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Audi ada pti ve c ruise contr ol and br akin g gu ard
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
App lies to: veh icles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regulat ing vehicle speed and helping to
maintain a set distance to the vehicle ahead,
within the limits of the system.
If the system de
tects a moving vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise
control can brake and then accelerate your veh i
cle . This helps to make driving more comfortable
on long highway stretches .
The braking gua rd system can warn you about an
impend ing collision and initiat e braking maneu
vers
¢ page 115.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard have
technical lim itations that you must know, so
please read th is section carefully, understand
how the system works and use them properly at
all times.
General information
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 122 Fro nt o f th e ve hicle: Pos it ion of rada r sen sor
The area that contains the radar sensor
¢
fig . 122 must never be covered by st ickers or
other objects or obs tructed with dirt, insects,
snow or ice that w ill interfere w ith the adaptive
cruise control system and braking guard. For in
formation on cleaning, refer to¢
page 204 . The
same applies for any modifications made in the
front area . T
he function of the adaptive cruise control sys
tem and braking guard is limited under some
condit ions:
- Ob jects can on ly be de tected when they are
within sensor range
q page 111, fig . 125.
-The sys tem has a limited ability to de tect ob
jects that are a short distance ahead, off to the
side of your vehicle or moving into your lane .
- Some kinds of veh icles are hard to detect; for
examp le motorcycles, ve hicles w ith hig h
ground clearance or overhanging loads may be
detected when it is too late or they may not b e
detected at all.
- When driving through curves
¢ page 110 .
- Stationa ry objects q page 110 .
,&_ WARNING
-= -Always pay attention to t raffic when adaptive
cruise control is switched on and braking
g uard is active. As the driver, you are still re
sponsible for starting and for maintain ing
speed and distance to other objects . Braking
g uard is used to ass ist you . The driver must
a lways take act ion to avoid a co llision . The
driver is always respons ible for braking at the
cor rect time.
- I mproper use of adaptive cruise control can
cause collisions, other accidents and ser ious
pe rsonal injury.
- Never let the comfort and conven ience that
adapt ive cr uise control and braking g uard
offe r distract you from the need to be a lert
to traffic cond itions and the need to remain
in full control of your vehicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adapt ive cruise
control and braking guard have limits -they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set distance when you dr ive towards an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traff ic jam, a stalled or disab led vehicle .
If reg istered by the radar sensor, vehicles or
obstacles that a re not mov ing can trigger a
coll is ion warning and if confi rmed by the
video camera, an acute co llision wa rning.
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi braking guard
Description
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
Fig. 132 Instrument cluste r: approach warning
Braking guard uses a radar sensor. It also func
tions within the limits of the system when adap
tive cruise control is switched off .
What can braking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
situations when a vehicle ahead brakes suddenly
or if your own vehicle is traveling at a high speed
and approaching a vehicle up ahead that is mov
ing more slowly . Braking guard does not react if
it cannot detect the situat ion.
The system advises you of various situations:
- The
distance warning is g iven 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 detected
vehicle up ahead in your lane is moving much
more slowly than you are or if it brakes sharply .
When this warning is g iven, it may only be pos
s ible to avo id a col lision by swerving or brak ing
sharp ly. Th e indicator light . will warn you
about the danger
¢fig. 132. You will also hear
an acoustic signal.
If you do not react fast enough or do not react at
all to the situation, braking guard will intervene
by braking and the message
Braking guard: Acti
vated
will appear.
1> Th is is not ava ilab le in some coun tries.
-If a collision is imminent, the system wi ll first
provide an
acute warning by briefly and sharply
apply ing the brakes.
- If you do not react to the acute warning, brak
ing guard can brake within the limits of the sys
tem. This reduces the vehicle speed in the event
of a collision.
- At speeds under 20 mph (30 km/h), the system
can initiate a comp lete decelerat ion shortly be
fore a collision
ll.
- If the braking guard senses that you are not
braking hard enough when a collision is immi
nent, it can increase the braking force .
Which functions can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and the distance/
approach warn ing on or
off in the radio/MM!*
¢ page 116, Settings in the radio/MM!*.
A WARNING
-
Lack of attention can cause collisions, other
accidents and ser ious personal in juries. The
braking guard is an assist system and cannot
prevent a collision by itself. The driver must
always intervene. The driver is always respon
sible for braking at the correct tim e.
- Always pay close attention to traffic, even
when the braking guard is switched on. Be
ready to intervene and be ready to take
comp lete control whenever necessary. Al
ways keep the safe and legal distance be
tween your vehicle and vehicles up ahead .
- Braking guard works wit hin limits and will
not respond outside the system limits, for
examp le when approaching a stopped veh i
cle or stationary obstacle (end of a traffic
jam or vehicle that has broken down in traf
fic).
- Always remember that the radar sensor for
the braking guard works only within defined
detection and range limits that may prevent
the proper detect ion of other vehicles.
- The radar sensor's function and range can
be reduced by rain, snow and heavy spray.
Moving vehicles up ahead may not be
,.
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Audi side assist
Audi side assist
Side assist
Description
Applies to: veh icles with Audi side assist
F ig. 133 Sensor detection range
Fig . 1 34 D isp lay on the exterio r m irror
Side assist helps you monitor your bl ind spot and
traffic behind your vehicle. Within the limits of
the system , it warns you about vehicles that are
comi ng closer o r that are traveling with you with
in sensor range
(D c:> fig. 133 . If a lane c hange is
cl assified as c ritic al, the displ ay @ in the exter io r
m irro r
c:> fig. 134 turns on .
The display in the left exter ior mir ro r provides as
sis tance whe n making a la ne change to the left,
while the disp lay in the rig ht exte rio r mi rror pro
vides assis tance when mak ing a lane chan ge to
the right .
Information stage
As long as you do no t activate the turn signal,
side assis t
informs you about ve hicles tha t are
detected and class if ied as crit ic al. T he disp lay in
the respe ctive m irror turns on, but is dim .
118
The display remains dim intentionally in the in
formation stage so that your view toward the
front is not disturbed .
Warning stage
If you activate the turn signal, side assis t warns
you about vehicles that are detected and classi
fied as crit ica l. T he disp lay in the respective mir
ror blinks bright ly.
If this happens, check traffic
by glancing in the rearview mirror and over your
shou lder
c:> .&. in General information on
page 119 .
{!) Tips
-You can adjust the brightness of the disp lay
@ i=>pagel20.
-Please refe r to the instructions for towing a
trailer located in
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General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi side assist
®
®
Fig. 1 35 D riving s it u at io ns
F ig. 136 Rear of the ve hicle: Pos it ion of th e se nso rs
S ide a ssist fu nctions a t spee ds above app roxi
ma te ly 19 mph (30 km/h).
(D Vehicles that are approaching
In ce rtain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
cr itica l for a lane change even if it is still some
what far away. The faste r a ve hicle app roaches,
t he soo ner the d isplay in the exterio r mirror w ill
t urn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveli ng w ith you are ind icated i n the
exte rior m irro r if they are classified as critical for
a lane change. All vehi cles detec ted by side assist
Aud i side assist
are ind icate d by the time they ente r your "blind
spot", at the latest.
@ Vehicles left behind
If you s low ly pas s a vehi cle that s ide ass ist has
de te cted ( the differe nce in speed between t he
vehicle and you r vehicle is less than 9 mph or
15 km/h), the disp lay in t he exterior mirro r turns
o n as soon as the vehicle e nters your blind spot.
T he disp lay w ill not turn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle th at side ass ist h as de te cte d (t he differ
ence in speed between the vehicle and your vehi
cle is greater tha n 9 mp h or 15 km/h) .
Functional limitations
The radar se nsors are des igned to detect the le ft
and right adj ace nt lane s when the ro ad l anes are
the normal width . In certa in situations, the dis
play in the exterior mirror may turn on eve n
though there is no vehicle located in the area
that is critical for a lane change. For example:
- if the lanes a re narrow or i f yo ur are dr iv ing on
the edge o f you r lane. If t his is the case, the
system may have detected t he vehicle in anoth
er lane that is
not adjacent to your cu rrent lane.
- if you are dr iv ing through a curve. Si de assist
may react to a vehicle that is one lane over
from the adjacent lane.
- if s ide assist reacts to ot her objects (such as
high or disp laced guard ra ils).
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
fu nctions a re limited .
D o no t cover the r adar senso rs
c> fig. 136 wit h
stickers, deposits, b icycle wheels or other o b
jects, because th is wi ll affect the f unction . Do not
u se side assist when towing a t railer . For info r
mation on cleaning , refer to
c> page 204.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your veh icle . S ide assist cannot
replace a driver' s attention . T he driver alone
is always respo nsib le for la ne cha nges and
s im ila r dr iv in g ma neuve rs .
119

Audi side assist
-Improper reliance on the side assist system
can cause collisions and serious personal in
jury:
- Never rely only on side assist when chang
ing lanes.
- Always check rear view mirrors to make
sure that it is safe to change lanes.
- Side assist cannot detect all vehicles under
all conditions -danger of accident!
- Please note that side assist indicates there
are approaching vehicles, or vehicles in your blind spot, only after your vehicle has
reached a driving speed of at least 19 mph
(30 km/h).
- In certain situations, the system may not
function or its function may be limited. For
example:
- if vehicles are approaching or being left
behind very quickly . The display may not
turn on in time .
- in poor weather conditions such as heavy
rain, snow or heavy mist .
- on very wide lanes, in tight curves or if
there is a rise in the road surface . Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detected
because they are outside of the sensor
range.
(D Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody . This can affect the system . Have
your authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility check their function.
(D Tips
-If the window glass in the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been tinted, the
display in the exterior mirror may be misin
terpreted.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
c::> page 2 79.
120
Activating and deactivating
Applies to : vehicles wit h Audi side ass ist
Fig. 137 D riv er's doo r: Side ass ist butto n
.,.. Press the button c::> &. in General information
on page 119
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 wit h Aud i side ass ist
The signal brightness can be set in the radio or
MMI* .
.,.. Select: I CAR I function button > Audi side assist.
Or
.,.. Select: I CAR I function button > Car systems*
control button > Driver assist> Audi side as
sist.
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 display is
already set to the minimum or maximum level by
the automatic adjustment. In such cases, you may notice no change when adjusting the bright
ness, or the change may only be noticeable once
the surroundings change.
Adjust the brightness to a level where the display
in the information stage will not disrupt your
view forward. If you change the brightness, the
display in the exterior mirror will briefly show the
brightness level in the information stage . The
brightness of the warning stage is linked to the
brightness in the information stage and is adjust
ed along with the information stage adjustment . .,,.

Index
A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting the distance............... ... 113
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adaptive light .. .. ............. .... .. .. 51
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 214
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Opening the tank door ............... . 215
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 215
Adding Engine oil .......................... 221
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Additional accessories
Additives 278
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Adjusting Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 153
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 156
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
280
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
When must the system be inspected? . . . 158
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
All-wheel drive ....................... 192
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 186
All season tires
Alternator 245
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Anti-lock brake system Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-slip regulation Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Approach/departure angle....... ..... .. 198
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 115
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 128
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 129
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 276
Auto-Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic driving light control . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Index
How safety belt pretensioners work ..... .
Hybrid drive .. .. .. ................ ... .
12 volt batteries .. ........... .... .. . 146
100
107
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
EV mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
High voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 107
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Transport 108
I
Ignition
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Malfunction .... ................ .. 27, 31
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Important things to do before driving . . . . 131
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 102
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
I nflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
I nflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Installing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I nstruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
I nterior lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interval wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
286
J
Jump-starting 266
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Jump starting 107
K
Key...........
... .. .. ................ 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
lg n ition/ engine on/ off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 33
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Kick-down tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lateral angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Lefthand drive .. .. .. .. ............. ... 51
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Dayt ime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Driving light control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
High beam warning/indicator light. . . . . . . 14
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sensor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52