warning AUDI A6 2013 Owners Manual

264 What do I do now?
&_ WARNING
You or your passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if yo u do n ot fol­
low t hese safety precautions:
- If you have a flat t ire, move a safe dis­
tance
off the road. Turn off the engine,
turn the emergency flashers on and use other warning dev ices to alert other mo­
torists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traff ic.
- T o help p revent the veh icle from mov ing
sudden ly and possibly slipping off the
ja ck, always fully set the parking b rake
and bloc k the whee l diagona lly opposite
the whee l being changed. When one
front whee l is lifted off the gro und, plac­
ing the Automat ic Transmiss ion in P
(Park) will
not prevent the vehicle from
moving.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced t ire i n the luggage com­
partment
¢ page 132.
Before chang ing the wheel, yo u m ust acti­
vate the jacking mode, so that the auto­ mat ic cont rols for the Adaptive Air S us­
pens ion* do not make it more difficult to
lift the vehicle with the jack
c> page 266.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these­
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order .
1. Activate the vehicle jack mode*
~page 266.
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2. Remove the decorative wheel cov er* . For
mo re details see also ¢
page 265, Deco­
rative wheel covers
or c> page 265,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps.
3 . L oosen the wheel bolts¢ page 265.
4. Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and alig n the jack below that point
¢ page 266 .
5.
Raise the car with the jack¢ page 266.
6. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and
then insta ll
the s pare ¢page 267.
7. Tighten all whee l bolts lightly.
8 . Lower the vehicle with the jack .
9. Use the wheel bolt wrench and firmly
t igh ten al l w heel bo lts¢ page 265.
10. Rep lace the decorat ive wh eel co ver* .
11. Deactivate the vehicle jack mode* in the
MMI:
ICARI f u nction button > (Car )* sys­
tems
control button > Se rvicing & chec ks
> A ir susp .: jac k mode > Off .
The vehicle jack mode * switches off automati­
ca lly at speeds above
6 mph (1 0 km/h) .
&_ WARNING ,.__
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and
i nformat ion¢ &.
in Raising the vehicle on
page 266
and c> page 268.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the doing the following.
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack *
and the rep laced tire in the luggage com­
partment
¢ page 132.
.,. Check t he ti re pressu re on the spare whee l
immed iate ly after mounting it .
.,. As soon as possib le, have the
tightening
torques
on all whee l bolts checked with a
t o rque wrenc h. The co rrect tighte ning tor ­
que is 90 ft lb (120 Nm).
.,. Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as possi­
b le.
(D Tips
- If you not ice th at the wheel bo lts a re
co rroded and difficult to turn while
changing a tire, they should be rep laced
before you check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked .
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-After changing a wheel, the tire pressure
in all four tires must be checked/correct­
ed and the tire pressure mon itor ing indi­
cator must be stored in the MMI
qpage260 .
Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: with decorat ive wheel covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 202 Changing a wheel: Removing the wheel cover
Removing
.,.. Insert the hook (provided with the veh icle
tool kit) in the hole in the wheel hub cover .
.,.. Pull off the
decorative wheel cover
qfig. 202.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to vehicles: with wheel bo lts w it h caps
The caps must be removed first from the
wheel bolts before the bolts can be un­
screwed.
Fig . 203 Changing a whee l: remov ing t he wheel bolt
caps
Removing
.,.. Push the plastic clip (provided w ith the ve­
hicle tool kit) over the wheel bolt cap until
What do I do now? 265
the inner retainers on the clip align with the
edge of the cover .
.,.. Remove the cap w ith the
plastic clip (vehi­
cle tool kit)
q fig. 203.
Refitting
.,.. Place the caps over the wheel bolts and
push them back on .
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel
bolts clean.
loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais ­
ing the vehicle.
Fig . 204 Cha nging a wheel: l oosen ing th e whee l bo lts
loosening
.,.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it w ill go.
.,.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn the wheel bolts
counter­
clockwise
about one single turn in the direc­
tion of arrow
q fig . 204.
Tightening
.,.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt
as far as it w ill go .
.,.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise
until it is seated.
_&. WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when chang ing
a wheel -you can cause the vehicle to slip
off the jack and cause serious personal injuries.

266 What do I do n ow ?
-Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the veh icle with
the jack. -You risk an injury .
@ Tips
-Never use the hexagonal socket in the
handle of the screwdriver to loosen or
tighten the wheel bo lts.
- If a whee l bolt is very tight, you may find
it easier to loosen by carefully pushing
down on the end of the wheel bolt
wrench w ith
one foot only. As you do so,
hold on to the car to keep your balance
and take care not to slip .
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack first
before the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 20 5 Sill pa nels : m ark ings
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Fi g. 20 6 Sill: pos ition ing the ve hicle jack
.,. Activate the vehicle jack mode* in the MMI :
I CAR! func tion button > (C ar)* sy ste m s con ­
t ro l butto n
> Servici ng & che ck s> Air su sp. :
j a ck mode > On .
.,. Engage the parking br ake to prevent your
vehicle from ro lling unintentionally.
.,. Move the
sel ector le ve r to po sit ion P .
.,. Find the marking (imprint) on the sill that
is nearest the wheel that wi ll be changed
¢
fig. 205. Be hind the marking, there is a
lift ing point on the sill for the vehicle jack .
.,. Vehicles with a sill: remove the cover from
the sill before lift ing the veh icle w ith a vehi ­
cle jack ¢
page 267.
.,. Turn the vehicl e jack located under the lift­
ing point on the sill to ra ise the jack u nti l its
arm @¢
fig. 206 is located under the des­
ignated p lastic mount ¢_&. ¢(!).
.,. Align the jack so that its arm@¢
fig. 206
engages in the designated lifting point in
the door si ll and the movable base @ lies
flat on the ground. The base ® must be
ver­
t ical
under the lifting point @ .
.,. Wind the jack up fu rther until the f lat t ire
comes off the ground ¢
,&..
Position t he veh icle jack onl y under the desig­
nated lifting points on the s ill ¢
fig . 205.
T here is exactly one locat ion for each wheel.
T he jack must not be positioned at any other
location ¢ _& ¢(j) .
An
un stab le surfa ce under the jack can cause
the vehicle to slip off the jack . Always provide
a firm base for the jack on the ground .
If nec­
essary place a sturdy board or sim ilar support
u nder the jack. On
h ard , s lipp ery surf aces
(such as tiles) use a rubber mat or similar to
preve nt the jack from slipping ¢
.&..
A WARNING
--You or your passengers co uld be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo l­
low these safety precautions:
- Position the vehicle jack on ly at the
designated lifting poi nts and align the
jac k. Otherw ise, the vehicle ja ck could
slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
- A soft or uns table su rface under the
j ack may cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack . Always provide a firm base for
the jack on the ground. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack. ,...

-Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle a s soon as
possible. Remount the wheel co ve r.
U ntil th en, driv e with extr a car e and at re ­
du ced speeds .
~ WARNING
-
-If you are going to equip your vehicle
with t ires or rims wh ich differ from those
wh ich were factory installed, then be
sure to read the informat ion
c:> page 251,
New tires and replacing tires and
wheels.
- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool k it
are properly secured in th e luggage com·
partment and are not loose in the pas·
senger compartment.
- In an accident o r sudden maneuver they
c ou ld fly forward, inju ring anyone in the
vehicle .
- Always store damaged w heel, jac k and
tools secure ly in the luggage compart­
ment. Otherw ise, in an acc iden t or sud­
den maneuver they cou ld fly forward,
causing injury to passenge rs i n the vehi·
cle .
What do I do now? 269
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2 70 Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through.
Fig. 210 Dr iver side of the cockpit: fuse panel cover
The fuses a re located at the front left and
right of the cockpit and behi nd the trim on
the right side of the luggage compartment.
• Switch the ign ition and the affected electri­
c al equ ipment off.
• Check the following table to see which fuse
belongs to the consume r.
• Remove the cover
I:!) fig. 210 or I:!) page 223,
Opening the side trim.
• To remove the purple plastic cl ip if necessa­
ry
ll, hold onto it at the small side and pull
i t out of the fuse panel
c:> fig. 211.
• Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
fuse cover ¢
fig. 210.
• Remove the fuse using the clamp and re­
p la ce the blown fuse w ith an ide ntic al new
one.
.&_ WARNING
-
Do not repair f uses and never rep lace a
blown fuse w ith one that has a higher amp
rating. This can cause damage to the e lec­
trical system and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns o ut aga in after shortly
have you have installed it, have the electri-
ll You ca n dis pose of the plastic clip after removing it.
ca l system checked by your authorized
Audi dealer.
(D Tips
- T he followi ng table d oes not list fuse l o­
cat io ns that are not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are
optional or only available on certain
mode l configurations.
Driver side cockpit fuse assignment
Fi g. 21 1 Drive r side cockp it: fu se panel with plas tic
brac ket
No. Equipment
1
2
Switch panel, seat hea ting,
starting assist, control mod ule
Automatic dimming interior rearview mirror
S us pension co ntrol system sen-
4 sor
5 ESC control module
Veh icle elect rical system con tro l
6 modu le 1, Veh icle electrical sys ­
tem control module 2
Amps
s
5
5
5
s

Fuse panel @ (green )
Equipment
9 Gateway, Veh
icle electrical sys­
tem control module 1
10 Sport differential
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs Amps
5
5
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned out bulbs for you.
It is becoming increas ingly more and more
d iff icu lt to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bu lb. Th is applies especially to the light bu lbs
in the front of your car which you can on ly
reach through the engine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb ho lders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious c uts, and parts
must be correctly taken apart and then prop­
erly put back together to help prevent break­
age of parts and long term damage from wa­
ter that can enter hous ings that have not been
properly resealed .
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for you, since your dealer has the proper tools,
the correct bulbs and the expertise.
G as discharg e la mps (X enon light s):
Due to the high electrical voltage, have the
bulbs rep laced by a qualified technician .
Headlights with Xenon light can be identified
by the high voltage sticker.
LED headlights * require no maintenance .
P lease contact your authorized Audi dealer if a
bu lb needs to be replaced.
A WARNING
Contact with high-voltage components of
the electrical system and improper re­
placement of gas discharge (Xenon) head-
Fu ses and bulb s 273
light bulbs can cause serious personal in­
jury and death.
- Xenon bulbs are pressurized and can ex­
plode when being changed.
- Changing Xenon lamps requires the spe­
cial tra ining, instructions and equip­
ment.
- On ly an authorized A udi dealer or other
qualified workshop should change the bulbs in gas discharge lamps.
A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the
openings and on the bulb holders that can
cause ser ious cuts.
- If you are uncertain about what to do,
have the work performed by an author­
ized Audi dealer or othe r qualified work­
shop. Ser ious personal in jury may result
from imprope rly performed wo rk.
Q) Tips
- If you must replace the light bulbs your­
self, always remember that the eng ine
compartment of any vehicle is a hazard­
ous area to work in. A lways read and
heed all WARN INGS
~page 219, Engine
compartment
Q & .
-It is best to ask your authorized Audi
dealer whenever yo u need to change a
bulb .
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2 7 4 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer­
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicles w ith an automatic transmission
cannot be started by pus hing o r tow ing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi­
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another veh icle,
using a
pair of jumpe r cables to start the en­
g ine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large
cross section to carry the starter current safe­
ly. Refer to the manufacturer's specif ications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi­
na l clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minu s(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
inju ry. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your veh icle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean­
ing over the battery whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tem­
peratures just be low 32 °F (0 °C). Before connecting a
jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery complete ly, oth­
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas­
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga­
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a low acid level in the battery.
- The vo ltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-volt rating. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat­
tery . Use of batteries of d ifferent voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an exp losion and personal in­
jury.
- Never charge a frozen batte ry. Gas trap­
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat­
ing may cause an exp losion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis ­
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
¢page 219, Engine com­
partment.
«I) Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster bat­
tery will cause expensive damage to sen­
sitive electronic components, such as
contro l units, relays, rad io, etc .
- There must be no electrical contact be­
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,_

@ Tips
The disc harged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump starting or charg ing the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negat ive post
because the ba ttery manager system must
be ab le to detect the battery's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
g round cab le to the negative ground pos t
of t he battery manager cont ro l unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described b elow!
Fi g. 21 4 Eng ine co mpar tment : connecto rs for jum p
s tar t cab les and ch arg er
F ig. 215 Jump start in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve ·
hi cle :
@-booster battery, ®-disc harged ve hicle bat ­
te ry
The procedure described below fo r connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged battery :
• Turn off ligh ts and accessories, move leve r
of automatic t ransmission to N (Neutral) o r
P ( Par k) and set pa rking brake .
Emergenc y situ ation s 2 7 5
Connect POSI TIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+)
(red )
• Open the red cover on the positive te rminal
¢ fig. 214 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the jump sta rt bolt
¢ fig. 215 (D (bolt
under the red cover = "positive") of the ve ­
hicle to be started @.
2 . Connect th e othe r end to the pos itive ter-
mi na l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca­ ble to the negat ive termi na l@ of the
booster b attery @.
4. Connect the othe r end to the jump start
pin @ (bo lts w ith hex head bolt = "nega ­
tive") of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine • Sta rt the engine of the veh icle w ith the
booste r ba tte ry @ . Ru n the engine at a
moderate speed.
• Start engine wit h discha rged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner.
• If the eng ine fails to sta rt, do not keep the
starter c ranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seco nds a nd the n try
aga in .
• With eng ine runni ng , remove j umper cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r­
de r.
• Close the red cover on the posi tive term inal.
T he battery is v ented to th e outside to p rev ent
gases from en ter ing the veh icle in ter io r. Ma ke
s ur e th at the jumper clamps are well connec t­
ed with their meta l parts in full con ta ct w ith
the battery term inals.
,8. WARNING
To avoid se rious personal injury and dam­
age to the veh icle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable man ufac ­
ture r. If in doubt, call for road service .
- Ju mpe r cables m ust be long enough so
that the veh icles d o not touch.
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2 76 Emergency situations
-When connecting jumper cables, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the engine compart­
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS c:>
page 219, Engine com­
partment.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru­
in the generator.
-Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSI­ TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con­
necting a jumper cable as described
above applies specifically to the case of
you r vehicle being jump started. When
you are giving a jump start to another ve­
hicle, do
not connect the negative(-) ca­
ble to the negative(-) terminal on the
discharged battery@c:>fig.
215. In­
stead, securely connect the negative(-)
cable to either a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itself. If the bat­
te ry that is being charged does not vent
to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
tng.
The follow ing information is to be used by
commercia l tow truck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause
damage to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch ca­
bles around the brake lines.
- To prevent unne cessary damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use
the towing loop found in the vehicle tools
and attach to the front or rear anchorage
c:> page 2 76 and c:> page 2 77.
.&_ WARNING
=
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas-
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Only install the front towing loop when it is
needed.
Fig. 216 Front bumpe r: cove r
Fig. 217 Front bumper: installing the towing loop
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The towing loop fits into the threaded hole lo ­
cated on the right side of the front bumper
and covered by a sma ll cover when not in use.
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle
tool kit.

.. Press i nward strongly to the b utton side of
the cap to
remove it from the bumper
e::> fig . 216 .
.. Screw the towing loop in the threaded
opening and tighten it u ntil it stops
e::> fig . 217 .
Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the vehicle tool
kit . Install the
cover in the bumper . Always
keep the tow ing loop in the vehicle .
..&_ WARNING
If you do not sc rew the tow ing loop com­
pletely, it cou ld come out of the threaded
hole while the vehicle is bei ng towed caus ­
ing damage to the vehicle and possible se­
r ious perso nal injury .
Rear towing loop
Only install the rear towing loop when it is
needed.
Fig. 218 Rear b umper: cover
Fig . 21 9 Rear bum per: tow ing loop installed
There are threads located beh ind the right
side of the rear bumper where a towing loop
can be installed . The threads are located be­
hind a
cover.
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Emergenc y situ ation s 2 77
.. Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle
too l kit .
.. Press inward strong ly to the button side of
the cap to remove it from the bumper
¢fig. 218 .
.. Screw the towing loop in the threaded
open ing and t ighten it unt il it stops. The in­
dicator ma rking must be f lush with the
bumper
e::> fig. 219 .
Remove the towing loop when you are done
using it and place it back in the ve hicle too l
ki t. Always keep the towing loop in the vehi­
cle.
..&_ WARNING
If yo u do not screw the towing loop com ­
p letely, i t could come ou t of the th readed
hole while the vehicle is being towed caus­
ing damage to the vehicle and possible se­
rious pe rsonal injury.
loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fi g. 220 Ve hicle on flat bed t ruck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car car rier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the front tow line
eye prev iously insta lled .
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the c enter line of the
car earner ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the re ar towli ne
eye prev ious ly insta lled .
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