2010 AUDI A5 COUPE warning

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Driving pro­
gram
Di sta nce 1
Distance 2
D ist an ce 3
& WARNING
dynamic
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2
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standard
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3
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4
comfort
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When setting the distance , the driver is responsible for adhering
to the respective national and country -specific regulations.
• Following other vehicles too closely increases the risk of colli­
sions and serious personal injury .
• Setting short distances to the traffic ahead reduces the time
and distance available to bring your vehicle to a safe stop and
makes it even more necessary to pay close attention to traffic .
• Always use good judgment and select a safe following distance
for the traffic , road and weather conditions.
[ i J Tips
T he di stance se tting is re set to the factory defa ult DISTANCE 3 the
next time the ignition is turned on. •
Driver information
Applies to vehic les: with adapt ive cruise contro l
Displays in the instrument cluster
Dependin g o n the driving si tuati on, driver inform ation is
dis pla yed in the i nstr umen t clus ter.
F ig . 129 Overview instrument clu ste r
© Speedome ter and indicator lig ht dis play
® Displ ay in the instru ment clus ter
© M essage in the instr ument clus ter disp lay
© Speedometer and indicator light display
Im port ant inf orm ati on c once rning v ehicle opera tion with a daptiv e
cruise control is shown in display area@. T he desired speed you
s et is in dica ted in the sp eedometer ( LED l igh ts a rou nd th e e dge).
T he indicator lig hts show whether the system has detected a v ehic le
t rave ling ahead . ..,

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@ Displ ay i n th e instrum ent clu ste r
In disp lay area @information from the navigation system * and the
trip computer is displayed in addi tion to informa tion about adaptive
cruise cont rol.
You can select among the different informat ion by repeated brief
taps on th e [
RESET) button on the w indshi eld wiper lever
=:> page 25 , "Operation" .
© Sta tus in dica tor
The information in area © is not displayed permanently. Informa­
tion is displayed only if you set or change the sp eed setting , change
the time interval, when messages are disp layed or if the adaptive
cruise control is turned off for safety reasons. •
Applies to veh ic les: w ith ada ptive cru ise cont ro l
Speedometer and indicator light display
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Desir ed speed
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Fig . 130 I nstrum ent
c lus ter : Ind icato r ligh t
The desired speed set by the driver is displayed by a red LED in the
LED display in the speedometer.
If the desired speed was set between two lines on the speedometer
using th e
[S ET) button , the two closest light diodes will come on
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page 124 , fig. 129 .
Controls and equip ­
ment
The system al lows only speeds from 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h)
to be set. This speed range is faintly i lluminated in the speedometer
(LED ligh ts).
Indicator light s (symbols )
• © Open road : The indicator l ight shows that adaptiv e cruise
control is active and that no object is ahead o f the vehicle. A stored
speed requested is maintained .
• @ Driv ing in traffic : The indicator light indicates tha t an objec t
has been detected traveling in front. Your speed is adjusted
according to the speed of the vehicle in front . The adap tive cruise
control acce lerates and brakes automatical ly within the system's
operat ion parameters.
• ©
Driver inter venti on prompt : The red flashing warning l ight
means
Reque st for driver t o assume control. You as the driver must
slow the vehic le with the foot brake. The symbol tells you that the
adaptive cr uise control is not able to slow the vehicle down enough
to keep a enough distance to the vehicle in front of you . An warning
tone wi ll a lso sound when the symbol appears . For more informa ­
tion about the driver intervention prompt =>
page 128.
[ i ] Tip s
• If you use the acce lerato r to go faster than the speed of the
object ahead of you, the
dri ver intervent ion prompt wi ll not be
accompanied by a wa rning signal.
• I f the speed you previous ly set is exceeded, the indicator light in
the speedomete r wi ll switch off. •
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Applies to ve hicles : w it h ada ptive c ruise cont rol
Display in the instrument cluster
F ig . 13 1 Di spl ay in the
in strum en t c luster
Scroll through the avai lab le information displays by briefly tapping
the
I RESET] button at the end of the windshield wiper lever. You can
select information from the trip computer, navigation system* or
adaptive cruise control.
@ Vehicle symbol
@ Dis tance
© Status
@ Veh icle sy mbol
The vehicle symbol indicates whether the system has detected an
object traveling in front.
• Vehicle outl in e: Open road, no vehicle ahead .
• Whit e vehi cle : A vehicle is detected ahead .
• Red vehicle: Request for driver to assume cont ro l.
@ Distance
Using the arrows and scale, you can detect how far it is to the
vehic le in front of you .
• Open road: No arrow appears when the vehicle is on an open
road and there is no vehicle ahead .
• Driving in traff ic: If a vehicle is detected ahead, the arrow moves
on the scale . The green area represents the d istance set . When
approaching s lowly, the arrow moves from the
gray zone to the
green zone on the scale .
• Reque st for driver to as sume control : When approaching rapidly,
the arrow serves as an early warning signal. If the distance selected
is exceeded or possibly not reached, the arrow
moves into the red
z one on the scale. In certain driving si tuations, you as the driver will
have to take action ::::,
page 128, "Driver interventio n promp t" .
© Status
• The tex t ACC OFF appears in white letters when adaptive cru ise
contro l is turned off.
• T he text
ACC AVAILABL E appears in white letters when the
system is turned on but no desired speed has been set .
• The text
OVE RRIDE appears in white letters when you exceed the
desired speed by accelerating .
• The text
DISTANCE! appears in red letters when the interval to a
vehic le trave ling ahea d is too short and you have to slow y our
vehic le additionally with the foot brake .
• The text messages
DISTANCE 1 to DISTANCE 4 appear in green
letters to indicate the time interva l you have se t and adaptive cruise
co ntrol is in ma nagement mode .
• I f the driving program "standard" is replaced by "comfor t" or
" d ynamic" usi ng the MMI*, the a bove text message is supp le ­
mented by an appropriate prompt , e.g .
DI STANCE 1 DYN . •

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Ap plies to vehic les: with adapt ive cruise cont rol
System status indicator
The text messages and symbols shown in this area of the
display are not displayed perm anently.
T ime in ter va ls (s uch a s c::;, __ __ c::;, }
Fig . 132 System
sta tus i ndicator
The different symbols for the time intervals appear if you change the
settings ::::> fig. 132 .
The text message ... (three whi te dots) appears if a setting cannot be
implemented with the operating lever . The following are possib le
reasons :
• If you pull the control lever towards you to resume speed but no
requested speed was set .
• If you push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed
when no speed has been set previously .
• I f you push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed
and this speed is outside the range from 20 to 95 mph (Canada
models : 30 to 150 km/h) .
ACC functi onal it y limited
The text message ACC fun ctio na lit y lim ited appears when the ACC
system does not detect any objects over an extended time period.
For the time being, the distance to vehicles up ahead is not being
Controls and equip ­
ment
controlled . The ACC system is not switched off, so increased alert­
ness is required. The following may be reasons for the text message
ACC Functiona lly limited:
• The ACC sensor is dirty. The ACC system is not reacting, or is not
react ing correctly, to veh ic les traveling ahead.
• I t is possible that you are driving on a road with very light traffic
without anything at the side of the road (e.g. guard rai ls, traffic
signs, trees). As soon as a vehicle is detected by the system again,
it returns to its control range and the text message disappears .
The ACC sensor is located in the right front trim grille::::>
page 118,
fig. 122 . If there is a loss of operation due to heavy contamination,
this area should cleaned to restore proper operation .
ACC not available
The text message ACC not available appears , for example, if the
temperature of the brakes is excessive. Adaptive cruise control is
temporarily not availab le . A warning tone sounds as a reminder .
ACC not a vailable !
The text message ACC not ava ila ble! appears in the event of a
malfunction . Adaptive cru ise control is turned off . A warning tone
sounds as a reminder. Have the system inspected by a qua lified
dea lership .
ACC sensor blo cked !
The text message ACC s ensor blocked ! appears when the ACC
system can no longer guarantee safe detection of objects. Adaptive
cruise control is turned off . A warning tone sounds as a reminder.
To decide whether it is necessary to switch off the ACC (ACC sensor
b locked
!) or if it is only a temporary condition (ACC F unctionally
limited), the system wi ll a lso takes into consideration the outside
temperature and/or the windshield wiper operation.
The ACC senso r is dirty or b locked (e .g . leaves, snow).
The sensor should be cleaned to restore proper sensor function
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page 118, fig. 122 .
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Engin e spee d !
The text message Engine sp ee d ! appears in vehicles with manual
transmission when the driver did not shift up or down in time while
using adaptive cruise contro l braking or accelerating, causing the
vehicle to exceed or not reach the perm itted limit speed. This
causes adaptive cruis e control to deactivate automatically . A chime
sounds as a reminder .
Parking brake !
The text message Parking brake! appears if emergency braking was
manually initiated with the Electromechanica l Parking Brake (EPBl.
The adaptive cruise contro l is turned off . This is accompanied by a
warning tone.
ESP a ctiv ati on
The text message ES P activati on appears if the E lectronic Stabil iza ­
tion Program (ESP ) has intervened . In this case the adapt ive cruise
control is automatical ly turned off . This is accompanied by a
warn ing tone.
Sp eed
The set speed in mph (Canada km/h ) a lways appears when saving or
changing the speed in adaptive cruise control~
page 121, "How is
the speed stored?" and~
page 121, "Changing stored speed".
Speed too low
The text message Speed too low appears if the cur ren t speed is too
low
to set or to hold the requested speed.
When setting a desired speed , it must be at leas t 20 mph (30 km/h).
At speeds below 12 mph (20 km/h), the cruise control is turned off.
In speeds over 95 mph (150 km/h), the system remains active and
resumes the speed of 95 mph (150 km /h) if the driver removes the
foot from the acce lerator .
Selec tor leve r posit io n!
The text message Selector lever po sition! appears when the
selector lever is moved to pos ition
N . In this position, adaptive
cruise control is no t avai lable. •
Applies to vehi cles : w it h ad apt ive crui se c ontr ol
Driver intervention prompt
The dri ver i ntervention pr ompt c alls on the driver to take
ov er the situation.
F ig . 133 Instrument clu ster : Dr iv e r i nte rv enti on prompt
In certain situations, the braking power of the adaptive cruis e
control is not sufficient to maintain an adequate distance from the
objec t ahead . In this situation, th e adaptive cruise con trol cal ls on
you as the driver to take action .
The
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• A red vehicle is shown in the instrument cluster disp lay
~ page 128, fig. 133 .
• T he text DISTANCE! appears in the status line.
• The indicator light in the Instrument cluster blinks red.
• A warning tone sounds.
[ i] Tip s
• I f the adaptive cruise control initiates braking, the hydraulic
brake system is under pressure. Therefore, the brake peda l distance
is shorter and the pedal "feels" harder.
• Adaptive cruise control is switched off after pressing the foot­
brake . The speed saved up this point can be resumed.
• To resume the saved speed, release the brake pedal and press
the control lever~
page 122, "Turning adaptive cruise control off
temporarily".
• I f you use the accelerator t o go faster than the speed of the
object ahead of you, the
dri ver inter vention prompt will not be
accompanied by a wa rning signal.
• I f the speed you previously set is exceeded, the indicator light in
the speed ometer will switch off .•
Controls and equip ­
ment
App lies to vehic les: with adaptive crui se cont rol
MMI settings
Individual settings for adaptive cruise control can be
selected in the
MM/*.
F ig . 134 MMI Di spl ay:
adapt ive cruise control
Sett ings fo r th e driving program can be adjusted individu­
a lly t o th e part ic ul ar user and save d in the MM I* .
- Press the
I CAR] function button.
- Select
Adaptive Cruise Control . The Adaptive Cruise
Control
men u appears => fig. 134.
Selec t
driving program .
Select the desired driving program .
Setting the dri ving program
In the driv ing program menu you can adjust the characteristics of
adaptive cruise control to what you want using
dynamic , standard
or comfort .
Sav ing setting s
Your individual settings are automatically saved and assigned to the
re mote contro l key being used (remote key storage). If the key is
given to another person, the saved settings remain as they are .•
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System limitations
Applies to veh icles: wi th a dapt ive cruise contro l
General information
Some driving situations which affect the function of the
radar sensor are described below.
When driving, the adaptive cruise con tro l is g overned by physical
and system -specified limits . Also, under certain circumstances, the
ACC system may react unexpectedly or late from the driver's point
of view. Therefore, always be attentive and intervene, if necessary:
• when driv ing around curves =>
page 130
• when vehicles in front are not in line with your vehicle
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page 131
• when other vehic les are changing lanes=> page 131
• when o ther vehicles a re di fficu lt to detec t=> pag e 131.
& WARNING
The radar sensor's vision can be reduced by rain, snow and heavy
spray . Th is can result in vehicles driv ing ahead being in adequate ly
detected or, in some circumstances, not detected at all. If ne ces ­
sary , take a ction yourself! •
Applies to vehi cles : w it h ad aptive crui se co ntrol
When driving around curves
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Entering a curve
Fig. 13 5 Ve hicle
en teri ng a curv e
Fig . 13 6 Vehicle
le aving a curv e
When entering a curve , the adapt ive cruise control may react to a
vehicle in the next lane and apply the brakes in your vehicle
=> fig. 135. The braki ng act ion can be overridde n by depressing t he
acce lerator pedal.
Lea ving a curve
At the exit from very long curves the predictive lane reading can
cause the adaptive cru ise control to react to another vehicle in the
next lane and apply the brakes in your ve hicle => fig . 136. The
braking actio n can be overr idden by dep ressing the acce lerator
p edal. •

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cruise contro l "----'-----------------
Fig. 141 Sheering o ut
and stationary vehicle
If a vehicle that has been detected by the ACC system turns off or
sheers out, and there is a stationary vehicle ahead of that vehicle,
the ACC system does not respond to the stationary vehicle
~ page 131, fig. 140 and~ fig. 141. •
Audi braking guard
Applies to vehicl es: wi th a dapt ive c ruise co ntrol
Description
Audi braking guard warns you of a threatening collision
with a vehicle ahead .
Fig. 142 Display in the
instrument cluster
The Audi braking guard is active from a speed of approx. 20 mph
(30 km /h) and works within the system limits~
page 130even when
the adaptive cruise control is deactivated .
A radar sensor is built into the front of the vehicle~
page 118,
fig. 122. The system is intended to measure the distance to reflec­
tive surfaces. If a measurement is not possible, the system does not
respond.
When the measurement has taken place, the system can assess a hazardous situation, when a vehicle ahead suddenly brakes or when
your own vehicle is driving at high speed towards a much slower
vehicle ahead. As soon as the system assumes that a possible colli ­
sion with the vehicle ahead can only be avo ided by immediate all­
out braking or by an avoiding maneuver, a warning appears.
The system has a pre-set response time to be able to warn in good
time. This system response time is automatically reduced if you acce lerate actively, for example to join a highway. Braking, trans ­
verse acceleration and the steering angle can lead to a reduced
system response time. The warning is deactivated if you begin to
overtake with full acceleration .
The system draws your attention to two different hazardous situa ­
tions:
Distance
The distance warning is issued in the event of inadequate distance
to the vehicle ahead a period of more than 5 seconds . If the distance
is less than 30 feet (9 meters) at 50 mph (80 km/h), for example, an
optical display is faded in on the instrument cluster~ fig. 142.
If the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, a collision cannot be avoided,
even in the case of an immediate response. In this case , increase the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
Speed
If there is a much slower vehicle ahead in your lane, or if the vehicle
ahead brakes sharply, the Audi braking guard calculates the point
from which a collision can only be avoided by all -out braking or by
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