ..... .. 47
Symbols
refer to Warning/ind icator lights .. .... 12
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 24
Tail lights Clean ing ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 211
TD ! clean d iese l
refer to Ad Blue ........... .. .. .. .. . 220
Technical data ................ ... ... 280
Tec hnical modifications ... .. .. .. .... . 286
Temperatu re d isplay ........ .. .. .. .. .. 24
Tether anchors ............ .. .. .. .. . 190
Tether strap .. .... ..... ... .. .. .... . 190
Textiles Cleaning . .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 213
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . .. .. .. ............... .. .... . 201
Three-zone climate control . ... .. .. ... . 68
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 , 135
Tips for the env ironment
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 t
iptron ic (automatic t ransmission) 107, 111
Tire pressure ...... ................ . 246
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. .. 258
Loss of air pressure ............ .... 259
Malfunction . .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 259
Resetting t ire pressures .... ...... ... 260
Tires .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 240
Service life .... .. ............. .... 250
Speed rating let ter code ...... .. .. .. 252
Tire manufacturing date ........ .. .. 252
Tire specif ications .......... ...... . 252
Tread depth . .. .. .......... ...... . 250
Un iform tire quality grading ..... .. .. 254
Winter tires . .. .. .. ........... .. .. 255
Tires and veh icle load limits ....... .. .. 248
Tires and wheels Checking tire pressure .. ... ... .. .. .. 246
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .... 244
Dimens ions .... .. ............. .... 251
General notes .. .. ............. .... 240
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy . .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. 241
Low aspect ratio tires .. ...... ... .. .. 257
New t ires and whee ls ............. .. 251
Replac ing . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 252
Snow cha ins ... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 256
Tires and vehicle load limits ... ... . .. 248
Whee l bolts ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 257
Winte r tires ... .. ............. .... 255
T ire service life .. .. ............. .... 250
Too ls .. ..... ... .. ..... ........... . 262
T orn or frayed safety belts ... ... .. .. .. 141
T owing
T ow t ruck p rocedu res ........... .... 276
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 259
Trai ler towing ..... ... .. ..... .... . .. 206
Operating instr uctions ........ .. .. .. 206
Parking system . .. ... .......... .. .. 125
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Tra iler tow ing tips .......... ...... . 208
T rai n (transporting your vehicle) ... .. .. 278
T ransmission .. .. .. ... .......... .... 10 7
Transmission malfunction ( indicator
li ght) .. ... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... ..
112
Transpo rt Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
T ranspo rting your vehicle ....... .. .. .. 278

Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) . ... .. .. .. . 250
Trip odometer .................. .... . 27
What does it mean whe n DEF appears in
the trip odometer d isp lay? . .. .. .. .. .. 27
T runk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 63
Trunk escape hand le ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 26 1
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
T urn signa ls .. .................. .... . 45
War ning/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. .. 24
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Un fasten ing sa fety be lts 143
Unidirectiona l tires . ..... ... .. .. .. ... 240
Uniform t ire quality grading ..... . ... . 254
Unlock ing
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Remote control ....... ... ...... .. .. 35
Using the key ............... .... ... 37
V
Va let park ing . .... ......... .... .. .. .. 41
Vanity mirrors . ..... .. .... ... .. .. .... 47
Vehicle care/cleaning . ........... .. .. .. .. . 210
Vehicle electrical system .... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 280
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) .... 280
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262, 266
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shutt-down ......... .. .. .. .. . 203
Vehicle transport ....... ... .. .. .. .. . 278
Vent ilation .................. .... ... 67
Viny l
C leaning . .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 213
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Warn ing/ indicator lights .... .. .. .. .. .. 12
A irbag system ........... .... .. .. .. 19
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) .. .. .. .. 20
Brake system .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 15
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Elect romechanica l park ing brake ...... 1 6
E lect ronic power co ntro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Inde x 299
Electronic Stabilizat ion Cont ro l (ESC) . .. 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
G low p lug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. . 21
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
T urn signals ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 24
Warning/I ndicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 160
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ........... 160
Warranty coverages .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 283
Washe r reservo ir ... ...... .......... 238
Wear indicator .. .. ................. 250
Weights .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 280
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 142
What happens to unbe lted occupants? . . 139
Wha t impai rs d riving safety? ...... .. .. 129
What should I do after changing a
whee l? ........ ... .. ............... 247
What shou ld I do after replacing whee ls? 247
Whee l bolts
T o rque .. .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 257
Wheels ...... .. .... .......... ..... 240
Checking t ire p ressure ......... .... . 246
Cleaning ........ .. ............... 211
Co ld tire inflatio n pressure ...... .. .. 244
General notes .. .. .... ........... .. 240
G loss ary of tire and loading term inolo -
gy .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 241
New ti res and wheels . .. ..... ... .. .. 251
Tires and veh icle load limits ....... .. 248
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 141
When must the a irbag system be inspect-
ed? ........... ... .. ............... 159
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 247
When should I che ck t he ti re p ressu res?. 24 7
Where are lower anchorages located? . .. 188
Where can I find the t ire press ures fo r my
ca r? .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 246
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 139
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . ...... ... .. .. 212
defrosting (automatic climate control) . 71
defros ting (cl imate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
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