2011 AUDI A6 display

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The display=> page 116, fig. 106 will show the set speed. The display
may vary depending on the type of display in your vehicle. T he indi­
cator light
CRUISE (US model) I c-f (Canadian model) w ill also light up
in the instrument cluster.
The speed is kept constant via an engine output adjustment or active
brake intervention.
_& WARNING
• Always pay attention to traffic even when the cruise control is
switched on. You are always responsible for your speed and the
distance between your vehicle and other vehicles.
• For safety reasons, the cruise control should not be used in the
city, in stop-and-go traffic, on twisting roads and when road
conditions are poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and hydro­
planing ) - risk of accident.
• Turn off the cruise control temporarily when entering turn
lanes, highway exit lanes or in construction zones.
• Please note that inadvertently "resting" your foot on the accel­
erator pedal causes the cruise control not to brake . This is because
the cruise control is overridden by the driver's acceleration .
(I] Tips
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the brakes decelerate
automatically . •
A ppli es to ve hicles : w it h cr uise contro l
Changing speed
- Press lever in the G)orQ direction ==> page 116, fig. 105
to increase or decrease your speed.
- Release the lever to save that speed.
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Change speed
in increments of 1 mph (1 km/h) by lightly pressing the
lever. If you keep the lever pressed down, yo u will alter your speed in
5 mph (10 km/h) increments.
You can also press the accelerator pedal down to increase your speed, e .g . if you want to pass someone. The speed you saved earlier wi ll
resume as soon as you release the accelerator pedal.
If, however, you exceed yo ur saved speed by 5 mph (10 km/h) for
longer than S m inutes, the cruise control will turn off temporarily.
The symbol will go out but the saved speed will be retained .•
App lies to ve hicle s: w it h cr uise c ontro l
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the vehicle is not
moving.
- Turn on the ignition.
- Pull lever into position
(i) ==> page 116, fig. 105 .
- Press the lever in the
0 or 0 direction to increase or
decrease your speed.
- Release the lever to save that speed.
This function makes it possible, for example, to save the speed yo u
want before driving on the highway. Once on the highway, act ivate
the cruise contro l by pulling the lever toward
(D. •
A pp lies to ve hicles : wit h cr uise c ontro l
Switching the system off
Temporary deactivation
- Press the brake pedal, or
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App lies to vehicles : with Adaptive Cruise C ont rol
Changing stored speed
The speed can b e chang ed without touc hing th e acc eler ­
ator or brake p edal.
Increasing speed
Fig . 111 C ontrol
le ver: Cha ng in g speed
- Press the lever briefly upwards 0 => fig . 111. US A
models: the speed increases by abo ut 2 .5 mph . Canada
mode ls: spee d wi ll increase by one mar k on the speedom­
eter sca le.
- Press the lever u pwards
0 and hold it . As long as you ho ld
t h e lever dow n, the light diode disp lay in the speedo meter
L E D d isp lay in the speedometer moves fo rward and t he
speed is increased.
Reducing speed
- Pres s the lev er briefly d ownwards Q . USA mod els : the
speed decreases by 2 .5 mp h. Ca nad a mo dels: sp eed will
decrease by one mark on t he speedo meter sca le .
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OP-eration
-Press the lever downwards Q and hold it. As long as you
ho ld the lever down , the ligh t dio d e d isp lay in t he speed­
ometer LE D display moves backward a nd the speed is
reduced .
After releasing the lever, the system regu la tes t he speed to the value
just set .
After each adjustment , th e newly-set sp eed is s hown fo r a sho rt tim e
in t he Informa tion line ~
page 129.
& WARNING
Improper use of the Adaptive Cruise Control features and inatten­
tion can lead to an accident causing serious personal injury.
• It is dangerous to use the "RESUME" feature when the previ­
ously set speed is too high f or existing road, traffic or weather
condition s.
• Alway s read and hee d the information and WARNINGS~
& in
" Des cription " on
page 119 .
W Tips
You ca n increase your speed at any time by stepping on the acceler ­
ator pedal. After yo u re lease the acce le rator peda l, t he system
adjusts back down to the speed yo u previously set . A new desired
speed can be stored at any tim e by p ressing the [SET ) button
~ page 122, fig . 110 . •
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App lies to vehicl es: wi th Adaptive Cru ise Con trol
How is the distance (time interval) set?
Distance con be set in four stages.
Incre as ing dist anc e
Fig . 113 Contro l
l ever : Sett ing distance
- Push the slider switch on ce to the r ight 0 ==> fig . 113 . The
distance currently set is shown for 3 seconds in the instru ­
ment cluster display.
- Push the slider switch
again to the rightG)to increase the
distance by one step.
Symbol
Dynam ics
Distance at 25 mph (40 km /h )
Di sta n ce at 50
mph (80 km /h )
Distance at 75 mph (120 km /h)
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DISTANCE 1
c::::,
_ c::::, _ - -
1 second
Sporting
36 Feet ( 11 Meters)
_ ...
72 Feet (22 Meters)
108 Feet (33 Meters)
R educing di stance
Push the slider switch onc e to the left Q. The d istance
currently set is shown for 3 seconds in the instrument
cluster display.
Push the slider switch
again to the left Oto decrease the
distance by one step.
Th e d istance at wh ic h the Adaptive Cruise Control fo llows a vehicle in
front is determined by
time intervals. A time interval to a vehicle in
front is established and maintained. This produces a speed-depen­
dent interval. The higher the speed, the greater the safety interval in
feet (meters)
=> & .
For example, if the interval DI STA NCE 3 is set, a vehicle in front is
followed at a time interval of 1.8 seconds.
For a speed of 50 mph (80 km /h ) this would be equ ivalent to a
distance of 131 feet (40 m ete rs) to the veh icle in front .
T he distances giv en here are nominal va lues. The vehicle speed may
exceed o r fall short of these target speeds , depending on the driving
situation and the d riving style of the vehicle ahead .
DISTANCE 2
~-- c::::, _ -
1.3 seconds
Standard
95 Feet (29 Meters)
144 Feet (44 Meters)
DISTANCE 3
~ ___ c::::,_
1.8 seconds
Standard
66 Feet (20 Meters)
131 Feet (40 Meters)
197 Feet (60 Meters)
DISTANCE 4
c::::,_ -- _c::::,
2.3 seconds
Comfortable
82 Feet (25 Meters)
16 7 F eet (51 Me ters)
249 Feet (76 Meters)
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Driver information
Applies to veh icles: with Adaptive C ruise Cont ro l
Displays in the instrument cluster
Depending on the driving situation, driver information is
displayed in the instrument cluster .
@ Speedometer and indicator light display
@ Display in the instrument cluster
Fig. 114 O vervi ew
in strume nt clu ster
@ Speedomet er and indicator light display
Important information concerning vehicle operation with Adaptive
Cru ise Control is shown in display area @. T he desired speed you set
is indicated in the speedometer (L ED lights around the edge).
Th e ind ic ator lig hts show whether the sys tem has detec ted a ve hicle
traveling ahead.
@ Display in the instrument cluster
In d isp lay area @ information from the navigation system * and the
t rip compu ter is displayed in a ddition to info rmation abou t Ad apt ive
Cru ise Control.
You can select among the different information by repeated b rief
taps on the
I RESE T! but ton on the windshield w iper lever~ page 35,
"Operation" .
Contro ls a nd e quip ­
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OP-eration
Certain pieces of in format ion in the bottom part of the display are not
show n perm anent ly . In fo rmat ion is dis played on ly if you set or
change the speed setting, change the t ime interval, when messages
are displayed or if the Adaptive Cr uise Control is tu rned off for safety
reasons .•
App lies to v ehicle s: with Adaptive C ru ise Cont rol
Display in the speedometer
Desired speed
Fig. 1 15 Di spl ay in
th e sp eedometer
The des ired speed set by the driver is displayed by a red LED.
If the desired speed was set between two lines o n the speedometer
using the
[ SET ! button, the two closes t light em itting diodes will
come on~ fig. 115 .
The system allows on ly speeds to be set between 20 to 95 mph (30
to 150 km/h) to be set. This speed range is fa int ly ill umina ted in the
speedometer (L ED lights) .
Indicator lights (symbols)
• ""~ Open ro ad: The indicator light 11 "~ shows that ACC is active
and that no moving veh icle has been detected with in range of the
radar sensor up ahead in your lane of travel. The set speed is main-
tained. .,,_
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• .::::::,,,,,.::::::, Driving in traffic: The indicator light .::::::,11 .. .::::::, shows that a
veh icle moving in yo ur lane of tr ave l has been de te cte d up fron t in
your lane o f travel. Your speed is adjusted accord ing to the speed of
the vehicle up front. ACC accelerates and brakes automatically within
the system's capabilit ies.
• .::::::,,,,,.::::::, Driver intervention prompt : The red flashing w arning
light
.::::::,11 .. .::::::, means Request for driver to as sume control. You as the
driver must slow the vehicle with the foot brake . The symbo l
.::::::,11 .. .::::::,
tells you that the Adapt ive C ruise Contro l is not able to slow the
vehicle down eno ugh to keep a enough distance to the vehicle in front
of you. A warning to ne w ill a lso sound when the symbol appea rs . For
more info rmation about t he dr iver inte rvention prompt~
page 130.
& WARNING
Improper use of the Adaptive Cruise Control feature s and inatten­
tion can lead to an crash and serious personal injury.
• Never allow the closing speed between you and other vehicles
to be so high that the Adaptive Cruise Control may not be able to slow your vehicle safely . If closing speed is too high , you must
apply the brakes yourself to reduce the ri sk of a rear-end crash .
• Always sele ct a greater following dis tance to the vehicle up
ahead on w et roads than on dry road s.
• Always read and heed the information and WARNINGS ~
& in
" Description " on
page 119.
[ i ] Tips
• If you use the accelerator to go faster tha n the speed of the
vehicle ahead of yo u, the drive r intervention prompt will not be
accompanied by a warning to ne.
• If the spee d you previously set is ex ceeded, t he i nd ic ato r light in
the speedometer will sw itch off .•
A pp lies to veh ic les: with Adapt ive Cru ise C ontrol
Display in the instrument cluster
Fig . 116 Di splay in
the instrum ent cluster
Scr oll throug h the available information displays by br iefly tapping
the
I RESE T) button at the end of the windshield w iper leve r. Yo u can
select info rmation from the tr ip comp uter, naviga tion system * or
Adaptive Cr uise Contro l.
© Vehicle symbol
® Distance
© Status
© Vehicle symbol
The ve hicle symbol indi ca tes whether the system h as de te cted an
object trave ling in front.
• Vehicle outline : Open road, no vehicle ahea d.
• White ve hicle: A vehicle is detected ahead.
• Red vehicl e: Request for dr iver to assume control.
® Distance
Us ing the a rrows and scale , you can det ect how fa r it is to the v ehi cle
in front of you.
• Open road : No arrow appea rs when the veh icle is on a n open ro ad
and there is no ve hicle ahead. .,,_

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• Driving in traffic: If a vehicle is detected ahead, the arrow moves
on the scale. The green area represents the distance set. When
approaching slowly, the arrow moves from the
gray zone to the green
zone on the scale.
• Driver intervention prompt: When approach ing rapidly, the
arrow serves as an early warning signal. If the distance se lected is
exceeded or possibly not reached, the arrow moves into the
red zone
on the scale. In certain driving situations, you as the driver will have
to take action=>
page 130, "Driver intervent ion prompt".
© Status
• Th e text ACC OFF appears in white letters when Adaptive Cruise
Control is turned off.
• The text
ACC AVAILABLE appears in wh ite letters when the
system is turned on but no desired speed has been set.
• The text
OVERRIDE appears in white letters when you exceed the
desired speed by accelerating .
• The text
DISTANCE! appears in red letters when the interval to a
vehicle traveling ahead is too short and you have to slow your vehicle
add itionally with the foot brake.
• Th e text messages
DISTANCE 1 to DISTANCE 4 appea r in green
letters to indicate the time interval you have set and Adaptive Cruise
Control is in management mode .
• If the driving program "standard" is replaced by "comfort" or
" dynamic" using the MMI, the above text message is supplemented
by an appropriate prompt, e.g.
DISTANCE 1 -dyn . . •
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App
lies to vehicles : with Adaptive Cr uise Control
System status indicator
The text messages and symbols shown in this area of the
display are not displayed permanently.
Time intervals (such as c::::, ____ c::::,)
Fig. 117 System
status indicato r
The different symbols for the time intervals (distance) appear if you
change the settings=> fig . 117.
Thr ee wh ite dots ... appear if a setting cannot be made with the oper ­
ating lever . The following are possible 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.
• If yo u push the lever up to increase (or down to reduce) speed and
this speed is outside the 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h) speed range.
ACC functionality Limited
The message ACC functional ity limited appears when the ACC
System does not detect any moving vehicles up ahead in your lane of
travel for a longer period of time. During this time, the distance to
moving veh icles in your lane of travel up ahead is not being main­
tained . The ACC system is not sw itched off, and increased attent ion .,,
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In certain situations, the braking power of the Adaptive Cruise
Control is not enough to maintain an adequate distance to the vehicle
up ahead. In these situations, the Adaptive Cruise Control calls the
driver to take action.
The
driver intervention prompt alerts you visually and audibly to take
over.
• A red vehicle is shown in the instru ment cluster display
=>
page 130, fig. 118.
• Th e text
DISTANCE! appears in the status line.
• The indicator light
c:::>uuc:::> in the speedometer blinks red.
• A warning tone sounds .
[I) Tips
• If the Adaptive cruise control initiates braking, the hydraulic brake
system is under pressure . Therefore, the brake pedal 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 124, "Turning Adaptive Cruise Control off
temporarily".
• If you use the accelerator to go faster than the speed of the
vehicle ahead of you, the
driver intervention prompt will not be
accompanied by a warn ing s ignal.
• If the speed you previously set is exceeded, the indicator light in
the speedometer will switch
off .•
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pp lies to vehicles : w ith Ad apt ive Cr uise Cont rol
MMI settings
Individual settings for Adaptive Cruise Control can be
selected in the MMI.
Settings for the Driving program can be adjusted individually
to the particular user and saved in the MMI. This can only be
done with the engine running.
- Select: Function button
[CAR]> Systems*> adaptive
cruise control > Driving program .
Setting the driving program
In the Driving program menu you can adjust the character istics of
Adaptive Cruise Contro l to your own preferences using
Dynamic ,
Standard or Comfort.
Saving settings
Your individual settings are automatically saved and assigned to the
remote control key being used (remote key storage). If the key is
given to another person, the saved settings rema in as they are.•
System limitations
A pp lies to ve hicle s: with Ad apti ve Crui se Con tro l
General information
The radar sensor has limits that the driver must know to
be able to use ACC properly.
The Adaptive Cruise Control works within limits that are also related
to radar sensor range and sight distance. In some situations ACC may
reac t unusually or late from the driver's poin t of view . Therefore,
always be attentive to what is happen ing around you and a lways be
ready to intervene, if necessary:
• when driving around curves=>
page 132
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Not ready: The yellow indicator light shows that the system is
turned on but unable to send a warning. This can be due to the
following:
• Th ere are no boundary lines, or there is only one boundary line
present.
• The boundary lines are not detected (e .g . due to snow, dirt, wet
conditions or light shining into the camera lens).
• More than two boundary lines (such as at construction sites) are
located in the vehicle's lane.
• Th e vehicle's speed is below the speed needed to activate it, which
is about 40 mph (65 km/h) .
• Th e lane is narrowe r than about 8
ft. (2.5 m), or wider than about
16 ft. (5 m).
• The curve is too sharp.
Notes on the instrument cluster display
When the lane assist turns off automatically, the instrument cluster
indicator goes out and one of the fo llowing messages appears on the
display:
Audi lane assist not available: currently no sensor vision
Thi s message appears when the camera can no longer function
because it cannot detect the boundary lines. This may be due to the
following:
• Th e exte rior side of the camera viewing window=>
page 134,
fig. 127 is covered with dirt or ice. Clean this part of the windsh ield.
• Th e came ra viewing window is fogged up on the inside. In this
case, wait until the fog disappears before turning lane assist on
again.
• Th e system was unable to detect boundary lines over an extended
period of time due to road conditions (such as snow-cove red lanes).
Do not turn lane assist on aga in until the lines can be more easily
detected.
Audi lane assist currently not available
Controls and equip ­
ment Safety first A temporary malfunction
is preventing lane assist from operating .
Tr y turning on lane assist again at a lat er time.
Audi lane assist: system fault
The system shou ld be checked by an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified wo rkshop.
[ i ] Tips
• Make sure that the camera viewing window => page 134, fig. 127
is not covered by stickers or similar objects.
• Always keep the camera viewing w indow clean. This can us ually be
done by operating the windshie ld wipers. •
Applies to vehicles: wi th lane assist
MMI settings
You can use the fv1fv1I to adjust the warning time and
steering wheel vibration.
-Select: Function button [CAR ]> Systems *> Audi lane
assist.
Setting the warning time
Early: This setting warns the driver before a wheel touches the
detected lane boundary line. The warning depends on the vehicle's
angle as it approaches the boundary line. If you approach a boundary
line gradually, the warn ing will occur earlier. If you approach the
boundary line at a very sha rp angle, the warn ing will occur just befo re
a wheel touches the line.
Medium : In this setting, the warning time adjusts to the characteris­
tics of the road and the vehicle speed. The wa rning occurs later fo r
curves and occurs earlier for straight stretches of road . The warning
occurs later on narrow roads than on wide ro ads.
Late : This setting warns the driver when a wheel dr ives over the
detected lane boundary line.
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