warning AUDI S6 2008 Owners Manual

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Audi lane assist
Lane assist
Applies to vehic les : w ith lane assist
Description
Lane assist helps you keep your vehicle in your lane.
Lane assist uses a camera to detect lane boundary lines. If the
system detects that your vehicle is about to leave a lane boundary
line, the steering wheel
vibrates to alert the driver . If lane assist
de tects boundary lines on both sides of the vehicle's lane, the
system enters active standby mode, which is indicated by the green
indicator light /: on the instrument cluster.
If the system is in active standby mode and the turn signal is acti­
vated before driving over the boundary line, the warning does not
occur since the system allows for intentional lane changes.
The system is designed for driving on freeways and expanded high­
ways and thus works only at speeds of 40 mph (65 km/h) or more.
& WARNING
• Lane assist will not keep your vehicle in your lane. The system
only warns the driver when the vehicle is leaving the lane . The
driver is always responsible for keeping the vehicle in the lane .
• The camera is not able to detect all lane boundary lines and in
some cases might also detect lane structures or objects as
boundary lines . This can lead to incorrect warnings or warnings
that fail to go off at all.
• The camera's visibility can be impaired by vehicles ahead of
you , for instance, or by rain, snow, heavy spray or light shining into
the camera lens. This can cause lane assist to fail to detect
boundary lines. •
Applies to veh icle s: with lane assi st
Activating and deactivating
Fig . 147 Turn signal
le ve r: Lane assist
button
Fig . 148 Windshield:
Lane assist camera
viewing window
Press the=> fig. 147 button to activate or deactivate the
system. The/: indicator light on the instrument cluster
will illuminate or go out.
Instrument cluster indicator light
/: Ready : The green indicator light shows that the system is ready
to use. A warning alerts the driver when the vehicle drives over
detected lane boundary lines. -.,

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, Not ready: The yellow indicator light shows that the system is
turned on but unable to send a warning. This can be due to the
following:
• There are no boundary lines, or there is only one boundary line
present .
• The boundary lines are not detected (e.g. due to snow, dirt, wet
conditions or light shining into the camera lens).
• More than two boundary lines (such as at construction sites) are
located in the vehicle's lane.
• The vehicle's speed is below the speed needed to activate it,
which is about
40 mph (65 km/h).
• The lane is narrower than about
8 ft. (2.5 ml, or wider than about
16 ft. (5 ml.
• The curve is too sharp.
Notes on the instrument cluster display
When the lane assist turns off automatically, the instrument cluster
indicator goes out and one of the following messages appears on
the display:
Audi lane assist not available: Currently no sensor vision
This message appears when the camera can no longer function
because it cannot detect the boundary lines. This may be due to the
following:
• The exterior side of the camera viewing window=>
page 150,
fig. 148 is covered with dirt or ice. Clean this part of the windshield.
• The camera viewing window is fogged up on the inside. In this
case, wait until the fog disappears before turning lane assist on
again.
• The system was unable to detect boundary lines over an
extended period of time due to road conditions (such as snow­
covered lanes). Do not turn lane assist on again until the lines can
be more easily detected.
Audi lane assist not available
Controls and equip ­
ment A temporary malfunction is preventing
lane assist from operating .
Try turning on lane assist again at a later time.
Audi lane assist: system fault
The system should be checked by an authorized Audi dealer or other qualified workshop.
[ i] Tips
• Make sure that the camera viewing window=> page 150, fig. 148
is not covered by stickers or similar objects .
• Always keep the camera viewing window clean. This can usually
be done by operating the windshield wipers. •
Applies to vehic les: with lane ass ist
MMI settings
You can use the MM/ to adjust the warning time and
steering wheel vibration.
Setting the warning time
Pressthe[CAR]function button.
Select
Systems * in the CAR menu.
Select
Audi lane assist.
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Fig . 149 MMI Display :
Setting the warning
time and steering
wheel vibration

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-Selec t Warning early , adaptive or late => page 151,
fig. 149.
Setting the steering wheel vibration Press the
I CAR I function button.
- Selec t
Systems * in the CAR menu.
- Selec t
Audi lane assist.
Select Steering vibration weak, medium or strong.
Setting the warning time
Early: This setting warns the driver before a wheel touches the
detected lane boundary line. The warning depends on the vehicle's
angle as it approaches the boundary line . If you approach a
boundary line gradually, the warning w ill occur earlier. If you
approach the boundary line at a very sharp ang le, the warning will
occur just before a wheel touches the line.
Adaptive : In this setting, the warning time adjusts to the character ­
istics of the road and the vehic le speed. The warning occurs later for
curves and occurs earlier for straight stretches of road . The warning
occurs later on narrow roads than on wide roads.
Late: This setting warns the driver when a whee l drives over the
detected lane boundary line .
Setting the steering wheel vibration
When adjusting the steering wheel vibration, the steering wheel
vibrates so that you can check the intensity you have set.
[ i ] Tips
• When making the adjustment, lane assist is not activated. The
steering wheel vibrates briefly only to assist you in changing the
setting .
• Your settings are automatically stored and assigned to the
remote control key being used.•

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The selector lever must be in Nor P. If one of the driving positions
is engaged a safe ty switch will prevent the engine from bei ng
started . See also=:> page 125 .
Before you move the selector lever from the
P position, you must
a lways apply the brake peda l be fore and wh ile depress ing the
button in the hand le of the selector lever .
& WARNING
• Unintended vehicle movement can cause serious injury .
- When the selector lever is in a driving po sition , the vehicle
m ay creep , even at idle speed . Therefore do not release the
parking brake or foot brake until you are ready to move ,
be cause power i s tran smitted to the wheels as soon as a
driving position is engaged .
- Do not accelerate wh ile se le cting a driving position . At th is
t ime the engine must be at idle speed so that undue stre ss is
not pla ced on the clut che s in the tr ansmission .
- Remember : - even when stopped briefly with the automatic
tr ansmission in "D ", "S " or "R ", engine po wer i s bei ng tran s­
mitted to the whe els. Y our vehicle could "c reep " forward or
ba ckward. When stopped , keep the brake pedal fully depre ssed
and u se the parking brake if nece ssary to keep the vehicle from
rolling .
• If the selector lever is unintentionally moved into N while you
are driving , take yo ur foot off the a ccelerator pedal and wait fo r
the engine to return to id le speed before selecting a driving posi ­
t ion .
• Never shift into "R " or "P " when the vehicle i s in motion .
• Never get out of the driver 's seat when the engine is runnin g.
• If you must get out of the veh icle, move the selector le ver
se curely into the P position and appl y the park ing brake firmly .
• If the engine must remain running , ne ver have any dr iving po si­
tion engaged when che cking under the hood . Make sure the
s electo r le ver has securel y eng aged and i s lo cked in "P " with the
& WAR NING (continued )
parking brake firmly set=> page 289 , "Engine compartment ".
Otherwi se , any increase in engine speed may set the vehicle in
motion , even w ith the park ing bra ke applied . •
App lies to vehicles: with 6-speed automatic t ransmission
Selector lever positions
This sec tion describes the select or lever p ositions and
drivin g ra nges.
Fi g. 1 51 D isplay i n the
in strument clu ster :
s ele ctor lev er in po si­
t ion D
T he se lec tor leve r posi tion engaged appea rs next to the selector
lever as we ll as in the instrument c luster disp lay .
P -Park
In this selector lever position the transmission is mechanically
l ocked. Engage
P on ly when the vehicle is completely stopped=> &
in "Driving the automatic transmission" on page 153.
To shift in or out of positio n
P, you must first press and hold the
brake peda l and then press the release button in the se lector lever
handle while moving the selector lever to or from
P . You can shif t
out o f this pos ition only with the ignition on.
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R -Reverse
The transmission will automatically select the lowest gear ratio
when you shift into reverse .
Select
R only when the vehicle is at a full stop and the engine is
running at idle speed::::;,
& in "Driving the automat ic transmission"
on
page 153 .
Before you move the se lector lever to R , press both the button in the
handle of the selector leve r
and the brake pedal at the same time .
When the ignition is on , the backup lights i lluminate when the
selector lever is moved into
R.
N -Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position . Shift to this position
for standing with the brakes applied=>
page 155.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake befor e and while moving the
lever out of
N.
D -Normal position for driving forward
Position Dis for norma l city and highway driving. It ranges from zero
to top speed and all six gears shift au tomatically, depending on
engine load, driving speed and automatica lly selected shift
programs. The gear engaged is shown in the right of the display
::::;, page 154, fig. 151.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and while moving the
lever to
D out of N .
In certain circumstances i t may be advantageous to temporarily
switch to the manual shift program to manua lly se lect gear ratios to
match specific driving conditions::::;,
page 157.
S -Sport position
Se lect this position for spor tier performance . In this position, the
transmission will not upshift as soon, allowing the vehicle to use the
Con tro ls and eq uip­
ment
increased power available at higher engine speeds to achieve live­
lier acceleration.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and while moving the lever to
S out of N.
& WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ::::;, & in "Driving the automatic
transmission" on
page 153 .
0 Note
Coasting downhill with the transmission in N and the engine not
running will result in damage to the automatic transmission and
possibly the catalytic converter. •
Applies to ve hic les: with 6-spee d autom atic trans mission
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you against acciden­
tally shifting into a forward or the reverse gear and
causing the vehicle to move unintentionally.
Fig. 152 Shift gate:
selec tor leve r loc k
positions and interlock
button highlight ed
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
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-Tu rn t he igniti on on .
- Step on the brake peda l.
At the some time press and hold
the interlock button on t he side of the gear selector knob
~ page 155, fig. 152 with your thumb unt il you have
moved the selec to r l eve r to the desi red posi tion .
Automatic sele cto r lever lo ck
The selector lever is locked in the P and N positions when the igni ­
t ion is turned on . To move the lever from these positions the dr iver
must depress the brake pedal. As a reminder to the driver, the
following warning appears in the ins trument cluster disp lay when
the selector is in
P and N :
When stationary apply footbr ake while selecting ge ar
A time delay e lement prevents the se lector lever from lock ing when
it is moved through the
N position (going from R to Dl. The locking
e lement will lock the selector lever if the lever is lef t in
N (Neutra l)
for more than approximately 1 second, without the brake pedal
being pressed .
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the Au tomat ic Shift Lock is
automatically deactivated in the
N position .
Interlo ck button
The lock button on the se lector lever prevents the lever from being
accidentally shifted into certain positions. Pressing this button
deactivates the selector lever lock. Depending on the direction of
the shift, the se lector lever locks at different positions . The positions
are highlighted in the illustration ~
page 155, fig. 152 .
Ignition key saf ety int erlo ck
The key cannot be removed from the ignition un less the selector
lever is in the
P park position . When the ignition key is removed , the
selector lever wil l be locked in the
P position. •
Applies to vehi cles : w it h 6- spee d au tomat ic t ra nsm issio n
Kick-down
The kick-down feature allows the vehicle to generate
maximu m acceler atio n.
When you press the accelerato r pedal beyond the resistance po int
that is reached at fu ll thrott le, the transmission will se lect a lower
gear rat io based o n vehicle speed and engine RPM . The engine RPM
wi ll be contro lled to produce max imum vehicle acceleration as long
as y ou co ntinue to press the accelera tor pedal beyo nd this resis­
tance po int .
& WARNING
Be careful when u sing the kick-down feature on slippery roads .
Rapid acceleration may cause the veh icle to skid. •
Applies to vehicles : wi th 6-s pee d au to m ati c transmiss ion
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The aut om atic tr a nsmission is ele ctr onically cont rolled.
T he transmission is self adapting and wi ll automati cally se lect the
b est shift program suited to the driving condi tions and drivi ng s tyle.
The transmission wil l se lect one of the
economy programs when
you drive at a steady speed or a gradually changing speed without heavy acceleration . This achieves optimum fuel efficiency, with ear ly
upshifting and delayed downshifting.
The trans missi on will au tomat ica lly select the
sporty shi ft prog rams
when you drive at higher speeds, or with heavy acce leration and
frequen tly cha nging speeds . Upshifts ar e delayed t o make full use
of engine power . Down shifting takes place at higher engine speeds
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App lies to vehic le s : w ith mul tit ron ic ® Cont inuous ly Varia ble Transm ission ( CVTl
Driving the multitronic ®
The gear ratio is continuously adapted to vehicle speed
and load .
Starting th e engin e
- The selector lever must be in N or P.
Start in g off
- Press and hold the bra ke pedal.
F ig . 1 58 Sec tion o f the
c en ter conso le:
sele ctor leve r w ith l ock
b utt on
- Press and hold the release button in the selector lever
handle and move the selector lever from
P (alternatively
N ) to D (a lternatively S ) and release the button .
- Wait br ie fl y until t he transm iss ion has shifted (you w ill
feel a slight movement ).
- Remove your foot from the brake pedal and acce lerate
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Ro cking ba ck and forth to b ecom e un stu ck
- Shift only between D and R when the vehicle is at a full
stop and the engine is running at idle speed .
Stopping
-Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle has come
to a comp lete stop.
- Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the vehic le
cannot ro ll forward or backward while it is idling ~& .
Once stopped,
do not depress the acce lera to r pedal to
rev up the engine::::!>&.
Pa rking
- Press a nd hold the brake peda l until the vehicle has come
to a comp lete sto p.
- Set the park ing brake firmly ~
page 130, "Park ing".
- Press and hold the release button in the selector lever
handle , move the selecto r leve r into
P and then let go of
the release button
~ & .
Your vehicle is equipp ed with a sta rtin g assist that a llows for easier
starting on inclines . The sys tem is activated when the brake peda l is
d epr essed for a
few se co nd s. Aft er r eleasing the brak e peda l, the
brake power is held for a moment to prevent the vehicle from rolling
back when starting .
The se lector lever must be in
N or P. If one of the driving positions
is engaged a safety switch wi ll prevent the engine from being
started. Se e also =>
page 125.
Before you move the selector lever from the P position, you must
a lways apply the brake pedal before and while depr ess ing the
button in the handle of the selector lever .
& WARNING
• Unintended vehicl e movem ent can cau se seri ous injury.

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& WARNING (continued )
-When the selector lever is in a driving position , the vehi cle
may creep , even at idle speed . Therefore do not release the
parking brake or foot brake until you are ready to move ,
because power is transmitted to the wheels as soon as a
driving position is engaged.
- Do not accelerate while selecting a driving position. At this
time the engine must be at idle speed so that undue stress is
not placed on the clutches in the transmission.
- Remember : - even when stopped briefly with the automatic
transmission in "D", "S" or "R" , engine power is being trans ­
mitted to the wheels . Your vehicle could "creep " forward or
backward . When stopped , keep the brake pedal fully depressed
and use the parking brake if necessary to keep the vehicle from
rolling .
- If the sele ctor lever is unintentionally moved into N while you
are driving , take your foot off the accelerator pedal and wait for
the engine to return to idle speed before selecting a driving
position .
- Never shift into "R " or "P " when the vehicle is in motion .
- Never get out of the driver's seat when the engine is running.
- If you must get out of the vehicle , move the selector lever
securely into the P position and apply the parking brake firmly .
- If the engine must remain running, never have any driving
position engaged when checking under the hood. Make sure
the selector lever has securely engaged and is locked in "P "
with the parking brake firmly set :::::, page 289, "Engine
compartment ". Otherwise , any increase in engine speed may
set the vehicle in motion , even with the parking brake
applied .•
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Ap plies to vehic les : wit h m ultit ron ic® Conti nuous ly Va riable Transm ission (CVT)
Selector lever positions
This sec tion des cribes th e sele ctor lev er positi ons an d
dr iv ing ra ng es.
Fig . 159 Display in the
instrument clu ster:
se lector lever in posi ·
tion P
Th e se lecto r le ver p ositi on engag ed app ear s ne xt to th e selec tor
lev er as well as in the instrument cluste r disp lay .
P -Park
In this s electo r lever position the transmission is mechanica lly
lo cke d.
Eng age P on ly when t he veh ic le is completely stopped=> 11::::. in
" Dr ivin g th e multitroni c®" on page 160
T o s hift int o or out o f pos ition P , you m ust fi rs t p ress a nd h old the
brake peda l and then press the r elease button in th e se lector lever
h an dle whi le m oving the sele ctor l ev er to P .
R - Reverse
The tra nsm issio n w ill automat ica lly se lect the lowest gear ratio
when you sh ift into reverse .
S ele ct R only wh en th e ve hicle is at a
fu ll sto p and t he engine is
running at id le speed :::::, 11::::. in "Driving t he multitron ic®" on
page 1 60.
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Before you move the selector lever to R, press both, the button in the
handle of the selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same time .
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illuminate when the
selector lever is moved into R.
N -N eutr al
Sh ift to this position for standing with brakes applied=> page 762.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake before and while moving the
lever out of
N .
Do not use N for coasting downhill.
D -Normal dr iving po sition f or forward
Depending on the load on the engine, vehicle speed and the
dynamic control program, the transm ission will select the
optimal
gear ratio.
In certain circumstances it may be advantageous to temporarily
switch to the manua l shift program to manually select gear ratios to
match specific driving conditions=>
page 164.
When the vehicle is s tationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the footbrake before and while moving the
lever to
D ou t of N.
S -Spor t p osition
Select this position for sportier performance. In this position, the
transmission wil l not upshift as soon, allowing the vehicle to use the
increased power avai lable at higher engine speeds to achieve live ­
lier acceleration.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h),
you must always apply the foot brake before and whi le moving the
lever to
S out of N .
& WARNING
Re ad a nd follo w all WARNIN GS=> & in "Dr iv ing th e multitr oni c®"
on
page 160 .
0 Note
Coasting downhill with the transm ission in N and the engine not
operating will result in damage to the automatic transmission and
possibly the catalytic converter. •
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic® Continuous ly Variable Transmission (CVT)
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you against acciden­
tally shifting in to a forward or the reverse gear and
causing the vehicle to move unintentionally.
F ig . 160 Shift gate:
se lect or l ever loc k
pos it ions a nd int erl ock
butt on high lighted
The selector lever l ock is rel eased as f ollows :
T u rn the ignition on .
Step on the brake peda l.
At the same time press and hold
the interlock button on the side of the gear selector knob
=> fig. 160 with your thumb until you have moved the
selector lever to t he desired position.
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Autom ati c selec to r l eve r lock
The se lector lever is locked in the P and N positions when the igni ­
tion is turned on . To move the lever from these positions the driver
must depress the brake pedal. As a reminder to the driver, the
follow ing warning appears in the instrument cluster disp lay when
the selector is in
P and N :
When stationary app ly footbrake while selecting gear
A time delay e lement prevents the selector lever from locking when
it is moved through the
N position (going from R to Dl. The locking
e lement will lock the selector lever if the lever is left in N (Neutral)
for more than approximately 1 second, without the brake peda l
being pressed.
At speeds above about 3 mph (5 km/h) the Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deactivated in the
N posi tion .
Interl ock button
The lock button on the selector lever prevents the lever from being
accidentally shifted into certain posit ions. Pressing this button
deactivates the selector leve r lock. Dependi ng on the direction of
the shift, the se lector lever locks at different positions . The positions
are highligh ted in the illus trati on =>
page 162, fig . 160.
Igniti on k ey saf ety in te rlo ck
The key canno t be removed from the ignition un less the selector
lever is in the
P park position . When the ignition key is removed, the
selector lever wil l be l ocked in the
P posi tion .•
Ap plies to veh ic les : w ith mu ltitro nic ® Cont inuous ly Va riab le Transm iss io n (CVT )
Kick-down
The kick- down feature allo ws the ve hic le to generate
maximum acceler ati on .
When you press the acce lerator pedal beyond the resistance point
t hat is reached at ful l th rottle, the transmission wi ll select a lower
gear ratio based on vehic le speed and engine RPM. The engine RPM
Controls and equip ­
ment
wi ll be control led to produce maximum vehic le acceleration as long
as yo u conti nue to press the acce lerato r pedal beyond this resis ­
tance point .
& WARNING
Be careful when us ing the ki ck-down feature on slippery roads .
Rapid acceleration may cau se the vehicle to skid . •
Ap plies to veh icles : wi th mu ltitro nic® C ontinuou sly Vari ab le Tra nsm iss ion (C VT)
Dynamic shift program (DSP)
The multitronic® tr ansmissi on is elect ro nic ally
controlled.
The transmission se lects the appropriate gear ratio (upshifts and
downsh ifts) automatical ly based on preset driving programs.
The transmission wil l select one of the
economy programs when
yo u drive at a steady speed or a gra dually changing speeds without
heavy acceleration . T his gives best fuel efficiency, with early
upshifting and delayed downshif ting .
The transmission will au tomat ically select the
s porty shift programs
when you drive at higher speeds, or with heavy acce leration and
freque ntly changing speeds . Upshifts are delayed to make full use
of engine power. Downshifting takes place at higher engine speeds
t han in t he economy programs .
The se lection of the most suitable shift program is a continuous,
automatic process . The driver can also make the transmission
sw itch to a spor ty progra m by
quickly pressing down the gas peda l.
This causes the transmission to shift down into a lower gear ratio and makes qu ick acceleration possible (to pass another vehic le) You
do not need to press the gas peda l into the kickdown range . After
the trans missi on has upshifte d, the o riginal p rogram is selected
according to your driving style . _.,
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