2018 AUDI A6 park assist

Trail er to wing
must attach additiona l exterior mirrors . Adjust
them so you have a sufficient visibility behind
you .
Exterior lighting
Follow the lega l regulat ions regard ing the light ­
ing eq uipment on your trailer . Conta ct an author ­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty for more information.
Before start ing to drive, check a ll l ight ing equip­
men t on the hitc hed trailer.
The headlig ht range contro l adjusts automatical­
ly to the light range of the headl ights.
Safe ty chain s
Make su re the safety chains are correctly applied
when pulling a trailer . The chains should hang
enough so t hat the trailer can dr ive around
curves. However, they must not touch the
g round .
Air su spension
Applies to: vehicles with air suspension
The air suspension must be at the standard vehi­
cle height before you set the tongue weight on
the trailer a nd h itch the trailer ¢@ ,
¢page 106,
Raising/lowering the vehicle .
For ve hicles w ith a factory-installed tra iler hitch,
the air suspension trailer mode will automat ically
sw itch on if you connect the trailer cable to the
socket.
F or ve hicles w ith a retro fitted trailer hitch, you
must switch on the air suspension trailer mode
manually . Select in the Infota inment system:
ICARI function button > ( Car )* s yste m s contro l
button
> V ehicle setting s > Air su spen sion : trail ­
e r > On .
Switch it off again after tow ing a tra ile r.
You can also switch off tra iler mode ma nually
while driving , for example, when using a bicycle
rac k system .
If you have to drive through difficult road condi­
tions , you can raise the vehicle aga in after hitch­
ing the t rai ler or after adjust ing the tongue
weight .
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@ Note
Applies to: vehicles with air suspension
-Changes i n temperature or load can affect
the height of the vehicle .
- Set the air suspension to the standard veh i­
cle he ight, otherwise the applicable tongue
we ight no longer appl ies to your veh icle .
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-Use chocks when park ing on inclines if the
trai ler is loaded.
- We recommend also hav ing the vehicle in­
spected between the inspection intervals if
you are towing a trailer frequently .
- Avoid driv ing with a trai ler dur ing the veh i­
cle break-in per iod.
Driving with a trailer
Driving with a trailer requires extra caution.
Sp eed
Adhere to t he lega l speed lim its . Fo llow the legal
regu lat ions
sp ecific to the country.
As the speed increases, the dr iv ing stab il ity of
t h e tra ile r decreases. Therefore you should not
exceed the max imum lega l speed lim it w hen
t h ere are unfavorab le road, weather and/or wind
conditions. This especia lly applies when driving
downh ill.
Yo u m ust always red uce your speed as soon as
you notice even the slightest swinging motion o f
the trai ler . Never try to "straight en out" the trai l­
er by acce lerating.
The we ight d istr ibution is very poor if the vehicle
is empty and the trai ler is loaded. However if you
must drive under these circumstances, then drive
especially slowly .
Brakes
B rake in a time ly manner. Downs hift befo re dr iv ­
i ng down hill so that the engine can assist with
braking ¢&. .
When using a trailer w it h over run bra kes, fi rst
bra ke gently t hen q uick ly. This red uces the r isk of
j erking while braking if the trailer wheels lock up .
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the ris k of damage or i njury.
Settings in the Infotainment system
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
~ Select : the ICARI function button > ( Car )* Sys ­
tems
control button > Driver assistance > Audi
braking guard .
System -
switch the brak ing guard On /Off. When
you switch the ign it ion on, the message
B raking
guard: Off
appears if the sys tem is switched off .
Early warning -the distance and approach warn ­
ings in the display can be switched
On /Off .
(D Tips
-You r settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote contro l key being
u sed .
-If yo u rest rict or sw itch off the ESC, t he
bra king gua rd also sw itches itself off
c> page 120.
-Switc h braking guard off w hen yo u are load ­
i ng t he ve hicle onto a vehicle ca rr ier, t rain,
s hi p or other type o f transportation . This
ca n prevent undesired warnings from the
braking guard system .
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Braking guard: Off
This message appears if the system is switched
off through the Infota inme nt system . Otherwise,
if the system is turned off, the information ap ­
pea rs every time shortly after the start of the
tr ip.
The message also appears if the system is not
ava ilable d ue to a malfunct io n or if the ESC is
sw itched off
c> page 120 . If this is the case, the
sys tem w ill not prov ide warnings about a possi­
b le co llision.
Braking guard: engaged
This message appea rs if a sharp brake press ure
was applied due to an acute wa rning.
A ss istance systems
ACC: Unavailable!
ACC and Audi braking guard: Unavailable
The system cannot guarantee that it will detect objects correctly and is sw itched off . The sensors
have been moved or are faulty . Th e p re sense
funct ions may a lso be affec ted . D rive to an au­
tho riz ed Au di dealer or author ized Audi Serv ice
F aci lity immed iate ly to have the ma lfunction co r­
r ected .
ACC: Currently unavailable. No sensor vision
A CC and Audi braking guard: Currently unavail­
able. No sensor vision
This message appears if the sensor v iew is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt . Clean the sensors
c> page 86 ,
fig . 89 .
AC C: Currently unavailable . Gradient too steep
T he road exceeds the maxim um poss ible angle
fo r safe adaptive c ruise contro l operation . Adap­
tive cruise control is switched off.
ACC : Only available in D , Sor M
Select t he "D/S" or "M" se lecto r lever position .
ACC: Currently unavailable . Parking brake ap ­
plied
T he adaptive cr uise cont rol system switches off
automat ica lly if the parking brake is set.
ACC: Currently unavailable . Stability control
( ESC ) input.
This message appears if the e lectro nic s tabiliza­
t io n c ontrol ( ES C) is tak ing a ct ion to s tabili ze the
vehicle. In t his case, adaptive cruise contro l
switches off automatically.
ACC off : Manual control!
Th is message appears when adaptive c ruise co n­
t rol cannot set the parking brake . P ress the brake
peda l to prevent the veh icle from ro lling.
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T hree white dots appear if a setting cannot be se ­
l ected w ith the operating lever. For example, this
happens if adapt ive cru ise control cannot sta rt
driv ing automat ica lly in stop-and-go traff ic
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General information
A pp lies to: ve hicles with pa rk in g system p lus/rearview cam ­
era/peripheral camera
Depending on your vehicle 's equipment, various
pa rking aids wi ll help you when parking and ma­
ne uvering.
The
p arki ng sys tem plu s assists you when park­
ing by aud ibly and visua lly indicating objects de­
tected
in front of and behind the ve hicle
¢page 108.
The re arv ie w ca mer a shows the area beh ind the
veh icle in the Infotainment system d isplay. The
lines in the rearview came ra image help you to
pa rk or maneuver
¢ page 109.
The peripher al c amer as assist you with parking
and maneuvering . You are aided by var ious cam­
eras depend ing on the vehicle equipment leve l
¢page 112. The pa rking system pl us functions
are also availab le
¢ pag e 108.
& WARNING
-Always look for traffic and check the area
around your vehicle by looking at it direct ly
as well. The parking system cannot replace
the driver's attent ion. The driver is always
responsible when enter ing or leav ing a park­
ing space and during similar maneuvers .
- Please note that some surfaces, such as
clothing, are not detected by the system .
-
-Sensors and cameras have blind spots in
wh ich people and objects cannot be detect­
ed . Be especially caut ious of small children
and animals .
- The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the radiator gr ille, bumper,
wheel housing and the underbody . The park­
ing system may be impa ired as a result.
Have a n author ized A udi dealer or author­
ized Audi Serv ice Facility check their func ­
tion .
- Make s ure the senso rs a re not obstructed by
stickers, deposits o r other materia ls. If they
are, the sensor function could be impaired.
For additiona l information on cleaning, see
¢ page 221. Parking
syste m s
@ Note
-Some objects are not detected or disp layed
by the system under certain circumstances:
- objects such as barrier cha ins, tra iler draw
ba rs, vertical po les o r fences
- objects above the sensors such as wall ex ­
tensions
- objects with certain surfaces or structures
such as cha in l ink fences or powder snow
- If you continue driving closer to a low ob­
ject, it may disappear from the sensor range . Note that you will no longer be
wa rned about t his obstacle.
- Keep enough distance from the curb to re­
duce the risk of damage to the rims .
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-The system may provide a warning even
though there are no obstacles in the cover­
age area in some situat ions, such as:
- certain road surfaces or when there is tall grass
- externa l ultrasonic sources such as from
cleaning vehicles
- in heavy rain, snow, o r th ick vehicle ex ­
h aust
- We recommend tha t you practice par king in
a traff ic-free location or parking lot to be ­
come fami liar with the system . W hen doing
this, there shou ld be good light and weath ­
er conditions.
- You can change the volume and pitch of the
signa ls as well as the
d isplay ¢ page 117.
-Please refer to the instructions for towing a
trai ler located in
¢ page 117 .
-What appea rs in the infotainment display is
somewhat time -delayed .
- Th e sensors m ust be kep t clean and free of
snow and ice for the parking aid to operate .
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¢ A in General information on page 109, ¢(D
in General information on page 110 .@ repre­
sents the rear bumper . At the very latest, stop
the vehicle when the red orientation
line @
borders an object .
Parallel parking
Applies to: veh icles with rearview camera
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a stree t.
Fig . 122 In fota inment : blue surfaces alig ned in the pa rk ·
i ng space
Fi g. 123 In fo ta inm ent: c onta ct of the blue curv ed li ne with
the curb
Parking on the r ight is described here. It is identi ­
cal when parking on the left .
If there is an obstacle next to the parking space (such as a wall), refer to "Information for park ing
next to obstacles" ¢
page 111.
.. Activate the turn signal.
.. Position your vehicle next to a parked veh icle in
front of the desired parking space. The d istance
to this vehicle should be approximately 3 ft . (1
m) .
Parking systems
.. T urn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear. The parking system is turned on
and the
C ros s parking view is d isp layed .
.. Press the contro l button on the Infotainment
unit @¢ fig. 122 . The Parallel parking view is
disp layed .
.. Back up and alig n your veh icle so the blue area
@ bo rders on the rear end of the vehicle be­
hind you o r on the park ing spa ce
line ¢&_ in
General information on page 109,
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eral information on page 110.
The blue area
represents an extension o f the vehicle's outline
by approximate ly 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear.
T he long side of the b lue area s hou ld be on the
curb. The entire blue area must fit into the
parking space .
.,. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to t he right as far as it will go .
.,. Back up into the parking spot . Whe n the blue
curve ¢
fig. 123 is nea r the curb ¢&_ in Gener­
al information on page 109,
stop the vehicle
¢ Ci) in General information on pag e 110 .
.. With the vehicle stopped, t urn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it will go .
.. Continue to back into the parking space until
the vehicle is parked para llel to the curb ¢
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in General informa tion on page 109, ¢ @ in
General information on page 110 .@ repre ·
sents the rear bumper. At the very latest, stop
the vehicle when the red or ien tat io n line
@
borders an object. Keep an eye o n the front of
your veh icle w hile doing this.
Parking next to obstacles
If there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to the
parking space, position the veh icle so there is
more space on that side . Position the long side of
the b lue surfa ce so t hat there is sufficient spa ce
from the obstacle . T he su rface must not be
touchi ng . You will a lso need to s tart tu rning the
steering wheel earlier . The blue curve
¢ fig . 123
must not touch the obstacl e, b ut rather there
should be enough d istance .
(D Note
Keep enough distance from t he curb to re -
duce the risk of damage to the r ims.
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Parking systems
Corner view (front)/corner view (rear)
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 128 Infotainment system: Corner view (front)
Fig. 129 Infotainment system: Corner view (rear)
This view can assist you for example, when you
are exiting from an area with poor visibility. The
area at the front and rear sides of the vehicles is
displayed .
.,. To show the side view toward the front, select
the symbol @¢
fig. 128 with the control knob
and press the control knob .
.,. To show the side view toward the rear, select
the symbol ®¢
fig. 129 with the control knob
and press the control knob.
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Front
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 130 Infotainment system: front mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
full maneuvering range in front of the vehicle.
The area in front of the vehicle is displayed. The
vehicle surroundings are shown in the left area of
the display . You can switch between the optical
display and camera image
¢page 113 .
.,. Select the© symbol with the control knob. The
orange orientation lines mark the expected
path of the vehicle. Stop the vehicle when the
red orientation line* borders an
object¢ ,& in
General information on page 112.
Rear
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
Fig. 131 Infota inmen t system: rear mode
This view assists you for example, in using the
full maneuvering range behind the vehicle. The
area behind the vehicle is displayed. The vehicle
surroundings are shown in the left area of the
display . You can switch between the optical dis­
play and camera image
¢page 113 .
.,. Select the symbol @with the control knob. ..,.

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this mode.
.,. To cross park, parallel park or position the vehi ­
cle in front of a tra iler*, press the control but­
ton ® on the control panel repeatedly until the
symbol for the des ired mode is selected.
Perpendicular parking
App lies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space.
F ig . 132 Infotainment system: aiming at a parking space
Fig. 133 Infotainment system: aligning the vehicle
Requirement: cross parking must be selected
qpage 114 .
.,. The orange orientation lines (I) show the vehi­
cle's direction of travel. Turn the steering wheel
until the orange or ientat io n lines appear in t he
parking space
q fig. 132 . Use the mark ings @
to help yo u estimate the distance to an obsta­
cl e. Each marking represen ts approximately 3
ft (1 m) . The blue area represents an extens ion
of the vehicle's outl ine by approximately 16 ft
(S meters) to the rear.
.,. While driv ing in reverse gear, adjust the steer ­
ing wheel ang le to fit the parking space using
Parking systems
the orange orientat ion lines for assistance
q &. in General information on page 112, q(D
in General information on page 112.@repre ­
sents the rear bumper. You should stop revers­
ing at the latest when the red orientation line
@ borders an object¢&. in General informa­
tion on page 109.
Parallel parking
Applies to: vehicles with peripheral cameras
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
Fig . 134 In fotainment: blue surfaces al ig ned i n the park ·
in g space
Fig. 135 In fotainme nt: contact of the blue curved line w ith
the curb
Parking on the right is described here. It is identi·
cal when parking on the left.
If there is an obstacle next to the parking space
(such as a wall), refer to Information for parking
next to obstacles
q page 116.
.,. Activate the turn signal.
.,. Position your vehicle next to a parked vehicle in
front of the desired parking space. The distance
to this vehicle shou ld be approximately 3 ft. ( 1
m). ..,.
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Parking systems
,.. Turn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear. The parking system must be
turned on and the
Cross parking view must be
displayed .
,.. Press the control button on the Infotainment
unit(D ¢page 111, fig . 122 . The Parallel park ­
ing
view is displayed.
,.. Back up and align your vehicle so the b lue area
@ borders on the rear end of the vehicle be­
hind you or on the parking space line
¢_& in
General information on page 112, ¢(D in Gen­
eral information on page 112.
The blue area
represents an extension of the vehicle's outline
by approximately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear .
The long side of the blue area should be on the
curb . The entire blue area must fit into the
parking space.
,.. With the veh icle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the right as far as it w ill go .
,.. Back into the parking space until the blue curve
¢ page 111, fig . 123 to uch es the curb¢ _& in
General information on page 112,
¢ (D in Gen­
eral information on page 112 .
Stop the vehicle.
,.. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
whee l to the left as far as it will go.
,.. Continue to back into the parking space until
the vehicle is parked parallel to the
curb¢ .&.
in General information on page 112, ¢(D in
General information on page 112. @ repre­
sents the rear bumper. At the very latest, stop
the vehicle when the red orientation line ©
borders an object . Keep an eye on the front of
your vehicle while doing this .
Parking next to obstacles
If there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to the
parking space, position the vehicle so there is
mo re space on that side. Position the long side of
the blue area so that there is sufficient space
from the object. The area must not be on the
curb . You will a lso need to start turning the
steer ing whee l earlier. The blue curve
¢ page 111, fig. 123 must not touch the obsta­
cle, but rather there should be enough distance.
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The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
will be disp layed, depending on the turn s ig­
nal being used.
Trailer mode
Applies to: vehicles wit h peripheral ca meras a nd tra iler hitch
This view assists you in positioning the vehicle in
front of a trailer .
Fig. 136 Infotainment system: rea r m ode
Requirement: the trailer mode must be selected
¢page 114.
,.. Now you can posit ion your veh icle in front of
the trailer
¢ .&. in General information on
page 112,
¢ @ in General information on
page 112.
The orange orientation line indicates
the expected path toward the trailer h itch. Use
the blue lines to help you estimate the d istance
to the trailer h itch .
Setting the mode
App lies to: vehicles with peripheral ca meras
,.. Select: !CAR ! function button > (Car)* Systems
control button > Driver assistance > Parking
aid
> Change to front/rear > Auto or Manual.
Auto
-this view behind the vehicle (Rear mode) is
displayed automatically when you shift into re­
verse. This view in front of the vehicle
( Front
mode) is displayed automatically when you shift
into the forward gears.
Manual -When you switch the system on, the
view behind the vehicle
( Rear mode) is always
displayed and it does not switch to the
Front
mode when a forward gear is selected.

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A ppl ies to : ve hicles w ith parkin g system plus/rearv iew cam­
era/peripheral ca mera
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the Infotainment.
~ Se lect: the ICARI fu nction button > (Car)* Sys­
tems
control b utton > Driver assistance > Park­
ing aid .
Display
On * -
an op tical d isp lay is shown for the par kin g
system plus, a rearv iew camera image is s hown
for the rearview camera *.
Off -when the p arking sys tem is sw itche d off,
on ly audib le sign als are give n.
Signal tones
Front volume -
volume for the front area
Rear volume -volume for the rear area
Front frequency -frequency for the front area
Rear frequency -frequen cy fo r the rea r area
Music volume during nav . prompts -the volume
of the a udio/video so urce is lowe red when t he
pa rking system is turned o n
The new value is g iven briefly during the adjust­
ment.
(D Tips
- The wa rning tones ca n also be ad justed d i­
r ectly by the vis ual d isp lay or the pictu re
from the camera. Simply p ress the
Settings
co ntro l bu tton.
- Changed set tings are ac tivated whe n the
parking system is swi tched o n aga in.
- The settings for volume and frequency are
a utomat ica lly saved and ass igned to the re­
mo te con trol key be ing used.
Error messages
A pp lies to: ve hicles with parking system plus/rearview cam­
era/per ipheral ca mera
There is an erro r in the system if the LED in the
Pw , button is b link ing and yo u hear a continuous
Parking systems
alarm for a few seconds after sw itch ing on the
par king system or w hen the pa rking system is a l­
r eady activated. If the erro r is not cor rected be ­
fo re you switch off the ignition, the
LED in the Pw ,
button w ill blink the next time you switch on the
park ing system by shifting into reverse.
Parking system plus*
If a senso r is fa ulty, the~ symbo l will appear i n
front of/beh ind the vehicle in the Infotainment
display. If a rear sensor is faulty, on ly obstacles
t h at are i n areas @and @ are shown
<=> page 108, fig . 114 . If a front se nsor is faulty,
o n ly obs tacles tha t are in a reas © and @are
shown. The re is a lso a sys tem ma lf u nct ion if all
seg ments arou nd the veh icle are red or if no seg­
me nts are disp laye d.
Peripheral cameras*
The re is a system malfu nction if t he 00 • symbol
appea rs and the co rresponding d isp lay area is
s h own in bl ue. The camera is not wo rking in t his
are a.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfu nction corrected.
Trailer hitch
App lies to: vehicles wit h parking system pl us/rea rv iew cam ­
e ra/peri phe ra l cameras an d tra ile r hitc h
When the trailer socket is in use, the par king sys­
tem rear sensors are not act ivated when you sh ift
into reverse gear or when yo u press t he
p,,1A but­
ton. This res ults in the following rest rict ions.
Parking system plus*
The re is no distance warning for the rear. The
front senso rs remain activated. T he v isua l disp lay
switches to trailer mode.
Rearview camera*/peripheral cameras*
T he re is no distance warning for the rea r. The
front senso rs remain activated . The visua l disp lay
switches to trailer mode. The rearview came ra
i mage will not s how the orie ntation lines and t he
bl ue surfaces.
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