2015 AUDI A6 Safe

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Foreword
Thank you f or choosing an Audi -we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi will a llow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo­
gy and p rem ium quality equ ipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manua l tho roughly so that you qu ic k ly become acquaint­
ed with you r A udi and make use of a ll of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use­
f u l tips and information concerning your safety, how to ca re fo r yo ur vehicle and
how to ma inta in your veh icle's va lue. We also give you useful tips and informa­
tion on how to dr ive your ve hicle more efficiently and in an environ menta lly
frie ndly manne r.
In the Owne r's Man ual packe t, you will a lso find an Owner's Manual fo r yo ur In­
fota inment system and the veh icle ma intenance sc hedule.
We hope you e njoy driving yo ur Audi and we w ish you safe and pleasant motor­
i ng.
AUDIAG

2 Table of content s
Vehicle lite ratu re .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About thi s Owner' s Manual . . . 6
C ontr ols and equi pm ent .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illustration ...... ... .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .. ... ... .. .
Driver information display .... .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ........ ........ .... .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows ............... .. .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . .
Garage door opener (HomeL in k) . ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lights . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I nterior lights .... ....... ... .. ... .
V1s1on ..... ... . ........ .... .... .
Wiper and washer system . ... .. .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Seats and storage ... .. .. .... . .
General recommendations . .. .. .. . .
Front seats .................. ... .
H ead restraints .......... .... ... .
Seat memory .. .... ........ .. .. . .
Ashtray .. .. ................ ... . .
C igarette lighter ................. .
12-vo lt sockets ........... .. .. ... .
Sto rage .. ............... .. .. .. . .
Roof rack . .... . ...... ... ... .... .
Luggage compartment . ... .. .. ... .
Pass-through with ski sack ... .... . .
Warm and cold ..... ... .. .. ... .
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1 1
1 2
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29
31
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33
37
39
39
40
40
4 1
43
43
46
47
48
so
52
52
53
55
56
58
58
59
59
6 1
63
65
67
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . 68 Four
-zone automatic climate control .
Steering wheel heating . ..... ... .. . 70
72
On the road
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 74
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 77
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Audi adaptive cruise cont rol . . . . . . . . 86
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 93
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driv ing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 102
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 103
Night vision assistant with detected
pedestr ian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 107
multitronic, S tronic , tiptronic. . . . . . . 107
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rearviewcamera . ............. .. . 116
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adjusting the d isplay a nd the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
T ra ile r hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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Safet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 127
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 131
Pedalarea .. .. .............. ... .. 131
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
R eport ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belts ... .. ...... .. .. .. . .
General notes ............... .. .. .
Why safety bel ts? ........ .... .. . .
Safety belts ............. .. .. .. . .
Safety belt p re tens ioners .. .. .. .. . .
Airbag system ........... .. .. . .
Impor tant th ings to know .. .. .. .. . .
Fr ont airbags ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag
System .... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. . .
Knee airbags ............. .... .. . .
Side airbags .. ........... .. .. .. . .
Side curta in a irbags ........ . .... . .
Ch ild Safety ............... .. . .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety seats ............ .... .
Install ing a chi ld safety seat .. .. ... .
L A TC H L ower ancho rages and tethe rs
fo r ch ild ren . ............. .... .. . .
Addit io nal Informa tion
Audi pre sense .......... .. .. . .
Pr even ta ti ve passe nger p rotec tion
Vehicle operation ....... .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
N ot ice about da ta re corded by the
E vent Data Recorder and vehi cle
control mod ules ... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 136
136
137
139
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4 3
145
1 4 5
1 4 9
157
162 164
167
171
171
177
182
185
189
190
190
19 2
19 2
192
193
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Electromechanical power assist,
dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving w ith your quattro . . . . . . . . . . 197
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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Driving and environment . . . . .
200
T he first 1,000 miles (1 ,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Avoid damaging the vehicle. . . . . . . . . 201 Driving through water on roads . . . . . 201
Catalytic co nverter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
D iesel pa rticulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
S hu tting down vehi cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Operate your vehicle e conomically and
min imi ze poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Dr iving wit h a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
T ra ile r tow ing t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 209
Genera l informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Car was hes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 210
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .
214
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Fuel tank.. .. .. .. .. .. ........... . 216
Se lective cata lytic reduction . . . . . . . . 218
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
E ngine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
En gine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Br ake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Windshie ld/headlight * washer
co ntainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Tire pressure mo nitoring system 267
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 270
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Tr unk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Emergency warn ing triangle . . . . . . . . 270
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Chang ing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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In addition to t his Owner's Ma nual, your A udi
comes w ith t he
- MMI Oper ating In st ru cti ons
- Warranty
& Ma intenance boo klet.
If you are m iss ing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believ e that the information is not
comp lete, contact you r auth orized Audi dea le r
for assistanc e.
MMI Operating Instructions
contain detailed desc ription of the Aud i M ulti
Media Interface (MMI) including t he nav iga­
tion system, the so und system and the ha nd­
h e ld pho ne.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can keep your A udi in top
driving condition by hav ing it serviced regular­
l y and conta ins detai led info rmat ion about
the wa rra nties covering your Aud i. Always
h ave the boo klet with yo u when yo u take your
ve hicl e to a n author ized Audi dealer for serv ­
i ce. Y our Audi Servi ce A dvis or will re cord each
sche duled service and can an swe r any ques­
tions you may have rega rding how to ma in tain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the veh icle lite rat ure is also avai lab le in
Fr ench . T o ob tain a cop y, contact your dea le r
or wri te to:
Au Canada, on peut se p rocure r un exemp la ire
e n fr an<;ais de ce do cument aupres du conces ­
sio nnair e ou de:
Aud i Canada
C lient Assistance
Assis tance a la Clientele
7 77 Bayly S tree t, Wes t,
A jax, On tario LlS 7G 7
If you sell your Audi
all lite ratu re should be left in the ve hicle to
make th e Warranty terms as we ll as a ll oper­
ating, safety and m aintenan ce inform ation
a vaila ble to the nex t owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be s ure to send in a "Notice of Add ress
Change"/ " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. T his card can be fo und in the Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Aud i dea ler .
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor­
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your veh icle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especia lly impor­
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve­
h icle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri­
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to a ll vehicles . In that case, the
range of
applicability
is g iven at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g. "Applies to vehicles: w ith Ad­
vanced Parking System" . In add it ion, optional
or vehicle -specific equipment is indicated by
a n aster isk
" *" .
Illustrations may be different from those in
your vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as
a basic guide .
You will find a
table of contents at the begin­
n ing of this book, which disp lays all topics de­
scr ibed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end
of this book .
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with­
in a sect ion. For ind ication w ith a page num­
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
abo ut the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains specia l tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

12 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
-Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yourself . Let the engine
cool off first until you can no longer see
o r hear steam or coo lant escaping.
@ Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories
i n front of the a ir inlets reduces the cool­
i ng effect of the rad iator . At h igh outside
temperatures or high eng ine load, the
engine could overheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to
proper ly distribute the cooling air when
t h e ve hicle is moving.
If the spoiler is
dam aged, th is co uld red uce the cooling
effect and the engine co uld then over­
heat . Ask your authorized Audi dea ler for
assistance .
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes).
If engine RP M drops be low 1,500, yo u should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red a rea
at the end of the sca le indicates maximum
perm iss ib le engine RPM after the break-in pe­
riod. Before reaching this area, move these­
lector lever to position D/S (Drive) or ease
your foot off the accelerator pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should on ly br iefly
be in the red zone: you could damage your
engine! The beginn ing of the red zone var­
ies depending on the engine .
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge only works when the ignition is
on .
If the fuel level d rops below 2 . 6 ga llons (10 liters), the bottom LED turns red and the
indicator light
ll'J turns on r=> page 22. The
bottom LED blinks red when the fuel level is
very low.
T he possible range based on the current fuel
level is shown in tab@r=>
page 24, fig . 4 .
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry. An ir ­
r egular supply of f uel can cause engine
misfiring and fuel could enter the ex ha ust
system . The catalytic converter could then
overheat and be damaged.
Warning/indicator Lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate funct ions or
malfunctions
r::!> ,& .
Messages may appear with some indicato r
lights. A warning signal will sound at the
same t ime. The indicator lights and messages
in the center of the displays may be rep laced
by other d isplays . To show them again, select
the tab for ind icator lights and messages us­
i ng the multifunction steering wheel
r::!> page 24. If t here are several malfunc­
t ions, you can display them one at a time us­
ing the thumbwheel.
Some indicato rs lights in the d isplay can turn
on in severa l co lors.
A WARNING
- F ailure to heed w arning l igh ts and other
important vehicle in forma tion may res ult
in ser io us personal inj ury or vehicle dam­
age .
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair, move the vehicle a safe d istance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher
r::!> page 44.
- The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Before you chec k anything in the engine

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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 13
compartment, stop the engine and let it
cool down. Always exercise extreme cau­
t ion when working under the hood
c>page222.
Overview
Some ind icator lights turn on briefly to check
the function of that system when you switch
the ignition on. These systems are marked
w ith a,/ in the followi ng tables.
If one of
these indicator lights does no t turn on, there
is a malfunction in that system.
Red ind ic a tor l ights
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U SA model s:
Brake malfunction ,/
c>page 15
Canada m odel s:
Brake malfunction ,/
c>page 15
USA models:
Electromechanical parking
brake
c>page 16
Canada m odel s:
Electromechanical parking
brake
c>page 16
Engine cooling system
c>page 16
Engine oil pressure
c>page 17
Engine oil level
c> page 18
Battery
c>page 17
Safety belt
c>page 17
Electromechanical steering,/
c>page 197
Electronic steering column lock
c>page 18
Engine start system
c>page 18
Central ind icator light
c> page 19
USA models: Speed warning
system
c> page 81
Canada mod els : Speed warning
system
c> page 81
Adaptive c ruise control*,/
c> page86
Air suspension*
c> page 18
Pedestrian warning*
c>page 103
Refill Ad Blue*
c> page 218
AdBlue malf unct ion*
c> page 218
Yellow indicator li ght s
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USA models : Safety systems
c>page 19
Canada models : Safety sys­
tems
c> page 19
Electron ic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
c>page 19
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ,/
c>page 19
USA model s:
Anti-loc k braki ng system (ABS)
defect ive ,/
c>page 19
Canad a mod els :
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defect ive ,/
c>page 19
Worn brake pads
c>page20
Electromechanica l parking
brake
c>page 16

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Instruments and warning/indicator lights 15
Adaptive cruise contro l*
Q page 86
Audi act ive lane assist*
qpage 94
Sta rt-Stop-System*
¢page 79
Sta rt-Stop-System*
¢page 79
High beam
qpage45
BRAKE /(0) Brake system
The light illuminates when the ignition is
switched on.
It goes ou t after the engine has
been started. This indicates that the brake
warning light is functioning properly.
If the brake warning light does not light up
when the engine is cranking, there may be a
malfunction in the electrical system. In this
case , contact your Audi dealer.
If the brake system warning/ind icator light
turns on, there is a brake system mal function.
• (USA models ). (Canada models ) Stop
vehicle and check brake fluid level
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, p roceed as follows:
~ Pull off the road.
~ Stop the vehicle.
~ Turnoff the engine .
~ Check the brake fluid level q page 231 .
~ Contact your nearest authorized repa ir fa-
c ili ty if necessary.
Warning! Fault in brake system . Contact
dealer
If the ABS indicator light rJE (USA models)/
ii] (Canada models), the ESC indicator light
G1 and the brake system indicator light
• (USA models)/ . (Canada models) turn
on and the message appears, the ABS, ESC
and b raking dist ribution are not working
Q _& .
Carefully drive to your authorized Audi dealer
immediately to have the malfunction correct­
ed
Q ,& .
• (USA models) . (Canada models) Park­
ing brake: system fault! Please contact deal­
er
- If the ind icator light and the message ap­
pear
when stationary or after switching the
ignition on,
check if you can release the
parking brake. After releasing the parking
brake, carefully drive to your authorized
Audi dea ler immediately to have the ma l­
function corrected. If you cannot release the parking brake, seek professional assistance.
- If the ind icator light and the message ap ­
pear
while driving , the emergency brak ing
function may not be available. It may not be possible to set the park ing b rake or release
it once it has been set . Seek profess ional as­
sistance .
(USA models): If the warn ing light . and the
warning light
liJ appea r together, immedi ­
ately contact your authorized Aud i dealer or
qualified workshop to have all brake pads in­
spected
¢ page 20.
When the light comes on, an aud ible warning
s ignal is also g iven .
A WARNING
-Always observe the warn ings in
q page 222, before opening the hood
and checking the brake fluid.
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
ha zard . Stop the car and get professional
assistance.
- If the. (USA models). (Canada
models) brake system indicat or light
turns on together with the ABS and ESC
indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regulating
function may have failed. Functions that
stabilize the vehicle are no longer avai la­
ble. This could cause the vehicle to
swerve and increase the risk of slid ing .
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i dealer or other qualified workshop
and have the malfunction corrected. ..,.