2014 AUDI S6 technical data

4 Table of contents
Do-it-yourself ser vice . . . . . . . . .
26 1
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Trunk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Emergency warning triangle . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Bulbs .. .. .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. 273
Emergency situations ... .. .... 274
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . 274
Startingwith jumpe rcables .. .. .... 274
Use of jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
E mergency towing with comme rcial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
D imensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Di esel eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 283
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A . o r Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Audi Service Repair M anuals and
Li terature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
M aintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunication and E lectronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Inde x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

280 Technical data
Technical data
Vehicle identification
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Fig. 228 Th e ve hicle identi ficat ion label -inside the
luggage co mpa rtmen t
Vehicle Id entification Number (VlN )
The Ve hicle Identific ation Number is located
in different p laces:
- under the w indshield on the driver's s ide
~fig . 227.
- in the MMI : Select: Function button ICAR I >
(Car )* systems > VIN number .
-on the veh icle identification label.
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification labe l is located in
the luggage compartment in the spare wheel
well. T
he label ~
fig. 228 shows the following vehi ­
cle data:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat io n Number (V IN)
@ . Vehicle type, engine o utput, transmission
® Engine and transm iss ion code
@ Paint number and inte rior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the vehicle identification
label can also be found i n your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assur­
ance that yo ur new veh icle complies with all
applicable Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards which were i n effect at the time the
vehicle was manufactured. You can find this
sticker on the door jamb on the driver's side.
It shows the mo nth and year of production
and the vehicle ident ificat io n number of your
vehicle (perfo rat ion) as well as the Gross Ve hi­
cl e Weig ht Rating (GVWR) a nd the Gross Ax le
Weig ht Rating (GAWR) .
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in
the engine compartment next to the engine
hood re lease . The spar k ign it ion sys tem com·
plies wi th the Ca nadian standard IC ES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle We ight Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rat ing (GAWR) for
fron t and rear are listed on a sticker on the
doo r jamb on the d river's side .
The Gross Vehicle We ight Rat ing includes the
weight of the bas ic vehicle plus f ull fuel tank,
o il and coo la nt, plus max imum load, which in­
cl udes p asse nger we igh t (150 l bs/68 kg per
designate d sea ting posi tion) an d luggage
weight ~&. - .,.

282 Technical data
Gasoline engines
A6 2.0, 4 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 220 @ 4450 - 6000
Max imum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 259@ 1500
-4300
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 121 (1984)
Engine oil with filter change quarts (liters)
4.9 (4.6)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI), ¢page 215, Gasoline
A6 3.0, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 310@ 5500 - 6500
Maximum torque SAE net lb -ft@ rpm 325 @ 2900 -4500
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 182 (2995)
Engine oil with filter change quarts
(liters) 7.2 (6.8)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI), ¢page 215, Gasoline
56 4.0, 8 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 420@ 5500 -6400
Maximum torque SAE net lb -ft@ rpm 406@ 1400 -5200
Displacement CID (cm3
)
243.67 (3993)
Engine oil with filter change q
uarts (liters) 8.8 (8 .3)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI), ¢page 215, Gasoline
Diesel engine
A6 3.0 TOI, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 240@ 3500 -3750
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 428@ 1750 - 2250
Displacement CID
(cm
3
) 181 (2967)
Engine oil with filter change quarts (liters) 6.8 (6.4)
Fuel
ULSD-Diesel No. 2 , ¢ page 216, Diesel fuel

298 Index
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