2017 AUDI A6 technical data

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Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 129
Driver 's and front passenger's footwell . . 133
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Sto ring cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Repo rting Safe ty Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
P reventative passenge r protect ion . . . . . . 137
Safety b elts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Ge ne ral informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
S afety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
B el t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 5
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
I m portan t info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
F ront airbags ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. .. .. . 151
M on itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . 159
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Ch ild seats . .. ............... .. .. .. . 177
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
L ATCH system ( lower anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Addit io nal info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Di ese l fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Selective catalytic reduction (Ad Blue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Diese l particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E ng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
B ra ke flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Ba ttery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Table of contents
Windsh ield washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 08
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Wheels .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 210
Wheels and Tires .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. 210
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 228
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Ca r washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 232
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 235
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 236
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E q uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Spa re tire 242
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Repla cing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
Dr ive r sid e co ckpit fuse assignment . . . . . 245
F ront passenger si de co ckpit fuse
ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 46
Luggage compartment fuse assignment 246
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Replacing light b ulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Starting by p ush ing o r towing . . . . . . . . . . 249
Start ing with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 249
U se of jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tow ing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Accessories and Technical Data . 255
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle spec ificat io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Notes about technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Di mens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
C apaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 57
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Technical data
Vehicle specifications
F ig. 2 17 W indshield (front left) : Ve hicl e Iden tificat ion
N umber ( VIN)
XXXXX XX -X -XXXX XXX XX
CD+ ~t :1:: xxxxxxxx xx x xxxxxxxx
TVP/fffl XXX XXX
XX XXXXXXX XX X X XX
XXX
KW XXX
®i ~:J ·f lfils~~ XXXX XXX XXX
®-+ ~N:a=i~ l xxxx ; xxxx xxx ; xx
11. • AUSS, I OPTIONS
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7D5 4UB 6XM 5SG 5RW
2EH J0Z lLB l
A S lB A
3FC SMU 7Xl
F0A 9G3 0G7 0YH 0JF
TL6 3KA 8EH Ul A X98 QZ7
lX W 803 908 824 020
7T6 CV7 7K0 4X3 2K2
3L4
4KC 3 Y0 413
502
lSA 7GB 01A 4G0
XX. X XX X XX X xxxx
Fig. 218 Vehi cle identifica tion la b el
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
The VIN number is located in the following pla­
ces :
- In the Infotainment system : select: the
!CARI
function button > (Car) * systems control but­
ton
> Serve & checks> VIN number .
-on the vehicle identification label
- under the windshield on the driver's side*
Technical data
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label ¢ fig. 218 is locat ­
ed in the luggage compartment under the cargo
floor cover .
T he information of the vehicle identification label
can also be found in your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet.
The sticker contains the follow ing vehicle data:
(D Vehicle Iden tification Number (V IN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output , transm ission
@ Eng ine and transmission codes
@ Paint and interior codes
® Optional equipment numbers
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assurance
that your new vehicle complies w ith all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was manu­
factured. You can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as well as
the G ross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warn ing label is located in the
engine compartment next to the engine hood re­
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Notes about technical
data
The values may differ for some markets depend­
ing on eq uipment installed in certain markets
and the measur ing methods.
Please note that the specifications listed in the
vehicle documentation always take precedence .
@ Tips
Missing technical data was not available at
the time of printing .
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Capacities
Approximate capaci-
ties
Gasoline engine fuel tank 19.8 gal (75.0 L)
Diesel engine fue l tank 19.3 gal
(73.0
L)
Windshield washer system 3.7 qt (3.5 L)
Windsh ield and headlight washer system* 5
.2 qt (4.9
L)
Gasoline engines
A6 2.0, 4 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpnn 252 @ 4900
-5900
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ r pm 273 @ 1600 - 4700
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 12 1 (1984)
Engine oil with fi lter change
1l
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI ),¢ page 190, Fuel supply
A6 3.0, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpnn 333 @ 5300 - 6S00
Max imum torque SA E net lb-ft@ rpm 325@ 2900 - 4500
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 182 (2995)
En gine oil with filter change
1>
Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI) ,¢ page 190, Fuel supply
This vehicle is availab le with different specifica ­
tions in some markets (see car documentat ion).
S6 4 .0 , 8 cylinder
Maximum outpu t SA E net hp@ rpnn 4
50 @ 58 00 -6400
Max imum torque SA E net lb-ft@ rpm 406@ 1 400 - 5700
Displacement C
ID (cm
3
) 243.7 (3993)
E ngine oil with filter change
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Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) ,¢ page 190, Fuel supply
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Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Start/Stop system Engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 73
Steering Electromechanical steering ..... .. ... 123, 0
I ndicator light .. ............. .. .. 15 , 123
L ock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 123
Steering wheel Buttons .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 22
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Shift padd les (automatic transmission) . . . 80
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 224
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 73
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 77
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 47
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Symbo ls
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer .... ............... .. . 9, 10, 21
Tail lights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Index
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Temperature display
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Exterior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
T ether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 135
Time ......... ... .. .................. 24
tiptronic mode (automatic transmission) . . . 80
t iptronic (automatic transm iss ion) . . . . . . . . 77
Tire pressure (tire pressure monitoring sys ·
tern) .. ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 229
Tires........ ... .. .. ................ . 210
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . 228, 229
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Unidirectional....................... 212
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 227
T ires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 212
T ires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
T owing
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Towing loop .. .. .. .. ............. 251,252
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 229
T railer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Operat ing instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Parking system... .. ................ . 118
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 , 84
T ransmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 81
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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ULSD No . 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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