128 Parking systems
your outside mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not collide with any obsta
cles.
@ Tips
If the 8/o;iJ/c:::::5 symbol appears in the
disp lay and the respectiv e display area is
grayed out, then the power exter ior mir
rors were folded in or the dr iver's door/
front passenger's door/luggage compart
ment lid was opened.
Switching on or off
App lies to vehicles: with top view camera system
Fi g. 139 Center consol e: P
Fig. 14 0 In fotainmen t: se lect ing t he mode
Switching on
• Shift in to reve rse, or
> Press the P, qi b utton in the center console
¢
fig . 139 . A short confirmat ion tone
sounds and the LED in the button turns on .
Selecting the mode
• Turn the contro l knob to the symbol for the
desired mode @thro ugh
© ¢fig. 140.
ll Th e c am era im age is n ot s hown fo r all ve rsi on s.
Switching off
• Dr ive fo rward faster than 6 mph (10 km/ h),
or
• Press the
P, JJi button, or
• Switch the ignition off .
You may select from the following modes:
@ -Top view* ¢
page 128
@-Corner view (front)* ¢ page 129
© -Front * ¢ page 129
@ -Rea r* ¢
page 129
© -Corner view (rear)* ¢ page 129
Top view
Applies to vehicles : w it h top v iew camera system and top
v iew mode
F ig . 14 1 In fota inm ent : top v iew m ode
This view is idea l for maneuver ing. The veh icle
surround ings a re shown us ing the camera im
ages . The vehicle image is shown by the sys
tem.
Selecting top view
"' Select the@symbo l w ith th e control knob .
Switching between optical view and
camera imagel)
"'To display the came ra image, press the c am
era
control button @.
"' Press the
Graphi c control button to see the
optical d isp lay.
168 Airbag system
and safety belts with pretensioners are
scrapped, al l applicable laws and regula·
tions must be observed. Your authorized
Audi dea ler is familiar with these require·
ments and we recommend that you have
your dealer perform this service for you .
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag Sys
tem performs in a crash. For example, using
tire-rim combinations not approved by Audi, lowering the vehicle, chang ing the stiffness of
the suspension, including the spring s, suspen
sion struts, shock absorbers etc. can change
the forces that are measured by the a irbag
sensors and sent to the electronic control
unit . Some suspension changes can, for exam
ple, increase the force levels measured by the
sensors and make the airbag system deploy in
crashes in which it would not deploy if the
changes had not been made. Other kinds of
changes may reduce the force levels meas
ured by the sensors and prevent the airbag
from deploying when it should.
The sensors in the safety belt buckle for the
driver and front passenger seat tell the elec
tronic control module if the safety belt is
latched or not. If the safety belt is being used,
the front airbag will deploy at a slightly high
er rate of vehicle deceleration than if the safe
ty belt is not being used . Therefore, in a par
ticular collision, it is possible that an airbag
will not deploy at a seating position where the
safety belt is being used but will inflate at the
position where the safety belt is not being
used . It is important that nothing interfere
with the safety belt buckles so that the sen
sors can send the correct information about
safety belt use to the electronic control unit.
A WARNING
Changing the vehicle's suspension includ
ing use of unapproved tire-rim combina
tions can change Advanced Airbag per-formance and increase the risk of serious
personal injury in a crash.
- Never install suspension components
that do not have the same performance
characteristics as the components origi nally installed on your vehicle.
- Never use tire-rim combinations that
have not been approved by Audi.
A WARNING
--
Items stored between the safety belt buckle and the center console can cause
the sensors in the buckle to send the
wrong information to the e lectronic con
trol module and prevent the Advanced Air
bag System from working properly.
- Always make sure that nothing can inter
fere with the safety belt buckles and that
they are not obstructed .
Knee airbags
Description of knee airbags
The knee airbag system con provide supple
mental protection to properly restrained
front seat occupants.
Fig. 169 Driver 's knee airbag
The driver knee airbag is in the instrument
panel underneath the steering wheel
¢ fig . 169, the airbag for the passenger is at
about the same height in the instrument pan
el underneath the glove compartment.
The knee airbag offers additional protection
to the driver's and passenger's knees and up
per and lowe r th igh areas and supplements
the protection provided by the safety belts. ..,.
