2014 AUDI A6 octane

Fuel supply and filling
your f uel tank
Gasoline
Fuel supply
Appl ies to vehicles: with gasoline e ngin e
Using the right fuel helps keep the environ ­
men t clean and preven ts engine damage.
Fuel recommendation
The fuel recomme nded fo r yo ur vehicle is un­
leaded premium
g rade gasolin e. A udi recom­
mends using TO P TIE R D etergent Gaso line
w it h a mi nimum oc tane ra ting o f 91 A KI (9 5
RON ). For more inform ation on TOP TIER De­
t ergent Gasoline, please go to the off ici al
websi te (www .toptie rgas .com) .
T he recommended gasoline octane rating for
your eng ine can also be fo und o n a label loc at­
e d on the ins ide of the fuel filler flap . This ra t­
i ng may be specified as AK I or RO N.
Your veh icle may also be operated using un­
l e ad ed regular g asoline with a min imum o c­
tane rating of 87 AKI/91 RO N. However, using
87 AK I/91 RO N octa ne fue l w ill sli ght ly re ­
d uce eng ine perfo rmance .
Use unleaded ga soline only . Unleaded g aso­
line is available th rougho ut the USA, Ca na da,
an d in most E uropean cou ntries . We recom ­
mend that you do not ta ke yo ur vehicle to
areas or countries where unleaded gasoline
may not be ava ilable.
F or mo re informat io n on refue ling your ve hi­
cle, see
q page 217.
Octane rating
Octa ne rating ind icates a gaso line's ability to
r es ist engine d amag ing "kno ck" cau sed b y
p remature ign ition and detona tion. There fore,
buy ing the correct grade of gaso line is very
importa nt to he lp prevent possible engine
damage and a loss of engine performance.
Gasoline mos t common ly used in the Unite d
States an d Canada has the following octane
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ra tings that can usu a lly be found on the fi ller
p ump :
- Premium Grad e: 9 1 -96 A KI
- Regular Grade: 87 - 90 AKI Explanation of the abbreviations:
AKI = Anti K nock In d ex = (R+M )/2 = (RO N
+MON )/2
RON= Resea rch O ctane Num ber
MO N= M otor Octane Number .
(D Note
-Do not use a ny fue l w ith octane rat ings
lower than 87 A KI or 9 1 RO N othe rwise
ex pensiv e engi ne damage w ill occur.
- Do
not use leaded gasoline . The use of
leaded gasoline w ill severely damage
yo ur v ehicl e's cata lytic conve rter a nd its
abi lity to co ntrol ex haust em issio ns.
Blended gasoline
Applies to vehicles: with gasoline engine
Use of gasoline containing alcohol or
MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether)
You may use unlea ded gasoline blen ded wi th
alcohol o r M TB E (commonly referred to as
oxygenates) if the blende d mixture meets the
f o llow ing criteria:
Blend of gasoline methanol (wood alcohol or
methyl alcohol)
- Anti -k n ock index mus t be 87 A KI or higher.
- Blend must contain no mor e than 3% meth-
anol.
- Blend must contain more than 2% co-sol -
vents .
Blend of gasoline and ethanol (grain alcohol
or ethyl alcohol)
- Anti -knoc k index must be 87 AKI or h igher.
- Blend must not co nta in mo re tha n 10 %
ethanol.
Blend of ga soline and MTBE
- Anti-knock index must be 87 AKI or high er. ..,.
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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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Gasoline ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 215
Gasoline additives ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 2 16
L ow fuel level symbo l .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 22
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 215
Recommendation ......... .. .. .. .. . 215
Refue lling .. ................ ... ... 218
Reserve . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 28 1
Fuses Assig nment ............. .... .. ... 270
Replacing ............ ...... .... .. 270
G
Garage door opener (Homel ink) .. .. .. . 126
Garment hoo ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps ........... .... .. 273
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. .. .. .. 11
F uel gauge . .. .. ......... .. .. .. .... 12
Speedometer ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 27
Tac hometer .. ........ ...... ... ... . 12
Trip odometer ........ .... ... ... ... 27
Gene ral illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
G ene ra to r (wa rn ing/ indic ator lights) .. .. 17
Glossary of t ire and load ing termi no logy 241
Glove com partment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . 60
G low plug system
Indicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 280
H
Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
H eadlights
C leaning ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 211
C leaning system ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 48
Defective . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 23
Headlig ht range contro l . . . . . . . . . 23, 43
Washer reservoir ......... .. .. .. .. . 238
H ead res train ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5, 13 2
A dju sting . ... .. ... . .. ... .. .. .. ... 132
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. .... 56
Removing .. ............. .... .. .. .. 56
H ea ted
exte rior m irrors ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 50
rear window (automatic climate cont ro l) 7 1
Index 293
rear w indow (climate cont rol) . ... .. .. . 69
seats (a utomatic climate control) ... .. . 71
seats (climate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
windshield washer spray no zzles ... .. .
48
He ating .... .. .. .. ................. . 67
Heavy clothi ng a nd safety be lts ... .... .
141
High beam . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 45
Hig h voltage warn ing label ....... .. .. 280
Hill descent contro l .... ............. 110
Homelin k unive rsal remote con trol . ... 126
Hood (re lease lever) .. .............. . 224
Hor n .......... .. .... ............. .. 8
How are child rest raint syste m anchors re-
lated to ch ild safety . .. .. .. ..... ... .. 18 7
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 155
How ofte n should I check my tire pres -
s u res? ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 247
H ow safety belt pretens io ne rs wor k . . . . 1 45
Hydrop la ning ..... .. ..... .......... 251
I
Immobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Impo rtant t hings to do be fore driving . . 128
Improperly worn safe ty belts .. ... ... .. 144
Ind icator lights
refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. . 12
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 9
Installing child safety seats Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .... .. ...... ............. 190
Instruments Adjusting the light ing .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Instrum ents and controls
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instr ument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Interior lighting
Amb ience lighti ng .. .. .. ...... .... .. 46
Front and rear .... ................. 46
Intermittent (w indshie ld wipers) ...... . 48
J
Jack 262
Jump-starting . .. ................... 274
Jumper cables . .. ................... 275
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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
0
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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