2018 AUDI A6 light

Opening and clo sin g
(D Note
Protect the remote control key aga inst high
temperatures and d irect sunlight.
@ Tips
- The operation o f the remote co ntro l key can
b e temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters near the vehicle working i n the same frequency range (such as a cell
phone or radio equipment). Always check if
your vehicle is locked!
- Using the mechanical key, you can:
- Lock/unlock the g love compartment.
- Man ually lock/unlock the vehicle
r:::> page 29.
- Mechanically lock the doors
c::> page 29.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regu lations, see
<::;>page 250.
Removing the integrated mechanical key
F ig . 15 Re mote cont ro l master key: removing the mechan i­
cal key
.. Press the release button @ c::> fig. 1 S.
.. Pu ll the mecha nica l key @ out of the remote
contro l key.
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LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 16 Remote contro l key: remov ing t he batte ry holder
LED on the remote control key
The LED @ informs you about the function of the
remote control key.
.. If you press a button briefly, the LED blinks
once.
.. If you press and hold a button longer (conven­
ience opening), the LED blinks several t imes.
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead . The
Ill ind icator light and
the message
Please change key battery ap­
pea r. Replace the battery in the remote contro l
key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Remove the mechanical key c::> page 26 .
.. Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and p ull the battery ho lde r out of the re­
mote co ntro l key in the direct ion of the a rrow
a t the same time .
.. Insert the new battery with the"+" facing
down .
.. Slide the battery holder carefully into the re­
mote contro l key .
.. Insert the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Discharged batter ies m ust be disposed of us ­
i ng methods that will not harm the environ­
ment. Do not dispose of them in household
trash.

Opening and clo sin g
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door .
The remote control key cannot be more than
ap ­
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han ­
d le. It ma kes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example.
The door cannot be opened for a br ief period di­
rectly after locking it. This way you have the
op­
portun ity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 29.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS ¢ & in Descrip­
tion on page 24 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle a nd a second t ime to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to sta rt
fo r as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock yo ur vehicle usi ng the convenie nce
key .
Central locking switch
Fig . 19 D river's doo r: central locking switch
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Fig. 20 Rear doo r: centra l locking sw itch
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the ~ button ¢,& .
.,. To unlo ck the vehicle, p ress the Im bu tton.
When locki ng the vehicle with t he central lock ing
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The LED in the centra l locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pull ing the door
handle.
- Rear doors: to un lock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
-In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock a utomat ically to allow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
-The ce ntral locking swi tch a lso wor ks when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehi cle when
the ~ but­
ton is pressed.
- The central lock ing switch is inope ra ti ve
when the vehicle is locked from the ou tside.
- L ocked doors ma ke it more diffic ult for
emergency workers to get in to the vehicle,
which p uts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the veh icle, especially children .
(D Tips
Your vehi cle lo cks au tom atically when it
r eaches a speed of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (A uto

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0 0 <..:l ' The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as described. This pre­
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
due to similar movements, such as when you
walk between the rear of the vehicle and your ga­
rage door.
G eneral informati on
In some situations , the function may be limited
or temporari ly unavai lable. This may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was closed imme­
diately before.
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and forth under the vehicle for a
l ong period of time
- yo u clean your vehicle, fo r example with a pres­
s u re washer or in a car wash
- there is heavy rain
- the bumper is very dirty, for example afte r driv -
ing on salt-covered roads
- the re is interfe rence to the radio signa l from
the veh icle key, such as from cell phones or re­
mo te controls
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fi g. 28 Inner luggage compartment lid: access to the
emergency release
~ Pry the cover off using a screwdriver or the me­
chanical key
c> fig. 28. Remove the mechan ical
key
c> page 26 .
"'Press the leve r in the direct ion of the arrow to
re lease the luggage compartment lid.
Op eni ng and clos ing
Opening the luggage compartment lid
from the inside in an emergency
Fig. 29 Inner luggage compartment l id: leve r
"'Pull the lever downward c> fig . 29 .
(D Tips
Never close the luggage compartment lid us­
i ng the emergency handle .
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fi g. 30 Sect ion o f driver's door: child safety lock buttons
"'To act ivate/deactivate the inner door handle
and the power window switch for the respective
rear door, press the left/r ight
l±l button in the
driver's door
c> fig. 30. The indicator light in the
button turns on/blinks.
"' To act ivate/deactivate the ch ild safety lock on
bo th s ides , you mus t press the
I±] but tons one
after the other.
8_ WARNING
If you leave the vehicle, switch the ignition off
and take the vehicle key with you. This applies
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Opening and closing
Valet parking function
Applies to: vehicles w ith valet parking function
The valet parking function protects the luggage
comportment from unauthorized access .
Fig. 33 Glove compartment: valet parking function button
You can switch the valet parking function on, for
example when someone else is parking your vehi­
cle
l }_ When the function is switched on, the ve­
hicle can be driven, locked and unlocked using
the master key, but access to the luggage com­
partment is not permitted .
... Remove the integrated mechanical key
¢page 26.
... Open the glove compartment.
... Press the I VALET I button to switch the va let
parking function on. The LED in the button
turns on.
... lock the glove compartment with the mechani ­
cal key .
... Applies to vehicles with lockable backrests in
the rear: to also secure the luggage compart­
ment from the vehicle interior, lock the backr­
ests using the mechanical key ¢
page 55.
... Only give the remote control key to the service
personnel parking your car and keep the re­
moved mechanical key with you.
The following buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking function is switched on:
-1""' 1 button in the driver's door
-I a I button on the remote control key
- Handle in the luggage compartment lid
When the valet parking function is switched on,
the message
Valet parking activated appears in
ll This fun ctio n is not availa ble in all c oun tries.
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the instrument cluster display when yo u switch
the ignition on.
(D Tips
Please note that the luggage compartment
can still be accessed from the vehicle interior
in vehicles w ith a pass-through, even when
the valet parking function is switched on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home Link}
Fig. 34 Garage door opener: exa mples of usage fo r d iffer ·
ent syste ms
With the garage door opener (Homelink), you
can activa te systems such as the garage doors ,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons a re integrated in the head ­
liner that can be prog rammed to up to three re­
mote controls.
To be able to operate systems using the garage
door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
A WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob­
jects are in the area immediately s urrounding
the equipment . People can be injured or prop -
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
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Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
F ig. 36 Instrument panel: l ight sw itch w ith all -weather
lights
Light switch · 'A ·
Tur n the switch to the co rresponding position.
W hen the lights are sw itched on, the
:oo: symbo l
tur ns on .
0 - The lights are off or the daytime running lights are on:
- USA mode ls: The daytime running lig hts will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light switch ¢
fig. 36 is in the O posi­
t ion or the
AUTO pos ition (only in day light con­
ditions). The
Daytime running lights func tion
can be turned o n and off in the MM I
9 page 40, 9 &.
-Canada model s: T he d aytime runn ing lights
will come on automati cally when the ignit io n is
o n and the ligh t switch
9 fig . 36 is in the O po­
sition, the
; oo : position or the AU TO position
(on ly in daylight conditions) ¢
&.
AUTO - au toma tic headligh ts switch on and off
depending on br igh tness, for example i n tw ilig ht,
du ring rain or in tunne ls.
::oo : -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
~ - All-weather lights
@] -Rear fog lights
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The fron
t lights a re adjus ted au tom atica lly so
that there is less g lare fo r the d river from his o r
her own lights, fo r example when roads are wet .
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Yo ur vehicle is equ ipped with a headlight range
contro l system so that there is less g la re for on ­
coming t raffic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlight range also adjusts automatically when
bra king and accelerat ing .
Light funct ion s
The following light func tions may be ava ila bl e
depe nding on ve hicle equ ipment and only f unc­
tion when the lig ht switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion.
Static cornering light* -the cornering ligh t
switches on automatically at speeds up to ap­
proximately 44 mph (70 km) when th e steering
whee l is at a ce rtain angle. The area to t he side of
the ve hicle is illumina ted be tter when turning.
A WARNING
- Automatic headlig hts are only intended to
assis t the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsib ility to check the head­
lights and to t urn th em on m anua lly b ased
on t he cur re nt ligh t and vis ib ility conditions.
F or examp le, fog cannot be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beams under these weather con dit ions and
when driv ing in the dark
io.
- To prevent glare for traffic be hind yo ur vehi ­
cle, the rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with t raff ic regulat ions.
- Always observe le g al regulations when us­
ing the lighting systems described.
(D Tips
- Th e light senso r for the a utomat ic head ­
lights is locate d in the re arview mirro r
mount . Do not p lace any stic kers i n this area
on the w indshield.
- Some exter ior light ing f unct ions can be ad ­
justed
¢ page 40 .

a co .... N
" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' -If you turn off the ignition while the exterior
lights are on and open the door, a warning
tone sounds.
-In coo l or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn signals and tai l lights can
fog over due to the temperature d ifference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear shortly after switch ing them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light­
ing .
Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signal lever operates the turn signals,
the high beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 37 Turn s ignal and h igh bea m lever
Turn signals ¢¢
N 0 .... 0 ± SI' a,
The turn s ignals activate when you move the lev ­
e r into a turn signal position w hen the ignition is
switched on.
(D -Right turn signa l
@-Left turn s ignal
The turn signal blinks three times if you tap the lever (conven ience turn s ignal).
High b eams and h eadlight flash er ~D
Move the lever to the co rresponding position :
@-High beams on (vehicles with High beam as­
sistant*
9 page 39)
© -High beams off or headlight flasher
The
El indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
Lights and Vision
A WARNING
--
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
which increases the risk of an accident . For
th is reason, only use the high beams or the
h eadlight flasher when they will not create
g la re for ot her dr ive rs.
High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles wi th high beam assis tan t
A camera on t he rearv iew m irror mo unt can de­
tect ligh t sources from o ther road use rs . The hig h
beams sw itch on or off automatically depending
on the position of vehicles driving ahead and on ­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en­
vironmental and traffic cond it ions.
Acti vating high beam as sistant
Requirement: the light sw itch mus t be set to the
A UTO posit ion and the high beam ass istant must
be switched on in the Infotainment system
~ page 40 .
.. To act ivate the hig h beam ass istant, tap the
lever forward @. The
El indicator light ap­
pears in the instrument cluster display and the
high beam head lights are switched on/off auto­
matically . The
El indicator light also turns on if
the high beams are switched on.
Switching the high beam s on /off manuall y
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat ­
ica lly as expected, yo u may switc h them on or off
manua lly instead:
.. To switch the high beams on manua lly, tap the
lever forward @. The
El indicator light turns
on .
.. To switch the h igh beams off man ua lly, pull the
lever
back @. The high beam assistant is deac­
tivated .
Operating the headlight flasher
.. To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assistant is activated and hig h beams are
sw itched off, pull the lever
back @. The high
beam ass istant remains active.
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Lights and Vision
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight a ssis t: System fault
D rive to an authorized Aud i dealer or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corre cted. You can still switch the
h igh beams on or off manually.
Headlight as sist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The senso r is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshield. Do not place any stickers in th is area on the windshield.
A WARNING
H igh beam assistant is only i ntended to assist
the driver . The dr iver is still responsible for
cont ro ll ing the head ligh ts a nd switch ing
t hem manually depend ing o n light and v isibil­
i t y condition s.
It may be necessary to operate
th em ma nually i n sit uations such as:
- In adve rse weathe r condit ions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying wate r.
- On roads whe re oncoming traffi c may be
pa rtiall y o bscu red, s uch as ex pressways.
- W hen there are road users t hat do not have
s ufficient ligh ting, s uch as bicy clers o r
vehicles wi th dirty ta il la mps.
- In tight cu rves and o n steep hills.
- In poorly lit areas .
- With stro ng reflectors, such as signs.
- If the area of the windshield near the senso r
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
sys tem.
~ Se lect : I CAR I functio n button> (Car)* Systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
light ing .
Automatic headlights
You can adju st the fo ll ow ing settings in the Au­
tomatic headlights
menu:
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Headlights activation time -you can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Medium or Late ac­
cording to the sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Auto-dimming high beams * -yo u can switch t he
high beam assistant *
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models :
the daytime running lights can be
swi tched on/off. Sele ct
On or Off .
Canada models:
this function cannot be sw itched
off . They act ivate automatically each time the ig­
nit ion is switched on .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ig nit ion off
and open the d river's doo r. To turn the function
o n, select
Light s when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To turn
t h e f unction on, se lect
Lights when unlocking
car > On .
The coming home and leav ing home functions
on ly operate when it is dark and the l ight switch
i s in the
AUTO pos ition .
Emergency flashers
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Fig. 3 8 Cente r conso le : emergency f las her bu tton
The eme rgency flashe rs makes other d rivers
aware of your veh icle in dangerous situations.
~ Press the ~ button to switch the emergency
flashers on or of f.
You can indicate a lane cha nge or a turn w hen the
eme rgency flashers are switched o n by using the
..,.

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0 0 <..:l ' turn signal lever . The emergency flashers stop
temporarily .
The emergency flashers also wo rk whe n the igni­
tion is turned off.
Interior Lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
F ig. 39 Front headl iner: inter io r light ing contro ls
F ig . 4 0 Rea r headliner: Reading light
Press the co rresponding button ¢ fig . 39:
El -Interior lighting on/off
I]]. Doo r contac t switch on/off . The inter ior light­
i ng is cont ro lled automatically.
~-Read ing lights on/off
~ * -Switching the rear read ing lights on/off
from the cockpit.
Ambient lighting
A ppl ies to : ve hicl es with interio r lighting
You can adjust the brightness of the interior
lighting.
.., In the Infotainment system, select: ICARI func­
tion button
> (Ca r)* Systems control button >
Lights and V ision
Vehicle settings > Interior lighting > Bright­
ne ss .
... To increase or reduce the brightness, turn t he
knob and press it.
T he inter ior light ing tu rns on when yo u sw itch
the headlights on while the ignition is o n.
(D Tips
The setting is au toma tically s to red a nd as ­
s igned to the remote cont rol key t hat is being
u sed .
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru ­
ments, display and head-up display* can be ad­
justed.
Fig . 4 1 Instrument illumina tion
.., Press the knob to release it .
.., Tur n the knob toward"- " or"+" to red uce or in­
crease the br igh tness.
.., Press the kno b again to return it to i ts or igin al
posi tion.
(D Tips
The ins trumen t illum ina tion for the needles
and dials turns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights a re turned off. The illumina­
tion for the gauges red uces automatically and
eventually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This funct ion reminds the dr iver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time .
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