2019 AUDI Q5 service indicator

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LightsandVision

doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-
ing.
Turnsignalandhighbeamlever

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Fig.38Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehigh
beamsandtheheadlightflasher.
Turnsignals@>>
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-
erintoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionis
switchedon.TherespectiveaorBindicator
lightflashes.
@-Rightturnsignal
@- Leftturnsignal
Theturnsignalblinksthreetimesifyoujusttap
the
lever.
HighbeamsZOandheadlightflasher
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:
@®)-Highbeamson(vehicleswith highbeamas-
sistant*>page45)
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher
TheEqjindicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.

ZAWARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
this reason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlight
flasher whentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.

thmeee
Appliesto:vehicleswithhighbeamassistant
Thehighbeamassistantautomaticallyturnsthe
highbeamsonoroffdependingonthesurround-
ingconditions.
Acameraontherearview mirrormountcande-
tectlightsourcesfromotherroadusers.Thehigh
beamsswitchonoroffautomaticallydepending
onthepositionofvehiclesdrivingaheadandon-
comingvehicles,thevehiclespeed,andotheren-
vironmentalandtrafficconditions.
Activatinghighbeamassistant
Requirement:thelightswitchmustbesettothe
AUTOpositionandthehighbeamassistantmust
be switchedonintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page46.
>Toactivatethehighbeamassistant,tap the
leverforward@)>page45,fig.38.TheBYin-
dicatorlightappearsintheinstrumentcluster
displayandthehighbeamsareswitchedon/off
automatically.Ifthehighbeamswerecom-
pletelyorpartiallyswitchedon,theEaindica-
torlightwillturnon.
Switchingthe high beamsonoroffmanually
Ifthehighbeamsdidnotswitchonoroffauto-
maticallyasexpected,youmayswitchthemonor
offmanuallyinstead:
>Toswitchthehighbeamsonmanually, tapthe
leverforward@)>page45,fig.38.The=0}in-
dicatorlightturnson.
>Toswitchthehighbeamsoffmanually,pullthe
leverback@)>page45,fig.38.Thehighbeam
assistantisdeactivated.
Operatingthe headlightflasher
>Tooperatethe headlightflasherwhenthehigh
beamassistantisactivatedandhighbeamsare
switchedoff,pulltheleverback@)>page45,
fig.38.Thehighbeamassistantremainsac-
tive.
Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
BaAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
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Driving

inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceisaf-
fectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
>Holdthevehiclekeyverticallyinthelocationin-
dicated?)©fig.87.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.



Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteering andthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringtheStopphase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorand hoodmustbeclosed.
—"P","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedriven fasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page78.
G)Tips
— Depending onthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).

D_Incertaincountries.
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossible tomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@)indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
@Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringaStop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.



Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
re]
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem

Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringtheStopphase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnot bestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactorsinfluence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
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Driving

—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery (chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,theindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnot stopped.
ScalemaeCeleraLin
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
IfyouleavethevehicleduringaStopphase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringaStopphase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnotturnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.

Toreducetheriskofasphyxiation,neverallow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.



Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe"D/S"or"R"
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
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ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
aaeel
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
The(A)>Fbuttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)°*toswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.

IfyouswitchthesystemoffduringaStop
phase,theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
WeTel4
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringaStopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.


Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
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Fig.88Centerconsole:parkingbrake

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Driving

Thetransmissiononlyallowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
G)Tips
—Ifyoushifttothenextlowestgear,the
transmissionwillonlyshiftiftheenginewill
notbeover-revwved.
—Withkick-down,thetransmissionshiftstoa
lowergear,dependingonvehiclespeedand
enginespeed.
—tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmission
isrunninginemergencymode.
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

ZA\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.
Launchcontrolprogram
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission

The launchcontrolprogramprovidesthebest
possibleaccelerationwhenstartingfromastop.
Requirement:theenginemustbeatoperating
temperatureandthesteeringwheelmustnot be
turned.
>DeactivatetheStart/Stopsystem*>page78.
TheLEDinthe[®«]buttonturnson.
>Withtheenginerunning,pressthe|&OFF]but-
tonbriefly>page145.TheBindicatorlight
turnsonandthemessageStabilizationcontrol
(ESC):offroad.Warning!Reducedstabilityap-
pearsintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
> Pull
theselectorleverbackoutofthe"D/S"po-
sitionbrieflytoselectthe"S"positionorselect



theDynamicdrivingmodeindrivese-
lect*>page127.
>Pressthebrakepedalfirmlywithyourleftfoot
andholditallthewaydownforatleastone
second.
>Atthesametime,pressthegaspedalallthe
waydownwithyourrightfootuntiltheengine
reachesandstaysatahighRPMlevel.
>Removeyourfootfromthebrakepedalwithin
fiveseconds>/\.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
—OnlyusetheLaunchcontrolprogramwhen
roadandtrafficconditionsallowitandother
driverswillnot beendangeredorbothered
byyourdrivingandthevehicle'saccelera-
tion.
—Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscanspin
andthevehiclecanbreakawaywhenoffroad
modeisswitchedon,especiallywhenthe
roadisslippery.
—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the[&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturntheoffroad
modeoff.



CG)Note
WhenacceleratingusingLaunchControl,all
vehiclecomponentsaresubjecttoheavy
loads.Thiscanresultinincreasedwear.
G@)Tips
AfteracceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureof somevehiclecomponents
mayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,the
functionwillnot beavailable forafewmi-
nutestoreduce theriskofdamage.Aftera
cool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
Messages
[BiTransmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Donotcontinuedriving.Selectthe"P"selector
leverpositionandcontactanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
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Driving

iTransmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fs}Selectorlever:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave
themalfunctionrepaired.
fs}Pbutton:malfunction!AutoPwhenengine
off.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthe"P"buttononthe
selectorlever.Thetransmissionautomatically
engages"P"whenyouswitchofftheengine.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
5Selectorlever:malfunction!Gearchangeon-
lypossibleusingbothpaddlelevers.Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Youcancontinuedrivingwithrestricted
function.Theselectorleverisnotworking.Gears
canonlybeselectedby tappingbothshiftpad-
dlesatthesametimewhenthevehicleisstation-
ary>page86,fig.92.Payattentiontothese-
lectedtransmissionpositionintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Theparkinglockengagesauto-
maticallywhenyouturnofftheengine.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
fiTransmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedesiredse-
lectorleverpositionagain.Youcanthencontinue
driving.
fs}Transmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
838
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethe malfunctioncorrected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
i]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
You cannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
flDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake

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Driving

—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page89.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
>Keepthebrakepedalpressedandengagethe
followingselectorleverpositionsoneafterthe
other:"N","D"andbackto"N".
>Turn theengineoffagain.
>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhandsand
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Installthecover.
Iftheparkinglockisreleasedwiththeemergen-
cyrelease,thefs]indicatorlightturnsoninthe
instrumentclusterand“N”isengaged.The mes-
sageDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrakealsoappears.


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Fig.93Driver'ssidefootwell:releasingtheparkinglock
usingtheemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedunderthefloor
matonthedriver'sside.Readandfollowtheim-
portantinstructionsabouttowing>page364.
Releasingtheparkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Prythecoveroffatoneoftheopeningsusing
thescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit.
>Insertthe socketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.93.
>Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise(4)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward(2)untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethe socketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>»Pressthebrake pedalandstarttheengine.
ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cley
— Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatetheemergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.

©Note
Duetotheriskofdamage,carefullyremove
the socketwrenchwhenyouresettheparking
lock.
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Assistsystems


theinstrumentclustercanmeaneithermph
orkm/h,dependingonthecountry.
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithcamera-basedtrafficsignrecognition


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Fig.97Instrumentcluster:additionaldisplay
Accessingtrafficsignrecognition
>Select:thefirsttab>Trafficsigns.
Settingaspeedwarning
Youcansetawarningthresholddownto10mph
(15km/h).Thetrafficsignforthecurrentdetect-
edspeedlimitwillblinkinthedisplayifyouex-
ceed thesetthreshold.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Trafficsignbased
warning.

Additionaldisplay
If aviewotherthanthetrafficsignrecognitionis
selectedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,the
speedlimitwillbeshowninanotherdisplay
=>fig.97.Thecurrentapplicablespeedlimitwill
beshownthere,ifpossiblewithinthelimitsof
thesystem.
G)Tips
—Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-
updisplay*.
—Yourspeedwarningsettingsarestoredau-
tomaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
inuse.
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Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithcamera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
Trafficsign recognition:currently unavaila-
ble.Cameraviewlimitedduetosurroundings
Functioncurrentlyunavailable.Cameraviewre-
strictedduetosurroundings
Thismessageappearsifthecamera'svisualfield
iscovered>page95,fig.96.Thesystemwill
switchitselfoff.
Trafficsign recognition:currentlylimited.
Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthereisamalfunctionin
thenavigationsystem,forexample.Thespeed
limitdisplayislimited,whichincreasestheriskof
anincorrectdisplay.
Trafficsign-basedspeedwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Therewillbenowarningwhenthesetthreshold
isexceeded.
Notrafficsigninformationavailable
Thereisnovalidnavigationdataandnospeed
limitsweredetected.Orthereisarecommended
speedbutthereisnotaspeedlimit(forexample
drivingonandoffthe expressway).
Malfunction!Seeowner'smanual
Thesystemmaynotfunctioncorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Functionnotavailableinthiscountry
Thevehicleisinacountrywherethefunctionis
notavailable.

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Assistsystems


informationonpage102.Neverusetraffic
jamassistinthefollowingsituationsoryou
willincreasetheriskofanaccident:
—Drivingoffroadoronunpavedroads.Traffic
jamassistisonlydesignedforuseonpaved
roads.
—Incitydrivingorinconstructionzones
—Onstretchesofroadwithcurves
—Innarrowlanes
—Inuncleartrafficsituationssuchasatinter-
sectionsortollstations
@)Tips
Youarenotnecessarilyguidedtothe center
ofyourlane.
PMENAemer)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

Thisfunctionmeasuresthetimebetweentheve-
hicle
drivingaheadandshowsthisintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.


Fig.113Instrumentcluster:distanceindicator/warning
Description
Atspeedsaboveapproximately40mph(65
km/h),thisfunctionmeasuresthedistancetothe
vehicleaheadastime.
>Switchtheadaptivecruisecontroldisplayonin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay>page15.
TheBindicatorlightturnsonifyoufallbelow
thesetdistance.
Settingthewarningthreshold
Youcanset,changeordeletethewarningthresh-
oldintheInfotainmentsystem.

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


ZAWARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningson>A\in
Generalinformationonpage102.
—Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforadhering
totheregulationsapplicableinthecountry
wherethevehicleisbeingoperated.
@)Tips
Youmayfallbelowhewarningthreshold
brieflywhenpassingorwhenquicklyap-
proachingaslowvehicle.Thereisnowarning
inthisscenario.Awarningisgivenonlyifyou
fallbelowthewarningthresholdforanex-
tendedperiodoftime.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

ACCwithtrafficjamassist:unavailable.See
owner'smanual
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedor arefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave themalfunctioncor-
rected.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheadaptivecruisecon-
trolcannot beactivated,forexampleifthehood
isopen.
ACCw.trafficjamassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page102,
fig.101.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Gradetoosteep
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