manual transmission AUDI S6 2009 User Guide
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General information
Explanation of technical data
Some of the technical data listed in this manual requires
further explanation.
The technical data for your vehicle is listed in the charts starting on
~ page 369 . This section provides general information, notes and
restrictions which app ly to this data. •
Vehicle identification
The key data is given on the vehicle identification number
(VIN) pla te and the vehicle data st icker.
F ig. 278 Ve hicl e Id enti
fi ca tion Number (V IN)
pl ate : lo cation on
d riv er 's s ide das h
pan el F
ig . 2 79 The vehi cle
i d e ntifi cat ion la be l -
i nside the lug gag e
com partm ent
The Vehicle Id enti fication Numb er (V IN)
is located on the driver's side so that it is visible from the outside
through the windshield ~ fig . 278.
Th e veh icle i de ntifi cat ion lab el
is located in the luggage compar tment near the battery.
The label~ fig. 279 shows the following vehic le data :
0 Production control No.
0 Vehicle identification No.
G) Type code number
© Type designation/engine output in Ki lowatts
@ Engine and transmission code letter
© Paint No./lnterior
0 Optiona l equipment No.'s
Vehicle data 2 to 7 are also found in your Warranty
& Maintenance
booklet.
Th e s afet y co mpli ance sti cker
is your assurance that your new vehicle complies with a ll app licable
Federa l Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which were in effect at the
time the vehicle was manu factured. You can find this sticker on the
left door jamb . It shows the month and year of production and the .._
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Ashtray
Fron t . ..... ... .. .... .... ..... .. .. 96
Rear . ...... .. ..... ... ... .... ... .. 97
ASR How th e Anti -Slip Regulation Syst em
works ... .. ... .... .... ... .... .. 264
Ast erisk
What does it mean when something is marked with an asterisk? ... .. ...... 6
Audi Parking System Acoustic parking system tips .. .... . 181
Adjusting the chimes -option 1 ..... 180
Adjusting the chimes -option 2 . ... . 181
General Information . ..... .. .... .. 169
Notes on distance information ..... 179
Parking next to obstacles .... . ... .. 178
rear ..... .. .... .... .... .... .... . 169
rear , with rear -vi ew camera ... .... . 171
Rear -vi ew camera -parking mode 1 175
Rear-view camera -parking mode 2 . 177
Rear-view camera (Rear View) ...... 173
Rear-view camera coverage area .... 175
Rear-view camera tips .......... ... 182
Specia l parking situations . ... .... . 178
Audi Parking Syst em (rear)
Adjusting the chimes .... .... .... . 170
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 372
AUTO mode AC climate controls ... .... ... .... . 105
Auto Safety Hotline ... .. .... .... .... . 203
Auto -Ch eck Control . ...... .. .... .... .. 28
Automatic belt retractor .... .... .... .. 209
Controls and equip ment Safety first Automatic car wash
See Washing ..
... .... ...... ...... 283
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU ...... .. 157, 164
Automatic transmission 6-speed automatic transmission .... 155
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU .. .. . 157, 164
Driving ....... .. ... .. ... .... .... . 155
Dynamic shift program ...... ...... 158
Emergency release for selector lever 161
Emergency release for selector lever (multitronic®) .. .... .... .... .... 168
Fail-safe mode ... .... .... .... 160,167
Ignition key safety lock .. .... ..... . 117
Kick -down .... ....... .... ... . .... 158
Manual shift program ... .... .... .. 159
multitronic® .... .... ...... .. ... .. 161
Selector lever .. .. .. . ... ... .. . 156, 163
Sh ift buttons . ... ..... ... .... 160 , 167
Steering wh eel with t iptronic® . 160, 167
Average speed .. ....... .... .... .... .. 38
Avoid damaging the vehicle ... ..... ... 273
B
Battery . .... .... ..... .. ... ... .. ... . 311
Battery location inside the luggage compartment .. . .. .. .... .... .... 312
Charging . ...... ........ ..... .... 314
Important warnings when working on the battery ..... ...... .. ...... .... . 312
Jump star ting ... ... ... ..... .. .... 357
Low ... .. .... .. . .. .. .... .. .... .. 269
Replacing the battery ...... .. ... .. 315
State of charge . .... .. ...... .. .... 269 Voltage
.... ... .. .. .. .... .... .. . .. 35
Winter opera tion . .... .... .... .... 311
Working on the battery .... ... ... .. 312
Before driving ... .... .... .. . ... .... . 195
Blended gasoline . ...... ...... .... ... 295
Body cavity sealing ... .. ... ..... ... .. 288
Booster seats ... .. .. .... .... ...... .. 246
How do I properly install a booster seat in my veh icle? . .... .... ... ... ... .. 246
Safety instructions .... .... .... ... . 246
Brake assistant .. .. ... ... .... ...... . 267
Brake booster .. .. ... ... .... . ... ..... 266
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid ... .... .... 311
Checking the brake fluid level .. ... . 310
Reservoir .. .... .... ... .... .... ... 310
What is the correct brake fluid level? 310
What should I do if the brake fluid warning
light comes on? . .... .... .... ... . 310
Brake light Defective ... .. .... .... .... ... .. .. . 25
Brake system .... ... ..... ... .... .... 310
Anti-lock brake system . .. . .. .. ... .. 21
Brake fluid . ... .. .. .... .. . ... ... .. 310
Brake f luid specifications for refill and
replacement . .... .... ...... .... . 311
Brake pads ..... .. .... ...... ..... 272
Electromechanical parking brake .... 121
General information .. .... .... ... . 265
How does moisture or road salt affect the brak es? . ........ ........ ...... . 265
Malfunction . .... .... .... .... ..... 30
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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NHTSA
Contacting 203
Number of seats ...... .... ... ....... 205
0
Occupant seating positions . ...... ... 196
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Oil
See Engine oi l .. .. .... .... ...... . 303
Older children and safety belts . . . . . . . . 247
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) .. ..... ... 27
Electronic speed limiter ... ..... ... . 27
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .. .. 27
Open door or rear lid warning ... .. .... 25
Opening Power sunroof . .... ....... .... .... 59
Operate your vehicle economically and mini- mize po llution ... .... .... .... ... 273
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk .... ...... ... 6
Outlets ...... ... .. .. .... .... ........ 98
Outside air pol lution
How to prevent from entering the vehicle
107
Outside mirrors . ... .. .... .... ...... .. 76
Outside temperature disp lay .. ... ... .. 24
Owner 's manual
How the Owner's Manua l is organized . 6
p
Paint
Touch-up 286
Paint No. . .... ....... .... .... .... .. 366 Rear
lid/trunk lid ... .... ...... .. ... 50
Remote control key . ....... ..... .. . 42
Selective unlock feature ........ .... 48
Settings ... ......... .. .... .... ... 48
Un locking and locking vehicle .... ... 46
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169 Pow er outlets ....... .... ........ .... 98
rear . ........ .... ... .. .... .... .. 169
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic transmission .... .... ... 155
Caution when parki ng near a parking bar -
rier or curb ... .. ............ ... 122
Low bumper cover, spoilers and suspens ion 122
multitronic® .......... .... ... ... 162
Parking brake
See Electromechanical parking brake 121
Parking on a decline (downhill) ........ 122
Parking on an incl ine (uphill) . ...... ... 122
Parts replacement ...... .. .... .... .. 374
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light ... .. ... 227
Passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Pedals . ........ ....... ...... .... .. 200
Perimeter lighting ...... .. .......... .. 66
Physica l principles of a frontal collision 206
Polishing ......... ... .... .... ...... 285
Power locking switch .. ........ ....... 49
Power locking system ..... .... .... ... 45
Convenience close/open feature ..... 57
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ..... .. ... ... .. .... .... ... 49
Opening and closing the windows ... 57
Power sunroof . ....... .... .... .... 60 Power roof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power seat Contro ls ......................... 81
Seat adjustment ... .... ... .... .... 82
Pow er side door closer . .... ... .... .... 48
Power steering ... .... .... .... ...... 267
Power sunroof Emergency closing .... .... .... . 60, 61
Power window switches . ...... ..... .. . 55
In the driver's door . ............ ... 56
In the front passenger's door ... ....
57
Reactivating the system .... ..... ... 58
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safety belt .... ... .... ...... .... 211
Programming the Homelink® universal re -
mote control .... .... .... ..... .. 188
Proper occupant seating positions .. ... 196
Proper safety be lt position ........... 210
Proper seating position Front passenger ... .... ... .... ... 197
Occupants ...................... 196
Rear passengers 198
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Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Safety instructions
Engine compartment ... .. .... .... 301
for booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
for side curtain airbags .... ....... 236
for using child safety seats . ... .... 241
for us ing convertible child seats .... 244
for using infant seats ... .. .... .... 243
for using safety be lts . .... ... .... . 208
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 228
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 117
Seat adjustment Adjusting the seatback ... .... .... .. 82
Adjusting upper thigh support ...... 83 Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
D .
' t 84
river s sea memory . .... ...... .. .
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Head restraints ... .... .... ... . 86, 199
Lumbar support ............. ..... 83
Seat belts
See Safety be lts . .... ... .. .... .... 205
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Seating capacity . .... .... .... ... .... 205
Seating position Driver ...... ... .. .... ...... .... . 196
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . 197
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Occupants ...................... 196
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Seats
Number of seats ..... .... .... .... 205
Selective unlock feature .... ....... ... 48
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Se lector lever mu ltitronic® ........... 163
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner ...... .... . 214
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service position Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Servotron ic Power steering ...... .... .... .... 267
Shift buttons ...... .. ........... 160, 167
Side airbags
Description .............. ...... .. 231
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Side assist Activating and deactivating ... .... . 146
Description .......... ........ .... 146
Informationa l and alert stage signals 148
Messages in instrument cluster display ..
153
MM I settings ... .... ... .. ...... .. 152
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Sensor detection area . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Side curtain airbags .. ........ ....... 234
Description ...................... 234
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Safety instructions .......... .... . 236
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ski sack ... .. .... ...... .... ... .... .. 92
Snow chains . .... ....... ........... 334 Sockets
.. ...... .... .... .... ... .. . 97, 98
Solar blower fan/solar roof ....... ... . 113
Sound system disp lay
Driver information disp lay .......... 24
Spare wheel ........................ 343
Speed control system
See Adaptive Cruise Control .. .... .. 127
Speed rating letter code ... ... .... ... 330
Speed warning system ................ 36
Speedometer .... .... .... ....... .... . 14
Starting off with a trailer .. .... .... ... 123
Starting the engine .. .... ... .. ... 116, 117
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ........................ . 117
Steering . ........... ....... ... .. ... 114
Easy entry feature ................ 116
Electrically adjusting the steering wheel .
115
Locking the steering ... .... .... ... 116
Malfunction . ... .. .... .... .... .... 32
Manually adjusting the steering whee l
114
Steering wheel column Adjusting electrically ... .... ...... 115
Adjusting manual ly ............... 114
Steering wheel heating .. ........ .... 111
Steps for determining correct load limit 326
Stopping the engine .... ... .......... 118
Storage .... ... .. .... ..... .. ... ..... 99
Cupholder ... .. ...... .... .... ... .. 95
Cupholder rear center armrest ... .. . 96
Glove compartment ... .... .... .... 99
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Luggage compartment ... ... . ..... . 91
Ski sack . .... .... .... .... ..... .. .. 92
Storage compartment
Expanding . ... ...... .. ... .. .... ...
88
Sun shade .. .... .... ... .... ... .... .. 70
Sun visors .. .... ... ... ..... ...... ... 69
Suspension
See Adaptive Air Suspension . .... .. 184
Switches
Emergency flashers .. .... .... .... ..
67
Power sunroof .... ... .... .... .... . 58
Rear window defogger ... ... . ... .. 108
Symbols
Red . ...... .. ..... ... ..... .. .....
29
Yellow .. .. ... ... .... .... ... .... .. 33
Synchronizing climate control . ... .... 104
T
Tachometer . .... .... .... ... .... .... . 13
Tank f lap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand
299
Technical modifications ........ .... .. 375
Temperature
Climate controls .. .... .... ... .... .
106
Setting for the driver's and front pass en-
ger's side ... ...... .... ... .... ..
106
Tether strap ...... .... .. ....... ..... 258
Securing the upper te ther strap 259
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards .. .... ... .... .... ....
271
Tie -downs .. .... .... .... ... .... .... 203
Tilt sensors ..... .... .... ... .. .. ..... 55
Controls and equip ment Safety first
Tips for the environmen
t
Saving fuel ... ... .... ...... .......
94
Using the air conditioner only when
necessary .. ... ..... .... .... ... .
. . ® t1ptronic ... .... .... .... .... .... .. .
Au tomatic Shift Lock (ASU ... ..... .
109
155
157
Driving .. . ... ... ... .. .. .. ... . ... . 155
Dynamic shift program ...... ...... 158
Fail -safe mode .. ....... .... .... .. 160
Kick -down .... .. . ... .. ...... ..... 158
Manual shift program .. ... .... .... 159
S elector lever .... .... ...... ..... . 156
Tire pressure . ... ... .... ... .... .... . 323
Tire pressure monitoring syst em .. .... 336
Loss of air pressure ... .... ..... 19 ,337
Malfunction . .... .... ...... ...... 337
Resetting tire pressures .. .. .. .... . 338
Tire servic e lif e ........ ... .. .... .... 327
Tires .. .... . ... ... . ... .... .... .... . 317
Service life . .... . ... ..... .... .... 327
speed rating letter code ... .... .... 330
Tire manufacturing date .... . ... ... 330
Tire specificat ions ... ..... ... ... .. 330
Tread depth .. ... ..... ... .... .... 327
Uniform tir e quality grading ..... ... 332
Winter tires ......... ........ .... . 333
Tires and vehicle load limits ... ...... . 325
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure . ... .... ....
323
Cold tire inflation pressure .... .... . 321
Dimensions . .... ... .. ...... .. .... 329
General notes ... ...... ..... ..... . 317
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
318
New tires and wheels .... .... .... . 329
Replacing ... .. .. .... .... .... .. . . 329
Snow chains .. ... .... ... . ... ..... 334
Tires and v ehicle load limits . ...... . 325
Wh eel bolts .. ... ........ ... .. .... 335
Winter tires ... .... ... ... .... ... .. 333
Tires/Wheels
Low aspect ratio tires ... .. .... .. . .
335
Tire pressure monitoring sys tem . 19, 336
Tools ...... ... .. .... .... ...... .... . 343
Torn or frayed safety b elts .... ... .. .. . 208
Touch -up paint ... .. .... .... .... .. .. 286
Towing
Front eyelet .. .. .. .... .... .... ....
360
Rear eyelet ... .... ....... .. ...... 361
Tow truck procedures .. ...... .... . 360
TPMS
Tire pressure monitoring system ....
337
Trailer towing .... ... ... .. ....... ... . 276
Operating instructions . ... ... ... .. 277
Technical r equ irem ents ... .... 276 , 277
Trailer towing tips ....... ..... .... 278
Transmission
tiptronic® ... ... .... .... .... .....
155
Transport Canada ...... ........ .... . 204
Tread Wear Indicator (TWll .... ... .... . 327
Trip computer
Fuel consumption . ... ... .... ..... .
38
Mileage . ... .. .... .... .. .... .... .. 38
Single -trip memory .. .... . .... ... .. 39
Total -trip memory ...... .... ... .. .. 39
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data