2016 AUDI A6 key

Driving
-After the engine has been sw itched off, the
rad iator fan can continue to run for up to 10
minutes - even with the ign ition switched
off . It ca n also switch on again after some
t ime if the coolant temperature rises as the
r esult of a heat buildup o r if the eng ine is
hot and the eng ine compartme nt is addi­
ti onal ly he ated by the su n's rays.
@ Note
Do not stop the engine immed iate ly after
hard o r ex tended d riving. Keep the engine
running for app rox im ately two m inutes to
prevent exces sive hea t build-up.
Messages
Turn off ignition before leaving car
T his message appe ars and a warn ing tone so unds
if you o pen the d river's door when the ignition is
sw itche d on .
Press brake pedal to start engine
This message appea rs if you do not press the
brake pedal whe n starting the engine.
fll Is key in the vehicle?
T his indi cato r light turn s on and t his mess age ap­
pea rs i f the ig nition key was removed from the
ve hicle when t he engine was ru nning. If the igni ­
tion key is no longer in the veh icle, yo u can not
switch on the ignition or start the engine once
you stop it. You also cannot lock the vehicle from
the outside.
Shift to P , otherwise vehicle can roll away .
Doors do not lock if le ver is n ot in P.
This message appears for safety reasons if the
transmission is not in the P pos it ion when you
sw itch the ignition off . Move the selector lever to
the P position. Otherwise the vehicle is not pro­
tected from rolling and it ca nnot be locked.
DJ Key is not recognized. Hold back of key
against marked area . See owner's manual
If the i ndicator lig ht tu rns on and th is mess age
appears, there is a mal function
q page 76 .
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Turn off ignition before leaving car. Battery is
discharg ing
This driver message appears if the drive r's door is
opened wh ile the ign ition is switche d on. Always
swi tch off the ignition i f yo u are leav ing the ve hi­
cle. Refer to
~ page 80.
Shift to P and turn off ignition before leaving
car, otherwise vehicle can roll away
This message appears if the d river 's door is
opened wh ile the ignition is switc hed on and the
selector lever is not in the P po sition . Move the
selector lever i nto the P posi tion and sw itch the
igni tion off when you exit the veh icle. O therwise
the ve hicle co uld ro ll. Refer to~
page 80 .
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Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af­
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc ­
tion.
F ig. 81 Cente r conso le/mas te r key : sta rting the eng ine
w hen th ere is a malfunct io n
Requirement: The message Key is not recog­
nized. Hold back of key against marked area .
See owner's manual
is d isplayed and t he DJ indi­
c at or light t urns o n.
• Hold the master key in the locat io n ind icated as
show n in the ill ustrat io n
y>l) q fig . 81 .
• Press the bra ke pe dal q &_ in Starting the en­
gine on page 75.
.,. Press the ~I S_ T_A_R_ T_E_ N_G_I_N_E_S_ T_O_P ~I bu tto n. Th e
eng ine will s tart.

Driving
& WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This a pplies particularly when chi l­
dren rema in in the vehicle . Ot herwise ch il­
dre n could star t the engi ne, release the
par kin g br ake o r o per ate ele ct rical e quip­
ment su ch as power win dows, whi ch in­
creases the risk of an acc ident .
- No one sho uld rem ain in t he vehicle when i t
is lo cked, es pec ially children. Locked doors
make it mo re diff icu lt fo r emergency work­
ers to get into the vehicle, which puts lives
at risk.
Starting from a stop
The start assist function ensures that the park ­
ing brake is released automatically upon start­
ing.
Stopping and setting the parking brake
.,. Pull t he swi tch ~ to set the p arki ng brak e.
Starting and automatically releasing the
parking brake
.,. When yo u press the accelerator pedal, the
par king b rake is autom atically rele ased and
yo ur vehicle begins to move.
T he parki ng b rake can be set if you must stop the
ve hicl e at a s to p lig ht or in t raff ic. Th e ve hicle
does not h ave to be he ld w ith the bra ke pedal.
T he parkin g brake e liminates the tendency to
creep when a selector lever position is engaged .
The parking b rake releases automatica lly and the
ve hicle beg ins to move as soon as you p ress the
accelerator pedal as usual.
Starting on slopes
W hen starting on inclines, the hill star t ass ist
p revents the ve hicle from unintentionally ro lli ng
back . The braking force of the park ing brake is
not released until sufficient d riving force has
been b uilt up at the w heels.
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(D Tips
Fo r safety reasons, the par king brake is re­
l eased a utomatically on ly when the d river's
safety be lt is engaged in the b uck le.
Starting to drive with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unintentionally on an in ­
cline, do the following:
.,. Keep the switch pull ed ~ and press t he accel ­
erator pedal. The parking brake stays app lied
and prevents the veh icle from roll ing backward .
.,. You can release the switch ~ once yo u are su re
that you are transferring enough driving force
to the whee ls by press ing the accelerator pedal.
Depend ing on the weight of t he rig (vehicle and
trailer) and the sever ity of the incline, you may
r oll backwards as you sta rt .
Emergency braking function
This is used if the conventional brake system
fails or lock s up.
.,. To brake your veh icle in an eme rge ncy, pull the
~ switch and hold it pu lled .
.,. As soon as you re lease the~ switch or acceler-
ate, the braking stops .
If you p ull the switch
«v> and hold it above a
speed of about 5 mph (8 km/h), the emergency braking function is init iated. The vehicle is braked
at all fou r whee ls by activati ng the hydraulic
brake system . The brake performance is s imilar
to making an emergency stop~.&. .
In order not to activate the emergency braking by
mistake, an aud ible warn ing to ne (buzzer)
sou nds when the~ switch is pulled . As soon as
the ~ switch is re leased, or the accele rator peda l
i s dep ressed, eme rge ncy braking stops.
& WARNING
Eme rgen cy b raking sho uld o nly be used in an
e m ergency, when the no rmal brake ped al has
failed or the brake pedal is obst ructed. Using
the park ing bra ke to pe rform emergency
b raking w ill slow your vehicle down as if yo u

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Audi ada pti ve c ruise contr ol and br akin g gu ard
The highe r the speed, the greater the distance in
yards (meters) ¢&. .The
Distance 3 setting is
recommended .
The distan ces p rovided are specified values. De­
pending on the driving situation and the how the
vehicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may
be more or less than these target d istances.
The various symbols fo r the time increments ap­
pear br ie fly in the information line @ ¢
page 86,
fig. 93 when you change the settings.
c:::, _c:::, ___ Dis tan ce 1: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 92 fee t/28 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), o r a time interval of 1
second.
c:::, __ c:::, __ Distan ce 2 : This setting corresponds
to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters whe n travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
1.3 seconds.
c:::, ___ c:::,_ Distanc e 3: This setti ng corresponds
to a distance of 164 feet/SO meters when travel­ ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), o r a time interval of
1.8 seconds.
c:::, __ __ c:::, Di stance 4 : This setti ng corresponds
to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters when travel­ ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
2 .3 seconds.
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely increases
the risk of collisions and ser ious personal in­
jury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead reduces the t ime and distance available to
br ing your vehicle to a safe stop a nd makes
it even more necessary to pay close atten­
t ion to traffic .
- Always obey applicable traff ic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe following distance for the traffic, road and weathe r
condit io ns.
(D Tips
- Di stance 3 is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on . -
Your standard settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote control
key being used.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
.,. Select the desired driving mode in drive select
¢page 100.
{!) Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
s igned to the remote control key being used.
Prompt for driver intervention
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
F ig . 97 Inst rume nt cluster: request for d river in tervention
In certain situations, the system will prompt you
to take action . This could happen, for example, if
braking by the adaptive cru ise control system is
not enough to maintain enough distance to the
vehicle ahead .
The ind icator light . and the symbol in the dis­
play will warn you about the situation ¢
fig. 97 .
You w ill also hear an acoustic signal.
- Press the brake pedal to slow yo ur vehicle
down.
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Audi adapt ive cruis e control and braking gua rd
de tect ion and range limits t hat may prevent
the proper detection of other veh icles.
- The radar sensor's function and range can
be reduced by rain, snow and heavy spray.
Moving veh icles up ahead may not be
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all .
- Reflective surfaces including crash barriers
or tunnel entrances may impair the funct ion
of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can cancel the brak ing with increasing
force that is init iated by the system by b rak­
i ng yourself, by accelerat ing noticeab ly or
by swerving .
- Braking guard error messages ¢
page 91.
-Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpected ly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transport ing to reduce
the risk of damage or injury .
Settings in the Infotainment system
Appl ies to vehicles: w ith Audi a daptive cruise co ntro l
~ Select: t he ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys ­
tems
con trol b utton > Driver assi stan ce > Audi
braking guard .
S ys tem -
Switch the braking guard On/ Off. When
you swit ch the ig nitio n on, the message
Brak ing
guard: Off
appears if the system is swi tched off .
Prewarning -The d istance and app roach warn ­
in gs i n the display can be switched
On/ Off.
(!) Tips
-Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote cont rol key being
used.
- If you rest rict or sw itch off the ESC, the
braking gua rd also sw itches i tself off
¢ page 188 .
- Switch braking guard off when yo u are load ­
i ng t he ve hicle on to a vehicle ca rr ier, t rain,
s hi p or other type of transportation . This
c a n prevent undesired warnings from the
br aking gua rd system.
Messages
App lies to vehicles: wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con trol
Braking guard : off
T his dr iver message appears if the system is
tu rned off via t he i nfot ainment. O therwise, if the
system is t urne d off, the information appears ev­
ery time shortly after t he start o f the trip .
T he driver message a lso appea rs if the system is
not avai lab le due to a m alfu nction o r if the ES C i s
not switched on¢
page 188 . If th is is the case,
the sys tem wi ll not provide warnings abou t a
poss ib le collision .
Braking guard : a ctivated
This dr iver message appears if sharp brake pres­
su re was applied due to an acu te warning .
ACC: Unava ilable!
ACC and Audi braking guard: not available
T he system cannot detec t moving vehicles up
ahe ad co rrectly and is swi tc h e d off. The senso rs
have been displaced or are not working proper ly.
T he Audi pre sense funct ions may also be affect ­
e d. D rive to yo ur authorized A udi deal er or au­
thori zed Audi serv ice facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .
ACC: currently unavailable. No senso r vi sion
ACC and braking guide : current ly unavailable .
No s ensor vi sion
Th is message appears if the senso r view is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
sp ray or dirt. Clean the sensors ¢
page 84 ,
fig. 88.
ACC : Currently unavailable. Grad ient too steep
The road exceeds the maximum poss ible angle
for proper adaptive cruise co ntro l operat ion .
Adaptive cruise contro l is swi tched off .
ACC: Only available in D, Sor M
Select the D/S or M selector leve r position.
ACC : currently unavailable . Parking brake ap ­
plied
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White line(s) Active lane assist is activated and re a dy to p rovide wa rnings.
Red line(s) Active lane assist wa rns you
(left or right) before leaving a lane
c:> fig . 101. In addit io n, the
steering wheel vib rates light ly.
Gray line(s) Active lane a ssist is activated,
but not ready to give warning
c:> fig. 102.
Messages in the instrument clu ster di splay
If the active lane ass ist switches off a utomat ica l­
l y, the indicator lig ht in the display turns off an d
one o f th e following messages appears:
Audi active lane assist: Currently unavailable .
No camera view
This message appea rs if the c amera is u nable to
detec t th e lines. This co uld ha ppen i f:
- T he came ra field of v iew
c:> page 94, fig. 100 i s
dirty o r cove red in i ce. C lea n this are a on t he
wi nd shi eld.
- T he came ra field of v iew is fogged ove r. Wai t
u nt il the fog has clea red before sw itch ing the
a ctive la ne assis t on ag ain .
- Th e system has been unab le to detec t the lanes
f o r an extende d period o f ti m e du e to road con­
di tions. Sw itch t he active lane ass is t back on
when the lines are more v is ib le .
Audi active lane assist: currently unavailable
There is a temporary active lane assist malfunc­
tion . Try sw itching the act ive la n e assist on aga in
l ater.
Audi active lane assist: system fault!
D rive to an autho rize d Aud i dea ler o r a uth orized
Au di Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected.
Audi active lane as sist: Please take over steering
This message appea rs if you are no t st eer ing by
yourse lf . I f thi s is the c ase, a ctive l ane assi st does
not swi tc h off, but it is "no t ready" t o pr ovid e a
war ning. The system can he lp you keep t he ve hi­
cle in the lane . However, you a re responsi ble for
d riving the vehicle and must steer it yo urself.
Audi active lane assist
Adjusting the vibration warning
Applies to veh icles: w ith Audi active lane assist
., Sele ct: the I CAR ! fu ncti on bu tton > (Car) * Sy s­
tem s
control butto n > Driver as sistance > Audi
active lane assist .
You c an switch t he a ddi tio nal vib rat ing wa rning
i n t he s teer ing whee l on o r off.
(D Tips
Your settings are automatically store d and as ­
s igned to the remo te control key b eing used.
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@ Tips
-Side assist is not active whi le you are ma k­
i ng the ad justment .
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
u sed.
Driver messages
App lies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
If side ass ist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off and a message will appear in the
i nstr ument cluster d is pl ay :
Audi side assist not available: sensor blocked
T he radar senso rs ' vision is affected. Do not cover
the area in front of the senso rs with bike wheels,
sticke rs, dirt or other ob jects . Clean the area in
front of the senso rs, if necessary
c:> page 97,
fig . 10 6.
Aud i side assist: currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched o n tempo rar ily be­
cause there is a malfunction (for exam ple, the
battery charge level may be too low).
Audi side assist: Syst em fault!
The system cannot guarantee that it will detect
ve hicles co rrectly and it is switched off. The sen ­
sors have been d isp laced or are fa ulty. Have the
system checked by an authori zed Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility soon .
Audi side assist : Unavailable when towing
Side assist sw itches off automatically when a fac ­
tory-installed trailer hitch is connected to t he
e lectrical connector on the trailer. T he re is no
gua rantee the system will sw itch off when using
a retrofitted tra iler hitch . Do not use s ide ass ist
when towing a trailer .
Audi side assist
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Audi drive select
After you have closed the settings, you are auto­
matica lly driving in the
Individual driving mode.
Systems Comfort
Engine/Transmission
balanced
air suspension* comfortab le
Steering comfortab le The equipment in you
r vehicle will determine
which settings you can adjust . The fo llowing ta­
ble gives an overview of the characteristics .
Auto Dynamic
balanced sporty
ba lanced sporty
balanced sporty
Dynamic
steering* comfortab le/ind irect balanced/direct sporty/direct
Sport differential * balanced
Adaptive cruise control* comfortable
Engine sound* subtle
•> Subtle in t he se lector lever pos it ion D and sporty in S.
(D Tips
Your Individual mode settings are automati­
cally stored and assigned to the remote con­
trol key being used.
Raising/lowering the
vehicle
Applies to veh icles: w ith ad aptive air s uspensio n
Raising the vehicle
You can raise your vehicle temporarily, for exam­
p le to drive ove r a tall curb .
.. Select the following in the Infota inment sys­
tem: the
!CARI function button > Raise control
button .
.. Wait for the arrows in the Infotainment system
display to stop blinking and the vehicle to reach
its fina l position.
Lowering the vehicle
.. To lower the vehicle, select the following in the
Infotainment system: the
! CAR ! function button
> Lower control button .
.. Wait for the arrows in the Infotainment system
display to stop blinking and the vehicle to lower
completely .
Q) Note
-Remember that your vehicle is not suitable
for driving offroad even when it is raised.
There is not enough ground clearance.
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agile sporty
balanced sporty
subtle/sportya) sporty
- If the vehicle is raised, it will lower auto­ matically when driving 62 mph (100 km/h)
or faster.
Driver messages
App lies to vehicles: wit h adaptive a ir suspension
Air suspension : Vehicle is too high. Controlling
level. . .
Air suspension: Vehicle is too low. Controlling
level. ..
The dr iver message switches off when the leve l
contro l process is comp lete .

Adjusting the display and the warning tones
A ppl ies to vehicles: W it h parkin g system plus/rearview c am·
era/peripheral ca meras
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the Infotainment.
~ Se lect: the ICARI function button > ( Car)* Sys­
tems control b utton
> Driver ass istance > Pa rk­
ing aid .
Display
On * -An op tical d isp lay is shown for the parking
system plus, a rearview camera image is s hown
for the rearview camera *.
Off -Whe n the par king system is switched off,
only audib le signa ls are give n.
Warning tones Front volume - Volume for the front a rea
Rear volume - Volume fo r the rear area
Front frequency· Frequency for the front a rea
Rear frequency · Freq uency for the rear area
Entertainment volume lowering - When the
pa rking system is turned on, the volume of the
aud io/video so urce is lowered .
The new ly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generato r.
@ Tips
- The warning tones can also be adjusted d i­
rectly by the vis ual disp lay or the pictu re
from the camera. Simply press the Settings
control bu tton.
- Changed settings are activated when the
parking system is switched o n aga in.
- The settings for volume and frequency are
automat ica lly saved and assigned to the re­
mote control key be ing used .
Error messages
Appl ies to vehicles: W ith pa rk in g syste m plus/rearview ca m·
era/per ipheral ca meras
There is an erro r in the system if the LED in the
Pw , button is b linking and yo u hear a continuous
Parking systems
alarm for a few seconds after sw itch ing on the
par king system or w hen the pa rking system is a l·
ready activated. If the error is not cor rected be ­
fo re you switch
off the ignition, the LED in the Pw ,
button wi ll blink the next time you switch on the
park ing system by shifting into reverse.
Parking sy stem plus
If a sensor is fa ulty, the .l?4 symbo l will appear i n
front of/behind the vehicle in the Infotainment
display. If a rear sensor is faulty, on ly obstacles
that are in areas @and @ are shown
¢ page 114, fig . 120 . If a front sensor is faulty,
only obs tacles tha t are in areas © and @are
shown. The re is a lso a system ma lf u nction if all
segme nts ar ound the veh icle are red or if no seg·
me nts are disp laye d.
Peripheral cameras*
T he re is a system malfu nction if t he
t8> • symbol
appea rs and the co rresponding disp lay area is
shown in bl ue. The camera is not wo rking in this
area.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
Trailer hitch
App lies to vehicles: wit h parking system pl us/rea rv iew cam ­
era/periphera l cameras an d tra ile r hitc h
For vehicles using the t rai ler socket, the park ing
system rear sensors do not tu rn on whe n you
shift into reverse gear or when yo u press the
Pwi
button. This resu lts in the following restrict ions.
Parking system plus
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front senso rs remain activated. The v isua l display
switches to t he tra iler tow ing mode.
Rearview camera* /peripheral cameras *
T he re is no distance warning for the rear . The
front sensors remain activated . The visua l display
switches to the tra ile r towing mode. The rearv iew
camera image w ill not show the orientation lines
and the b lue surfaces. .,,.
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