2019 AUDI A4 steering

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Assistsystems



Analoginstru-|AudivirtualMeaningon
mentcluster|cockpit/head-|thecorre-
updisplay*spondingside
Greenline(s)|Greenline(s)|Activelaneas-
(left/right)(left/right)sistisactivat-
21Xedandready
toprovide
warnings.
“RedlineActivelaneas-
(left/right)sistwillwarn
1Xyoubefore the
vehicleleaves
a lane.The
steeringwheel
willalsovi-
bratelightly.


Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
7%

Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
71%

Activelaneas-
sistisactivat-
ed,butisnot
readytopro-
videwarnings.

Ifthesystemisswitchedonbutisnotreadyto
providewarnings,oneofthefollowingcouldbe
thecause:
—Thereisnolane markerline
—Therelevant lane markerlinesarenotdetected
(forexample,markingsinaconstructionzone
orbecausetheyareobstructedbysnow,dirt,
waterorlighting)
—Thevehiclespeedisbelowtheactivationspeed
ofapproximately40mph(65km/h)
—Thelaneistoonarrowortoowide
—Thecurveistoonarrow
—Thedriver'shandsarenotonthesteering
wheel
@Tips
—Makesurethecamerawindow>fig.116is
notcoveredbystickersorotherobjects.For
informationoncleaning,see>page342.
—Ifthesystemisreadyforoperation,itwill
remainreadyeachtimeitisswitchedon)).


DIncertaincountries
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Pee
ry2Sg
|
== a
Fig.117Instrumentcluster(multi-colordisplay):active
laneassistisswitchedonandreadytoprovidewarnings
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Fig.118Instrumentcluster(monochromedisplay):active
laneassistisswitchedon
YoucanopenuptheDriverassistancedisplayfor
theactivelaneassistusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page15.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Multi-ColorDisplay
See>fig.117
119

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Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Greenline(s)Activelaneassistisacti-

(leftorright)vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.
RedlineActive laneassistwill
(leftorright)warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Grayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.

Monochromedisplay
See>fig.118

Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Lightgrayline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistisacti-
vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.

Blinkingline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistwill
warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Darkgrayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.

Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
xqAudiactivelaneassist:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
120
Thismessageappearsifthecameraisunableto
detectthelines.Thiscouldhappenif:
—Thecamerafieldofview>page118,fig.116is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield>page342.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetakeover
steering!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Activelaneassistisactivated,butisnot
readytoprovidewarnings.

Z\WARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeep yourhands
onthesteeringwheel.

Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration

warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audiactivelaneassist.

Steeringtime
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.

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Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeawheelgoesoverade-
tectedlanemarkerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.

ZAWARNING
Withthevibrationwarningswitchedoff,there
willalsobenovisualwarningintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplaywhencrossingalane
markerline.
@)Tips
Certain settings areautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused).

Audisideassist
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist

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Fig.120Displayontheexteriormirror
Sideassist(lanechangeassist)helpsyoumonitor
yourblindspotandtrafficbehindyourvehicle.

DIncertaincountries
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,itwarnsyou
aboutvehiclesthatarecomingcloserorthatare
traveling
withyouwithinsensorrange@)
>fig.119.If alanechangeisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thedisplay@)intheexteriormirrorturnson
fig.120.
Thedisplayintheleftexteriormirrorprovidesas-
sistancewhenmakingalanechangetotheleft,
whilethedisplayintherightexteriormirrorpro-
videsassistancewhenmakingalanechangeto
theright.
Informationstage
Aslongasyoudonotactivatetheturnsignal,
sideassistinformsyouaboutvehiclesthatare
detectedandclassifiedascritical.Thedisplayin
themirrorturnson,butisdim.
Thedisplayremainsdimintheinformationstage
sothatyour viewtowardthefrontisnotdistur-
bed.
Warningstage
Ifthedisplayinamirrorblinksbrightlywhenyou
activateaturnsignal,sideassistiswarningyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.Ifthishappens,checktrafficby glancing
intheexteriormirrorsandoveryourshoulder
=>A\inGeneralinformationonpage122.
Appliesto:vehicleswithactivelaneassist:the
displayinthemirrorcanalsoblinkifyouhavenot
activatedaturnsignal:ifyouareapproachinga
detectedlanemarkerlineanditappearsyouwill
beleavingthelane,sideassistwillwarnyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
@Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearview mirror>page123.
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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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Suspensioncontrol*
Thesuspensioncontrol*usessensorsto record
informationregardingsteeringmovements,
brakingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,
roadsurface,drivingspeed,andload.Thismakes
itpossibletoadaptdampingtothedrivingsitua-
tionnearlyinrealtime.Withdriveselect,youcan
adjustthesuspensioncontroltosporty(Dynam-
ic),comfortable(Comfort)orbalanced(Auto).
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
Thefollowingappliestovehicleswithdynamic
steering*:thesteeringratiochangesbasedonve-
hiclespeedinordertomaintainoptimumsteer-
ing effortforthedriver atalltimes.Thissetsthe
steering tobelesssensitiveathigherspeedsin
ordertoprovideimprovedvehiclecontrol.Atre-
ducedspeeds,steeringismoredirectinorderto
keepthesteeringeffortasminimalaspossible
whenthedriverismaneuveringthevehicle.At
lowandaveragespeeds,dynamicsteering*addi-
tionallyprovidesmoreresponsivesteeringper-
formance.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page143,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.

Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
@Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

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Fig.127Centerconsole:controlsfordriveselect
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>fig.127until
thedesiredmodeappearsintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>
Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.


Youcanchangethedrivingmodewhenthevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.Iftrafficper-
mits, afterchangingmodes,brieflyremoveyour
footfromtheacceleratorpedalso thatthere-
centlyselectedmodeisalsoactivatedfortheen-
gine.
Offroad”-activatesoffroadfunctionstosupport
drivingonroughterrain.Theengine,transmis-
sionandsteeringadjustandtheStart/Stopsys-
tem*switchesoff.
Comfort-providesacomfort-orientedvehicle
setupandissuitedforlongdrivesonhighways.
Auto-providesanoverallcomfortableyetdy-
namicdrivingfeelandissuitedforeverydayuse.
Dynamic-givesthedriverasportydrivingfeel
andissuited toasportydrivingstyle.
Individual->page128.
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AdjustingtheIndividualmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
You canadjustthevehiclesettingstoyourpersonalpreferences.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:

MENU but-Theequipmentinyourvehiclewilldetermine
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect>Individual>whichsettingsyoucanadjust.Thefollowingta-
rightcontrolbutton.blegivesanoverviewofthecharacteristics.
Afteryouhaveclosedthesettings,youwillauto-
maticallydriveintheIndividualmode.


Engine/transmissionbalanced balancedsporty
Steeringcomfortablebalancedsporty
Dynamicsteering*comfortable/indirect|balanced/directsporty/direct
Suspensioncontrol*comfortablebalancedsporty
Sportdifferential*Offbalancedsporty
Enginesound*subtlesubtle/sporty®sporty
ACC*comfortablebalancedsporty

2)Subtleintheselectorleverposition"D"andsportyin"S".
Yoursettings areautomaticallysavedinIndi-
vidualmode.
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Parkingaid

@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page129.
— Theorange-coloredorientationlinesinthe
Infotainmentdisplayshowthevehiclepath
basedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
frontofthevehicleswings outmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
SicRiemela
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePbuttoninthe centerconsole
=>page131,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthe buttonturns
on.
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
Perpendicularparking
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera
Thisviewmaybe usedwhenparkinginagarage
orinaparkingspace.

Fig.134Infotainmentsystem:aimingat aparkingspace

Fig.135Infotainmentsystem:aligningthevehicle
>Turn theInfotainmentsystemonandshiftinto
reversegear.
>Theorangeorientationlines@)showthevehi-
cle'sdirectionoftravel.Turnthesteeringwheel
untiltheorangeorientationlinesalignwiththe
parkingspace>fig.134.Usethemarkings@)
tohelpyouestimatethedistancetoanobsta-
cle.Eachmarkingrepresentsapproximately3ft
(1m).Thebluearearepresentsanextensionof
thevehicle'soutlinebyapproximately16ft(5
meters)totherear.
>Whiledrivinginreversegear,adjustthesteer-
ing
wheelangletofittheparkingspaceusing
theorangeorientationlinesforassistance>/\
inGeneralinformationonpage132,>@)in
Generalinformationonpage133. Area@)rep-
resentstherearbumper.Attheverylatest,
stopthevehiclewhentheredorientationline
@bordersanobject.
Peripheralcameras
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras
Withthisequipment,theparkingsystemplus*
=page130issupplementedwithvariousperiph-
eralcameras.Thefourcamerasgiveyouthefol-
lowingviews:areaaroundthevehicle,frontcor-
nerviewandrearcornerview,viewinfrontofthe
vehicleandbehindthevehicle.
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Parkingaid

Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

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Fig.136Locationofperipheralcameras
Thefourperipheralcamerasarelocatedinthera-
diatorgrille,intheluggagecompartmentlidand
onbothexteriormirrors>fig.136.Makesure
thatthelensesarenotcoveredbydepositsorany
otherobstructionsasthismayimpairthesystem.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page342.
Blackcornersareshowninthevehiclesilhouette
wheninSurroundingsmode.Objectsinthese
areasareoutsideofthecamera'sfieldofview
andarenotdetected.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page129.
—Ifthepositionortheinstallationangleofa
camerawaschanged,forexampleaftera
collision,donotcontinuetousethesystem
forsafetyreasons.Haveitcheckedbyanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Keepinmindthattheimageinthedisplayis
incorrectiftheexteriormirrorhousinghas
beenmovedoutofplace.
—Onlyuse theimagesprovidedby thecamera
ontherearofthevehiclewhentheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Theareaaroundthevehicleisshownusing
thecameraimages.Thevehicleimageis
shownbythesystem.Objectsandobstacles
abovethecameraarenotdisplayed.

134

—Cameralensesenlargeanddistortthefield
ofvision.Theobjectsappearbothaltered
andinaccurateonthescreen.
@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page129.
— TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsthedirec-
tioninwhichtherearofthevehicleistravel-
ing
basedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
frontofthevehicleswingsoutmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
@Tips
Ifthe2/&9/ playandtherespectivedisplayareaisgrayed
out,thenthepowerexteriormirrorswere
foldedinorthedriver'sdoor/frontpasseng-
er'sdoor/luggagecompartmentlid was
opened.
Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras


Pcaa
Fig.137Infotainmentsystem:selectthemode
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PresstheP”buttoninthecenterconsole
=>page131,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.