maintenance AUDI S6 2010 User Guide

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Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is cov ered by the following warrantie s:
• Limited New Vehicle Warranty
• Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perforation
• Emissions Control System Warranty
• Emissions Performance Warranty
• California Emissions Control Warranty (USA vehicles only)
• California Emissions Performance Warranty (USA vehicles only)
Detailed informa tion regarding your warran ties can be fo und in your
Warranty & Maintenance boo klet .•
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada
Government regulat ions in the United States and Canada req uire t hat
au tomobiles meet spe cific emi ss ion regula tions and safe ty s tan­
dards . There fore, ve hicles bui lt for the U.S.A . and Canada differ from
vehicles so ld in othe r countries.
If you plan to take your vehicle ou tside the continental lim its of the
United States or Canada, the re is the possibility that
• unle aded fue ls for vehicle s w ith c ataly tic converte r may n ot be
available;
• fue l may have a conside rably lower octa ne rat ing . Imp roper f ue l
may cause engine damage;
• serv ice may be inadequate due to lack of proper serv ice fac ilities,
too ls or testing eq uipment;
• replacement parts may not be read ily avai lab le . • N
avigation syst ems for veh icles built fo r th e U.S.A. and Canada
w ill not necessar ily work in Europe, and may not wo rk in other coun­
tries outside of North Ame ric a.
0 Note
Audi canno t be responsib le for mech anical dam age th at could res ult
from inadeq uate fue l, se rvice o r parts ava ilability. •
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals are published as soon as
po ssib le afte r mode l in trodu ction . Se rvi ce manu als ar e ava ilable
from :
Audi Technical Literature Ordering Center
Call toll-free:
T e l. : 1 (800) S4 4-80 21
(from 8:00 A M to 8:00 P M, EST, Monday thro ugh Friday)
or access their website
www .audi.ddsltd.com on the Internet to
or der r ep air manual s and othe r A ud i liter atu re .•
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been des igned to help keep maintenance req uire ­
ments to a mi nimum. However, a ce rta in amoun t of regular ma inte­
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety, economy and .,_

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reliab ility. For deta iled vehicle maintenance cons ult your Warra nty &
Main tenan ce bookle t.
Under difficult operating conditions, for example at extremely low
outside temperatures, in very dusty regions, when towing a trailer
very frequently, etc., some service wo rk shou ld be performed
between the intervals specified. This app lies particu larly to:
• oil changes, and
• cleaning or rep lacing the air fi lter.
<£> For the sake of the environment
By regular ly maintaining your vehicle, you help make sure that emis­
sion standards are mainta ined, t hus mi nimizing adve rse e ffects o n
the environment. •
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
T he increasing use of electronics, sophisticated fuel injection and
em ission cont rol systems, and t he generally increasing techni cal
complex ity of today's automobiles, have stead ily reduced the scope
of mai ntenan ce and repairs w hich can be ca rried out by ve hicle
owners.
Also , safety and environm ental concerns p lace very strict
limits on the nature of repairs and adjustments to engine and trans­
mission parts wh ich an owner can perform.
Maintenance, adj ustments and repairs usua lly req uire specia l tools,
test ing devices and other eq uipment available to specially t rained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper performance, re li­
ability and safety of the vehicle and its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs can impair the oper­
ation and reliabili ty of your ve hicle and even void you r vehicle
warranty. Therefore, p roof of servicing in accordance with the main­
t enance schedu le may be a condit ion fo r uphold ing a possible
warranty cla im made w it h in the warranty period .
Safety first
Above all, operational safety can be adversely affected, creating
unnecessary r is ks for you and you r passe ngers.
If in doubt about a ny servic ing, have it done by your authorized Audi
dealer or any other properly eq uipped and qualified works hop. We
st rongly urge you to give you r a utho rized Aud i dealer the opportunity
to perform a ll scheduled maintenance and necessary repairs. Your
dealer has t he facilities, o rigina l part s and trained spe ciali sts to keep
your vehicle running properly.
Performing limit ed maint enance yourself
The following pages describe a lim ited number of procedures which
can be perfo rmed on your vehicle w it h ordi na ry tools, should t he need
ar ise and trained personnel be unava ilab le. Before performing any of
t hese p rocedures, always tho roughly read all of the applicable text
and carefu lly follow the instructions given. Always rigorous ly observe
t he
WARNINGS p rov ided .
Before you ch eck anyth ing in the eng ine compartment, alwa ys read
and heed all WARNINGS~
& and~ & in "Working in the engine
compartmen t" on
page 277.
& WARNING
• Seriou s pe rs onal injury may occ ur as a result of improperly
perform ed maintenan ce, adju stments or repair s.
• Always be extremely careful when work ing on the vehicle.
Alway s foll ow commonly acc epted safety practic es and general
c ommon sense . N ever ri sk per son al injury .
• Do not attempt any of the maint enance, che cks or repair s
de scrib ed on the following p ages if you are not fully familiar with
the se or ot her procedure s with re spect to the vehicle , or are uncer­
tain how to proceed .
• Do not do any work without the prop er tool s and equipment .
Ha ve the ne cessary work done by your authorized Audi dealer or
an other properly equipped and qu alified workshop. _,.
Do-it,yourself service Technical data

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L ight
Exter ior light ing in the mirror housing . 61
leaving home ............... .. .. .. 61
See also Amb ience lighting .......... 64
Light sensor defective ............. .. .. 30
L igh ting
See Ambience lighting . .. ...... ..... 64
L ighting in t he m irror hous ing .......... 61
Lights ... .. .. .. ..... ....... ... . ... .. 58
Com ing home ..................... 59
Daytime ru nning lights ............. 59
Emergency flashers ............ .. .. 61
Exter ior lights .................... 59
Front fog lights .. .. ........ ....... 60
Headlights ............ ... ....... . 58
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 62
H igh beam warning/indicator ligh t ... 16
Leaving home ..................... 59
Re ar fog lig hts . .. ...... ...... ..... 6 0
Side mar ke r li ghts .. .. . ... ... .. ... . 58
Turn signals ...... .... ... ... .. .. .. 62
Xenon headlights .... ..... .. .. ... .. 58
Load ing the luggage compartment .. .. . 181
Loading the roof rack ................. 88
Loc kab le backrest ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .... 83
Locking Power locking switch .. ............. 44
Rear lid/t runk lid . ... .. ... ... ... ... 46
Remote cont rol key ................ 42
Us ing the key ..................... 43
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) .. .
2 30
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) .. . 230
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Luggage
Stowing . ....................... 181
L u ggage compartment . ..... ... .... .. . 83
Cargo net . ... .. .... .. .. .. .... ... . 85
DVD p layer for navigation system .. .. 86
Expanding .. . .. ........ ...... .... 83
Fastening eyelets .................. 84
Side Compartment ..... . ... .. .. .. . 86
Sk i sack .. .................... .... 86
See also Load ing the luggage
compartment ... ...... ......... 181
L u mbar suppo rt . ..... ...... .. .. .. .. . 78
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Maintenance .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. ..... 344
Malfunction Indicator lamp (MIL) . . . 15, 23
Master key . ....... ..... .. . ... .. .. ... 38
Battery rep lacement .... ... ..... .. . 39
Check light ... .. .... .. .. .... ... .. . 39
Mi leage
Average ................ .. .... .. . 34
Inst ant an eous .................... 34
Mirrors Act ivat ing the d ig ital compass ...... . 73
Adjusting the ant i-g la re . . . . . . . . 69, 70
Automatic dimmi ng fo r the outside
m irrors ................ .. .... ... 72
Automatica lly dimming inside mirror . 70
Ins ide day-night mirror . .. .. ........ 69
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 70
Outside mirrors ................ ... 71
Recalling pos it ion of outs ide mirro rs . . 79
Stor ing posit io n of ,outside mir rors ... 79 Monitor
ing the Advanced A irbag System 206
multi tron ic® ..... .. .. .. .. ... .. ... .. 152
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) ...... .. . 155
Driving the multitronic® .... ... ... . 153
Dynam ic shift program .. .......... 156
Fail-safe mode ................... 158
Kick-down .. .... .. .............. 156
Manua l shift program ... .. ...... .. 157
Selector lever .............. ...... 154
Steering wheel with t iptronic ® ...... 158
t ipt ron ic ........................ 157
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Natural leather ..... .. .... ......... . 266
New t ires and wheels .. .............. 305
NHTSA Con tac ting .. .. .. .. ...... ... . ... . 183
N umber of seats ... ........... ... ... 185
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Occupant seating posi tions ........... 176
Octane rating . ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ... . 27 1
O dometer .................. .... .. .. 10
Oil
See Eng ine oi l ........... ... ..... 279
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Lin k Connector (DLC) ...... .... 23
Electronic speed limiter .......... .. 23
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) .... 23
O pen door or rear lid warn ing . ... .. .. .. 21
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data