airbag AUDI A6 2013 Manual PDF

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

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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Unlocking Power lock ing switch ... ... ... ... .. .. 36
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Us ing the key ... .. .... ... .... .. .. .. 36
V
Va let parking ...... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 39
Vanity mirrors .... ......... .... .. .. .. 45
Vehicle-care produ cts ....... .. .. .. .. . 208
Vehicle e lectrica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle ident ificat ion label ....... ... .. 280
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) . .. . 280
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262, 266
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle transport .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 278
Vent ilation .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. 64
w
Warn ing/ indicator lights ......... .... . 12
A irbag system ............ ... ... ... 19
Anti-loc k braking system (ABS) .. .. .. .. 20
Brake system . ........... .. .. .. .. .. 15
C ruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Elect romechanical park ing brake . ... .. 1 6
Electronic power contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) ... 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Instrument cluster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MI L) ... .. 21
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turn signa ls ... ........... ... ... ... 23
Warn ing/Ind icator lights
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 158
PASS ENG ER A IR BAG OFF ...... ... .. 158
Warranty coverages ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 285
Washer reservoir . ...... ... .... .. ... 239
Washing .. .. ................. .. ... 208
Automatic car wash ....... .. .. .. .. . 209
by hand . ... .. .... .... ..... ... ... . 209
Matte fin is h pa int ........... .... .. 210
with a powe r washe r ... ... .. .. .. .. . 210
Waxing ... .. ................. .. ... 212
Wear ind icator ............ .... .. .. . 250
Weights . .. ... ................... .. 280
W hat happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 140
Inde x 301
What happens to unbe lted occupants? . . 137
What impairs d riving safety? .......... 127
What should I do after changing a
whee l? ..... .. .. .. ................. 247
What shou ld I do after replac ing whee ls? 247
Wheel bolts To rque ...... .. .... .......... ..... 257
Wheels ...... .. .. ................. 240
Cast alloy . .. .. .. .... ............. 213
Check ing t ire pressu re ............. . 246
Co ld t ire inflation p ressure ..... ... .. 244
General notes .. ... ...... .......... 240
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 241
New tires and wheels . ... .... ... .. .. 251
Tires and vehicle load limits .. ... .. .. 248
When must a safety belt be replaced? .. 139
When must the airbag system be inspect- ed? ........ .. .. .. ................. 157
When should I adjust the t ire pressures? 247
When should I check the tire p ressu res? . 247
Whe re are lower anchorages located? . .. 186
Where can I find the t ire p ress ures for my
car? .. ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 246
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 137
Windows Cleaning .. .. .. .. ................. 213
defrosting (automatic climate control) . 68
defrosting (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Windshie ld
Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
defrosting (automatic climate control) . 68
defrosting (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 66
Windshie ld washer system .... ... .. .. . 46
Washer fl uid level . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 22
Washer reservoir ... . ... .... ... .. .. 239
Windshie ld wipers
F o ld ing up .. .. .. ................. . 47
Ind icator light ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 22
Rep lacing windsh ield wiper b lades . ... . 47
Switching on/off .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Win ter operation
Battery . .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 235
Cooling system ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. 232
Defrost ing windows (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Defrost ing windows (climate control) . . 66
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