2016 AUDI S6 warning lights

Table of contents
Owner's Literature
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 28
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Va let parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 42
Lights and Vi sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
I n terior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Pa ss- throug h w it h ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
F our-zone automatic climate control . . . . 70
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
2
Driving .... . .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
73
73
Starting and stopping the eng ine . . . . . . . 74
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 77
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Cruise cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audi adaptive crui se control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Audi active lane as sist . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi side as sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Night vision a ssist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Night vision assist with pedestrian and
wild animal h ighlighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 106
5 tronic, t iptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Trail er hi tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Safety ..... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ..... .. 125
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 126

Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments and indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig. 3 Instrument cluster overv iew
(D Engine coolant temperature gauge
@ Tachometer .... .. .. ..... .... .
- with status indicator
OFF .... .
-with status indicator READY .. .
@ Turn signals .... ........... .. .
© Display with
- Driver information system .... .
- Indicator lights ............ .
® Tachometer 10
11
74
79
45
23
11
@ Fuel
level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
a) Tips
The instrument illumination for the needles
and dials turns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The illumina­
t ion fo r the dials reduces automatically and
eventua lly turns off as brightness outside in­
creases . This function reminds the driver to
turn the headlights on at the appropriate
time.
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coo lant gauge (D Q page 10, fig. 3
only works when the ign ition is on. To prevent
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damage to your engine, please note the follow­
ing important points:
Engine cold
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­
perature yet. Avoid high engine speeds, heavy en­
gine loads and heavy throttle applications.
Normal temperature
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture once the LEDs up to the center of the gauge
turn on under normal driving conditions. The
LEDs higher up may turn on when the engine is
under heavy load or the exterior temperature is
high . Th is is no need to worry as long as the.
warning light in the instrument cluster does not
ill uminate .
If the LEDs in the upper area of the
display and the indicator light. in the instru­
ment cluster display turn on, the coolant temper­
atu re is too high
Qpage 15.
A WARNING
-Always observe the warning in <9page 216,
before opening the hood and checking the
engine coolant level.

-Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment. You
could burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
first until you can no longer see or hear steam or coolant escap ing .
Q) Note
-Mounting additional lights or accessories in
front of the air inlets reduces the cooling ef­
fect of the radiator. At h igh outside temper­
atures or h igh engine load, the engine cou ld
ove rheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to prop­
erly distribute the cooling air when the veh i­
cle is moving.
If the spoiler is damaged, this
could red uce the cooling effect and the en­
gine could then overheat . Ask your author ­
ized Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
You shou ld shift to the next lowest gear when
the speed is below 1500 RPM. The beginning of
the red zone in the tachometer indicates the maximum permissib le engine speed for all gears
once the engine has been broken in and when it is
warmed up to operating temperature. Before reaching the red zone, you should shift into the
next h igher gear, choose the Dor S selector lever
position, or remove your foot from the accelera ­
tor pedal.
CD Note
The tachometer needle© c::> page 10, fig. 3
should only be in the red zone br iefly: other­
w ise, this increases the risk of e ngine dam-
age. The location where the red zo ne begins
varies depend ing on the eng ine.
@, For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duce operating noise.
In strum ents an d ind ic a to r ligh ts
Fuel level
The fue l gauge only works when the ignition is
on.
If t h e fue l level drops below 2.6 gallons (10
lite rs), the bottom LED turns red and the indica­
tor light
t]J turns on c::> page 21. The bottom
LED blinks red when the fue l level is very low.
T he possible range based on the c urrent fue l lev­
el is shown in tab@c::>
page 23, fig . 4 .
Fo r the tank capacity in your veh icle, refer to the
T echn ica l Data c::>
page 2 71.
CD Note
Never drive until the tank is completely emp­
ty. The irregu la r supply of fuel that resu lts
from that can cause t he engine to m isfire. Un­
combusted f uel w ill then en ter the exha ust
system . This can cause ove rheating and dam­
age to the catalytic converter.
Indicator lights
Description
T he ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They i ndicate functions o r mal­
funct ions c::>
.&,.
Messages may appear with some ind icator lights.
A war ning s ignal will sound at the same time.
T he ind icator lights and messages in the ce nte r
of the disp lays may be replaced by other displays.
T o s how them again, select the tab for indicator
li gh ts and messages using the m ultifunction
steering wheel c::>
page 23. If there are several
malfunctions, you can display them one at a time
us ing the thumbwheel.
Some indicators lights in the display can t urn on
in several colors.
A WARNING
- Fai lure to heed wa rning lights and other im­
portant vehicle information may result in
serious personal injury or vehicle damage.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe d istance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher c::>
page 47.
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Instruments and indicator lights
-The engine compartment of any motor vehi­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Before
you check anything in the engine compart­ ment, stop the engine and let it cool down.
Always exercise extreme caution when work­ ing under the hood~
page 216.
Central indicator light
Applies to vehicles: w ith monochrome display
If a message appea rs together with a centra l in­
d icator light . or
n. the cent ral indica to r li gh t
w ill ind icate the prior ity of the warn ing . If a
white indicato r light also appears, the cent ral in ­
d icator light will have its own co lor . For examp le,
if l!!JI appears together with. , read the desc rip­
tion for •.
Overview
Some ind icator lights turn on briefly to check the
function of that system when you switch the ign i­
tion on. These systems are marked with a ./ in
the following tables. If one of these indicator
lig hts does not tu rn o n, there is a ma lfu nction in
that system.
Red indic ator lights
12
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US A mode ls:
Brake malf u nct ion./
¢ page 14
Canada models :
Brake malfunct io n ./
¢page 14
USA models:
Electromechan ica l park ing brake
¢page 15
Canada models :
Electromechanica l park ing bra ke
¢ page 15
Engine coo ling system
¢ page 15
Engine oil pressure
¢page 17
Engine oil level
¢page 17
Battery
¢ page 16
Engine stops wh ile driving
¢ page 16
Safety be lt
¢ page 16
Elec tromechanical steering ./
¢page 190
Elec tronic steering col umn lock
¢ page 17
En gine sta rt system
¢ page 17
Cent ral indicator light
¢ page 12
USA models : Speed warning sys­
tem
¢ page 81
Can ada model s: Speed warning
system
¢ page 81
Adap tive cruise contro l* ./
~ page 86
Air su spension*
¢ page 17
Night vision assistant*
¢page 103
Night vision assistant*
¢ page 103
Refill Ad Blue*
¢page 212
AdB lue malfunct ion *
¢ page 212
Yellow ind icator l ights
AIR
BAG
r--------------
U SA m odels : Safety systems
¢page 18
Canada models : Safety systems
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ./
¢page 18

USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢page 19
Canada models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢page 19
Worn brake pads
¢page 19
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page 15
Tire pressure monitoring system
,I
¢page 249
Tire pressure monito ring system
¢page249
Electronic power control./ (alter­
native to
II )
¢page20
Glow plug system
(alternative
tom
¢page20
Malfunction indicator Lamp (M IL)
,I
¢page 20
Diesel particulate filter* clogged
¢page20
Engine speed lim itation
¢page 21
Engine oil level
¢page 17
Engine oil sensor
¢page 21
Request to warm eng ine by driv­
ing
¢page 21
Battery
¢page 16
Tank system
¢page 21
Windshield washer flu id leve l
¢page 21
Instruments and indicator lights
/:
Ad Blue,/'
Windshield wipers
¢p age 21
Remote control key
¢page 74
Remote control key
¢page 76
Battery in remote control key
¢page 31
Defective light bulb warning
¢page 21
Rear fog light(s)
¢ page 21
Headlig ht range control
¢pag e22
adaptive light*
¢page22
Light-/rain sensor faulty
¢page22
Audi active lane assist*
¢page94
Transmission
¢page 111
Transmission
-S tronic
¢page 111
Elect ronic steering column lock
¢page 17
Eng ine start system
¢p age 17
Brake booster¢ page 18, cen­
tra l ind icator light
¢page 12
Electromechanical steer ing, dy­
namic steering*./
¢page 190
Air suspension *
¢page 17
Sport differential*
¢page 22
Refill Ad Blue*
¢page 212
AdBlue ma lfunction*
¢page212
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Instruments and indicator lights
Other indicator ligh ts
CRUISE
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Turn signals
¢ page22
USA model s: Cruise control*
¢ page82
Canada model s: Cruise control*
¢ page82
Adaptive cru ise control*
¢ page86
Adaptive cru ise control*
¢ page86
Adaptive cru ise control*
¢page86
Audi activ e lan e assist *
¢page 94
Start-Stop-System *
¢page 79
Start -Stop-System *
c::>page 79
High beam assist*
c::> page 45
H igh beam
c::> page 45
BRAKE /C©) B rake system
The light illum inates when the ignit ion is switch­
ed on . It goes out after the engine has been
started . T hi s indicates that the brake war ning
light is f unction ing p roperly.
If the brake warning light does not light up
when the engine is crank ing, there ma y be a
malfun ction in the elec tri cal sy stem. In this
ca se , contact your Audi deal er.
If the brake system warn ing/ indicator light turns
on, there is a brake system malfunction.
1111 ( USA model s)JII (Canada models ) Stop
v ehicle and check brake fluid level
If the indicator lig ht tu rns on and the message
appears, proceed as follows:
.. Pu ll off the road .
.. Stop the veh icle .
.. Turn off the engine .
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.. Check the b rake fluid level c::> page 225.
.. Contact your nearest authorized repair facility if
necessary .
Warning! Fault in brake s ystem. Contact dealer
If the ABS ind icator light rJ:11 (USA models) ;tiJ
(Canada mode ls), the ESC indica to r li ght
GJ and
t h e b rake system indicator light
1111 (USA mod­
e ls) ;II (Canada models) turn o n and the mes­
sage appears, the ABS, ESC and b raking distrib u­
tion are not working ,:::,
&..
Caref ully dr ive to yo ur autho rized Aud i de aler i m ­
med iate ly to have the ma lfunction corrected
,:::, &. .
1111 (USA model s)JII (Canada model s) Park ­
ing brak e: sy ste m fault! Pl eas e contact dealer
- If the ind icator light and the message appea r
when stationary or after switching the igni ­
t ion on ,
check if you can release t he parking
brake. Afte r rele asing the par king br ake, ca re­
fully drive to your author ized Audi dealer im ­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected . If
you cannot re lease the parking brake, see k pro­
fessional assistance.
- I f the ind icator light and the message appear
while dri ving , the emergency braking functio n
may not be available. It may not be possible to
set the parking brake or re lease it once it has
been set. Seek profess ional assistance .
( U SA mode ls) : If the warning light
1111 and the
warning light
riJ appear togethe r, immediately
contact your author ized Audi dealer or qualif ied
workshop to have all b rake pads inspected
¢ page 19.
When the light comes on, an audible warning sig­
nal is also given.
A WARNING
- Always observe the warnings in
c::> page 216, before open ing the hood and
checking the brake fluid .
- Dr iving with low brake fluid is a safety haz­
ard . Stop the car and get profess ional assis -
tance .
1111>

-If the 1111 (USA models) . (Canada mod­
els) brake system indicator light turns on to­
gether with the ABS and ESC indicator
lights, the ABS/ESC regulating function may
have failed. Functions that stabilize the ve­
hicle are no longer available . This could
cause the vehicle to swe rve and increase the
risk of sliding. Drive carefully to the nearest
authorized Audi dealer or other qualified
workshop and have the ma lfunction correct ­
ed.
- If the brake warn ing/ indicator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the park­
ing brake is re leased, or lights up while you
are driving, the flu id level in the brake fluid
reservoir is too low. If you believe that it is
safe to do so, proceed immediately at low
speed to the nearest authorized Audi dealer
or qualified repair facility and have the brake system inspected.
- Always keep in mind that after several brake
applications, you will need greater pressure
on the brake pedal to stop your vehicle. Do
not rely on strained brakes to respond w ith
maximum stopping power in critical situa­
tions . You must allow for increased braking
distances. The extra distance used up by
fading brakes could lead to an accident.
PARK /(® ) Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the elec ­
tromechanical parking brake.
If the indicator light- (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) turns on, the parking brake was
set .
- (USA m od els) • (Canada mod els) Ca u·
t io n: Vehi cle parked to o s teep
If the indicator light blinks and the message ap­
pears, the re is not enough brak ing power to keep
the vehicle from ro lling. The brakes have over­
heated. The vehicle could roll away even on a
sma ll incline.
Pr ess bra ke pedal to rele a se par kin g brak e
To release the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press the button~ or start driving
Instrum ents an d ind ic a to r ligh ts
with starting assist at the same time
¢page 78.
Plea se r ele a se parki ng brake
To release the parking brake manually, press the
brake pedal and press the button~ at the same
t ime . The park ing brake only releases automat i­
ca lly if the d river 's safety belt is fastened .
Ill Parking brake!
If the liJ indicator light turns on and this mes ­
sage appears, there is a parking brake malfunc­
t ion. Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or
qualified workshop immediately to have the mal­
funct ion corrected .
_L Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system must
be repaired as soon as possible .
• Swit ch off engine a nd check c ool ant l eve l
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the coolant temperature is too high or
the coolant level is too low.
.. Pull off the road .
.. Stop the vehicle.
.. Turn off the engine.
.. Check coolant level¢
page 222 .
.. Add coo lant if necessary¢ page 223 .
.. Continue driving only after the engine coolant
warning/indicator light goes out .
.. Contact your author ized Audi dealer for assis-
tance if necessary.
If the engine coolant level is correct, then the ra­
diato r fan may be the cause of the malfunction.
• Cool ant temper atu re too high! Pl ease let en ­
gine run with ve hicle s tat ionar y
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, let the engine run at id le for a few mi-
nutes to cool down. ..,.
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Instruments and indicator lights
& WARNING
-If your veh icle should break down for me­
chanical or other reasons, park at a safe dis­
tance from moving traffic, turn off the en­ gine and turn on the hazard warn ing lights
¢ page 47, Emergen cy flasher.
- Never open the hood if you see or hea r
steam o r coolant escap ing from the eng ine
compartmen t -yo u risk be ing sc alded. Wa it
u nti l you can no longer see or hear s team or
coolant escaping.
- T he eng ine compartment of any vehicle is a
dange rous a rea. Befo re yo u perform any
work in the engine compartment, turn of
the engine and allow it to coo l. Follow the
warning stickers
¢ page 216.
@ Note
Do not contin ue driving if the . symbo l ill u­
m ina tes . There is a mal function in the eng ine
coo ling system -you could damage your en­
gine.
0 Battery
This warning/indicator light detects a malfunc­
tion in the generator or in the vehicle's electrical
system.
The . warning/indicator light ill uminates when
you switch on the ignition and must go out after
the engine has started.
• Alternator fault: Batte ry is not being charg­
ed
If t h e indicator lig ht t urns on and the message
appears, there is a malfunc tion in the gene rator
or veh icle ele ctrical system .
Dr ive to you r autho rized Aud i dea le r or q ual ified
wo rkshop immedia tely. Because the vehi cle bat­
tery is discharging, tu rn off a ll unnecessary e lec­
tr ica l equipment s uch as the radio. Seek profes ­
sional assistance if the ba ttery charge level is too
low.
(•) Low b att ery : battery will be charged whi le
dri ving
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If the indica tor light turns on and the message
appears, there may be limited sta rting ability .
If this message t urns off after a little whi le, t he
batte ry c harged enough while dr iv ing .
If the message does not tu rn off, have you r au­
t h orized Audi dea le r or qual ified wor ks hop co r­
r ect the ma lf u nction.
~ Engine stop while driving
• Engine stopped : No power steering and
brake support.
There is a ma lf u nction in the engine o r in t he f uel
s u pply sys tem.
Mo re force is needed to steer a nd b rake the mov­
i ng vehicle when the engi ne is stopped . If the ve­
hicle is rolling, t ry to stop i t carefully on the s ide
of the road away from moving traffic. See an au ­
thorized Audi dea le r or a uthorized Audi Service
Facil ity for assistance.
& WARNING
I f t he engine stops w hile d riving, you will
need to use more force to brake the vehicle.
This increases the risk of an acc ident. There
will still be power steering if the ignition is
swi tched on while the vehicle is ro lling and
there is suff ic ient battery charge . Otherwise ,
you must use greater force w hen stee ring.
4'-Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to put
on your safety belt.
The . warn ing/ indicator light illum inates when
the ignit ion is switched on to remind the driver
and any front passenger to pu t on the safety belt.
Additionally , a n acoust ic wa rn ing (go ng) w ill also
sou nd.
For more Information
¢ page 134 , 4'-Safety belt
warning light .