seats AUDI A6 2013 Repair Manual

Fuel filler neck ................ .... 221
Fuel gauge ................. ... .... 12
Gasoline ... ................ ... .. . 220
Gasoline additives ........ .. .. .. .. . 221
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............... ... ... 220
Recommendation .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 220
Refuelling ............ ...... .... .. 222
Reserve .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 282
Fuses Assignment ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 270
Replacing .. ................ ... ... 270
G
Garage door opener (Homelink ®) . ... .. 124
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Gas discharge lamps ........ .. .. .. .. . 273
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. .. ... . 11
Fuel gauge . .. .............. ... ... . 12
Speedometer . ........ .... ... ... ... 27
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trip odometer ........... .. .. .. .. .. 27
General illustration . ....... .. .. .. .. ... 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . ... 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 241
Glove compartment (cooled) . .. .. .. .. .. 58
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 280
H
Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Headlights Cleaning system . .......... ... ... ... 46
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . 22, 41
Washer reservoir ......... .. .. .. .. . 239
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 130
Adjusting .. .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 130
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Removing .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 53
Heated exterior mirrors . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 48
rear window (automatic climate control) 68
rear window (climate control) . .. ... ... 66
Index 295
seats (automatic climate control) ...... 68
seats (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
windshield washer spray nozzles ..... . 46
Heating .. .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 64
Heavy clothing and safety belts .. .. .. .. 139
High beam ... ..... .. ................ 43
High voltage warning label .......... . 280
Hill descent control ................. 108
Homelink ® universal remote control . .. 124
Hood (release lever) .. .. .. ...... .... . 225
Horn ....... ... .... .. .............. . 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety .... ......... .. .. 185
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 153
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? ............................ 247
How safety belt pretensioners work .. .. 143
Hydroplaning . .. .. .. .. ........... .. 251
I
Immobilizer .. .. ...... ............. . 27
Important things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts .......... 142
Indicator lights
refer to Warning/indicator lights ... .. . 12
Infant seats .. .. ...... ........... .. 177
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .. .... .. .. . .............. 188
Instruments Adjusting the lighting ............... 44
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Interior lighting Ambience lighting .. .. .. ...... .... .. 44
Front and rear ... .. .. .. ...... .... .. 44
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .... .. . 46
J
Jack ........ ... .... ............... 262
Jump-starting . .. .... .. .. ...... .... . 274
Jumper cables . .. .. ................. 275
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296 Index
K
Key ... . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 3 1
Battery rep lacement master key ... .. . . 32
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 1
Key not recognized ............ .. .. .. 74
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
M echanical key .............. ... ... . 32
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
K ick-down
tiptronic
110
K nee airbags .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 162
Descr ipt ion .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 162
How they work . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 164
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 164
L
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to side ass is t ...... .. .. .. .. .. . .
LATC H
.. .. .. ............. .... .. ...
D . t· escnp ion .... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .
Install ing a child restraint ...... .. .. .
L ocat ion .. .... ............. ... ' . .
M ount ing and releasing the an cho rage
hook
. . .. .. ............. .... .. .. .
94
185 186
187
186
187
Launch Contro l Program . ... .. .. .. .. . 110
Leather ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 216
Leather (clea ning) .......... .. .. .. .. . 2 17
Leaving home ............. .. .. .. .. .. 43
Lift ing jack . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
266
Lift ing vehicle
Light 278
Ambience lighting .......... .. .... .. 44
Com ing/Leaving home ..... .. .. ...... 43
Daytime running lights .. ... ... .. .. ..
41
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
E t . l' h . x enor 1g ting .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41
H ead lig ht range con trol ... .. .. .. .. . . 41
H igh beam .............. ........ .. 43
L ow beam . ... . .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..
4 1
Rear fog lights . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 41
Side ma rker lights ... ... .. .. .. .... .. 4 1
Turn signa ls ............. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Li
ght/ rain sensor
Hea dlights . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
41
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) ... .. . 46
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loa ding the roof ra ck ................ . 60
Locking
Power loc king switch .............. ..
36
Remote cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
U si ng the key ................. .....
36
Low beams . .... .. ... .......... .... . 41
Lower universal anchorages (Cana da) 185
Luggage compartment
Cargo ne t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
62
En larging . .... .. ... .......... .... . 61
Load ing ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 61
Ski sack ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 63
Stowing luggage ... ... ..... ... .. .. 132
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Lumbar suppo rt
F ron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
M
Maintenance .... .. ............. .... 2 85
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 21, 29
Manual shift program .... ..... ... .. .. 109
Massage function
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Matte finish paint .. ............. .... 210
Mechan ica l key .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 32
Mir ro rs
Adjusting the exter ior m irrors ....... ..
48
d' . 1mming .... .. .. ... .......... .... . 48
Vanity mir rors . .. ............. .. ... 45
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System 157
Multif unction steering whee l .. .. .. .. .. . 24
mult itro nic® 105
N
Natura l leather .. .. ................ . 216
New tires and whee ls
N HT SA
Co nta cting 251
13 4
Night vis ion assistant .... .. ... ..... .. 101
Cleaning came ra le n s ........ ...... . 211
Number of seats . .. ... .......... .. .. 136

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Occupant seating positions .... .. .. .. . 12 7
Octane rating .............. ... .. .. . 220
Odometer . .. .... ............. .. .. .. 27
OFF (automa tic climate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . 67
OFF (climate control) .......... ... .. .. 65
Oi l
refer to Engine oil ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 227
On-boa rd compute r ........ .. .. .. .. .. 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) ............ 29
Electronic speed lim iter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Malfunct io n I ndicator Lamp (M IL) ..... 29
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 23
Opening Hood .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 225
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sliding/tilting sunroof .. ... .. .. .... .. 40
Opera te you r vehi cle econom ica lly and
m inim ize po llution .................. 201
Other equipment (eff ic iency program) ... 26
Outlet .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 56
p
Paint
Touch-up ... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 213
P aint No .... ..... .......... ..... ... 280
Park ing ... .. ............. .... .. .... 75
Automatic transmission ..... .. .. .. . 107
Valet park ing .... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 39
Park ing b rake . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 74
also refer to Electromechanica l park ing
brake ............................. 74
P ar king system
Ad justing the disp lay/wa rning tone . .. 122
C leaning camera lens ... ... .. .. .. .. . 21 1
C leaning the rear view camera .. .. .. . 1 14
Malfunct ion .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 123
Park ing system plus ................ 113
Periphe ral cameras .............. .. 117
Rear v iew camera .................. 114
Trailer h itch ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 123
alsorefertoPar kingsystems . .. 113,1 14
Park ing systems .................... 112
P arts rep lacement . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 28 7
Inde x 297
Pass-through w ith ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 158
Passenger protect ion ............ .. .. 190
Passive safe ty system ................ 126
Pedals ........ ... .. ............... 131
Physical principles of a frontal collision . 137
Polishing ....... ................... 212
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter .............. 64
Pollutant filter ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 64
Power locki ng syst em ........... .... .. 33
L ocking/unlo ck ing t he veh icle from i n-
s ide .............................. 36
Rea r lid ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 37
Se lective unlock feature ..... ... .. .. . 34
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Un locking and locking vehicle ......... 34
Power seat a djus tment
F ront seats . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 51
Power steer ing
refer to E lect ro-mechanical power as-
s ist ............................. 196
Power w indows .. .. .................. 38
malfunction ... ... ........... .... .. 39
Pregnant women Spec ia l considerations when wearing a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
pre se nse ..... .. ................... 190
Preventative passenger protection ..... 190
Programming the Homeli nk® universa l re-
mote control .. .. .. .. ............... 124
Proper o ccupan t se ating position s ... .. 12 7
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Proper seating position Front passenger .... . .. .. ..... ... .. 128
Occ upants ..... .... ............... 127
Rear passengers ................... 129
Q
quattro®
refer to All-whee l drive
196
Ques tion
What happens to unbe lted o ccupants? 137
Why safety belts? . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 136
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298 Index
R
Radiator fan .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 234
Radio clock .. ... .... .... .. ... ... .. .. 27
Ra in/lig ht sensor
Headlig hts ... ........... .. .. .... .. 41
Intermittent (windshield wipers) .. .... 46
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Range~uel level) ..... ... .. .. .. .... .. 24
Read ing lights .. ........... .. .. .... .. 44
Rear fog lights . ........... .... .... .. 41
Rear lid Emergency release ... ... .. .. .. .... .. 38
Escape hand le . ..... ... .. .. .. .... . 261
Opening and clos ing ........ .. .... .. 37
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
R ear v iew camera
ref er to Parking systems . . . . . . . 113, 1 14
Rear view mir ror ............. .. .... .. 48
Rear w indow he ati ng (a utoma tic climate
con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
R ear w indow heating (climate control) . . . 66
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Re circulation mode (climate control) . . . . 65
Refuelling . .. ... ... .......... ... .. . 222
Remote control Garage door opener (HomeL ink ®) .. ... 124
Unlock ing and locking ..... .... .... .. 34
Remote rear lid release ... .. .. .... .. . . 37
Repai r manua ls .. .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 285
Repairs Airbag system ........... .. .. .. .. . 161
Replacing Fu ses . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 270
L ig ht bulbs .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 273
Tires and wheels ......... .. .. ..... 252
W indshield wiper blades ..... .. .... .. 47
Report ing Safety Defects .... .. .. .. .. . 134
R eset b utton . ................ ... ... . 27
Retractor ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 139
Ri ms ( clean ing) ............ .. .. .. .. . 213
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Loading .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 60
Roof weig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
s
SAFE .. .. .. .... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 27
Safe driv ing habits ...... .. ... ..... .. 126
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety be lt height adjustment ... .. .. 142
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . 141
S afety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Se rvice an d disposa l .... .... ... .. .. 143
Safety be lt p retensioners
Pr e sense . .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 190
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
clean ing .. ... ... ................ . 218
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt .. .. .. ............. .. .. 13 7
Fasten ing . .... .. ................. 139
He ig ht adj ustmen t .. ........... .. .. 142
Improperly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Not worn ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 137
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety instr uctions ............... .. 139
Securing child safety seats .... .. .... 182
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women ...... ... ................ . 141
U nfastening . .. .. ..... ....... ... .. 141
W arning/ind icator light ......... .... 136
War ning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Why YOU MU ST wea r them ...... .. .. 136
Worn p roperly ... ... .. ..... .... . .. 138
Safety be lt te nsione r
drive select .. .. .. ............. .. ... 98
Safety be lt warning light ......... .. .. 136
Sa fety comp liance s tic ker ... ... .. .. .. 28 0
Safety equ ipme nt .. ... ....... ...... . 126
Safety features for occ upant restraint and
protection .. ....................... 126
Saf ety gu idelines
Seat adjustmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Safety i nstr uctions
En gine compartment ........... .. .. 22 5
f o r side curtain airbags ......... .... 169
f or using child safety seats ...... .... 175
f or using sa fe ty belts . .. ..... ... .. .. 139
Monito ring the Advance d Airbag Sys-
tem . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. 160
Safety sys tems
W arning/ind ic a tor lights ...... .. .. .. . 19

Seat adjustment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Driver's seat . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 50
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H ead restraints
Safety guide lines . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 53, 130
so .... ..... .. .. .. .. ..
Seat belts
WhyYOU M USTwearthem . .. .. .. .. . 136
Sea t hea ting/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seat hea ting (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seating position Driver ... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .
Front passenger .......... .... .. .. .
H ow to adjust the front seats . .. . ... .
Incorrect seat position ......... ... . . 127
128
128
130
Occupants .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 127
R ear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats Comfo rt seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seats (number) . ........... .. .. .. ... 136
Select ive unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. .. 34
Selector lever . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 105
Sel ecto r leve r eme rgency r elease . .. .. . 11 1
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Service in terval disp lay ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Shift buttons ................. .... .. 109
Ship (transporting your veh icle) . .. .. .. . 278
Side airbags
D escr ipt io n . .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 165
How t hey work . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 166
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ad justing the brigh tness ... .. .. .. .. .. 96
Sensor r ange
Side assist
............ .... .. .... 9 5
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . 96
C lea ning senso rs ............ .. .... 211
Side curtain airbags ........ .. .. .. .. . 168
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. .. .
168
H ow they work ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 169
Safety instructions ........... .... . . 169
Side ma rker lights . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Ski s ack 63
Index 299
Sliding/tilting s unroo f
Emergency closing . .. ... .... ... .. .. . 40
Open ing and closing . .. ..... ... .. .. . 40
Snow cha ins .. .. .. .... ........... .. 256
Socket . .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 56
Sources of information abo ut child re-
straints and their use .. ... .... ... .. . .
Spa ce-savi ng spa re tire ........... ... .
Spare tire ... .. .. .. .... ............ . 189
2 62
262
Speed limi ter ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 30
Speedometer ..... .. ................ 27
Speed rat ing letter code .............. 252
Speed warning system ........... .. .. .
Sport d iffe rential .................. . . 7
9
98
Ind icator lig ht ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 22
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Star t-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
En gine does not swi tched off .... ..... 78
E ngine sta rts a utomat ica lly .. ... .. .. . 78
In dicator lights .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 77
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopp ing the engine .... .. .. . 77
switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
START ENG INE STOP button ... ... .. .. . 71
Starting from rest .. .. .. .. ...... .... . . 75
Starting off w ith a trailer ......... .... . 76
St arti ng the engine ............. .... . 71
Steering El ectr ica lly adjus table steering wheel .. 70
Manually adjustable stee ring wheel .... 70
also refer to Electro-mecha nica l powe r
ass ist .. .... .. .... ... .......... .. 19 6
Steering wheel Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ind icator light . .. .. ..... ........... 18
Stee ring w heel heat ing ......... .. .. . 69
Steering wheel column Adjust ing electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjust ing ma nually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering wheel with tiptronic ... ... .. .. 109
Steps for determin ing correct load limi t . 24 9
Stopping the eng ine ............. .... . 73
Storage
. . .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 57
S tronic tra nsmission
L aunc h Control Prog ram ........ .. .. 110
S tronic ® ... .. .. .. ................. 105
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