2014 AUDI S6 brake

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 87
tachometer @and is also shown briefly in
the display @
c::> fig. 88.
.. You must also press the brake pedal when
the vehicle is stopped.
Switching adaptive cruise control off
.. Push the lever away from you into position
@ until it clicks into place. The message
ACC off appears.
@ Indicator lights
ra 1 -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead . The stored
speed is ma intained.
I -A moving vehicle is detected up ahead .
The adaptive cruise control system regulates
the speed and distance to the moving vehicle
ahead and acce lerates/brakes automatical ly.
fa) -Adaptive cruise contro l is switched on. A
moving vehicle up ahead was detected. Your
ve hicl e remains stopped.
I -When automat ic braking is not able to
keep enough distance to a previously detected
moving vehicle up ahead, you must take con­
trol and brake
c::> page 89, Prompt for driver
intervention.
© Display
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the
disp lay, you can call it up with the multifunc­
tion steering wheel buttons
c::> page 24.
Based on the symbols in the d isplay, you can
determine if the system is maintaining a dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead and what that d is­
tance is.
No vehicle -No veh icle ahead was detected .
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
c::> page 89.
Both arrow s on the scale© indicate the dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead. No arrow appears
when the vehicle is on an open road and there
is no object ahead . If an object is detected
ahead , the arrow moves on the scale . The
green zone on the scale shows the stored
distance. For information on changing the
stored distance, refer to
c::> page 88 . If the
distance selected is too close or may soon be­
come too close, the arrows move into the red
zone on the sca le .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise con­
trol can cause collisions, other accidents
and serious personal injur ies .
- Pressing the
!SET ! button when driv ing at
speeds below
20 mph (30 km/h), will au­
tomatically accelerate the vehicle to
20
mph (30 km/h), which is the minimum
speed that can be set.
(D Tips
-If you switch the ignit ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- You cannot switch the Electronic Stabili­
zation Control (ESC) to the SPORT mode
when adaptive cruise control is switched
on.
Changing the speed
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive crui se control
0
f
• 0
Fig. 89 Selector lever: changing the speed
.. To increase or reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever up or down.
-0:, N 0 ± ... a)
.. To increase or reduce the speed quickly, hold
the lever up or down until the red LED @
reaches the desired speed
c::> page 86,
fig.BB.
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88 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Following any changes, the new stored speed
will be disp laye d briefly in the disp lay @
r::!) page 86, fig. 88 .
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive c ruise co ntrol system a lso as­
sists you in stop -and-go t raffic. If a previous
detected vehicl e ahead stops, yo ur vehicle will
b rake to a stop, within the limi ts of the sys­
tem.
• To res ume driv ing with adaptive c ruise con­
t ro l, tap the accelerator p eda l or
• Pull th e l ever toward yo u into posit io n @
r::!) page 88, fig. 90 .
(D Tips
- If ad aptive cru ise con trol is active an d
you r vehicle do es no t start dr iving as ex­
p ected after pulling the lever once, you
ca n s tart ou t agai n by t ap pin g th e accel­
e ra to r p edal.
- If an ob sta cle is dete cte d when y our ve­
h icl e s tarts d riv in g, the sys tem w ill
p rompt y ou to ta ke ove r¢
p age 89.
Your ve hicl e wi ll drive more s low ly w hen
starting. This may a lso happe n in some
s ituations when no obstacle is apparent.
Interrupting cruise control
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
Fig. 90 Se lector leve l
Requi rement: adaptive cruise co ntro l must b e
switched on .
Overriding cruise control
• To a cce lerate manu ally, pull th e lever to ­
ward you into position @and ho ld it the re .
The message
ACC override a ppears . Or
• press the acce lerator pedal.
• To resume cruise cont ro l, re lease the lever
or take y our foot off the accelerato r pedal.
Canceling cruise control while driving
• Move the lever in to position @. The mes­
sage
ACC standby a ppears. Or
• press the brake pedal.
• To resume the stored speed, move the lever
into position @.
Canceling cruise control when stopped
• Push t he lever away from yo u into posit ion
@ . The message
ACC standby appea rs .
• To resume cruise contro l, press the brake
pedal a nd pu ll th e lever towa rd you into po­
sition @.
_&. WARNING ~ -
Neve r resume the stored speed if th e
speed is too hig h fo r prevailing road, t raf­
fic or weat her co ndit ion s.
Setting the distance
Applies to vehicles: wit h Audi adapt ive cruise control
Fig. 91 Selec to r lever : setting t he dista nce
• Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
<=> fig. 91.
• To inc rease or reduce the d ista nce by incre­
ments, tap the switch again to the left o r
r ight. The distance be tween the two vehicles
w ill change in the ins trum en t cl ust er di s-
p la y.
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 89
When approaching a moving vehicl e up ahead,
the adaptive cruise contro l system automati­
cally brakes to match that object's speed and
then maintains the stored distance.
If the ve­
hicle ahead accelerates, adaptive cruise con­
trol will also accelerate up to the stored
speed .
The higher the speed, the greater the distance
in yards (meters) ¢.&. . The
Distance 3 setting
is recommended .
The distances prov ided are specified values .
Depending on the driving situation and the
how the vehicle ahead is driving, the actual
distance may be more or less than these tar ­
get distances.
The various symbols for the time increments appear briefly in the information line @
¢
page 86, fig . 88 when you change the set ­
tings .
,::::::,_,::::::, ___ Distance 1: This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1 second.
,::::::, __ ,::::::, __ Distance 2: This setting corre­
sponds to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1.3 seconds .
,::::::, ___ ,::::::,_ Distance 3: This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 164 feet/SO meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1.8 seconds .
,::::::, __ __ ,::::::, Distance 4: This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 2.3 seconds .
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely in­
creases the risk of collisions and serious
personal injur y.
- Setting short distances to the traffic
ahead reduces the time and distance
available to bring your vehicle to a safe
stop and makes it even more necessary
to pay close attention to traffic. -
Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe follow­
ing d istance for the traff ic, road and
weather conditions .
(D Tips
-Distance 3 is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
- Your standard settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote con­
trol key being used.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
.. Select the desired driving mode in dr ive se­
lect <=;>
page 100.
(D Tips
Your settings are automat ically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used.
Prompt for dr iver intervention
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 92 Instrument cluster: req ues t fo r drive r inte rven­
tio n
In certain situations, the system will prompt
yo u to take action . This could happen, for ex­
amp le, if braking by the adaptive cruise con­
trol system is not enough to maintain enough
distance to the veh icle ahead .
The indicator light
I and the symbol in the
display will warn you about the s ituat ion
<=;> fig. 92. You will also hear an acoustic signal.
- Press the brake pedal to slow your vehicle
down.

90 Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi braking guard
Descript ion
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 93 Instrument cluster: approach warn ing
Braking guard uses radar sensors and a video
camera . It also functions within the limits of
the system when adapt ive cruise control is
switched off .
What can braking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
situations when a vehicle ahead brakes sud­
denly or if your own vehicle is traveling at a
high speed and approaching a vehicle up
ahead that is moving more slowly . Brak ing
guard does not react if it cannot detect the
situation.
The system advises you of various situations:
- The
distance warning is given if you are too
close to the vehicle ahead for a long time. If
the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, you will not be able to avoid a collision . The indicator
light
I in the display comes on .
- The
approach warning is given when a de­
tected veh icle up ahead in your lane is mov ­
i ng much more slowly than you are or if it
brakes sharply . When this warning is given,
it may only be possible to avoid a collision
by swerving or braking sharply. Th e indicator
light
I and indicato r in the display will warn
you about the danger¢
fig. 93. You will a lso
hear an acoustic signal.
ll This is not ava ilable in some co un tri es .
If you do not react fast enough or do not react
at all to the situation, braking guard will inter·
vene by braking.
- If a coll is ion is imminent, the system will
first provide an
acute warning by briefly and
sharply applying the brakes.
- If you do not react to the acute warning,
braking g uard can brake wit h increas ing
force w ith in the limits of the system . This
reduces the vehicle speed in the event of a
collision.
- The system can initiate maximum braking
short ly before a collision
1l . Full deceleration
at high speeds occurs only in vehicles with
adapt ive cruise control and side assist (pre
sense plus).
- If the braking guard senses that you are not
braking hard enough when a collision is im·
m inent, it can increase the braking force.
- The pre sense functions also engage when a
collision is imminent¢
page 192.
Which functions can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and the dis­
tance/approach warning on or off in the MMI
¢ page 91, Settings in the MMI.
A WARNING
Lack of attention can cause collisions, oth­
er accidents and serious personal injuries.
The braking guard is an assist system and
cannot prevent a collision by itself. The
driver must always intervene. The driver is
always respons ible for braking at the cor­
rect time.
- Always pay close att ent ion to traffic,
even when the braking guard is switched
on. Be ready to intervene and be ready to
take comp lete control whenever necessa­
ry . Always keep the safe and legal dis­
tance between your vehicle and vehicles up ahead.
- Braking guard works within limits and
will not respond outside the system lim· its, for example when approaching a ..,.

Audi adaptive cru ise control and brakin g guar d 91
stopped vehicle or stationary obstacle
(end of a traff ic jam or veh icle that has
broken down in traffic).
- Always remember that the radar sensor
for the braking guard works only within
defined detection and range limits that
may prevent the proper detection of oth­
er vehicles.
- The radar sensor's function and range
can be reduced by rain, snow and heavy
spray . Moving vehicles up ahead may not
be promptly detected or may not be de­
tected at al l.
- Reflective surfaces in cl ud ing crash barr i­
ers or tunnel ent rances may impair the
function of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can ca ncel the braking w ith increas­
i ng force that is initiated by the system
by b raking yo urself, by accelerating no­
ticeab ly or by swerving.
- Bra king guard error messages
¢page 91.
- Keep in m ind that braking guard can
brake unexpectedly. Always secure any
c ar go or objec ts that you are transpor t­
i ng to reduce the risk of damage or in­
ju ry.
Settings in the MMI
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
... Se lect: I CARI function button > (Car )* sy s­
tems
control button > Dri ve r assi st > Audi
bra king guard .
System -
Switch braking g uard On and Off .
When you sw itch the ignition on, the message
Audi braking guard off appears if the system
is switched off.
Early warning -The d istance and approach
warn ings in the disp lay can be switched
On /
Off .
@ Tips
- Your settings are automatica lly stored
and assigned to the remote control key being used at the time the settings are
made
.
-If you res trict the ESC, the braking gua rd
also sw itches itself off¢
page 196.
-Swi tch braking guard off when you a re
loading the vehicle onto a veh icle carrier,
t rain, ship or other type of transporta­
tion . This can prevent undesired warn­
ings from the braking guard system.
Messages
Applies to vehicles: wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con tro l
Braking gu ard : off
T his dr iver message appears if the system is
turned off via the infotainment . Otherwise, if
the system is turned off, the information ap ­
pears every time shortly after the start of the
trip.
T he driver message a lso appears if the system
is not ava ilable d ue to a malfunct ion or if the
ESC is not switched on¢
page 196 . If this is
the case, the system will not prov ide warnings
about a possible collision.
Braking guard : acti vated
This dr iver message appears if sharp b rake
pressure was applied due to an acu te warning.
ACC: Unavailable!
ACC and Audi braking guard: not a vailable
The system cannot detect mov ing vehicles up
ahead correctly and is switched off . The sen­
sors have been displaced or are not working
proper ly. The Audi pre sense functions may al­
so be affected. Drive to your authorized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi serv ice facility im­
med iate ly to have the malfunction cor rected .
ACC: currently unavailable. No sensor v is ion
ACC and b rak ing guide: cu rrentl y una vaila­
ble . No sensor vis ion
T h is mess age appears if the senso r view is ob­
structed, for example by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt. Clean the sensors
i=:>page 84,
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92 Audi adaptive cruise control and bra king guard
ACC : Currently unavailable . Gradient too
steep
T he road ex ceeds the maxim um poss ible an­
g le for proper adaptive cruise co ntrol opera ­
tion . Adaptive cruise control is sw itched off .
ACC: Only available in D, Sor M
Select the D/S or M selector lever position .
ACC: currently unavailable. Parking brake
appl ied
T he adaptive c ruise co ntro l system swi tc hes
off a utomat ica lly if t he pa rking brake is set.
ACC : Currently unavailable . Stability control
(ESC) input .
This message appea rs if the Elect ron ic Stabili­
z ation Cont ro l (ES C) is wo rking to help stabi­
l iz e the vehicle. In thi s case, a dap tive cru ise
con tro l sw itches o ff autom atically .
ACC off: Manual control!
This message appears whe n adapt ive cr uise
control can not set the par king b rake. Press
the brake peda l to prevent the vehicle from
rolling .
•••
Three w hite dots appear if a settin g can not be
se lected with the se lecto r lever. For example,
this happens if adapt ive cr uise control cannot
resume driv ing in stop-and-go traff ic because
one o f the conditions required for ACC to wor k
i s not present .
Door open
The adaptive c ruise control system c annot
switch on whe n a doo r is open .
Stationary object ahead
This message appea rs if you would like to
sw itch adaptive cru ise cont rol on and ther e is
a stat io na ry ve hicle o r obstacle directly ahead
of yo ur vehicle .

Automatic Transmission
multitronic, S tronic,
tiptronic
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with multit ro nic/S tronic/t ipt ronic
The automat ic transm iss ion is controlled elec­
tronically . The transmiss ion ups hifts or down­
shifts automatically depend ing o n which drive
p rog ram is se lect ed.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
tra nsmission selects the most econom ica l
d riving mode .
It will then change up early and
de lay the downshifts to g ive bette r fu el econ­
omy.
The transmission switches to a sporty mode after a k ick- down or when the drive r uses a
sporty driving style ch aracte rized by quick ac­
celerator peda l movements, heavy ac celera­
tion, frequent ch anges in speed and traveling
at the maximum spee d.
I f desired, the drive r can a lso se lect the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode ) ¢ page 111.
Various automat ic transm issions may be in ­
stalled, depend ing o n the mode l:
multitronic transmi ssion
The mult itron ic transm ission is a continuously
variable transmission. Power is transferred us­ i n g a mu ltidisk clutch . In contrast to conven­
tional automat ic transm iss ions using shift ing
ope rations, the transmiss ion ratio in the con­
tinuously va riab le transm iss io n is changed
con tinuously. Th is op timi zes the com fort level
a nd co nserves fuel.
S tronic transmission
The S tronic is a dual -clutch transmission .
P owe r is transfe rred using two clutches that
wo rk ind ependen tly from one a nother. They
r e pl ace the tor qu e conve rter u sed in co nven­
tional a utoma tic transm iss io ns an d allow t he
ve hicl e to accelerate without a no ticeable in ­
ter ruption in traction.
Automatic Transmission 107
tiptronic transmission
In the tipt ronic t ra nsm issio n, p ower is trans ­
f erred by a to rque converter .
Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: wit h mult itronic/5 tro nic/tiptro nic
Fig . 1 12 Disp lay in th e inst rume nt cluster: selector
l ever pos itio n
The selector leve r pos ition engaged appears
next to the se lector lever as well as in the in­
strument cluster d isp lay.
P -Park
In this se lector lever posi tion the transm is­
s io n is mechanica lly locked. Engage P on ly
whe n the vehicle is
completely stopped¢&.
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 110.
T o sh ift i n or out of posit io n P, you must first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then press
the re lease b utton in the selector lever hand le
whi le moving the selector lever to or from P .
You can shift out of th is position only with the
ignition o n.
R -Reverse
Se lect R on ly when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed¢ A in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 110 .
Before you move the se lector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le o f the selecto r
lever
and the brake pedal at the same t ime .
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu­
m inate when the selecto r lever is moved into
R. .,.

108 Automatic Transmission
N - N eutr al
The transmission is in neutral in this position.
Shift to this position for stand ing with the
brakes applied
q .&. in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 11 O.
When the ve hicle is stationary o r at speeds
be low 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the footbrake befo re and while moving the
l ever out of N .
DIS -Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmiss io n can be
operated e ither in the normal mode Dor i n
the sport mode S. To select the sport mode S,
pu ll the se lector lever back briefly . Pulling the
lever back aga in will select the normal mode
D. The instrument cluster display shows the
selected driving mode.
In the normal mode D, the transmission a uto ­
mat ica lly selects the suitab le gea r ratio.
It de­
pends on engine load, veh icle speed and driv­
ing style.
Select the sport mode S for sporty driving .
The vehicle makes fu ll u se of the engine's
power. Shifting may become noticeable when
accelerating.
When the ve hicle is stationary o r at speeds
be low 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the lever to D/S out of N .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS q .&. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 110.
(D Note
-
Coast ing downh ill with the transmission in
N and the e ngine not r unning w ill result in
damage to the automatic transm iss io n
and possib ly the catalyt ic converter.
@ Tips
- Audi drive select : you ca n adj ust the
sporty s hift c haracte ristics in th e
Dy-
namic driving mode.Swi ll appea r in the
instrument cluster display instead of D.
-If you a cc iden tally selec t N whi le driving,
take your foot off the accelerato r pedal
immediately and wa it for the engine to
slow down to idle before select ing D/S.
- If there is a power fai lure, the selector
lever w ill not move out of the P position.
The emergency release can be used if
this happens
c::>page 113.
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptron ic
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
' ) ( )
Fig . 113 Shi ft gate: selector leve r lock pos it ions a nd
re lease button high lig h ted
The selector lever lock is re leased as follows:
.,. Tur n the ignition on .
.,. Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the re lease button on the
side of the gear selector knob
c:> fig . 113
with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to the desired posit ion.
Automatic selector leve r lo ck
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po­
s itions when the ignit ion is turned on . Yo u
must press the brake pedal and the re lease
button to select another position . As a re­
minder to the driver, the following warni ng
appea rs in the instrument clus ter display
whe n the selector is in P and N:
When stationary apply brake peda l while se-
lecting gear ..,_