2015 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK instrument cluster

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your speed exceeds the stored value by ap­
proximately 3 mph (3 km/h). An indicator
light . (USA models) . (Canada models) in
the instrument cluster display also turns on at
the same time. The indicator light. /.
turns off when the speed decreases below the
stored maximum speed.
Setting a thresho ld is recommended if you
would like to be reminded when you reach a
certain maximum speed . Situations where you
may want to do so include driving in a cou ntry
with a general speed Limit or if there is a
specified maximum speed for winter tires.
(D Tips
Even though your vehicle is equipped with
a speed warning system, you should still
watch the speedometer to make sure you
are not driving faster than the speed limit.
Setting the threshold
You can set, change and delete the threshold
in the MMI.
~ Select : I CARI function button > (Car )* sys­
tems
control button > Driver assist > Speed
warning .
You can set any threshold between 20 mph
(30 km/h) and 150 mph (240 km/h) . Settings
can each be adjusted in incr ements of 6 mph
(10 km/h).
On the road 79
Cruise control
Switching on
Applies to vehicles: with cruise control
The cruise control system make s it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 20 mph (30km/h) .
0
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Fig. 86 Contro l lever w ith set butto n
Fig. 87 Display: Se lected speed
~ Pull the lever to position@¢ fig. 86 to
sw itch the system on .
~ Drive at the speed you wish to set.
~ Press button @ to set that speed.
T he stored speed and the indicator light
II (US models) a (Canadian models) ap ­
pear in the instrument cluster display
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fig. 87. The disp lay may vary, depending on
the type of display in your vehicle .
This information is also shown briefly in the
Head -up Display*.
T he speed is kept constant via an engine out­
put adjustment or active brake intervent ion.
A WARNING
-
- Always pay attention to traffic even when
the cruise control is switched on. You are
always responsib le for your speed and .,.

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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 85
Following any changes, the new stored speed
will be displayed briefly in the display @
r::!) page 83, fig. 93.
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
The adaptive cruise control system also as­
sists you in stop-and-go traffic. If a previous
detected vehicle ahead stops, your vehicle will brake to a stop, within the limits of the sys­
tem.
.,. To resume driv ing with adaptive cruise con­
trol, tap the accelerator pedal or
.,. Pull the lever toward you into posit ion @
¢page 85, fig. 95 .
@ Tips
-If adaptive cru ise control is active and
your vehicle does not start driving as ex­
pected after pulling the lever once, you
can start out again by tapping the accel­
erator pedal.
-If an obstacle is detected when your ve­
hicle sta rts driving, the system will
prompt you to take over¢
page 86.
Your vehicle will drive more slow ly when
starting. This may also happen in some
situations when no obstacle is apparent.
Interrupting cruise control
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig . 95 Se lector leve l
Requirement: adaptive cruise control must be
switched on.
Overriding cruise control
.,. To acce lerate manually, p ull the lever to­
ward you into position@and hold it there.
The message
ACC override appears. Or
.. press the acce lerator pedal.
.,. To resume cruise control, re lease the lever
or take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
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 @ .
Canceling cruise control when stopped
.,. Push the lever away from you into position
@ . The message
ACC standby appears .
.,. To resume cruise contro l, press the brake
pedal and pu ll the lever toward you into po­
sition @.
A WARNING
-
Never resume the stored speed if the
speed is too high for prevailing road, traf­
fic or weather conditions.
Setting the distance
Applies to vehicles: wit h Audi adapt ive cr uise contro l
Fig. 96 Selector lever: setting the distance
.,. Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance ¢
fig. 96.
.,. 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 change in the instrument cluster dis-
play. ..,.

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard 87
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Audi braking guard
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 98 Instrument cluster: approach warning
Braking guard uses radar sensors and a video
camera . 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 t raveling at a
high speed and approaching a vehicle up
ahead that is moving more slowly . Braking
guard 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 will not be able to avoid a collision . The indicator
light. in the display comes on .
- The
approach warning is given when a de­
tected vehicle up ahead in your lane is mov ­
i ng much more slowly than you are or if it
brakes sharply . When this warning is given,
it may only be possib le to avoid a collision
by swerving or braking sharply. The indicator
light. and indicator in the display will
warn you about the danger
c::> fig. 98. You
will also hear an acoustic signa l.
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If you do not react fast enough or do not react
at all to the situation, braking guard will inter­
vene by braking.
- If a col lision is imminent, the system will
first provide an
acute warning by brief ly and
sharply applying the brakes.
- If you do not react to the acute warning,
braking g uard can brake with increasing
force within the limits of the system . This
reduces the vehicle speed in the event of a
co llision.
- The system can initiate maximum braking
shortly before a collision
1 ) . Full deceleration
at high speeds occurs only in vehicles with
adaptive cru ise control and side assist (pre
sense plus) .
- If the braking guard senses that you are not
braking hard enough when a collision is im­
minent, it can increase the brak ing force .
- The pre sense functions also engage when a
collision is imm inent
c::> page 184 .
Which function s can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and the dis­
tance/approach warning on or off in the MMI
c::> page 88, Settings in the 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 responsible for braking at the cor­
rect time.
- Always pay close attent ion 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 example when approaching a

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Activating and deactivating
A pp lies to vehicles: with active lane assist
•
Fig. 99 Turn signal lever: Act ive lan e ass ist butto n
Fig. 100 Windshield: Active lane assist camera v iew ing
window
.. Press the ¢ fig. 99 button to activate or de­
activate the system. The ind icator light .
or. in the ins trument cluster will illum i­
nate or go out.
Instrument cluster indicator light
• Ready:
The indicator light shows that the
system is ready to use . The system can now
warn you if you are about to cross a known
lan e marker line.
• Not ready: The indicator light shows that
the system is turned on but unable to send a
warning. This can be due to the following:
- There is no lane marker line.
- The relevant lane marker lines are not de-
tected (for example, markings in a construc­
t ion zone or because they are obstructed by
snow, dirt, water or backlighting).
- The veh icle 's speed is below the speed need ­
ed to activate it , which is about 40 mph (65
km/h) .
- The lane is narrower than about 8
ft. (2 .5 m)
or wider than 15
ft (4 .5 m).
- The curve is too sharp .
Audi active lane assist 91
-The driver's hands are not on the steering
wheel.
a) Tips
Make sure the camera's field of view
¢ fig. 100 is not obstructed by stickers,
deposits or anything e lse. For information
on cleaning, refer to¢
page 201.
Active lane assist display in the
instrument cluster
App lies to vehicles: wit h act ive lane assist
Fig. 101 D isp lay: Activ e lane ass ist is sw it c h ed on a nd
i s wa rnin g
Fig. 102 Instrumen t cluste r: Act ive la ne a ssist is
switch ed on but not re ady to prov id e wa rnin gs
You can call up the active lane ass ist display
u sing the buttons in the mu ltifunction steer­
ing wheel ¢
page 22.
An additional indicator appears in the Head­
up Display*.
When active lane assist is sw itched on, the
system i ndi cates which lines are detected by
displaying solid lines on the left and/or right
s id e of your veh icle:
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92 Audi active lane assist
White Act ive l an e assist is switched on
line(s) and ready to p rov ide warnings
on the side tha t is ind ic a ted
¢ fig. 101.
Red line Act ive l ane assist is warning you
(left o r t hat you are about to leave your
r ight) lan e
¢fig . 101. In addition, the
s teer ing whee l v ibrates s lig htly.
G ray Act ive l ane assist is switched on
line(s) but is not ready to provide wa rn-
ings
Q fig . 102 .
Messages in the instrument cluster
display
When t he active lane ass ist tu rns off automat ­
i cally, t he i nstrument cluster i ndicator goes
out and one of the fo llow ing me ssages ap­
pea rs on the disp lay :
Audi active lane ass ist: Currently unavaila­
ble. No camera view
This message appears if the camera is no lon­
ge r functional after the system has cont inous­
ly failed to detect the lane markings . T his
could happe n if:
- The camera field of view
Q page 91 , fig . 100
is d irty or covered i n ice. Clean t he area on
t h e windsh ie ld .
- The camera field of view is fogged over. Wait
until the fog has cleared before switching
active lane assis t on .
- The system has been unable to detect the
lanes fo r an extended pe riod of time due to
road cond itions . Switch ac tive lane ass ist
back on w hen the lines are more visible.
Audi active lane ass ist: Currently unava ilable
A tempora ry malf unct ion is preventing lane
assist from operating. Try sw itch ing active
lane assist on again later.
Audi active lane a ssist: System fault!
Dr ive to yo ur aut horiz ed Aud i de aler soon to
h ave the m alfunc tion co rrec ted .
Audi active lane a ssist : Please take over
steering
T his message ap pears if yo u do no t steer the
vehicle yourself . If th is is the case, active lane
ass ist does not switch off, but it does sw itch
to the "not ready" stat us. T he system can help
you keep t he vehicle in the lane. However it is
yo ur own responsibility to stee r and control
the ve hicle .
Setting the steering wheel vibration
Applies to vehicles: with active lane assist
"' Sele ct: !CARI function button> (Car) * sys ­
tem s
con trol button > Driver assi st > Audi
active lane assi st.
You can swi tc h the vibrating warn ing in the
stee ring w heel
on or off .
(D Tips
Your s etting is a utom atically store d and
ass igned to the rem ote control key b eing
u sed.

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Night vision assistant
Night vision assistant
with detected pedestrian marking
Description
App lies to vehicles: with night v isio n assistant
Fig . 109 Display: nig ht v is ion assistant
"N ight v is ion assistant with pedestrian detec­
tion" uses an infrared camera to monitor the
area in front of your vehicle at night. Within
the limits of the system , it can display objects
up to about 1000 feet (300 meters) away. The
heat image of a pedestrian detected by the
camera is shown in the instrument cluster dis­
play
Q fig . 109 . Warm areas appear lighter
and cold areas appear darker .
Pedestrian detection
Applies to vehicles: with n ig ht v ision ass istant
Fig. 110 Display : yellow pedestrian marking
Night vision assistant 99
Fig. 1 11 Disp lay: symbo l w hen infrare d image is not
visi ble
Night vision assistant can detect pedestrians
that are between about 50 and 300 feet (15
and 90 meters) in front of the vehicle, under
ideal conditions .
If a pedestrian is detected
when it is dark outside and the vehicle head­
lights are switched on, the pedestrian is high ­
lighted in yellow
Q fig . 110, Q page 100,
General information.
If another display such
as navigation replaces the image from the
night vision assistant, the symbo l~,, appears
in a tab
Q fig. 111.
(D Tips
If the night vision assistant image does
not appear when the system is sw itched
on, you can access it with the buttons on
the multifunction steering wheel
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Automatic Transmission
tiptronic
Introduction
The automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically. The transmiss ion upsh ifts or down­
shifts automatically depending on which drive
program is selected.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most econom ical
driving mode. It will then change up early and
delay the downshifts to give better fuel econ­
omy.
The transmission switches to a sporty mode
after a kick-down or when the driver uses a
sporty driving style characterized by quick ac­
celerator pedal movements, heavy accelera­
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed .
If desired, the driver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode) ¢ page 107.
In the tiptronic transmission, power is trans­
ferred by a torque converter .
Selector lever positions
Fig. 117 Disp lay in the instrument cluster: selector
lever posit ion
The selector lever position engaged appears
next to the selector lever as well as in the in­
strument cluster display.
P - Park
In this selector lever position the transmis­
sion is mechanically locked. Engage P only
Automatic Transmission 103
when the vehicle is completely stopped ¢ &
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 105.
To shift in or out of position P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
whi le moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of this position only with the
ignition on.
R- Reverse
Select R on ly when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed¢.&. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 105.
Before you move the selector lever to R, press
both the button in the hand le of the selector
lever
and the brake pedal at the same time .
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu­
minate when the selector lever is moved into
R.
N -Neutral
The transmission is in neutral in this position.
Shift to this position for standing w ith the
brakes applied ¢
& in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 105 .
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the footbrake before and whi le mov ing the
lever out of
N.
D/S -Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be
operated either in the norma l mode D or in
the sport mode S. To select the sport mode S,
pull the selector lever back briefly. Pulling the
lever back again will se lect the norma l mode
D. The instrument cluster display shows the
selected driving mode.
In the normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio. It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv­
ing style.
Select the sport mode S for sporty driv ing.
The vehicle makes full use of the engine's

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Manual shift program
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears.
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Fig. 120 Ce nter console : sh ift ing the gears manually
Fig. 121 Stee rin g wheel : S hi ft paddles
Gear selection with selector lever
The t iptron ic mode can be selected eithe r with
the vehicle stationary or on the move.
• Push the selector lever to the right from
0/
S. An M appears in the instrument cluster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
• To upshift, push the selector lever forward
to the plus posi tion 0
~ fig. 120.
• To downshift, push the lever to the minus
position
0 -
Gear selection with shift paddles
The shift paddles are activated when these­
lector lever is in D/S or the tiptron ic manual
shift program.
• To upsh ift, touch the shift paddle on the
right 0~fig.121 .
• To downshift, touch the shift paddle on the
left
0 .
• If you do not press a shift paddle within a
short time while in the
0/5 posit ion, the
transmission will return to automatic mode .
Automatic Transmission 107
To keep shifting using the shift paddles,
move the selector lever to the right out of
the D/S pos ition.
When accelerating, the transmission does
not
automatically shift to the next gear shortly
before the maximum permitted engine RPM is
reached.
If you have se lected a lower gear than the cur­
rent one, the automatic transmission will shift
down only when the engine will not be over ­
revved.
With kick-down , the transmission shifts into a
lower gear depending on speed and engine
RPM.
(D Tips
Tiptronic is inoperat ive when the transmis­
sion is in the fa il-safe mode.
Kick-down
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
When you depress the accelerator peda l be­
yond the resistance point, the automatic
transmission downshifts into a lower gear, de­
pending on vehicle speed and engine speed .
The upshift into the next higher gear takes
place once th e maximum specified engine
speed is reached .
A WARNING
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road - there is a risk of skidd ing.
Transmission malfunction
[!l Transmission : Press brake pedal and se­
lect gear again
Press the brake pedal and select the desired
selector lever position again . You can then
continue driving.
[!l Transmission overheating: Please drive
conservatively