2015 AUDI A6 rear view mirror

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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4 1
43
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so
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55
56
58
58
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59
6 1
63
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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

34 Openin g and clo sing
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer *:
- When closing a door, make sure noth­
i ng can interfere w ith the doo r. T his
could cause ser ious perso nal inj ury.
- You ca n stop the door from clos ing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
out side door handle.
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- In the event of a c rash wi th airbag de­
ployment a ll locked doo rs will be auto­
m atically unlo cked to g ive access to the
vehicle occ upants from the outside.
- If the power loc king system should ma l­
func tion, you can lo ck the dr iver's door
u sing the mechanical key
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- If the power locking system should fai l,
you can st ill open the f ue l t ank flap in a n
emergency ¢
page 218.
-You are well advised no t to keep valua­
bles inside an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not . Even a properly locked vehicle
ca nnot provide the sec urity of a safe.
- If the LED in the up per edge of the driv ­
er's door panel comes on fo r abo ut
30
seconds after t he vehicle is locked, there
i s a ma lfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the
malfunction corrected by an author ized
A udi dealersh ip or qua lified repa ir fac ili­
ty .
Setting power locking
The driver con determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
.,. Se lect : I CAR ! funct ion button > (Car )* sy s­
tems
control button > Vehicle sett ings >
Central locking .
Unlock doors -You can decide if All doors or
only the
Dr iver should unlock. The rear lid al­
so unlocks when
All is selected . If you select
Driver in a vehicle with a convenience key*,
only the door whose handle you pull will un­ l ock. If you se
lect
Dri ver, a ll the doors and rear lid
will unlock if you press them button on the re­
mote control maste r key twice.
Loc k exterior trunk handle -If you se lect On ,
the rear lid handle is locked . In this case the
rear lid can be opened with the b utton
cs on
the master key or with the
cs button in the
driver's door . In veh icles with a convenience
key* , you can still open the rear lid using the
handle if an authorized master key is near the
proxim ity sensor .
Fold mir rors * -If you select On , the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
~ button on the remote control
master key or touch the sensor* in the ha ndle.
Tone when locking -When you select On, a
confirmation tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
, the remote control
F ig . 20 Remote co ntrol : funct io n buttons
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Eithe r the driver's door on ly or the ent ire vehi­
cle w ill unlock when the unlock button m
(@ )
is p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
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" Press button CD( @) to unlock the veh icle
¢fig. 20.
.,. Press button ~ (@ ) to lock the vehicle I:!> .&.
in General description on page 33 .
.,. Press bu tto n cs( @) briefly to unlock the
re ar lid .
.,. Push the red
I PANIC ! button (@ ) to activate
the panic function . The horn sounds and the
turn signa ls flash. Push the red
I PANIC I but­
ton again to deactivate the pan ic function . .,.

44 Clear vision
& WARNING
- Automatic headlights are only intended
to assist the driver . They do not relieve
the driver of his responsibility to check
the headlights and to turn them on man­
ually according to the current light and
visibility conditions. For example, fog
cannot be detected by the light sensors.
So always switch on the headlights
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under these weather conditions and
when driving in the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
theheadlightssothatyoucanseeahead and so that others can see your car from
the back .
- The rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regulation,
as the lights are bright for following traf­
fic.
- Please observe legal regulations when using the lighting systems described .
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-The light sensor* for automatic head­
light range control* is located in the rear
view mirror mount . You should therefore
not apply any st ickers to the windshield
in this area in order to prevent malfunc­
tions or failures.
- In the event of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is notified in the instru­
ment cluster display
Q page 2 3 .
-You will hear a warning tone if you open
the driver door when the exterior lights
are switched on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signa ls and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clear shortly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
Emergency flasher
T he emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer­
gency situation .
Fig. 37 C ente r co nso le: em erg en cy flash er sw it ch
.. Press the switch ~ Q fig. 3 7 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four
turn s ignals blink at the same time. The turn
signal indicator lights
11111 in the instru­
ment cluster, as well as the light in the emer­
gency flasher switch~ blink likewise. The
emergency flashers also work when the igni­
tion is turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automati­
cally if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
@ Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when:
- you are the last vehicle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
-your vehicle is being towed by a tow
truck or if you are towing another vehicle
behind you.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
.. Select: !CARI function button> (Car)* sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle setting s > Ex-
terior lighting.
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Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 48 Automatic dimming rearview mirro r*
Manual anti-glare adjustment
.. Move the small lever (located on the bottom
edge of the mirror) to the rear.
Automatically dimming mirrors* .. To dim the rearview mirror and both exterior
mirrors, press the @button. The diode @
turns on. The rearview and exterior mirrors
dim automatically when light shines on
them, for example from headlights on ave­
hicle to the rear.
&_ WARNING
Electrolyte fluid can leak from automatic
dimming mirrors if the glass is broken.
Electrolyte fluid can irritate skin, eyes and
respiratory system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to elec­
trolyte can cause irritation to the respira­
tory system, especially among people
with asthma or other respiratory condi­
tions. Get fresh air immediately by leav­
ing the vehicle or, if that is not possible,
open windows and doors all the way.
- If electrolyte gets into the eyes, flush
them thoroughly with large amounts of
clean water for at least 15 minutes;
medical attention is recommended.
- If electrolyte contacts skin, flush affect­
ed area with clean water for at least 15
minutes and then wash affected area
with soap and water; medical attention
is recommended. Thoroughly wash af­
fected clothing and shoes before reuse.
Clear vision 51
- If swallowed and person is conscious,
rinse mouth with water for at least 15
minutes. Do not induce vomiting unless
instructed to do so by medical professio­
nal. Get medical attention immediately .
(D Note
Liquid electrolyte leaking from broken mir­
ror glass will damage any plastic surfaces
it comes in contact with . Clean up spilled
electrolyte immediately with clean water
and a sponge.
@ Tips
- Switching off the dimming function of
the inside rear view mirror also deacti­
vates the automatic dimming function of the exterior mirrors.
- The automatic dimming mirrors do not
dim when the interior lighting is turned
on or the reverse gear is selected.
-Automatic dimming for the mirror only
operates properly if the light striking the
inside mirror is not hindered in any way.

96 Audi side assist
Audi side assist
Lane Change Assistant
Description
App lies to vehicles: wit h side ass ist
Fig . 100 Sensor detection range
Fig. 101 Display on the exterio r mirro r
Side assist helps you monitor your blind spot
and traffic behind your vehicle. Within the
limits of the system, it warns you about
vehicles that are coming closer or that are
traveling with you within sensor range
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c:> fig . 100: if a lane change is class ified as crit­
ical, the display @ in the exterior mirror
¢fig. 101 turns on.
The display in the left exterior mirror provides
assistance when mak ing a lane change to the
left, while the display in the right exterior mir·
ror provides assistance when making a lane
change to the right.
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
side assist
informs you about vehicles that are
detected and class ified as critical. The display
in the respective mirror turns on, but is dim. The
display remains dim intentionally in the
information stage so that your view toward
the front is not disturbed.
Warning stage
If you activate the turn signal, side assist
warns you about vehicles that are detected
and classified as critical. The display in the re­
spective mirror blinks brightly. If this hap­
pens, check traffic by glancing in the rearview
mirror and over your shoulder
c:> .&. in General
information on page
97.
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- You can adjust the brightness of the dis­
play @
c:> page 98.
-Please refer to the instructions for tow·
ing a trailer located in
¢ page 97 .

98 Audi side assist
-Improper reliance on the side assist sys­
tem can cause collisions and serious
personal injury:
- Never rely only on side assist when
changing lanes.
- Always check rear view mirrors to make
sure that it is safe to change lanes.
- Side assist cannot detect all vehicles un­
der all conditions- danger of accident!
- Please note that side assist indicates
there are approaching vehicles, or
vehicles in your blind spot, only after
your vehicle has reached a driving speed
of at least 19 mph (30 km/h).
- In certain situations, the system may not
function or its function may be limited.
For example:
- if vehicles are approaching or being left
behind very quickly . The display may
not turn on in time.
- in poor weather conditions such as
heavy rain, snow or heavy mist .
- on very wide lanes, in tight curves or if
there is a rise in the road surface.
Vehicles in the adjacent lane may not be detected because they are outside
of the sensor range.
(D Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody. This can affect the system.
Have your authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility check their
function.
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- If the window glass in the driver's door
or front passenger's door has been tint­ ed, the display in the exterior mirror may
be misinterpreted.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions¢
page 295.
Activating and deactivating
Applies to vehicles: rnit s ide ass ist
Fig. 104 Driver's doo r: Side ass ist butto n
.. Press the button c> A in General informa­
tion on page 9
7 to switch the system on/off .
The LED in the button turns on when side
assist is switched on .
Adjusting the display brightness
Applies to vehicles: wit h side assist
The brightness setting can be adjusted via the
MMI.
.. Select: !CAR I function button> (Car)* sys­
tems control button > Driver assist > Audi
side assist .
The display brightness adjusts automatically
to the brightness of the surroundings, both in
the information and in the warning stage. In
very dark or very bright surroundings, the dis ­
play is already set to the minimum or maxi­
mum level by the automatic adjustment . In
such cases, you may notice no change when
adjusting the brightness, or the change may
only be noticeable once the surroundings
change.
Adjust the brightness to a level where the dis­
play in the information stage will not disrupt
your view forward. If you change the bright­
ness, the display in the exterior mirror will
briefly show the brightness level in the infor­
mation stage. The brightness of the warning
stage is linked to the brightness in the infor­ mation stage and is adjusted along with the
information stage adjustment .

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example, after a collision, do not contin­
ue to use the system for safety reasons.
Have it checked by your authorized Audi
dealership or authorized repa ir facility .
- Only use the rear v iew camera to assist
you if it shows a good, clear picture. For
example, the image may be affected by
the sun shin ing into the lens, dirt on the
lens or if there is a system fau lt.
- Use the rear view camera only if the lug ­
gage compartment lid is comp letely
closed. Ma ke su re any objects you may
h ave mounted on the luggage compart ­
ment lid do not block the rear view cam­
era.
- The camera lens en la rges and dis torts
the field of vision. The ob ject appears
both a ltered and inaccurate on the
screen .
- In certain s ituations, peop le or objects in
the display appear closer or f urther
away:
- objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle ,
a trailer hitch o r the rear of a truck. Do
not use the help lines in this case.
- If driven from a leve l surface onto a n
incline, or a downward slope.
- If driven towa rd protruding objects .
- If the ve hicle is carrying too much load
in the rear.
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- Always read and follow the applicable
warnings
¢ (Din General information on
page 114 .
-The orange colored orientat ion lines in
the Infotainment disp lay show the vehi­
cle path depending on the steering
whee l ang le. The front of the vehicle
front sw ings out more than t he rear of
the veh icle. Maint ain p lenty of distan ce
so that your ou ts ide mirror or a corner of
you r vehicle does not collide with any ob­
stacles .
Parking sys tem s 117
Switching on/off
App lies to vehicles: wit h parking system plus w ith rear
v iew camera
Switching on
.. Shift in to reverse or
.. press the
PwA bu tton in the center console
¢ page 115, fig . 121 . A short confirmation
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on .
Swi tching between the re ar view camera
and optical displa y
.,. Press the Graphi c control button®
¢ page 118, fig. 12 7 to see the optical d is­
play .
.. Press the
Rearview control b utton to see the
rear view camera image.
Switching off
.,. Dr ive forward faster than 6 mph (10 km/h),
or
.. Press the
P111A button, or
.,. Switch the ignit ion off.
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The visual d isplay in the left part of the
display should help you detec t the critical
vehicle areas .

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No. Equ ipment Amps
8
Headlight range adjustment/ 5/7,5
adaptive lighting system
10
Left headlight (headlight with 7,5 adaptive light)
11 Supplementary heater s
Fuse p anel @ (b ro w n)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Climate control 10
2
Climate control system blower 40
3
Diagnostic interface 10
4
E lectrical ignition lock 5
5
Power steering column adjust-
ment
5
6 Steering column switch module 10
7
Power steering column adjust-
ment
25
8 Light switch 5
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
Fig . 217 Luggage compa rtmen t: fuse panel wit h p las ­
tic bracket
Fuse p anel @ (black )
No. Equipment Amps
4 Electromechan ical parking brake 30
5
Electromechanical parking brake 30
6
Front door (front passenge r's
30 s ide)
7 Rear exterior light ing 30
Rea r sun shade, closing aid, lug-
8
gage compartment lock, con-
20 venience key, START ENGINE
STOP, fuel filler door
Fu se s and bulb s 281
No. Equipment Amps
9 Power seat adjustment 15
10
Parking system 5
11
Rear seat heating 30
Fu se p an el@ (r e d )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Left belt tensioner 25
2
Right belt tensioner 25
3
Socket/cigarette lighter 20
4
Socket 20
5
Electromechanical parking brake 5
6 adaptive air suspension 15
7
Rear door (front passenger's
30 side)
8 Rear exterior lighting 30
9
Luggage compartment lid con-
30 trol modu le
10 Telephone 5
11
Sound amplifier 30
12
Rear spoiler (Sportback) 20
Fuse panel© (brown)
No . Equ ipment Amps
1
Radio receiver, Sound amplifier/
30/20
MMI unit/drives
2 Tank leak detection system 5
4
AEM control module/battery 10/15
module
6 Battery fan 35
7
Rad io receiver 7,5
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 7,5
9
Automatic d imm ing interior 5/15
rearview mirror/battery module
10 Parking system 5
Fu se pan el@ (gr ee n)
No . Equipment Amps
1 pre sense s
2 Electromechanical parking brake 5
3
adaptive air suspension 5
4 Automatic transmission 7,5