2012 AUDI A7 Owners Manual

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual Adaptive  cruise  control  and  braking  guard  87 
The road  exceeds  the  maxim um  poss ible  a n­
g le for  prope r adaptive  c ruise  co ntro l o pera ­
ti on.  Adaptive  c ruise  co ntrol  is

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual 88  Audi side  a ssist 
Audi  side  assist 
Lane  Change  Assistant 
Description 
App lies to  vehicles: wit h side ass ist 
The side  assist  helps you when  changing 
lanes. 
F ig . 91  Rear bumper

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual -Side  assist  signal  does  not  work  around 
tight  corners  (turning  radius  less  than 
328  feet  or  100  m). 
- Side  assist  is no  replacement  for  the  driv­
ers  full  attention.  The

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual 90  Audi side  assist 
signal  light  will come  on  as  soon  as  the  other 
vehicle  is  in your  blind spot  and  is  detected by 
side  assist.  When the  difference  in  speed  is 
greater,  the

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual @ Alert stage  signal  flashes 
If you activate  your  turn  signal  in driving sit­
uation @, the  signa l briefly  f lashes  repeated­
ly. Side  assist  is a lerting  yo u to  a vehicle  that 
you

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual 92  Audi side  assist 
Driving  situation:  Vehicles dropping 
back slowly 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with  side assist 
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Fig. 96  Side ass ist:  Veh icles d ropping  back  sl

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual MMI  settings 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with  side  assist 
The basic brightness  setting  of  the signal  on 
the  outside  mirror  can be adjusted  via the 
MMI. 
~ Select : ICARI funct ion button> C

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AUDI A7 2012  Owners Manual 94  Audi side  assist 
right of your  travel lane,  depending  on  wheth­
er  you  drive  in the  center  of your  lane  or  closer 
to  the  edge. 
If  you  drive  in narrow  lanes,  s ide  ass ist