2017 AUDI A6 lights

Care and cleaning
-To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when was h­
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings .
- After washing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to mo isture on the
brake rotors or ice in the winter . This in­
creases the risk of an acc ident. The bra kes
must be d ried first w ith a few careful brake
applica tions.
0 Note
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior m irrors in
to reduce the risk of damage. Power fo ld ing
ex ter ior mirro rs* m ust only be folded in and
out using the power folding function.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
wash the vehicle i n dire ct sunlig ht.
- T o reduce t he risk of damage to the surface,
do not use i nsec t remov ing sponges, ki tchen
s ponges or similar items. - Matte finish painted vehicle components:
-To reduce the r isk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polis hing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect .
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magnets are re­
moved. @ For the sake of the environment
Only wash t he ve hicle in facilities spec ially de­
signed for that pu rpose. This will reduce the
r isk of dirty wate r contaminated with o il from
ente ring the sewe r system.
Cleaning and care information
W hen clean ing and c aring for ind ividua l vehicle
com ponents, refer to the fo llow ing tables. The
info rmation conta ined there is simply recom­
mendations. Fo r quest ions or for components that are
not listed, cons ult an autho rized Audi
dealer or au thor ized A udi Service Fac il ity. Also
fo llow the information found in ¢ &. .
Ext erior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windshield wiper
Deposits ¢ page 48, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
blades
Headlights/
Deposits S
oft sponge with a m ild soap solutiona)
Tail light s
Sensors /
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth w ith solvent-free cleaning solut ion
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with alcohol-free cleaning solu-
tion
Snow/ice Hand br
ush/solvent-free de-icing spray
Wheels Road salt Water
Bra ke dust Acid-free special cleaning solution
E
xhau st tail pipes Road salt Water, clean ing solution su itab le for s tainless stee l, if nee-
essary
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Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Te xtil es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rt ifici al le ather , the surface
Alcant ara Water-based deposits Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution a), blot away the dissolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Cotton cloth with a mi
ld soap solutiona>
Water-based deposits Fresh sta ins : absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried sta ins: stain remover suitable fo r leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. Dried sta ins : grease dissolv ing spray
Special deposits such Spot remover suitab le for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Ca re Regularly apply cond ition ing cream that protects from
light and penet rates into the materia l. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
a) Mild soap solution: maximum two tablesp oons of neutral soap in 1 quart (l liter) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be trea ted with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions s uch as wetness, dark­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights /tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form.
- Wheels
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- Never use any paint polish or other abra­
sive materials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera l enses
- Neve r use wa rm or ho t water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- Neve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plast ic scraper. To

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Driver side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 205 Drive r side cockp it : fuse panel w ith plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
Electromecha nica l powe r steering, trailer
1 hitch,
ionizer, switch strip, seat heating
(rear), electromechan ica l park ing brake
Horn, climate con trol system, Gateway,
2 automatic
dimm ing in ter ior rearview mir-
ro r, On-Board Unit
4 Park ing aid, headlight range adjustment
5
Dynamic steering, E lectron ic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
6 Headlights
7 Adapt ive cruise control
8 Front passenger's seat sensors, airbag
9 Gateway
10 Engine
sound, night vision ass ist, garage
door opener (Homelink), parking aid
11 Video camera
image processing
12 Headlights
13 Steering column sw
itch module
Fuses
Fuse panel @ (black)
14 Termina l 15 (luggage compartment)
15 Starter
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Infotainment system
2 Infotainment system
3 Front
passenger's seat
5
Airbag, Electronic Stabilization Control
( ESC )
6 Anti
-theft alarm system
7 Electromec hanical pa rking brake
8 Inter io r li ghts
9
Windshield video camera heating, light/
rain sensor
10 Lumba r support (driver's seat)
11 Driver
's seat
12 Electronic sta bilization control
13 Horn
1 4 Headlights
15 Front seat heating
16 Dynamic steering
Fuse panel © (red)
No. Equipment
1 C lutch peda l
2 Fuel pump
3 Brake
light sensor
4 AdB lue (diese l engine)/engine aco ustics
5 Rear
door
6 Fro
nt door
7 Electronic stabilization control
8 Windshield wip er motor
9 Headlight washer system
10 Interio
r lighting, climate control system
1 1 Headlights
12 Sunroof
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Fuses
Front passenger side
cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 206 Front passenger side cockpit: fuse panel wit h
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipm ent
1 Infotainment, CD changer
2 Inf
ota inment (display)
3 Emergency call
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Climate control system
2 Climate control
system (blower)
3 Diagnostic interface
4 Electrical ignit ion lock
5 Electronic steering column lock
6 Steering column switch module
7 Power steering column adjustment
8 Light switch
9 Head-up display
10 Instrument cl uster
11 Infotainment, DVD
changer
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Luggage compartment
fuse assignment
Fig. 207 Luggage compa rtme nt: fuse panel with plast ic
bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Tra
iler hitch/220 volt socket
2 Trailer hitch/climatized cup holder
3
Trailer hitch/adjusting front passenger's
seat from the rear
4 El ec trom echan ical parking brake
5 Electromechanical parking brake
6 Front door (front passenger's side)
7 Rear exterior lighting
8 Central locking, closing aid
9 Seat heating (fro nt)
11 Seat heating
(rear), climate control system
12 Trailer hitch
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
1 L
eft safety belt tensioner
2 Right safety belt tensioner
3 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/fuel pump
4 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/engi ne mount
(gaso lin e eng ine)
5
Se nsor-controlled luggage compartment
lid
6 Air suspension, adaptive dampers
7 Rear door (front passenger's side)
8 Tail lights
9 Luggage compartment lid

Bulbs
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authori zed Audi dealer replace burned out
bulbs for you.
It
is becoming increasingly more and more diffi­
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts
of the car must first be re­
moved before you are able to get to the bulb.
This applies especially to the light bulbs in the
front of your car which you can only reach
through the eng ine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, and parts must be correctly taken apart and then properly
put back together to help prevent breakage of
parts and long term damage from water that can
enter housings that have not been properly re­
sealed.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your author ized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, the
correct bulbs and the expertise .
Gas discharge lamps (Xenon lights):
Due to the high electrical voltage, have the bulbs
replaced by a qualified technic ian . Headlights
with Xenon light can be identified by the high
voltage sticker.
LED headlights*
LED headlights require no maintenance. Please
contact your authorized Audi dealer if a bulb needs to be replaced.
A WARNING
Contact w ith high-voltage components of the
electrical system and improper replacement
of gas d ischarge (Xenon) headlight bulbs can
cause se rious personal injury and death.
- Xenon bulbs are pressurized and can ex­
plode when be ing changed .
- Chang ing Xenon lamps requires the spec ial
training, instructions and equipment .
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-Only an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop should change the bu lbs
in gas discharge lamps.
A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the open­
ings and on the bulb holders that can cause
serious cuts .
- If you are uncertain about what to do, have
the work performed by an authorized Audi
dealer or other qualified workshop . Ser ious
personal injury may result from improperly
performed work.
(D Tips
- If you still prefer to replace the light bulbs
yourself, be aware that the engine compart­
ment is a hazardous area to work in
~page 198~.&.
- It
is best to ask your authorized Audi dealer
whenever you need to change a bulb.

Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge . Always connect the
negat ive ground cable to the negative ground
pos t of the battery manager control unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 208 Engine compartmen t: connecto rs for ju mp start
cables a nd charger
@
Fig. 209 Ju mp starting w ith the battery of another vehicle :
@-booster battery, @- discharged vehicle batte ry
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
.. Turn
off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to
N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set park ing brake .
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Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
.. Open the red cover on the positive terminal
o::> fig.
208.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the jump start bolt
Q fig. 209 (i) (bolt under
the red cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable to the negative terminal ® of the booster
battery @.
4. Connect the other end to the jump start pin
© (bolts with hex head bolt= "negat ive") of
the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
"' Start the eng ine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed.
"' Start engine w ith discharged vehicle battery@
in the usual manner.
"' If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again.
"' With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse order.
"' Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their metal parts in full contact w ith the
batte ry terminals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal inju ry and damage
to the veh icle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer.
If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make sur e
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
pa rts in the engine compartment. ..,.

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N .... 0 0 <..:l - Numbers and
Symbols
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control 60
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Res idual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A
A/C (4-zone deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A/C (deluxe automatic climate control) 61
ABS
refer to Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . 120
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 261
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adaptive air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 93
Stop -and -go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
AdBlue. ... .. .. ................ ..... . 194
Me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Opening the tank door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjusting air distribution (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting a ir distribution (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the temperature (4-zone deluxe au ­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the temperature (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Index
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Front airbags .... .. ............. 151, 152
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 157
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Impo rtant safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
S ide curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When must the system be inspected? 159
Air pressure (tire pressure monitoring
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 236
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Alternator
refer to A lternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 14
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Anti-freeze Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Anti -lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Anti-s lip regulat ion
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Index
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ASR
refer to Anti-S lip Reg ulation . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aud i braking guard
refer to B raking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Aud i drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Aud i Serv ice Repair Ma nuals and Li terature 259
AUTO 4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . . 63
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
D eluxe a utomatic clima te contro l . . . . . . . . 6 1
Auto Lock (centra l locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Autom atic auxili ary heate r (cli ma te contro l
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Key recogn ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic post-co llision brak ing system . . 120
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Selecto r leve r eme rgency re lease . . . . . . . . 82
Selecto r leve r pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shifti ng manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
S teer ing whee l w ith shift padd les . . . . . . . . 80
t ip tron ic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Automatic wipe/wash sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ave rage cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B
Batte ry
J ump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
also refer to Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 206
B efore d riving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Belt tensioner Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Belt tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
264
Blower (4 -zone de luxe a utomatic cl ima te con -
tro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bl owe r (deluxe au tomatic climate cont rol) . . 61
Booster seats 181
B rakes
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 06
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 75
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
B rake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ceramic brake roto rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Worn bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
B reak- in per iod
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B reaking in
New bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
New t ires ..... .. .. .. ............. .. 217
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
C
Californ ia Propos ition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 199
Battery specif ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Capacities AdBl ue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fuel tan k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Washer flu id reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cen tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenie nce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E mergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartmen t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30