2019 AUDI A4 Parking

Trailertowing

Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhaveasufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safetychains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
©)Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
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Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushould not
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brake
gentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
turedisplaywhentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=page14.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.

ZA\WARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.

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>IntheInfotainmentsystem,select:[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driver
assistance>Distancewarning.


Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningson>Ain
Generalinformationonpage103.
—Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforadhering
totheregulationsapplicableinthe country
wherethevehicleisbeingoperated.
@Tips
Youmayfallbelowhewarningthreshold
brieflywhenpassingorwhenquicklyap-
proachingaslowvehicle.Thereisnowarning
inthisscenario.Awarningisgivenonlyifyou
fallbelowthewarningthresholdforanex-
tendedperiodoftime.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

ACCwithtrafficjamassist:unavailable.See
owner'smanual
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedorarefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheadaptivecruisecon-
trolcannotbeactivated,forexampleifthehood
isopen.
ACCw.trafficjamassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page103,
fig.101.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Gradetoosteep
Theroadexceedsthemaximumpossiblegrade
forsafeoperation.Thesystemscannotbeswitch-
edon.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:onlyavailablein
D,SorM
Selectthe"D/S"or"M"selectorleverposition.
ACC:availablefrom1stgearup
Manualtransmission:adaptivecruisecontrol
worksin1stgearandhigher.
ACC:clutchpedalpressed
Manualtransmission:pressingtheclutchpedal
longerinterruptsthecontrol.
ACC:noteenginespeed
Manualtransmission:thismessageappearsifthe
driverhasnotshiftedupordownintimewhen
theadaptivecruisecontrolisbrakingoracceler-
ating,causingthevehicletoexceedortonot
reachthepermittedenginespeed.Theadaptive
cruisecontrolswitchesoffautomaticallyandcan-
notbe switched backon.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkingbrakeapplied
Thesystemsswitchoffifyousettheparking
brake.Thesystemsareavailableagainafteryou
releasetheparkingbrake.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Stabilizationcontrol(ESC)input
ThismessageappearsiftheElectronicStabiliza-
tionControl(ESC)istakingaction tostabilizethe
vehicle.Thesystemsswitchoffinthisscenario.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthevehiclerollsback
whenstartingonaslightincline,eventhoughthe
systemsareactive.Pressthebrakepedaltopre-
ventthevehiclefromrollingorstartingtomove.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Downhillassistactivated
Youcannotactivatethesystemwhenhillholdas-
sistisactive.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!>
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Assistsystems


fExitwarning— Theexitwarningsystemcanbeavailablefor
Appliesto:vehicleswithexitwarningsystemuptoapproximatelythreeminutesafterun-
lockingthevehicleandopeningthedooras
wellasafterswitchingofftheignition.Then
thedisplaysflashbrieflyandthesystem
switchesoff.

—Theexitwarningsystemdoesnotrespond
topeopleandcannotwarnyouaboutevery
typeofapproachingobjects,suchascyclists.
Alwaysmonitorthetrafficaswellastheve-
hicle'ssurroundingswithdirecteyecontact.

ZAWARNING
Theexitwarningsystemissubjecttolimita-
tionsandcannotwarnyoubeforeeveryim-
pendingcollision:
—Ifthevehicleistoowidefortheparking
spaceandcoveredbytheneighboringvehi-
cles.

B8W-0102
—Approachingobjectsorpeoplesuchascy-
clistsorskateboardersmaynot be detected
undercertaincircumstances.

Fig.124Door:ingstri:
osScieveee—The systemdoesnotreacttostationaryob-
jects.
—Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=page122,fig.122.
Whenthevehicleisstationary,theexitwarning
systemwarnsthepassengersofapossiblecolli-
sionwhenopeningthedoor.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem,thesystemmonitorstheareasbe-
hindandnexttothevehicleusingtheradarsen-
sors>page122,fig.122.MovingobjectsthatCG)N
areapproachingfrombehind,suchascars,areeto
detected©fig.123.Alsoreadtheinformationin>@inGeneral
informationonpage123.
Whenyouopenthedoor,thewarningstriponfpag
theaffecteddoorblinks>fig.124ifanotherG@)Tips
roaduserisdetectedandthesituationisclassi-=
fiedascritical.Thedisplayintheexteriormirror
ontheaffectedsideflashesatthesametime.If
thedoorisalreadyopen andanotherroaduseris
detectedandthesituationisclassifiedascritical,
thenthecorrespondingdisplaysturnon.
— Theexitwarningsystemisswitchedonand
offthroughthesideassist>page123.The
exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
— Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
WARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Theexitwarning
systemdoesnotreplacetheattentionofthe
vehicleoccupants.Thevehicleoccupantsare
alwaysresponsibleforopeningthedoors
andexitingthevehicle.



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meritia
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist

RAH-8918

Fig.126Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page129or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page122,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.125.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator: anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.126.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.

ZAWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
recttime.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.
—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow, heavysprayordirt.
Cleantheareainfrontofthesensors
>page122,fig. 122.


Z\WARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthetraffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsifyourvehicleisparallelordiagonally
parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspaceso thatitishiddenby

adjacentvehicles.

@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin©inGeneral
informationonpage123.>
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@Tips
—Youcancanceltheautomaticbrakeactiva-
tionwithincreasingbrakingforceifyouap-
plythe brakesyourselforaccelerateconsid-
erably.
—Insomesituations,rearcross-trafficassist
maywarnyouevenifthereisnocrosstraffic
ina criticalarea,forexamplewhenbacking
into aparkingspaceormaneuvering.
—Therearcross-trafficassistalsoswitchesoff
whenyouswitchofftheESC.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdis-
playifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically.
8Audisideassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
8Audisideassistandexitwarning:malfunc-
tion!PleasecontactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedorarefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.Sen-
sorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosur-
roundings
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Theareain
frontofthesensorsmustnot becoveredbybike
racks,stickers,leaves,snoworanyotherobjects.
Cleantheareacoveringthesensors,ifnecessary
=>page122,fig.122.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.See
owner'smanual
126
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Rearparkingaid:obstacledetectionrestrict-
ed
Therearcross-trafficassistisnotavailable.Ei-
thertheESCisswitchedoff,ortheradarsensors
maybecoveredbyabikerack,stickers,leaves,
snoworotherobjects.SwitchtheESCon,or
cleantheareainfrontofthesensorsifnecessary
=>page122,fig.122.Ifthismessagecontinues
tobedisplayed,driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctionrepaired.
Audidriveselect
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.ThedrivercanselectOffroad*,Comfort,Au-
toandDynamicmodesintheInfotainmentsys-
temtoswitchbetweenasportyandacomforta-
bledrivingmode,forexample.IntheIndividual
mode,thesettingscan beadjustedtoyourper-
sonalpreferences.Thismakesitpossibletocom-
bine settingssuchasasportyenginesettingwith
lightsteering.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Thefollowingsystems,amongotherthings,are
influencedbydriveselect:
Engineandautomatictransmission*
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmission*respondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.InthesportyDynamicmode,the
transmissionshiftsathigherspeedranges.

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Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page130.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingbyaudiblyandvisuallywarningyouofobjects
detectedinfrontofandbehindthevehicle
=>page130.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page132.
Theperipheralcamerasgivevariousviewsto
helpyouwhenparkingormaneuvering
=page133.Theparkingsystemplusfunctions
arealsoavailable>page130.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
—Alwayskeepyoureyesonthevehicle'ssur-
roundings,usingtherearviewmirroraswell.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-
ingsystemmaybeimpairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.

C@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
@)Tips
—The systemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglotto be-
come
familiarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page136.
—Whatappearsintheinfotainmentdisplayis
somewhattime-delayed.
—Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithrearwindowwiper:
Therearviewcamerawillbecleanedwith
therearwindow>page53.
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Parkingaid

Rearparkingsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem
Therearparkingsystemisanaudibleparking
aid.
Description
Thereisasensorintherearbumpercover.If
thesedetectanobstacle,audiblesignalswarn
you.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthefunctionofthesystem.Forinforma-
tiononcleaning,see>page342.
Therangeatwhichthesensorsbegintomeasure
isapproximately:

Side
Center
3ft(0.90m)
5.2ft(1.60m)
Rear

Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuebackingup>A\inGeneralinfor-
mationonpage129,>@inGeneralinformation
onpage129!
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
@Tips
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainscon-
stant,thevolumeofthedistancewarning
graduallylowersafterafewsecondsuntilitis
muted(thisdoesnot applytothecontinuous
tone).Iftheobstaclecomescloserthanitwas
beforethesoundwasmuted,thetonewill
soundagain.Iftheobstaclebecomesfarther
awaythanitwasbefore thesoundwasmut-
ed,notonewillsound.Payattentiontothe
vehicle'ssurroundingswhenyoustartto
drive.
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Parkingsystemplus
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus

RAZ-0260



ee
Fig.129Infotainmentsystem:visualdistancedisplay
Theparkingsystemplususesaudioandvisual
warningstohelpyouavoidobstacleswhenpark-
ing.
Sensorsarelocatedinthefrontandrearbump-
ers. Ifthesedetectanobstacle,audibleandvisu-
alsignalswarnyou.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthefunctionofthesystem.Forinforma-
tiononcleaning,see>page342.
Thedisplayfieldbeginsapproximatelyat:





@4ft(1.20m)
@3ft(0.90m)
®5.2ft(1.60m)
@3ft(0.90m)

Audiosignals
Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuedrivingforwardorinreverse>

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Parkingaid

=>A\inGeneralinformationonpage129,>@in
Generalinformationonpage129!
Visualwarnings
ThevisualwarningsintheInfotainmentsystem
displayhelpyoutodetectthecriticalvehiclearea
andtoestimatethedistancetoanobstacle
>fig.129.
Redsegmentsshowidentifiedobstaclesthatare
inyourvehicle'spath.Theredlinesmarktheex-
pecteddirectionoftravelaccordingtothesteer-
ing
angle.Awhitesegmentindicatesanidenti-
fiedobstaclethatisoutsideofthevehicle'spath.
Asyourvehiclecomesclosertotheobstacle,the
segmentsmoveclosertothevehicle.Thecolli-
sionareahasbeenreachedwhenthenexttolast
segmentisdisplayed.Obstaclesinthecollision
area,includingthoseoutsideofthevehicle's
path, areshowninred.Donotcontinuedriving
forwardorinreverse>A\inGeneralinformation
onpage129,>@inGeneralinformationon
page129!
@Tips
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainscon-
stant,thevolumeofthedistancewarning
graduallylowersafterafewsecondsuntilitis
muted(thisdoesnot applytothecontinuous
tone).Iftheobstaclecomescloserthanitwas
beforethesoundwasmuted,thetonewill
soundagain.Iftheobstaclebecomesfarther
awaythanitwasbeforethesoundwasmut-
ed,notonewillsound.Payattentiontothe
vehicle'ssurroundingswhenyoustartto
drive.
SyicealiaremliieRela
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus
z
s
S|
=aEs

Fig.130Centerconsole:parkingaidbutton
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PresstheP™buttoninthecenterconsole.A
shortconfirmationtonesoundsandtheLEDin
thebuttonturnson.
Switchingonautomatically
The
systemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
IfActivateautomaticallyisswitchedoninthe
Infotainmentsystemandifthevehicleap-
proachesanobstacleatspeedsunderapproxi-
mately6mph(10km/h),theparkingaidwill
switchonautomatically.Audiblesignalswill
soundoncetheobstacleiswithinthesensorde-
tectionarea.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thedistanceindicatorfortheparkingsystem
plusswitchesoffautomaticallywhendrivingfor-
wardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
(@)Tips
IfyoupressthePvbuttonto switchthepark-
ingaidoff,itcanonlybereactivatedautomat-
icallywhenoneofthefollowingconditionsis
met:
—Thevehiclespeedexceeds6mph(10km/h)
—Theignitionisswitchedoffandbackon
again
—Theparkingbrakeissetandthenreleased
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