2015 AUDI A6 low beam

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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. ..,.

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Go to an authorized dea lership to have the
headlights or the contro l unit for the Adaptive
Light repaired.
fi.D Light/rain sensor
El Automatic headl ights/automatic wipers:
system fault
If the indicator light t urns on and this mes ­
sage appears, the light/rain sensor is not
functioning correctly .
F or safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanent ly with the switch in
AUTO.
However, you can continue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch. You can still
control all funct ions that are independent of
the rain sensor through the windsh ield wiper
lever .
Contact your author iz ed Audi dealer as soon
as possible to have the problem corrected.
I-: Sport differential
App lies to vehicles: with sport different ia l
IIJ Sport differential: system fault
There is a malfunct ion with the sport differen­
tial.
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
IIJ Sport differential : overheating
The transmission temperature has increased
sig nificantly due to the sporty dr iv ing manner .
Dri ve i n a less sporty manner until the tem­
perature returns to the normal range and the
indicator light switches of .
A WARNING
Contact your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualif ied workshop if the sport differential
is faulty or ma lfunctioning. The repa ir
must be performed by trained personnel
using the correct oil in order to ensure
safety .
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¢ Q Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal .
Whenever you use the left . or the right 1B
turn s ignal, the indicator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flashers, both indica­
tor lights flash .
If one of the turn signa l light bulbs burn out,
the turn signal will blink twice as fast as nor­
mal. Carefully dr ive to your authorized Audi
dealer immed iately to have the malfunction
corrected. The ind icator light does not indi­
cate a malfunction if a turn signal on the trail­
er or on the vehicle fails in trailer towing
mode.
(D Tips
For more information on the turn signals,
refer to
q page 45.
CRUISE/' (-) Cruise control
The warning/indicator light Ill (USA models)/
l'I (Canada mode ls) illuminates when the
cruise control is activated
q page 82.

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Clear vision Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 36 Instrument pane l: lig ht sw itc h wit h all -weath­
er lights•
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
switched on. Wh ile start ing the eng ine o r
when switching off the ign ition, the head­
lights will go off and on ly the side marker
lights will be on .
If the system is not operating p rope rly, a
war ning symbol in the dr iver information dis­
p lay is d isplayed
c::> page 22 .
Light switch -'tj_ -
Tu rn the switch c::> fig . 36 to the co rrespond ing
position . When the lights a re switched on, the
oD o: symbo l tu rns on .
0 -The lig hts are off or the dayt ime runn ing
lights are on:
- USA models: The day time running lights
will come on automatically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light switch
c::> fig . 36 is in
the
O posit ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions). The
Daytime running
light s
function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
c::> page44, c::>A .
-Canada model s: The daytime running lig hts
will come on automa tically when the igni­
t ion is on and the light swi tch
c::> fig . 36 is in
the
O position, the : Do: pos ition or the AUTO
position (only in daylight conditions) c::> A .
AUTO -Automatic headlights swi tc h on and
off depend ing o n brightness, for example i n
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels
c::> &. .
:Do: -Side marker lights
io -Low beam headlights
Clear vi sion 43
lm -Fog lights* (vehicles with Xenon p lus
headlights *)
~ -All-weather lights *
@il-Rear fog lights* . When the rear fog lights
are on, the symbol
0$ on the switch will i llu­
minate.
All-weather lights*
In vehicles with all-wea ther lights , the front
ligh ts are ad justed au tomatically so that yo u
are less like ly to see glare from your own
head lights , for exam ple when driving on a wet
road.
Automatic headl ight range control*
T he he adlights do not blind on coming traffic
i f the veh icle load changes . The headligh t
range also adj usts automatica lly w hen brak­
ing and accelerating .
Light functions
The following light funct io ns are availab le de­
pend ing on vehicle equipment and o nly func­
tion when t he lig ht switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion . You can deactivate these functions in the
MMI under
Audi adaptive light * c::> page 44.
Vehicles with Static corn ering light* : the cor ­
ner ing ligh t sw itches on a utomat ically when
the steering whee l is turned at a certain angle
at speeds up to approximately 44 mph
( 7 0 km/h) and when the turn signa l is activat ­
ed at speeds up to approximately 25 mph
(40 km/h) . The area to the side of the vehicle
is illum inated better when turn ing .
Vehicles w ith
Dynamic cu rve light* : the curve
light only functions at speeds between ap­
proximately 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph
(110 km/h) and adapts itself to the curves in
the road .
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Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the
Automatic headlights menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if
the headlights switch on
Early, Med . or Late
according to the sensitivity of the ligh t sensor.
Audi adaptive light* -You can switch adaptive
light
On and Off.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the dayt ime run­
n ing lights
on and off .
Canada models :
The function cannot be
turned off . It is activated automatically each
time the ignition is switched on. This menu
item is shown "greyed out" .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you switch the
ignition off and open the driver's door. To turn
the function on, select
Lights when leaving
car > On .
The leaving home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you un lock the
vehicle. To turn the funct ion on, select
Lights
when unlocking car > On .
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light
switch is in the
AUTO position. Clear
vision 45
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever on the left side of the steering col­
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as
the headlight flash­
er.
Fig. 38 Tu rn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the
following functions:
Turn signals ¢ 9 ©@
.,. Push the lever up as fa r as it can go to turn
on the right turn signa l or down to turn on
the left tu rn s ignal ¢
fig. 38.
.. 0 .... ~
... Move the lever briefly unti l you meet resist­
ance and re lease it to flash three times.
.,. Move the lever (up or down) until you meet
resistance and hold it there to determine
the flashing time for the turn signals.
High beam ~D @
... Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam .
.,. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher ~D ©
... Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to
use the headlight flasher.
Notes on these features
-The turn signals on ly work w ith the ignition
sw itched on. The indica tor l ights
a or.
in the instrument cluster¢
page 12 also
blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig­
nal switches off automatically .
- The
high beam works only when the he ad-
lights are on . The indicator light
El in the ..,.

80 On the road
lever position and take your foot off the brake
pedal.
If you select the R position during a Stop
phase, the engine will start again.
Shift from
D to P quickly to prevent the engine
from starting unintentionally when shifting
through
R.
You can determine for yourself if the engine
will stop or not by reducing or increasing the
amount of force you use to press the brake
pedal. For example, if you only lightly press
on the brake pedal in stop-and and-go traffic
or when turning, the engine will not switch off
when the vehicle is stationary. As soon as you
press the brake down harder, the engine will
switch off.
General information
App lies to vehicles: with Start-Stop-System
The standard Start-Stop-mode can be cancel­
led for different system-related reasons.
Fig . 81 Instrument cluster: engine -Stop tempo rarily
unava ilable
Engine will not switch off
Before each stop phase, the system checks if
certain conditions have been met. For exam·
ple, the engine will
not be switched off in the
following situations:
- The engine has not reached the minimum
required temperature for Start-Stop-mode.
- The interior temperature selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- The outside temperature is extremely high/
low .
- The windshield is being defrosted
¢ page 69, ¢ page 71.
-The parking system* is switched on.
- The battery charge level is too low.
- The steering wheel is sharply turned or
there is a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear .
- On sharp inclines.
The
fjJ indicator light appears in the informa­
tion line in the instrument cluster display
¢fig . 81.
Engine automatically restarts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following
situations, for example. The engine restarts
without any action by the driver.
- The interior temperature varies from the
temperature selected in the A/C system.
- The windshield is being defrosted
c:!;> page 69, ¢ page 71.
-The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The battery charge level becomes too low.
- High power consumption.
Switching the ignition off automatically
To prevent the battery from draining, the igni­
tion will switch off
automatically when all of
the following conditions have been met :
- The vehicle has already been driven.
- The engine has been turned off by the Start-
Stop-System*.
- The driver's door is opened.
- The driver's seat belt is removed .
- The brake pedal is not pressed down.
- The vehicle is stationary.
In this case, the activated low beam will be re­
placed by the side marker lights. The side
marker lights will switch off after approxi­
mately
30 minutes or when you lock the vehi­
cle.
If the Start-Stop System has
not turned off
the engine or if you have switched the Start­
Stop system off manually, the ignition will
not
be automatically switched off and the engine
will continue to run
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302 Index
Recommendation ................. . 214
Refuelling .. ... .......... .. .. .... . 216
Reserve .. .. ... .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 290
Fus es
Assignment ... ........ .. .. .. .... . 279
Replacing ... .. .......... .. .. .... . 279
G
Garage door opener (Homel ink) .. .... . . 41
Garme nt hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps ................. 282
Gauges Engin e coolant temperature .. .. .. .... 11
Fu el gauge .. .. .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Speedometer .. .......... .. .. .... .. 27
Tachometer ... .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Trip odometer ............... .... .. 27
General illus trat ion ........ .. .. .. .. . ..
8
Generator (warn ing/indicator lights) .. .. 17
Glossary of tir e and loading termino logy 239
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 289
H
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
He adlights
C leani ng ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 210
Cleaning system ... ..... .. .... .. ... . 48
D efe ctiv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
H ead light range control . . . . . . . . . 22, 43
Washer reservoir .................. 235
Hea d restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 130
Ad justing .. ........ ..... .. ....... 130
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 56
Heate d
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
rear window (automatic climate control) 71
r ea r window (climate control) . .. .. .. . . 69
seats (au tomatic climate control) . . . . . . 71
seats (climate control) ..... .. .. .... .. 69 Steering
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
windshield washer spray nozzles ... .. . 48
Heating .... .... .................... 67
Heavy clothing and safety be lts ........ 139
High beam . ..... .. .. ........... .. .. . 45
High voltage warning label .... ... .. .. 289
Hill descent control ... .......... .. .. 110
Homelink (garage door opener) ... .. .. . 41
Hood (release lever) .... .... ..... .. .. 222
Horn ............................... 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lat ed to child safety ................. 185
How many air bags does my vehicle have? 153
How often should I check my tire pres-
s ur es? ... .. .... .. ... .. .......... .. 251
How safety belt prete nsion ers work .. .. 143
Hydrop la ni ng ... .. ............. .. .. 257
I
Immobilizer . ..... .. ........... .. .. . 27
Important things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts ...... .... 142
Indicator lights
Dynamic steering .... .......... .. .. 197
also refer to Warning/indicator lights .. 12
Infant seats .. .. .. ............. .. .. 177
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . .. .. .......... ... .. .. 182
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .. ....................... 188
Instruments Adjusting the lighting ............ .. . 46
Instr uments and controls
General illustration . .. ... ... ... ...... 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Front and rear ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) . ... .. . 48
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Jack ..... .. .... .. .. ... ........ .. .. 271
Jump-starting . .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 283
Jumper cables ...................... 284

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Key ... .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 31
Battery rep lacement master key ... .. .. 32
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Kick-down tiptronic
K . b nee air ags . ............. .. .. .. .. .
D escr ipt ion .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
How they work . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 111
16 2
162 163
Important safety instructions ... .. .. . 164
L
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
L ane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
LATCH
.... .. ............. .... .. ... 185
Descr ipt ion . .... ......... .... .. .. . 186
Instal ling a child restraint .. .. .. .. .. . 187
L ocat ion . ............ ...... .... .. 186
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
hook .. .. .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 187
Launch Contro l Program .... .. .. .. .. . 112
L eather clean ing/protection ... .. .. ... 2 12
L eaving home .. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 45
Lifting jack ........................ 275
L ift ing vehicle
Light 287
Ambie nce lighting ........... .. .... . 46
Com ing/Leavi ng home ......... ... ... 45
D aytime running lig hts .... .. .. .. .. .. 43
E mergency flashers ....... .. .. .. .. .. 44
E xte rio r lighting ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Headlig ht range contro l ... .. .. .. .. .. 4 3
High beam ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 45
Low beam .. ............. .... .. .... 43
Rear fog lights ........... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Side marker lights ........ .. .. .. .. .. 43
Turn signa ls .. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 45
Light/rain sensor Headlights . ............. .... .. .. .. 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .. .. .. 48
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Load
ing the roof rack .. .. .. ... ... .. .. . 62
Locking Power loc king switc h ............... . 36
Remote con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
U sing the key .. .. ................. . 36
Low beams
. .. .. .... .......... ...... 43
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 185
Luggage compartment Cargo ne t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S
E nlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Loading ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 63
Movement-activated ope ning . ... .. .. . 38
Ski sack ... .. .. .. .. . .............. . 65
Stow ing luggage ..... ............. 132
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S
Lumbar support Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
Maintenance . ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 292
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 21, 29
Manua l shift program ... ............. 111
Massage func tio n
F ron t se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Matte f inish paint clean ing .......... . 209
Mechanica l key .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 32
Mir ro rs
Adjus ting t he ex ter ior mirrors . . . . . . . . . SO
d' . 1mming .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 51
Vanity mirrors ... .. . ... ...... ... .. . 47
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System 157
Mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l .......... . 25
mult itron ic (automatic t ransm ission) . .. 107
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Natu ra l leather
Cleaning
New tires and wheels
NH TSA
Contacting 212
2S7
134
N igh t vision assistant ............ .. .. 103
Cleaning came ra lenses ......... .. .. 210
N itrogen oxide (NOx) catalyt ic converte r
refer to Ad Blue .......... ......... . 218
Number of seats . .. .... ......... .. .. 136
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