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Distancewarning:currentlyunavailable.See
owner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthesystemhasatempo-
raryfailure.Ifthisoccursmultipletimes,driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
ACC:Pleasefastenseatbelt
Thesystemisnotcompletelyavailableifthedriv-
er'sseatbeltisunfastened.
Stationaryobjectahead
Thismessageappearsifyouwouldliketoswitch
thesystemonandthereisastationaryobjectdi-
rectlyinfront ofyourvehicle.
Dooropen
Thesystemisnotavailablewhenthedooris
open.
Audipresense
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
Withinthelimitsofthe system, thepresense
functionscaninitiatemeasuresinparticularly
dangeroussituationstoprotectthevehiclepas-
sengersandotherroadusers.
—Duetotheinterlinkingofvariousvehiclesys-
tems,criticaldrivingsituationscanbedetected
bypresensebasicandmeasuresforpreventa-
tiveoccupantprotectionarecanbeinitiated.
—Thepresensefrontsystemusesthedatafrom
theadaptivecruisecontrol*radarsensorsand
thecameratocalculatetheprobabilityofacol-
lision.Withinthelimitsofthesystem,anim-
pendingcollisionwithvehiclescanbedetected
inbothurbanandruralspeedranges.Inthis
case,thesystemwarnsthedrivervisually,
acousticallyandwithajerkonthebrakesifnec-
essary.Ifneeded,itcaninitiateapartialorfull
decelerationtoreduce thecollisionspeedor to
avoid
thecollisionundercertaincircumstances.
Inconjunctionwithpresensebasic/rear,the
front safetybeltsarealsoreversiblytensioned
whenneeded.Thepresensefrontisalsoactive
whenadaptivecruisecontrol*isswitchedoff.
—Presenserearcontainspresensebasicfunc-
tions.Itusesthedatafromthesideassist*ra-
darsensorsandcalculateswithinthelimitsof
thesystemtheprobabilityofarearendcolli-
sionwiththevehiclebehindyou.Presenserear
isalsoactivewhensideassist*isswitchedoff.
—Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensecity
usesthecameradataandcandetectanim-
pendingcollisionwithvehiclesandpedestrians.
Inthiscase,thesystemwarnsthedrivervisual-
ly,acousticallyandwithajerkonthebrakesif
necessary.Ifneeded,itcaninitiateafulldecel-
erationtoreducethecollisionspeedor to avoid
thecollisionundercertaincircumstances.In
conjunctionwithpresensebasic/rear,thefront
safetybeltsarealsoreversiblytensionedwhen
needed.
ZXWARNING
Readthegeneralinformationin>A\inGen-
eralinformationonpage102,>A\inGeneral
informationonpage121.
@Tips
—Certain presensefunctionsswitchoffwhen
drivinginreverse.
—Thepresensefunctionsmaynotbeavaila-
bleifthereisamalfunctionintheESCsys-
temortheairbagcontrolmodule.
—Notethatthereversiblebelttensioneron
thefrontpassenger'ssidedeactivateswhen
thefrontpassenger'sairbagisdeactivated.
—Switchthepresenseoffwhenyouarenot
usingpublicstreetsorwhenloadingtheve-
hicleontoavehiclecarrier,train,ship,or
othertypeoftransportation.Thiscanpre-
ventanundesiredinterventionfromthepre
sensesystem.
Audipresensebasic
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audipresensebasic
Thepresensebasicfunctionsareactivatedata
speedofapproximately20mph(30km/h)or
higher.
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Assistsystems
Thefollowingfunctionscanbetriggeredunder
certainconditionswithinthelimitsofthesys-
tem:
—Tensioningofthesafetybelts(forexample,
duringheavybraking):thefront safetybelts
havereversiblebelttensioners.Ifacollision
doesnotoccur,thesafetybeltsloosenslightly
andarereadytotriggeragain.
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Activationofthe emergencyflashers)
ThemessageAudipresenseA=page112,
fig.114willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
Audidriveselect*:thetriggertimesareadjusted
dependingonthemodeselected.
ONmeals
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresensefront
Audipresense
Fig.114Instrumentcluster:approachwarning
Description
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensefront
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionsandinitiate
thecorrespondingbrakingmaneuversorthesup-
portingmeasureswhenavoidingacollision.
Ifdetectedintime,thesystemcanrankthedan-
geroussituationascriticalifavehicledriving
aheadbrakessuddenly,ifyourownvehicleisap-
proachingasignificantlyslowervehicleathigh
speedorwhenthereisanoncomingvehicledur-
ingaturningmaneuver.
Ifdetectionisnotpossible,thenpresensefront
doesnotreact.
D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
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Warnings
Thesystemrecognizesvariousdangeroussitua-
tions.Theearlywarningoccursif:
—Avehicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—Yourownvehicleapproachesasignificantly
slowervehicleorstationaryvehicleinthedirec-
tionoftravel
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
ble
to avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresenseA
=>fig.114andawarningtonewillwarnyou
aboutthedanger.
Ifyoudonotreactenoughornotatalltoadan-
geroussituationthatwasdetectedbythesys-
tem,presensefrontprovidesassistancebyap-
plyingthebrakes.
If acollisionisimminent,thesystemwillfirst
providean acutewarningbybrakingsharply.You
willalsowarnedbyanindicatorintheinstrument
clusterdisplay>fig.114.Ifyoudonotreactto
theacutewarning,presensefrontcanbrakewith
increasingforcewithinthelimitsofthesys-
tem)).Thisreducesthevehiclespeedinthe
eventofacollision.Atlowvehiclespeeds,pre
sensefrontcaninitiateacompletedeceleration
shortlybeforeacollisionwithavehicledriving
ahead).Ifpresensefrontdeterminesthatyou
arenotbrakingstronglyenoughwhenacollision
isimminent,itcanincreasethebrakingforce.
Thefollowingfunctionstriggerinconjunction
withpresensebasic/rearatcorrespondingvehi-
clespeeds:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefront safetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
Audidriveselect*:dependingontheselected
mode,thereversiblebelttensionerandtheclos-
ingofthewindowsandsunroof*arenotactive.
Evasivesteeringsupport
Evasive steeringsupporthelpsyouto steerthe
vehiclearoundanobstacleinacriticalsituation.
Ifyouavoidanobstacleaftertheacutewarning,
thentheevasive steeringsupportassistsyouby>
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applyingslightsteeringadjustmenttocorrect
yoursteeringwheelangleaslongasyouareac-
tivelysteering.Evasive steeringsupportisavaila-
bleatspeedsbetweenapproximately20mph
(30km/h)and90mph(150km/h).
Turnassist
Whenstartingtodriveanduptospeedsofmaxi-
mum6mph(10km/h),theturnassistusesa
brakinginterventiontopreventyourvehiclefrom
collidingwithanoncomingvehiclewhenturning
leftorright (availableincertaincountries).The
brakinginterventioncausesyourvehicleto stay
initslane.
ZAWARNING
—Presensefrontcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itisasystemdesignedtoassistand
itcannotpreventacollisionineverycircum-
stance.Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbraking
atthecorrecttime.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks.
Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofacollision.
— Thesystemcandeployincorrectlydueto
system-specificlimits.
—Pleasenotethatthesensorsandthecamera
donotalwaysdetectallobjects or lane
markings.This increasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Presensefrontdoesnotreacttopeople,an-
imalsor objectsthatarecrossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect>AV
inGeneralinformationonpage102.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrailsorthe
entrancetoatunnel,heavyrainandicecan
affectthefunction oftheradarsensorsand
thesystem'sabilitytodetectacollisionrisk.
C)Note
Thesensorscan bedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presensefrontcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
@Tips
—Youcancancelthebrakingwithincreasing
forcethatisinitiatedbythesystembybrak-
ing yourself,byacceleratingnoticeablyorby
swerving.
—Keepinmindthatpresensefrontcanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
the
riskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensefrontfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCisrestrictedorswitchedoff
=>page145orthehillholdassistisswitch-
edon>page146.
Audipresenserear
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiside assist
Iftheriskofacollisionwithavehicleaheadisde-
tected,thefollowing functionscanbetriggered:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefrontsafetybelts
atthecorrespondingspeeds.
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Activatingtheemergencyflashersandmaking
themflashmorequickly
ThemessageAudipresensewB=>page112,
fig.114willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.
Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthesideassist*radarsensorsdo
notalwaysdetecteveryobject.
—Presensereardoesnotreacttopeople,ani-
malsorobjectsthatarecrossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrails,heavy
rainandicecanimpairthefunction ofthe
radarsensorsandtheabilitytodetectacol-
lisionrisk.
CG)Note
Theradarsensorscan bedisplacedbyimpacts
ordamagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
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underbody.Presenserearcan be impaired by
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
@)Tips
—Thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentowingatrailer.
—Thepresenserearfunctionsmayalso
switchoffifthereisamalfunctioninthe
sideassist*system.
NUeeeial
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresensecity
Description
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensecity
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionswithvehi-
clesandpedestriansandinitiatetheapplicable
brakingmaneuverifneeded.Presensecityisac-
tiveatspeedsofapproximately6mph(10km/h)
andhigher.
Apedestrianwarningcanoccuratspeeds upto
50mph(85km/h),andvehiclewarningscanoc-
curatspeedsupto155mph(250km/h).Apre
sensecitybrakingmaneuverispossibleatspeeds
upto50mph(85km/h).
Warnings
Thesystemrecognizesvariousdangeroussitua-
tions.Theearlywarningoccursif:
—Avebhicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—Yourownvehicleapproachesavehicleinfront
ofyouthatistravelingatasignificantlyslower
speedorthatisstationary
—Apedestrianisstandinginthelaneorismov-
ingintothelane
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresenseA
=>page112,fig.114andawarningtonewill
warnyouaboutthedanger.
Thebrakesmayalsobeappliedasanacutewarn-
ing whenthereisanimpendingcollision.Ifyou
donotreacttotheacutewarning,presensecity
canbraketothepointofcompletedeceleration
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withinthelimitsofthesystem.Thisreducesthe
vehiclespeedintheeventofacollision.Themes-
sageAudipresenseANalsoappears.
Thefollowingfunctionsaretriggeredinconjunc-
tionwithpresensebasic/rear:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefront safetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.
AXWARNING
—Presensecitycannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itisasystemdesignedtoassistand
itcannotpreventacollisionineverycircum-
stance.Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbraking
atthecorrecttime.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks.
Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofacollision.
— The systemcandeployincorrectlydueto
system-specificlimits.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthecameradoesnotalwaysdetect
everyobject.
—Presensecitydoesnotreacttoanimals,
crossing oroncomingvehicles,objectssuch
asbars,railingsorrailcars,andobjectsthat
aredifficulttodetect>A\inGeneralinfor-
mationonpage102.
—Intrailermode,thebrakingbehaviorofthe
trailercanbedifferentthanusualduringau-
tomaticbraking.
Z\WARNING
Presensecitymayberestrictedorunavailable
inthefollowingtypesofsituations:
—Inheavyfog,rain,spray,orsnow
—Whentherearevisualobstructions,suchas
glare,reflectionsorvariationsinlight
—Whenitisdark
—Ifthecamerawindoworthewindshieldis
dirty,iced over,damagedorcovered
—Whendrivingonsnow,iceorlooseground
—Incurves
—IftheESCwasrestrictedorswitchedoff
—Whentowingatrailer
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—Whenthedriver'sseatbeltisunfastened
—
Forseveralsecondsaftertheignitionis
switchedon
()Note
Impactsordamagetothecameramounton
thewindshieldcandisplacethesensor.Pre
sensecitycanbeimpairedbythis.Haveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@Tips
—Youcancancelthesystembrakinginterven-
tionifyouaccelerateconsiderablyorswerve
away.
— Keepinmindthatpresensecitycanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensecityfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCislimitedorswitchedoff
=page145orthehilldescentassistis
switchedon>page146.
—Whenthereisamalfunctioninthecamera,
thepresensecityfunctionsalsoswitchoff.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audipre sense.
TurnAudipresenseon/off-thepresensefunc-
tionscanbe turnedonandoff.
Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,itswitchesonagain
automaticallyoncetheignitionisswitchedon
again.
Prewarning-theearlywarningcan be switched
offorthepresensecity/frontwarningpointcan
beset(Early/Medium/Late).
Setthewarningtimefortheearlywarningto
Earlyatfirst.Ifthiscausesundesiredearlywarn-
ingstoappear,thensetthewarningtimetoMe-
dium. TheLatewarningtimeshouldonlybeset
inspecialcircumstances.
@Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
8Audipresense:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thismessageappearswhenthepresensefunc-
tionisaffected.Forexample,thiscouldbe
causedbyafaultysensor.Driveimmediatelyto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytohavethe malfunctionrepaired.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Sensor
viewlimitedduetosurroundings.Seeowner's
manual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorand
cameraviewisobstructed,forexamplebyleaves,
snow,heavysprayordirt.Ifnecessary, cleanthe
sensorsandtheareaaroundthecamera
=>page102,fig.101or>page121,fig.122.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Trailer
towingmode
Forvehicleswithatrailerhitchinstalledatthe
factory,thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentheelectricalconnectoratthesocketis
pluggedin.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrailer
hitch.
Audipresense:currentlylimited
ThismessageappearsiftheESCisrestrictedor
switchedoff,forexample.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearswhenthereisatemporary
failureinasubsystem,suchastheESC.Ifthis
messageappearsrepeatedly,drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:emergencybrakingsystem
off
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Audisideassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
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Fig.119Sensordetectionrange
Fig.120Displayontheexteriormirror
Sideassist(lanechangeassist)helpsyoumonitor
yourblindspotandtrafficbehindyourvehicle.
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,itwarnsyou
aboutvehiclesthatarecomingcloserorthatare
travelingwithyouwithinsensorrange@)
>fig.119.If alanechangeisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thedisplay(2)intheexteriormirrorturnson
>fig.120.
Thedisplayintheleftexteriormirrorprovidesas-
sistancewhenmakingalanechangetotheleft,
whilethedisplayintherightexteriormirrorpro-
videsassistancewhenmakingalanechangeto
theright.
Informationstage
Aslongasyoudonotactivatetheturnsignal,
sideassistinformsyouaboutvehiclesthatare
detectedandclassifiedascritical.Thedisplayin
themirrorturnson,butisdim.
Thedisplayremainsdimintheinformationstage
sothatyourviewtowardthefrontisnotdistur-
bed.
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Warningstage
Ifthedisplayinamirrorblinksbrightlywhenyou
activateaturnsignal,sideassistiswarningyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.Ifthishappens,checktrafficby glancing
intheexteriormirrorsandoveryourshoulder
=>A\inGeneralinformationonpage121.
Appliesto:vehicleswithactivelaneassist:the
displayinthemirrorcanalsoblinkifyouhavenot
activatedaturnsignal:ifyouareapproachinga
detectedlanemarkerlineanditappearsyouwill
beleavingthelane,sideassistwillwarnyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
@Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearviewmirror>page122.
Assistsystems
—Ifvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleft
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynot
turnonintime.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy
rain,snoworheavymist.
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orif
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicles
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.
©)Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@)Tips
—Thesesystemsarenotavailableintrailer
towingmode.Thereisnoguaranteethesys-
temswillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donot use thesefunctions
whentowingatrailer.
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
frontpassenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
rect.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Thesystemcanbe switchedon/offintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.Offswitchesthe
systemoff.
Ifthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
terior
mirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
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G)Tips
Whenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
warningsystemactivatesordeactivates
=page123.
Settingthedisplaybrightness
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.
Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplay totheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Thesideassistfunctionsarenotactivedur-
ingtheadjustmentprocess.
— Theexitwarningindicatorsturnonduring
the
adjustmentprocess.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
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Appliesto:vehicleswithexitwarningsystem
Fig.124Door:warninglight
Whenthevehicleisstationary,theexitwarning
system warnsthepassengersofapossiblecolli-
sionwhenopeningthedoor.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem,thesystemmonitorstheareasbe-
hindandnexttothevehicleusingtheradarsen-
sors>page121,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproachingfrombehind,suchascars,are
detected>fig.123.
Ifyouopenthedoorandacriticalsituationisde-
tected,thedoorhandleframeontheaffected
doorwillblink>fig.124andthedisplayinthe
outsidemirroronthesamesidealso appears.If
thedoorisalreadyopen andanotherroaduseris
detectedandthesituationisclassifiedascritical,
thenthecorrespondingdisplaysturnon.
ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Theexitwarning
systemdoesnotreplacetheattentionofthe
vehicleoccupants.Thevehicleoccupantsare
alwaysresponsibleforopeningthedoors
andexitingthevehicle.
— Theexitwarningsystemcanbeavailablefor
uptoapproximatelythreeminutesafterun-
lockingthevehicleandopeningthedooras
wellasafterswitchingofftheignition.Then
thedisplaysflashbrieflyandthesystem
switchesoff.
—Theexitwarningsystemdoesnotrespond
topeopleandcannotwarnyouaboutevery
typeofapproachingobjects,suchascyclists.
Alwaysmonitorthetrafficaswellastheve-
hicle'ssurroundingswithdirecteyecontact.
Z\WARNING
Theexitwarningsystemissubjecttolimita-
tionsandcannotwarnyoubeforeeveryim-
pendingcollision:
—Ifthevehicleistoowidefortheparking
spaceandcoveredby the neighboringvehi-
cles.
—Approachingobjectsorpeoplesuchascy-
clistsorskateboardersmaynot be detected
undercertaincircumstances.
—The systemdoesnotreacttostationaryob-
jects.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=>page121,fig.122.
@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@inGeneral
informationonpage122.
@Tips
—Theexitwarningsystemisswitchedonand
offthroughthesideassist>page122.The
exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
—Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
—The systemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
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