2018 AUDI A6 heating

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" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- N ever remove snow or ice from door win­
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form .
- To avoid damage to the rear w indow de ­
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the heating wires on the inside of the window .
-Deco rati ve parts /trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
- Paint
-To red uce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dus t before pol­
ishing or waxing .
- To preven t pa int damage, do not pol ish or
wax the ve hicle in direct sunlight.
- To red uce the risk of pa int damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi­
a tely- these could damage the pa int.
- Displa ys
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry cleaning
methods on displays .
-Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safet y belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
t hem.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo­
nents chemically or with cor rosive fl uids
or so lvents and neve r allow sh arp obje cts
t o come into con ta ct w ith the sa fe ty belts.
Th is could cause damage to the belt web ­
bing .
- If the re is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the b uckles,
have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Te xtiles/artificial leather / Alcantara
- Never treat artific ial leather/ Alcantara
w ith leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
prod ucts .
- Have a specialist remove st ubborn stains
to prevent damage.
Care and cleaning
- Neve r use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning .
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Obje cts w ith sharp edges, such as zippe rs
or rivets on clothing or be lts, can cause
damage to the surface .
- Open hoo k and loop fasteners, for exam­
p le on clothing, can damage seat covers.
M ake sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe po lish, spot remover or sim i­
lar p roducts.
- Objects w ith sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the seat.
- To he lp prevent the leather from fad ing,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sun light
fo r long pe riods of time. If leav ing the ve­
h icle parked fo r long pe riods of time, you
should cover the le athe r to prote ct it from
d irec t sun light.
(D Tips
- Insects are easie r to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular wax ing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you would like to take your vehicle out of serv ­
ice for a longer period of time, contact an author­
ized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facili ­
ty. They will adv ise you of important measures,
such as corrosion protection, service and storage
procedures. Also follow the information about
the veh icle battery
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assignment
F ig. 202 Drive r side cockp it : fuse panel w it h plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ ( black)
No . Equipment
Electromechan ica l powe r stee ring, trailer
1 hitch, ionizer, switch st
rip, seat heating
(rear), electromechan ica l park ing brake
Ho rn, climate con trol system, Gateway,
2 au
tomati c dimm ing in ter ior rearv iew m ir-
ro r, On -Board Unit
4 Park ing aid, headlight range adjustment
5
Dynamic steering, electronic stabilization
control (ESC)
6 Headlights
7 Adapt ive cru ise control
8 Front passenger's seat senso rs, a irbag
9 Gateway
10 Engine sound, nig
ht vision ass ist, garage
door opene r (H ome link), parki ng aid
11 Video camera
image processi ng
12 Headlights
13 Steering column sw
itch module
Fuses
Fuse panel @ (black)
14 Termina l 15 (luggage compartment)
1 5 Starte r
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Infotainment system
2 Infot ainment system
3 Front passenger's seat
5
A
ir bag, e lec tronic sta bi liz ation con trol
( E SC)
6 Ant
i- theft alarm system
7 E lectromec ha nical pa rking brake
8 Inter io r li ghts
9
Windshie ld video came ra heating, light/
r ain sensor
10 Lumbar support (dr iver's se at)
11 Driver
's seat
12 Electronic stab ilizati on con trol
13 Horn
1 4 Head lights
lS Front seat heating
16 Dynamic s tee ring
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Equipment
1 Clutch peda l
2 Fuel p ump
3 Brake
light sensor
4 Engine acoustics
5 Rear door
6 Fr
ont door
7 Elec tronic stab iliza tion control
8 Windshie ld wiper motor
9 H ead light washer system
10 Interio
r light ing, climate control system
1 1 Head lights
12 Sunroof
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Fuses
Front passenger side
cockpit fuse assignment
F ig . 203 Front passenger side cockpit: fuse pane l with
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (red )
No. Equipm ent
1 Infotainment, CD changer
2 I
nfotainment (display)
Fuse panel@ (brown)
No . Equipm ent
1 Climate control system
2 Climate
control sys tem (blowe r)
3 Diagnostic interface
4 Ele ct ric al ignit ion lock
5 Electronic steer ing column lock
6 Steering column sw itch module
7 Power stee ring co lumn adjustment
8 Light switch
9 Head-up display
10 I
nstrument cl uste r
11 Infota inment, DVD changer
236
Luggage compartment
fuse assignment
F ig . 2 04 L uggage compartment: fuse panel with plast ic
b racket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Tra
iler hitch/220 volt socket
2 Tra ile r hitc h/climatized cup holder
3
Trailer hitch/adjusting front passenger's
seat from the rear
4 E lec tromechani cal pa rking brake
5 Electromechanical parking brake
6 Fr on t 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
(rear)
12 Tra ile r hitch, gateway (e-tron)
Fuse panel @ (red)
No . Equipment
1 Left safety
belt tensioner
2 R ight safety be lt tens ioner
3 Fuel pump
4 Eng ine moun t
5
Sensor-controlled luggage compartment
l id
6 Air s uspension, adaptive dampers
7 Rear door (front passenger's side)
8 Tail lights
9 Luggage compartmen t lid

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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
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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
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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
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" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear window shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 44
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recirculation mode (deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 188
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Personali zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote control operation
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 36
Removing the side tr im panel in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Replacing windshield wiper b lades . . . . . . . . 45
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 132 , 133
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) ..... 75
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4, 246
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 139
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Saf ety be lts ...................... 134, 137
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13S
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Special considerations for pregnant wom- en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety instructions
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 156
Saving fuel Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Index
Wheels ... ...... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 201
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Glossa ry of tire and load ing termino logy . 204
Rep lac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 219
T ires and veh icle load lim its . . . . . . . . . . . 214
W heel wrenc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
W hen must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 136
When must the airbag system be inspected? 1.54
W here are lowe r ancho rages located? . . . . 181
W ild an imal detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
W indow reg ulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
W indows
C le ani ng/ remov ing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
D efrost ing (4 -zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Defrosting (del uxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
W indshield
C lean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
D efrosting (4 -zone deluxe automatic cli -
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Defrost ing (del uxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
also refer to W indshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 44, 199
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
W indshield wipe rs
C le ani ng wipe r blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
F oldi ng up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Rep lacing winds hie ld wiper b lades . . . . . . . 45
Sw itching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
W inte r o pera tion
Ca r washes ........ .. ..... ... .. .. ... 221
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Defrosting windows (4 -zone deluxe auto -
mat ic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Defrost ing windows (de luxe automat ic cl i-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Removing ice from w indows . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Seat heat ing (4-zone de luxe a utomat ic cl i-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Seat hea ting (deluxe automatic clima te con ­
t rol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Steering whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
262
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 16
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Windsh ie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Win ter tires. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 216
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Xenon-L ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238