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Audi A6,Audi A6 Avant

Quick reference guide

Dear Audi Driver,

The aim of this quick reference guide is to introduce you to the mainfeatures and controls of your vehicle.

This quick reference guide cannot replace the information containedin the Owner's Manual; it is therefore important that you also readthe notes and warnings in the Owner's Manual.

We wish you safe and enjoyablemotoring with your Audi.

AUDI AG

The central locking system locksand unlocks all the doors, thetailgate and the tank flap. It canbe operated with the remotecontrol or by turning the keyin

the lock.Operating the radio-activated remote control

Press the appropriate button forabout 1 second.

1 Unlocking buttonOpen one of the doors or theboot lid within about 60 sec-onds, otherwise the vehicle willlock itself again automatically.

2 Unlocking button for tailgatePress the button for at least1 second.

3 Locking buttonThe turn signals flash onceto confirm that the doors andtailgate/boot lid are properly

closed.4 Folding out the master keyPress the release button.

Folding away the master keyPress the button and fold the keyaway.

Note:Press and hold unlockingbutton on remote control (orturn and hold key in lock ondrivers door) to open all thewindows. Press and hold lockingbutton on remote control (or

turn and hold key in lock ondrivers door) to close all thewindows and the sun roof.

Warning:The doors and win-dows cannot be opened frominside the vehicle if it has beenlocked from the outside.

Anti-theft alarm

The alarm system is automati-cally set when the car is locked.

The alarm system is swit

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d offautomatically when you unlockthe vehicle with the remote con-trol.

Note:If you unlock the vehicleby inserting the key in thedrivers door, the ignition mustbe switched on within 15 sec-onds, otherwise the alarm willbe triggered. If you unlock thetailgate by turning the key in theslot, the alarm will be triggeredimmediately.

Locking and unlocking the vehicle

Adjusting height of front seatbeltsSlide the guide up or down.Tug the beltto check thatthe catch isengaged pro-perly.

Adjusting front seats

Enlarged view:

Electric seatadjustment

1 Adjusting head restraintsTake hold of the sides of thehead restraint with both handsand move it up as required.

2 Adjusting angle of backrestLean forwards and turnadjuster wheel.

3 Adjusting lumbar supportPress the appropriate part ofthe adjuster control to movethe lumbar support to the

desired position.4 Adjusting seat heightPull the lever up to raise theseat; press it down to lower theseat.

5 Moving seat backwardsor forwards

Lift the handle and move theseat.

6 Adjusting angle of backrest(electrical adjustment)

Press the switch in the appro-priate direction:

Backrest further upright/further reclined

7 Adjusting seat height andmoving seat backwards or

forwards (electrical adjust-ment)

Press the switch in the appro-priate direction:

Raises/lowers the seat at thefront

Raises/lowers the seat at therear

Raises/lowers the whole seat

Moves seat forward/back

Sun roof

Comfort settingTurn the control until it engagesat position 2.

To tilt openPress the control bri

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y at posi-tion 0 to tilt the roof all the wayup. Pull the control briefly toclose.

Press and hold the control tomove the roof up to an inter-mediate position. Pull and holdthe control to move the roofdown.

Opening and closingTurn the control to 1 to slideopen the sun roof and turn it to0 to close it (the ignition mustbe switched on).

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1 Engine oiltemperature gauge

2 Rev counter

3 Warning and indicatorlamps

Engine management1) or

Glow plugs(on diesel models)1)

Trailer turn signals

Side lights/headlights

Self-levelling suspension

Electronic stability program

(ESP)

Electronic immobilizer

Main beam headlights

Turn signals,hazard warning lights

Fault in engine managementsystem1)

Airbag system1)

Anti-lock brake system1)

Handbrake engaged

Alternator1)

Seat belt reminder

4 Coolant temperaturegauge

5 Fuel gauge6 Speedometer

7 Voltmeter

8 Digital clock and date

9 Control button:

To check distance tonext service

Press the button briefly with theignition on and the vehiclestationary.

To check the auto-checkcontrol display

Press the button twice with theignition on.

To call up driver information

Press the button if one of the redsymbols flashes.

To activate mileagerecorderdisplay and clock

Press the button when theignition is switched off.

To set speed warning 1Press the button brieflywhen thedesired speed is indicated on thespeedometer. To clear the speedlimit, press the button for at least1 second while the vehicle ismoving.

To set the digital clock/dateKeep pulling the button brieflyuntil the desired display appears.Turn the button to alter the

time/date.

Menus and navigation/telematics information

Radio/telephoneinformation

Outside temperature

Selector lever position(on vehicles with automaticgearbox)

On-board computer

Fuel range

Driving timeAverage fuel consumption

Average speed

Instantaneous fuel con-sumption

Service indicatorShortly before a service is due,the display will briefly show theword ser

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ce, togetherwith thenumber of miles/km until theservice is due.

11 Reset button for triprecorder

12 Mileage recorder

Top display: trip recorderBottom display: total mileage

km/h100 km

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1) Should one of these warning symbols light up while driving, plea-se contact a specialist workshop as soon as possible.

Instruments and warning/indicator lamps

10 Display:

Warning symbols andauto-check control

No faults detected

Fault in brake system

Fault in cooling system

Engine oil pressuretoo low

Tyre pressure too low

If one of the red symbols lights

up while you are driving, stopthe car, switch off the engineand refer to the Owner's Manual.

/ Brake light faulty1)

Bulb failure: dippedheadlights or rear lights1)

Brake pads worn1)

Washer fluid level low

Fuel level low

Battery voltage too high ortoo low1)

Check engine oil level

Engine oil sensor faulty1)

Speed warning 1 or 2(km/h or mph)

Dynamic headlight rangecontrol faulty1)

Check tyre pressure

Door or tailgate open

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Safety

Seat belts must be worn onevery journey, even on shorttrips in town. This applies to thefront and rear seats. To ensurethat the seat belts, belt tensio-ners and airbags are fully effec-tive, note the following points:

Children under 12 should travelon the rear seat. They must beprotected by a child restraintsystem which complies with theEuropean standard ECE R 44 andis suitable for the childs weightand height. The safest place forthe child restraint system isbehind the front passengersseat. Make sure that the systemis properly secured. The retractormechanism of the seat belts

can be locked to secure a childsafetyseat.Please observe the notes in theAudi Owners Manual and referto the manufacturer's instruc-tions for the child seat.

Category 0 or 0+: For babies upto about 9 months/10 kg andinfants up to about 18 months/13 kg.

Category 1: For small children upto about 4 years of age/18 kg.

Category 2: For children up toabout 7 years/25 kg.

Category 3: Children over 7 yearsof age but less than 1.5 metrestall are best protected by abooster cushion in conjunctionwith the three-point seat belt.

Integrated child seat

The integrated child seat is suit-able for children in Category 1, 2or 3 overtwo yearsof age.

However, for children inCategory 1, the seat must beused in conjunction with thespecially approved safety tray.Please refer to the instructionsgiven in the Audi Owner'sManual.

Adjust seat and sit incorrect position

The front seats should not bepositioned too close to the steer-ing wheel or dashboard. Main-tain a distance of at least 25 cmfrom the steering wheel. It is im-portant to sit in a normal, up-right position and set the back-rest so it is fully against yourback. The top of the headrestraint should be at eye level(or higher). Put your feet in acomfortable position in the foot-well.

Wear the seat beltcorrectly

Make sure that the shouldersection of the belt is positionedover the centre of the shoulder,and move the lap section as fardown over the hips as possible.The belts should always be wornso that they fit tightly (see illus-tration).

Safety of children in the vehicle

Category 1 Category 2Category 0

Filling the tank

Opening the tank flap

Open the flap as illustrated(the vehicle must be unlocked).Unscrew the tank cap and hookit onto the flap.

Stickers for:1 Fuel grade2 Tyre pressures

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Overview

1 Electric windowsPress or lift the switch as far asthe first stop and hold it untilthe window has moved to thedesired position.

One-touch functionPress or lift the switch as far asthe se

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op; the window willautomatically open or close allthe way.

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witch to disable the windowswitches in the rear doors.

2 Door handle

3 Central locking switchPress the appropriate side ofthe switch to lock or unlock thevehicle centrally from the inside:

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4 Light switchLights off

Side lightsMain ordipped beamheadlights

Turn switch to dipped beamposition. Then pull out to

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Front fog lights

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d stop:

Front fog lightsandRear fog light

5 Adjuster forinstrument lighting

6 Adjuster for headlightrange controlTurn the thumbwheel to selectthe appropriate setting:

0 Front seats occupied

I All seats occupied

II All seats occupied, luggagecompartment loaded

III Driveronly, luggagecompartment loaded

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8 Horn

7 Light switch; turnsignal and headlightdip lever

1 Right turn signals

(With ignition off:right parking light on)

2 Left turn signals

(With ignition off:left parking light on)

3 Main beam headlights

4 Headlight flasher

Controls for cruisecontrol system

To activate the system: slidecontrol A to ON/EIN position.

Press button B to store the cur-rent speed and maintain thisspeed constantly.

To switch off cruise controltemporarily: press either thebrake pedal or clutch pedal, orslide control A to OFF/AUS. Toresume the programmed cruisingspeed, slide switch A toRES/AUFN.

To switch off cruise controlcompletely: slide control A allthe way over to OFF/AUS untilthe click stop engages.

9Steering wheel con-trols for radio andtelephone

10 Tiptronic controlson steering wheelfor manual gearselection

In the Tiptronic mode you canchange gear manually by press-ing the upper or lower sectionof one of the rocker switches.

12 Windscreen wiperand washer lever

Windscreen:

0 Off

1 Brief wipe

2 Intermittent wipeMove control A to alter the wiperintervals.

3 Slow wiperspeed

4 Fast wiper speed

5 Automatic wash and wipePull lever towards you and hold.

Rear window (Avant modelsonly):

6 Intermittent wipePress lever towards dashboard.

7 Automatic wash and wipePress lever as far as it will gotowards dashboard and hold.

Function selector switch

for on-board computerPress the top or bottom of rockerswitch B to show the various dis-plays in turn. Press and hold but-ton C to reset display to zero.

Function selector fordisplay modes

Press button C repeatedly toselect the following displays:on-board computer, navigationsystem and telematics, or toswitch the display off.

11 Instruments andwarning/indicatorlamps

See also overleaf.

15 Switch for ESP(electronic stabilityprogram)

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Switch for sun blindfor rear window(on Audi A6 saloon only)

13 Air outlets withthumbwheels

16 Switch for acousticparking aidThe parking aid is automaticallyactivated when reverse gear isengaged. Press the switch toactivate the parking aid manu-ally if you are driving forwardsinto a tight space.

17

Switch for hazardwarning lights

18 Cup holderPress the symbol to use the cupholder.

21 Thumbwheel forseat heating (frontleft seat) or seatheating combined

with steering wheelheating

20 Radio or navigationsystem

19 Lockable glove box

24 Switch for rearwindow heater

22 Thumbwheel forseat heating (frontright seat)

23 Switch for defrostingwindscreen

26 Ashtray, cigarettelighter and electricalsocket

27 Gear lever/selector leverSelector lever positions onvehicles with automatic gearbox

P - Parking lock

R - Reverse gear

N - Neutral

D - Drive

S - Sport(not on vehicles with Multi-tronic)

To move the selector lever out ofposition P or N, or into positionP or R, press the interlock buttonon the selector lever handle andthe brake pedal simultaneously.

Note:Use the foot brake to holdthe vehicle when stationary withthe engine running (in all selec-tor lever positions other than P).

Warning:Do not move the selec-tor lever to positions P or Rwhen the vehicle is moving.

Manual gear selection (Tiptronic)The Tiptronic program enablesyou to change gear manually.To do this, move the selectorlever out of position D into theTiptronic gate on the right. Pressthe selector lever forwardsbriefly to shift up a gear, or pushthe lever back to shift down agear.

25 Air conditionercontrolsTemperature selectionfor left and right sides ofvehicle(buttons on left and right)

Blower speed(buttons in centre)

Automatic mode

Standar

d setting for all seasons:Select a temperature between18 C and 29 C and switch theautomatic mode on.

29 Storage compart-ment or controls for:Driver information systemmenusTo call up the main menu, press

the MENU button when thevehicle is stationary. Turn thepushbutton to move the selectorarrow to the option you wish toselect, and press the push-but-ton to confirm. This activatesthe submenu. Proceed by turn-ing and pressing the pushbuttonuntil the required function hasbeen performed.

Navigation system or telematicPlease refer to the Operatinginstructions.

28 Electric adjustmentfor exterior mirrorsSelector knob:

Left exterior mirror

I OffRi

ght exterior mirror

Retract both exteriormirrors

Press the adjuster to move themirror surface in the desireddirection. The mirrors areheated automatically at lowoutside temperatures when theignition is switched on.

30 Handbrake

31 Compartment forService Wallet

32 Ignition lock

33 Lever/switch foradjustable steeringcolumn

Me

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al adjustmentPull lever A down and adjust theposition of the steering columnas required. Then push the leverback up as far as it will go.

Ele

ctrical adjustment:Press switch B in the appropri-

ate direction to adjust theposition of the steering column.

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onvenient entry function:Press button C to switch on theconvenient entry function.

34 Bonnet release leverPlease refer to Owner's Manual.

35 Memory buttons fordriver's seat