2017 AUDI A6 steering wheel

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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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-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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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.
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"'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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Driving
-Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens automati­
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload . The
[i1 indicator Light turns on
and a message appears~
page 81 when
the clutch is overloaded.
(D Note
-When stopping on an incline, do not try to
hold the vehicle in place by pressing the ac­
celerator pedal while a driving gear is se­
lected. This can cause the transmission to
overheat and can damage it. Set the parking brake or press the brake pedal to prevent
the vehicle from rolling.
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the engine
is stopped will damage the transmission be­
cause it is not lubricated .
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For safety reasons, the parking brake is re­
leased automatically only when the driver's
safety belt is fastened.
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down hills .
Hill descent control is activated when the selec­
tor lever is in the Dor S position and you press
the brake pedal. The transmission automatically
selects a gear that is suitable for the hill . Hill de­
scent control tries to maintain the speed ach­
ieved at the time of braking, within physical and
technical limitations. If may still be necessary to
adjust the speed with the brake pedal.
Hill descent control switches off once the hill lev­
els out or you press the accelerator pedal.
On vehicles with a cruise control system*
~ page 86, hill descent control is also activated
when the speed is set.
A WARNING
Hill descent control cannot overcome physical
limitations , so it may not be able to maintain
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a constant speed under all conditions. Always
be ready to apply the brakes .
Shifting manually (tiptronic mode)
The tiptronic mode allows the driver to shift the
gears manually.
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Fig . 85 Center console: sh ift ing manually with the selector
l ever
Fig. 86 Steering wheel : manual s hift ing with the s hift pad­
dles*
Shifting with the selector lever
You can shift into tip tron ic mode while stationary
and while driving.
.,. To shift into tiptronic mode, push the selector
lever from the D/S setting to the right. As soon
as the transmission switches over, the
M selec­
tor lever position will appear in the instrument
cluster display .
.,. To shift up a gear, tap the selector lever for­
ward
0 ~ fig. 85.
.,. To shift down a gear, tap the selector lever back
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Shifting with the shift paddles*
You can operate the shift paddles in the D/S or M
selector lever positions. ..,.

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¢fig. 86.
~ To shift down one gear, tap the 0 shift paddle.
The transmission automatically shifts up or down before critical engine speed is reached.
The transmission only allows manual shifting
when the engine speed is within the permitted
range.
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you press the accelerator pedal down be­
yond the resistance point, the automatic trans­
mission downshifts into a lower gear, depending
on vehicle speed and engine RPM.
It shifts up in­
to the next higher gear once the maximum speci­
fied engine RPM is reached.
A WARNING
Please note that the wheels could spin on
slick or slippery roads when kick-down is ac­
tive.
Launch control program
A ppl ies to: ve hicles wit h S tro nic
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The launch control program provides the best
possible acceleration when starting from a stop.
Requirement: the engine must be at operating
temperature and the steering wheel must not be
turned .
~ Deactivate the Start/Stop system*¢ page 74.
The LED in the l0 u•I button turns on.
~ Switch the Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) sport mode on ¢
page 121. The II i ndi­
cator light turns on.
~ Pull the selector lever back out of the D/S posi­
tion briefly to select the S position or select the
DYNAMIC driving mode in drive select
¢page 106.
~ Press the brake pedal firmly with your left foot
and hold it all the way down for at least one
second .
Driving
~ At the same time, press the gas pedal all the
way down with your right foot until the engine reaches and stays at a high RPM level.
~ Remove your foot from the brake pedal within
five seconds ¢_& .
A WARNING
-Always adapt your driving to the traffic flow.
- Only use the Launch control program when
road and traffic conditions allow it and oth­
er drivers will not be endangered or both­
ered by your driving and the vehicle's accel­
eration.
- Please note that the drive wheels can spin
and the vehicle can break away when sport
mode is switched on, especially when the
road is slippery.
- Once the vehicle has started moving, press
the
I.P-O FFI button briefly to turn the sport
mode off.
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- The transmission temperature may increase
significantly after using the launch control
program. If that happens, the program may
not be available for a few minutes.
It will be
available again after a cool-down period.
- When accelerating using the launch control
program, all vehicle parts are subject to
heavy loads. This can lead to increased
wear.
Transmission malfunction
DD Transmission: please press brake pedal and
select gear again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired se­
lector lever position again. You can then continue
driving.
DD Transmission overheating: Please drive con­
servatively.
The transmission temperature has increased sig­
nificantly due to the sporty driving manner. Drive
in a less sporty manner until the temperature re­
turns to the normal range and the indicator light switches of. .,..
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•-T he automatic braking is not enough to
maintain a sufficient distance to an object ahead.
You must intervene ¢
page 93, Request for
driver intervention.
© In str um ent clust er dis pla y
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the in­
strument cluster display, you can call it up using
the multifunction steering wheel b uttons
¢ page 21.
Based on the graphics in the d isp lay, you can de­
termine if the system is maintaining a distance to
the object ahead and what that distance is.
No v ehi cle -No object ahead was detected .
Whit e v ehicle -An object ahead was detected .
Red veh icle -Request for driver intervention
¢page 93.
Both arro ws on the scale© indicate the distance
to the object ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead .
If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale indicates the store
distance. For information on changing the dis­
tance, refer to ¢
page 92 . If the distance se­
lected is exceeded or not reached, the arrow
moves into the red zone on the scale.
A WARNING
If you press the !SETI button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle
accelerates automatically up to 20 mph (30
km/h), which is the minimum speed that can
be set .
(}) Tips
-If yo u switch the ignition or the adapt ive
cruise control system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons .
- The elect ronic stabi lization cont rol (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are au to­
matically sw itched on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on .
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Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
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Fig. 95 Operating lever: changing the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
tap the lever up or down .
.. To increase or decrease the speed quickly,
ho ld
the lever up or down until the red LED @reach­
es the des ired speed ¢
page 90, fig. 94.
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the information line¢
page 90, fig. 94
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Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cru ise con trol system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic.
Stopping automatically
If an object ahead stops, your vehicle will brake
and stay at a stop, within the limits of the sys­
tem. The Sta rt/Stop system* can be used as usu­
al.
Dri ving manu ally
.,. Tap the accelerator pedal, or
.,. pull the lever toward you into pos ition @.
(D Tips
If an obstacle is detected when your vehicle
starts moving, the dr iver intervent ion request
appears¢
page 93. Your vehicle will drive
more slowly when starting. Th is may a lso
happen in some sit uat ions when there is no
apparent obstacle.
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Ass is t
D oor open
The adaptive c ruise contro l system cannot sw itch
on when a door is open.
Stat ionar y obj ect ah ead
This message appears if you would like to switch
adapt ive cruise control on and there is a station­
ary object or obstacle directly ahead of your vehi­
cle .
Audi active Lane assist
Description
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith Audi active lane assist
Active lane assist detects lane marker lines with­
in the limits of the system using a camera in the
windshield. If you are approaching a detected lane marker line and it appears likely that you
will leave the lane, the system will warn you with
correct ive steering . You can ove rride th is steer ing
at any time . If you pass over a line, the steer ing
wheel will v ibrate l ightly. In order for this warn­
ing vib ration to occur, it must fi rst be sw itched
on in the Infotainment sys tem . Active lane assist
is ready for operation when the lane marker line
is detected on at least one side of the vehicle .
The system is designed for driving on express­
ways and highways and therefore only activates
at speeds above approximately 40 mph (65 km/
h).
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith s ide assist
If you activate a turn sig na l when active lane as­
sist is ready and it classifies a lane change as crit­
ical because of vehicles traveling alongside you or
approaching you, there will be noticeab le correc­
tive steering shortly before you leave the lane.
This will attempt to keep your vehicle in the lane.
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ithout s ide ass ist
The system will not warn you before crossing a
lane marker line if yo u have activated the tu rn
signa l. In this case, it ass umes that you are
changing lanes intentiona lly .
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with adaptive cruise co ntrol
The corrective stee ring is targeted based on the
driving situat ion . In addition to the lane marker
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li nes, the system can a lso take into account other
objects such as guard rails. If they are detected in close prox imity to the ve hicle, active lane assist
helps prevent the vehicle from dr iving too close
to them. There is a lso pass ing ass istance. The
system does not provide any corrective steering if i t detects that you are pass ing another vehicle .
A WARNING
-The system warns the drive r that the vehicle
is leaving the lane using cor rect ive steering.
The drive r is always responsible fo r keeping
the vehicle within the lane.
- The system can help you keep the vehicle in
the lane, but it does not drive by itse lf. Al­
ways keep your hands on the steering
wheel.
- Cor rective steering m ay no t occur in certain
si tuations, such as during heavy braking.
- There may be cases where t he camera does
not recognize all lane marker lines . Correc ­
tive steering can only take place on the s ide
of the vehicle where lane marker lines are
detected.
- Other road structures or objects could possi­
bly be identified unintent ionally as lane
marker lines. As a result, corrective steering
may be unexpected or may not occur.
- The camera view can be restricted, for ex­
ample by vehicles driving ahead or by rain,
snow, heavy spray or light shining into the
camera . This can result in active lane ass ist
not detecting the lane marker lines or de­
tect ing them inco rrectly .
- Under certain cond it ions such as ruts in the
road, a banked roadway or crosswinds, the
corrective steer ing alone may not be enough
to keep the vehicle in the m iddle of the lane.
- For safety reasons, act ive la ne assist must
no t be use d when there are poor road and/
or weather condi tions such as slippery
roads, fog, gravel, heavy rain, snow and the potential for hydrop laning. Using active lane
assist under these conditions may increase
the risk of a crash.

Switching on/off
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi active lane assist
Fig. 100 Turn s ig n al lever: button for active lane ass ist
F ig. 101 Windsh ield: camera window fo r ac tive lane assist
... Press the button to switch the system on and
off ¢fig . 100 . The. or. indicator light in
the instrument cluster turns on o r off .
Indicator lights
• Ready: the indicator light turns on when the
system is ready for use. The system can now be
operated .
., Not ready: the indicator light turns on if the
system is switched on but is inoperab le. Th is may
be due to the following reasons:
- The re is no lane marker line.
- T he relevan t lane marker lines are not detected
(for example, mark ings in a construction zone
or because they are obstructed by snow, dirt,
water or lighting).
- The vehicle speed is below the activation speed
of approx imately 40 mph (65 km/h) .
- The lane is too narrow or too wide.
- The curve is too narrow.
co ~ - The driver's hands are not on the stee ring
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Assist
(D Tips
Make sure the camera's field of view
¢ fig. 101 is not obstructed by stickers or any­
thing else. For information on clean ing, refer
to
¢page 231.
View in instrument cluster display
App lies to: vehicles with Audi a ctive la ne ass ist
Fig. 102 Instrument cluster: active lane ass ist is sw itc hed
on and providing warnings
Fig. 103 Instrument cluste r: act ive lane ass ist is sw itc hed
on b ut not ready to provide warnings
You can call up the active lane assist display us­
ing the b uttons in the mu ltifunction steering
wheel
¢ page 21 .
An additional indicato r appears i n the Head-up
display*.
White line(s) Active lane assist is act ivated
and ready to provide warn ings .
Red line(s) Active lane assist warns you
(left or right) before leav ing a lane
¢fig . 102. In addition, the
steering wheel vibrates lightly.
Gray line(s) Active lane assist is activated,
but not ready to give warning
¢fig. 103 .
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Ass is t
Messag es in the instrument cluster display
If the active lane ass ist switches off automatica l­
ly, the indicator lig ht in the display turns off and
one of the follow ing messages appears:
Audi acti ve lan e ass ist : Cur rently un availabl e.
No camera vie w
This message appears if the camera is unable to
detect the lines. This co uld happen if :
- The camera field of view
9 page 97, fig . 101 is
dirty or cove red in ice . Clean this area on the
windshield .
- The camera field of v iew is fogged over . Wait
unt il the fog has cleared before sw itch ing the
active lane assist on again .
- The system has been unable to detect the lanes for an extended period of time d ue to road con­
ditions . Switch a ctive lane assist back on when
the lines are mo re visible .
Audi acti ve lan e ass ist : Cu rrently un available
There is a temporary active lane assist ma lf u nc­
tion . Try sw itching the ac tive lane assist on aga in
la ter.
Audi active lane a ssist : System fault!
Dr ive to an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunction corrected.
Audi active lane a ssist : Please take over steering
This message appea rs if you are not steering by
yourself . If th is is the case, active lane assist does
no t swi tch off, but it is "not ready " to provide a
warn ing . The system ca n he lp you keep the veh i­
cle in the lane . However, yo u are responsib le for
d riving the vehicle and must steer it yo ursel f.
Adju sting the vibrat ion warning
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi active lane assist
.,. Se lect : th e ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys­
tems
control button > Drive r assist ance > Audi
acti ve lane assist .
V ibrat ion warning
You can switch the additional vibration warni ng
in the steer ing wheel o n or off.
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Your settings are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote contro l key being used.
Audi side assist
Description
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i side ass ist
Fi g. 10 4 Senso r detect ion ra nge
Fig. 10 5 Dis pla y on t he exterio r mirr or
Side assist helps you monitor your blind spot and
traffic behind your vehicle. W ithin the limits of
the system, it warns you abo ut vehicles that are
coming closer or th at a re t raveling wit h you with­
i n senso r range @
9 fig. 104: if a lane change is
classified as cri tical, the disp lay @ in the exte rior
mirror
9 fig. 105 turns on .
The disp lay in the left exte rio r mirror prov ides as­
s ista nce when making a lane change to the left ,
whi le the display in the r igh t exterior m irror pro ­
vides assistance w hen making a lane c hange to
the right.
Information stage
As long as you do not a ct iva te the t urn signal,
side ass ist
informs yo u about vehicle s th at are
detected a nd classified as c rit ical. The di splay in
t he mirror turns on, but is dim. ""