2013 AUDI Q5 cruise control

96 On the road
will resume as soon as you let off o f the
accelerator peda l.
I f , however, yo u exceed you r saved speed by
5 mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 min utes,
the cruise cont ro l will be turned off tempo ra­
rily. The green symbol in the display turns
white, the saved speed is retained.
Pre-selecting speed
You con pre-select your desired speed while
the vehicle is not moving .
.,. Turn on the ignition .
... Pull lever into position
(D c> page 95,
fig . 106 .
... Press the lever in the 0 or 0 direction to
increase or decrease your speed .
... Let go of the lever to save that speed.
This function makes it possible, for example, to save the speed yo u want before driving on
the hig hway . Once on the highway, activate
the cruise contro l by pulling the lever towa rd
(D .
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
... Step on the brake pedal, or
... Press the lever into pos ition @ (not clicked
i nto place)
r:::;, page 95, fig. 106, or
... Drive for longer tha n 5 minutes at more
t h an 5 mph (10 km/h) above the s to red
speed.
Switching off completely
... Press leve r into position @(clicked into
pla ce), o r
... Swi tch the ignition off.
The speed yo u saved w ill be re tained if the
cru ise control has bee n sw itched off tempora ­
r ily. To resume t he saved speed, le t up on the
b rake an d pull the lever to pos ition
(D .
The saved speed will be e rased after turn ing
the ign ition off.
A WARNING
You shou ld only resume the saved speed if
i t is not too high for ex isting traffic cond i­
tions. Othe rwise you r isk an acc ident .

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Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regu lating vehicle speed and helping
to maintain a set distance to the vehicle
ahead, within the limits of the system . If the
system detects a moving vehicle up ahead,
adaptive cruise control can brake and then ac­
celerate your vehicle . Th is he lps to make driv­
ing more comfortable on long highway
stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about
an impending collision and initiate braking
maneuvers
c::;, page 113.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard
have technical limitations that you must
know, so please read this section carefully, un­
derstand how the system works and use them properly at all times.
General information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 114 Front of the vehicle: Position of radar sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor
c::;, fig. 114 must never be covered by stickers
or other objects or obstructed with dirt, in­
sects, snow or ice that will interfere with the
adaptive cruise control system and braking
guard. For information on cleaning, refer to
c::;, page 219. The same applies for any modifi­
cations made in the front area . The
function of the adaptive cruise control
system and braking guard is limited under
some cond itions:
- Objects can only be detected when they are
within sensor range
.:!>page 109 , fig. 117.
-The system has a limited ability to detect
objects that are a short distance ahead, off
to the side of your vehicle or moving into
your lane.
- Some kinds of vehicles are hard to detect;
for examp le motorcycles, vehicles with high
ground clearance or overhanging loads may
be detected when it is too late or they may
not be detected at all.
- When driving through curves
c::;, page 108.
-Stationary objects c::;, page 108.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic when adap-
tive cruise control is switched on and brak­ ing guard is active. As the dr iver, you are
still respons ible for start ing and for main­
tain ing speed and distance to other ob­
jects. Braking guard is used to assist you .
The driver must always take action to avoid
a collision. The driver is always responsible
for braking at the correct time.
- Improper use of adaptive cruise con trol
can cause collisions, other accidents and
serious personal injury .
- Never let the comfort and convenience
that adaptive cruise control and braking
guard offer d istract you from the need to
be alert to traffic conditions and the
need to remain in fullcontrolofyourve­
hicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive
cru ise contro l and braking guard have
limits -they will not slow the vehicle
down or maintain the set distance when
you drive towards an obstacle or some­
thing on or near the road that is not
moving, such as vehicles stopped in a
traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensor, vehicles
or obstacles that are not moving can
trigger a collision warning and if .,.

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confirmed by the video camera, an acute
collision warning.
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cruise control when driving on roads with
many curves, when the road surface is in
poor condition and/or in bad weather
(such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplan ing). Using the system under
these conditions could result in a colli­
sion.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off tempo­
rar ily when driv ing in turning lanes, on
expressway exits or in construc tion
zones. This prevents the vehicle from ac­
celerating to the set speed when in these
situations.
- Th e adaptive cruise control system w ill
not brake by itse lf if you put your foot on
the accelerator pedal. Doing so can over­
ride the speed and distance regulation.
- When approaching stationary objects
such as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise
control will not respond and braking
guard w ill have limited function.
- The adaptive cr uise control system and
braking guard do not react to people, an­
ima ls, objects crossing the road or on­
coming objects .
- The function of the radar sensor can be
affected by reflective objects such as
guard rails, the entrance to a tunnel,
heavy rain or ice.
- Never follow a vehicle so closely that you cannot stop your vehicle safely. The
adaptive cruise control cannot slow or
brake the vehicle safely when you follow
ano ther vehicle too closely . Always re­
member that the automatic braking
function cannot bring the vehicle to a sudden or emergency stop under these
conditions.
- To prevent unintended operation, always
switch adaptive cruise control off when it
is not being used.
QJ Note
The sensor can be disp laced by impacts o r
damage to the bumper, whee l housing and underbody.
That could affect the adaptive
cruise control system and braking guard. Have yo ur authorized Aud i dea ler or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facility check their
function.
In curves
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 115 Examp le: driv ing into a curve
When driving into a curve ¢fig . 115 and out
of a curve, the adaptive cruise control may re­
act to a vehicle in the next lane and app ly the
brakes. You can override or prevent the brak­
ing by pressing the accelerator pedal briefly.
' Stationary objects
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise contro l
Fig. 116 Example: object changing lanes and station­
a ry object
T he adaptive cru ise control system only reacts
to objects that are moving or that the system
has a lready detected as moving. For examp le,
if a vehi cle@ , which has al ready been detect­
ed by the adaptive cruise control, turns or
changes lanes and another stationary vehicle
® is located in front of that vehicle, the sys­
tem will not react to the stat ionary veh icle.

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Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 117 Detect ion range
What can adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control works in conjunc­
tion with a radar sensor installed in the front
of the vehicle
¢ page 107, fig. 114, which is
subject to designated system limits
¢page 109. Stationary objects are disregard­
ed .
On open roads w ith no traffic, adaptive cruise
control works like a regular cruise control sys­
tem. The stored speed is maintained. When
approaching a moving vehicle detected up
ahead, the adaptive cruise control system au ­
tomatically slows down to match that vehi­
cle's speed and then maintains the distance
that the driver previously stored. As soon as
the system does not detect a vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise control accelerates back up to the stored speed.
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adaptive cruise control on,
you can set the current speed as the "control speed"
¢ page 109, Switching on and off.
When driving, you can stop cruise control
¢ page 111 or change the speed ¢ page 11 0
at any time .
You can a lso set the distance to the object
ahead and set the adaptive cruise control driv­ ing program
¢ page 111.
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive crui se contro l
Fig. 118 Selecto r lever : switch ing on/off
Fig. 119 Instrument cluster: adapt ive c ruise control
You can set any speed between 20 mph and
95 mph (30 and 150 km/h).
Indicator lamps and messages in the instru­
ment cluster display inform you about the cur­
rent system status and settings.
Switching adaptive cruise control on
.,. Pull the lever toward you into position @
¢ fig. 118 . ACC: Standby appears in the in­
strument cluster display.
Setting the speed and activating
regulation
.,. To set the current speed, press the ISETI
button ¢ fig. 118 . The set speed is shown in
the tachometer @ and is also shown briefly
in the display @¢
fig. 119.
Switching adaptive cruise control off
.,. Push the leve r away from you into position
@ until it clicks into place. The message
ACC: Off appears. ..,.

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@ Indicator lights
r• 1 -A dap tive crui se control is switched on . No
ve hicl es are detected up ahead. The stored
speed is ma intained.
I -A mov ing vehicle is detec ted up ahe ad.
T he ad aptive cruise co ntro l sys tem regulates
the spee d and d istance to the moving vehicle
a head and acce le rates/brakes automat ica lly.
I -W hen a utoma tic br aking is no t ab le to
keep enough distance to a previously detec ted
moving vehicle up ahead, you m ust ta ke co n­
trol and brake <=:>
page 112, Request for driver
intervention .
© Display
If ad aptive cruise co ntr ol is n ot shown in the
d ispl ay, you c an call it up with the
I RESET !
button ¢ page 20.
Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can
dete rm ine if the system is main taini ng a dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead and w hat tha t di s­
tance is .
No vehicle -No vehicle a head wa s de te cted.
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take ac­
tion
<=:> page 112.
Both arrow s on the sc ale © indicate the dis­
tance to the vehicle ahead. No ar row appears
when t he vehicle is on an open road and there
is no object ahead. If an object is detected
a head, the arrow moves on the scale.
The green zone on the scale s hows the sto red
distance . For information on changing the
stored distance, refer to <=:>
page 111. If the
d istance selected is too close or may soon be­
come too close, the arrows move into the red
zo ne on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptiv e cruis e con­
trol can ca use c oll is io ns, ot he r acc iden ts
a n d s eriou s pers onal i njuries.
- P re ss ing th e
ISETI button when driving at
sp eeds below 20 mp h (30 km/h), will a u- tomatically accelerate the vehicle to
20 mph (30 km/h), w hich is the mini­
m um speed that can be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch t he ig nitio n or the adaptive
cruise contro l off, t he set speed is e rased
from the system memory.
- Th e Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
is a utomat ica lly turned on when the
adaptive cru ise contro l is turned on. You
cannot switc h the ESC into ESC Offroad
mode w hile the adapt ive cr uise c ontrol is
t ur ne d on
<=:> pag e 198 .
Changing the speed
Applies to veh icles: w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
0
f
• 0
Fig. 120 Selec tor lever: c han gin g the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever up or down .
.,. To increase or reduce the speed qu ickly,
hold the Lever up o r down un til the red L ED
@ reaches t he des ired speed <=:> page 1 09,
fig . 119.
Follow ing any changes, the new sto red speed
will be d isplayed briefly in the display @
<=:>page 109, fig . 119.

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Interrupting cruise control
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 121 Selector lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise control must be
switched on
¢fig. 121 (D .
Overriding cruise control
• To accelerate manually, press the accelera­
tor pedal. The message
ACC: override ap­
pears.
• To resume adaptive cruise control, remove
your foot from the gas pedal. The system re­
turns again to the speed that was saved be ­
fore.
• You can save a new speed at any t ime by
pressing thelSETI button
¢fig. 121.
Canceling cruise control while driving
• Move the lever into position @. The mes­
sage
ACC: Standby appears. Or
• press the brake pedal.
• To resume the stored speed, move the lever
into position @.
_& WARNING
Never resume the stored speed if the
speed is too high for prevailing road, traf­
fic or weather conditions.
Setting the distance
App lies to vehicles: wit h Aud i adapt ive cr uise contro l
Fig. 122 Selector lever: setting the distance
• Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance
¢ fig. 122.
• To increase or reduce the distance by incre­
ments, tap the switch again to the left or
r ight. The distance between the two vehicles
w ill c hange in the instrument cluster dis­
p lay .
When approach ing a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adapt ive cruise control system brakes to
match that object's speed and then mainta ins
the stored distance. If the vehicle ahead ac­
ce lerates, adaptive cruise contro l will also ac­
celerate up to the stored speed.
T he higher the speed, the greater the distance
in yards (meters) ¢& .The
Distance 3 setting
is recommended.
T he distances provided are specified va lues .
Depend ing on the driv ing s ituation and the
how the vehicle ahead is driving, the actual
distance may be more or less than these tar­
get distances.
T he var ious symbols for the time increments
appear briefly in the informat ion line @
¢page 109 , fig. 119 when you change the
settings.
c:::::,_c:::::, ___ Distance 1: This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1 second.
c:::::, __ c:::::, __ Distance 2 : This setting corre­
sponds to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1.3 seconds.

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<:::::> ___ <:::::>_ Distance 3: This setting cor re-
sponds to a d istance of 164 feet/SO meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1.8 second s.
<:::::> ____ <:::::> Distance 4: This setting cor re-
sponds to a d istance of 210 feet/64 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interva l of 2 .3 seconds .
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely in­
creases the risk of collisions and serious
personal injury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic
ahead reduces the t ime and distance
available to br ing your vehicle to a safe
stop and makes it even more necessary
to pay close attention to traffic.
- Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe follow­
ing distance for the traffic, road and
weather conditions.
(0 Tips
- Distance 3
is set automatically each time
you sw itch the ignition on.
- Your standa rd settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote con­
trol key being used
c:::> page 36.
Setting the driving program
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Depending on the selected dr iving program
and distance, driving behavior when accelerat ­
ing will vary from dynamic to comfortable.
Setting the driving program for vehicles
without Audi drive select*
• In the radio/MMI*, select: !CAR !function
button
> adaptive cruise control > Driving
program
> Comfort, Standard or Dynamic .
Or
• Select : ICARI function button>
Car sys­
tems *
control button > Driver assist> Adap­
tive cruise control> Driving program
>
Comfort, Standard or Dynamic. Setting the driving mode for vehicles with
Audi drive
select*
Refer to c:::> page 121.
(D Tips
Your settings are automatical ly stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used
c:::> page 36 .
· Request for driver intervention
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 123 Inst rumen t cl uster: r eque st for dr ive r in te r­
ve ntion
In certain situations, the system will prompt
you to take ac tion . This could happen, for ex­
ample, if braking by the adaptive cruise con ­
trol system is not enough to mai ntai n enough
distance to the vehicle ahead.
The ins trumen t cluster will warn you abou t
the danger
c:::> fig. 123 :
-A red vehicle is p ictured in the display.
- The text
DISTANCE! appears in the stat us
bar .
- The red indicator light
I blinks.
- In addition, a warning tone sounds.

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Audi braking guard
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 124 Instrument cluste r: approac h warn ing
Braking guard uses a radar sensor. It also
functions within the limits of the system
when adaptive cruise control is switched off.
What can braking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
situations when a vehicle ahead brakes sud­
denly or if your own vehicle is traveling at a
high speed and approaching a vehicle up
ahead that is moving more slowly . Braking
gua rd does not react if it cannot detect the
situation .
The system advises you of various situations:
- The
distance warning is given if you are too
close to the vehicle ahead for a long time. If
the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, you wi ll
not be able to avoid a collision. The indicator
light
I in the display comes on .
- The
approach warning is given when a de­
tected vehicle up ahead in your lane is mov­
ing much more slowly than you are or if it
brakes sharply . When this warning is given,
it may only be possible to avoid a collision
by swerving or braking sharply. The indicator
light
I and indicator in the display will warn
you about the danger
c:> fig. 124. You will al­
so hear an acoustic signal.
If you do not react fast enough or do not react
at all to the situation, braking guard will inter-
ll Th is is not ava ilable in som e coun tri es.
vene by braking and the message Braking
guard: Activated
will appear.
- If a coll ision is imminent , the sys tem wi ll
first provide an
acute warning by briefly and
sharply applying the brakes.
- If you do not react to the acute warning,
braking guard can brake within the limits of
the system. This reduces the vehicle speed
in the event of a collision.
- At speeds under 20 mph (30 km/h), the sys­
tem can initiate a complete deceleration shortly before a collision
ll.
- If the braking guard senses that you are not
braking hard enough when a collision is im­
minent, it can increase the braking force .
Which functions can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and the dis­
tance/approach warning on or off in the radio/
MMI* i::!> page 114, Settings in the radio/
MMI *.
A WARNING
--==
Lack of attention can cause collisions, oth-
er accidents and serious personal injuries.
The braking guard is an assist system and
cannot prevent a collision by itself. The
driver must always intervene. The driver is
always respons ible for braking at the cor­
r ect time .
- Always pay close attention to traffic,
even when the braking guard is switched
on . Be ready to intervene and be ready to
take comp lete control whenever necessa­
ry. Always keep the safe and legal dis­
tance between your vehicle and vehicles
up ahead.
- Braking guard works within limits and
will not respond outside the system lim­
its, for examp le when approaching a
stopped vehicle or stationary obstacle (end of a traffic jam or vehicle that has
broken down in traff ic).