Start-Stop System - Audi A6 2017 Owner's Manual

Dr iv ing
Tur n off igniti on bef ore leaving vehicle. Batte ry
is discha rging
This message appea rs if the driver's door is
opened while the ignition is switched on . Always
switch off the ignition if you are leaving the vehi-
cle. Also see
¢ page 74.
Shift to P and turn off ignition bef ore leaving
car, othe rwi se vehicle can roll aw ay
This message appea rs if the driver's door is
opened while the ignition is switched on and the
selec to r lever is not in the P posit io n. Move t he
selector lever int o the P position and switch the
ignition off when you exit the vehicle. Otherwise
the vehicle could roll. Also see
¢ page 74.
Starting the engine when there
is
a
malfunction
It may not be possible to start the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the bat tery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af-
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc -
tion.
Fig. 79 Center console/ remote cont rol key: star ting th e
eng ine if there is a malfunction
Requirement: the message
Key is not recog-
nized. Hold back of key again st mark ed area.
See ow ner's m anual must appear and the
DJ
in-
d icator light must turn on .
" Hold the remote control key in the location in-
dicated as shown in the illustrat ion
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fig.
79 .
" Press t he brake pedal.
" Press the
I ST ART ENGIN E STOPI
button . The
engine will start .
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Market -specific
72
" Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
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Tips
You can view the message again by p ressing
the
! START ENGINE STOP I
button.
Start-Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
The Start/Stop system can help increase fue l
eco nomy and reduce CO2 emissions.
In Start/Stop mode, the eng ine shuts off auto-
matically when the vehicle is stopped, such as at
a traffic light. The ignition rema ins swit ched on
during this stop phase. The engine w ill restart
automat ica lly when needed.
Applies to: A6: the Start/Stop system act ivates
automa ti ca lly once the ign ition is swit ched on.
Applies to: S6: the last Start/Stop system setting
is restored when the ignition is switched on .
Basic requir ement s for Start / Stop mode
- The driver's door must be closed.
- The driver's seat be lt much be fastened.
- The hood must be closed .
- The vehicle must have driven faste r than
2.S mph (4 km/h) since the last t ime it stop-
ped .
- A t railer must not be hitched to t he vehicle .
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Note
Always switch the Sta rt/Stop system off when
d riving through water
¢ page 72.
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Tips
The eng ine stops shortly before the veh icle
comes to a stop
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