2018 AUDI A7 warning

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Pay att ention specifica lly to the coolan t tempera ­
t ure d isp lay when t here are high outside tempe r­
atures, an d when dr iv ing on long inclines
~ page 9 . Shift to a highe r gear in a timely man ­
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A WARNING
Constant b raking causes the brakes to ove r­
heat and substant ially reduces b raking per­
formance, increases brak ing distance or caus­
es complete fa ilu re of the brake system.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Assistance systems
Speed warning system
Description
Applies to: veh icles with speed warning system
The speed warning system helps you to stay un­
der a specified maximum speed.
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 sto red value slightly.
The . (USA models) I. (Canada models) indi­
cator light and a message appear in the instru­
ment cluster display at the same time.
The.
• indicator light and the message turn off if the
speed falls back below the stored maximum
speed.
Sett ing a threshold is recommended if you would
like to be reminded when you reach a certa in
maximum speed. S ituations where you may want
to do so i nclude driving in a country wit h a ge ne r­
a l speed limit o r if the re is a specified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the warning threshold
The warning threshold is set in the Infotainment
system.
• Se lect: the ICARI function button> (Car )* Sys­
tems
control button > Driver assistan ce >
Spe ed warning .
(D Tips
Regardless of the speed warning system, you
should always monitor your speed using the
speedometer and make sure you are following
the legal speed limit.
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Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 20 mph (30
km/h).
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F ig . 86 Operat ing lever: c ruise control system
• To switch t he cru ise control o n, pull the lever
into position
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• Drive at the speed to be maintained.
• To store the speed, press the button @.
The stored speed and the
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l'I (Canada models) ind icator lig ht are disp layed
in the instrument cluster.
This information is also shown briefly in the
head -up display* .
The speed is mainta ined by modifying engine
power or through a n active br ake interven tion.
~ WARNING
-Always pay at tentio n to the traffic around
you when the cruise contro l system is in op­
eration . You are always respons ible for your
speed and the distance between your ve hi­
cle and other vehicles.
-For safety reasons, cruise control should not
be used in the city, in stop-and-go traff ic, on
winding roads and when road conditions are poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rai n and
hyd roplaning), because this inc reases the
r is k of an accident.
-Switch the cr uise control off temporarily
when dr iv ing in turning lanes, highway exits
or in constr uction zones.
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" N .... 0 00 \.J ' -Please note that unconsciously "resting"
yo ur foot on the accelerator pedal prevents
the cruise control from braking. Th is is be­
cause pressing the acce lerator pedal over­
rides the cruise control system .
- If a brake system ma lf u nction such as over­
heating occu rs when the c ruise contro l sys­
tem is switched on, the braking function in
the system may be switched off . The rest of
t h e cruise control system f unction s remain
ac tive as long as
the @;(IM~ (USA model s) /
l'I (C anada models) indi cator light is on .
(D Tips
The brake lights turn on when the brakes a re
ap plied a utomat ica lly .
Changing speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
.. T o inc rease o r decrease the speed in incre ­
ments, tap the lever toward
0 10 <=> page 84 ,
fig . 86 .
.. To inc rease o r decrease the speed qu ickly, ho ld
the leve r in the
010 direction until the de­
s ired speed is displayed.
You can a lso press the acce lerator pedal down to
increase yo ur speed, for example i f you want to
pass someone. The speed you set earlier w ill re­
sume as soo n as you release t he accelerator ped­
al.
However, if you exceed your saved speed by S
mph (10 km/h) for longe r th an 6 mi nutes, the
cru ise control system tur ns off temporar ily .
The
green @;(i)~i~ (USA models) !l'I (Canada mod ­
e ls) indicator light in the speedometer tu rns off
and the stored speed is maintained.
Preselecting the speed
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
You can pre-select your desired speed when the
vehicle is stationary.
.. Switch the ign ition on.
.. Pull the lever into position @<=> page 84,
fig. 86 .
A ss istance systems
.. To increase or decrease the speed, tap the lever
toward
0 10 .
.. To store t he speed d isp layed, release the leve r.
T his func tion makes it possible , fo r example, to
save the spee d you want before driving on the
highway. Once on the highway, activate the
c ruise contro l by pull ing the leve r
towa rd @ .
Switching off
Applies to : vehicles with cruise control system
Deactivating temporarily
.. Press the brake pedal, or
.. Press the lever into position @(not clicked into
p lace) <=>
page 84, fig . 86, or
.. Dr ive fo r longer t han S m inutes faster than S
mph (10 km/h) above the stored speed .
Switching off completely
.. Press the lever into position@(clicked into
p lace), or
.. Switch the ignit ion off .
The speed you stored will be ma intained if the
cruise contro l has been switched off temporari ly .
To resume the stored speed, re lease the brake
peda l and pull the lever to
position @.
Switching the ignition off wi ll erase the stored
speed.
A WARNING "---
You should only resume the sto red speed if it
i s no t too high fo r existing t raff ic conditions .
Otherw ise you can inc rease the risk of an acci­
d ent .
Lap timer
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with lap timer
Yo u can record and eva luate lap t imes with the
l ap timer <=>
page 86, fig. 87. The time is meas­
ur ed in m inutes, seconds and 1/10 seconds. The
ho urs are also shown when the lap time exceeds
60 m inutes . T he maxim um indiv id ual measure­
me nt is 99 ho urs. A maxim um of SO laps can be
r ecorded.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
~ WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
vehicle safely. As the driver, you have com­
plete responsibility for safety in traffic. Only
use the functions in such a way that you al­
ways maintain complete control over your ve­ hicle in all traff ic situat ions.
(D) Tips
You can retrieve information from the trip
computer while the lap ti mer stopwatch is
running.
Opening the lap timer and record ing times
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith la p timer
F ig . 87 D isplay: lap timer
Opening the lap t im er
.. Turn the menu thumbwheel on the steering
whee l until
Lap time r appears in the instru­
ment cluster display.
T iming laps
.. To start timing, p ress the thumbwhee l.
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.. To stop timing for this round, press the thumb­
whee l aga in . This starts t iming the next lap at
the same time. The last recorded t ime wi ll
move up one line. The lap number is displayed
in front of the time measurement.
Displaying intermediate tim e an d pau sing
t imin g
.. To display a split time, press the thumbwheel.
The timing continues to run in the background .
.. To interrupt the t iming, for example to insert a
pause, press the thumbwheel.
.. T o resume tim ing, press the thumbwheel
again.
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If timing is paused, you can continue it later even
if you switch the ignition off .
Evaluating, resuming or resetting timing
Applies to: vehicles with lap t imer
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and aver­
age lap times.
F ig. 88 D isp lay: evaluating a recorded time
.. To evaluate a recorded time (view the statis­
tics), press the thumbwheel. The number
of
laps dr iven, the fastest lap"+", the slowest lap
"-", and the ave rage lap time "0" appea r in the
disp lay .
.. To continue timing for additional laps, press
the thumbwheel.
.. To reset the timing to zero, press the thumb­
wheel again . The lap t imer switches off.
(D Tips
- Saved lap times cannot be individua lly de­
leted from the total results .
- The saved lap timer va lues w ill remain after
switching the ignition off .

Assistance systems
-With stationary objects ¢ page 89.
A WARNING
Always pay attention to traffic when adaptive
cruise control is switched on and braking
guard is active. As the driver, you are still re­
sponsible for starting and for maintaining
speed and distance to other objects. Braking
guard is used to assist you . The driver must
always take action to avoid a collision. The
driver is always responsible for braking at the
correct time.
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive
cruise control when driving on roads with
many curves, when the road surface is in
poor condition and/or in bad weather (such
as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and hydroplan­
ing). Using the system under these condi­
tions increases the risk of an accident.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off tempora­
rily when driving in turning lanes, on ex­
pressway exits or in construction zones. This
prevents the vehicle from accelerating to
the stored speed when in these situations .
- The adaptive cruise control system will not
brake by itself if you put your foot on the ac­
celerator pedal. Doing so can override the
speed and distance regulation.
- When approaching stationary objects such
as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise control
will not respond and braking guard will have limited function.
- The adaptive cruise control system and
braking guard do not react to people, ani­
mals, objects crossing the road or oncoming
objects.
- The function of the radar sensors can be af­
fected by reflective objects such as guard
rails, the entrance to a tunnel, heavy rain or
ice.
A WARNING
- Improper use of adaptive cruise control can
cause collisions, other accidents and serious
personal injury.
- Never let the comfort and convenience that
adaptive cruise control and braking guard
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offer distract you from the need to be alert
to traffic conditions and the need to remain
in full control of your vehicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive cruise
control and braking guard have limits -they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain the set distance when you drive towards an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensors, vehicles
or obstacles that are not moving can trigger
a collision warning and if confirmed by the
video camera, an acute collision warning.
- Never follow a vehicle so closely that you
cannot stop your vehicle safely. The adap­
tive cruise control cannot slow or brake the
vehicle safely when you follow another vehi­ cle too closely. Always remember that the
automatic braking function cannot bring the
vehicle to a sudden or emergency stop un­
der these conditions .
- To prevent unintended operation, always
switch ACC off when it is not being used .
@ Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody. That could affect the adaptive
cruise control system and braking guard .
Have an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility check their function.
© Tips
For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
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Ass is tance sy stem s
@ Indicator light s
Ill -Adaptive cruise cont rol is switched on. No
objects a re detected ahead. The stored speed is
maintained.
• -An object ahead was detected. The adaptive
cruise control system regulates the speed and
distance to the object ahead and accelerates/
brakes automatica lly .
fai -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. An
object ahead was detected . Your vehicle rema ins
stopped and w ill not start driving automat ica lly.
• -The automatic braking is not enough to
maintain a suffic ient distance to a n object ahead.
You must intervene
¢ page 92, Request for
driver intervention.
© Instrument cluster display
I f adaptive cruise contro l is not shown in the in­
strumen t cluster display, yo u can call it up using
the multifunction stee ring wheel b uttons
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Based on the graphics in the d isp lay, you can de­
termine if the system is ma inta ining a distance to
the object ahead and what that distance is.
No vehicl e -no object was detected ahead .
Whit e vehicle -an object was detected ahead.
Red veh icle -request for driver intervention
¢ page 92 .
Both
arrow s on the scale © indicate the distance
to the object ahead . No arrow appea rs when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no obje ct
ahead. If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on t he scale.
The green zone on the scale indicates the store
distance. For information on changing the dis ­
tance, refer to
¢ page 91. If the distance se­
lected is exceeded or not reached, the arrow
moves into the red zone on the sca le.
A WARNING
If you press the ISE TI button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle
accelerates automat ically up to 20 mph (30
90
km/h), wh ich is the minimum speed that can
be set .
(D Tips
-If you switch the ign it ion or the adaptive
cruise control system off, the set speed is
erased for safety reasons .
- The electronic stabilization control (ESC) and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto­
matically switched on when the adaptive
cruise control is switched on.
Changing the speed
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adapt ive cruise control
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Fig . 95 Operat ing lever: chang ing the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in increme nts,
tap the lever up or down.
.,. To increase or decrease the speed qu ickly, hold
the lever up or down until the red LED @ reach­
es the des ired
speed ¢ page 89 , fig. 94.
After each change, the new stored speed appears
briefly in the information
line¢ page 89, fig. 94
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Driving in stop-and-go traffic
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
The adaptive cru ise cont rol system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic.
Stopping automatically
If
an object ahead stops, your vehicle will brake
and stay at a stop, within the limits of the sys­
tem . The Start/Stop system* can be used as usu-
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.,. Tap the accele rator pedal , o r
... pull the lever toward you into position @.
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If an obstacle is detec ted when your veh icle
starts moving, the driver intervention request
appears
~ page 92. Your vehicle will drive
more slow ly when starting . This may also
happen in some situations when there is no
apparent obstacle.
Interrupting cruise control
App lies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 96 Sele ctor l eve r
Requirement: adaptive cruise contro l must be
sw itched on.
Overriding cruise control
.,. T o accelerate manually , p ull the lever toward
you into pos ition
@ and hold it there . T he mes­
sage
ACC: over ride appears. Or
... Press the accelerator pedal.
... To resume c ru ise control, release the lever or
take your foot off the acce lerator pedal.
Canceling crui se control while dri ving
.,. Move the leve r into posit ion @. The message
ACC: standb y appears. Or
... Press the brake pedal.
... To resume the stored speed, move the lever in ­
to posit ion
@ .
Canceling cruise control when stopp ed
... Push the lever away from you into position @.
The message
ACC : standby appears.
A ssi st a nce systems
... To resume cru ise contro l, press the brake peda l
and pu ll the l ever toward you into pos ition @ .
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate cruise control and
resume the stored speed when the current
road, traffic or weather cond itions do not per­
mit this . This increases the risk of an accident .
Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cru ise control
F ig . 97 Operat ing lever: sett ing t he d ist ance
... T ap the switch to display the current set dis ­
tance ¢
fig. 97.
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... To increase or reduce the d istance in incre­
ments, tap the switch aga in to the r ight or left .
The distance between the two vehicles will change i n the inst rumen t cluste r display .
When approaching an object ahead , the adaptive
cruise contro l system brakes to match that speed
and then adjusts to the set d istance .
If the object
ahead accelerates, adaptive cruise contro l w ill al­
so accelerate up to the stored speed .
The higher the speed, the greater the distance in
meters ¢.&. . The Distance 3 setting is recom­
mended . That is equa l to the gene ral recommen­
da tion of "half the speed shown on the speedom ­
eter" .
The distances provided a re specified values . De­
pending on the driv ing s ituation and the way the
object ahead is dr iving, t he actual d istan ce may
be more or less tha n these ta rget distan ces .
The various symbo ls for the time increments ap­
pears briefly in the info rmation line @
~ page 89, fig. 94 when you change the settings . .,.
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~-~ ---Di sta nce 1: this setting corresponds
to a distance of 92 ft (28 m) when traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), for example (time between: 1
second) .
~-- ~--Di stan ce 2: this setting corresponds
to a distance of 118 ft (36 m) wh en traveling at
62 mph (100 km/h), for example (time between:
1.3 seconds) .
~--- ~-Distance 3: this setting corresponds
to a distance of 164 ft (SO m) when traveling at
62 mph (100 km/h), for example (time between:
1.8 seconds) .
~--- -~ Distance 4 : This setting corresponds
to a distance of 210 ft (64 m) when traveling at
62 mph (100 km/h), (time d istance of 2.3 sec­
onds) .
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely increases
the risk of collisions and ser ious personal in­
jury .
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead
reduces the time and distance available to
br ing your vehicle to a safe stop and makes
it eve n mo re necessary to pay close atten­
t ion to traffic.
- Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe following
distance fo r the traffic, road and weather
cond itio ns.
(D Tips
-Distance 3 is set automatically each time
you switch the ignit ion on.
-Your settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
.. Se lect the des ired driving mode in dr ive se lect
q poge 105 .
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@ Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote contro l key being used.
Request for driver intervention
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig . 98 Ins trumen t cluster : request for dri ver in te rven tion
In certain situations, the system will request you
to take action :
-If the braking from the adaptive cru ise control
system is not eno ugh to ma inta in eno ugh dis­
tance to the object ahead .
The danger is indicated by
the . indicato r light
q fig. 98. An aud io signa l will also so und.
- Press the brake pedal to slow your vehicle down .
Audi braking guard
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 99 Instrumen t cl uster : approac h warn in g
The braking guard uses radar sensors and a v ideo
camera .
It also functions within the limits of the
system when adaptive cru ise control is switched
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