2018 AUDI Q7 steering

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:E ' This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the d river's doo r when the engine is
running .
Please press the brake pedal
This message appea rs if you do no t press the
b ra ke pedal whe n star tin g the eng ine.
Ill Remote control key : key not detected. Is the
key still in the vehicle?
This indicato r light turns on and t his message ap­
pears if the ignit ion key was removed from the
ve hicle when the e ngine was ru nning. If the ign i­
tion key is no longe r in the ve hicle, yo u ca nn ot
sw itch on t he ign it ion or s tart the e ngine once
you s top i t. You also canno t lock the vehicle from
the outs id e.
Shift to P, otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if gearshift is not in P
This message appea rs for safety reasons if the
selecto r lever is in the "N" pos ition w hen you
sw itch the ign ition off. Move the selector leve r to
the "P " pos it io n. Otherwise the vehicle is no t pro­
tec ted fro m rol ling an d it ca nnot be lo cke d.
II Remote control key : hold back of key
against the designated area . See owner's man­
ual
If t he indicator lig ht turns on and th is message
appears , th ere is a mal function
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Shift to P before leaving vehicle , otherwise vehi­
cle can roll away
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while t he ignitio n is switched on and t he
transmission has not been shifted to the "P" pos i­
tion. Sh ift the transmiss ion i nto the "P" position
and turn off the ignition if you are leav ing t he ve­
h icle. Otherwise t he ve hicle could ro ll. Also see
c:> page 80 .
Driving
Starting the engine when there is a malfunction
It may not be possibl e to sta rt the e ngine under
ce rta in circ um stance s, for exam ple if the bat te ry
in the vehicle key is dr ained, if in terfere nce is af ­
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc ­
tion.
Fig . 82 Ce nter console/ re m ote contro l key: starting the
e n g in e if there is a ma lfunction
R eq uirement: the message Remote control key :
hold back of key against the designated area .
See owner's manual
must display and the II i n ­
dicator light m ust t urn on.
.. Place t he remote contro l key on the loc ation
show n in the illustrat ion
y >l) c:> fig . 82.
.. Press the bra ke pe dal.
.. Press the
!S TART ENGINE STOP ! button. T he
eng ine will start.
.,. Dr ive to an a uth orized Audi dea ler or a uthor­
ized Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have
t he ma lfu nction corrected.
(D Tips
You can view the message aga in by pr essing
th e
I S TA RT ENGI NE ST OP I button.
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles wi th Start/Stop syste m
The Start/Stop system can help increase fue l
economy and reduce CO
2 emissions.
In Sta rt/S to p mode, the eng ine shuts o ff au to ­
matically when stop ped, fo r example at a t raff ic
li ght . The ignition and importa nt assist systems
s uch as power steering and the brake booste r will
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remain avai lable during the "stop" phase . The en ­
gine will restart automatica lly when needed.
The Start/Stop system is automatically activated
as soon as the ignit ion is switched on .
Basic requirements
- The driver's door and hood must be closed .
- The "P", "N" or "D" selector lever posit ion must
be engaged .
- The steering wheel must not be sharp ly turned.
- The vehicle must have driven faster than 2 mph
(3 km/h) s ince the last time it stopped.
- A trailer must not be hitched to the vehicle .
@ Note
Always switch the Start/Stop system off when
driving throug h water ~
page 81.
(D Tips
-Depend ing on the driv ing s ituation, t he e n­
gine may already stop when
coa sting before
the ve hicle has come to a comp lete stop
ll.
- If yo u se lec t the " D" sele ctor lever pos ition
a fter shifting into reverse, the vehicle mus t
be driven faster than 6 mph ( 10 km/h) in or ­
der for the Start/Stop system to be active
again.
Stopping/starting the engine
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith S ta rt/S top system
"' Apply the brakes and keep your foot on the
brake pedal until the veh icle has stopped . The
[I] ind icator light appears in the instrument
cluster once t he e ngine stops automatically.
"'T he eng ine starts aga in when yo u take yo ur
f oot off t he b rake pedal. The ind ica tor light
turns off .
(D Tips
- The ign ition w ill tu rn off if you press the
I START ENGINE STOP! button dur ing a stop
phase.
- You can determ ine for yo urself if the engine
will stop or not by reducing or increasing
1 ) Ma rket -spe cific
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the amount of force you use to press the
brake pedal. For examp le, if yo u on ly lightly
press on the b rake peda l in stop -and -go
t raffic or when turning, the engine w ill not
switch off when the vehicle is stat ionary. As
soo n as yo u press the brake down harder,
the engine w ill switch off .
- Press the brake peda l during a Stop phase
to keep the vehicle from rolling .
Starting/stopping the engine automat­
ically
App lies to: vehicles wi th Start/ Stop sys te m
The sys tem chec ks if cer tain condit ions a re me t
before and d uring the "stop" p hase, and dete r­
mines if and how long the engine is stopped de ­
pending on the situation. For example, if power
u sage is high, the eng ine will not be stopped.
Along with other conditions, the following fac­
tors influence the automatic engine start or stop:
- Environmental conditions (slopes, inclines, ele-
vation, temperat ure)
- Battery (cha rge status, temperature, powe r us -
age)
- Engine temperature
- Assistance systems
- Dr iv ing behav ior
If the
rjj ind icator light appears in the instru­
ment cluster d isplay, the engi ne w ill not be stop­
ped .
Switching the ignition off automatically
App lies to: vehicles wi th Start/ Stop sys te m
If you leave the veh icle dur ing a "stop" phase, the
engine can be res tarted w ithin approximate ly 30
seconds if the doors are closed, the driver's safe­
ty be lt is fastened and the brake pedal is pressed.
If you leave the veh icle longer than 30 seconds,
t h e ign it io n will sw itch o ff automa tica lly to pre ­
vent the vehicle battery from draining. If t his is
the case, the message
Start /stop system: igni­
tion will be switched off in 30s
w ill appear in the
i nstrument cluster and, if the low beam
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are available when you start driving r=:> poge 83,
Starting to drive .
Preventing th e automatic parking brake
r e leas e
The vehicle could begin rolling unintentiona lly,
depending on the hill or if towing a trailer .
.,. To preve nt the parking b rake from releasing au­
tomat ica lly, pull and hold the© switch and
press the acce lerator pedal. The parking brake
remains set and prevents the vehicle from ro ll­
ing backward.
.,. You can release the(®) switch again once you
are sure that you are g iv ing enough dr iv ing
force to the wheels by pressing the accelerator
pedal.
Emer gency br aking fun ction
You can use the emergency braking function in an
emergency situation, or if the standard brake op­
eration malfunctions or is disabled.
.,. Pu ll and hold the(®) switch.
.,. As soon as you release the © switch or acceler -
ate, the braking stops .
Pulling and holding the<®> switch while driving
the vehicle activates the emergency braking func ­
tion . The vehicle is braked at all four wheels by
activating the hydraulic brake system. The brak­ ing effect is s imilar to heavy braking
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To reduce the risk of activating the emergency
braking by mistake, a warning tone (buzzer)
sounds when the(®) switch is pulled. Emergency
braking stops as soon as the(®) switch is released
or the accelerator pedal is pressed .
Parking
.,. Press the brake peda l to stop the vehicle.
.,. Pu ll the(®) switch to set the parking brake.
.,. Se lect the "P" selector lever pos it ion.
.,. Turn the eng ine off
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.,. Turn the steering wheel when parking on in ­
clines so that the wheels will roll into the curb
i f the veh icle sta rts mov ing .
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A WARNING
-Do not press the accelerator pedal inadver­
tently if a gear is selected when the vehicle
is stationary and the eng ine is runni ng . Oth­
erwise, the vehicle will start to move imme­
d iate ly and this could result in an accident.
- Eme rgency brak ing shou ld only be used in
a n emergency, when the no rma l bra ke pedal
h as fa iled or the bra ke peda l is obstr ucted.
Dur ing eme rgency brak ing, you r vehicle w ill
brake s imilar to heavy b raking. ESC and the
associated components (ABS, ASR, EDL)
cannot overcome the laws of physics.
Around curves and when road or weather
conditions are bad, a full brake applicat ion
can cause the veh icle to skid or the rear end
to swerve, wh ich increases the risk of an ac­
cident .
- If the power supply fails, you cannot set the parking brake if it is released . In this case,
pa rk the veh icle on leve l ground and secure
it by p lac ing the sele ctor l eve r in the "P " po­
si tion. See an au thor ized A udi dealer o r au ­
thorized A udi Se rvice Fac ility for assis tance.
- Always set the pa rking brake when leaving
your veh icle, even if for a sho rt period of
time . Otherwise the vehicle could roll away,
increasing the risk of an accident.
- If you leave the vehi cle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the ve hicle key with you . This
applies partic ularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise, chi ldren co uld start
the engine, release the parking brake or op­
erate e lectr ica l equipment such as power
w indows, wh ich increases the r isk of an acci­
dent.
- No one, especially ch ildren, should remain
in the vehicle when it is locked . Locked
doors make it more diff icu lt for eme rgency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at r is k .
0) Tips
When stopp ing at a traff ic signa l or stopp ing
i n city traffic, you can set the park ing brake
manua lly . The veh icle does not have to be
h eld wi th the b rake pedal. The par king b rake

Difficult terrain and off-road
When driving in unfamiliar areas and offroad,
drive slowly and keep on the watch for unexpect­
ed obstacles (such as potholes, rocks, tree
stumps, etc.).
To prevent the vehicle from bottoming out and to
reduce the risk of underbody damage, you should
drive across uneven ground on only one side of
the vehicle so that only two of your wheels cross
the uneven area, instead of driving across the
center of the uneven area with all four wheels.
Drive quickly through sandy or marshy off-road
sections and do not stop , if at all possible.
Driving through water
Also read the information found in r=;, page 74.
Driving on a slope
If you are ever unable to drive up a hill, do not try
to turn around . Drive back down in
reverse in­
stead . Otherwise you run the risk of t ipping over.
If the vehicle threatens to tip over when driving
across a slope, you must immediately steer
downhill in the direction of the slope.
Do not park your vehicle on steep hills .
To reduce the r isk of tipping over, drive on hills in
the direction of the downward slope (fa ll line) -
never crosswise.
Tilt angle display
Description
Applies to: vehicles wit h a tilt ang le display
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Fig. 84 Infotainment system : tilt angle d isplay
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~ You can see the vehicle position in relation to a N
~ leve l plane using the tilt angle display in the In-~
g fotainment system . Both the sideways angle @
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and the lengthwise ang le @ of the vehicle are
displayed. The accuracy depends on the driving
s ituation and is norma lly around 1
°. The side­
ways angle of your vehicle should not exceed the
yellow range in the gauge. If it reaches the red
range, there is a risk that the vehicle might tip
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Displaying the tilt angle display
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but-
ton>
Vehicle > Lift/ Offroad or Allroad*.
Showing the additional display
To change the contents shown in the right area of
the screen, se lect in the Infotainment system:
right control button>
Additional display.
Angle :
this disp lays the current steering wheel
angle and the maximum angle that was reached
during a drive . These values are reset when the
ignition is switched off .
Position: displays the height, direct ion and geo­
coordinates of the current vehicle posit ion.
Off : only the air suspension display remains on .
.&_ WARNING
- Do not exceed the yellow range in the
gauge. Your vehicle can tip, which increases
the risk of an accident.
- Under some circumstances , the vehicle can
tip over or tilt sideways even if the sideways
angle is low. The angle display does not re­
p lace the driver's attention . To reduce the
risk of an accident, make sure the vehicle
does not tip, especially when you are driv ing
at high speeds.
Automatic transmission
Introduction
T he automatic transmission is controlled elec­
tronically . Power is transferred using a torque
converter.
When a
moderate driving style is used, the
transmission selects the most economical driving
mode. The transmission upshifts at a lower RPM .,.
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Ass is tance sy stem s
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with camera -based traffic sign recogni­
tion
F ig . 92 Instrument clus te r: addi tiona l d isplay
Ac ces sing traffic sign recogn iti on
... Se lect: the first tab> T ra ffic si gns.
Setting a speed warning
You can set a warn ing th reshold down to 10 mph
(15 km/h). The traffic sign for the current detect­
ed speed limit w ill blink in the disp lay if you ex ­
ceed the set thresho ld.
... Select in the Infotainment system:
IM ENU I but­
ton >
V ehi cle> left contro l button > Driver a s·
s is tan ce
> S pe ed war ning > Tr affic sign ba sed
w arning .
Add itional display
If a view other than the traffic sign recognit ion is
selected in the instrument cluster disp lay, the
speed limit w ill be shown in another disp lay
~ fig. 92 . The cur rent applicable speed limit will
be shown there , if possib le with in the limits of
the system.
(D Tips
- An additional indicator appears in the head­
up d isplay*.
- Your speed warning settings a re stored au­
tomatically and ass igned to the remote con­
tro l key in use .
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with camera-based traffic sign recogn i­
tion
P!\i Traffi c sign recognition : curren tly unavaila­
ble _ Camera view limit ed du e to su rrounding s
98
Function currentl y una va ilable. Camera view re­
stricted due to surroun ding s
This message appears if the camera's v is ual fie ld
i s covered ~
page 97, fig. 91. The system will
switch itself o ff.
la Tr affic sign r ecog nition : currentl y limit ed .
Se e owner' s manua l
This message appears if there is a malfunct ion in
the nav igation system, for example . The speed
li mit d isplay is limited, wh ich inc reases the risk
of an incorrect d isp lay.
P!\i Traffic sign based speed warnin g: current ly
una vail able . Se e own er' s manual
There is no warning when the set threshold is ex­
ceeded .
No traffic sign inf ormation available
There is no valid navigation data and do speed
li mits were detected. Or there is a recommended
speed but there is not a speed lim it (for examp le
driv ing on and off the expr essway) .
Malfun ction! S ee owner's manu al
The system cannot guarantee correct funct ion
and is switched off. See an autho rized Aud i dea l­
er or autho rized Aud i Serv ice Faci lity for assis ­
tance.
Functi on not av ailable in this country
The vehicle is in a country where the function is
not availab le .
Lap timer
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with lap t imer
You can measure and analyze lap times with the
lap timer in the display.
Opening the lap timer
... Open the first Vehicle tab (trip computer) using
the
l <1 1>I button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
... Sele ct on the m ultifunction steering wheel : lef t
cont rol b utton
> Lap time s. Ill-

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.,. On t he mult if u nct ion s teer ing whee l, tur n the
l e ft thumbw hee l
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menu item is displayed in the instrument cl us­
ter .
.,. Press the left thumbwhee l to confirm the selec­
t ion.
A WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
veh icle safely . As the dr ive r, yo u have com­
plete responsib ility for safety in traffic. Only
use t he f unctions s uch as the lap time r in s uch
a way tha t you alw ays ma int ain com plete con ­
tr ol ove r your vehicle in all tra ffic s itu ations.
(D Tips
You ca n ret rieve information from the t rip
computer while t he lap t ime r stopwatch i s
r u nning.
Lap times and timing
Applies to: vehicles with lap timer
Requirement: the lap t imer must be o pen
~ page 98 .
Timing laps
.,. To start tim ing manually, se lect Start lap 1 in
the menu .
-
.,. To start tim ing a utomat ica lly as soon as you
begin to drive, select
Drive off to start lap 1 or
Start by driving off in the men u .
.,. To measure the lap t ime, select
New lap in the
menu. T his starts timing the next lap at the
same t ime.
After completing a lap, the difference between
the last lap and the previous best lap time w ill be
ind icated with a"-" or" +".
Pausing timing and displaying a split time
.,. To insert a pa use m , se lect Pau se in t he menu.
.,. To resume timing, se lect
Re sume in the men u .
.,. To display a split time, se lect
Split time in the
men u. The split t ime
[fw] appears for approxi ­
mately 10 seconds in the instrument cluste r.
The timing of the current lap continues.
A ss istance systems
Resetting timing
.,. Using the mul tifun cti on steer ing whee l, sele ct
Re set time s in the menu.
(D Tips
- A m axim um of 99 lap t imes can be meas ­
ure d.
- If tim ing is pa used, you can continue i t later
even if yo u swi tc h t he ign ition o ff.
- Saved lap ti mes ca nnot be indiv id ua lly de­
le ted from the tot al results.
- Th e saved lap t ime r va lues w ill remain after
sw itching the ign ition off.
Lap statistics
Applies to: vehicles with lap timer
Displaying lap statistics
You can display the numbe r of laps dr iven, the
fas test lap" +", the slowes t lap" -", and the aver ­
age t ime "0" in the instr ument cluster .
.,. On the multifunc tion steering w heel, select the
left contro l bu tton
> Lap stati stic s o r Sta tis ­
tics .
.,. Turn the thumbwheel down o r up to display the
individual lap times .
.,. To return to t he lap timing that was begun,
press the left thumbwheel.
Resetting lap statistics
.,. On the mul tif unc tion stee ring w heel, selec t:
the right control button
> Reset statistics.
(D Tips
The lap st atis tic s lis t the lap t imes fo r th e l ast
3 0 l aps . The fastest and slowes t lap time o ut
of up to 99 meas ured laps are a lso d isplayed.
Predictive efficiency
assist
Introduction
T he predict ive e fficiency assist he lps the driver to
drive with anticipation and therefore helps to
save fuel. The system accesses p redictive t rip da -
ta (including speed limits, inclines and the radius
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You can set any speed between 20 mph and 95 mph (30 km/h and 150 km/h).
I ndicato r lights and messages in t he i nstr ument
cluste r display inform you abou t the cur ren t sit ­
uation and setting.
An addit ional ind icator appears in the head- up
d isp lay* .
Switching adaptive cruise control on
"' Pull the lever toward you into position@
¢fig . 98 .
Storing the speed and acti vating regulation
"' To store the c urrent speed, press the !SE TI but­
ton ¢
fig. 98 . The stored speed is shown in the
speedometer in the LED line@ and appears
briefly i n the status line@¢
fig . 99.
"'T o activate the regu lation wh ile stat ionary, also
press the b rake peda l.
Switching adapti ve cruise control off
"' Push the lever away from you into position @
unt il i t clicks i nto place . The message
ACC: off
appears .
® Indicator light s
II-adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
ve hicles are detected ahead. The stored speed is
maintained.
•- a vehicle driving ahead was detected . The
adaptiv e cruis e control system regulates the
speed and distance to the vehicle dr iv ing ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
•- adaptive cruise control is switched on. Ave ­
h icle was detect ed ahead. You r vehicle is station ­
ary and will not start driving automatically.
ti)-adaptive cru ise con trol is switched on. No
ve hicles were detected ahead. Yo ur vehicle is sta ­
tionary and will not start driving automatically .
• -the automat ic brak ing is not eno ugh to
main tain a sufficient distance to a veh icle dr iving
ahead. You must intervene
c:!;> page 108, Driver
~ intervention request .
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© Instrument cluster display
If the Driver a ssistance displ ay is not shown in
the instr ument cluster d isp lay, you can open it
u sing the m ultif unction steering whee l buttons
¢ page 12.
Based on the gr aphic disp lay, you c an dete rm ine
i f th e system is maintain ing a d istance to the ve ­
hicle driving a head and what t hat distance is .
No vehicle -no vehicle was detec ted dr iv ing
ahe ad.
Silver vehicle -a vehicle was detected driving
ahead.
Red v ehicle -reques t for driver interve ntion
¢ page 108 .
The five distance bars on the gauge© represent
the set distance (refer to
c:!;> page 107for infor­
ma tion o n how to change t he d istance). If you
fall below the selected d ista nce, the distance
bars become red from the bottom upwa rd .
A WARNING
If yo u press the !SET I butto n w hen dr iv ing at
speed s below 20 mph (30 km/h), t he ve hicle
a ccelera tes au tom atic ally u p to 2 0 mph (30
k m/h), w hich is the minim um speed tha t can
b e set.
(D Tips
- If you swi tch t he ig nit io n o r th e adaptive
cr uise cont ro l sys tem o ff, t he set s peed is
erased fo r safe ty reasons .
- Th e elec tron ic st abili za tion con trol ( ESC)
and the an ti- slip -regul ation (ASR) are auto ­
matically swi tched o n when the adap tive
c ruise cont ro l is switched on .
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:E - Traffic jam assist
Applies to: ve hicles with traff ic jam ass ist
Traffic jam assist supports the driver when driv­
ing in traffic jams or in heavy traffic.
Fig. 10 5 Turn signal leve r: traffic ja m ass ist button
F ig. 106 Inst rument duster: traffic jam ass ist
In a speed range under 40 mph (65 km/h), traffic
jam ass ist can help to keep the vehicle within a
l ane calc ulated by the system. W ith in the lim its
of the system, the system contro ls the steering
automatically whe n adapt ive cr uise con trol is
sw itched on. S in ce traffic jam assist is only an as­
sist system, the dr iver must a lways keep his or
he r hands on the steer ing whee l and be ready to
steer . The driver can override the contro l at any
time by actively steering.
The system is designed for driv ing on express ­
ways and highways .
Switching traffic jam assist on and off
~ Press the b utton to switch the system on and
off¢fig. 105.
~ To tu rn t he sys tem off comple tely, selec t in the
Infotai nment system:
I MENU ! button > Vehicle
> left contro l button > Driver a ssistance > Traf­
fic jam assist.
A ssi st a nce systems
If traffic jam ass ist was deactivated through the
Infotainment system, you can continue operating
the active lane assist using the
¢ fig . 105 button
¢
page 118. The traffic jam assist functions are
no longer available.
Requirements for using t raffic jam assi st :
- Traffic jam assist must be switched on in the
Infotainment system.
- Adapt ive cr uise con trol must be sw itched on
and active
r:::;,page 104 .
Always switch off traffic jam assist in the
following situations:
-W hen in cr eased attent ion is needed from the
driver .
- I n poor wea ther condi tions such as snow o r
heavy rain.
- When d riving on roads in poo r condit ion.
- I n construction zones.
- In city driv ing .
Traffic jam as sis t availabil ity :
When you are in the Driver ass istan ce v iew in the
instrument cluster display, the indicator light
turns on
I! and the message Traffic jam assist
available
appears if a traffic jam situation was
detected. You can open the
Drive r assi stance dis­
play using the mu ltifunction steering wheel but­
tons
r:::;,page 12. To a ctivate t raff ic jam assis t, you
mus t press the
r:::;, fig. 105 button and sw itch on
the adaptive cruise control¢
page 10 4.
Indicator lights
II and •-T raffic jam assist is switched on.
Vehicles d riving ahead were detected. Yo ur vehi­
cl e adapts w hile driving
r:::;, fig. 106.
• -Traffic jam ass ist switches off if the dr iver
does not take over steer ing after multiple driver
i n terve ntion requests. The system b rakes the ve­
hicle u nti l it is st ationary.
_& WARNING
A lways keep y our hands on the stee ring whee l
so yo u can be rea dy to steer at any t ime. The
driver is always respons ible fo r staying in a
lane and for assessi ng traffic s ituations. Read ..,.
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