2015 AUDI A6 climate settings

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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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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Warm and cold Climate controls
Description
App lies to vehicles: with three -zone cl imate contro l or
four -zone a uto mat ic climate contro l
The climate control system warms, cools and
adds humidity to the air in the vehicle interior.
It is the most effective when the windows and
sunroof* are closed . If the temperature inside
the parked veh icle becomes very warm, open­
i ng the w indow br iefly will speed up the cool­
ing process.
In all heating mode functions except
defrost,
the blower on ly switches to a higher speed
once the engine coolant has reached a certain
temperature.
Condensat ion from the cooling system can
drip and form a puddle of wate r under the ve­
h icle. This is normal and does not mean there
is a leak .
Pollutant filt er
The pollutant filter removes pollutants such
as dust and po llen from the air.
The air pollutants filter must be changed at
the intervals specified in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet, so that the air condi­
tioner can properly work .
If you drive your vehicle in an area with high
a ir pollution, the filter may need to be
changed more frequently than specified in
your Aud i Warranty
& Ma intenance booklet. If
i n doubt, ask your authori zed Audi Service Ad­
visor for adv ice.
K ey coded settings
Three-zone climate control: T he b lower set­
ting and air d istribution are stored automati­
cally and ass igned to the remote control key
that is in use .
Four-zone automatic climate control: The cli­
mate contro l settings are automatica lly stor­
ed and assigned to the remote control key
that is in use .
Warm and c old 67
A WARNING
-
Reduced visibi lity is dangerous and can
cause acc idents .
- For safe driving it is very important that
all windows be free of ice, snow and con­
densat ion.
- Comp letely fam il iarize yourse lf with the
proper use and funct ion of the heat ing
a nd ventilation system and especially
how to defog and defrost the w indows.
- Never use the windshield wiper/washer system in freez ing weathe r unt il you
have wa rmed the windshie ld first, using
the heating and ventilation system. The
washer sol ution may freeze on the wind­
shie ld and red uce visibi lity.
CJ) Note
- If you s uspect that the air conditioner
has been damaged, switch the system
off to avoid furt her damage and have it
inspected by a qualified dea lership .
- Repairs to the Audi air conditioner re­
quire specia l technical know ledge and
special tools. Contact an authorized Audi
dealer fo r ass istance.
@ For the sake of the envi ronment
By reducing the amount of f uel you use,
you also red uce the amount of pollutants
emitted into the air.
(D Tips
- Keep the air intake s lo ts ( in front of the
w indshield) free from ice, snow and de­
bris in order to maintain the proper func­
tion of the climate control system.
- The energy ma nagement system may
switch the seat heating* or rear window defroster off temporar ily. These systems
are available again as soon as the energy
balance has been restored .
- Air escapes through vents under the rear window. When plac ing items of cloth ing
on the luggage compartment cover, en­
sure that the openings are not covered.

70 Warm and cold
Four-zone automatic climate control
Operation
Applies to vehicles: with four -zone automa tic clima te control
We recommend pressing the IAUTO I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
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Fig. 72 Four-zone automat ic climate contro l: controls
Fig . 73 Fou r-zone automatic cl imate cont ro l: rear con ­
trol s
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off. Use the dials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the air distribution. The LED in a button will light up when the func­
tion is switched on. The settings are shown in
the climate control display and are also shown in the MMI display for a few seconds . The driv­
er and front passenger sett ings can be adjust­
ing separately.
The settings can also be adjusted in the rear
<::;> fig. 73.
IOFFj Switching the climate control
system on/off
The I O FFI button switches the climate control
system on or off .
It also switches on when you
turn the dia l or press any button. Airflow from outside is blocked when the
climate control
system is switched off .
You can activate the residual heat function
whe n the ignition is off by pressing and hold­
ing the ~ button. The residua l heat from the
coolant is used to heat the vehicle interior .
The residual heat function switches off auto­
matically after about 30 minutes.
jA/C j Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not coo led and humidity is not re­
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
T his can cause fog on the windows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically when the
outside temperature is be low zero .
1- 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recircu lation mode, the air inside the vehi ­
cle is circu lated and filtered. This prevents the
unfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter­
ing the vehicle interior . We recommend
switching recirculation mode on when driving
through a tunnel or when sitting in traffic
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The !AUTO I button or l switches recirculation mode off.

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IAUTO I Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode maintains a constant tem­
perature inside the vehicl e. Air temperature,
airflow and air distribution are controlled au­
tomatically.
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatures between 60 °F (+16 °C) and
84 °F ( +28 °C) can be set. Outsid e of this
range,
lo or hi wi ll appear in the climate con ­
trol system disp lay. At both of these settings,
the climate control system runs continuously
at maximum cooling or heating power. There
is no temperature regu lation.
~ Adjusting the airflow
You can adjust the airf low manually to suit
your needs . To have the airf low regulated au­
tomatically, press the
IAUTO j button.
li!J Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually select the vents where the
air will flow. To have the air distribution regu­
lated automatically, press the
IAUTOI button .
~I~* Adjusting seat heating/
ventilation*
Pressing the button switches the seat heat­
ing/ventilation on at the highest setting ( level
3). The LEDs indicate the heating/ventilation
level. To reduce the heating/venti lation, press
the button again. To switch the seat heating/
ventilation off, press the button repeatedly
until the LED turns off.
After 10 minutes, the seat heating automati­
cally switches from level 3 to level 2.
l The windshield and side windows are defrost­
ed or cleared of condensation as quickly as
possible. The maximum amount of air flows
mainly from the vents below the windshield.
Recirculation mode switches off. The tempera­
ture should be set to approximately 72 °F (22
°() .
The IAUTO I button switches the defroster off.
Warm and cold 71
liiii REAR! Switching rear window heater
on/off
The rear window heater only operates when
the engine is running. It switches off auto­ matically after 10 to 20 minutes, depending
o n th e outside temperature.
To prevent the rear window heater from
switching off automatically, press and ho ld
the
l liiil REARI button for more than 2 seconds.
This remains stored until the ign ition is
switched off .
I SYNC I Synchronization*
When synchronization is switched on, the
same settings are applied to both the driver
and front passenger, except for the seat heat­
ing/ventilation*. The rear zone is also
synchronized. Synchronization switches off
when the settings for the front passenger s ide
or rear are adjusted.
You can also switch synchronization on by pressing and holding a dial. For example, if
you press and hold the dial on the front pas­
senger side, the settings for that side are
transferred to the driver side. The same ap­
plies to the rear.
Air vents
You can open or close the center and outer
vents in the cockpit and the vents in the rear
cente r console and door pillars using the
ridged thumbwheels. The levers adjust the di­
rection of the airflow from the vents.
&_ WARNING
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-Do not use the recirc ulation for extended
periods of time . The windows could fog
up since no fresh air can enter the vehi­
cle. If the windows fog up, press the air recirculation butto n aga in immediately
to switch off the air recirculation func­
tion or se lect defrost.
- Individuals w ith reduced sensitivity to
pa in or temperature could deve lop burns
when using the seat heating function . To
red uce the risk of injur y, these individu-
als should not use seat heating. ..,.

7 2 Warm and cold
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating e lements
in the seats, do not kneel on the seats or
place heavy loads on a small area of the
seat .
Setup
Applies to vehicles: with four-zone a utomat ic clima te con·
tro l
The climate control system setup is accessed
through the MMI .
.,. Se lect : I CAR I func tion button> (Car )* sys·
terns con trol but ton > A /C.
Rear cabin settings*
When th is fu nction is selected, all sett ings for
the rear can be adjusted through the climate
control sys tem in the cockpit. The cl imate
con trol sy stem se ttings cannot be adjusted in
the rea r seat a t the same time. This func tion
switches o ff after a certain period of time or
when one of the dia ls in the cockp it is press­
ed .
Auto recirculation*
The sensit ivity level of the au tomatic rec ircu­
lation mode can be set at v ario us leve ls from
off to sensit ive. The recirculation mode is con­
trolled a utomat ica lly. You must p ress the
I@ FRONT I button if fog forms on the win­
dows.
Footwell temperature
You can ad just the footwe ll temperat ure so
that it is cooler or wa rmer.
Supplementary heater*
The supplementa ry heater warms the interio r
of vehicle s with diesel engines* mo re q uic k ly.
The su pplement ary he ate r is cont rolle d au to­
mat ica lly in t he
Auto setting.
Steering wheel heating
App lies to vehicles: wi th hea ted s tee rin g wheel
The steering wheel rim can be heated .
Fig. 7 4 Stee ring co lu mn : steeri ng w hee l h ea tin g but ·
ton
.,. Press the~ button to swi tch steering whee l
heati ng on/off . The message
Steering wheel
heating on !/Steering wheel heating off !
appears in the instrument cluster d isplay.
T he temperat ure is maintained at a constant
level when steering wheel heating is switched
on.
T he steering whee l hea ting se tt ings are stor ­
ed automat ica lly and assigned to the remote
control key that is in use .

298 Index
AUTO automatic climat e control . ... ... ... ..
71
Automatic headlights ....... .. .... .. 43
climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
Automatic belt retractor .. ... ..... .. .
139
Automatic climate control
Air vents . .... ........... .... .... ..
7 1
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setup . .. .. ................ ... .. .. 72
synchron izing .... ......... ... .. .. .. 71
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Automatic transmission ..... .. .. .. .. . 107
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) .......... 108
Driving .................... ..... . 109
Emergency mode .......... ... .... . 112
Emergency release .......... .. .... . 113
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Manual shift program ..... .... .... . 111
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Automatic wipers .................. .. 48
Auto Safety Hotline ........ .. .. .. .. . 134
Ave rage consumption ....... .. .. .. .. . . 25
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Avoid damaging the vehicle .. .. .. .. .. . 201
B
Ba ttery . .. .. ... .. ..... ... .... .. .. . 232
Charging . .. ................ ... ... 234
Important warnings .. .... .. .. .. .. . 232
Jump starting . ........... .. .. .. .. . 283
Locat ion . .. ............. .. .. .... . 232
low ... .. .. .. . ... ....... .. .. .. .. . 198
Replacing the battery ......... .. .. . 235
State of charge ............ ... .... . 198
Winter operation .......... ... .... . 232
Working on the battery ...... .. .... . 232
Before driving ............. .. .. .... . 126
Blended gasoline ........... ... .. .. . 214
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 71
Blower (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Booster seats ............. .. .. .... .
180
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid ............
231
Checking the brake fluid lev el ... .. .. . 231
What is the correct brake fluid level? . . 231
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ................
231
Brake system
Anti- lock braking system ............ .
19
Brake assist system ................ 193
Brake booster .... ............. .... 196
Brake fluid . ..... ................ . 231
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement .... ... .............. ..
231
Brake pads .. .. .. .......... ...... . 200
Electromechanical parking brake ... .. . 77
Fluid reservoir ... ................ . 231
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brakes? . .. .. .. .. ............. .. ..
195
Warning/indicator lights ............. 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
braking guard
Settings .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .
91
Braking guard . .. .. ............. .. .. . 84
Messages . .. .. .. .. ..... ... ... .... . 91
Break-in period .... ................ . 200
Brake pads .... .. ................ . 200
Tires ..... .... ................... 200
Bulbs ...... .. .. .. .. ... .... .... .... 282
C
Californ ia Proposition 65 Warning . .. .. 223
Battery specific ... .......... .... .. 233
Capacities .. .... ............. ...... 290
Engine oil ..... .. .......... ...... . 224
Carbon parts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
211, 212
Car carrier
Transpo rting your vehicle ...........
287
Care ...... .... ... .. .............. . 209
Cargo area ...... .. .. .............. . 132
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Catalytic converter . ............. .... 201
Center armrest
Cockpit ...........................
55
Central locking .... ............. .... . 33
Emergency locking ............. .... .
37
Certification .. .. .. ..... ........... . 295
Changing a wheel .. ................ . 272
Changing engine oil ... .. ... ..... .. .. 227

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Occupant seating positions . ... .. .... . 12 7
Octane rating ... .... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 214
Odometer . .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 27
OFF (au toma tic climate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . 70
OFF (climate control) ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. 68
Oi l
refer to Engine oil ... ... .. .. .. .... . 224
On-boa rd comp ute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) ...... .. .. .. 29
Elec tron ic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
M alfunct io n I ndicato r Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 29
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 24
Opening Hoo d .. .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 222
P ower win dows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 0
Opera te you r vehicle econom ically and
minim ize po llution ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 202
Othe r equipment (effic iency p rog ram) ... 26
Out let . ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 58
p
Paint damage . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 211
P ai nt No ..... .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 289
Park ing . ................. .. .. ...... 77
Automatic transmission ..... .. .... . 109
Va let park ing ............ .. .. .. ... . 40
P arking brake . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 77
also refer to Elect romechanica l parking
brake .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 77
P ar king system
Ad justing the disp lay/warning tone .. . 12 4
C leaning sensors/camera lenses ... .. . 2 10
C leaning the rear view camera .. .... . 116
M alfunct io n ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 12 5
Park ing system p lus ......... .. .... . 115
Periphera l cameras ....... .. .. ..... 119
Rearv iewcamera .......... ...... .. 116
Trailer h itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
also refer to Park ing systems ... 115,1 16
Park ing systems ........... .. .. .. .. . 114
Pa rticl e fi lter
refer to Diesel particula te filte r . . . . . . . 21 Parts
replacement .... .. ..... .... . .. 29 4
Pass- through w ith sk i sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . 158
Passenger pro tec tion ............ .... 19 0
Passive safety system ................ 126
Pedals ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 131
P hysical p rincip les of a frontal collision 13 7
P lastic parts
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 211
Polishing ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 2 11
Po llen fi lter
refer to P oll utant fi lter ............. . 67
Pollutant f ilter .... ............. ..... 67
Power locking system .... ..... ... .. .. . 33
Locking/unlocking the ve hicle from in-
s ide . ... .. .... .. .. ... .. . .... ... .. . 36
Rear lid ... .... .. ... .......... .... . 37
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
U nlocking and loc kin g vehicle .. .. .. .. . 34
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power s teer ing
refer to E lec tromechanica l power assist 197
Power w indows .. .. ..... ....... ... .. . 39
ma lfu nction . .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. . 40
Pregnant women Spec ial considerations when wear ing a
safety be lt ... ... ................ . 141
pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Pr eventative passenge r protection . .. .. 190
Proper occupant seating positions . .. .. 127
P roper safety bel t posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Proper s eating posi tion
F ront passenger ...... ...... ... .. .. 128
Occ upants . ....................... 127
Re ar pas senge rs .. ... .......... .. .. 129
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Q
quattro
refer to All-whee l drive
Question What happens to unbelted occu pants?
Why safety belts? ............. ... . 197
137
136