engine AUDI A6 2016 Owners Manual

Tech nical data
Gasoline engines
A6 2.0, 4 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@ rpm 252 @ 4900 -5900
Max imum torq ue SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 273
@ 1600 - 4700
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 121 (1984)
Engine oil with filter change
1>
Fuel Pr emium unl ead ed (9 1 A KI), c:;, page 208, Gasoline
A6 3.0, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@ rpm
333 @ 5300 -6500
Maximum torque SAE net lb
-ft@ rpm 325@ 2900 - 4500
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 182 (2995)
Engine oil with fi lter change
1
)
Fuel Premium un leaded (91 AKI) , c:::;, page 208, Gasoline
56 4.0, 8 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 450 @ 5800 -6400
Maximum torque SAE net lb
-ft@ rpm 406@ 1400 - 5700
Displacement CID (cm3
)
243 .7 (3993)
Engine oil with fi lter change1
)
Fuel Premium unleaded (91 AKI) , c:::;, page 208, Gasoline
Diesel engines
A6 3.0 TOI, 6 cylinder
Maximum ou tput SA E ne t hp@ rpm
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm
Displacement C
ID (cm
3
)
Engine oil with filter change1l
Fuel
ULSD No . 2, c:;, page 209, Diesel fuel
l ) For specific engine oil capac ities, please see
t he mos t cur rent informa tion fo r the USA at
http :/ /www .aud iusa .com/he lp/ma intenance o r
for Canada at http://www.audi .ca/ca/brand/ en/
your _aud i/ aud i_ services _a nd/Ca re _and _M a i nte­
na nce/ schedule.htm l or call 800 -822-2834.
272
239@ 3500 -3750
428@ 1750 -2250
18 1 (296 7)

Consumer information
Warranty coverages
Y our Audi is co vered b y the foll owing war ran­
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regard ing your warranties
can be found in yo ur
W arranty & M ainten ance
bookl et.
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government reg ulations in the Un ited States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U .S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
I f you p lan to take your vehicle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the poss ibility that:
- u nleaded fue ls for vehicles with cata lytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat­
i ng . Imprope r fuel may ca use engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of p roper
service facilities, tools or testing eq uipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily ava ilable.
- Navigation systems for veh icles built for the
U .S .A . and Canada will not necessa rily work in
E urope, and may not wo rk in other countries
outside No rth Ame rica.
Con sumer inf ormation
(D Note
Audi cannot be respons ible for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and L itera ­
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod­
el introduction. Service ma nuals and literature
are avai lab le to order from the Audi Tec hni cal Lit ­
erature Ordering Center at :
www.audi .t e chlit eratur e.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to he lp keep
maintenance requirements to a min imum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your veh icle's safety,
economy and reliab ility . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Wa rranty
& Mainte­
nance book let .
Und er diff icult op erating condition s, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when towing a trai le r very fre­
quently, etc., some service work shou ld be per­
fo rmed between the in terv als specified. This ap ­
plies particularly to:
- oil changes , and
- cleaning or replacing the a ir filter .
(® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintain ing your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss ion standards are
maintai ned, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the generally increas ing technica l complexity of ..,_
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Consumer inf orm ation
today's a utomo biles, have steadily re duced the
scope of maintenance and repairs whic h can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Also , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustmen ts to en­
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
forma nce, re liability and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in a ccordance w ith
the m aintenance sched ule may be a condition for
up ho ld ing a possible wa rranty claim made within
the wa rranty pe riod.
Above all , ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, cre ating unne cessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge you to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessa ry repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle runn ing properly.
P e rforming limited maintenance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should th e need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check anything in the engine com ­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> & and c::> & in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 216 .
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A WARNING
-
-Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the mainte nance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are no t fu lly fam iliar with these
or other proce dures with respect to the ve­
hicle, o r are uncert ain how to p ro ceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
a nd equi pmen t. H ave the necess ary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the a rea around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off . The radiator fan switches o n au­
tomatically when the coolan t reaches a cer­
tain tempe ra ture an d w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant tem pe rature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supp lied wi th the veh i­
cle is no t adequate fo r thi s pu rpose a nd
could collapse causing serious personal in­
Jury .
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w ith the wheels on t he g roun d, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the pa rk b rake is applied. ..,_

@ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings will adversely
affect emission levels. This is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- Always observe environmental regulations
when disposing of old engine oil, used brake
fluid, dirty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rate . When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules
safety belts with pretensioners are scrap­
ped, all applicable laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult an authori zed Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
Th is safety could be compromised by non-ap­
proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fol­
lowing points when installing additional accesso­
ries :
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from authorized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities, tools and trained specialists to install the parts
,...., and accessories properly .
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A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap­
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessories such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or within the airbag deployment zones . Do ­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if air­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS 9page 216.
(D Note
-If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per­
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in severe damage to your vehi­
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com­
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications
Our guid elines must be complied with when t ech­
nical modifications are made.
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer
before
starting work on any modifications.
This will help ensure that vehicle function, per­
formance and safety are not impaired
9 ,& .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
functions. Because of the way electronic compo­
nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunctions can also have an adverse affect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This .,._
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A
A/C (fo ur-z one automatic clim ate control) . . 7 0
A/C (three -zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessories .. .. .. .... .... ..... .. .. 60, 275
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ad justing the vibration warn ing . . . . . . . . . 95
C leaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adapt ive a ir s uspension/sport . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
C leaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
Request for driver i nterven tion . . . . . . . . . . 89
S top-and -go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adapt ive Lig ht (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AdBlue .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 212
Messages .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 213
Opening the tank door ................ 213
Refilling . .. .. ................. .... . 213
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
W indshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Addit ives
E ngine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adjusting Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steer ing colum n electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
S teer ing colum n manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adjusting a ir distribution (four-zone automat -
i c climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ad justing air distribution (three- zone climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ad justing the temperature (four-zone auto -
matic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ad justi ng the tempe rature (three-zone cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ai rbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Advanced A irbag Sys tem components . . . 149
Ca re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Index
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S7
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46, 147
How do the front a irbags wor k? . . . . . . . . 151
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 149
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work togethe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
PASSE NGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 154
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
S ide a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
S ide curta in a irb ags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
War ning/ indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warn ing/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
When must t he system be inspected? 153
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
All wheel d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 91
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Anti- lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
War ning/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti- Lock Bra king System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti-slip regulat io n
I n dicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti -theft systems
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Asht ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audi drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 273
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Index
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Four-zone automatic cl imate control . . . . . 70
Three- zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 188
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Kick-down.......................... 110
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 112
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Auxiliary heater (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Auxiliary heater (three-zone climate control) 69
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
B
Battery ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .
Charge level .. .... ........... .... .. .
Charging . .. .. ............... .... .. .
Energy management ................ .
Important warnings .............. .. .
Jump starting ................... ... .
Location
. .. .. .. ............. .... .. .
Replacing the battery .. ... .... .. .. .. .
Win ter operation .... ............. .. .
Working on the battery .............. .
Before driving 226
192
228 192
226
264
226
229
226 226
12S
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Blended g asoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Blower (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.1
Blower (three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 68
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brakes Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
278
Brake system
Anti- lock braking syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22S
Brake fluid specific ations fo r refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 77
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Worn brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Break-in period Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tires 194
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... . .
Battery specific .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Capacities Ad Blue 217
227
271
212
E ngine oil ....... ... ............. .. . 218
Car carrier Tr ansporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cargo area .. ... ... .. .. ... ..... ..... .. 131
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Catalytic converter 195
Center armrest Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Checking Engine coolant leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Chi ld rest raints
Danger of usin g c hild rest raints in the front
se at. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... .
143
Where can I ge t addi tional in fo rmat ion
a bout child restraints and their use? . . . .
183
Chi ld rest raint system ancho rs . . . . . . . . . . 179
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
169
Important things to know when driv ing with
ch ild ren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2
Chi ld safety lock
Rear doo rs, windows in the rea r . . . . . . . . .
39
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 5
Convertible c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 178
H ow do I properly i nstall a child safety seat
. h' l 7 169 in myve 1c e ......... .............. .
Inf ant sea ts . ................. ... .. . 17 2
Ins tall ing a chi ld restra in t usi ng the LA TC H
sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Lowe r ancho rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 171
C hil d seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
C leaning/ removing ice from wi ndows . . . . . 205
Clea ning Alcanta ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning artificia l leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Clea ning ca rbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5, 206
C lea ning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C leaning decorative parts and trim . . . 20 4, 205
Cle anin g displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C lea ning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
C lea ning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Clea ning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
C lean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Index
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
Closing
Sunr oof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
W indows . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 40
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
C ons umer i nfor mat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 73
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cons umption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contac ting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Start ing the engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Stopping the eng ine (STAR T ENG INE S TO P
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Swi tc hi ng the igni tion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
U nlocking an d loc king vehi cle . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenie nce open ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 1 73
C onvertib le loc kin g re trac to r
A ct ivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178
D ea ct ivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
U sing to secu re a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . 178
C oo la nt
refer to Eng ine coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Cooling mode (four-zone automat ic climate
contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Cooling mode (three -zone climate control) . 68
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4
Cruise control
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
War ning/ indica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruise cont rol system
Changi ng speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Prese lecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
(u pholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand System . . . . . 24
Cylinder on demand System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D
D at a reco rder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6
279

Index
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
276
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Electronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . . . . 276
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Defrosting (windows)
Four- zone automatic climate control . . . . .
71
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 245
Diesel Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Diesel particu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Dimensions .. .. ............... .... ... 271
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Doors Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E ff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
E xterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Driver seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
drive select
adaptive air suspension/sport . . . . . . . . . .
100
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safety belt tensione r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving economically
Driving safely .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .
Driving through water .......... .. .. .. .
280
196
125
194
Driving time
Duplicate key ...
... .. .. ................ 24
30
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dynamic steering
Indicator light
E
190
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 25
Eff · 1c1ency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electromechanical parking brake
Operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Electronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E lectronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stabilization control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
E lectronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 187
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Emergency operation
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.8
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
212
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
264
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine
Compartment. ... .. .. ... ..... ..... ..
218
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
E ng ine compartment ......... .. .. .... . 218
C losing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the hood ................... 216
Safety instructions .................. . 216
Working in the engine compartment .... 216
Index
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dimming ... ... .. .. ................ .. 49
Heating.... ... .. .. ................. . 48
Exterior temperature d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E ng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
F
Checking the engine coolant level. . . . . . . 222
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Malfunction symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine oil ... .. ................ ..... . 218
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity.... .. .. .. .. . 218
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 21
E ng ine Start-Stop mode
refer to Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Engine warm-up request Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 229
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fue l .. ... ... ...... ............. ... . 210
L eaks under your veh icle ....... .. .. .. . 216
L ett ing the veh icle stand and wa rm up . . . 197
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 225
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 223
Proper disposal of drained engine oi l 220,221
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 229
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system . 188 Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 173
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 196
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. .. 210
Reducing engine noise by early upshifting . 10
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Four-zone automatic climate control
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Synchronizing .. .. .. .................. 71
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 135
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuel gauge .. .. .. ............... .. 10 , 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
281

Index
Octane rating Recomm endation ................ ... .
Refuelling .. .. .. ................ ... .
Saving fuel . .. ...... .. ... .... .... .. . 208
208
210 196
T ank cap acit y . .... ...... ..... .... .. . 271
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 212
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 42
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 233
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 270
H
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlight Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 44
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 44
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
282
Rear window (three-zone climate control) . 69
Seats (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.1
Seats(three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 69
Washe r no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 1 36
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Hill de scent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 149
How safety belt pr ete nsioners work . . . . . . 140
I
Ignition
Indicator light ... .. .. ................ 17
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important things to do before driving . . . . 125
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indic ator lights .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ....... . 11
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 11
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Inflation pressure (t ires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicato r lights .. .. .. ............. .. . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Instruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lighting Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inte rmittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 51