2017 AUDI A6 instrument cluster

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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~ ll This func tion is not available in all co untries .
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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Lights and Vi sion
- If you turn off the ignition whi le the exterior
lights are on and open the door, a warning
tone sounds.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn signals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outside. They will
clear shortly after sw itch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light­
ing .
Turn signal and h igh beam lever
The turn signal lever operates the turn signals,
the high beams and the headlight flasher.
F ig . 38 Turn sig nal and high beam lever
Tu rn signals ¢ Q
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The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -right turn signal
@ -left turn s ignal
The turn signal blinks three times if you tap the lever (conven ience turn signal).
High b eams and h eadlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position :
@ -high beams on (veh icles w ith H igh beam as­
sistant*
¢ page 42)
© -high beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
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A WARNING , _
H igh beams can cause glare for other drivers,
which increases the risk of an accident . For
this reason, only use the high beams or the headlight flasher when they will not create
g la re fo r othe r drive rs .
High beam assistant
App lies to: vehicles wi th high beam ass istan t
A camera on the rearv iew mirror mou nt can de­
tect light sources from other road use rs. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the position of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en­
vironmental and traffic cond itions.
Activating high beam ass istant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
A UTO posit ion and the hig h beam ass istant must
be switched on in the Infotai nment system
¢ page 43 .
.,. To act ivate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever forward @. The
El indicator light ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display and the
high beam headlights are sw itched on/off auto­
matically . The
II indicator light also turns on if
the high beams are switched on.
Switching the high b eam s on /off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat ­
ica lly as expected, yo u may switch them on or off
manually instead:
.,. To switch t he h igh beams on manually, tap the
lever forward @. The
II indicator light turns
on.
.,. To switch the h igh beams off manua lly, pull the
lever back@. The high beam assistant is deac­
tivated .
Operating the headlight flasher
.,. To operate the headlig ht flasher when the high
beam assistant is activated and hig h beams are
sw itched off, pull the lever back@. The high
beam ass istant remains active.

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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Stopping/starting the engine
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Fig. 80 ll)strument cluster: eng ine sw itched off (stop
p hase)
~ B rake the ve hicle to a stop. The engine stops
shortly befo re the vehicle comes to a stop or if
the vehicle is stationa ry
1l . Keep yo ur foot on
the brake pedal. The
II indicator light appears
in the information line at the bottom of the in­
strument cluster d isplay. The needle in the
tachometer also moves into the
READY1 ) pos i­
t ion .
~ The eng ine starts aga in when you take you r
foot off the b rake pedal. The ind ic a tor light
tu rns off.
Additional information
T he engine stops in the P, N and D se lector lever
positions .
If you select the R position dur ing a stop phase,
the eng ine will start again.
Shift to P quick ly to prevent the engine from
starting unintentionally w hen s hifting t hrough R.
You can dete rm ine for yo ursel f if the eng ine will
stop or not by reducing or increas ing the amount
of force you use to press the brake pedal. For ex­
ample, if you only lightly press on the brake ped­
al in stop-and -go traff ic or when turning, the en­
g ine will not switch off when the vehicle is sta­
tionary . As soon as you press the brake down
ha rder, the eng ine will switch off .
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(D Tips
-Press the bra ke peda l during a Stop phase
to keep the vehicle from rolling.
- The ignition will turn off if yo u press the
!START ENGINE STOPI butto n dur ing a stop
phase. The needle in the tachometer moves
into the
OFF position.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
T he standard Start/Stop mode con be canceled
for various system-related reasons.
Eng ine does not swit ch off
Be fo re and dur ing each stop phase, the system
checks if certain conditions have been met. If the
rjj indicator light appears in the instrument clus­
ter display, the eng ine will not be stopped, for
example in the following situations:
- The engine has not reached the minim um re­
quired temperature for Start/Stop mode .
- The interior temperature selec ted by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- The outside tempera ture is ex tremely high/low.
- The windsh ield is being defrosted® .
- The parking system * is be switched on .
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- The steering wheel is turned at a sharp angle or
is moving.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp incl ines .
Engine automatically restarts
The s tandard Start/Stop mode w ill be can celed
dur ing a stop phase in the following si tuations.
T he eng ine res tarts wi thout a ny action by the
driver .
- The vehi cle ro lls, fo r example whi le on a slope .
- The inte rior tempe rature d iffers from the tem-
pe rature selected in the A/C sys tem.
- The windsh ield is being defrosted® .
- The brake peda l is pressed several times in a
row .
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Driving
-The vehicle battery charge leve l is too low.
- Power consumption is high .
The engine can turn off again when the condi­
tions fo r Start-Stop mode are met .
Ignition is switched off automati call y
To prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing, the
ignit ion will switch off
automat ic a lly under the
following conditions:
- The vehicle must have already been driven.
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the engine.
- The driver's door must be open.
- The driver's safety be lt must be unb uckled.
- The brake pedal must not be p ressed .
- The vehicle must be stationary .
In th is case, the activated low beam is replaced
by the parking light. The parking lights will
sw itch off after approximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle .
If the Start/Stop system has not turned off the
engine or if you have sw itched the Start/Stop sys­
tem off manually , the ignition will not be auto­
mat ically switched off and the engine w ill contin ­
ue to run
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A WARNING
To red uce the risk of poisoning, never allow
t he engine to r un in confined spa ces .
@ Tips
If you select the Dor N se lector lever position
after sh ift ing into reverse, t he vehicle m ust
be driven faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) in or­
de r fo r th e e ng ine to swit ch off again.
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Manually switching the Start /Stop system
off /on
Appl ies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
If you do not wish to us e th e system, you can
switch i t off manually.
Fig . 8 1 Ce nte r conso le: Start/Stop system b utto n
.,. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man­
ually, press the
l (A) ~I button. The LED in the but­
ton turns on when the system is switched off.
0) Tips
If yo u switch the system off d uring a stop
phase, the engine will start aga in automati­
cally .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to : vehicles with Start/Stop system
Start-stop system deactivated: Please restart
engine manually
This message appears w hen spec ific cond itions
are not me t during a stop phase. The S tart/S top
system will
not b e a ble to re sta rt the eng ine. The
engine m ust be started with the
I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP ! button.
Start -stop system: System fault! Currently
una vailable
There is a ma lfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an author ized Audi dea ler or
autho rized Service Facility as soon as possible to
have the malfunction corrected.

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Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig . 82 Center co nso le: park ing brake
Your vehicle is equipped with an e lectromechani ­
cal parking brake
¢ fig. 82. The parking brake is
designed to prevent the veh icle from roll ing un­
intentiona lly and replaces the hand brake.
Setting /manually relea sing th e parking
b rake
.. Pull the<®> switch to set the park ing brake. The
LED in the switch illuminates. The -(USA
models)/ . (Canada models) ind icator light al­
so turns on in the instrument cluster display .
.. To release the parking brake manua lly, press
the b rake o r acce lerato r pedal whi le the igni­
t ion is switched on and p ress the© switch at
the same t ime . The L ED in the b utton and the
i ndicator light in the display t urn off .
Releasing the parking brake automatically
Requirement : the driver's door must be closed,
the dr iver's safety be lt must be latched and the
pa rking brake must be set.
"' To start driving and re lease the park ing brake
automatically, press the acce lerato r peda l as
usual.
In addi tion to releasing the parking brake auto­
mat ica lly, other convenience and safety funct ions
are available when you sta rt driving ¢
page 76,
Starting from a stop.
Preventing the automatic parking br ake
release
The vehicle could begin rolling uninte ntiona lly,
depending on the hill or if towing a trail er.
D rivi ng
"'To prevent the parking brake from releasi ng au­
tomatically, pull and hold the<®> switch and
press the accelerator peda l. The pa rking brake
remains set and prevents the vehicle from roll­
ing backward.
"' You can release the<®> switch again once you
are sure t hat you are giving enoug h driving
force to the wheels by press ing the accel erator
pedal.
Emergency braking function
You can use the emergency braking function in an
emergency s ituation, or if the standard brake op­
eration malfunctions or is disabled.
.. Pull and ho ld the(®) switch.
"' As soon as you release the <®> switch or acceler-
ate, the braking stops .
Pull ing and ho ld ing the© switch wh ile driving
the vehicle activates the emergency braking func­
t ion. The vehicle is braked at all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system . The brak­
ing effect is sim ila r to heavy braking ¢_& .
To reduce the risk of activat ing the emergency
braking by mistake, a warning tone (buz zer)
sounds when the© switch is p ulled . Emergency
braking stops as soon as the© switc h is released
or t he accelerator pedal is pressed.
Parking
.. Press the brake pedal to stop the veh icle.
"' Pull the(®) switch to set the parking brake .
"' Place t he selector lever in t he P position .
"' Tu rn the engine off¢_& .
"' Tur n the steering w heel when par king o n in­
clines so tha t the wheels w ill roll into the curb
if the vehicle st arts moving.
& WARNING
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- Do not press the acce lerator peda l inadver­
tently if a gea r is selected when the vehicle
is stationary and the engine is running. Oth­
erwise, the vehicle will start to move imme­
d iate ly and this could result in a n accide nt.
- Eme rgency brak ing sho uld only be used in
an emergency, when the norma l brake pedal
has fai led or the brake pedal is obstructed . .,.
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-Hill hold assist cannot hold the veh icle in
place on all h ills (for example, if the ground
is slippery or icy).
- To reduce the risk of an accident, always
make sure the vehicle is situated safely
wh ile stat io nary.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The automat ic transmission is cont rolled e lec­
tron ica lly. The tra nsmission shifts up or down au­
tomatically depending on which drive program is
selected.
When a
moderat e driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical driving mode. The t ransmission upshifts at a lower RPM
and downshifts at a higher RPM to improve fuel
efficiency .
The transmission sw itches to a sporty mode a fter
a kick-down or when the driver uses a
s po rt y
driving st yle
characterized by quick accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acce leration, frequent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed .
If desired, the driver can also select the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode) q page 80 .
Appl ies to : ve hicles w ith S tro nic t ran smi ssio n
The 5 tronic is a dual-clutch transmiss ion . Powe r
is transferred using two cl utches that work inde­
pendently from one another. They replace the
torque converter used in conventional automat ic
transmissions and allow the vehicle to accelerate
without a noticeab le interruption in tract ion.
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with a t iptro nic tr ansmi ssio n
Power is transfer red using a torque conver ter.
D rivi ng
Selector lever positions
Fig. 83 Instrument cl uster: selector leve r pos itions
The selector lever position that is engaged is
shown in the instrume nt cluster display .
P - Park
This selector lever position prevents the vehicle
from rolling. You can only shift into Park when
the vehicle is
stationary q &. .
To shift in and out of the P selector lever posi ­
tio n, press the inter lock b utton in the selector
lever
while pressing the brake peda l. Th is only
works when the ign ition is turned on.
R- Reverse
Only s hift into reve rse gear when t he vehicle is
stationary and the engine is running at idle
speed
q &. .
To se lect the R selector leve r pos ition, press the
in terlo ck button
while pressing the brake pedal
at the same time. The back-up lights switch on in
the R position if the ignition is switched on .
N -Neutral
T he tra ns m ission is in idle in th is posi tion
q &_ .
DIS -Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S se lector lever position, the t ransmis ­
s io n can be operated e ither in the normal D mode
or in the 5 spo rt mode . To select the 5 sport
mode, pull the selector leve r ba ck briefly . Pu llin g
t h e lever ba ck aga in will selec t the normal D
mode. The instr ument cluster disp lay shows the
selected driving mode .
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Driving
In the normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio. It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driving
style.
Select the
spo rt mode S for sporty driving. The
vehicle makes full use of the engine 's power.
Shifting is more noticeable when accelerating.
To move from selector lever position N to D, you must press the brake pedal and the vehicle must
be traveling less than 1 mph (2 km/h) or be sta­
tionary
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A WARNING
-The vehicle can roll even if the ignition is
switched off .
- Never select R or P while driving, because this increases the risk of an accident.
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- Power is still transmitted to the wheels
when the engine is running at idle. To pre­
vent the vehicle from "creeping", you must keep your foot on the brake in all selector
lever positions (except P) when the engine is
running . Otherwise , this increases the risk
of an accident.
- Do not inadvertently press the accelerator
pedal when the vehicle is stopped if a gear is
engaged. Otherwise the vehicle will start to
move immediately, even if the parking brake
is set. This could result in a crash.
- To decrease the risk of an accident, these­
lector lever must be in the P position and
the parking brake must be set before open­
ing the hood and working on a running en­
gine. Always read and follow the applicable
warnings
q page 198, Working in the en­
gine compartment.
(D Tips
- Drive select: sporty shifting characteristics
can be selected using the
Dynamic driving
mode .Swill appear in the instrument clus­
ter display instead of D.
- If you accidentally select N while driving, take your foot off the accelerator pedal and
wait for the engine to slow down to idle be­
fore selecting D/S.
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- If there is a power failure, the selector lever
will not move out of the P position. The
emergency release can be used if this hap­
pens
q page 82 .
Selector lever lock
The selector lever lock prevents you from select­
ing a gear accidentally, causing the vehicle to
roll .
Fig. 84 Selecto r lever lock
To release the selector lever lock :
.,. Switch the ignition on .
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.,. Press the brake pedal while pressing the inter-
lock button.
Automatic shift lock (ASL)
The selector lever is locked in the P and N posi­
tions when the ignition is switched on. The re­
move it from these positions , the driver must
press the brake pedal and press the lock button
at the same time . The following message ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display when the
selector lever is in the P or N position to remind
the driver:
Brake pedal must be applied to shift from P
The automatic shift lock only functions when the
vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 1 mph
(2 km/h) . At higher speeds, the lock is automati­
cally deactivated in the N position .
The selector lever is not locked when shifting
quickly through N, for example from R to D. This
makes it possible to free the vehicle when it is
stuck by "rocking " it. The selector lever lock en-
gages if the lever stays in the N position longer .,..