2016 AUDI A6 key

Opening and clo sin g
Emergency locking
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails.
Fig . 25 Door: Emergency lock ing
.,,
0 9 Cl An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the passenger's door and the rear doors (only
visib le when door is open).
.. Remove the mechan ica l key¢
page 30.
.. Pull the cover cap out of the opening¢ fig. 25.
.. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it a ll
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outside. The door can be
opened from the inside by pulling the door han­
d le. If the child safety tock in a rear door is acti­
vated, you must first pull the door handle on the
inside . Then you can open the door from the out­
side.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening and closing rear lid
F ig . 26 Dr ive r's door: re m ote rea r lid re lease
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F ig. 27 Posit ion of hand le in the rear lid
Opening the rear lid
.. Press the middle button lasl on the remote con­
trol master key for at least one second, or
.. Pull the release button
las l in the drive r's door
¢ fig. 26, or
.. Press the hand le on the rear lid ¢
fig. 2 7.
Closing the rear lid
.. Pull the rear lid down at the gr ip on the inside
and allow it to drop gently to close it ¢ &. -
The sett ings in the MMI determine if the rear lid
can be opened us ing the handle ¢
page 33.
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is p roperly closed.
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
veh icle is moving.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas from
be ing drawn into the vehicle , always keep
the rear lid closed while driving . Never
transpo rt objects la rger than those which fit
comp letely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom­ ing trapped and unable to get out. To re­
duce the risk of personal i njury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle . Al­
ways keep the rea r lid as we ll as the vehicle
doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rea r lid when i t is moving, in part icu lar
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close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched .
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When the veh icle is locked, the rear lid can be
opened separately by pr essing the button~
on t he master key . W hen you close the rear
lid again, it locks automatically.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to vehicles: with automatic luggage compartment lid
The Luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically.
Fi g. 28 Driver's door: Ope ning t he luggage compartme nt
lid
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F ig. 29 Luggage compartment lid: @ clos ing b utton, @
lock button (ve hicles w ith conve nience key •-J
Opening the luggage compartment lid
"' Press and hold the !.o l button on the remote
contro l key fo r at leas t one second . Or
"'Pu ll the button
!.o l in the dr iver's door c:> fig. 28
br iefly. O r
"'P ress th e handle in the lugg age com par tment
li d .
Open ing and closing
Closing the luggage compartment lid
"' Pull the but ton l.o! in t he d river's doo r until t he
luggage com partment lid is closed
c:> &_ . Or
"' Press the button in the luggage compartment
lid ~
c:> fig . 29. Th e luggage compartme nt lid
w ill automatically close and lock
c:> &_ . Or
.,. Press and hold the bu tton
l.o l on the master key
until the luggage compartment lid is closed (veh icles with co nvenience key*)
c:> &_ . Make
sure there is enough distance between you and
t he l uggage compartment lid. There should be
at least 9
ft ( 3 m) o f distance. O r
"' Press the ~ but ton in the l ugg age com pa rt ­
men t lid
i=> fig. 29 (vehicles with conve nience
key*) . The remote contro l key must not be
more than approx imately 4
ft (1.5 m) away
from the luggage compartment and it must not be inside the vehicle . The luggage compart­
ment lid wi ll automat ica lly close and lock. The
veh icle locks
c:> &_ . Or
"' Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compa rtmen t lid will a utoma t­
ic ally close and lock
c:> £ .
The open ing/clos ing process will stop im medi­
ate ly if:
- You pu ll the
la l button in the driver's door, or
- You release the
l.o! button on the remote con-
trol master key (vehicles wit h conven ience
key*) , or
- You press the~ button or~ button (vehicles
w it h convenience key *) i n the lu ggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You push the handle in the l uggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You press against the luggage compartment lid
aga inst the direction it is moving, or
- when something blocks the luggage compart­
ment lid o r makes it difficult for the lid to
move.
If you press t he handle or one of the~ or~ but ­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now, the
l u ggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depending on what angle it was at .
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_& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ page 31,
General description.
- After closing the rear lid, always pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed.
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
comple tely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe­
c ially w ith the rea r lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom­
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re­
duce the r isk of personal injury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle. Al­
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle doo rs closed when not in use.
- Never close the rear lid inattentively or with­
out checking first. Although the closing
force of the rear lid is lim ited, you can still
seriously injure yourse lf or others.
-Always ensure that no one is within range of the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the h inges and the upper and lowe r
edges -fingers or han ds can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere w ith the rear lid or
help it when it is being opened or closed a u­
tomat ica lly.
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- The setti ngs i n the Infota inment system de­
termine if the l uggage compartment lid can
be opened using t he handle
Q page 33.
-When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartmen t lid can be unlocked separately
by p ressing the b utton
l= I on the remote
contro l key. W hen the luggage compart­
ment lid is closed aga in, it locks a utomati ­
ca lly.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
us ing the maste r key (veh icles with conven -
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ience key*) up to a distance of approximate ­
ly 9
ft (3 m).
- Th e luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated by hand if the vehicle battery is low . It
is necessa ry to use more force w hen doing
this. Move the lid s low ly to reduce the
amount of force needed.
Luggage compartment with movement­
activated opening
Applies to vehicles : wit h convenience key and sensor -control­
led luggage comp artm en t lid
F ig . 30 Rear of the vehicle: foot movemen t
Requirements: You m ust be carrying your vehicle
key with you . You must be standing at the center
behind the luggage compartment lid. The dis­
tance to the rear of the vehicle should be approx­
i mately 8 inches (20 cm) . The ignition must be
switched off . Make sure you have firm foot ing .
.. Swing your foot back and forth below the
bumper¢
fig. 30. Do not touch the bumper.
O nce the system recognizes the movement, the
luggage compartment lid will open .
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as descr ibed . This pre­
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
due to s imilar movements such as when you walk
be tween the rea r of the v eh icle and yo ur garage
doo r.
General information
In some situat ions, the funct ion is limited or
temporarily unavailable . Th is may happen if :
- the luggage compartment lid was closed be­
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- you park close to a hedge and the branches move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time.
- yo u clean yo ur vehicle, for example with a pres­
sure washer or in a car wash.
- there is heavy rain.
- the bumper is very dirty, for example afte r driv-
ing on salt-covered roads.
- there is interfe rence to the radio signal from
the veh icle key, s uch as from cell phones or re­
mote controls.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggage compart­
ment.
F ig. 31 Ins ide of the luggage compartme nt: access to the
emergency re lease
"' Pry the cover out using a screwdriver or the
emergency key
¢ fig. 31.
"'Press the lever in the direction of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid.
Open ing and closing
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear door from
being opened from the inside and the rear win­
dows from be operated.
Fig. 32 Sectio n of the driver's door: Ch ild sa fety lock but­
to ns
• To activate the child safety lock for the respec­
tive rear door, press the left/right button
1±1 in
the dr iver's door¢
fig. 32 . The LED in the but­
ton turns on .
"' To deactivate the child safety lock fo r the re­
spective rear door, press the left/right button
1±1 in the driver's door. The LE D in the button
turns off.
The following features a re switched off:
- Interior door handle in the respective rear door,
- Power window switch in the respective rear
door.
T o activate the chi ld safety lock on both sides,
you must press the
[ii buttons one after the oth­
er.
A WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularly when ch ildren
remain in the vehicle. Otherwise they could
start the engine or operate electrical equip­
ment such as power windows .
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Opening and closing
Power Windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 33 Section of the driver's door: controls
All power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and hold it un­
til the window reaches the desired position.
• To open the w indow completely, press the
switch down to the
second level briefly.
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired posit ion.
• To close the window completely, pull the
switch up to the
second level briefly.
Power window switches
@ Driver 's door
@ Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
A WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise they
could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows. The
power windows continue to function until
the driver's door or front passenger's door
has been opened .
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-Pay carefu l attention when closing the win­
dows. It could cause injury by pinch ing.
- When locking the vehicle from o utside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
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After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approximate­
ly 10 seconds . The power windows are not
switched off until the driver's door or front
passenger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening
All of the windows and the sunroof* can be
opened at once .
The settings in the Infotainment system specify
which windows will open.
Convenience opening
• Press and hold the~ button on the remote
control key until the windows reach their de­
sired position and the sunroof * is tilted open.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
• Select: the I CARI funct ion button > (Car)* Sys­
tems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Cen­
tral locking
> Long-press to open windows.
To enable convenience opening of the windows
and the roof *, the
Front windows, Rear windows
and Roof functions must be switched On .
A WARNING
-
For security reasons, the windows and the
sunroof* can only be opened with the remote
control key at a maximum distance of approx­
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Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one­
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
.,. Pull the powe r window switch until the window
is completely ra ised.
.,. Release the switch and pull it aga in for at least
one second.
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access .
Fig. 34 Lu gg age comp artment : v a let parkin g button
W ith "valet parking" activated, the rea r lid can­
no t be opened .
.,. Remove the mechanical key
Q page 30.
.,. Open the glove compartment and activate
Q fig . 34 the "valet parking" feature by press­
ing the
I VA LETI button . The indicator light in
the switch illuminates .
.,. Close the glove compartment and lock it with
the mechanical key.
.,. Lock both rear seatbacks w ith the mechanical
key
Q page 64 .
.,. Leave the master key with the service personnel
for park ing and keep the mechanical key with
you .
When the "valet parking" feature is activated:
- the un locking button for the rear lid
~ in the
driver's door is inact ive
- the button~ on the master key is inactive
- the opening handle in the rear lid is inactive.
Opening and closing
The vehicle can be driven and locked and un­
locked with the master key. Access to the lug­
gage compartment is blocked.
When the valet parking function is switched on ,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ignition on .
Sunroof
Description
Fig. 35 Section from hea dline r: sun roo f b utton
@ Tilting /sliding
.,. To tilt the sunroof completely, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
"' To open the sunroof completely, pull the sw itch
briefly to the second level¢,&. .
.. To select an intermediate position , press/pu ll
the switch to the first level until the desired po­
sition is reached .
@ Opening /sliding (version 1)
"'To move the roof into the reduced wind noise
position, press the button back briefly to the
second level. The roof will open all the way if
you press the button back to the second level
again.
.,. To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
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.. To select an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch forward/back to the first level until
the desired position is reached.
@ Opening/sliding (version 2)
.,. To open the sunroof complete ly, press the
switch back to just before the second level.
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~ To close the sunroof comp letely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
c::> ,&. .
~ To select an intermediate pos ition, press/pull
the switch forward/back to the first level until
the desired position is reached .
The sun shade can be opened and closed by hand
when the roof is closed. The sun shade opens au­
tomatically when the roof is opened.
You can still operate the sliding/tilt ing sunroof
for about 10 minutes after the ignition is switch­
ed off. The switch is deactivated once the driver's
or front passenger 's door is opened.
A WARNING
Pay careful attent ion when closing the slid­
ing/t ilting sunroof -otherw ise ser ious injury
cou ld result! Always take the ign ition key with
you when leaving the vehicle .
@ Note
Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof when
leaving your veh icle. Sudden ra in can cause
damage to the interior equ ipment of your ve­
hicle, particularly the electron ic equ ipment.
@ Tips
- For informat ion on convenience opening, re­
fer tor:::.>
page 40.
-The sunroof will only open down to -20 °C
(-4 °F) .
Sunroof power emergency closing
-
If the sunroof detects an object in its path whe n
it is clos ing, it w ill open again automatically. In
this case, you can close the roof with the power
emergency closing function .
~ Within five seconds afte r the sunroof opens au­
tomat ica lly, pull the switch unt il the roof
closes.
I f you let go of the sw itch early, the sunroof will
open aga in.
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
App lies to vehicles : wit h garage door o pener (Horne Link)
Fig. 36 Ga rage door opener: examples of using w ith differ·
ent syste ms
You can act ivate various systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from inside your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homelink) . There are three buttons for th is in
the veh icle headliner that can be in used in place
of up to three hand-held transmitters .
To operate systems using the garage door open­
er, the three buttons in the roof headliner must be programmed first .
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate vicinity of the equipment when using
or p rogramming the garage door opener. Peo­
ple can be injured and objects can be dam­
aged if they are caught in the equipment .
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-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the prog rammed buttons before
sell ing the vehicle .
- For add itiona l information about Homel ink,
visit www.homelink .com .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indust ry Canada regulat ions
<::.>page 276.

Lights and Vision
.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn the
knob and press it.
The interior lighting turns on when you switch
the headlights on while the ignition is on .
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The setting is a utomat ica lly stored and as­
signed to the remo te control key th at is in
use.
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru­
ments, display and head-up display* con be ad­
justed .
Fig . 44 Inst rument illuminat ion
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Turn the knob toward" -" o r"+" to reduce or in ­
c rease the brightness .
" Press th e knob again to re turn it to its original
pos ition.
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The instr um ent ill umination for th e need les
a n d dia ls tur ns on when the igni tio n is tur ned
on and t he lights are turned off. The i llumina­
t ion for t he dia ls reduces automatically and
eventua lly tu rns off as brightness outside in ­
creases . T hi s function reminds the drive r to
turn the headlights on at the appropriate
time.
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Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 45 Driver's door: kno b for the ex terio r mirrors
Turn the knob to the desired position :
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right exterior mirror.
Move the knob in the des ired dir ect ion .
Qill -Hea ting the mirror glass depend ing on the
outside temperature .
8 -Folding exterior m irro rs*. I n the I nfota in­
ment system , you can se lect if the m irro rs fo ld in
automat ica lly when you lock the vehicle
~ page 33.
Front passenger 's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
par king space, the surface of the m irror tilts
s light ly . For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's outside
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mirror s urface by tu rn ­
i ng the knob in the desired directio n. When you
move out of reverse and i nto anot her gea r, the
new m irror position is stored and assigned to the
key you are using.
The m irror goes back into its or ig inal pos ition
once you drive forward faster than 9 mp h (15
km/h) or switch the ignition off.
A WARNING
Curved (i .e. convex) m irror surfaces increase
your f ield of view. Remember that ve hicles or
o ther objects will appear sma ller and farther
away than when s een in a flat m irro r. If yo u