light AUDI S6 2015 Owner's Manual
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28 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
The schedule fo r the next oil change o r inspec
t ion is calculated automatically and d isplayed
according ly . T he display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days befo re the ne xt service is due, a serv
i ce rem inder appears in the di splay when yo u
switch the ignit ion on
¢ fig . 13.
Afte r abo ut 5 seconds the display sw itches
b ack to normal. The di sta nce and time re
maining a re update d eac h time the ignition is
switched on unt il the date due for service is
reac hed .
Service due
When the due date for service is reached , the
message
Service due! appears in the instr u
men t clus ter immedia tely after you switch the
i gnition on. Additionally, a war ning tone
sounds . After about 5 seconds the display
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If o r whe n an oil change o r inspect ion is due,
can be shown in the MM I disp lay by select ing
the service interva l disp lay in the car menu .
Select the
! CAR ! function b utton> (Ca r)* s ys
tems
contro l button > Servicing & chec ks >
Service interval displays.
Resetting the service interval display
Your author ized A udi dealer w ill reset the cor
responding service sched ule after perform ing
the app rop riate serv ice on yo ur vehicle. Yo u
a ls o have the possibility to reset the oi l
change schedule after having performed an
oil change according to Audi specifications.
Selec t the
I CAR ! function button > (Car) * sys
tems
cont ro l button > Servicing & checks >
Service Intervals > Re set oil change interval.
(D Note
- Only reset the o il change d isp lay when
you hav e compl eted an o il change .
- If you d isconnect t he battery te rm inals,
no calc ulations can be made for the serv
i ce interv al display during this t ime and
n o servi ce re mi nder w ill appear . Reme m- ber th
at o bse rv ing the p roper service in
tervals is vita lly im po rtant to extend ing
the life of your vehicle, part icularly the
eng ine , and maintain ing its value. Eve n if
the mileage driven is low, the maxim um
p er iod of one year fro m one service to
t he next mus t not be e xceed ed .
@ Tips
The information in the Service Reminder
r ema ins sto red even when the vehicle bat
tery is disconnected.
Head -up Display
Applies to veh icles: w ith Head-up D isp lay
Fig. 14 Exa mple: in dic ato rs in th e Head -up D isplay
Fi g. 1 5 Ins trume nt panel: k nob for t he Head -u p D is
play
The Head -up D isplay projects cer tain warnings
o r se lected info rmation from the ass istance
syste ms* or na vigatio n* on t he windsh ie ld .
T he disp lay appe ars wi thin the drive r's field o f
vision .
Switching on/off
.,. Press the knob 1rl to switch t he Head-up
Display o n/off ¢
fig. 15.
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Adjusting the height
The height of the display can be a djus ted to
t he individual driver .
.. Make sure you a re seated cor rect ly
<=>page 127.
.. Turn the knob~ to adjust the displ ay .
Settings in the MMI
.. Se lect: I CARI funct ion button > ( Car )* s ys
tems
control button > D river Assist > Head
up Display > Head-up Display content
or
Di splay brightne ss .
Display content
In the MMI, you ca n specify which information
should be displayed :
- Cruise contro l system*
- Navigatio n information*
- A udi adaptive cruise control *
- Audi a ct ive lane assist*
- Night vis ion assistant*
The speed display and some of the red indica tor lights cannot be hidden in the MMI.
Display brightness
You can ad just the display brightness in t he
MMI. The display brightness decreases auto
mat ica lly as the amount of light decreases.
The basic leve l of brightness is adjusted with
the ins trumen t illum ina tion ¢
page 46 .
(D Note
To prevent sc ratches on t he g lass covering
the Head-up Disp lay, do not place any ob
jects in the proj ection opening.
(D Tips
- Sung lasses w ith polar izat ion fi lters an d
unfavorable lighting condit ions can af
fect the display.
- A specia l w indshield is needed for the
Head-up Display funct io n.
- Fo r information on cleaning, refer to
¢ table on page 211.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL )
The Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp ( MIL ) ¢'4 in
the instr ument cluster is part of the On-Board
Diagnostic (OBD II) system .
T he wa rni ng/indicator light ill uminates when
the ignit io n is switched on and goes out after
the engine sta rts and the id le has stab ilized.
This indicates that the MIL is working proper
ly .
If the light does not go out afte r th e en gine
is started, or illuminates while you are dr iv
ing, a mal function may exist in the engine sys
tem.
If the lig ht illum inates, the catalyt ic con
verter could be damaged .
Contin ue driving
with reduced power (avoid
ing s ustained high speeds and/or rapid accel
erations) and have the cond ition corrected.
Contact your aut horized Audi dea ler.
If the light illuminates, the e lectronic speed
limiter may also be malfunct ioning . For more
information
c> page 30, Electronic speed
limiter.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
c> page 216.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 1 6 Location o f Data Li nk Co nnector (D LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the com po
nents of your emission cont ro l system. Each
monitored component in your engine system
Iii>-
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30 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
has been assigned a code. In case of a ma l
function, the component will be identified
and the fault stored as a code in the contro l
module memory.
The MIL light may a lso illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fue l vapor recovery sys
tem .
If the light illuminates after a refue lling,
stop the vehicle and make sure the fuel filler
cap is properly closed ¢
page 216.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the
stored data can only be displayed using spe
cial diagnostic equipment (generic scan tool
for OBD) .
In order to connect the special diagnostic
equipment, push the plug into the Data L ink
Connector (DLC). The DLC is located to the
right of the hood release¢
fig. 16.
Your authorized Audi dealer or a qualified
service station can interpret the code and per
form the necessary repair .
A WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for
personal use . Incorrect usage can cause
malfunctions, which can increase the risk
of a coll ision!
Electronic speed limiter
-
Your veh icle may be factory equipped with
tires that are rated for a maximum speed of
130 mph (210 km/h). This is less than the
maximum speed of you r vehicle. To reduce the
risk of sudden tire failure and loss of control if
the vehicle is operated at excessive speeds,
your veh icle also has an electronic speed limit
er. The electronic speed limiter prevents your
vehicle from go ing faster than the tire speed
rating. For more informat ion ¢
page 257 .
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehi
cle road speed s ignals, the Malfunction Indi
cator Lamp (MIU
¢'4 will illuminate. If this
occurs, contact the nearest authorized Aud i
dealer for assistance. S models
Your
vehicle's top speed is elect ron icall y limit
ed to 155 mph (250 km/h).
If the engine control unit receives faulty veh i
cle roadspeed signals, the Malfunction Indica
tor Lam p (MIL)
¢'4 will illuminate . If this oc
curs, contact the nearest authorized Audi
dealer for assistance.
_& WARNING
-= -
Always observe the posted speed limits
and adjust your speed to suit prevailing
road, traffic and weather cond itions. Never
drive your vehicle faster than the maxi
mum speed rating of the tires installed .
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32 Opening and clo sing
Remov ing the mechanical key
Fig. 18 Remote control master key: remo vin g the me
ch ani cal key
> Press the release button @c::> fig. 18.
.. Pull the mecha nica l key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechan ica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment
on the passenger's side
c::> page 60 .
-lock and unlock the vehicle manually
<=>page 36.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me
chanically
c::> page 37.
Master key battery replacement
Fig . 19 Remote mas ter key: Removing the batter y
ho lder
Ch eck light in the master ke y
The check light @in the master key provides
information about d ifferent cond itions .
.. The check light comes on briefly once when
a button is pressed , and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system .
> If the check light does not come on, the bat
tery is dead and has to be rep laced . In addi
t ion, when the battery is dead the
II sym
bol appears in the instrument cluster dis- play as well as the message:
Plea
se ch ange
key b attery.
Ma ster key battery replacement
• Pull the mechanical key out of the master
key
c::> page 32 .
.. Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and at the same time pull the battery
holder out of the master key in the direction
of the arrow .
.. Install the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+" sign facing down.
• Push the battery holder carefully into the
maste r key .
• Insta ll the mechan ica l key.
@ For the sake of the environment
D ispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to poll ute the environment.
(D Tips
The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthor
ized use of your vehicle .
A computer chip ins ide your key automatically
deactivates the electron ic immobilizer when
the key is inside the vehicle . When you remove
the key from the vehicle, the electron ic immo
bilizer is automatically ac tivated once aga in .
_& WARNING
-
A lways take the key with you when you
l eave the vehicle . T he key can disarm the
e lectronic engine immobilize r and permi t
an unauthorized person to start the engine
and enable operation of the vehicle sys
tems such as power window or power sun
roof leadi ng to serious personal injury.
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an una u
thorized key is used . The vehicle may not
start if another radio device s uch as a key "'
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for another vehicle or a transponder is located on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
¢ page 295.
Power locking system
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote master key¢
page 34,
- Door handles with convenience key*
¢page 35 ,
- Lock cylinder at the driver's door
¢page 36, or
- Power locking switch inside¢
page 36.
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking
system will lock the doors and the rear lid.
When unlocking, you can set in the MMI
whether only the driver's door or the entire
vehicle should be unlocked
¢page 34.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the ve
hicle doors and the rear lid when you drive
faster than 9 mph (1S km/h).
T he car is unlocked again, when the opening
function in the power locking system switch
or at one of the door levers is actuated .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system de
tects a break-in into the vehicle, acoustic and
visual warning signals are triggered .
T he anti-theft warning system is activated au
tomatically when you lock the vehicle . It is de
activated when unlocking using the remote key, with the mechanical key, and when you
switch the ignition on.
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle has expired .
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Turn signals
When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signals
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle the
turn signals flash once. If they do not flash ,
one of the doors, the rear lid or the hood is not locked.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to
prevent you locking your remote master key in
the vehicle:
- The vehicle does not lock with the central
locking switch¢
page 36 if the driver's
door is open.
- On vehicles with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug
gage compartment, the rear lid is automati
cally unlocked again after it is closed.
Do not lock your vehicle with the
remote mas
ter key or convenience key*
until all doors
and the rear lid are closed. In this way you
avoid locking yourself out accidentally.
Power side door closer*
The vehicle doors are equipped with a power
side door closer. When closing a door, you on
ly have to let it fall lightly into the latch. The
door will then automatically close by itself
¢..1, .
A WARNING
-
- When you lock your vehicle from outside,
nobody -especially children -should re
main inside the vehicle. Remember,
when you lock the vehicle from the out
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside.
- When you leave the vehicle, always take
the ignition key with you . This will pre
vent passengers (children, for example) from accidentally being locked in the ve
hicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised. In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside without the key.
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36 Opening and clo sing
- Fo r Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
c:> page 295.
Operating locks with the key
In the event of a failure of the power locking
syst em , the driver 's door can be locked and
unlocked at the lack cylinder .
Fig. 22 Key turns fo r openi ng a nd closing.
"" Remove the mechanical key c:> page 32 .
""Turn the mechanical key to posit ion @
c:> fig . 22 to unlock the d river's door.
""T urn the key to position @ to lock the driv
er's door
c:> ,&. .
.&_ WARNING
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Read and follow a ll WARNINGS c:> & in
General description on page 33.
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fi g. 2 3 Drive r's door ; pow er lo ckin g sw it c h
F ig. 2 4 Rear powe r loc king sw itc h
"" Press the button~ to lock the vehicle c:> ,&. .
"" Press the b utton @l to un lock the veh icle .
If you lock the vehicle using the power locking
switch, p lease note the followi ng:
- You cannot open the doo rs or the rear lid
from the
ou tside (inc reased security, for ex
ample when you are s topped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switches i l-
lum inate when all the doors are closed and
locked .
- Front doors: you can unlock and open the
doors from the inside by pull ing on the door
handle .
- Rear doors : pull the door hand le
once to re
lease the lock . Pull t he handle
again to open
the door .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activa t
ed, the doors automatically unlock .
.&_ WARNING
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-The power loc king swi tch wo rks wi th the
ignit ion off and a utomat ica lly locks the
e nt ire veh icle w hen it is a ctua ted.
- On a v eh icl e locked from the outside t he
power locking system switch is inopera
tive .
- Loc ked doo rs make it more difficult for
emerge ncy worke rs to ge t into the veh i
cle , which pu ts lives at ri sk. Do not leave
an yo ne be hind in t he ve hicle, especi ally
chi ldren .
© Tips
Your ve hicl e is l ocked a utomat ically a t a
s p eed of 9 mp h (15 km/h)
c:> page 33. You
can un lo ck the vehicle again using the ..,.
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Child safety lock for
the rear doors
The power child safety lock locks the rear win
dows and prevent the rear doors from being
opened from the inside .
Fig. 30 Sectio n fr om driv er' s door : child sa fety lock
b uttons
• To activate the child safety lock for the left/
right rear door, press the left/right button
[!l
in the driver's door¢ fig. 30. The light in the
button w ill turn on.
• To deactivate the child safety lock for the
left/right rear door , press the left/right but
ton [!] in the driver's door. The light in the
button turns off.
The following features are switched off:
- The interior door handles in the rear doors,
- The power windows in the rear doors .
In order to activate the ch ild safety lock on
the left and the right side , press the two safe
ty buttons
[!l in succession .
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 31 Sectio n of t he dr iv er 's d oor: Control s
Opening and closing 39
All power window switches are prov ided with
a two-po sition function :
Opening the windows
• Press the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi
tion.
• Press the switch briefly to the
second stop
to automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
• Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
until the window reaches the desired posi
tion.
• Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically close the window.
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
® Passenger's door
© Left rear door
@ Right rear door
& WARNING
-When you leave your vehicle -even if on
ly briefly -always take the ignition key
with you . This applies particularly when
children remain in the vehicle. Otherwise
the children could start the engine or op
erate electrical equipment (e .g . power
windows). The power windows are func
tional until the driver's door or passeng
er's door has been opened.
- Be careful when clos ing the w indows .
Check to see that no one is in the way, or
serious injury could result!
- When locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be unoccupied since the
windows can no longer be opened in an
emergency.
(D Tips
After the ignition has been switched off,
the windows can still be opened or closed
for about 10 minu tes. The power windows
are not switched off until the driver's door
or passenger's door has been opened.
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40 Opening and clo sing
What to do after a malfunction
The one-touch open and close function must
be reactivated if the battery has been discon
nected .
,. Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is fully closed .
,. Release the switch and then pull it again for
at least one second.
Valet parking
The valet parking feature protects the lug
gage compartment from unauthorized ac cess.
Fig. 32 Luggage compartment : valet park ing button
W ith "valet parking" activated, the rear lid
cannot be opened.
... Remove the mechan ical key
¢ page 32.
"' Open the glove compartment and activate
<=> fig. 32 the "valet parking" feature by
pressing the
I VA LET I button. The ind icator
light in the switch illuminates .
,. Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanica l key .
"' Lock both rea r seatbacks with the mechani
c a l key ¢
page 64.
"' Leave the master key wi th the service per
sonnel for parking and keep the mechanical
key with you.
When the "vale t parking" fea ture is activa ted :
- the u nlocking button for the rear lid c:;, in
the d river's doo r is inactive
- the b utton c:;, on the maste r key is inact ive
- the opening hand le in the rear lid is inactive. T
he vehicle can be driven and locked and un
locked with the master key . Access to the lug
gage compartment is b locked .
When the valet pa rking func tion is switched
on, the message
Valet parking acti vated ap
pears in the instrument cluste r display when
you sw itch the ignition on .
Sliding/tilting sunroof
Operation
Fig . 33 Sect io n of th e headl iner : Sl idi ng/t ilti ng su nroof
but ton
@ Tilting and sliding
,. To t ilt the sunroof completely , press the
sw itch br iefly to the second level b riefly.
"' To close the su nroof comp letely, pull the
sw itch br iefly to the second level¢,& .
"' To select an intermediate pos it ion, press/
pull the switch to the first level until t he de
sired position is reached.
@ Opening /sliding (version 1 )
"'To move the roof into the reduced w ind
noise posit ion, press the button back brief ly
to the second leve l. The roof will ope n all
the way if you press the button back to the second level again .
"' To close the sunroof completely, press the
sw itch forward briefly to the second level
¢ £ .
,. To select an intermediate pos it ion, press/
pull the switch forwa rd/back to the first lev
el unti l the desired posi tion is reached.
@ Opening /sliding (version 2)
"' To open the sunroof completely, p ress the
sw itch back to j ust before the second level. ..,_
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.. To close the sunroof completely, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level
¢ A .
.. To select an intermediate position, press/
pull the switch forward/back to the first lev
el until the desired position is reached.
The sun shade can be opened and closed by
hand when the sunroof is closed. The solar
protection opens automatically when the sun
roof opens.
You can still close or open the sunroof for up
to ten minutes after you have switched the ig
n ition off. The switch is deactivated once the
driver's or front passenger's door is opened.
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the
sliding/tilting sunroof -otherwise serious
injury could result! A lways take the key
w ith you when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
-
Always close your sliding/tilting sunroof
when leaving your vehicle. Sudden rain can
cause damage to the interior equipment of
your veh icle, part icu larly the electro nic
equ ipment.
{I) T ips
The sliding/tilt ing s unroof will only open
at temperatures above -4°F (-20°C) .
Emergency closing of the sliding/tilting
sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is closing, it will open again automati
cally. In this case, you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function .
.. Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically, pull the switch until the roof
closes .
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to veh icles: w ith garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 34 Garage door opener : examples of using with
differen t systems
You can activate various systems such as ga
rage doors, security systems and home light
ing from inside your vehicle using the garage
door opener (Homelink). There are three but
tons for this in the vehicle headliner that can
be in used in place of up to three hand-held
transmitters .
To operate systems using the garage door
opener, the three buttons in the roof headlin
er must be programmed first .
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the
immediate vicin ity of the equipment when
using or p rogramming the garage door
opener. People can be injured and objects
can be damaged if they are caught in the
eq uipment.
(0 Tips
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be
fore selling the vehicle .
- For add itiona l information about Home
Link, visit www.homelink.com.
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula
tions
¢ page 295.
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Clear vision Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 36 Instrument pane l: lig ht sw itc h wit h all -weath
er lights•
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
switched on. Wh ile start ing the eng ine o r
when switching off the ign ition, the head
lights will go off and on ly the side marker
lights will be on .
If the system is not operating p rope rly, a
war ning symbol in the dr iver information dis
p lay is d isplayed
c::> page 22 .
Light switch -'tj_ -
Tu rn the switch c::> fig . 36 to the co rrespond ing
position . When the lights a re switched on, the
oD o: symbo l tu rns on .
0 -The lig hts are off or the dayt ime runn ing
lights are on:
- USA models: The day time running lights
will come on automatically when the igni
t ion is on and the light switch
c::> fig . 36 is in
the
O posit ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions). The
Daytime running
light s
function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
c::> page44, c::>A .
-Canada model s: The daytime running lig hts
will come on automa tically when the igni
t ion is on and the light swi tch
c::> fig . 36 is in
the
O position, the : Do: pos ition or the AUTO
position (only in daylight conditions) c::> A .
AUTO -Automatic headlights swi tc h on and
off depend ing o n brightness, for example i n
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels
c::> &. .
:Do: -Side marker lights
io -Low beam headlights
Clear vi sion 43
lm -Fog lights* (vehicles with Xenon p lus
headlights *)
~ -All-weather lights *
@il-Rear fog lights* . When the rear fog lights
are on, the symbol
0$ on the switch will i llu
minate.
All-weather lights*
In vehicles with all-wea ther lights , the front
ligh ts are ad justed au tomatically so that yo u
are less like ly to see glare from your own
head lights , for exam ple when driving on a wet
road.
Automatic headl ight range control*
T he he adlights do not blind on coming traffic
i f the veh icle load changes . The headligh t
range also adj usts automatica lly w hen brak
ing and accelerating .
Light functions
The following light funct io ns are availab le de
pend ing on vehicle equipment and o nly func
tion when t he lig ht switch is in the AUTO posi
tion . You can deactivate these functions in the
MMI under
Audi adaptive light * c::> page 44.
Vehicles with Static corn ering light* : the cor
ner ing ligh t sw itches on a utomat ically when
the steering whee l is turned at a certain angle
at speeds up to approximately 44 mph
( 7 0 km/h) and when the turn signa l is activat
ed at speeds up to approximately 25 mph
(40 km/h) . The area to the side of the vehicle
is illum inated better when turn ing .
Vehicles w ith
Dynamic cu rve light* : the curve
light only functions at speeds between ap
proximately 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph
(110 km/h) and adapts itself to the curves in
the road .
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