2016 AUDI A7 wheel

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Driver's and front passenger's footwell . . 131
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Front airbags ............... .. .... . .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 147
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Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
I mportant informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Securing chi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Addit ional information 184
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Preventat ive passenger protection
185
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 187
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
E lect ron ic Stabilization Control (ES C) . . . . 188
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electromechanical steering, dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
All whee l drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driving and the environment . . . . 196
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Avoid damag ing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driving through water on roads . . . . . . . . 196
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Table of contents
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 198
Econom ica l and env ironmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Tra iler mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Care and clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20S
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cleaning and care information 206
Fuel and Refueling .......... ... .. 210
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Selective catalytic reduction 214
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18
Hood ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. 218
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
En gine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Windshield/headlight washer container
231
Wheels ...... .. ............. .... .. 233
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tire pressure monitoring system 251
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Fuses ....... ... .. .............. ... 261
Replacing fu ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Driver sid e cockpit fuse assignment . . . . . 262
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(!) Door handle
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Audi side assist d isplay
Power locking sw itches
Memory function buttons . ... .. .
Aud i side assist button .. .. .. .. .
A ir ven ts wit h thumbwheel
Control lever for :
- T urn signal and h igh b eam
- Audi act ive lane assist . .. .. .. .
- High be am assis t ..... .. .. .. .
@ M ultifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag .... ... .. .. .. .
- Drive r information sys tem but-
tons ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
- Audio/video , telephone, nav iga­
t ion an d voice recogni tion b ut­
tons
- Stee ring wheel heat ing .. .. .. .
- Sh ift padd les (automatic t rans-
mission) . ........... .. .. .. .
® Instrum ent cluster .. ... .. .. .. .
@ H ead-up Display ..... .. .. .. .. .
@ W indshie ld washer system lever
@ Bu ttons for:
- MM I display
- Reset button for tr ip odomete r
@ Starting the eng ine if there is a
malfunction . ... .... ... .. .. .. .
'3 Knee airbag .... .... ... .... .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de­
pending on equipmen t:
- mechanical ..... ..... .... .. .
- electrical .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
@ Lever for:
- Cruise contro l system
- Adaptive cruise cont rol .. .. .. .
@ Button for switch ing the Head-up
Disp lay on/off , adjust ing the he ight
@ Inst rument illum ination ....... .
@ Eng ine hood re lease . ... .. .. .. .
@ Data Link Connector for On Bo ard
Diagnostics (OBD II) .......... .
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94
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147
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49
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@ L ight sw itch ... ... .. ..... .... .
@ Buttons for :
- All-weathe r lights
- Night vision ass istant . ....... .
- Rear fog lights ............. .
@ Power exterior m irror adj ustment
@ Rear lid switch . ... .......... . .
@ Powerw indows ...... .... .... .
@ MM I display
@ Emergency f lashers .......... . .
@ G love compartme nt ......... . .
@ Front passenger's airbag ... ... .
@ Drives (M MI)
@ Buttons/Ind icator lights fo r
- Start-Stop-System ......... . .
- Parking system .. .. ..... .... .
- PASSENGER AIR BA G OFF . .... .
- Rear spoiler .. ............. . .
- Elect ron ic Stabilization Control
@ Climate controls, depending on ve­
hicle equipment:
- Three-zone cl imate control ....
- Four-zone automatic climate con-
trol ...... .. .. ........ .... .
@) Storage compartment or ash tray
with c igaret te lighte r ..... ... . .
@ I START ENGIN E STOPI button
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MMI controls
12-volt socket, (upho lde r
E lectromechanical parking brake
@ Se lector lever (a utomat ic transm is-
sion) ... .... .. .. .... .... ... . .
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Cockpit
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- Some of the equipment o r fea tures s hown
in the genera l ill ustration may be st andard
equipment on your veh icle or may be op ­
tional eq uipment depending on you r model.
Always ask your author ized Audi dealer if
you have a question about your vehicle.
- Ope ration of the Multi Med ia Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manua l.
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-Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment. You
could burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
first until you can no longer see or hear steam or coolant escap ing .
Q) Note
-Mounting additional lights or accessories in
front of the air inlets reduces the cooling ef­
fect of the radiator. At h igh outside temper­
atures or high engine load, the eng ine could
overheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to prop­
erly distribute the cooling air when the veh i­
cle is moving. If the spoiler is damaged, this
could reduce the cooling effect and the en­
gine could then overheat. Ask your author­
ized Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
You shou ld shift to the next lowest gear when the
speed is below 1500 RPM . The beginn ing of the
red zone in the tachometer indicates the maxi­
mum permissible engine speed for all gears once
the engine has been broken in and when it is
warmed up to operating temperature. Before reaching the red zone, you should shift into the
next h igher gear, choose the Dor S selector lever
position, or remove your foot from the accelera­
tor pedal.
CD Note
The tachometer needle© c::> page 10, fig. 3
should only be in the red zone briefly: other­
w ise, this increases the risk of engine dam-
age. The location where the red zone beg ins
varies depend ing on the eng ine.
@, For the sake of the environment
Upshift ing early helps you to save fuel and re­
duce operating noise.
In strum ent s a nd indicato r li ghts
Fuel level
The fue l gauge only works when the ignition is
on. If the fue l level drops below 2.6 gallons (10
liters), the bottom LED turns red and the indica­
tor light
t]J turns on c::> page 21. The bottom
LED blinks red when the fuel leve l is very low .
T he possible range based on the current f uel lev­
el is shown in tab@c::>
page 23, fig . 4 .
For the tank capacity in your veh icle, refer to the
T echnical Data c::>
page 2 72.
CD Note
Never drive until the tank is completely emp­
ty. The irregular supply of fue l that resu lts
from t hat can cause the eng ine to misfire. Un­
combusted fuel w il l then enter the exhaust
system . This can cause overheat ing and dam­
age to the catalytic converter.
Indicator lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate funct ions or ma l­
funct ions c::>
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Messages may appear with some indicator lights .
A warn ing s ignal will sound at the same time.
T he ind icator lights and messages in the cente r
of the displays may be replaced by other d isplays .
T o show them again, se lect the tab for ind icator
lights and messages using the m ultifunction
steering wheel c::>
page 23. If there are several
malfunctions, you can display them one at a time
using the thumbwheel.
Some indicators lights in the display can turn on
in several colors.
A WARNING
- Failure to heed warning lights and other im­
portant veh icle information may result in
serious personal injury or veh icle damage.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe d istance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the emer-
gency flasher c::>
page 46. .,,.
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ABS/(@)) Anti-lock braking system (ABS )
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL) .
The warning/indicator light
,n:) (USA models) /
ill (Canada models) will come on for a few sec­
onds when the ignition is switched on. The light
will go out after an automatic check sequence is
completed.
There is a malfunction in the ABS when:
-The warning/indicator light does not illuminate
when you switch the ign it ion on.
- The warning/indicator light does not go out af­
ter a few seconds.
- The warning/indicator light illuminates while driving .
The ESC indicator light also illuminates if there is
a ma lfunction in the ABS . The message
Stabiliza­
tion control (ESC/ABS): Fault! See owner's man­
ual
also appears in the instrument cluster display
and a warning tone sounds.
The brake system will still respond even with­
out the assistance of the ABS system. See your
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible to re­
store full braking performance.
For more infor­
mat ion regarding the ABS ¢page 188.
Malfunction in the brake system
If the brake warning light¢ page 14 and the ABS
warn ing illuminate together there may be a mal­
function in the ABS, and there may also be a mal­
function in the brake system itself¢,& .
The ABS
will not work and you will notice a change in
braking response and performance.
In the event of a malfunct ion in the brake sys­
tem
the warning/indicator light 1111 (USA mod­
els)/. (Canada models) in the instrument clus­
ter flashes ¢ page 14 .
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL)
The ED L works together with the ABS . The ABS
warn ing light will come on if there is a malfunc­
tion in the EDL system
c::> page 188 . See your au­
thorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
Instruments and indicator lights
A WARNING
-If the ,n:) (USA mode ls)/ ill (Canada mod­
els) warn ing light does not go out, or if it
comes on while dr iv ing, the ABS system is
not working prope rly . The vehicle can then
be stopped only with the standard brakes
(without ABS) . You will not have the protec­
tion ABS provides. Contact your Audi dealer
as soon as possible .
- USA models: If the
1111 warning light, the
G1 warning light and the ,n:) warning light
come on together, the rear wheels could
lock up first under hard braking . Rear wheel
lock-up can cause loss of vehicle control and
an accident. Have your vehicle repaired im­
mediately by your author ized Audi dealer or
a qualified workshop . Dr ive slowly and avoid
sudden, hard brake applications .
- Canada models: If the brake warning light
• • the
DJ warning light and the ABS warn­
ing light
ill come on together, the rear
wheels could lock up first under hard brak­
ing. Rear wheel lock-up can cause loss o f ve ­
hicle control and an accident . Have your ve­
hicle repaired immediately by your author­
ized Audi dealer or a qualified workshop.
Drive s low ly and avoid sudden, hard brake
applications.
{0) Worn brake pads
EiJ Brake pads!
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If the warning light i lluminates, immed iate ly
contact your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop to have all brake pads inspected. On
USA models the warning light
EiJ comes on to­
gether w ith the warning light
1111 . Both sets of
brake pads on an axle must always be replaced at
the same time .
A WARNING
Driving with bad b rakes can cause a collision
and serious personal injury .
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Instruments and indicator Lights
- You can se lect the un its used for tempera ­
ture, speed an d other meas urements in the
M MI.
- For informat ion on the a udio/video and nav­
i gat io n* functions, refe r to t he se parate
M MI owner's manual.
Operation
The driver information system is operated using
th e buttons on the multifunction steering wheel .
Fig . 6 Mult ifu nctio n stee ring w hee l: operat ing t he drive r
i nforma tio n syste m
Fig. 7 In stru ment cluster: call in g up t he ve hicle fu nctio ns
men u
Operat ing
.,. Switc h the ignition on .
.. To sw itch between the tabs, p ress the rocker
switc h @ to the left or right ¢
fig. 6 .
.,. To access addi tio nal i nfo rmat io n be low or
above , turn the thum bwhee l@ dow n or u p.
.. To confirm a se lection, press the thumbwhee l
@.
.. To ope n the s ubme nu for an active ta b, press
the button ~@-
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.,. To select a function programmed to a steering
whee l button*, press the button@.
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Opening the Vehicle functions
.,. Sele ct the first t ab with the ro cker swi tch@ .
.. Press th e ~ button @. T he
Vehicle functions
menu is disp laye d ¢ fig . 7 .
.,. To se lect a menu item, tu rn and press the
thumbwhee l@ .
Resetting values to zero
.,. In t he Vehicle fun ctions me nu, sele ct On-bo ard
computer
o r Efficiency program.
.,. Yo u can now select between the long-term
memory and short-term memory .
.,. To reset the values in a memory, press and hold
the t humbwheel @for one second .
Assigning a function to a programmable
steering wheel button*
.,. Select the I CAR I funct ion button > (Car )* Sys­
tems
control b utt on > Vehicle settings > Steer­
ing wheel button programming .
The last function selected displays when you
switch the ig nition on .
On-board computer
Fig. 8 In stru men t cluster: fuel cons ump tio n
You can ca ll up the followi ng i nfo rmation in the
on-board comp uter :
- Da te
- Dr iv ing t ime (h) fro m the short-te rm memory
- Av erage cons umption in MPG ( l/100 km) from
t he sho rt-term memo ry
- Average spee d in mph (km/h) fro m the short ­
term m emory
- Distance drive n in miles (km) from the shor t­
term memory
- Cur rent fue l consumption in MPG ( l/100 km)

Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
F ig . 17 Key set
@ Remote cont rol key w ith me chanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and
start the engine w it h the master key with remote
control. A mechanical key is integrated in the re­
mote control key
o page 30 .
@ Eme rgen cy key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use. It shou ld only be used in an emergency.
Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your
key ring.
K ey replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized A udi
dea ler immediately to have the
lost key disabled.
Be sure to bring all yo ur keys with you.
Personal comfo rt sett ings
If two peop le use one vehicle, i t is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master
key. Whe n the ignition is switched off or when
the vehicle is locked, personal convenience set ­
tings for the fo llow ing systems are stored and as­
signed to the remote master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central lock ing system
- Amb ience lighti ng*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi active lane assist *
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-Audi side assist *
- Aud i drive se lect
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
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- Do not leave your vehicle u nattended. A l­
ways take your ign ition key with you and
lo ck your vehicle. Entry by unau thori zed per­
sons could end anger yo u or res ult in theft or
damage the vehicle .
- Do n ot leave ch ildren unattended in t he ve ­
h icle, especi ally wit h access to vehicle keys.
Ungua rded a ccess to the keys provides chil ­
dren t he opport unity to start the engine
and/or activate ve hicle systems such as the
power windows, etc. Unsupe rv ised ope ra­
tion of any veh icle system by c hildren can
result i n serio us in ju ry .
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- The operation o f the remote control key can
be temporarily d is rupted by interference
from transmitters in the vic inity of the vehi­
cle working in the same freque ncy range
(e.g. a cell phone, radio e quipment).
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys are
only ava ilable from Audi dealers .
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada reg ulations
~page 277.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 18 Remote cont rol mas te r key: removing the mechani-
ca l key .,._

Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 35 Instrument panel: l ig ht switc h with all weat her
l ig hts
Light switch -f/
Turn the switch to the co rresponding posit ion.
When the lights are switched on, the
:oo: symbol
turns on .
O -The lights are off or the dayt ime running
lights are on:
-USA models: The daytime running lights will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light switch <=.>
fig. 35 is in the O posi­
t ion or the
AUTO position (only in daylight con­
di tions) . The
Daytime running light s function
can be turned on and off in the MMI
<=.> page 45, 9 ,&. .
-Canada models: The daytime running lights
will come on automatically when the ignit ion is
on and the light switch
<=.> fig. 35 is in the O po­
sition, the
: oo: position or the AUTO position
(only in daylight conditions)<=.>,&. .
AUTO -Automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on brightness, for examp le in twilight,
during rain or in tunnels .
:,oo : -Parking light
fD • Low beam headlight
~ -All weather lights
~ @II -Rear fog lights
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Lights and Vision
All-weather lights
The front lights are adjusted automatically so
that there is less glare for the driver from his or
her own lights, for example when roads are wet.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Your vehicle is equipped with a headlight range
control system so that the headlights do not
blind oncoming traffic if the vehicle load
changes. The headlight range also adjusts auto­
matically when braking and accelerating.
Static cornering light*
The static cornering light depends on equipment
and only works when the light switch is in the AU·
TO position. The cornering light switches on au­
tomatically at speeds up to approximately
44 mph (70 km) when the steering wheel is at a
certain angle . The area to the side of the vehicle
is illum inated better when turning.
A WARNING
-Automatic headlights are only intended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsibility to check the head­
lights and to turn them on manually accord­
ing to the current light and visibility condi ­
tions . For example, fog cannot be detected
by the light sensors. So always switch on the
low beam under these weather conditions
and when driving in the dark fD.
- The rear fog lights should only be turned on
in accordance with traffic regulations, to
prevent g lare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Please observe legal regulations when using
the lighting systems described.
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- The light sensor for the automatic head­
lights is in the rearview mirror mount.
Therefore, do not place any stickers in this
area on the windshield.
- Some functions of the exterior lighting can
be adjusted
<=.> page 45 .
-If you turn off the ignition while the exterior
lights are on and open the door, you will
hear a warning tone. .,.
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Lights and Vi sion
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of the
headlights, turn signals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperat ure difference
between the inside and outs ide. They w ill
clear shortly after switching them on. This
does not affect the service li fe of the light­
i ng.
Turn signals and high beam lev er
The lever on the left side of the steering column
is used to operate the turn signals and the high
beam as well as the headlight flasher.
F ig . 36 Tu rn signa l and hig h beam lever
The turn s ignal and high beam leve r has the fol ­
lowing f unctions:
Turn signals ¢¢@@
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• Pu sh the lever up as far as it can go t o turn on
t he righ t turn s ignal or down to tu rn on the left
tu rn s ignal
c:> fig. 36 .
• Move the lever brief ly until you meet resistance
and release it to flas h three times.
• Move the lever (up or down) unti l you meet re­
s istance and hold it there to determine the
flashing time for the tu rn s ignals.
High beam ~D @
• Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam (vehicles with h igh beam assist *
c:>page44).
• Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the h igh beam.
Headlight flasher ~D ©
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel to use
the headlight f lasher.
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Notes on these features
- The turn signals on ly work w it h the ignition
sw itche d on. The indicato r lights
II or Bin
the instrument cl uster c:> page 11 also blink.
- After you have tu rned a corner, the turn s ignal
sw itches off automatically .
- Th e
high beam works on ly when the he ad ligh ts
are on. The indi cator light
II in the instr ume nt
cl uste r ill uminates when the high beams a re
on.
- The
headligh t flasher works o nly as long as yo u
hold t he leve r - even if there are no lig hts
turned on. The indicator light
II in the instru­
ment cluster i lluminates when you use the
headlight f lasher .
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or head light flasher
if you know that th ese could blind oncoming
traffic .
High beam assist
Applies to veh icles: with high beam assist
Fig . 3 7 Turn signal and high beam lever: sw itc hing high
bea m ass ist o n/off
A camer a on the rea rview mirror moun t ca n de­
tec t light sources from other road users . The high
beams switch on or off a utomat ica lly depen ding
o n the position of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and othe r en­
vironme nta l and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assist
Req uirement: The AU TO light sw itch posit ion
must be selected and t he h igh beam assist m ust
be switched o n in the I nfotai nment system
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