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jam assist can help to keep the vehicle within a lane calculated by the system. W ith in the lim its
of the system, the system controls the steering
automatically when adapt ive cruise control is
switched on . Since traffic jam assist is only an as
sist system, the driver must always keep his or
her hands on the steer ing whee l and be ready to
steer. The d rive r ca n override the control at any
time by actively steering.
The system is designed for driv ing on express
ways and highways.
Switching traffic jam ass ist on and off
... Press the button to switch the system on and
off<=> fig. 112.
... To turn the system off completely, select in the
Infotainment system:
I MENU ! button> Vehicle
> left contro l button > Driver as sistance > Traf
fic jam a ssist .
If traff ic jam assist was deactivated through the
Infotainment system, you can cont inue operating
the act ive lane assist using the<=>
fig. 112 button
<=> page 124. The traffic jam ass ist functions are
no longer available.
Requirements for using traffic jam assist:
-Traffic jam assist must be switched on in the
Infota inment system .
- Adaptive cruise control must be switched on
and act ive
c;, page 109 .
Always switch off traffic jam assist in the
following situations:
-When increased attention is needed from the
driver .
- In poor weather conditions such as snow or
heavy rain .
- When driving on roads in poor condition .
- In construction zones.
- In city driving .
Traffic jam assist availability:
When you are in the Driver assistance view in the
in str ument cluster disp lay, the indicator light
turns on¥ and the message
Traffic jam assist
available
appears if a traffic jam situation was
detected. You can open the
Driver assistance dis -
Assistance systems
play using the mu ltifunction steering wheel but
tons
c;, page 12. To activate traffic jam assist, you
must press the
<=> fig. 112 button and switch on
the adaptive cruise control
c;, page 109.
Indicator lights
Ill and II-traff ic jam assist is on. Vehicles driv
ing ahead were detected. Your vehicle adapts
whi le driving
c;, fig. 113.
•- traffic jam assist sw itches off if the driver
does not take over steer ing after multiple driver
intervention requests . The system brakes the ve
hicle until it is stationary.
A WARNING
-A lways keep your hands on the steering wheel
so you can be ready to steer at any t ime. The
driver is always responsible for staying in a lane and for assessing traffic s ituations . Read
and follow the warnings
on<=>.& in General
information on page
108. Never use traffic
jam ass ist in the following situations or you
will increase the risk of an accid ent.
- Driving offroad or on unpaved roads. Traffic
jam assist is only designed for use on paved
roads.
- In city driv ing o r in construction zones.
- On curv ing stretches of road.
- In narrow lanes.
- In unclear traffic situat ions such as at inter-
sections or toll stat ions.
@ Tips
You are not necessarily guided to the center
of your lane.
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If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated,. or.
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn
ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately 35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown. The
high beam assistant* controls the marking
light* c:>
page 49.
The marking light is not used for wild animals.
General information
App lies to: ve hicles w ith nigh t visio n ass ist
Fig. 131 Front of the ve hicle: night vision ass ist came ra
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy
spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision camera
c::> fig. 131 is
not covered by stickers, deposits or any other ob
structions because this can impair the night vi
sion assist function . For informati on on cleaning,
see
c::> page 354 .
The pedestrian and wild animal recognit ion de
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild anima l and the background . Pea -
~ ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif-,.....
~ ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal N
8 marking and the marking light* deactivate at 0 :E
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight. If the night vision assist im
age is selected in the instrument cluster display,
then the
II symbol appears at the top on the
right side.
A WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo
ple and wild animals located within the visu
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in
strument cluster display.
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex
ample if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in
complete or interrupted, for example be
cause the person is partially covered by a
parked vehicle or an animal is covered by
tall grass. This could increase the risk of
an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
(I) Tips
- Even though the system evaluates the
shape and heat given off by all detected ob
jects, there are limits to the system . There
may be false warnings.
- For technical reasons, the image pauses in
split second intervals.
-
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Ass is tance sy stems
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
F ig. 132 Are a aro und th e light sw itc h: night vis ion assist
butto n
Requirement: sw itch the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the
AUTO position.
• Press the
[g button 9 fig . 132 . The heat image
from the nig ht vision camera appears in the in
str ume nt cluster d isplay.
• Press the
(g button again to switch the night
vision assist off .
If condit io ns are b right enough, night vision as
sis t can be sw itched on withou t mov ing the light
switch to the
AUTO position. Pedestrian and wild
an imal highlighting and warnings are only active
when it is da rk outs ide and the headlights are
sw itched on .
Adjusting the contrast
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
• Select in the Infotainment system: I M ENU I but
ton
> Vehicl e > left control button > Driver a s
si stance
> Nig ht vis ion as sist contra st .
When the night vision assist is switched on and
the image is visible in the instrument cluster d is
p lay, you can adjust the contrast in the image
from
Min to Ma x.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
• Night vi sion a ssist : malfunction! Plea se con ·
tact S erv ic e
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched off. See an author ized Audi deal-
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er or authorized Aud i Service Facility for assis
tance .
• Night vis io n assi st: c urrently unavailable .
Se e owner's manual
The system cannot guarantee correct funct ion at
this time and is switched off .
• Night v ision ass ist : c urrently un av ail abl e.
Plea se turn on lights
N ight vision assist only works when it is dark out
side and the headlights are on.
• Night vision ass ist: pedestr ian h ighlighting
curr ent ly unavailable . See owne r's manual
The pedestr ian and wi ld animal marki ng was
switched off by the system.
Audi drive select
Introduction
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i drive se lect
Drive select makes it possib le to exper ience dif
ferent types of vehicle sett ings in one veh icle .
You can select the d riving modes
Offroad * or
Lift / Offroad *, Allroad* , Comfort , Auto and Dy ·
namic
in the Infotainment system, for example
to switch from a sporty to a comfo rtable driving
mode. In the
Individual mode, the sett ings can
be adjusted to your personal preferences. This
makes it possible to combine sett ings such as a
sporty engine setting with light steer ing .
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
The following systems, among other th ings, are
i nfluenced by dr ive select:
En gine and aut omatic tr ansmi ssi on
Depend ing on the mode, the engine and auto
ma tic tr ansmission respond more quickly or in a
more balanced manner to accelerator pedal
movements . In the sporty
Dynam ic mode, the
transm iss ion shifts at higher speed ranges.
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accel erating on smooth, slippery sur fac es
s u ch as ice and snow. The dr ive wheels can
spin even when these con trol systems are
ins talled a nd th is can affec t drivi ng stabili ty
and incr eas e the r is k of a coll is io n.
(D Tips
- The ABS and ASR only function co rrectly
whe n all fo ur whee ls have a s imilar wear
Switching on and off
Intelligent Technology
c o ndi tio n. Diff erent tir e si zes can lead t o a
re duction in en gine power.
- Yo u may hear noises when t he sy stems de
sc ribe d are worki ng.
- Wh en in sta lling r oof r ack sy stems on the
roof ra il, t he ESC uses se nsors to a dapt it
s el f to a different center of gravity .
ESC turns on automatically when you start the engine .
~~- ---- --=-
~--------
The following e xamp les are unusua l situations
whe re it may make sense to switch off road mode
on to a llow the whee ls to spin:
----~,-,.---__ , ~ · ~ ""' :'llt.) ... 'P [l)A
Fig. 154 Cente r co nso le w it h th e t,.OF, butto n
- Rock ing t he vehi cle to free i t when it is stuck
- Dr iv ing in deep snow o r on loose g ro und
- Dr iving with snow chains
- Dr iv ing o n ro ugh te rra in when much o f th e car 's
we ight is lift ed off t he wheels ( axl e articula
tion)
- Dr iv ing down hill while b raking on loose g round
The ESC is des igned to fu nction in levels. Depe nd
ing on the leve l selec ted , the ESC sta bilizati on
f u nction i s limite d or swi tc h ed off . The amount of
s tabili zation control w ill differ depe nding on the
l eve l. For yo
ur safety, switch the offroad mode off in
advance.
ESC levels
Offroad mode on ESC/ASRoff Offroad mode off or
ESC/ASRon
Behavior
The ESC and A SR stabiliza-
The stabilization f unction is T
he f ull sta bilization f unc-
tion f unct io ns are limited not available
~ A . ESC a nd tion of the ESC and ASR is
q _,& _ ASR are switched off. avai lab le aga in.
Operation Press the !B '-"• I bu tton b rief- Press and ho ld t he !B '-"' I b ut- Press the IE m l but to n a gain.
Ly . ton longer than t hree sec-
on ds.
Ind icator II turns on . II and l:f.'tl•)H turn on . II turns off or II and
lights !:(.'iit•)H turn off .
Message s Stabilization control
(ESC ): Stabilization control (ESC): Stabilization control (ESC ):
offroad . Warning! Reduced off
. Warning! Restricted
on
stability stability
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Intelligent Technology
Electromechanical
steering, all-wheel
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver's steering movements .
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator lights and messages
• Stee ring: malfunction! Please stop vehi cle
If th is ind icator light turns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steer ing may
have fa iled.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos
sib le. Do
not continue driving. See an author iz ed
Aud i dealer or authori zed Aud i Serv ice Facility for
assistance.
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle.
Pay attention to distan ce at side
If th is ind icator light turns o n and stays o n and
this message appears, the a ll-wheel steering*
may have failed . The side of the vehicle may need
more space on the road.
Red uce your speed and stop the veh icle in a safe
locat ion wit h enough space on the sides as soon
as possible. Do
not continue d riving . See an au
thor ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility for assistance.
'T@ Steering : malfunction! You may continue
dri ving
If t he indicator lig ht t urns on and the message
appears, the steering wheel may be more diff i
cult to move or mo re sensitive tha n usua l. The
steering whee l may a lso be at an angle when
driving straight.
D rive s low ly to an authorized A udi dealer or au
thor ized Audi Se rvice Facility to have the ma l
function corrected.
'T@ Ste ering : ma lfunction! Adapt driving style .
Larger turning radius
I f the indicator lig ht tu rns on and th is message
appears, the a ll-wheel steering* may have failed .
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Please note that the vehicle has a larger t urning
radi us and the stabi lity w hen turning a corner is
lik e that of a vehicle without all-whee l steer ing.
The steering wheel may also be at an angle when driv ing straight.
Drive slowly to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility to have t he mal
funct ion corrected.
(D Tips
- If the . or 'T-ij indicato r light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driving .
- For add itiona l information on all-wheel
steering *, see ¢
page 134 .
All-wheel drive (quattro)
General informat ion
I n all whee l drive, the dr iv ing power is dis trib ut
ed between all four whee ls when needed . This
happens automatically depending on your driving
behavior as we ll as the c urrent road cond it ions.
Also see ¢
page 148, Electronic stabili zation
control (ESC).
The all-whee l drive system distributes the driving
power va riably to the front and rear axle. It works
together with selective wheel torq ue control,
which act ivates when dr iv ing through curves
¢ page 148. With the sport d ifferent ial*, power
dist ribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted using the drive se lect
¢ page 134.
The all wheel drive concept is designed for high
engine power . Your vehicle is except iona lly pow
erfu l and has excellent driving charac teristics
bot h unde r normal d riving conditions and o n
snow and i ce. Always read and follow safety pre
c au tions
c:::> .&, .
Winter tires
By using all wheel dr ive, your ve hicle has good
forward motion w ith standard tires in win ter con
dit ions. However, using w in ter or all season t ires
o n
all four wheels in the w inte r is re comme nded,
be cau se th is w ill imp rove t he
braking effe ct. IJII>-
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Appl ies to: veh icles wit h vo ice recog nitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking .
Requirements: the ign ition and the MM I must be
switched on
~ page 156, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: briefly press the~ button @
~page 14, fig. 11 on the m ultifunction steer
ing whee l and say the desired command after
the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press the [2] butto n.
~ Pau se : say the command Pause . To resume,
press the~ button.
~ Correcting : say the command Corre ction . Or :
simply say a new command during an an
nouncement
c::> page 249.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
v isua l and audio feedbac k.
- Vi sua l input as sistan ce: after switching on
vo ice recogn it io n, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on o r off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Setting s> left cont rol button
> MMI setting s > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, tu rn the voice recognition sys
tem on and say
Help.
For the s yst em to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inctly at a normal vo lume .
Speak louder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses .
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make sure that passen
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command .
Voice recognition system
Do not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, which is on the roof headliner near
t h e front inte rior lights .
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See c::> page 249, Speech dialog system .
A WARNING
-Dire ct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic . Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressful situations. It may take longer to
d ial the number or the system may not be
able to dial it at all. Dial the emergency number manually.
@ Tips
- The d ialog pauses when there is an incom
ing phone call and will continue if you ig
nore the call. The d ialog ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- You can select an item in the list using ei
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognit ion system
T he following overv iews des cribe the comma nds
t h at can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recognition system.
Alte rnative commands a re separate d using a"/ ",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perfo rm an ac
t ion are iden tified w it h a"> ", fo r ex ample say:
Ente r addre ss > (t hen) Enter country /state . ..,.
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Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
-when the camera-based traffic sign recogn i
tion* is malfunctioning
¢ page 104
-when there a re warnings from the camera-
based traffic sign recognition*
Sw itch ing traffic light information on and
off
- Se lect: I MENU I button > Au di conne ct > Traffi c
ligh t info rm ati on >
On (~) or Off (0 ).
A WARNING
-When traffic light information is shown, a l
so always pay attention to the traffic situa
t ion, the distance to other vehicles and the
area around the vehicle. The driver is always
responsible for assessing the traff ic situa
t ion .
- Always adapt your speed to the current
weather, road and traff ic conditions. The
displayed information must never cause you
to ignore lega l traffic regulations and pose a
safety risk.
- Regardless of the traffic light informat ion,
you should always monitor your speed using
the speedometer and make sure you are ad hering to the legal speed limit .
- The traffic light information does not adjust
yo ur vehicle's speed to the speed recom
mendation shown in the display.
{D) Tips
- Traffic light information is not yet ava ilable
i n a ll cities and is not nationwide .
- Un its of measurement and language set
tings are displayed based on how they were
set in the MMI system settings
¢page 249 .
-Always read the chap ter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa
tion .
Weather
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search area .
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-
.. Select and confirm Weath er.
You can also display the current weather condi
tions on the map , fo r example.
.. Select: lef t control button >
on entry .
Flight information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on flights and current arrival/depar
ture times in the selected search area .
.. Select and confirm
Flight inf orm ation .
City events
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area.
.. Sele ct
Ci ty Ev ent s > left co ntro l button > cate
gory.
Online news
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can check the current headlines of your fa
vorite publications in the MMI.
Requirement: yo ur myAud i acco unt must be sub
scribed to newsfeeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
~ page 189.
.. Sele ct: !ME NUI button> Aud i conn ect> Online
new s>
desired new sfeed > a headline .
(D Tips
If you have not s ubs cribed to any pe rsonal
newsfeeds in your myAudi account, pre-con
figured newsfeeds will be displayed.
'Twitter
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can access the most important functions in
your Twitter accoun t through your MMI.
Requirement:
You must have connected your myAudi account
with Tw itter. You can f ind additional information
fo r this on line at
www .audiu sa .c om /m yaudi.
Audi connect vehicle control
-Pay attention to upper- and lower-case let
ters when entering the vehicle code.
- If you do not have the 10-digit vehicle code,
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author
ized Audi Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
License subscription
The validity and expirat ion date of you r subscrip
tions are displayed. When
Warning before sub
scription expires
is activated, a message wi ll be
d isp layed warning you that your license is about
to expire.
Select:
! MENU ! button> Audi connect > Display
available functions >
right control button> Li
cense subscription.
Resetting the primary user
F or examp le, you ca n reset the key user when
selling your vehicle in order to deactivate these
services .
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
Select :
!MENU ! button> Audi connect > right
control button
> Audi connect user management
> Key user> Reset key user .
Warning levels
Requirement: the primary user must have set one
or more warning levels. Secondary users can only
see if a warning level is act ive or not .
Select:
! MENU ! button> Audi connect > right
control button
> Alerts.
Remote locking and
unlocking
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can lock and unlock your veh icle using this
service.
Requirement
- This requires the 4-dig it PIN that you specified
during the verification on www.audiusa.com/
myaudi.
- The vehicle must be stationary.
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- The ignition must be switched off.
Vehicle status report
Applies to vehicles w ith Audi connect vehicle control
The Driver Information System collects data un
der certain conditions and sends it to a server.
When data is stored, yo u can access va lues such
as these using the service:
- Remaining range
- Fue l tank level
- Oil level
- Vehicle doors are open/closed or locked/un-
locked
- Mi leage
- Next oil change
- Next inspection
- Warning messages
- Side marker lights/parking lights on/off
For additional information on the Driver Informa
tion System, refer to
c:> page 15, Driver informa
tion system.
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or ind i
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle be
cause of the information in the status report .
This could lead to break downs in on the road,
accidents and serious injuries.
Parking location
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
The vehicle collects data under certain cond it ions
and sends it to a serve r.
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these using the service :
- Vehicle location display,
- Display of one's own location,
- Route to you r vehicle .
If your mobile device also has a navigation func
tion, you ca n navigate to your last kno wn parking
lo ca tion .