Advanced Parking Syst em -
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The image in the visua l display can be switched off on the MMI
display ::::> page
185. The acoustic distance warning remains active.
If you press a function button on the MMI termina l, the visual
display disappears . Manually switching the parking assist on again
via the
p ,y 1 switch shows the visual image on the MM I display aga in.
Further information regarding the MMI terminal is included in the
MMI user's manual.
R ear-view camera (rear view )
The rear-view camera picture::::> page 178, fig. 200 appears on the
MM I display as a mirror image. The rear -view camera picture has
orientation lines and marked s urfaces projected into it as an aid to
the parking process ::::> page
176. The red line in the picture
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176, fig. 196 or ::::, page 176, fig. 197 indicates th e collis ion
area . You shou ld stop backing up, preferably before you reach this
point ::::>
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If your vehicle is close to an obstacle, the visual distance display
a lso appears in the picture from the rear -view camera . This superim
posed display is intended to help d isplay the relevan t critica l vehicle
area.
I f the visual d isplay is shown on the MMI display and you press the
control button with the Rear view function::::> page
173, fig. 195, the
pictu re from the rear -v iew came ra is displayed.
If the picture from the rear -view camera is s hown a nd you press the
control button w ith the Graphic function ::::, page
178, fig. 200, the
visual display is shown.
T he picture from the rear -view camera can be switched off on the
M MI display ::::, page
185 . The acoustic distance warn ing re mains
active.
I f you press a function button on the MMI te rmina l, the rear-view
camera p icture disappea rs. The rear -v iew came ra picture reappears
the next time you park. But the picture from the rear -view camera
can also be shown aga in on the MM I display by ma nually sw itch ing
off and on with the
P •1A switch . Further information regarding the
MMI terminal is i ncluded in the MM I user's ma nual.
Controls and equip
ment
& WARNING
• Sensor s have dead spaces in which obje cts cannot be
detected. Be e spe cially careful to check for small children and
an imals before ba cking up . Small children and animals will not
always be detected by the sensors.
• The Audi parking system is not a substitute for being careful
and alert when backing up. Be e spe cially careful during parking
and similar maneuvers . Always watch where you are dri ving and
make sure that nothing is in the way.
• Remember that low ob sta cles which have already been
s ignaled may pass below the system' s sen sing zone when the
v ehi cle is ba cking up . The fa ct that the signal stops doe s not mean
that you have cleared the obstacle . When the signal stops , impact
is imminent . Obje cts su ch as trailer hit che s, chain s, narrow posts
or fences covered by a thin l ayer of paint may not always be
detected by the sy stem. They can still damage your vehicle
without warning .
• Alway s make sure that the volume and frequency of the chime s
is adjusted so that you can eas ily hear the acoustic distance signal
even if the radio is playing , the air -conditioner blower is on High or
there is a high level of out side noise .
- Check the setting s whenever someone else has dri ven the
vehicle before you.
• Improper relian ce on the Aud i parking sy stem can cau se colli
sions and serious per sonal injury .
- Never rely only on parking assi st when ba cking up .
- Always check rear view mirrors to make sure it is safe to back
up .
[ i ] Tips
• The rear -view camera picture is available as soon as the MMI
Disp lay or the MMI is swi tch ed o n, or the start -up phase is
completed.
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