2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN cruise control

Table of content s
About this Owne r's Manual . .. .. .
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Cockpi t ... .. ............... .... .. . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Mu ltifunction steering wheel plus . . . . . . 13
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 23
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Start ing and dr iving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Power top emergency operation . . . . . . . . 48
Lights and Vision .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Exterior lighting ... .. ...... ... .. .. .. .
Interior lighting ... ........... .... .. .
V1s1on ... .. .. ... ............ .... .. .
W indshield wipers ............... ... .
Dig ital compass ........... ...... ... . 51
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
So ckets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
S to ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
L uggage compar tment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
R oof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
General in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
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Starting and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with an ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . 77
Start ing and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with conven ience key) . . . . . . . . 78
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Start ing the engine whe n there is a
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
El ectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 83
Start ing from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
Automa tic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
e-tron ...... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 94
P lu g- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Re fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lOS
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Charging at pub lic charging stations . . . . 108
Charging the battery with the Aud i e-tron
charg ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Ind icator lights and messages ......... 117
Charg ing unit cover emergency release . . 118
Climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Cleaning/ma intenance information 119
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
D rivi ng with a tra ile r .. ... ........... .
T ra ile r t owing information .......... . .
D . . nver assi
stance .. ... ... .... ... . .
Assis tance systems ............ . .
El ectron ic speed limite r ............. . .
Speed warning system ... .. .. .... ... . . 120
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Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Distance disp lay and distance warning . . . 132
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

CXl CXl .... N ,.__
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CD
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Door handle
Side assist
Central locking switch ....... .. .
Light switch ................ . .
Vents ... .. ........ ..... ... . .
Lever for:
- Turn signals and high beams .. .
- High beam assistant ....... . .
- Active lane assist .......... . .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
D. ' . b -rivers air ag .... ..... ... . .
- Driver information system con-
trols ......... ....... ..... .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga­
t ion and voice recognition con -
trols .. .. ........ ..... ... . .
-[ii button/steering wheel heating
- Shift paddles ............ .. .
@ Instrument cluster ......... .. .
® Windshield washer system lever
@ Steering column, with the follow -
ing, depending on equipment :
- Ignition lock .............. . .
- Starting the engine when there is
a malfunction ............ .. .
@ Adjustable steering column .. .. .
@ Lever for:
- Cruise control system ....... .
- Adaptive cruise control ...... .
@ Knee airbag ............. .. .. .
@) Instrument illumination ....... .
@ Hood release ................ .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .....
@ Switch (depending on the equ ip­
ment) for:
- Luggage compartment lid .... .
- Fuel filler door (plug-in hybrid
drive) .. .. ............... .. .
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment
~ p . d ~ ower win ows .............. .
@ Depending on equipment:
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15, 16
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Cockpit overview
- Child safety lock ............ .
- Central power window switch ..
@ Infotainment system display ... .
@ Glove compartment .... ...... .
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SIM cards .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Depending on equ ipment, buttons
for:
- Drive select .. .............. .
- Start/Stop system .......... .
-la •I button (plug-in hybrid drive)
- Parking aid .. .............. .
- Emergency flashers ......... .
- Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) ....... .. ............ .
- Extending/retracting Infotain -
ment system display ........ .
- Front passenger airbag off indica-
tor .... ... .. .. ............ .
@ Deluxe automatic climate control
@ Socket . .... .. .. ............ .
@ Selector lever (automatic transmis-
s ion) ... .... .. .............. .
@ Cup holder .... .. ............ .
@ Infotainment system on/off
button ..... .. .. ... ....... .. .
@ Infotainment unit ............ .
@ Power top operation .......... .
@ Center armrest w ith storage com-
partment. Depending on vehicle
equipment , it may have:
- Audi music interface ........ .
- Audi smartphone interface ... .
~ Electromechanical parking brake
@ ISTAR T ENGINE ST OP lbutton or ~
I STAR T STOPI button (plug-in hy-
brid drive) .... .. ............ .
@) Audi music interface
(D Tips
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Some the equipment listed here is only instal­
led in certain models or is available as an op­
tion .
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Cockpit over view
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Engine start system
¢ page30
Electromecha nical steer ing
¢ page 154
Suspension control*
¢page33
Power top*
¢page46
Active lane assist*
¢page 137
Side assist*
¢ page 143
pre sense *
¢page 136
e-tron: system warning*
¢ page98
*e-tron : driving power*
¢ page 98, ¢ page 105
e-tron: vehicle sound *
¢page98
e-tron: charging system *
¢page 117
Other indi cator lights
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T u rn signa ls
¢ page33
USA models :
Cruise control system*
¢page 123
Canada models :
Cruise control system*
¢page 123
Ad apti ve cr uise control *
¢page 128
Adapt ive cr uise control*
¢ page 128
Adapt ive cr uise control*
¢ pag e 128 Adaptive c
ruise cont ro l*
¢ page 129
Active lane assist*
¢ page 137
Start/Stop system*
¢ page 81
Start/Stop system *
¢page 81
C onvenience key*
¢ page 81
E ngine sta rt system
¢ page30
Transmission
¢page 91
USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page28
Canada model s:
Electromechanical pa rking brake
¢ page28
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page 28
Hill ho ld assist
¢ page 31
USA models:
Speed warning system*
¢page 123
Canada models:
Speed warning system*
¢page 12 3
USA models:
Cruise control system *
¢page 123
Canada model s:
Cruise cont ro l system*
¢ page 123
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 12 9
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 129
Active lane assist*
¢ page 137

CXl CXl .... N ,.__
N .... 0 N > 00
-Do not press the accelerator pedal when
changing the selector lever position while
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is running.
-Never engage the R or P selector level posi­
tions while driving. It could cause a crash.
-Before driving down a steep slope, reduce
your speed and shift into a lower gear with
"tiptronic" .
-Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
pedal too often or too long when driving
downhill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases brak­
ing distance or causes complete failure of
the brake system.
-If you must stop on an incline, always hold
the vehicle in place with the foot brake or
parking brake to prevent it from rolling
back.
-Never hold the vehicle on an incline with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens automati­
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload.
The@] indicator light turns on
and a message appears
Q page 91 when
the clutch is overloaded.
(D Note
-When stopping on an incline, do not try to
hold the vehicle in place by pressing the ac­
celerator pedal while a driving gear is se­
lected. This can cause the automatic trans­
mission to overheat and can damage it. Set
the parking brake or press the brake pedal
to prevent the vehicle from rolling.
- Allowing the vehicle to roll when the engine
is stopped while the selector lever is in the
N posit ion will damage the automatic trans­
mission, because it is not lubricated under
those circumstances
Qpage 370, Towing
with a tow truck.
-The transmission can overheat and be dam­
aged under certain driving and traffic condi­
tions such as frequent starts, creeping for a
long time, or stop-and-go traffic. When the
mJ or. indicator light turns on, stop the
vehicle at the next opportunity and let the
transmission cool
Qpage 91.
Driving
{!) Tips
For safety reasons, the parking brake only re­
leases automatically when the driver's door is
closed.
Hill descent control
App lies to : vehicles wi th automatic transmissions
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down hills.
Hill descent control is activated when the selec­
tor lever is in the D or 5 position and you press
the brake pedal. The transmission automatically
selects a gear that is suitable for the hill. Hill de­
scent control tries to maintain the speed ach­ ieved at the time of braking, within physical and
technical limitations .
If may still be necessary to
adjust the speed with the brakes. Because hill de­
scent control cannot shift down farther than 3rd
gear, it may be necessary to shift into tiptronic
mode in very steep areas. In this case, shift into
2nd or 1st gear in tiptronic mode to use the en ­
gine's braking force to relieve the brakes.
Hill descent control switches off once the hill lev­
els out or you press the accelerator pedal.
On vehicles with a cruise control system*
Q page 123, hi ll descent control is also activated
when the speed is set.
Hill descent control cannot overcome physical
limitations, so it may not be able to maintain
a constant speed under all conditions. A lways
be ready to app ly the brakes.
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Assistance systems Electronic speed limiter
Applies to: vehicles with electronic speed lim iter
Your vehicle may be factory equipped with tires
that are rated for a maximum speed of 130 mph
(210 km/h). This is less than the maximum speed
of your vehicle. To reduce the risk of sudden tire
failure and loss of control if the vehicle is operat­
ed at excessive speeds, your vehicle also has an
electronic speed lim iter . The electronic speed
limiter prevents your vehicle from going faster
than the tir e speed rating. For more information
¢page 335.
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehicle
road speed s ignals, the Malfunction Indicator
L amp (MIL)
II! will illuminate . If this occurs,
contact the nearest authorized Audi dealer for
assistance .
& WARNING
Always observe the posted speed limits and
adjust your speed to suit prevailing road, traf­
fic and weather conditions. Never drive your
vehicle faster than the max imum speed rat ing
of the tires installed.
Speed warning system
Applies to: vehicles with speed warning system
The speed warning system helps you to stay be­
low a specified maximum speed that can be set,
changed or deleted in the Infotainment system .
The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set.
A warning tone will sound as soon as your speed
exceeds the stored value slightly . The
101 (USA
models) /
[01 (Canada mode ls) indicator light
and the corresponding message appear in the in ­
strument cluster display at the same time. The
[OJ (USA models)/ (•j (Canada models) indicato r
light and the message turn
off when the vehicle
speed drops below the stored maximum speed.
Setting a threshold 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 country with a gener-
Assistance systems
al speed limit or if there is a specified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the warning threshold
• Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control b utton > Driver as­
sistance
> Speed warning > Manual.
(0 Tips
Regardless of the speed warning system, you
shou ld always monitor your speed using the
speedometer and make sure you are following
the lega l speed limit.
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles wit h cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 15 mph (20kmlh) .
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Fig. 127 Operat ing lever: cruise control system
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• To switch the system on, pull the lever into po-
sition
(D ¢fig . 127.
• Drive at the speed to be maintained.
.. To store the speed, press the button @.
T he
(ij;jl)~1i (USA mode ls)/ Bl (Canada models)
indicator light turns on in the instrument cluster.
T he speed is maintained by modifying engine
power or through an active brake intervention.
.i\, WARNING
-Always pay attention to the traffic around
-
you when the cruise control system is in op­
eration. You are always responsible for your
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Ass is tan ce sys tems
speed and the distance between your
vehicle and other vehicles.
- For safety reasons, cruise control should not
be used in the city, in stop-and-go traffic, on
winding roads and when road condit ions are
poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplaning), because th is increases the
r isk of an accident.
- Switch the cruise control off temporar ily
when driving in turn ing lanes, h ighway exits
or in construction zones.
- Please note that unconsciously "resting" yo ur foot on the accelerator pedal prevents
the cruise control from braking. This is be­
ca use p ressing the acce le rato r pedal ove r­
rides the c ruise contro l system.
- If a bra ke system ma lf u nction such as over­
heating occu rs when the c ruise contro l sys­
tem is sw itched on, the braking function in
the system may be switched off . The rest of
the cr uise control system f unctions remain
active as long as the
(lj;(i)~i~ (USA models) /
Bl (Canada models) indicator light is on.
(D Note
Before driving downhill a long distance on a
steep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear. Th is makes use of the eng ine
braking effect and relieves the brakes.
@ Tips
The brake lights turn on when the brakes a re
activated.
Changing the speed
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith c ruise contro l system
.,. To increase or decrease the speed in incre­
ments,
tap the lever in the 0 10 d irection
¢ page 123, fig . 127 .
.,. To inc rease o r decrease the speed quickly, hold
the leve r in the 0 / 0 direct io n until the de­
s ir ed speed is reached.
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' Overriding the speed
App lies to : vehicles wit h cruise co ntrol system
You can press the acce lera to r pedal to increase
you r speed, fo r example if you want to p ass
someone. The speed you set ear lier will resume
as soon as you release the acce lerator pedal.
However, if yo u are d rivi ng considerably faste r
t h an the s to red speed for a lo ng period of time
time, the cr uise con trol sys tem w ill temporari ly
switch off . The
(lj;(i)~i~ (USA models) !Bl (Canada
models) indicato r light in the instrument cluste r
turns off and the stored speed is maintained.
Preselecting a speed
App lies to : vehicles wi th cruise co ntrol system
You can pre -select your desired speed when the
vehicle is stationary.
.,. Switch the ignit io n on.
.,. Pull the lever into position (D ¢ page 123,
fig. 127 .
.,. To increase or decrease the speed, tap the lever
in the
0 10 direction.
This function makes it possible, for example, to
save the speed you want before d riving on t he
highway. Once on the highway, activate the
cruise contro l system by pu lling the lever toward
the position
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' Switching off
App lies to: vehicles wit h cruise co ntrol system
Deactivating temporarily
.,. Press the brake pedal, or
.,. Press the lever into position @ (not clicked into
place) ¢ page 123, fig . 12 7, or
Switching off completely
.,. Press the lever into position @(clicked into
place), or
.,. Switch the ignit io n off.
The speed you stored will be maintained if the cruise contro l has been switched off temporarily .
To resume the stored speed, release the brake pedal and pull the lever to position
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Assistance systems
(D Tips
-A maximum of 30 lap times (ana log instru­
ment cluster) or 99 lap t imes (Audi virtual
cockpit*) can be measured.
- If timing is paused, you can continue it later
even if you switch the ignition off.
- Saved lap times cannot be individually de­
l eted from the total resu lts.
- The saved lap timer values will remain after
switching the ignition off .
Lap statistics
Applies to: vehicles with lap timer
Display ing lap statistics
You can d isplay the number of laps driven, the
fastest lap" +", the s lowest lap" -", and the aver­
age time
"0" in the instrument cluster.
~ Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument
cluster: select
Statistics in the menu using the
multifunction steering wheel.
~ Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit: on
the multifunction steering wheel, select: left
control button
> Lap statistics or Statistics .
~ Turn the thumbwheel down or up to display the
individual lap times.
~ To retur n to the lap t iming that was begun,
press the left thumbwheel.
Resetting lap statistics
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
~ On the multifunction steer ing wheel, select:
the right control button
> Reset statistics.
(D Tips
- The lap statistics list the lap times for the
last 30 laps.
-Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cock­
pit: the fastest and slowest lap times from
up to 99 timed laps will be disp layed.
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Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 128 Detect ion range
-0
> (0 (0
The adaptive cru ise control system is a comb ina­
tion of speed and dis tance regu lation.
It ass ists
the d river by both regulating the speed and
maintaining a distance to the vehicle driving
ahead, within the limits of the system. If the sys­
tem detects a vehicle driving ahead, the adaptive
cruise contro l can brake and accelerate your vehi­
cle. Th is increases driving comfort during long
trips on highways and in stop-and-go traffic.
What can adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control system uses radar.
The radar is sub ject to designated system lim its
q poge 127.
On open roads with no traffic, it functions like a
cruise contro l system. The stored speed is main­
tained. When approaching a vehicle ahead and
the system detects it, the adapt ive cru ise control
system automatically brakes to match that ob­
ject's speed and then maintains the stored dis­
tance. As soon as the system does not detect a
vehicle driving ahead, adaptive cruise contro l ac­
celerates up to the stored speed.
Within the limits of the system, adaptive cruise control can brake in stop-and-go traffic until the
vehicle is stat ionary and then begin driving agai n
under certain
conditions ~ page 130, Driving in
stop-and-go traffic.
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Which functions can be contr oll ed?
When you sw itch adaptive cruise control on, you
can set the current speed as the "control speed"
¢ page 128 , Switching on/off .
When driving, you can stop cruise co ntro l
¢ page 130 or change the speed ¢ poge 129 at
any time .
You can also set the distance to the veh icle ahead
and set t he adaptive cruise contro l dr iv ing pro ­
g ram
¢ page 131 .
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control/Audi pre
sense front
F ig. 129 Fro nt o f vehicl e: sensor
T he radar sensor area ¢ fig . 129 mus t not be cov­
ered with st ickers, deposits or any other obstruc ­
tions as it may impair the function of the adap­ tive c ruise control or the pre sense front . For in­
formation on clean ing ,
see ¢ page 347 . The
same applies fo r any modifications made in the
front area .
The funct ion of the adaptive cruise contro l sys­
tem or pre sense fron t is l imited in some cond i­
tions :
- Vehicles can only be detected when they are
within the senso r
range¢ page 126, fig . 128 .
- The system has a limited abil ity to detect
vehicles that are a short distance ahead, off to
t h e side of your vehicle or moving into your
lane .
- Objects that are difficu lt to detect such as mo­
torcycles, vehicles with high ground clearance
or an overhanging load are detected late or not detected at all .
- When driving through curves
¢ page 128 .
Ass is ta nce syst ems
-When the vehicle is stationary ¢ page 128.
A WARNING
Always pay attention to the traffic around you
when adaptive cruise control is switched on.
As the driver , you are still responsible for your
own speed and the d istance to other veh icles .
The adaptive cruise control is used to ass ist
you . The driver m ust always take action to
avo id a co llision . The d river is always responsi­
b le for b raking at the co rrect t ime.
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cru ise control when driving on roads with
many cu rves , when the road s urface is in
poor conditio n and/or in bad wea ther (such
as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and hyd roplan ­
ing) . Using the system under these condi­
tions could result in a co llision.
- Sw itch adaptive cruise control off tempora ­
rily when driving in turning lanes, on ex­ pressway ex its or in construction zones . This
prevents the veh icle from acce lerating to
the stored speed when i n these situat ions.
- The adaptive cruise contro l system will not
brake by itself if you put you r foot on the ac­
celerator pedal. Doing so can override the
speed and d istance regulat ion .
- Adapt ive cruise control does not respond to
peop le, animals, or crossing or oncoming
objects .
- The funct ion of the radar sensors can be af­
fected by reflective objects such as gua rd
rails, the en trance to a t unnel, heavy rain or
ice .
(D Note
The sensor can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and underbody. This can impair the adaptive
cruise control. Have an authorized A udi dealer
o r authorized Audi Service Facility check t heir
f u nct ion.
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