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Parkingaid

Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
The
systemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10 km/h).
Selectingthemode
>Turn thecontrolknobtothesymbolforthede-
siredmode(@)through©)©fig.137andpress
thecontrolknob.

Youmayselectfromthefollowingmodes:
Cornerview(front)>page135
Front>page135
Topview>page135
Rear>page136

E)-Cornerview(rear)>page135

precata
Fig.138Infotainmentsystem:Cornerview(front)
Werertener

Fig.139Infotainmentsystem:Cornerview(rear)
Thisviewcanassistyouforexample,whenyou
areexitingfromanareawithpoorvisibility.The
areaatthefrontandrearsidesofthevehiclesis
displayed.
>Toshowthesideviewtowardthefront,select
thesymbol@)©fig.138withthecontrolknob
andpressthecontrolknob.
>Toshowthesideviewtowardtherear,select
thesymbol€)>fig.139withthecontrolknob
and
pressthecontrolknob.

Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras


eect

Fig.140Infotainmentsystem:frontmode
Forexample,thisviewassistsyouinusingthe
fullmaneuveringrangeinfrontofthevehicle.
Theareainfront ofthevehicleisdisplayed.The
vehiclesurroundingsareshownintherightarea
ofthedisplay.Youcanswitchbetweentheopti-
caldisplayandcameraimage>page136.
>Selectthesymbol(8)withthecontrolknob.The
orangeorientationlinesmarktheexpected
pathofthevehicle.Stopthevehiclewhenthe
redorientationline*bordersanobject>A\in
Generalinformationonpage134.

Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras
Scara
Perea

Fig.141Infotainmentsystem:Surroundingsmode
Thisviewisidealformaneuvering.Thearea
aroundthevehicleisshownusingthecameraim-
ages.Thevehicleimageisshownby thesystem.>
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IntelligentTechnology

IntelligentTechnology
ElectronicStabilization
Control(ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uations,suchasifthevehicleisoversteeringor
understeering,orifthewheelsare spinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightflashesinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.Invehicles
withadaptivecruisecontrol*,thebrakeassist
systemismoresensitiveifthedistancedetected
tothevehicledrivingaheadistoosmall.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptstheforcetotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
138
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
The“automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem”
canhelptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddi-
tionalcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbag
controlmoduledetectsacollision,thevehicleis
braked bytheESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning

ZAWARNING
— The ESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
actingtostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!

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IntelligentTechnology

Thesystemdoesnotworkatspeedsbetweenap-
proximately19 and37mph(30and60km/h).
Thesystemistheninready-mode.Thisisindicat-
edbytheLEDinthe buttonturningon.Thesys-
temautomaticallyswitchedoffwhenyoudrive
fasterthan37mph(60km/h).TheLEDwillalso
turnoffinthisscenario.
Hilldescentassistisautomaticallyactivatedun-
derthefollowingconditions:
—theLEDinthebuttonturnson
—thevehiclespeedislowerthan19mph(30
km/h)
—thehillangleisatleastapproximately6%

ZAWARNING
—Bereadytoapply thebrakesatalltimes
whenusingthehillholdassist.
—Alwaysadjustthespeedto thevisibility,
weather,road,andtrafficconditions.The
systemcannotreplacethedriver'satten-
tion.
— Thesystemcannotmaintainaconstantvehi-
clespeedinallsituations,forexamplewhen
onsmoothorslipperyground.Thiscanin-
creasetheriskofanaccident.

Brakes
Newbrakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250mi(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.
Operatingnoise
Noisesmayoccurwhenbrakingdependingonthe
speed,
brakingforce,andoutsideconditionssuch
astemperatureandhumidity.
Wetconditionsorroadsalt
Incertainsituations,forexampleafterdriving
throughwater,inheavyrain,orafterwashing
yourcar,thebrakingeffectmaybereduceddue
tomoistureoriceonthebrakerotorsandbrake
pads.Thebrakesmustbe“dried”firstwithafew
carefulbrakeapplications.
Whendrivingathigherspeedswhilethewind-
shieldwipersareswitchedon,thebrakepadsare
brieflypressedagainstthebrakerotors.Thisac-
tion,whichisnotfeltbythedriver,happensat
regularintervalsandensuresabetterreaction
timeforthe brakesinwetweather.
Thebrakingeffectcanalsobereducedifyouare
drivingonsaltedroadsandyoudonot applythe
brakesforlongperiodsoftime.Thelayerofsalt
onthebrakerotorsandpadsmustbewornoff
firstwhenthebrakesareapplied.
Corrosion
Leavingthevehicleparkedforlongperiodsof
time,lowmileageonthevehicle,andavoiding
heavybrakingcancontributetocorrosiononthe
brakerotorsandtodirtybrakepads.
Ifyouusuallyavoidheavybrakingorifthereis
corrosionpresent,occasionalheavybrakingat
highspeedsisrecommendedtocleanthebrake
rotorsandpads>A\.
Brakesystemmalfunction
Ifyounoticethatthebrakepedalsuddenlygoes
downfarthertowardthefloorwhenyoupressit,
thenabrakecircuitinthedual-circuitbrakesys-
temmayhavemalfunctioned.Drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyimmediatelytohavetheproblemcorrected.
Onthewaythere,drivewithreducedspeedand
keepinmindthatyouwillneedalongerdistance
tostopandyouwillneedtopressthebrake pedal
harder.
Lowbrakefluidlevel
Whenthebrakefluidlevelislow,malfunctionsin
thebrakesystemmayoccur.Thebrakefluidlevel
iselectronicallymonitored.
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MultiMediaInterface

SwitchingtheMMIon/off:theMMIcanbe
switched
on/offmanually.
—Switchingonmanually:presstheOn/Offknob
@briefly>fig.149.Or:pressthe[MENU]but-
ton©>page145,fig.147or>page145,
fig.148,oroneofthebuttonstoopentheme-
nusdirectly©).


—Switchingoffmanually:pressandholdthe
On/Offknob@)>fig.149untiltheMMI
switchesoff.IftheMMIhasbeenswitchedoff
manually,itdoesnotswitchonagainautomati-
callythenexttimetheignitionisswitchedon.
Additionalfunctions:
—Adjustingthevolume:turntheOn/Offknob@
>fig.149.
—Muting:presstheOn/Offknob@)©fig.149
briefly.
—Selectingtheprevious/nextfunction(forex-
ample,aradiostation/track):presstheOn/Off
knob@)°fig.149brieflytowardtheleftKKor
rightDDI.
—Fastforwarding/rewinding(forexample
songs):pressandholdtheOn/Offknob@)
=>fig.149towardtheleftKdorrightPPI.

ZA\WARNING
Adjustthevolumeoftheaudiosystemsothat
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas po-
liceandfiresirens,canbeheardeasilyatall

times.
@Tips
TheMMIswitchesoffautomaticallyiftheen-
gineisnotrunningandthevehiclebatteryis
low.

Infotainmentsystem
display
Switchingon/off
>Pressthe[olbuttontoswitchtheInfotainment
systemonandoff.
WhentheMMIisswitchedonandthedisplayis
switchedoff,youcanoperatecertainfunctions
146
usingtheOn/OffknobwiththeMMIjoystick
function>page145.
Gi)Tips
Theremaybedelayswhenswitchingonthe
display.
Informationondisplayimages
Thedisplayversiondependsonvehicleequip-
ment.

Fig.150Display versionA

Fig.151Display versionB
Additionalcontent(such asalbumcoverandmap
material)isshownondisplayversionB,ifappli-
cable@)©fig.151.Becausetheothercontent
shownonthedisplaysisnearlyidenticalbetween
thetwoversions,thismanualwillprimarilyde-
scribedisplayversionA.

MultiMediaInterface

Optionsmenu:usingtheoptionsmenu,youcan
selectandconfirmcontext-dependentfunctions
aswellas settingswithinamenuitem(suchas
Radio).

Requirement:theoptionsmenusymbol[+]must
bedisplayedintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
>fig.154.

Openingandclosingtheoptionsmenu:press
therightcontrolbutton>fig.154.Thenyoucan
selectandconfirmafunctionusingthecontrol
knob.
leurelieelmer
Thisguideshowsyouat aglancethepathsfor
openingadesiredmenuanditssettingsand
functions.
Exampleofapath

>Select:[RADIO]button>leftcontrolbutton>
FM.

Followingthepath

>Pressthe[RADIO]button.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.
>Turn thecontrolknobtotheFMmenuitemto
selectit.
>Pressthecontrolknobtoconfirm theselected
FMmenuitem.
>Theselectedandconfirmedfunctionisexecut-
ed.In thisexample,theFMfrequencybandis
set.

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MMItouch
MMItouchcontrolpad
Appliesto:vehicleswithMMItouch
You canenterdatausinghandwritingrecogni-
tionontheMMItouchcontrolpad.

RAH-8776
Angeles,CA
wntown,LosAngeles,CA
“onKRx

Fig.155Example:enteringanavigationdestinationusing
theMMItouch
TheMMItouchcontrolpadisonthesurfacewith
thecontrolknob>fig.155.
Enteringnumbers,letters,andsymbols
Appliesto:vehicleswithMMItouch
TheMMItouchallowsyoutoenterdataonthe
MMItouchcontrolpadusinghandwritingrecog-
nition.

Fig.156DisplaywhenMMItouchisactive

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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=>page198,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.168:
Distancetothedestinationorstopover
©oDisplayinganexpressway,highwayormain
roadaspreparationforanupcomingchange
indirection
Lanerecommendation
Calculatedarrivaltime
Distancetothenextmaneuver
Display oftheexpressway,highwayormain
roadontowhichyouwillbeturning
Directionarrowfortheupcomingmaneuver
©
O80
Abargraphappearswhenadirectionarrowis
displayed.Thefewerthebars thatareshown,
theshorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.
Currentvehicleposition©
Additionalinformation(on-boardcomputer)
Thefollowingfunctionsarealsoavailablewhen
routeguidanceisactive:
—Adjustingthevoiceguidancevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheelupordownwhileavoice
guidancemessageisplaying.

ZA\WARNING
Theroutecalculatedby thenavigationsystem
isarecommendationforreachingyourdesti-
nation.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingrestric-
tions,one-waystreets,lanechangerestric-
tions,etc.
(i)Tips
—Alsoseethechapter>page8,Cockpitover-
view.
— Anexclamationpoint“!”infront ofthe
streetnameindicatesthattheinformation
aboutthisstreetorthissectionoftheroute
isnotcompleteinthenavigationdatacon-
tainedintheMMI.Obeytrafficlawsinone-
waystreetsandpedestrianzones.

TAUAmelhmeereeitanle)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandarrowview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthearrowview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.

om:



Fig.169Example:arrowview(monochromeinstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page198,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.169:
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
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Voicerecognitionsystem

OBARECOMMANDS

RAH-9091

*Telephone+Favorites
+Audiconnect*Call(XY)
*Navigation*Enternumber
*Directory*Redial
*Radio*Readnewtextmessage
*Media+Navigateto(XY)
+Sound+Enteraddress/destination
*Help+Onlinedestinations
+HelpSpeechdialogsystem*Cancelrouteguidance
*HelpTelephone*Map
*HelpAudiconnect+Line(XY)
*HelpNavigation*Next page/previouspage
*HelpMap*Cancel
*HelpRadio*No,Imeant(XY)
*HelpMedia*Correction
TELEPHONE:
+Enternumber+CalllistCs
+Deletenumber/correction+Redialsie
+Directory+Callmailbox
*Call(XY)+Telephonefavorites
*business/private/landline/mobile
NAVIGATION;
+Navigateto(XY)+Block routefor(XY)miles/Block
+Start/cancelrouteguidancethenextsection
+Directory*Routelist
+Lastdestinations*Calculatealternativeroutes
+Navigationfavorites*Onlinedestinations
+Drivehome*Specialdestination
-Enteraddress
+Entercountry/town/street/state
+Excluderoute/Excluderoutefor(XY)km/m
+Map
*Daymap/Nightmap
*2Ddrivingpositionmap/2Dnorthpositionmap/3Dmap/Destinationmap/Overviewmap
AUDICONNECT
*AudiconnectFlightinformation
*Travelinformation/Parkinginformation*Cityevents
*Fuelprices*Onlinenews
*Weather*Twitter
RADIO)MEDIA
+Radiopresets|*Jukeboxs))
°FM*CD/DVD
*FM/AM/SIRIUSXM seedy+SDcard1/SDcard2BRS
+Station(XY)/Frequency(XY)-Audimusicinterface/iPod/USB/Bluetooth/
*Trafficannouncementon/offWi-Fi/Medium(XY)
*Mediafavorites/Artists/Albums/Genres/
Tracks/Playlists/Videos
*Folderup
*Randomplaybackon/off

Fig.170Commandoverview
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Voicerecognitionsystem

Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on>page145.Asystemlanguagesup-
portedbythevoicerecognitionsystemmustbe
set.Theremustbenophonecallsinprogressand
theparkingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:pressthe[%]button@
=>page17,fig.11or>page18,fig.13briefly
onthemultifunctionsteeringwheelandsay
thedesiredcommandaftertheBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:pressthe|5|button.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:saythecommandCorrection.Or:
simplysayanewcommandduringanan-
nouncement>page241.






Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thiscommand
displaycanbe switchedonoroff.Select:
MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrolbutton
>MMIsettings>Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,turnthevoicerecognitionsys-
temonandsayHelp.


Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenotspeakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
164
Donotdirecttheventstowardthehands-freemi-
crophone,whichisintheroofheadlinernearthe
frontinteriorlights.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page241,Speechdialogsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Onlyusethefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynotbe
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.

Gi)Tips
— Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.
Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.
Sequencesofcommandsusedtoperformanac-
tionareidentifiedwitha “>”,forexamplesay:
Enteraddress>(then)Entercountry/state.>