2015 AUDI A6 steering wheel adjustment

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Door handle
Audi side assist d isplay
Power locking sw itches
Memory function buttons . ... .
Aud i side assist button .. .. .. .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for :
- T urn signal and high beam
- Audi act ive lane assist . .. .. .
@ Mu ltifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons ... .... ........ ... .. .
- Audio/video , telephone, navi­
gation and voice recognition
buttons
- Steering wheel heating . ... .
- Shift padd les (automatic
transmission) ..... ... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster ..... .. .. .
@ H ead-up Display ....... .. .. .
@ Windshie ld washer system
lever .. .. ............. .... .
@ Buttons for :
- MMI display
- Reset bu tton for tr ip odome-
te r .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Starting the eng ine if there is a
malfunction .............. . .
~ Knee ai rbag ........... .. .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de­
pending on equipment:
- mecha nical .......... .. .. .
- electrical .... .. ...... .. .. .
@ Leve r for:
- Cru ise control system . .. .. .
- Adaptive cruise contro l .. .. .
@ Button for sw itch ing the Head­
up Disp lay on/off, adjusting the
h eight .. ............. .. .. .
@ Instrument illum ination ... .. .
@ Eng ine hood re lease ....... . . 96
36
56
96
45 93
149 24
72
111 11
28
48
2 7
76
16 2
73
73
82
84
28
46
222
In strument s and control s 9
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II)
@ Light sw itch ... .. . .. .... ... .
@ B uttons for :
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assistant .... .. .
- Rear fog lights .. .. .. ..... .
@ Rear lid switc h ............. .
~ Power exte rior m irror adjust- 29
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103 43
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ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
@ Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
@ MMI display
@ Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . 44
@ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . 60
@) Front passenger's airbag . . . . . 149
@ Valet parking feature . . . . . . . . 40
@ Drives (MMI)
@ Buttons/Indicator ligh ts fo r
- Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . 79
- Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
- P ASSENG ER AIR BAG OF F . . . . 1S8
- Rear w indow powe r sun shade 47
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
t rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19S
@ Climate controls, depending on
vehicle equipment:
- Three-zone cl imate control . . 68
- F our-zone automat ic climate
cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
@ Storage compartment or ash-
t ray wit h cigarette lighter . . . . . S8, 58
@ I S T ART ENGINE STOPI button 74
@ MM I controls
@ 12-volt socket, (upho lder 59, 59
@ E lectromechanical parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
@ Selector lever (a utomatic trans-
mission) 107
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-Some of the equipment or fea tures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional eq uipment depending
on your model. Always ask your
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52 Seat s a nd s tor ag e
Seats and storage
General recommen­
dations
Why is your seat adjustment so
important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can
only provide maximum protection if the front
seats are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjust ing the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger . Adjust
you r seat prope rly so that :
- you can easily and quick ly reach all the
switches and controls in the instrument
panel
-your body is prope rly supported thus reduc­
ing physical stress and fatigue
- the safety be lts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
¢ page 145 .
In the following sec tions, you will see exactly
how you can best adjust you r seats .
There are special regulations and instructions
for insta lling a child seat on the front pas­
senger's seat. Always fo llow the information
regarding ch ild safety provided in
q page 171, Child Safety .
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the dr iver and
all other passengers can result in serious
personal in jury.
- Always keep your feet on the floor when
the vehicle is in motion -never p ut your
feet on top of the instrument panel, out
of the w indow or on top of the seat cush­
ion . Th is applies especially to the passen­
gers .
If your seating position is incorrect,
yo u increase the r isk of injury in the case
of sudden braking or an a ccident.
If t h e
a ir bag infla tes and the se ating position
is inco rre ct, this could resul t in personal
injury o r even death.
- It is import ant for both the driver an d
front passenger to keep a distance of at least 10 inches (25 cm) between them­
selves and the steering wheel and/or in­
strument panel. If you're s itting any
closer than th is, the a irbag system can­
not protect you properly . In addition, the
front seats and head restraints must be
adjusted to your body height so that they
can give you max imum protect ion.
- Always try to keep as much distance as
possible between yourself and the steer­
ing wheel o r inst rument pane l.
- Do not adjust the driver's o r front pas­
senger's seat whi le the vehicle is moving.
Your sea t may move unexpected ly, caus­
ing sudden loss of vehicle cont rol and
personal injury . If yo u adjust yo ur seat
while the veh icle is moving, yo u are out
of posit ion.
Driver's seat '
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend tha t you adjus t the dr iver's
seat in the fo llowing manner :
.,. Adjust t he seat in fore and aft direction so
t ha t you can eas ily push the peda ls to the
floor w hile keeping your knees sl igh tly bent
q A in Why is your seat adjustment so im ­
portant? on page 52.
.. Adjust the backrest so that when you sit
w ith your back against t he backrest, you can
still grasp the top of the steering wheel.
.. For adjustab le head restra ints: adjust the
head restra int so the upper edge is as eve n
as poss ible with the top of your head. If that
is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
s train t so that it is as cl ose to this position
as poss ible
q page 55 . Move the head re ­
straint so that it is as close to the back of
the head as possib le .
A WARNING
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Never place any objects in the dr iver's foot-
well. An object could get into the pedal
area and interfere with pedal function . In

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Airbag system Important things to know
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints . For
airbags to do their job , occupants must al­
ways properly wear their safety belts and be
in a proper seating position.
F or your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers, before driving off, always:
"" Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly ¢
page 12 7,
"" Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
¢ page 53,
""Wear safety be lts properly ¢ page 139,
"" Always properly use the proper child re-
stra int to protect ch ildren
r::::> page 171.
In a collision, airbags must inflate within the
blink of an eye and with considerable force .
The supplementa l airbags can cause injuries if
the dr iver or the front seat passenger is not
seated prope rly . T herefore in order to help the
a irbag to do its job, it is impo rtant, both as a
d river and as a passenge r to s it properly at all
times.
By keep ing room between your body and the
steer ing whee l and the front of the passenge r
compartment, the airbag can i nflate fully and
comp lete ly and provide supp lemen tal protec­
tion in ce rtain frontal collisions
r::::> page 12 7,
Proper occupant seating positions . For deta ils
on the operation of the seat adjustment con­
trols ¢
page 53.
It's espe cially important that children a re
p roperly restrained
r::::> page 171.
There is a lot that the d river and the passen­
ge rs ca n and must do to help the individua l
safety features ins talled in your A ud i work to­
gether as a system.
P rope r seat ing pos ition is important so that
the front airbag on the dr iver s ide ca n do its
job. If yo u have a physical impa irment or con-
A irbag system 145
dition that prevents yo u from sitting properly
o n the driver seat with the safety belt properly
f astened and reach ing the peda ls, or if you
have concerns with regard to the function or
operation o f the Advanced Airbag System,
please contact your author ized Audi dealer or
qualified wo rkshop, o r call Audi Customer Re­
l ations at 1-800-822-2834 fo r poss ible modi­
fica tions to your veh icle.
When the airbag system dep loys, a gas gener ­
ator will fill t he a irbags, break open the pad­
ded cove rs, and inflate between the steer ing
whee l and the dr ive r and between the instru­
ment pane l and the fron t passenger. The a ir­
bags will deflate immedia tely after dep loy­
ment so that the front occupants can see
thro ugh the windshie ld again witho ut inter­
ruption .
A ll of th is takes place in t he blink o f an eye, so
f ast that many people don't even realize that
the airbags have deployed. The airbags a lso
inflate with a great dea l of force and nothing
shou ld be in their way when they deploy.
Front a irbags in combination with properly
wor n safety belts slow down and lim it the oc ­
c u pant's fo rward movement . Togethe r they
help to preve nt the drive r and front seat pas­
senger from h itti ng pa rts of the inside of the
vehicle while reducing the forces act ing on the
occupant dur ing the crash . In this way they
help to reduce the risk of injury to the head
and upper body in the crash. Airbags do not
protect the arms or the lower parts o f the
body.
Both front airbags wi ll not inflate in all fronta l
collisions . The trigge ring of the airbag system
depends on the vehicle dece lerat ion rate
ca used by the co llision and registered by the
elec tron ic control unit. If t his rate is below
the reference value programmed into the con ­
tro l unit, the airbags will not b e trigge red,
even t hough the car may be bad ly damaged as
a res ult of the co llision . Ve hicl e damage, re­
pair costs or even the lack of ve hicle damage
is not necessarily an indica tion of whether an
airbag shou ld inflate or not . .,. •
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306 Index
Saving fuel
Cylinder on d emand System .. .... .. .. 25
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat adjustment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3
Driver's seat .............. ... .... .. 52
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5, 130
Safety guidelines .. ........ ... .. .. .. 52
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them
136
Seat covers
C leaning . .... ............. .. .... . 212
Seat heating/vent ilation (automatic cli ·
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat heating (climate control) .. .. ...... 69
Seating position Driver ... .. ................ ..... . 127
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
How to adjust the front seats ....... . 128
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Occupants .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 127
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats Comfort seat side view .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 57
Seat symmetry ........... .. .. .. .. .. 57
Seats (number) ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 136
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ............ ... .... . 218
Selective unlock feature ..... .... .... .. 34
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Selecto r lever emergency release . . . . . . 113
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .... . 143
Service interval display ...... .. .. .... .. 27
Shift paddles ............... ... .... . 111
Ship (transporting your vehicle) ..... .. . 287
Shutting down vehicle ....... ... .. .. . 202
Side airbags Description .............. .. .. .. .. . 164
How they work ............ ... .... . 166
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the brightness ... .. .. .. .. . . 98
Sensor range ............ .. .. .... .. 97 Side assist
Activating and deactivating ....... ... . 98
Cleaning the sensors ............ ... 210
S ide curtain airbags ............. .. .. 167
Description .... .. ............. .... 167
How they work ... ................ . 169
Safety instructions ............. .... 169
S ide marker lights . ... .......... .. .. . 43
Ski sack .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 65
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing ................ .. 41
Opening and closing ............ ... . 40
Snow cha ins .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 265
Socket . .... .... ................... . 59
Sources of information aboutchi ld re-
straints and their use ................ 189
Space-saving spare tire ........... .. .. 271
Spare tire . .. .... .. ............. .... 271
Speed limiter ..... ................ .. 30
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Speed rating letter code .............. 260
Speed warning system ........... .. .. . 81
Sport differen tial .. ... .......... .. .. 100
Indicator light . .. ................ .. 23
Start-Stop-System ................. .. 79
Engine does not switched off .... .... . 80
Engine starts automatically ..... .... . 80
Indicator lights .. ............. .... . 79
Messages . ...... .. .............. .. 81
Start ing/stopp ing the engine .. .. .. .. . 79
switching off/on .. .... ...... ... .. .. . 81
START ENGINE STOP button ...... .. .. . 74
Starting from rest ... .............. .. . 78
Starting off with a trailer .......... ... . 78
Starting the engine ................ .. 74
Stee ring
Electrically adjustable steering wheel . . 73
Manua lly adjustable steering wheel ... . 73
also refer to Electromechanical power as-
sist ..... ..... .. .. .............. . 197
Steering wheel Easy entry feature ............. .... . 7 4
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 197
Steering wheel heating .......... ... . 72