Have your authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility check their
function.
@ Tips
- If the window glass in the driver's door
or front passenger's door has been tint
ed, the display in the exterior mirror may be misinterpreted .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
¢ page 267.
Activating and deactivating
Applies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
Fig. 118 Drive r's d oor : Sid e ass ist bu tton
.. Press the button ¢.&. in General informa
tion on page 102
to switch the system on/
off . The LED in the button turns on when
side assist is switched on.
Adjusting the display brightness
Applies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
The signal brightness can be set in the radio
orMMI* .
.. Select : ICARI function button> Audi side as
sist.
.. Select : I CARI function button > Car systems*
control button > Driver assist > Audi side
assist.
The display brightness adjusts automatically
to the brightness of the surroundings, both in
the information and in the warning stage. In
very dark or very bright surroundings, the dis play is already set to the minimum or maxi
mum level by the automatic adjustment. In
Audi side assist 103
such cases, you may notice no change when
adjusting the br ightness, or the change may
only be noticeable once the surroundings
change.
Adjust the brightness to a level where the dis
play in the information stage will not disrupt
your view forward. If you change the bright
ness, the display in the exterior mirror will
briefly show the brightness level in the infor
mation stage. The brightness of the warning
stage is linked to the brightness in the infor
mation stage and is adjusted along with the
information stage adjustment.
(D Tips
- Side assist is not active while you are
making the adjustment.
- Your settings are automatically stored
and assigned to the remote control key
being used.
Driver messages
Applies to vehicles: wit h Aud i side ass ist
If side assist switches off by itself, the LED in
the button turns off and a message will ap
pear in the instrument cluster display:
Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked
The radar sensors' vision is affected . Do not
cover the area in front of the sensors with bike
wheels, stickers, dirt or other objects. Clean
the area in front of the sensors, if necessary
¢page 101, fig . 117.
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched on temporarily
because there is a malfunction (for example,
the battery charge level may be too low) .
Audi side assist: System fault!
The system cannot guarantee that it will de
tect vehicles correctly and it is switched off.
The sensors have been displaced or are faulty.
Have the system checked by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility
soon.
K
Key ... .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 32
Battery rep lacement ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Check light ..... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 33
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 76
Ignition/engine on/off ............... 74
Key replaceme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
u nl ocking/ locking . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 35, 36
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Knee airbags .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 152
Descript io n ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 152
How t hey work . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 153
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 154
L
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
L ap time r .. .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 28
E v a lu ating times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pausing tim ing . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 28
Starting ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .... 28
L A T CH .. .. ...................... .. 172
D escr ip ti on ..... ......... .... .. .. . 173
I ns tall ing a chi ld res traint ........... 174
L ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
hook . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 174
L aunch Cont ro l Program .............. 90
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
C leaning . ................ ...... .. 199
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
L eft ha nd d rive . ........... .. .. .. .... 54
Lifting jack .. ............. .... .. ... 248
L ifting vehicle .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 259
Light adapt ive light ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 52
Com ing/ Leavi ng home ............... 53
D aytime r unning lig hts . . . . . . . . . . 52, 53
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2, 53
I nter ior/reading .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 55
L ow beam . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 52
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Inde x 275
Light/ rain senso r
Head lights . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 52
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) ... .. . 57
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
L ights
E mergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hig h beam . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 53
Turn signals ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . 53
Locking Re ar li d ... .... .. .. . ............... 37
Locking/unlock ing
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with t he centra l locking sw itch ... .. .. . 35
wi th t he conve nien ce key .......... .. . 35
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lower anchorage locator button ... .. .. 173
Lower universal a nc horage bars (Canada) 172
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 172
Luggage Stow ing . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 124
Luggage compartm ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
En larging . .. .. .. ................. . 67
Li d ............................... 37
L oad ing ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 124
S ki sack ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 68
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 125
Luggage compar tment l id
E mergency un lock ing .. ......... .. .. . 38
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
M
Maintenance .. .. .. .... ........... .. 264
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 29
Matte finish paint ................... 192
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
Memo ry func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mileage Average ................ ........... 25
Instantaneous ... .. . .. .... ...... .. . 25
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . 5S
Compass .. .. .. .. ................. . 59
dimming .. ... .... ........... ...... 56
Vanity mir ro rs .... ........... ...... 57
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 148
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