2017 AUDI A6 ECU

Emergency situations
-Before driving over a workshop hoist,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist, en­
sure that there is sufficient clearance be­
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve­ h icle.
Vehicle carrier
App lies to: veh icles w ith air suspens ion
0 Note
When transpo rting the vehicle on a c ar carr i­
er, tr ain, ship or by ot her mea ns, only tie the
veh icle dow n at the r un ning surfa ce of the
t ires, wh ic h is the outer circumferen ce . Secur­
ing the vehicle at the axle components, sus ­
pens ion struts or towi ng eyes is not pe rmitted
because the pressure in the air suspens ion
struts can change du ring transpo rt . The vehi­
cle may not be sec ured suff icient ly if this hap­
pens.
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Consumer information
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
gine and transmission parts which an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty.
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for
upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any other properly
equ ipped and qualified workshop. We strongly
urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly.
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of procedures which can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions given. Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided.
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c> & and c> & in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 198.
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A WARNING
-
-Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve­ hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off. The radiator fan switches on au­
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer­
tain temperature and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature drops.
- Always switch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supplied with the vehi­
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in­
Jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in P (Park
position) and the park brake is applied. ..,

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" N .... 0 0 <..:l ' Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 148
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 189
Ch ild restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 185
Child safety .. .. ............... .. .... . 171
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Important things to know when driv ing with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Child safety lock Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 184
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
I nfant seats .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 177
I nstall ing a chi ld restraint using the LA TC H
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 177
Child seats .. .. ................ ..... . 177
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 233
C leaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
C leaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 234
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 233
Index
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Automatic auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Closing Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windows . .. .. . ... ............... .. . 37
Closing/opening By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Closing aid (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Closing and opening With the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Clutch (manual transmission) Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Color code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Convenience key Start ing the eng ine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Stopping the eng ine (STAR T ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 184
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Child saf ety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pre sense .. .. .. .... . .......... .. .. .. . 137
Pretensione rs
Pre sense .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 137
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 13 7
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 129
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Protec ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Q
quatt ro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sele ctive wheel torque contr ol . . . . . . . . . 120
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? 140
R
Ra il carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 47
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems ....... .. . 109 , 110
Re arview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto-
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Index
Rear window shade .................. 46 , 47
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recirculation mode (deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel filler door emergency release 194
Remo te control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control operation Garage door op ener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 39
Removing the side trim panel in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
R eplacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 48
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 135, 136
Reset but ton (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) . . . . . 77
Rims .. ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 225
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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Index
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belts wo rn by pregnant women . . . 144
Safety bel t pre tensioner
Service and dispos al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 142
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
D anger to passe ngers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Fa ste ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
H eight adjus tme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
Imp ro perly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Safety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Specia l cons iderations fo r pregnant wom-
e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
Unfaste ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 44
W arni ng/i ndi cator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Worn p roperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety bel t war ning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
S afety equipmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety features for occ upant restraint and
p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety instructions for side curtai n airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
for usi ng chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys tem 16 1
Saving fue l
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Screwdr iver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Seat adjus tment
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Seat heating (4-zone de luxe automat ic cl i-
ma te control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sea ting p osi tion
D river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 130
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Incor rect seat pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Seats Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Co rrect seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fo ld ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Seat ventilation (4- zone deluxe automatic cli­
ma te contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Se lective cata lytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Se lective whee l torque cont rol . . . . . . . . . . 120
Se lec tor lever (au toma tic transmission)
E mergen cy release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretens ione r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
S hade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 , 47
Sh ift paddles (automatic transm iss ion) . . . . 80
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
S ide a irbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
S ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Adjust ing t he b rightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the senso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Senso r range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
S wi tchi ng on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
also refer to Si de assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Sa fety i nstr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Ski bag ........ .... ... ................ 59
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Socke t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sources of information about child restra ints
and t heir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Space-sav ing spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Spa re t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242