
114  Parking  system s 
Parking  systems 
General  information 
A ppl ies  to vehicles:  with  parkin g system  plus/rear  view 
camera/peripheral  cameras 
Depending  on your  vehicle's  equ ipment,  vari
ous parking  a ids wi ll help  you when  pa rk ing 
and  maneuvering. 
The 
p ar king  sy st e m  plu s assists  you when 
pa rking  by audib ly and visually  indicat ing  ob
jects  detected 
in front  of and behind the  vehi
cle 
~ page 115. 
The rear  view  ca m era shows the  area behind 
the  vehicle  in the  Infotainment  d isp lay. This 
d isplay assists you when  you are c ross o r par
allel  parking 
q page 116. In  addit ion, you are 
assisted  by the  functions  from  the  parking 
system  plus 
~ page 115 . 
The peripher al cam era s ass ist you with  park
ing and  maneuvering.  You are aided  by var ious 
cameras depending  on  the  vehicle  equipment  leve l 
¢page 119. In addition,  you  are assist
ed by the  functions  from  the parking  system 
plus ¢ page 115. 
A WARNING 
- Always  look  for  traff ic and check the  area 
around  your  vehicle  by  looking  at  it  di
rectly  as well . The parking  system  cannot 
rep lace the  d river's  attent ion. The dr iver 
is always  respons ible for  safety  during 
p arki ng and for  all  other  maneuvers. 
- Please note  that  some  surfaces,  such as 
clothing,  a re not  detected  by the  system. 
- Senso rs and  cameras have blind  spots  in 
wh ich peop le and objects  ca nnot  be de
te cted.  Be especially  cau tious of  children 
and animals. 
- T he sensors can be displaced  by  impacts 
or  damage  to  the  radia to r grille,  bumpe r, 
wheel  housing  and the  unde rbody.  The 
par king systems  may  become  impaired 
as a resu lt .  Have your  authorized  Audi 
dealer  or  qualified  workshop  check their 
function.  -
Make s ure the  sensors are not  covered  by 
stickers,  deposits  or  any other  obstruc
tions  as it  may impair  the  sensor func
tion . For  information  on  cleaning,  refer 
to 
~ page 209. 
(D Note 
- Some objects  are not  detected  by the  system  under  certain  c ircumstances: 
- Obje cts  su ch as ba rrie r chains,  trailer 
draw  bars, vertical  po les or fences 
- Objects  above t he senso rs such as wall 
extensions 
- Objects w ith  specific  surfaces  or  struc
tures  su ch as chain  link  fences or  pow
der snow. 
- If  you  conti nue d riving  closer  to  a  low- ly
ing  object,  it  may disappea r from  the 
sensor range.  Note th at yo u w ill  no  lon
ger  be warned  abo ut  this  obstacle. 
(j) Tips 
- T he system  may provide  a wa rni ng even 
t ho ugh the re are no obs ta cl es in  the cov
erage a rea in some  situa tions,  such as: 
- certain  road surfaces  or for  long  grass. 
- externa l ultrasonic  sources e.g. from 
clean ing vehicles. 
- heavy rain,  snow  or  thick  vehicle  ex
ha ust. 
- We  recommend  that  you  practice  park
ing  in  a traff ic-free  location  or  park ing 
lot  to  become familiar  w ith  the  system. 
When  doing  this,  there  should  be good  light  and weather  cond itions . 
- You can change the  volume  and  pitch  of 
the  s ignals  as we ll as the  disp lay 
¢page 124. 
- Please refer  to  the  instructions  for  tow
ing  a t railer 
¢ page 125. 
- What  appears  in the  infotainment  dis
play  is somewhat  time-delayed.  

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Parking  system  plus 
Description 
Applies  to  vehicles: with  parking  system  plus 
Audi  parking  system  plus  provides  audio  and 
visual  signals  when parking. 
Fi g. 120 Dis p lay f ie ld 
Sensors  are  located  in the  front  and  rear 
bumpers. 
If these  detect  an  obs tacle,  visual 
and  in some  situations  aud ible  signals  warn 
you. 
M ake  sure  t he  sensors  are  not  cove red  by 
s t icke rs,  deposits  or  any  o ther  obs truc tions  as 
it  may  impair  the  sensor  function.  For infor
mation  on  cleaning,  refer  to 
c::> page  209 . 
The  display  field  begins  approximately  at: 
® 4  ft  (1.20  m) 
® 3  ft  (0 .90  m) 
© 5.2  ft  (1.60  m) 
@ 3 ft  (0 .90  m) 
The  clos er you  get  to  the  obstacle,  the  sho rter 
the  interval  between  the  audible  signa ls.  A 
con tinuous  tone  sounds  when  the  obstacle  is 
l ess  than  approximate ly  1 ft  (0.30  m)  away . 
Do not  continue  driving  farther¢ 
& in  Gener
al  information  on page  114,  ¢(Di n General 
information  on page  114 ! 
If the  d istance  to  an  obstacle  remains  con
stant,  the  volume  of the  d istance  warning 
gradually  drops  after  about  four  seconds  (this 
does  not  apply  in the  continuous  tone  range). 
P arking  systems  115 
Switching  on/off 
Applies  to  vehicles: with  parking  system  plus 
F ig.  121  Ce nter  co nso le : 
Pv! button 
F ig . 1 22  Infota in m ent : v is u al d is ta n ce d isplay 
Switching  on 
.,.  Shift  into  reverse  or 
.,.  Press  the 
p,;A button  in the  center  console 
c::> fig.  121 . A short  confirmation  tone 
sounds  and  the  LED in the  button  turns  on . 
Switching  off 
.,. Dr ive fo rward  fas ter  than 6 mph (10 km/ h), 
or 
.,.  press  the 
P"IA button,  or 
.,.  sw itch  the  ignit ion  off. 
Visual  d isplay 
U sing  the  segments,  yo u can  estimate  the  dis
tance  to  a n object  in front  of  o r behind  the  ve
hicle  ¢ 
fig.  12 2. The  red  lines  mark  the  ex
pected  d irect ion  of travel  according  to  the 
steering  ang le . A wh ite  segment  indicates  an 
identified  obstacle  that  is outside  of  the  vehi
cle's  pat h. Red segments  show  identified  ob
stacles  that  are  in your  vehicle's  path . As your 
vehicle  comes  close r to  the  obstacle,  the  seg 
ments  move  closer  to  the  vehicle . At the  lat-
est  th e collision  area  has  been  reached  when  ..,.  

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Error  messages 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  parking  system  plus/rear  view 
camera/per ipheral  cameras 
There is an e rror  in the  system  if the  LED  in 
the 
p, qA button  is blinking  and you  hear a con
tinuous  alarm  for  a few  seconds afte r switch
ing  on the  parking  system  or when  the  park 
ing system  is already  activated.  If  the  error  is 
not  corrected  before you  switch  off  the  igni
tion,  the  LED  in the 
Pw.6. button  will  blink  the 
next  time  you switch  on  the  parking  system  by 
shifting  into  reverse. 
Parking  system plus 
If  a sensor  is faulty,  the~ symbol  will  appear 
in front  of/behind  the  vehicle  in the  Infotain
ment  display.  If  a rear sensor  is fau lty,  only 
obstacles  that  are  in areas @ and @ are 
shown ¢ 
page 115, fig. 120. If  a front  sensor 
i s faulty,  only  obstacles  that  are in  areas © 
and @are shown . 
Peripheral  cameras* 
There is also  a system  error  if: 
- the 
'(:8:)• • symbol  appears  in the  display and 
the  corresponding  display  area is shown  in 
blue.  The camera  is not  working  in  this  area. 
- all  segments  around  the  vehicles  are  red or 
if  no segments  are  displayed. 
Drive to  your  authorized  Aud i dea ler o r au
thorized  repair  fac ility  immediately  to  have 
the  ma lfunction  corrected. 
Trailer  hitch 
Appl ies  to vehicles:  with  parking  system  plus/rear  view 
camera/per ipheral cameras  and  trailer  hitch 
For vehicles  using  the  tra iler  socket,  the park
ing system  rear senso rs  do  not  turn  on when 
you  shift  into  reverse gear or when  yo u press 
the  P
01A button.  This results  in  the following  re
strictions: 
Parking  system plus* 
There is  no distance  wa rning  for  the  rear.  The 
front  sensors rema in activated.  The visual  dis
play switches  to the  traile r tow ing mode. 
Parking  systems  125 
Parking system plus and  rear view 
camera*  /Peripheral  cameras* 
There is no distance  warning  for  the  rear.  The 
front  sensors  remain  activated.  The visual  dis
play sw itches  to  the  trailer  towing  mode.  The 
rear view  camera  image  will  not  show  the  ori
entation  lines  and  the blue  surfaces . 
{D Tips 
Trailer  hitches  that  are not  installed at  the 
factory  may cause the  park ing system  to 
malfunction  or  they  may restr ict  its  func
tion.  

304  Index 
0 
Occupant  seating  positions  . ... .. .... .  12 7 
Octane  rating  ... .... ... ... .. .. .. .. .  214 
Odometer  . .. ............. .. .. .. ... .  27 
OFF (au toma tic  climate  cont ro l)  . .  . . . .  . .  70 
OFF (climate  control)  ..... .. .. .. .. .. ..  68 
Oi l 
refer  to Engine oil  ... ... .. .. .. .... . 224 
On-boa rd comp ute r  . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  25 
On-Board  Diagnostic  System  (OBD)  Data Link Connector  (DLC)  ...... .. .. ..  29 
Elec tron ic speed  limiter  .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  .  30 
M alfunct io n I ndicato r Lamp  (M IL)  .  . . . .  29 
Open door/hood/rear  lid  warning  .  . . . . . .  24 
Opening  Hoo d .. .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .  222 
P ower  win dows  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  39 
Sliding/tilting  sun roof  ... .. .. .. .. .. ..  4 0 
Opera te you r vehicle  econom ically and 
minim ize po llution  ....... .. .. .. .. .. .  202 
Othe r equipment  (effic iency p rog ram)  ... 26 
Out let  . ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..  58 
p 
Paint  damage  . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .  211 
P ai nt  No  ..... .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. .  289 
Park ing  . ................. .. .. ......  77 
Automatic  transmission  ..... .. .... . 109 
Va let  park ing  ............ .. .. .. ... .  40 
P arking  brake  . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..  77 
also  refer  to Elect romechanica l parking 
brake  .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... ..  77 
P ar king  system 
Ad justing  the disp lay/warning  tone  .. .  12 4 
C leaning  sensors/camera  lenses  ... .. .  2 10 
C leaning  the  rear view  camera  .. .... .  116 
M alfunct io n  ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .  12 5 
Park ing system  p lus  ......... .. .... . 115 
Periphera l cameras  ....... .. .. .....  119 
Rearv iewcamera  .......... ...... ..  116 
Trailer  h itch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  125 
also  refer  to Park ing  systems  ...  115,1 16 
Park ing systems  ........... .. .. .. .. .  114 
Pa rticl e fi lter 
refer  to Diesel particula te filte r  . . .  . .  .  .  21  Parts 
replacement  .... .. ..... .... . ..  29 4 
Pass- through  w ith  sk i sack  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  65 
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light  . . . .  . .  . .  158 
Passenger pro tec tion  ............ ....  19 0 
Passive safety  system  ................  126 
Pedals  ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... ..  131 
P hysical  p rincip les of  a frontal  collision  13 7 
P lastic  parts 
Cleaning  .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. ..  211 
Polishing  ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ..  2 11 
Po llen fi lter 
refer  to P oll utant  fi lter  ............. . 67 
Pollutant  f ilter  .... ............. .....  67 
Power locking  system  .... ..... ... .. .. .  33 
Locking/unlocking  the  ve hicle from  in-
s ide  . ... .. .... .. .. ... .. . .... ... .. .  36 
Rear  lid  ... .... .. ... .......... .... . 37 
Se lective  unlock  feature  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  34 
Settings  . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  34 
U nlocking  and loc kin g vehicle  .. .. .. .. .  34 
Power seat adjustment  Front  seats  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . 53 
Power s teer ing 
refer  to E lec tromechanica l power  assist  197 
Power w indows  .. .. ..... ....... ... .. .  39 
ma lfu nction  . .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .  40 
Pregnant  women  Spec ial considerations  when  wear ing  a 
safety  be lt  ... ... ................ .  141 
pre sense  . . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  190 
Pr eventative  passenge r protection  . .. ..  190 
Proper occupant  seating  positions  . .. ..  127 
P roper  safety  bel t posi tion  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  140 
Proper s eating  posi tion 
F ront  passenger  ...... ...... ... .. ..  128 
Occ upants  . .......................  127 
Re ar  pas senge rs .. ... .......... .. ..  129 
Protecting  . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  211 
Q 
quattro 
refer  to All-whee l drive 
Question  What  happens  to  unbelted  occu pants? 
Why  safety  belts?  ............. ...  .  197 
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