2017 AUDI A6 infotainment

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key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example .
The door ca nnot be opened for a br ief period di­
rect ly after loc king it. This way you have the op ­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
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WARNING .1!!!!!!!!!. !!..-
Read and heed a ll WARNINGS ~.& in Descrip­
tion on page
2 7.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left stand ing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity senso r switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it .
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle 's abi lity to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 262.
Central locking switch
Fig. 20 Drive r's door: central loc king switch
Open ing and closing
Fig. 21 Rear doo r: ce ntra l locking sw it c h
"' To lock the vehicle, press the~ button ~,&. .
"' To unlock the vehicle, p ress the @l button .
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The L ED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
-Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pulling the door
handle .
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door ha ndle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to allow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
-The central locking switch also works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the~ but­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially c hildren .
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
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Opening and clo sin g
Lock) c::> page27. You can unlock the vehicle
again using the
crl button in the central lock­
ing switch.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
.,. Se lect : the ICARI function button > (C ar) * Sy s­
tems
control button > V ehi cle sett ing s > (C en­
t ral lock ing )* .
Door unlo cking -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Dri ver door should unlock. The l uggage
compartment lid also unlocks when
All is select­
ed . If you select
Dri ver in a vehicle with a conven­
ience key*, only the door whose handle you pull
will unlock.
If you select D river , all the doo rs and luggage
compartment lid will un lock if you press the
@l
button on the remote control key twice .
Disable tailg ate handle -If you selec t On , the
luggage compartment lid hand le is locked. I n
this case the luggage compartment lid can be opened with the~ button on the remote control
key or with the
l a l button* in the driver 's door. In
veh icles with a convenience key*, you can st ill
open the luggage compartment lid using the handle if an author ized remote control key is
nea r th e p rox imity se nsor* .
Fold mirrors when locking * -if you select On ,
the exterior rea rview mirro rs fold in automatical ­
ly when you press the
l@J butto n on the remote
control key or to uch t he senso r* in the handle.
T on e wh en locking ll -if you se lect On , a tone
will sound when you lock the veh icle.
l) Th is fun ctio n is not a vailab le in all coun tries.
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Emergency unlocking and locking the doors
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails .
Fig. 22 D river's doo r: door loc k cy linder
F ig . 23 Door : eme rge ncy loc king
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If the central locking system malfunctions, you
must un lock/lock the doors separately using the
mechan ica l key.
Unlocking /locking the d river 's door with the
mechanical key
.,. Remove the integrated mechanical key
c::> page 29 or use the separate mechanica l key .
.,. To unlock the driver's door, turn the key to the
open position
@ c::> fig . 22 .
.,. To lock the driver's doo r, move t he selector lev ­
er to the P pos ition (automatic transm ission)
and turn the key
on e time to the close posit ion
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Locking the front pa ssenger's door /rear
doo rs with the mechanical key
The eme rgency lock is loca ted on the rear side of
the front passenger's door and the rear doo rs .
It
is only vis ible whe n the doo r is ope n. .,.

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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 .
@ Tips
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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Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight a ssist: System fault !
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion cor rected. You can still switc h the
hi gh beams on or off manually.
Headlight as sis t: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The sensor is located between the interior rear­
v iew mirror and the windshield . Do not p lace any
stickers in this area on the windshield.
A WARNING
H igh beam assistant is only intended to assist
the drive r. The dr iver is still responsible for
con troll ing the headlights a nd sw itch ing
them manually depend ing on light and v is ibil­
i t y cond itions .
It may be neces sary to operate
t hem manually in situ at ions such as:
- In adverse weathe r co nd itions s uch as fog,
heavy r ain, b low ing snow o r sp raying wate r.
- On roads whe re oncoming traffic may be
partia lly obs cured, su ch as exp ressways .
- Whe n there are road users that do not have
s ufficient lighting, s uch as bi cycler s or
vehicles wi th dirty ta il lamps .
- In tight cu rv es and on steep hills.
- In poor ly l it areas.
- With strong reflectors, such as s igns.
- If the area of the windsh ield near the sensor
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered w ith a
st icker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions ore adjusted in the Infotainment
system.
.,. Se lect : I CARI fu nction button> (Car )* Systems
contro l button > Vehicle setting s> Exterior
lighting .
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~ You can adjust the fo llowing settings in the Au-N
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Lights and Vision
A cti vation sensitivity -you can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Medium or Late ac­
cording to the sensitivity of the light sensor .
Auto-dimming high beams* -yo u can sw itch the
high beam assistant*
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA mode ls:
the daytime running lights can be
swit ched on/off. Select
On or Off .
Canada models:
this function cannot be switched
off . They act ivate automatically each time the ig­
ni tion is switched on.
Coming home , Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignit ion off
and open the driver 's doo r. To turn the function
o n, select
Light s when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To turn
the function on, se lect
Li ghts when unlocking
car > On .
The coming home and leav ing home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light switc h
is in the
AUTO pos ition .
Emergency flashers
Fi9. 39 Cente r console : emergency f las her button
The emergency flashe rs makes other drivers
aware of your vehicle in dangerous situations .
.,. Press the~ button to switch the emergency
flashe rs on or off.
You can indicate a lane change or a turn w hen the
eme rgency flashers are switched on by using the .,.
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Lights and Vision
turn signal lever . The emergency flashers stop
temporarily .
The emergency flashers also wo rk when the igni­
tion is turned off.
Interior lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig . 4 0 Fro nt headli ner: inter io r lig hting co ntro ls
F ig . 4 1 Rea r headliner: Read ing light
Press the corresponding button ~ fig. 40:
El -Interior lighting on/off
Jjj -Door contact sw itch on/off. The interior light­
ing is contro lled automatically.
~ - Read ing lights on/off
~ *·Switching the rear reading lights on/off
from the cockpit.
Ambient lighting
Ap plies to: vehicl es w ith i nterio r lighting
You can adjust the brightness of the interior
lighting .
.. In the Infotainment system , select:
ICAR I func­
tion button
> ( Ca r)* Sy stems control button >
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Vehicle setting s> Interior lighting > Bright­
ne ss .
.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn the
knob and press it.
The inter ior lighting turns on when yo u switch
the headlights on w hile the ignition is on .
(D Tips
The setting is automa tically stored and as­
s igned to the remote contro l key that is being
u sed .
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru­
ments, display and head -up display* can be ad­
justed.
F ig. 42 In strument illuminat ion
.,. Press the knob to release it .
.,. Tur n the knob toward"." or"+" to reduce or in­
c rease the br ightness.
.,. Press the knob again to return it to i ts or iginal
position .
(i} Tips
The ins trumen t illum ina tion for the nee dles
and dials turns on when the ign ition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The illum ina­
tion for the gauges red uces automatically and
event ually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This funct ion reminds the dr iver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
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Lights and Vi sion
® , the headlights and the night vision assist
camera* are cleaned at intervals.
A WARNING
-The rain sensor is only intended to assist the
driver. The driver may still be responsible
for manually switching the wipers on based on visibility conditions.
- The windshield may not be treated with wa­
te r-repell ing windsh ield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark­
ness or low sun, can result in increased
glare, which increases the risk of an acc i­
dent. Wiper blade chatter is also poss ible.
- Properly functioning windsh ield wiper
blades are required for a clear view and safe
dr iv ing¢
page 48, Replacing windshield
wiper blades.
(D Note
- If there is frost, make sure the w indshie ld
wiper blades a re not frozen to the wind­
s hi eld. Sw itching on the winds hield wipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind ­
shield can damage the wiper blades.
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
wiper system must be switched off (lever in
position 0) . This prevents the wipers from
switching on unintentiona lly and causing
damage to the w indshield wiper system.
(D Tips
- The windshield wipers switch off when the
ignition is switched off. You can activate the
windsh ield wipers after the ign ition is
switched back on by moving the windsh ield
wiper lever to any pos it ion.
- Worn or dirty windshield wiper blades result
i n streak ing. This can affect the rain sensor
funct ion . Check your winds hield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles for the windshie ld
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignition is on .
- When stopp ing temporarily, such as at a
traffic l ight, the speed of the windshield
wipers automat ically reduces by one level.
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· Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the wiper b lades when yo u see w iper
streaks. Use a soft cloth and a g lass cleaner.
.. Place the w indshield w iper arms in the service
position ¢
page 48.
" Fold the windsh ie ld w iper arms away from the
w indshie ld.
A WARNING
D irty windshie ld w iper blades can impa ir vi ­
sion, which increases the r isk of an accident .
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 49 Removi ng w inds hield w ipe r blades
Windshield wiper service position /blade
replacement po sition
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" Sw itch the ignit ion off and move the windshield
wiper lever to position © briefly ¢
page 47,
fig. 48 .
The winds hield wipers move into the
serv ice position .
.. To br ing the wiper b lades back into the original
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
w indshield wiper lever.
You can also turn the service posit ion on or off in
the Infotainment system:
.. Switch the windshie ld w ipers off (posit ion @
¢page 47, fig. 48).
" Select: the I CARI funct ion button > (Car )* Sys ­
tems
control button > S ervice & ch ecks > Wip­
er chang e po sition .
> On/Off
Remo ving the wiper blade
.. Fold the windshield w iper arm away from the
w indshield .
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Sea ts and stor age
Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
Refer to c::> page 128, Driving safety for im­
portant information, tips, suggestions and
warnings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of you r pas­
sengers.
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
App lies to veh icles with power adjustable seats
F ig. SO Front seat: adj usting the seat
@ -Movi ng the seat fo rwa rd/back: p ress the but­
ton forwa rd/back .
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/dow n. To adjust the front seat cush ion, press
the front button up/dow n. T o adjus t the rear sea t
cushion, press the rear button up/down.
@ - Switching the massage function * on/off. Se­
lec t the type of massage with the multif unct ion
button
c::> page 50.
© - adjusting the backrest angle: press the but­
ton fo rwa rd/back.
CD -lumbar support or multifunct ion button*
c::> page 50 . To adjust the lumbar support, press
the button in the applicable location .
A WARNING
- The power fro nt seats can also be adjusted
when the ign ition is swi tc h ed off. For this
reason, children should never be left una t­
tended in the vehicle -they could be injured!
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- To reduce the r isk of an accident, only adjust
the driver's seat when the vehicle is station­ ary.
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing
injuries.
- The front seat backrests must not be re­
clined too far back when driving, because
this impa irs the effect iveness of the safety
be lts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of i nju ry.
Multifunction button
App lies to: vehicles wit h mult ifunct ion b utto n
You can adjust the massage function, lumbar
support, side bolsters and upper thigh support using the multifunction button.
Fig . 51 Infotainme nt system: seat settings
Operating
.,. If you t urn the mult ifunct ion b utton CD
c::> page 50, fig. 50 to the lef t or to the r igh t,
the poss ible seat settings @are shown in the
Infotainment system
c::> fig. 51.
.,. To select a seat sett ing, turn the multifunction
button
CD in the corresponding direction until
the desired seat setting is outlined in red .
.,. The arrows @ represent the possible adjust­
ments . To lower the lumbar support, for exam­
ple, press the mult ifunct ion button
CD down­
ward. The corresponding arrow © lights up.
The following seat settings @are poss ible:
Ma ssa ge fun ctio n* -select the W ave, Pulse ,
Stretch, Lumbar or Shoulder
massage type or
off. You can adjust the intensity of each massage IIJ,,

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Remote Memory button control key
Driver D river Front
passen-ger
Seat X X X
Steering wheel* X X
Both
exterior X X
mirrors*
Remote control key
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The driver's seat profile can be assigned to the
remote control key when the vehicle is locked.
• Select: the ICARI function button > (Car)* Sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings > Driv­
er's seat
> Remote control key > On .
(D Tips
If you do not wish to have the seat profile for
another driver assigned to the remote control
key, switch the memory function off in the In­
fotainment system or using the
IOFFI button
¢page 53.
Memory buttons
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
Fig. S6 Driver 's door: memory function buttons
The memory buttons are located in the driver's/
front passenger's* door.
Switching the memory function on/off
• Press the IOFFI button to switch the memory
function on/off. The LED in the button turns on
Seats and storage
when the memory function is off . Seat profiles
are neither stored nor recalled.
Storing a seat profile
• Press the ISET I button. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set­
tings .
• Now press a memory button briefly. A tone
confirms that the settings were stored.
Accessing a seat profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, press the memo ry button.
.. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but­
ton until the seat adjustment is complete .
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat setting can only
be recalled when the vehicle is stationary,
otherwise the re is a risk of an accident.
- If necessary, you can stop the recall process
by press ing the
IOFFI button or any memory
button.
Adjusting the front passenger's seat in the
Infotainment system
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The driver can move the front passenger's seat
into various positions.
Adjusting the front passenger's seat from
the driver's seat
• Select: the I CAR I funct ion button > (Car) * Sys­
tems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Seats
> Front passenger's seat > Adjust seat posi­
tion .
• You can now adjust the front passenger's seat
using the driver's seat buttons
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fig.
so.
Align with driver's seat
• To transfer the settings from the driver's seat
to the front passenger's seat, select: the
I CAR I
function button > (Car)* Systems control but­
ton
> Vehicle settings> Seats > Front passeng-
er 's seat > Align with driver 's seat. ..,.
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