air condition AUDI A6 2018 Owner's Manual
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Warranty coverages
Your Audi i s co vered by the following warran
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 regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulati ons in the United 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.
If you p lan to take you r vehicle outside the conti
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- un leaded fue ls for vehicles with catalytic con
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a conside rably lower octane rat
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of proper
service facilities , tools or testing eq uipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available.
- Navigation systems for veh icles built for the
U .S .A . and Canada w ill not necessarily work in
Eur ope, and may not wo rk in other countries
outside North America.
Consumer Information
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsib le 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 Litera
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod
el introduction. Se rvice ma nuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Tec hni cal Lit
erature Orde ring Center at :
www .aud i.techli terature .com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliab ility . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty
& Mainte
nance booklet.
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, etc., some service work
shou ld be performed between the intervals speci
fied. This applies particula rly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the a ir filter .
@ For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss ion standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment.
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, soph isticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the genera lly increasing technica l comp lexity of
today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
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Consum er Info rmation
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironment al
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and ad justments 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 i n order to assure proper per
formance, reliab ility and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
veh icle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of servicing in accordance w ith
the ma intenance sc hedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rra nty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af
fected, c reating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your p assengers.
If 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 yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportu nity to pe rform a ll scheduled ma inte
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and train ed sp ecialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limited maint enance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures w hich can be performed on your ve hi
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavai lable . Before pe r
forming any of these procedures, always thor
ough ly read a ll of the app licab le text and carefu l
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNING S provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment , alw ays read a nd heed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 189 .
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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 maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other proce dures with respect to t he ve
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
an d equi pmen t. H ave the necessary 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 area around or touch the radi
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en
gine is off . The radiato r fan switches on au
tomatically when the coolan t reaches a cer
tain tempe rature and w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature 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 with the veh i
cle is no t adequate fo r th is 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 the g round, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re 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 .
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Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
starting work on any modificat ions.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function, per
formance and safety are not impaired
c> &. .
Attempting to work on e lectronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal
functions. Because of the way electronic compo
nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adverse effect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This
means that you risk both a substantial reduction
in the operational safety of your veh icle and an
i n creased wea r of ve hicle parts
c> ,&. .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a profess io nal and competent manner or, in spe
cial cases, refer you to a p rofessional company
that spec ializes in such modificat ions.
.&_ WARNING
Improper repa irs and modificat ions can
c hange the way veh icle systems work and
c ause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per
sonal injury.
(UJ) Note
I f emergency rep air s mus t be pe rformed else
where, have the vehicle ex am ined by an a u
thorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
Declaration of
compliance for telecom munications equipment
and electronic systems
The manufacturer is not liable fo r rad io m alfu nc
tions that are caused by unauthori zed changes to
the equipment.
Equipment
The fo llow ing equipment comp lies w it h F CC sec
tion 15 and RSS -Gen:
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- Audi adaptive cru ise control *
- Aud i side assist*
- Remote cont rol key
- Garage door opener (Homel ink)*
- Cell phone package*
FCC Part 15 .19
This device complies with part 1 S of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the fo llowing two
cond it ions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
i nterference, and (2) this device must accept any
i nterference rece ived, includ ing interference that
may cause undesired operat ion.
FCC Part 15 .21
Changes or modifications not express ly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's authority to operate the equ ip
ment .
RSS-Gen
This device complies with Ind ustry Canada's li
cense-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the
fo llow ing two conditions:
(1) This device may not ca use interference; and
(2) This dev ice m ust accept any interference, i n
clud ing inte rfe rence that may cause undes ired
operation of the device.
CNR-Gen
Le present appare il est conforme aux CNR d'I n
dust rie Canada app licables aux appare ils radio
exemp ts de licence. L'explo itation est autor isee
a ux deux condi tions su ivantes :
1) l'appareil ne doit pas produire de b rouillage;
2) l'appareil do it accepter tout brouillage
radioe
l ectr ique subi, meme si le brouillage est suscept i
ble d'en compromettre le fonct ionnement.