the 20 to 95 mph (30 to 150 km/h) speed
range .
ACC not available
The text message ACC not available appears,
for example, if the temperature of the brakes
i s excessive. Adaptive cruise control is tempo
rarily not available. A warning tone sounds as
a reminder .
ACC not available!
The text message ACC not available! appears
in the event of a malf uncti on. Adaptive cruise
control is tu rned off . A warning tone sounds
as a reminder. Have the system inspected by a
qua lified dealership.
ACC sensor blocked !
The text message ACC sensor blocked ! ap
pears when the ACC System can no longer ac
curately detect vehicles moving up ahead in
your lane of travel. Adaptive cr uise control is
turned off. A warning tone also sounds as a re minder.
To decide whether it is necessary to switch off
the ACC (ACC sensor blocked
!) or if it is only a
temporary condition (ACC Functionally limit
ed), the system will a lso takes into cons idera
tion the outside temperature and/or the wind
shield wiper operation .
The ACC sensor is dirty or blocked (e.g. leaves,
snow).
The ACC sensor is loca ted behind the area to
the right of the front license plate . If the ACC
sensor is dirty or blocked, clean the area to re
store system operat ion.
Stability program
The text message Stability program appea rs
if the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) has in
tervened . In th is case the adaptive cr uise con
trol is automatically turned off. Th is is accom
panied by a warn ing tone.
Speed
The set speed in mph (Canada km/h) always
appears when saving or changing the speed in
Adaptive cruise control 123
adaptive cruise control c:::> page 116, How is
the speed stored?
and c:::> page 117, Changing
stored speed.
ACC functionality limited
T he message ACC functionality limited ap
pears when the ACC System does not detect
any moving vehicles up ahead in your lane of
trave l for a longer period of time . During t his
time, the distance to moving vehicles in your
lane of travel up ahead is not being main
ta ined . The ACC system is not switched off,
and increased attention to the traffic situation
is absolutely necessary. The following may be
reasons why the message
ACC functionality
limited
appears:
- The ACC sensor is d irty. The ACC system is
not reacting, or is not reacting co rrectly, to
moving vehicles up ahead in your lane of
travel.
- There may be very light traffic on and there
is noth ing that marks the side of the road
(for examp le, guard ra ils, traffic signs,
t rees). As soon as a moving vehicle up ahead
is detected again, ACC becomes active again
and the message disappears.
T he ACC senso r is located behind the area to
the right of the front license p late.
If the ACC
sensor is dirty or blocked, clean the area to re
store system operation.
Parking brake!
The text message Parking brake! appears,
whe n the parking brake is applied. ACC is
turned off. A warning tone sounds as a re
minder.
Stationary object ahead
T he text message Stationary object ahead ap
pears, whe n you want to activate the system
and there is a stationary vehicle or an object
immediately in front of you .
Gradient too steep
The text message Gradient too steep appears
when the maximum gradient for prope r ACC
operation has been exceeded. Adaptive cruise .,.
124 Adaptive cruise control
control is turned off . A warning tone also
sounds as a reminder.
ACC off: manual control !
The text message ACC off: manual control !
appears after the vehicle has been brought to
a standstill by the adaptive cruise control. In
this case you must depress the brake pedal to
prevent the vehicle from rolling . A warning
tone sounds as a reminder .
Selector lever position !
The text message Selector lever position ! ap
pears when the selector lever is moved to po
sition
N . In this position, adaptive cruise con
trol is not available .
Driver intervention prompt
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise co ntrol
The driver intervention prompt calls on the
driver to toke over the situation.
Fig. 138 Inst rument clus te r: Driv er in tervent ion
p romp t
In certain situations, the braking power of the
adapt ive cr uise control is not enough to main
tain an adequate distance to the vehicle up
ahead . In these situat ions, the adaptive cruise
contro l calls the dr iver to take action.
The
driver intervention prompt alerts you vis
ually and audib ly to take over.
- A red vehicle is shown in the instrument
cluster display ¢
fig. 138.
- T he text DISTANCE ! appears in the status
line .
- T he indicator light- in the speedome
ter blinks red.
- A warning tone sounds .
(D Tips
-Adaptive cruise contro l is switched off af
ter pressing the footbrake. The speed
saved up this point can be resumed.
- To resume the saved speed, release the
brake pedal and press the control lever
¢ page 118, 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 w ill
not be accompanied by a warn ing s ign al.
- If the speed you previously set is exceed
ed, the indicator light in the speedome
ter will switch off.
MMI settings
Applies to vehicles: wit h adaptive cruise contro l
Individual settings for adaptive cruise control
can be selected in the MMI.
Settings for the Driving program can be ad
justed individually to the particular user and
saved in the MMI. This can only be done with
the engine ru nning .
• Select: Function button
I CAR !> Control but
ton
Systems * > adaptive cruise control >
Driving program . Or
.,. Select: Function b utton I CAR !> Control but
ton
Car systems* > Driver a .ssist > Adaptive
cruise control
> Driving program .
Setting the driving program
In the Driving program menu you can adjus t
the characterist ics of adaptive cruise control
to your own preferences using
Dynamic,
Standard
o r Comfort .
Saving settings
Your individual settings are automatically
saved and ass igned to the remote control key
being used (remote key storage) .
If the key is
given to another person , the saved settings
remain as they are .
System limitations
General information
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise control
The radar sensor has limits that the driver
must know to be able to use ACC properly.
The adaptive cruise control works within lim
its that are also related to radar sensor range
and s ight distance . In some situations ACC
may react unusually or late from the driver's
point of v iew. Therefore, a lways be attent ive
to what is happening around you and always be ready to intervene, if necessary:
- when driving around curves ¢page 125
- when vehicles up front are not in line with
you r vehicle ¢ page 125
- when other vehicles are changing lanes
¢ page 126
- when other vehicles are difficult to detect
¢ page 126
- when vehicles up ahead are not moving or
obstacles are in your travel lane ¢page 126
A WARNING
The radar sensor's function and ra nge can
be reduced by rain , snow and heavy spray.
Moving veh icles up ahead may not be
prompt ly detected or may not be detected
at all.
- Always pay ca reful attention to the traf
fic s ituation and be ready to intervene
and be rea dy to take comp lete cont rol
whenever necessary.
When driving around curves
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise co ntrol
Fig. 1 39 Vehicle enter ing a cu rve
Ad apti ve crui se control 125
Fig. 140 Vehicle leaving a curve
Entering a curve
When enter ing a curve, the adaptive cruise
control may react to a vehicle in the next lane
and apply the brakes in your vehicle
¢ fig. 139. The braking action ca n be over rid
den by depressing the ac ce lera tor pedal.
Leaving a curv e
At the end of very long curves, ACC's predic
tive lane reading can cause ACC to react to an
other vehicle in the next lane and apply the
brakes on your vehicle~ fig . 140. The braking
action can be overr idden by depressing the ac
ce le rator pedal.
Vehicles offset to one side
App lies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise control
Fig. 141 Vehicle traveling ah ead outside the detect ion
r ange of the radar sensor
Vehicles moving up ahead but offset in the
lane ca nnot be detected by ACC until they are
in sensor range.
The Audi braking guard is active from a speed
of approx. 20 mph (30 km/h) and works with
in the system limits
¢ page 125 even when
the adaptive cruise contro l is deact ivated.
A radar senso r is bui lt into the front of the ve
hicle
¢ page 114, fig. 127. The system is in
tended to measure the distance to reflect ive
surfaces. If a measurement is not possible,
the system does not respond .
When the measurement has been taken, the
system can recognize a poss ibly hazardous sit
uation, for example, when a vehicle up ahead
in your lane of travel suddenly brakes or when
your ow n ve hicle is moving at high speed to
wards a much s lowe r vehicle up ahead . As
soon as the system senses that a possible co l
l ision with the vehicle up ahead can only be
avoided by immediate full brake appl ication or
by an avoidance maneuver, a warning appears .
The system has a defau lt response time to be
ab le to sig na l befo re a col lision occu rs. This
system response time is a utomat ica lly re
d uced if you acce lerate actively, for example
to join a highway. Braking, transverse acce ler
ation and the steering ang le can lead to a re
duced system response time. The warning is
deactivated if you begin to overtake with full
acceleration.
The system can make yo u aware of two differ
ent hazardo us situations:
Distance
The distance warn ing is g iven if the sys tem
calc ulates that the re is not enough d istance
to the vehicle up ahead a period of more than 5 seconds. If the distance is less than 30 feet
(9 meters) at SO mph (80 km/h), for example,
an optical d isplay comes on in the instrument
cluster
c> fig . 146.
If the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, A udi brak
ing guard cannot help you to avoid a co llision,
even in the case of an immediate response.
Take immediate act ion to avoid the collision
and increase the distance to the vehicle up
ahead .
Adapti ve crui se control 127
Speed
If there is a much slowe r vehicle mov ing up
ahead in your lane, or if the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, the Audi brak ing guard calcu
lates the point from which a collision can only
be avoided by f ull braking or by an avo idance
maneuver . If a warning does sound, a possible
collision with the veh icle in front can only be
avo ided through an evas ive maneuver or by
braking.
The warning is given in two stages:
- Pre-warnin g: A visua l display appears in the
instrument cluster and a warning tone
sounds.
- Acute w arning : If you do not respond to the
pre-warning, the second stage warning is
given. A quick brake application helps to di
rect your attention to the road and traffic
situat ion.
Under heavy braking, the brake assistant
i=> page 114 also helps you benefit from maxi
mum brak ing eff ic iency.
_& WARNING
Inattention can cause collisions, other ac
cidents and ser ious personal inju ries.
- Always pay close attent ion to the traffic,
even when the Audi braking guard is
sw itched on. The Audi braking guard pro
vides a wa rning but does not brake the
car for you. You must app ly the brakes
yourse lf!
- Always keep the safe and lega l distance
between yo ur vehicle and vehicles up
ahead.
- Aud i brak ing g uard wor ks within lim its
and will no t respond outside the system
limits, fo r example when approach ing a
stopped vehicle or stationary obstacle (end of a traffic jam or vehicle that has
broken down in traffic).
- Always remember that the radar sensor
for the Audi braking guard works within
defined detect ion and range limits that
may prevent the proper detection of oth
er vehicles .
128 Adapti ve crui se co ntrol
-The radar sensor's function and range
can be reduced by rain, snow and heavy
spray. Moving vehicles up ahead may not be promptly detected or may not be de
tected at all.
- Always pay careful attention to the traf
fic s ituation and be ready to intervene
and be ready to take complete control
whenever necessary.
- Reflective surfaces includ ing crash barri
ers or tunnel entrances may impair the
function of the radar sensor.
Settings in the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise control
T he settings of the Audi braking guard are
performed in the MMI.
._ Select : Funct ion button ICARI > Control but
ton Systems * > Audi brak ing guard . Or
._ Select : Funct ion button
ICARI > Control but
ton Car system s* > Driver as sist> Audi
braking guard .
- System -the Audi braking guard system can
be switched
On and Off .
-Earl y warning - the acoustic warning and
the messages can be switched
On and Off .
(D) Tips
When handing over the keys to another pe rson, the prev ious settings are adopted
if the Audi braking guard is act ivated
~ page 43.
Driver's information in the instrument
cluster display
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise co ntrol
braking gua rd activated
This message appears whe n the Audi braking
guard applies the b rakes during a second
stage (acute) warning .
braking gua rd off
This message appears whe n the system has
been deact ivated v ia the MMI. This message also appears briefly at each beginning of a trip
if the system is switched off.
T his message a lso appears when the system is
not availab le because of a ma lf u nct ion or if
E SC is switched to the Off road
mode ~
page 219. The system can no longer
warn of an impending coll is ion .
Audi side assist Lane Change Assistant
Description
App lies to vehicles: with side assist
The side assist helps you when changing
lanes .
AUDT U7
Fig. 147 Rear b umper: Pos it ion of radar sensors (not
v isib le on outside)
Fig . 148 Signal light on the outside mirror -driver 's
s ide
,.._ en ;! ..:, .. (D
Side assist uses radar sensors (not visib le on
outside) ¢
fig. 147 to help the driver check
b lind spots, and see what is happen ing in traf
fic beh ind the veh icle
¢ page 130, fig. 150.
Signal lights are bu ilt into both outside m ir
r ors ¢
fig. 148. The signal light on the left
outside mirror assists when moving over into
the left lane and the signal light on the r igh t
ou tside mirror assists when moving over in to
the right lane .
The s ignal light comes on to tell you that side
assis t has detec ted a vehicle on tha t side and
that t he position of this othe r vehicle should
be taken into account if yo u were to change
lanes . This is called the
informatio nal st age
sign al¢
page 131. The informat ional stage
Aud i side assist 129
signal is designed so that you notice it on ly
when you are looking in the outside mirror.
When yo u activate the turn signal and side as
s ist de tects a vehicle in a no table location, the
corresponding signal on the outside mi rror
flashes briefly and brightly several times. This
is the
a lert stage signal ¢ page 131 .
Activating and deactivating
Applies to vehicles: wit h side assist
Fi g. 14 9 Drive r's doo r: Side assist button
Activating
.,. Press the ¢
fig. 149 button. The ind icator
on the b utton lights up.
Deactivating
.,. Press the button again. The indicator light
on the button goes out .
The system works at speeds faster than
19 mph (30 km/h) .
A WARNING
-Imp roper reliance on the side assist sys
tem can cause collis ions and serio us pe r
sonal injury:
- Never rely on ly on side assist when
changing lanes.
- Always check rear view mirrors to make
su re that it is safe to change lanes.
- Side assist canno t detect all veh icles un
de r all conditions- danger of accident!
- Side assist cannot detect vehicles in time
to a lert you w hen they app roac h from
behind at very hig h speed, or fall drop
back very qu ickly.
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136 Audi side a ssis t
Safety tips
App lies to vehicles: wit h side ass ist
The s ide ass ist detect ion may be lim ited when
d riving around narrow street corners , on hilly
streets, and under poor weathe r cond itions.
It is poss ible that the radar sensors may also
detect other objects , such as high or stag
gered guardra ils .
Side assist does not measure actual lane
width . The system assumes a fixed lane w idth .
Detection in the left and r ight lanes is based
on this assumed lane width . When driving on
na rrow roads or when driving to the left or
right of the center of a travel lane , it is possi
b le that vehicles will be detected that are
not
in the lane next to the lane you are using.
A WARNING
- Improper reliance on the s ide assist sys
tem can cause collisions and serious per
sonal injury :
- Never rely only on side assist when
changing lanes .
- Always check rear view mirrors to make
sure that it is safe to change lanes.
- Side ass ist cannot detect a ll vehicles un
der all cond itions- danger of accident!
- Side ass ist cannot detect vehicles in time
to alert you when they approach from beh ind at very h igh speed, or fall d rop
back very quickly.
- T he radar sensor's
vision can be reduced
or entirely blocked by rain, snow, and
heavy spray. This can result in side assist
not adequately detecting vehicles or, in
some cases, not detecting them at a ll.
Always keep an eye on the direction you are traveling and the relevant area
around the vehicle .
- Please note that side assist indicates
there are approaching vehicles, or vehi
cles in your blind spot, only after your ve
hicle has reached a driving speed of at
least 19 mph (30 km/h). -
Side assist signa l does not work around
tight corners (turning radius less than
328 feet, or 100 m).
- Side assist is no replacement for the driv
er 's full attention. The driver alone is re
sponsible for lane changes and sim ilar
driving maneuvers. Always keep an eye
on the d irect ion you are traveling and the
re levant area around the vehicle.
(D Note
To ensure that side assist is not adversely
affected, you should not block the area on
the rear bumper where the radar sensors
are located with foreign objects (such as
with stickers or bi cycle racks).
(D Tips
If the pos itions of the radar sensors have
been changed as a result of a rear end-co l
lision, for instance, have s ide assist
checked by an autho rized Aud i dealer for
safety reasons.
Automatic transmission
tiptronic ®
General information
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically
controlled automatic transmission. Upshifting
and downshifting takes p lace
automatically.
The transmission is also equipped with tip
tronic ®. It allows the driver to shift gears
manually if desired ¢ page 140.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 157 Shift gate o n the center console : se lector lev
er with release button
Starting the engine
.. The selector lever must be in Nor P.
Starting off
.. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.. Press and hold the release button in these
lector lever handle and move the selector
lever from
P or N to D and release the but
ton ¢.&,. .
.. Wait briefly until the transmission has shift
ed (you will feet a slight movement).
.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
accelerate.
Rocking back and forth to become
unstuck
.. Shift only between D and R when the vehi
cle is at a full stop and the engine is running
at id le speed.
Autom atic transm ission 13 7
Stopping
.. Press and hold the brake pedal until the ve
hicle has come to a complete stop.
.. Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the
vehicle cannot roll forward or backward
while it is idling
c> .&,. .
.. Once stopped,
do not depress the accelera
tor pedal to rev up the engine
c> .&, .
Parking
.. Press and hold the brake peda l until the ve
hicle has come to a comp lete stop.
.. Set the parking brake firmly
¢page 110,
Parking .
.. Press and hold the release button in these
lector lever handle, move the selector lever
into
P and then let go of the release button
¢ .&,.
The selector lever must be in Nor P. If one of
the driving positions is engaged a safety
switch will p revent the eng ine from being
started . See also
<=>page 106.
Before you move the selector lever from the P
position, you must always apply the brake
pedal before and while depressing the button
in the handle of the selector lever.
A WARNING
-Unintended vehicle movement can cause
serious injury .
- When the se lector lever is in a driving
pos ition, the vehicle may creep, even at
i dle speed . Therefore do not release
the parking brake o r foot brake until
you are ready to move, because power
i s transmitted to the wheels as soon as
a driving position is engaged .
- Do not accelerate while selecting a
driving position. At this time the en
gine must be at idle speed so that un
due stress is not placed on the clutches
in the transmission .
- Remember: -even when stopped brief-
l y with the automatic transmission in
"D", "S" or "R", engine power is being
transmitted to the wheels. Your vehicle
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