ABS AUDI A6 2017 Owner's Manual

Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Te xtil es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rt ifici al le ather , the surface
Alcant ara Water-based deposits Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution a), blot away the dissolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Cotton cloth with a mi
ld soap solutiona>
Water-based deposits Fresh sta ins : absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried sta ins: stain remover suitable fo r leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. Dried sta ins : grease dissolv ing spray
Special deposits such Spot remover suitab le for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Ca re Regularly apply cond ition ing cream that protects from
light and penet rates into the materia l. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
a) Mild soap solution: maximum two tablesp oons of neutral soap in 1 quart (l liter) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be trea ted with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions s uch as wetness, dark­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights /tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form.
- Wheels
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- Never use any paint polish or other abra­
sive materials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera l enses
- Neve r use wa rm or ho t water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- Neve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plast ic scraper. To

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N .... 0 0 <..:l - Numbers and
Symbols
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control 60
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Res idual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A
A/C (4-zone deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A/C (deluxe automatic climate control) 61
ABS
refer to Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . 120
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 261
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adaptive air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 93
Stop -and -go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
AdBlue. ... .. .. ................ ..... . 194
Me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Opening the tank door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjusting air distribution (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting a ir distribution (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the temperature (4-zone deluxe au ­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the temperature (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Index
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Front airbags .... .. ............. 151, 152
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 157
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Impo rtant safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
S ide curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When must the system be inspected? 159
Air pressure (tire pressure monitoring
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 236
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Alternator
refer to A lternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 14
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Anti-freeze Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Anti -lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Anti-s lip regulat ion
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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