turn signal bulb AUDI A6 2016 Owners Manual

Instruments and indicator lights
indicator light corresponds with the location on
the vehicle.
Drive to an autho rized Aud i de aler or autho rized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
Vehicle lights : Malfunction
There is a malfunction in the headlights or the
light switch .
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authori zed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
~(i) Headlight range control
II Headlight range control: defective!
If the symbol illuminates, the headlight range
control is no longer work ing properly. Have the
system checked and repa ired at your Audi dealer .
isO Adaptive Light
Applies to vehicles: with Adaptive Light
IIJ Audi adaptive light: system fault
If the indicator light turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction in the adaptive
light system . The headlights st ill function .
Go to an authori zed dea lership to have the head­
lights or the control unit for the Adaptive Light
repaired .
~D Light/rain sensor
!I Automatic headlights/ automatic wipers :
System fault
The light/rain sensor is malfunct ion ing.
F or safety reasons, the low beams are turned on
permanently with the sw itch in
AUTO . However,
you can continue to turn the lights on and off us­
ing the light switch. You can still control a ll func­
tions that are independent of t he rain sensor
through the w indshield wiper lever .
Drive to an authori zed Aud i dea ler or authori zed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected.
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I-! Sport differential
Applies to vehicles: with sport differentia l
I'll Sport differential: system fault
There is a malfunction with the sport d ifferential.
Drive to your authorized A udi dealer immediately
to have the malfunction corrected .
I'll Sport differential: overheating
The transmission temperature has increased sig­
nificantly due to the sporty driving manner. Drive
in a less spo rty manner until the temperature re­
turns to the norma l range and the indicator light
switches of .
A WARNING
-
Contact your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop if the sport differential is
faulty or malfunctioning. The repair must be
performed by trained personnel using the cor­
rect oil in order to ensure safety .
¢¢Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever yo u use the left II or the right B
turn s ignal, the ind icator light blinks. When you
use the emergency flashers, both indicator lights
flash.
If one of the turn signa l light bulbs burn out, the
turn s ignal will blink twice as fast as normal.
Carefully drive to your authorized Aud i dea ler im­
med iately to have the malfu nction corrected. The
i ndicator light does not indicate a ma lfunction if
a turn signal on the trailer or on the vehicle fails
i n trailer towing mode.
0) Tips
For more information on the turn signa ls, re­
fer to¢
page 45.
CRUISE /l~) Cruise control
The wa rning/indicator light (ijjrn~i~ (USA models)/
... (Canad a models) il lum inates when the cruise
contro l is activated ¢
page 82.

Airbag system
T he system must be inspected when the
indica to r light
fl (USA models ) 1m
(Canada models) :
-does not come on when the ignition is switched
o n,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switc hed on the ign ition, or
- comes on while driving.
If an airbag system ma lf u nction is detecte d, the
indicator light wi ll first sta rt flashing to catch the
driver's attention and then stay on co ntin uously
to serve as a constant reminder to have the sys­ tem inspected immediate ly.
If a malfunction occurs th at tur ns the front air­
bag on the passenger side off, the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay on
whenever the ignit io n is on.
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not functio ning prop­
er ly canno t provide supplemen tal p rotection
in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicato r light c;, page 18
comes when th e vehicle is being use d, have
t h e sys tem inspec te d imme diate ly by yo ur
au thoriz e d Au di d ealer.
It is p ossible t hat
t h e air bag wi ll inflate w hen it is not sup ­
posed to, o r will not in fla te when it s hou ld .
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fig . 15 9 Sect io n from th e in st ru m ent pa nel: PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF lig ht
The PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light is locate d in
the center o f the instrument panel
c:> fig . 159.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will come on
and stay on to tell you when the front A dvanced
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Airba g on the passenger si de has been turned off
by the electronic contro l unit. If the bulb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light b urns o ut, the
airbag indicator light
II (USA models) a (Can­
ada models) will come on to signal a malfunction
i n the Advanced A irbag System . Alt houg h the
bur ned-out bulb will not c hange the way t he
front passenger 's fro nta l airbag works, it w ill no
l onger be poss ible to use the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
lig ht to mak e sure th at th e air bag on/
off st atus is co rre ct for the occupant on the front
passenger seat. Have the air bag system inspect ­
ed immediately by your authorized Audi dealer .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will blink
for about 5 seconds when:
-the ignition is switche d on and
- the capac it ive passenger detection system,
wh ich switches the front seat passenger's fron­
t al Advanced Airbag on an d off, de tects a
c h ange in the sta tus of the front pa ssenger
se at .
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
stops blinking, always ma ke sure tha t the ai rbag
st atus (on or o ff) a s sho wn by the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
lig ht is p roper for the age , size and
ele ctr ica l cap acitance of the person oc cupying
the front passenger seat. A lways make s ure t hat
the safety belt fo r the front passe nger seat is
properly fastened.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will show
the status of the front seat passenger's frontal
Advanced Airbag a few seconds after the igni­
tion is switched on and the airbag ind icator
light goes off . The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light :
-will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occupied;
- wi ll stay on if the e lectr ica l capacitance meas­
ured by the capacitive passenger detection sys­
tem for the front passenger seat equa ls the
comb ined ca pac itance of an infa nt up to about
one year of age and one of the rea rward-faci ng
or forward-fac ing c hild rest ra ints listed in Fed­
eral Motor Vehicle Safety S tandard 208 wi th
w hich the Adv anced A irbag Sys tem in you r vehi-
cle was ce rt ified; For a li stin g of the ch ild .,..