2016 AUDI A6 immobilizer
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.. Press the release button@ c::> fig. 18.
.. Pull the mechanical key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechanical key , you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment on
the passenger's s ide
c::> page 61.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
Qpage 35.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me
chanically
c::> page 36.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 19 Re mote cont ro l key: Removing the battery holde r
LED in the remote control key
The LED ® informs you about the function of the
remote control key .
.. If you press a button quickly, the LED blinks
once.
.. If you press a button longer (convenience open
ing) , the LED blinks several times .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead . The
Ill indicator light and
the message
Plea se change key battery ap
pear. Replace the battery .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Remove the emergency key c::> page 30 .
.,. Press the release button ® on the battery
holder and pull the battery holder out of the
master key in the direction of the arrow at the
same time.
.. Insert the new battery with the
"+ " facing
down.
.. Push the battery holder carefully into the mas
ter key.
.. Install the mechanical key.
Open ing and closing
@) For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the environment.
Do not d ispose of them in household trash.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the origina l battery.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle .
A computer chip ins ide your key automatically
deactivates the electronic immobilizer when the
key is inside the vehicle. When you remove the
key from the vehicle, the electronic immobilizer
is automatically activated once again.
A WARNING
-Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and permit an unauthor
iz ed person to start the engine and enable op
e rat ion of the vehicle systems such as power
window or power s unroof leading to serious
personal injury .
@ Tips
-The vehicle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is lo
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
Qpage 276 .
Central Locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally. You have the following choices:
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Consumer inf orm ation
means t hat yo u risk both a substantia l reduction
in the operational safety of your vehicle and an
increased wear of veh icle parts ~&. .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a professional and competent manner or, in spe
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modif icat ions.
A WARNING
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per
sonal injury.
([) Note
If emergency repa irs must be performed else
where, have the vehicle examined by an au thorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom munication and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica
tion Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthor ized modi
fications to this equ ipment .
Devices
The fo llow ing devices each comp ly w ith FCC Part
15.19, FCC 15.21 and RSS-Gen Issue
1:
- Adaptive cruise contro l*
- Audi s ide ass ist*
- Cell phone package*
- Convenie nce key*
- Electronic immobilizer
- Garage door opener (Homelink)*
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device comp lies wit h pa rt 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operat ion is s ubject to the following two
conditions:
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(1) This dev ice may not cause ha rmf ul interfer
ence, and
( 2 ) this devi ce must accep t any i nte rference re
ce ived, in cl ud ing in terference tha t may c ause un
desired ope ration.
FCC Part 15.21
CAUTION :
Changes or modificat ions not express ly approved
by the pa rty responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's a uthority to operate t he equ ip
ment .
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operat ion is subject to the following two cond i
tions:
(1) this device may not ca use interference, and
(2) this devi ce must accep t any inte rference, in
cl ud ing interfe rence that may cause undesi red
operation of the device.
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A
A/C (fo ur-z one automatic clim ate control) . . 7 0
A/C (three -zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessories .. .. .. .... .... ..... .. .. 60, 275
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ad justing the vibration warn ing . . . . . . . . . 95
C leaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adapt ive a ir s uspension/sport . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
C leaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
Request for driver i nterven tion . . . . . . . . . . 89
S top-and -go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adapt ive Lig ht (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AdBlue .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 212
Messages .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 213
Opening the tank door ................ 213
Refilling . .. .. ................. .... . 213
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
W indshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Addit ives
E ngine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adjusting Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steer ing colum n electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
S teer ing colum n manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adjusting a ir distribution (four-zone automat -
i c climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ad justing air distribution (three- zone climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ad justing the temperature (four-zone auto -
matic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ad justi ng the tempe rature (three-zone cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ai rbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Advanced A irbag Sys tem components . . . 149
Ca re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Index
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S7
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46, 147
How do the front a irbags wor k? . . . . . . . . 151
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 149
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work togethe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
PASSE NGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 154
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
S ide a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
S ide curta in a irb ags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
War ning/ indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warn ing/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
When must t he system be inspected? 153
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
All wheel d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 91
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Anti- lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
War ning/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti- Lock Bra king System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti-slip regulat io n
I n dicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti -theft systems
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Asht ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audi drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 273
277
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Index
Octane rating Recomm endation ................ ... .
Refuelling .. .. .. ................ ... .
Saving fuel . .. ...... .. ... .... .... .. . 208
208
210 196
T ank cap acit y . .... ...... ..... .... .. . 271
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 212
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 42
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 233
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 270
H
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlight Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 44
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 44
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
282
Rear window (three-zone climate control) . 69
Seats (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.1
Seats(three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 69
Washe r no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 1 36
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Hill de scent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 149
How safety belt pr ete nsioners work . . . . . . 140
I
Ignition
Indicator light ... .. .. ................ 17
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important things to do before driving . . . . 125
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indic ator lights .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ....... . 11
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 11
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Inflation pressure (t ires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Installing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicato r lights .. .. .. ............. .. . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Instruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lighting Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inte rmittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 51