OBD port AUDI A6 2018 Owners Manual
[x] Cancel search | Manufacturer: AUDI, Model Year: 2018, Model line: A6, Model: AUDI A6 2018Pages: 266, PDF Size: 41.38 MB
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Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 126
Driver 's and front passenger's footwell . . 129
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Repo rt ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Gene ral informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Belt tens ione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
I mportant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Fr on t ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 154
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
C hi ld safety seats............. .. .. .. . 172
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
L ATCH system (lowe r anchorages a nd
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Addit io n al i nfo rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Maint enance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Fu el . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 189
E ng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
W indshield was her system . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Serv ice inte rval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Table of content s
Wheels .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ..
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Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 218
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 21
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cleaning and care informat ion . . . . . . . . . 222
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 225
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 226
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Spa re t ire 232
Fuses ........ .. .. ................ . 234
Replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Dr ive r side cockpit f use assignmen t
F ront passenge r side co ckpit fuse 2
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assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 36
Luggage compartment fuse assignment 236
Bulbs .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 23 8
Replacing light bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Starting by p ush ing or towing . . . . . . . . . . 239
Start ing with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tow ing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Accessories and Technical Data . 245
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Vehicle spec if icat io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Notes about technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
D imens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Capaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 247
Warranty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
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System (OBD)
The On-Board Diagnostic System monitors the
engine and transmission components that influ
ence emissions.
F ig . 176 Footwell o n le ft s ide of th e vehicle: con nectio n
port fo r th e On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
On -Board Diagnostic S ystem
Eng ine data can be read out at the On-Board Di
agnostic System connection port using a special
testing device
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Ind icat or light
If thE' ¢..ift indicator light blinks or turns on, there
is a malfunction that is causing poor emissions
quality and that could damage the catalytic con
verter .
Drive s lowly to an authorized Audi dealer or au
thor ized Audi Service Facility to have the mal
function corrected .
The indicator light can also turn on if the fuel fill
er cap is not closed correct ly
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A WARNING
Incorrect use of the connection port for the
On-Board Diagnostic System can cause mal
functions, which can then result in acc idents
and ser io us injuries .
- Only allow an author ized Audi dealer or au
thorized Aud i Serv ice Facility to read out the
engine data.
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Chec king and Filling
Engine compartment
Working in the engine compartment
Special care is required if you are working in the
engine compartment
For wo rk in the engine com part ment , such a s
che cking and filling fluids, there i s a ris k of i n
jur y, sc alding, a cci dent s, and b urn s. For t his
r easo n, foll ow all the w arnings and g en e ral
s afe ty pre ca ution s pro vided in the f ollowing
in
formati on. Th e engine compartm ent i s a dan
ge rou s area in the vehicle .
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A WARNING
-Turn the engine off.
- Sw itch the ignition off.
- Set the parking brake.
- Select the "P" selector lever position .
- Let the eng ine cool down .
- Never open the hood when there is steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compart ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned . Wait unt il no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- Keep children away from the eng ine com
partment .
- Never sp ill fluids on a hot engine. These flu
ids (such as the freeze protection contained in the coolant) can catch fire.
- Avoid short c ircuits in the electrical system .
- When working in the engine compartment,
remember that the radiator fan can switch
on even if the ignition is switched off, which increases the ris k of personal injury .
- Never open the cap on the coolant expan
sion tank when the engine is warm . The
coo ling system is under pressure.
-To protect your face, hands, and arms from hot steam or coolant, cover the cap with a
large cloth when opening .
- Do not remove the eng ine cover under any
circumstances . This increases the risk of
bu rns .
- If tests need to be performed with the en
g ine runn ing, there is add it iona l danger due
to mov ing components (such as the ribbed
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L ight
Ambie nt l ighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Com ing/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Da ytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
High beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pa rking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
L ight/ rai n sensor
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . . . 44
L ighting
E xte rio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I nter io r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L ights
H eadlig ht flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
H eadlig ht range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 38
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I nter ior/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L oad ...... .. .. ................ ... .. . 246
Lock ing/un locking
By remote cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
L ower universa l anchor ages (C anada) . . . . . 180
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
12 Volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Increas ing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
L uggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
P ass -throug h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Va let parking f unction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
L ugg age com par tment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
C losing but ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Eme rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
M ovement -activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening/closing .............. .. .. . 30, 31
Opening from the ins ide in an emergency . 33
L umbar s upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Index
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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 189
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26
Mechanically locking the front passenge r
door.. ... .. ...... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... 29
Memo ry funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors
o· . , mming ... ... .. .. ................ .. 42
Ex terior m irrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vanity mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . . 154
Mult ifunc tion s teer ing whee l. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Natu ral lea the r ca re/ clea ning
N HTSA 22
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Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
N umber of sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
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Occupant seati ng positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Octane rating (gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Odomete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
OF F (4 -zone deluxe a utomat ic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
OFF (deluxe automatic climate control) 59
Oil In dicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
also refer to Engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Oil change inte rva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
On-board comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On -Bo ard Diagnos tic Sys tem ( OBD) . . . . . . . 189
Open ing ..... ... .. .. ................ .. 24
Fuel fille r door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
S unr oof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windows ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 3 4
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