2018 AUDI A6 fold seats

Seats and storage
Massage function*
-select the massage type
Wave , Pulse , Stretch , Lumbar , Shoulder or Off.
You can adjust the intensity of each massage
from 1 through 5 . You can switch the selected
massage on/off using the
button @¢ page 47,
fig .
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Lumbar support -you can adjust the lumbar sup­
port up/down and to be stronger/weaker.
Side section seat* -you can increase/decrease
the lateral support in the seat using the side bol­
sters at the seat surface and the backrest.
Upper thigh support* -you can increase/de­
crease the upper thigh support.
(D Tips
- The massage function switches off auto­
matically after approximately 10 minutes.
- The air in the side bolsters* is released as
soon as the driver's door opens. This makes
is possible to enter and exit the vehicle
more comfortab ly . As soon as you start driv­
ing the veh icle, the s ide bolsters fill.
Front center armrest
There is a storage compartment under the arm­
rest.
F ig. 51 Cente r armrest between the driver's/front pas ·
senger 's seats.
Adjusting the center armrest
.,. T o adjust the angle, raise the arm rest from the
starting position .
.,. To bring the armrest back into the starting po­
sition, raise it out of the top notch and fold it
back down.
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Opening the storage compartment
.,. Press the button -arrow- upward.
Head restraints
Front head restraints
Applies to: vehicles with adjustable head restra ints
Fig. 52 Front seat: ad justing t he head rest ra in t
Adjust the head restraints so the upper edge is as
even as possible with the top of your head. If that
is not possib le, try to adjust as close to this posi­
tion as possib le. Push the head restraint as close
as possible to the back of the head.
.,. To move the head restra int up or forward
¢ fig. 52, sli de it until it locks into place .
.,. To move the head restra int down or back, press
the button on the side -arrow- and slide the
head restraint until it locks into place.
A WARNING
Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings¢ & in Proper adjustment of head re­
straints on page 128.
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_& WARNING
-Do not put any hot beverages in the cup
holder while the vehicle is moving. Hot bev­
erages could spill, which can cause injury.
- Do not use any breakable beverage contain­
ers (for example, made out of glass or por­
celain). You could be injured by them in the
event of an accident.
(D Note
Beverage containers in the cup holders should
always have a lid. If not, beverages could spill
and cause damage to vehicle equipment, such
electronics or seat covers.
Cooled glove compartment
Appl ies to: vehicles with cooled glove compartment
The cooled glove compartment only functions
when the
AIC system is switched on.
Fig. 63 Glove compartment: sw itching cooling mode on/
off
... Turn the knob@ counter-clockwise to switch
the cooling on.
""Turn the knob @ clockwise to switch the cool­
ing off. The symbols on the knob indicate the
correct position.
The glove compartment cooling mode only func­
tions when the vehicle A/C system is switched on.
If the heat ing is switched on, switching the glove
compartment cooling mode off is recommended.
Other storage compartments
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;::j You will find a range of storage compartments
:::, and holders at different locations in the vehicle .
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- Compartments in the doors
- Compartment in the glove compartment
(coo led*). The glove compartment can be
locked using the mechanical key.
- Glasses holder* in the headliner (near the rear­
view mirror)
- Storage compartment under the front center
armrest*
- Compartments* on the backrests of the front
seats
- Garment hooks on the sides of the pillars in the
rear of the vehicle and in the rear grab handles
- Compartment in the rear center armrest
- Two folding hooks*, that are at the upper side
of the luggage compartment
_& WARNING
- To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, always keep the
glove compartment closed while driving.
- Always keep the lid of the compartment for
(sun)glasses* closed while driving to reduce
the risk of injury during a sudden braking
maneuver or in the event of an accident.
- Any articles of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view.
The coat hooks are designed only for light­
weight clothing. Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident -especially if the
airbag is deployed - these objects could in­
jure any passengers inside the vehicle .
- Read and follow all WARNINGS
~ page 162, Important safety instructions
on the side airbag system.
- Hang clothes in such a way that they do not
impair the driver's vision .
-
- The coat hooks must only be used for light­
weight clothing. Do not leave any heavy or sharp edged objects in the pockets which
may interfere with the side curtain airbag
deployment and can cause personal injury in
a crash.
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging cloth­
ing on the coat hooks as this can interfere
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Seats and stor age
A WARNING
For strength reasons, only objects with a max­
imum weight of 10 lbs (5 kg) should be se­
cured in the luggage compartment net. Heavi­
er objects are not adequate ly secured . There
is risk of personal i njur y.
Storage hooks
App lies to: vehicles with bag hooks
F ig. 68 Lugg age compartme nt: storage hooks
You can a lso use the hooks to hang light purses,
bags, etc .
A WARNING
The hooks can hold a max imum weight of 6 .6
lbs (3 kg). Heavier objects are not adequa tely
secured. There is risk of personal injury.
Pass-through with ski bag
Applies to: vehicles with pass -through and ski bag
Long objects, such as skis or snowboards, can be
transported in the ski
bag*.
F ig . 6 9 Backres t: pass-through cover
.,. To load the ski bag in the vehicle , fo ld the rear
center armrest down.
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.,. Fold the pass-through cover down¢ fig. 69.
.,. Push the packed ski bag* through the opening
from the luggage compartment. The zipper
must face toward the rear.
.,. Secure the ski bag ¢ page 56.
(D Tips
You can also open the pass-through from the
l uggage compartment. Push the release but­
ton down and push the cover forward.
Securing the ski bag (5 seats*)
Applies to: vehicles with pass-through and sk i bag
The ski bag* must be secured
Fig. 70 Rea r bench seat: securing t he ski bag
.,. St ic k the strap @on the bag in the center safe­
t y
belt @¢ fig. 70.
.,. Tigh ten and se cure the s trap @
A WARNING
-The ski bag is on ly intended for transporting
skis and other light objects . To reduce the
risk of serious injur ies, never transport
heavy or sharp ob jects in the ski bag .
- After loading, the ski bag must be secured
w ith the strap.
-Make sure that all objects that you are
transporting in the pass-through are secure.
They could slide around and increase the
risk of injury when braking or during an acci­
dent.
(D Tips
-Only fold the ski bag up if it is dry .

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" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' -Pointing the steering wheel toward your
face decreases the ability of the supplemen­
tal driver's airbag to protect you in a colli­ sion .
- Always sit in an upright position and never
lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located .
- Before driving, always adjust the front seats
properly and make sure that all passengers
are properly restrained .
- For adjustable head restraints : before driv ­
ing, always also adjust the head restraints
properly .
- Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is moving . Your seat may move unexpectedly
and you could lose control of the vehicle.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position.
- Children must always ride in child seats
~ page 166. Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front
passenger
seat ¢ page 142 .
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position is
important for safe, r elaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend that you adjust th e seat for the front passenger
to the following position:
.. Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position and your back comes in full
contact with it wh enever the vehicle is moving.
.. For adjustable head restraints: adjust the head
restraint so the upper edge is as even as possi­
ble with the top of your head. If that is not pos­
sible , try to adjust the head restraint so that it
is as close to this position as possible
~ page 128. Move the head restraint so that it
is as close to the back of the head as possible.
Driving safety
.. Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passeng er seat.
.. Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
¢ page 137 .
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front pass enger's s eat, see
¢ pag e 47.
A WARNING
= -
Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out
of position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured or killed by the airbag as it
unfolds . To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Passengers must always sit in an upright po­
sition and never lean against or place any part of their body too close to the area
where the airbags are located.
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of posi­
tion or too close to the airbag can be seri­
ously injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
g reat force in the blink of an eye.
- Always make sure that there are at least
10 inches (25 cm) between the front pas­
senger's breastbone and the instrument panel.
- Always make sure that there are at least
4 inches (10 cm) between the front passen­
ger's knees and the lower part of the instru­
ment panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat .
- Before driving, always adjust the front pas­
senger seat properly.
- For adjustable head restraints: before driv­
ing, always also adjust the head restraints
properly .
- Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the seat. Never rest them on the seat, in­
strument panel, out of the window, etc. The
airbag system and safety belt will not be
able to protect you properly and can even in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash .
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
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" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' -Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any­
where inside the steering wheel or on the steering wheel hub . Holding the steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the driver airbag deploys.
A WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be struck
by the airbag when it inflates.
-
- Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag
can become projectiles when the airbag de­
ploys and cause serious personal injury.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never place accessories or other objects
(such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors;
never attach then to the doors or the wind­
shield; never place them over or near or at­
tach them to the area marked
,,AIRBAG" on
the steering wheel, instrument panel or the seat backrests; never place them between
these areas and you or any other person in
the vehicle.
- Never attach objects to the windshield
above the passenger front airbag, such as
accessory GPS navigation units or music
players. Such objects could cause serious in­
jury in a collision, especially when the air­ bags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the deployment area of the side airbags or
the front airbag during breaking or in a sud­ den maneuver. Objects near the airbags can
fly dangerously through the passenger com­ partment and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined and the airbags in­
flate.
Airbag system
A WARNING
r--
A person on the front passenger seat, espe-
cially infants and small children, will receive
serious injuries and can even be killed by be­ ing too close to the airbag when it inflates .
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
passenger airbag if an infant or a small child
is on the front passenger seat, nobody can
absolutely guarantee that deployment un­
der these special conditions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of your vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can deploy in accordance with the
.,low risk" option for 3-
and 6-year-old children under the U.S. Fed­
eral Standard if a child with electrical capac­ itance greater than the combined capaci­
tance of a typical one-year old infant re­
strained in one of the forward facing or rear­
ward-facing child seats with which your ve­ hicle was certified is on the front passenger
seat and the other conditions for airbag de-
ployment are met.
- Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seating position.
- For their own safety, all children, especially
12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back properly restrained for their age
and size.
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208, as
well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time your vehi­
cle was manufactured.
The front Advanced Airbag System supplements
the safety belts to provide additional protection
for the driver's and front passenger's heads and
upper bodies in frontal crashes . The airbags in­
flate only in frontal impacts when the vehicle de-
celeration is high enough.
.,.
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Airbag system
-You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up against the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag
r=;, page 142.
More important things to know about front
airbags
Fig. 153 I nf lated front airbags
Safety belts are important to help keep front
seat occupants in the proper seated position so
that airbags can unfold properly and provide sup­ plemental protection in a frontal collision.
The front airbags are designed to provide addi­
tional protection for the chest and face of the
driver and the front seat passenger when:
-safety belts are worn properly,
-the seats have been positioned so that the oc- cupant is properly seated as far as possible
from the airbag,
-and for adjustable head restraints: the head re-
straints have been properly adjusted.
Because airbags inflate in the blink of an eye with
great force, things you have on your lap or have
placed on the seat could become dangerous pro­
jectiles, and be pushed into you if the airbag in­
flates .
When an airbag deploys, fine dust is released.
This is normal and is not caused by a fire in the
vehicle. This dust is made up mostly of a powder
used to lubricate the airbags as they deploy. It
could irritate skin.
It is important to remember that while the sup ­
plemental airbag system is designed to reduce
the likelihood of serious injuries, other injuries,
for example swelling, bruising and minor abra -
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sions, can also happen when airbags inflate. Air ­
bags do not protect the arms or the lower parts
of the body . Front airbags supplement the three­
point safety belt s only in some frontal collisions
in which the vehicle deceleration is high enough
to deploy the airbags .
Front airbags will not deploy :
-if the ignition is switched off when a crash oc-
curs,
-in side co llisions,
- in rear-end collisions,
- in rollovers,
- when the crash deceleration measured by the
airbag system is less than the minimum thresh­
old needed for airbag deployment as reg iste red
by the electron ic cont rol un it.
The front passenger airbag also will not
deploy:
- when the front passenger seat is not occupied,
- when the e lectrical capacitance measured by
the capacitive passenger detection system for
the front passenger seat indicat es that the pas­
senger side frontal a irbag must be switched off
by the electronic control unit (the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light r=;, page 154 and how they
work comes on and stays on).
A WARNING
, -
Sitting in the wrong position can increase the
risk of serious injury in crashes.
-To reduce the risk of injury when the airbags
inflate, the driver and passengers must al­
ways sit in an upright posit ion, must not
lean aga inst or place any part of their body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Occupants who are unbe lted, out of posit ion
or too close to the airbag can be serious ly
inju red by an airbag as it unfolds with g reat
force in the blink of an eye
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A child in a rearward-facing child seat instal­
led on the front passenger seat will be seri ­
ously injured and can be killed if the front air­
bag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child seats on the
rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional circumstances and the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on
and stay on, immediately install the rear­
facing child seat in a rear seating position and have the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dealer.
A WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds or by be­
ing pushed into you as the airbag inflates .
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use .
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat. Objects could
move into the area of the front airbags dur­
ing braking or other sudden maneuvers and
become dangerous projectiles that can
cause serious personal injury if the airbags
inflate.
- Never place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cup holders, telephone
brackets, large, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instru­
ment panel, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourself. These objects could cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags inflate .
- Never recline the front passenger 's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air-
-
Airbag system
bag during braking or in a sudden maneu­
ver. Objects near the airbags can become projectiles and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined .
- Never place or transport objects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the front passenger seat could cause the capacitive
sensor in the seat to signal to airbag system
that the seat is occupied by a person when it
in fact is not, or that the person on the seat
is heavier than he or she actually is. The
change in electric capacitance because of
such objects can cause the passenger front
airbag to be turned on when it should be
off, or can cause the airbag to work in a way
that is different from the way it would have
worked without objects on the seat.
- Always make sure that there is nothing on the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is not , or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of an ob­
ject could cause the passenger front airbag to be turned on when it should be off, or
could cause the airbag to work in a way that is different from the way it would have
worked without the object on the seat.
A WARNING ...__ -
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can
cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing condi­
tions .
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory con­
ditions should get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening win­
dows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de­
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild
soap and water before eating.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches.
- If the residue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water.
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" N .... 0 0 \.J ' Consumption Indicator light 192
14
Eng ine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 17
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine warm-up request
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 7
Environment
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . .
194
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ESC
Automatic post-collision brak ing system .
119
also refer to Electronic stabilization con-
tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
ESP
refertoElectron icstabilizationcontrol . .
119
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
o· . 1mmmg . .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . . 42
Heating............................. 42
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 174
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 250
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . .
65
Fu eling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fr eeze protection
Coolant
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Front airbags
D . t' escnp 10n ... ................ ... .. .
How they work ............... .. .. .. .
195
146
152
Index
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 135
Front center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 143
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Gasoline addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 104
Fueling
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Open ing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
235
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 36
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
G asoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) 246
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 204
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 246
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 246
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
246
H
Head-up disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
255