door lock AUDI A6 2018 Owners Manual

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual . .. .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Controls at a glance . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments ....... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Indicato r lights .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Driver information system ... .. .
Ove rview ....... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Operation . ........ .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
On-board computer ........... .... .. .
Eff iciency program ............ .... .. .
Odometer .. .. .. ................ ... .
T ime/date display ............... ... .
H ead-up display ................. ... .
Starting and driving ............ .
Opening and closing ............ .
Cent ral lock ing .. ............. .... .. .
L ugg age compa rtment lid ...... .. .. .. .
Ch ild safety lock . ............. .... .. .
P owe r windows .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Sunroof . ....... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Va let par king function . ..... ... .. .. .. .
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6
6
6
9
9
1 0
1 9
1 9
20
20
21
22
22
22
24
24
24
30
33
34
35
36
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 36
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
W indshield w ipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
M emory fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Ciga rette lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
12
Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Warm and cold .... ... .. ..... ... . .
Climate contro l system . .. .. ..... ... . .
Steering w heel heat ing . .. .. ..... ... . .
Driving . .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Genera l information . .... .. ..... ... . .
Steering .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
E lectromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. .............. .
A utomat ic transmission
Trailer towing ... .. .............. .
D riving with a tra ile r
Driver assi stance .. .............. .
Assistance systems ............. .
Speed warning system .............. . .
Cru ise cont ro l sys tem . ............. . .
Audi adaptive cruise contro l ...... ... . .
Audi pre sense ..... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Audi active lane assist .... .. ..... ... . .
Audi s ide ass ist .. .. .. ............. . .
N ight vision assist w ith pedestrian and
wild animal detection . ............. . .
Audi drive select (drive settings) ....... .
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63
6 4
64
66
68
70
72
74
7 4
81
81
84
8 4
84
8 4
86
94
95
98
101
104
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Per iphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Adjus ting the d isplay and the wa rn ing
tones.. ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... ..
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Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Traile r hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 11 9
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 119
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E lectromechanical steering, dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122
All wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Notice abo ut data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and veh icle co ntro l
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Side assist d isplay
Cent ral locking swit ch ..... .. .. .
M emory function buttons . ... .. .
Side assist button ............ .
A ir ven ts wit h thumbw heel
Lever for:
- T urn s ignals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ........ .
- Active lane assist ......... .. .
@ Mul tifunct ion steer ing whee l with:
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r informat ion sys tem con -
t rols .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga ­
t io n and voice recogn ition con ­
t rols
- Stee ring wheel heat ing .. .. .. .
- Sh ift paddles .......... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster .... ... .. .. .
@ H ead-up display ............. .
@ W indshield w ash er system leve r
@ Buttons for:
- In fota inment system display
- Tr ip odometer ............ . .
@ Starting the eng ine when there is a
mal func tion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
(9) Knee airbag ............... .. .
@) Steer ing whee l adjustment, de­
pendi ng on equipmen t
- Mechan ica l . ... ..... ... .. .. .
- Power ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
@) Lever for :
- Cru ise cont rol sys tem ... .. .. .
- Adaptive c ruise cont rol ..... . .
@ Button for switching the head- up
disp lay on/off , adjusting the
height .. .. ............... .. .
@ Inst rument illum ination ....... .
@ H ood release .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
D iagnostic System (OBD II) .... .
@ Lig ht switch ............. .. .. .
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28
49
98
39
39
95
1 46
1 9
63
78
9
22
44
22
70
158
66
6 7
84
86
22
41
189
189
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Coc kpit o ver view
@ Buttons for :
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assist .......... .
- Rear fog light(s) . .. .. ..... .. .
@) Switch for luggage compartment
l id ...... ... .. .. ............ .
@ Power exterior m irro r adjustment
@ Buttons for :
- P owe r wi ndows
- Chil d safety lock
@ Infot ain ment system display
@ Emergency flashers ........... .
@ G love compartment .......... .
@) Front passenger's airbag .... .. .
@ Valet Park ing funct ion ........ .
@ Drives (In fot ainment system)
@ Buttons/indicator light for:
- Sta rt/Stop system .......... .
- Park ing aid .. .. ............ .
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .... .
- Powe r su nshade ............ .
- Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ... .... .. ... .. ..... .. .
@) Climate control system, depe nd ing
on veh icle eq uipme nt:
- De luxe automatic climate control
- 4- zone deluxe au toma tic climate
con trol ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .
I§ Storage compartment or ashtray
with c igarette lighter . ...... .. .
@ I S TAR T EN GIN E ST OP I butto n
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Infotainment unit
Cup holder , 12 Vo lt outlet
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101
38
30
42
34
33
40
53
146
36
70
107
154
44
120
59
60
51,51
68
52,52
@ E lectromechanical parki ng b rake 72
@ Se lector lever (automatic transm is-
s ion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
{!) Tips
- Some the eq uipment listed here is o nly in­
stalled in certai n models or is available as
an opt io n.
- The instr ument cluster d isp lay is either m ul­
tico lored or monoc hrome, depending on ve-
hicle equipment. Because t he images in
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Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key <=> page 2 7,
-Sensors in the door hand les" <=> page 27,
-Lock cylinder on the dr iver 's door <=> page 29,
or
-Interior central locking switch <=> page 28.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flas h tw ice when yo u un loc k the
ve hicl e and flash on ce when you lock the veh icle.
If th e b linking continues, one of the doo rs or the
luggage compartment lid/hood is not closed or
the ignition is still switched on .
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock f unct io n locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid on ce the speed has ex ­
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/ h).
The vehicle ca n be unlo cked if the openi ng func­
t ion in the centra l loc kin g sys tem sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
I n t he event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doo rs will a lso au tomat ica lly unloc k to allow
access to t he ve hicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the dr iver's door or the en­
tire ve hicle should be unlocked w hen unlocking
<=> page 29.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when a ll of the doors and
the luggage compa rtme nt l id a re closed and the
remote control key is not i n the vehicle. This
he lps to p revent yo u from locking yourse lf out
accide nta lly .
The follow ing cond itions prevent you from lock­
i n g your remote contro l key in the vehicle:
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-If the driver's door is open, the vehi cle cannot
be loc ked by pressing the
Iii button on the re­
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a doo r.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug­
gage compartment lid automat ica lly unlocks
aga in after closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de­
tected ins ide the veh icle, then the vehicle can­
not be locked from the outside.
Closing aid on the door s*
The vehicle doors a re equipped with closing aids.
When closing a door, yo u only have to let it fall
li ght ly into the latch. It then closes automatically
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A WARNING -
-When you lock yo ur vehicle from outs ide,
nobody - espec ially children - sho uld rema in
inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
loc k the vehicle from the outside the win­
dows cannot be opened from the inside.
-W hen you leave the vehicle, always ta ke the
ign it io n key with yo u. T his will preve nt pas­
sengers (ch ild ren, for examp le) from acci­
denta lly being loc ked in the vehicle sho uld
they acc identally p ress the power locking
sw itch in the doors .
-Do not leave children inside the vehicle un ­
supervised. In an emergency it would be im­
possible to open the doors from the outside
w ithout the key.
- Applies to vehicles w ith power s ide door
close r*:
-When closing a door, make sure no thing
c an inte rfere wi th the door. Th is could
ca use ser ious perso nal in jury.
-You can stop the door from closing at any
time by p ulling o n the inside o r outside
door handle.
(D Tips
-Do not leave valuables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A loc ked vehi cle is not a safe!
-The LED in the dr iver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle . If the LED l igh ts up for
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Opening and clo sin g
(D Note
Protect the remote control key aga inst high
temperatures and d irect sunlight.
@ Tips
- The operation o f the remote co ntro l key can
b e temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters near the vehicle working i n the same frequency range (such as a cell
phone or radio equipment). Always check if
your vehicle is locked!
- Using the mechanical key, you can:
- Lock/unlock the g love compartment.
- Man ually lock/unlock the vehicle
r:::> page 29.
- Mechanically lock the doors
c::> page 29.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regu lations, see
<::;>page 250.
Removing the integrated mechanical key
F ig . 15 Re mote cont ro l master key: removing the mechan i­
cal key
.. Press the release button @ c::> fig. 1 S.
.. Pu ll the mecha nica l key @ out of the remote
contro l key.
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LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 16 Remote contro l key: remov ing t he batte ry holder
LED on the remote control key
The LED @ informs you about the function of the
remote control key.
.. If you press a button briefly, the LED blinks
once.
.. If you press and hold a button longer (conven­
ience opening), the LED blinks several t imes.
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead . The
Ill ind icator light and
the message
Please change key battery ap­
pea r. Replace the battery in the remote contro l
key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Remove the mechanical key c::> page 26 .
.. Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and p ull the battery ho lde r out of the re­
mote co ntro l key in the direct ion of the a rrow
a t the same time .
.. Insert the new battery with the"+" facing
down .
.. Slide the battery holder carefully into the re­
mote contro l key .
.. Insert the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Discharged batter ies m ust be disposed of us ­
i ng methods that will not harm the environ­
ment. Do not dispose of them in household
trash.

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The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the original battery in the re­
mote control key .
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 17 Remote control key: button programming
.,. To unlock the vehicle, press the~ button
¢fig. 17.
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the~ button one
time ¢_& .
.,. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the~ button briefly .
.,. To trigger the alarm, press the I PANIC ! button.
The vehicle horn and emergency flashers are
activated .
.,. To turn the alarm off, press the red I PANIC!
button again.
If you unlock the vehicle and then do not open
any of the doors, the lu ggage compartment lid ,
or hood are opened within 60 seconds, the vehi­
cle will lock again automatically. This feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
unlocked over a long period of time.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or on ly the driver's door
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 29.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS ¢.&. in Descrip­
tion on page 24 .
Opening and closing
(D Tips
-Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle.
- The vehicle can only be locked when these­
lector lever is in the P position .
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered . If this happens,
press
the @ unlock button.
- Only use the panic function in an emergen­
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key .
Fig. 18 Door han d le : l ocking t he veh icle
Unlocking the vehicle
.,. Grip the door handle. The door unlocks auto-
matica lly .
.,. Pull on the door handle to op en th e door.
Locking the vehicle
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"' m
.,. Place the selector lever in the "P" position ; oth­
erwise, the vehicle cannot be locked .
.,. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig. 18,
q _&. . Do not hold the door handle while doing
this .
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Opening and clo sin g
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door .
The remote control key cannot be more than
ap ­
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han ­
d le. It ma kes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example.
The door cannot be opened for a br ief period di­
rectly after locking it. This way you have the
op­
portun ity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­
mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 29.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS ¢ & in Descrip­
tion on page 24 .
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity sensor switches off after a few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle a nd a second t ime to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to sta rt
fo r as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock yo ur vehicle usi ng the convenie nce
key .
Central locking switch
Fig . 19 D river's doo r: central locking switch
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Fig. 20 Rear doo r: centra l locking sw itch
.,. To lock the vehicle, press the ~ button ¢,& .
.,. To unlo ck the vehicle, p ress the Im bu tton.
When locki ng the vehicle with t he central lock ing
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The LED in the centra l locking sw itch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pull ing the door
handle.
- Rear doors: to un lock the doors, pull on the
door handle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
-In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock a utomat ically to allow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
-The ce ntral locking swi tch a lso wor ks when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehi cle when
the ~ but­
ton is pressed.
- The central lock ing switch is inope ra ti ve
when the vehicle is locked from the ou tside.
- L ocked doors ma ke it more diffic ult for
emergency workers to get in to the vehicle,
which p uts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the veh icle, especially children .
(D Tips
Your vehi cle lo cks au tom atically when it
r eaches a speed of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (A uto

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aga in using the
crl button i n the centra l lock ­
ing sw itch .
Setting the central locking system
You can set which functions are controlled by the
central locking system .
.,. Se lect : the ICARI fu nct ion bu tton > ( Car)* Sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings > (Cen­
tral locking)* .
Door unlocking
-yo u can decide if All doors or
only the
Driver door should unlock. The l uggage
compa rtme nt lid a lso unloc ks w hen
All is select ­
ed . If you select
Driver in a vehicle wit h a conven­
ience key*, only the door whose handle you pull
will unlock.
I f yo u select
Driver , all the doors and l uggage
compartme nt lid will unlock if you press
the [@]
button on the remote cont rol key twice .
Disable tailgate handle -if you select On , the
l uggage compartment lid hand le is locked . In
this case, the l uggage compa rtment lid ca n be
ope ned with the
l.::: k ey or with the
l.:::< l button* in the driver's door. In
ve hicles w ith a convenience key*, yo u can st ill
ope n the l uggage compa rtment lid usi ng the
handle if an authorized remote con trol key is
n ea r th e pr ox imi ty se nsor* .
Fold mirrors when locking * -if you select On ,
the exterior rearview mirro rs fo ld in automatical ­
l y when you press the
l@J bu tton on the remote
con trol key or to uch t he sen so r* i n t he h and le.
Tone when locking ll -if you se lect On , a tone
will sound when you lock t he veh icle .
l) Thi s fun ctio n is not a vailab le in all c oun tries.
Opening and closing
Mechanically unlocking and locking the
doors
I f the central locki ng fails, you must unlock/Lock
t he doo rs separ ately.
Fig. 2 1 Driver 's doo r: door lock cy li nder
Fig. 22 Door: e merge ncy lock ing
Unlocking/locking the driver's door with the
mechanical key
.. Remove the integrated mechan ica l key
¢ page 26 or use the sepa rate mechan ica l key .
.,. To unloc k the dr ive r's door, t urn the key to the
unlo ck
position @¢ fig. 21.
.,. To l ock th e dr iver 's doo r, move t he se lec to r lev­
er t o the " P" posi tion ( auto mati c trans mi ssion )
a nd tu rn the key
one time to the lock pos iti on
@ ¢.&_ .
Locking the front passenger's door/rear
doors with the mechanical key
T he emergen cy lo ck is loca ted o n the rea r sid e of
t h e front passenger's door a nd the rear doors. It
is only visible when the doo r is open .
.,. Remove the in teg ra ted mech anical key
¢
page 26 o r use the sep arate mechan ic al k ey.
.. Remove the cap from the o peni ng ¢ fig . 22. ..,.
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