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Assistsystems

aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
iG)Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearviewmirror>page121.

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Fig.116Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@)Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
120
thesoonerthedisplayintheoutsidemirrorwill
turnon.
Vehiclestravelingwithyou
Vehiclestravelingwithyouareindicatedinthe
exteriormirroriftheyareclassifiedascriticalfor
alane change.Allvehiclesdetectedbysideassist
areindicatedbythetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,atthelatest.
©Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthanapproximately
9mph(15km/h)),thedisplayintheexteriormir-
rorturnsonassoonasthevehicleentersyour
blindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthanapproximately9
mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanesarenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisinthesamelane
oronelaneoverfromtheadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(such as
roadsidestructureslikeguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.116with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausethiswillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page346.>

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AWARNINGSwitchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.SideassistcannotThesystemcanbe switchedon/offintheInfo-
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralonetainmentsystem.
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.

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

—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.Forsystemoff.
example:
—IfvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleftIfthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynotteriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
turnonintime.tionisswitchedon.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy)
rain,snoworheavymist.@Tips
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orifWhenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicleswarningsystemactivatesordeactivates
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected=>page122.
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.Settingthedisplaybrightness
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@)Note
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-


Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsorfotainmentsystem.
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have»SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAuditon>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.sistance>Audisideassist.
@)TipsThedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightness ofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplay totheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
—Thesesystemsarenotavailableintrailer
towingmode.Thereisnoguaranteethesys-
temswillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donot use thesefunctions
whentowingatrailer.
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
aes.Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththeintheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandtheviewahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
IndustryCanadaregulations,seeplayintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
>page373.brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.>
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approximately1000feet(300m).Thethermal
imagedetectedbythecameraisshowninthein-
strumentclusterdisplay.Warmareasappear
lighterandcoldareasappeardarker.
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist

Fig.121Instrumentcluster:yellowhighlightedpedes-
trians
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Fig.122Instrumentcluster:symbolwhentheinfraredim-
ageisnotvisible
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,thenightvision
assistcandetectpedestriansandwildanimals
thatarebetweenapproximately32feet(10m)
and295feet(90m)infront ofthevehicleand
withinthedetectionzone.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem=>page126,apedestrianorwildani-
maldetectedwhenthelowbeamsareswitched
onishighlightedinyellow>fig.121.Animalrec-
ognitionisnotactivewithinhighlydeveloped
areas.Thesystemonlydetectslargewildanimals
suchasdeer.
@)Tips
Ifanotherdisplay(suchasnavigation)repla-
cestheimagefromthenightvisionassist,the
symbolappearsinatab4°fig.122.Youcan
accessnightvision assistusingthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheelbuttons>page16.
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist

Fig.123Instrumentcluster:(A)pedestrianwarning,
wildanimalwarning
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Fig.124Instrumentcluster:
wildanimalwarning,whenthenightvisionassistimageis
notselectedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
pedestrianwarning/
Imageintheinstrumentcluster/head-up
display*
Iftherearepedestriansorwildanimalsinanarea
infront ofyourvehiclethatisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thesystemwilldirectyourattentiontothis:
—Pedestriansor wildanimalsarehighlightedin
redintheinstrumentclusterandthecorre-
spondingsymbolJMorBMturnson>fig.123.
—Thereisalsoanaudiblesignal.
Theareaclassifiedascriticalisbasedonthevehi-
clespeedandthesteeringwheelangle.Pedes-
trianandwildanimalwarningencouragesyouto
paymoreattention.
Ifthenightvision assistimageisreplacedbyan-
otherdisplay(suchastheon-boardcomputer),
theredfayorindicatorlight>fig.124will
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Assistsystems

Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reduce thewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
All-wheelsteering*
All-wheelsteeringincreasesdrivingcomfortby
providingadditionalsteeringabilityattherear
axle.Steeringintheoppositedirectionatlow
speedsdecreasestheturningradius.Steeringin
thesamedirectionathighspeeds improvesthe
responsetimewhileincreasingdrivingstabilityat
thesametime.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page151,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
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Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
C@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—
Makesurethereisenoughclearanceabove
andbelowthevehiclewhenparking.The
heightofthevehicle(groundclearance)can
changeonceitisparkedduetotemperature
fluctuations,changestotheload condi-
tions,andchangestothedrivingmodes.
—
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcar-
rier,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlyse-
curethevehicleattheoutercircumference
ofthetires(thetreadsurface).Securingthe
vehicleattheaxlecomponents,suspension
struts,ortowingeyesisnotpermittedbe-
causethepressureintheairsuspension
strutscanchangeduringtransport.Theve-
hiclemightnot besecuredsufficientlyifthis
happens.
@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.

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Youcanchangethedrivingmodewhenthevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.Iftrafficper-
mits, afterchangingmodes, brieflyremoveyour
footfromtheacceleratorpedalsothatthere-
centlyselectedmodeisalsoactivatedfortheen-
gine.
Offroad*orLift/Offroad*-activatesoffroad
functionstosupportdrivingonroughterrain.The
engine,transmissionandsteeringadjustandthe
Start/Stopsystem*switchesoff.Appliestoair
suspension*:thevehiclealsoliftsforpassing
overobstaclestomaintainmaximumground
clearance.
Allroad*-onlyforairsuspension*:thevehicle
liftstomaintainhighergroundclearancefordif-
ficultstretchesofroad.
Comfort-providesacomfort-orientedvehicle
setupandissuitedforlongdrivesonhighways.
Auto-providesanoverallcomfortableyetdy-
namicdrivingfeelandissuitedforeverydayuse.
Dynamic-givesthedriverasportydrivingfeel
andissuited toasportydrivingstyle.
Individual->page129.
AdjustingtheIndividualmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Youcanadjustthevehiclesettingstoyourpersonalpreferences.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidrive select>Individual>
rightcontrolbutton.

Afteryouhaveclosedthesettings,youwillauto-
maticallydriveintheIndividualmode.
Theequipmentinyourvehiclewilldetermine
whichsettingsyoucanadjust.Thefollowingta-
blegivesanoverviewofthecharacteristics.





Systemscomfortautodynamic
Engine/transmissionbalancedbalancedsporty
Airsuspension*comfortablebalancedsporty
Steeringcomfortablebalancedsporty
All-wheelsteering*comfortablebalancedsporty
Sportdifferential*Offbalancedsporty
Enginesound*subtlesubtle/sporty®sporty
ACC*comfortablebalancedsporty

)Subtleintheselectorleverposition"D"andsportyin"S".
@Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallysavedinIndi-
vidualmode.
Liftingandloweringthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>page128,
fig.127untilthedesiredmodeappearsinthe
instrumentcluster/Infotainmentsystemdis-
play.Or

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>
Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.
C)Note
TheLift/OffroadmodeswitchestoAllroad
modewhendrivingaboveapproximately
20mph(30km/h)andthevehicleautomati-
callylowersagain.Thesemodesmayonlybe
usedonatemporarybasisandarenotintend-
edforcontinuousdriving.

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Parkingaid
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras/parkassist.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page132.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingusingaudioandvisualsignalstowarnyou
aboutobjectsdetectedinfrontof,behind,andat
thesides*ofthevehicle>page132.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page134.
Theperipheralcamerasgivevariousviewsto
helpyouwhenparkingormaneuvering
=page136.Theparkingsystemplusfunctions
arealsoavailable>page132.
Parkassisthelpsyoutolocatesuitableparking
spaceswhenparallelorperpendicularparking,
andalsohelpswhenleavingaparallelparking
space>page139.


ingsystemmaybe impairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.


ZA\WARNING
—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-

@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
@)Tips
—Thesystemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglottobe-
comefamiliarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page144.
—Whatappearsintheinfotainmentdisplayis
somewhattime-delayed.
—Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
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—Onlyuse therearviewcameratoassistyouif
itshowsagood,clearpicture.Forexample,
theimagemaybeaffectedbythesunshin-
ingintothelens,dirtonthelens,orifthere
isamalfunction.
—Usetherearviewcameraonlyiftheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Thecameralensenlargesanddistortsthe
fieldofvision.Theobjectappearsbothal-
teredandinaccurateonthescreen.
—Incertainsituations,peopleorobjectsin
thedisplayappearcloserorfartheraway:
—Forobjectsthatdonottouchtheground,
suchasthebumperofaparkedvehicle,a
trailerhitchortherearofatruck.Donot
use the
orientationlinesinthiscase.
—Ifdrivenfromalevelsurfaceontoanin-
cline,oradownwardslope.
—Ifdriventowardprotrudingobjects.
—Ifthevehicleiscarryingtoomuchloadin
therear.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension:the
accuracyoftheorientationlinesandblue
surfacesdecreaseswhenthevehicleis
raised/lowered>page127.

@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
— Theorange-coloredorientationlinesinthe
Infotainmentdisplayshowthevehiclepath
basedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
front ofthevehicleswingsoutmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
@)Tips
Thereisnodistancewarningfortherearand
thesides*whentrailertowingmodeisdetect-
ed.Thefrontsensorsremainactivated.The
visualdisplayswitchestotrailermode.The
rearviewcameraimagewillnotshowtheori-
entationlinesandthebluesurfaces.Thereis
noguaranteethefunctionswillswitchoff
whenusingaretrofittedtrailerhitch.
SicaReRol
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePvbuttoninthecenterconsole
=>page133,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
Perpendicularparking
Applies
to:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
Thisviewmaybeusedwhenparkinginagarage
orinaparkingspace.

Fig.135Infotainmentsystem:aligningthevehicle
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Parkingaid

>Turn theInfotainmentsystemonandshiftinto
reversegear.
>Theorangeorientationlines@showthevehi-
cle'sdirectionoftravel.Turn thesteeringwheel
untiltheorangeorientationlinesalignwiththe
parkingspace>fig.134.Usethemarkings@)
tohelpyouestimatethedistancetoanobsta-
cle.Eachmarkingrepresentsapproximately3ft
(1m).Thebluearearepresentsanextensionof
thevehicle'soutlinebyapproximately16ft(5
meters)totherear.
>Whiledrivinginreversegear,adjustthesteer-
ingwheelangletofittheparkingspaceusing
theorangeorientationlinesforassistance>A\
inGeneralinformationonpage134,>@)in
Generalinformationonpage135.Area@)rep-
resentstherearbumper.Attheverylatest,
stopthevehiclewhentheredorientationline
@bordersanobject.
NirliCimUCW
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras
andtrailerhitch
Thisviewassistsyouinpositioningthevehiclein
frontofatrailer.

Fig.136Infotainmentsystem:trailerview
Requirement:Trailerviewmustbeselected
=>page144.
>Nowyoucanpositionyourvehicleinfrontof
thetrailer>/\inGeneralinformationon
page136,>@)inGeneralinformationon
page137.Theorangeorientationlineindicates
theexpectedpathtowardthetrailerhitch.Use
thebluelinestohelpyouestimatethedistance
tothetrailerhitch.
136
Peripheralcameras
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras
Withthisequipment,theparkingsystemplus*
=page132ortheparkassist*issupplemented
withvariousperipheralcameras.Thefourcam-
erasgiveyouthefollowingviews:areaaround
thevehicle,frontcornerviewandrearcorner
view,viewinfrontofthevehicleandbehindthe
vehicle.
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

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Fig.137Locationofperipheralcameras
Thefourperipheralcamerasarelocatedinthera-
diatorgrille,intheluggagecompartmentlidand
onbothexteriormirrors>fig.137.Makesure
thatthelensesarenotcoveredbydepositsorany
otherobstructionsasthismayimpairthesystem.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page346.
Blackcornersareshowninthevehiclesilhouette
wheninSurroundingsmode.Objectsinthese
areasareoutsideofthecamera'sfieldofview
andarenotdetected.

Z\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Ifthepositionortheinstallationangleofa
camerawaschanged,forexampleaftera
collision,donotcontinuetouse thesystem
forsafety reasons.Haveitcheckedby anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi

ServiceFacility.>