2017 AUDI A6 door lock

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.. Remove the integrated mechanical key
Q page 29 or use the separate mechan ical key .
.. Pull the cap out of the opening
¢ fig. 23 .
.. Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢ A in Descrip­
tion on page
27.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
b reak-in, audio and visual warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual.
It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the alarm is triggered, it w ill shut
off automat­
ically after a ce rtain amount of time. Switch the
ignition on or press the~ button on the remote
control key to turn
off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening /closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 24 Dr iver's door : opening the luggage compartment
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Open ing and closing
Fig. 25 Handle in the rea r lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
.. Press and hold the l""I button on the remote
control key for at least one second . Or
.. Pull the~ button in the driver's door¢
fig. 24.
Or
.. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid
Q fig. 25.
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.,. Use the inside grip to pull the rear lid and allow
it to drop gently to close it¢ _&. .
T he sett ings in the Infota inment system deter ­
mine if the luggage compartment lid can be
opened using the handle
¢ page 32.
A WARNING
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could open sud ­
denly when driv ing, which increases the risk
of an accident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment . If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
would be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escape. To reduce the r isk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
veh icle. Always keep the luggage compart­
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve­
hicle is not in use.
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Opening and closing
-Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid's range of motion when it
is clos ing, especially near the hinges. Fin­
gers or hands could be p inched .
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the luggage com­
partment lid can be unlocked separately by
pressing the
l a ! button on the remote control
key. The luggage compartment lid locks auto­
matically when it is closed again.
Automatic luggage compartment lid
Applies to: ve hicles w ith a utomat ic luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be opened and
closed electrically .
Fig. 26 Driver's door: opening t he luggage compartment
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Fig . 27 Luggage compar tment lid:@ clos ing butto n,@
l ock button (vehicles w ith convenie nce key•")
Opening the luggage compartment lid
• Press and hold the !<=> I button on the remote
control key for at leas t one second . Or
• Pull the
l=I button in the driver's door briefly
c::>fig. 26. Or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid.
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Closing the luggage compartment lid
• Pull the button l= I in the driver's door until the
luggage compartment lid is closed
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• Press the
l= I button in the l uggage compart­
ment lid
r::;> fig. 27. The luggage compartment
lid will go down automatically and close ¢ _&. .
Or
• Press and hold the button
la l on the remote
control key until the luggage compartment lid
is closed (vehicles with convenience key*) ¢ _&. .
Make sure there is enough d istance between
you and the luggage compartment lid. The re
should be a maximum
9 feet (3 m) of distance.
Or
• Press the~ button
r:;, fig. 2 7 in the luggage
compartment lid (vehicles with convenience
key*). The remote control key must not be
more than approximately
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 ¢_&. . Or
• Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid. The luggage compar tment lid will go down
automatically and close
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The opening/closing process will stop immedi­
ate ly if:
- You pull/release the
!a l button in the dr iver's
door, or
- You press/release the
l<=> I button on the remote
control key (vehicles with convenience key*), or
- You press the~ or~ button (veh icles with
convenience key*) in the luggage compartment
lid, o r
- You push the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid, or
- You press against the luggage compartment lid
aga inst the direction it is moving, or
- When someth ing blocks the luggage compart­
ment lid o r makes it difficult for the lid to
move.
If you press the handle or one of the~ or~ but­
tons (vehicles with convenience key*) now, the luggage compartment lid will either open or
close, depend ing on what angle it is at.

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A WARNING
-Read and follow all WARNINGS¢&. in De­
scription on page
27 .
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed. Otherwise it could open
suddenly when the veh icle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while driving. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage area, because then the luggage compart­
ment lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the l uggage compartment l id left
open. A chi ld co uld crawl into the car
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the luggage com­ partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inattentively or without checking first. Al­
though the closing force of the luggage
compartment lid is limited, yo u can st ill se­
riously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within ra nge of
the luggage compartment lid when it is
moving, in part icular close to the h inges and
the upper and lower edges -fingers o r
hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere w ith the l uggage com­
partment lid or help i t when it is being
opened or closed automatically.
([) Note
The luggage compartment lid can bump into
objects such as the garage ceiling when open­
ing and become damaged.
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infota inment system de­
te rmine if the luggage compa rtment lid can
be opened us ing the handle
¢ page 32.
Op enin g an d clos ing
-There are audio signa ls when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
control key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
l ""'I button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
1£) button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
using the remote control key (vehicles with
convenience key*) up to a distance of ap­
proximately 9 feet (3 m).
- The luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manually if the vehicle battery is low .
It is necessary to use more force when doing
this. Move the lid s low ly to redu ce the
amou nt of fo rce needed.
Luggage compartment with movement­
activated opening
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key and senso r-co ntro l·
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 28 Rea r of the veh icle: foot movement
Requirements: you must be carrying you r vehicle
k ey w ith you. You m ust be standing at the center
behind the luggage compa rtment lid. You should
be approximately 8 in (20 cm) from the rear of
the ve hicle. The ignition m ust be switched off.
Make sure you have firm footing.
.,. Move your foot back and forth below the b ump­
er ¢
fig. 28. Do not touch the bumpe r. Once the
system recognizes the movement, the luggage
compartment l id will open .
T he luggage compar tme nt lid will on ly open if
you make the movement as described. This pre­
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
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Opening and clo sin g
due to similar movements, such as when you
walk between the rear of th e vehicle and your ga­
rage door.
General inform ation
I n some situations, the function may be lim ited
or tempo rar ily unava ilable . This may happen if :
- the luggage compartment lid was closed imme­ diately before .
-you park close to a hedge and the branches move back and forth under the vehicle for a
long period of time.
- you clean your vehicle , fo r example with a pres­
sure washe r or i n a car wash.
- there is heavy rain.
- the bumper is very dirty , for example after driv-
ing on salt-covered roads .
- there is interference to the radio signal from
the ve hicle key, such as from cell phones or re ­
mote controls .
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
F ig . 29 Inner luggage compart men t lid : access to the
emergen cy re le ase
.,. Pry the cover off using a screwdriver or the me ­
chan ical key ¢
fig. 29 . Remove the mechan ica l
key ¢
page 29 .
.,. Press the lever in the direct ion of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid .
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Opening the luggage compartment lid
from the ins ide in an emergency
Fig. 30 I nne r luggage compart ment l id : leve r
.,. Pull the lever downward¢ fig. 30 .
(D Tips
Never close t he luggage compartment lid us ­
i ng the emergency handle .
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fig. 31 Sect ion o f dri ver's doo r: ch ild safety loc k bu ttons
.,. To activate/deactivate the inner door hand le
and the power window switch for the respective
rear doo r, press the left/rightl±l button in the
driver's door¢
fig. 31 . The indicator light in the
button turns on/blinks .
.,. To act ivate/deactivate the chi ld safety lock o n
bo th s ides, you mus t press the [!l but tons one
after the other.
A WARNING , ~
A lways take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the veh icle, even for a short period of

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time. T hi s app lies pa rt icu larly when children
remain in the vehicle. Othe rw ise children
co uld start t he engine or operate elect rical
equipment (such as power windows), which
increases the r is k of an accident .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power window s.
F ig. 32 Dr ive r's door : power w indow co ntro ls
All power window sw itches are eq uipped w ith a
two-stage funct ion:
Opening and closing the windows
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~ T o open or close the w indow completely, p ress
the switch down or pu ll the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operation will stop if the
switch is pressed/pu lled again.
~ To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the sw itch to the first level
u nt il the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
(!) L eft front door
@ R ight front door
® L eft rea r d oor
© Right rear door
A WARNING
- Always take the vehicle key wit h you when
leaving the vehicle, even fo r a short period
of time . This applies particularly w hen ch il­
dr en re ma in in the vehicl e. O th erwis e chi l­
dre n cou ld st art t he engi ne or ope ra te e lec­
t ric al eq uip m ent (such as power wi ndows),
Open ing and closing
which increases the risk of an acc ident. The
power windows continue to function until
the dr iver's door or front passenge r's door
has been opened .
- Pay careful attention when closing the w in­
dows . Pinch ing could ca use serio us in juries.
- When locking the vehicle from o utside, the
veh icle must be unoccup ied since the win­
d ows can no longe r be o pened in an emer­
g e ncy .
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You can still o pen and close the windows for
approximately 10 mi nutes after tur ning t he
i gnition off . The power windows do not switch
off until the driver 's door o r front passenger 's
door has been open ed .
Convenience opening
All of the windows and the sunroof* can be
opened at once .
The settings in the Infota inment system specify
which w indows will open .
Convenience opening feature
~ Press and hold the~ button on the remote
control key until a ll of the w indows reach the
desired position and the sunroof* is tilted open.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
~ Select: the I CAR I funct io n button > (Car) * Sys­
tems
contro l button > Vehicle sett ings > Cen ­
tral locking
> Long-press to open windows .
To enable convenience openin g of the w indows
and the roof *, th e
Front windows , Rear windows
and Roof functions must be switched On .
A WARNING
For security reasons, the w indows and the
su nroof* can o nly be opened wit h the remote
control key at a maximum distance of a pprox­
im ately 6 fee t (2 m ) from the veh icle .
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Valet Parking function
Applies to: veh icles wit h Valet Parking function
The valet parking function protects the luggage
comportment from unauthorized access .
Fig. 34 Glove compartment: valet park ing function button
You can switch the valet parking function on, for
example when someone else is parking your vehi­
cle
l)_ When the function is switched on, the ve­
hicle can be driven, locked and unlocked using
the master key, but access to the luggage com­
partment is not permitted .
.,. Remove the integrated mechanical key
r::!:>poge 29.
.,. Open the glove compartment.
.,. Press the
IVALET I button to switch the valet
parking function on. The LED in the button
turns on.
.,. Lock the glove compartment with the mechani­
cal key .
.,. Applies to vehicles with lockable backrests in
t h e rear: to also secure the luggage compart­
ment from the vehicle inter ior, lock the backr­
ests using the mechanica l key ¢
page 57.
.,. Only giv e the remote control key to the service
personnel parking your car and keep the re­
moved mechanical key with you.
The following buttons are deactivated when the
va let parking function is switched on:
- 1""' 1 button in the driver's door
-la l button on the remote control key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking function is switched on,
co ~ the message Valet parking activated appears in
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Open ing and closing
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ignition on.
(D Tips
Please note that the luggage compartment
can still be accessed from the vehicle interior
in vehicles with a pass-through, even when
the valet parking function is switched on .
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: veh icles with garage door opener (Home link)
Fig . 35 Garage door opene r: examples of usage for diffe r­
ent systems
With the garage door opener (Homelink), you
can activate systems such as the garage doors ,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons a re integrated in the head ­
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls.
To be able to operate systems using the garage
door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
_&. WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob­
j ects are in the area immediate ly surrounding
the equipment. People can be injured or prop-
erty can be damaged if struck when closing. .,.
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Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 43 Driver's door: knob for the exterior mir rors
Turn the knob to the desired pos ition:
Q/ P -adjusts the left/right exterior mirror.
Move the knob in the desired direction.
Cfill -Heat the mirror g lass depen ding on the o ut­
side temperature .
8 -Folds the exte rior mi rrors*. In the Infotain­
men t system, you ca n selec t if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the veh icle
¢page 32.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To he lp you see the curb w hen back ing in to a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly . For th is to happen, t he knob must be in
the posit ion for the front passenger's outside
mirror.
You can adjust the t ilted mi rror sur face by turn ­
i ng the knob in the desired direction. Whe n you
move out of reverse and into anot her gear, the
new mirror position is stored and assigned to the
key you a re using.
The mirror goes back into its orig inal position
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or turn the ignition off.
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or aspheric*)
en large the f ield of vision. However, they
make obj ects in the mi rror appear smalle r
and fa rther away. Your may estimate i ncor-
Lights and V ision
rect ly when you use t hese mirrors to gauge
your d istance from the ve hicles beh ind you
when chang ing lanes, which increases the risk
of an acc ident.
(D Note
- If the m irror housing was moved by fo rce
(for example, by runn ing into an object
w hen maneuvering the vehicle) , the m irro r
must be fo lded all the way in us ing t he pow­
er foldi ng f unction. The m irro r ho us ing
must not be moved back into plac e by hand
because this wo uld impair the func tion of
t he mir ror mec hanism.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automa tic ca r
w ash , you mus t fo ld the ex ter ior mir ror s in
t o reduce the r isk of d am age to the m irro rs.
N ever fold p ower fo ld ing ex ter ior mir rors *
by hand . On ly fold them in and out using
the power controls .
(D Tips
-If the power adjus ting func tion mal func ­
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad­
justed by p ressing on the e dge of it by hand.
- T he exterior m irror settings are store d with
the memo ry functio n*
r=;, page 52.
Dimming the mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with a manual or au to­
matic* dimming rearview mirror.
Fi g. 44 Automatic dimming rearview mirror*
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the mirror back. ll>
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from 1 through 5. You can switch the selected massage on/off using the button @~
page 50,
fig.
so.
Lumbar support -you can ad just the lumbar sup­
port up/down and to be stronge r/weaker .
Side section seat * -you can inc rease/decrease
the latera l s u pport in the seat using the side bol­
sters a t the seat su rface and the back res t.
Upp er thigh support * -yo u can increase/de­
crease the upper t high suppo rt.
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- The massage function switches off a uto­
matically after approx imately 10 minutes.
- The air in the s ide bolsters* is released as
soon as the driver's door opens. This makes i s possibl e to enter and exit the vehicl e
more comfortab ly. As soon as you s tart driv­
i ng the ve hicle, the s ide bo lsters fi ll.
Center armrest
There is a storage compartment under the arm­
rest.
F ig. 52 Center armrest between the driver 's/fron t pas ­
se nge r's seats.
Adjusting the center armr est
... To adjust the ang le, raise the armrest from the
sta rt ing pos it ion .
... To bri ng the armrest bac k into t he starting po­
s it ion, ra ise it o ut of the top notch and fold it
back down.
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Seats and storag e
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to: vehicles with adjustable head restraints
Fig. 5 3 Front seat: adj ust ing the head restra int
Adjust the head restraints so t he upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of yo ur head . If that
is not possible, try to adjust as close to th is posi­
t ion as poss ible. Push the head restraint as close
as possible to the back of the head.
" To
move the head restraint up or forward
~ fig . 53, s lide it un til it locks into place .
" To
move the head restra int down or back, press
t he button on the side -ar row- and s lide the
head rest raint until it locks into pla ce.
A WARNING
- Always read and follow the app licab le warn­
ings~
& in Proper adjustment of head re­
straints on page 132 .
-Driving w ith the head restra ints no t in the
up right position increases the r is k of se rious
in jury.
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