2018 AUDI A6 park assist

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Fig. 182 Eng ine compartment: cap on brake fluid reservoir
Observe the safety precautions ~.&. in Working
in the engine comportment on page 189.
Checking th e brake fluid level
• Read the brake fluid level on the brake fluid
reservo ir
<=) page 192, fig. 179. The brake fluid
level must be between the MIN and MAX mark­
ings ~,&. .
The brake fluid level is mon itored automat ically.
Changing the bra ke flu id
Have the brake fluid changed regularly by an au­
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility .
A WARNING
-If the brake fluid level is be low the MIN
marking, it can impair the braking effect
and dr iving safety, which increase the risk of
an acc ident. Do not cont inue driv ing . See an
au thorized Audi deale r or autho rized Aud i
Service Facility for assist ance .
-If the brake f luid is o ld, bubbles may form
in the b rake system d uring heavy b raking.
T his would impair bra king perfo rman ce an d
driving safety, which increases the risk of an
accident.
- T o ensure the bra ke system functions cor­
rectly, only use brake fluids that comply
with VW standard 50114 or FMVSS-116 DOT 4 .
(D Note
-If the brake fluid level is above the MAX
mar king, brake fluid may leak out over the
Chec king and Filling
edge of the reservo ir and result in damage
to the vehicle.
- Do not get any b rake fl uid on the vehicle
paint, because it wi ll co rrode the paint .
Battery
General warnings about batteries
Because of the complex power supp ly, alt work
o n batter ies such as d isconnecting, replacing,
etc., sho uld
onl y be performed by an au tho riz ed
Audi dealer or au thori zed A udi Se rvice Fac ility
Q A .
The term "vehicle battery" refe rs to the 12 Volt
batte ry in you r vehicle.
Detail ed warnings for the vehicle battery :
Always wear eye protection .
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Battery acid is highly corrosive. A lways
wear protective gloves and eye protection .
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Fire, sparks, open flame and smoking are
forbidden .
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A highly explosive mixture of gases can
form w hen cha rging bat ter ies.
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Always keep children far away from bat-
tery electrolyte and the battery.
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Always follow the ins tructio ns in the ope r-
ating manual.
A WARNING ~
A ll work on the battery or electrical system in
your vehicle can result in injuries, chemica l
bu rns, acc idents or burns. Because of this, all
work must be performed
only by an author­
i zed Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Fac ility .
A WARNING
-Ca lifo rnia Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, term inals and related acces­
sories contain le ad and lead com pou nds,
ch emi cals known to the Sta te of Californ ia
to cause cancer and reproductive prob lems.
Was h hands after handling.
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Emergency assistance
Emergency assistance
General information
.,. Park the vehicle as far as possible from moving
traffic in the event of a breakdown. In the event
of a flat tire, park the vehicle on a level surface .
It you are on a steep hill, be especially careful.
.,. Set the parking brake .
.,. Switch the emergency flashers on .
.,. Set up the warning triangle r=;,page 226 .
.,. Have the passengers exit the vehicle . They
should move to a safe place, for example be­
hind a guard rail.
A WARNING
Follow the steps given above. This is for your
protection and the for the safety of other driv­
ers.
Equipment
Warning triangle
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith warning triangle
Fig. 190 Luggage compa rtment lid : wa rnin g triangle
The warning triangle placed in the vehicle at the
factory is located in the luggage compartment.
.,. To remove the warning triangle, press the re-
tainer in the direction of the arrow
r:;, fig . 190
and fold the holder down.
The luggage compartment lid is only designed to
hold the warning triangle offered by the Audi
Genuine Accessories program.
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Vehicle tool kit
Fig. 191 Luggage compartment: vehicle tool kit
The vehicle tools and vehicle jack* are stored in
the luggage compartment under the floor cover.
.,. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle.
.,. Hook the handle into the luggage compartment
weather strip.
.,. Turn the handle counter-clockwise and remove
the cover or the spare tire* .
.,. Unhook the cargo floor before clos ing the lug­
gage compartment lid.
A WARNING
I mproper use of the veh icle jack can cause se­
rious personal injuries.
- Never use the screw driver hex head to
tighten wheel bolts, since the bolts cannot
attain the necessary tightening torque if yo u
use the hex head, potentially causing an ac­
cident.
- The factory-supplied jack is intended only
for your vehicle model. Under no circum­
stances should it be used to lift heavy
vehicles or other loads; you risk injuring
yourself.
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is
raised, which could cause an accident .
- Support the vehicle securely with appropri­ ate stands if work is to be performed under­
neath the vehicle; otherwise, there is a po­
tential risk for injury .
- Never use the jack supplied with your Audi
on another vehicle, particularly on a heavier
one. The jack is only suitable for use on the
vehicle it came with.

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10 Rear seat entertainment
1 2 Rea r spo ile r (Sportbac k), sunroof
Fuse panel © (brown )
N o. Equipm ent
1 Infotainment system
2 Infota inment system
3
Infotainment, automatic dimming interior
rearview mirror
4 Rearview camera/peripheral cameras
5 TV tuner
6 Tank leak detection system
7 Sockets
8 Parking heater
1 0 Lumbar support (front passenger's seat)
11 Emergency
call
1 2 Infotainment system
Fuse panel @ (black )
N o. Equipm ent
Air suspension, adaptive dampers, sport
1 different
ial, electromechanical parking
brake
2 Clutch pedal position sensor/automatic
transmission
3 Seats
4 Rear wiper (Avant)
5 Side assist
6 Engine sound
7 Infotainment/sound amplifier
8 Gateway
9 Sport diffe rential
10 Climate control
system
11 T
ir e pressu re monito ring system, park ing
heate r
12 Start/Stop
system
Fuse panel © (black )
N o. E quipm ent
1 Special purpose vehicles/ rear seats
Fuses
Fuse panel ® (blac k)
N o. Equipm en t
1 Rear w indow defogge r
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Index
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 24 7
AUTO 4-zone deluxe automatic climate cont rol . . 61
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
D eluxe automatic climate control . . . . . . . . 59
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Key recogn ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 119
Autom atic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Em ergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 80
Selector lever pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Shifting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Steer ing whee l with shift paddles . . . . . . . . 78
tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B
Battery
Ju mp starting ...... .......... .. .. .. .
also refer to Vehicl e battery .......... .
Before driving
Belt tensioner 239
19 7
125
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Blower (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Blower (deluxe automatic climate control) . . 59
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake assist .. .. ............. .... .. . 119
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Ceram ic brake rotors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E lect romechan ical park ing brake . . . . . . . . 72
252
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 17
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Braking guard ..... .. .. ............. ... 91
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Messages
Settings ............................ 93
Break-in security featu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
N . ew engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 190
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C . k onvernence ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanically locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Su nroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
C entra l locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Child res tra ints
Danger of using child res traints in the front
seat............................... 143
Where can I get additiona l information
abo ut child restraints and their use? . . . . 184
Child res traint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 180

Index
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 20
Cyli nder on dema nd syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Daytime runni ng lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
D efective light bulb warning
Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Defrost ing (windows)
4- zone deluxe au toma tic climate con trol . . 6 1
D eluxe a utomat ic cli mate contro l . . . . . . . . 59
D EF (instrument cluste r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
De luxe a utomatic climate contro l
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Determin ing cor rec t load l imi t . . . . . . . . . . 215
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Dimming the rea rview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Distance dr iven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Doors Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
C losing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mechanically lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dr iver inform ation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
C D/rad io disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
D oor/l uggage compartment lid warning . . 19
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E xterior temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 19
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Serv ice i nterval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
D river seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
D rive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Dr iving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driving throug h water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dus t fi lte r
refer to Po llutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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E
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 21
E DL
refer to E lectronic D ifferent ial Lock . . . . . 119
Effic iency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 72
E lectromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
El ectron ic Diffe renti al Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lectron ic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lectron ic stab ilization control . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E mergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Emergency b raking fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
E mergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
E mergency ope ra tion
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Su nroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E mergency release
Fuel f iller door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
En ergy managemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine Coo la nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Start ing wi th ju mpe r ca bles . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warming up/cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
E ngine compartment
Open ing/clos ing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Safety precau tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E n gine contro l (ind icator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine o il
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Chang ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Checking o il level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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L ight
Ambie nt l ighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Com ing/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Da ytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
High beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pa rking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
L ight/ rai n sensor
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . . . 44
L ighting
E xte rio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I nter io r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L ights
H eadlig ht flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
H eadlig ht range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 38
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I nter ior/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L oad ...... .. .. ................ ... .. . 246
Lock ing/un locking
By remote cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
L ower universa l anchor ages (C anada) . . . . . 180
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
12 Volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Increas ing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
L uggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
P ass -throug h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Va let parking f unction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
L ugg age com par tment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
C losing but ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Eme rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
M ovement -activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening/closing .............. .. .. . 30, 31
Opening from the ins ide in an emergency . 33
L umbar s upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Index
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 189
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26
Mechanically locking the front passenge r
door.. ... .. ...... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... 29
Memo ry funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors
o· . , mming ... ... .. .. ................ .. 42
Ex terior m irrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vanity mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . . 154
Mult ifunc tion s teer ing whee l. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
N
Natu ral lea the r ca re/ clea ning
N HTSA 22
4
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
N umber of sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
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Occupant seati ng positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Octane rating (gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Odomete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
OF F (4 -zone deluxe a utomat ic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
OFF (deluxe automatic climate control) 59
Oil In dicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
also refer to Engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Oil change inte rva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
On-board comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On -Bo ard Diagnos tic Sys tem ( OBD) . . . . . . . 189
Open ing ..... ... .. .. ................ .. 24
Fuel fille r door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
S unr oof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windows ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 3 4
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