2018 AUDI A6 tow bar

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0 0 \,;J ' Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatica lly. You can se­
lect the time period for evaluat ing trip informa­
tion yourself .
F or some vehicle functions, you can access the
driving information from the short -term memory
in the line
(D c::> page 19, fig. 5.
Fuel consumption
The cu rrent fue l consumption can be shown us ­
i ng a ba r graph
¢ fig . 8. The average consump­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis­ p layed.
If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fuel through one of the following functions:
- Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coasting or driving downhill. The bar will move toward
0 .
-Cylinder on demand system*: the engine auto­
matically switches four cylinders
off when low­
er power output is required and other condi­
tions are met. This change is not noticeable to
the passengers.
{!) Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for­
mat can be set in the Infotainment system
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Efficiency program
Ap plies to: ve hicles with effic ie ncy p rogram
F ig . 9 Instrument d uster : energy consumers
Driver information system
Fig. 10 Instrument duster: economy tip
The effic iency program can help you to use less
fuel. It shows other consumers that are using
fuel and economy tips give advice on how to drive
efficiently. The efficiency program receives dis­
tance and consumption data from the on-board
computer.
To display the efficiency program, open the
Vehi ­
cle functions
menu and select the Efficiency pro­
gram
menu item.
Other consumers
T he Energy consumers view lists other equip­
ment that is currently affecting fue l consump­
tion. The display shows up to three other equ ip­
ment
items @¢ fig. 9. The equipment using the
most power is listed first. If more than three
items using power are switched on, the equip­
ment that is current ly using the most power is
displayed.
A gauge @also shows the current tota l con­
sumption of all other consumers.
Economy tips
In certain situations, economy tips appear auto­
matically for a short t ime in the efficiency pro­
gram
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you can reduce your vehicle's fuel consumption.
To turn an economy tip off immediately after it
appea rs, p ress any button on the multifunction
steering wheel.
(I) Tips
- If you erase the data in the effic iency pro­
gram, the va lues in the on-board computer
wi ll also be reset.
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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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Child sa fety
- Always make sure the seat backrest to which
t h e chi ld restraint is installed is in an up­
rig ht p osition and s ecurely latched into
plac e and can not f old forward. O therwise,
t he se atback with t he ch ild safe ty seat at­
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
¢ page 166. Specia l preca utions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger
seat¢ page 143, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re ­
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way back into the re­
tractor .
~ Press the red button on the safety belt b uckle.
Th@ belt tongue w ill pop out of the buckle.
~ Gu ide the safety belt a ll the way back into its
stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract complete ly into
its stowed position . The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con­
vert ible lock ing retractor for child restra ints .
If the convert ible lock ing retractor should be ac ­
tivated inadve rtently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and gu ided completely back into its
stowed position to deact ivate this feature.
If the
convertib le lock ing retractor is not deact ivated,
the safety belt w ill gradually become tighte r and
uncomfo rtable to wea r.
A WARNING
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Improperly installe d child safety seats in­
crease the risk of serio us pe rsonal injury and
death in a collision .
- Never unfasten the safe ty belt to deactiva te
the convert ible locking retractor for child re­
straints while the vehicle is moving . You
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wou ld not be rest rained and could be seri­
ously in jured in an acc ident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever us ing a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used
¢page 166. Special p recautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenge r
seat¢ page 143, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
LATCH system (lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To p rovide a simp ler and mo re practicab le way to
attach the ch ild restraint on the vehicle seat,
Federal regulations require spec ia l lower ancho­
r ages in vehicles and devices on new ch ild re­
straints to attach to the vehicle anchorages .
In the United States, the combination of the
tethe r ancho rages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called t he LATCH system for
" Lower Anchorages and Tethers for Children" . In
Canada, the terms
" top tet her" wi th "lower u ni­
versa l anchorages" (o r "lowe r universa l anchor­
age bars") a re used to des cribe the system .
In other co untries the term
"ISOFIX" is used to
desc ribe the lower anchorages .
Fo rward-facing chi ld restraints manufactured af­
ter September
1, 1999, are required by U.S . fed­
era l regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance req uir ements . These
new performance requ irements make a tether
necessary on most new ch ild sea ts.
Installing a ch ild restraint that requires a top
tether wi thout one can se riously impair the per­
fo rmance of the c hild rest raint and its ab ility to
pro tect the ch ild in a co ll ision. I nstalling a ch ild
r es trai nt th at r equi res a top te ther wi tho ut the
top tether may be a vio lation o f st ate law.
Child restra int manufactu rers offe r LATCH lowe r
a ncho rages on t heir child seats w ith hook-on or
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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
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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
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Natu ral lea the r ca re/ clea ning
N HTSA 22
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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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