Assistsystems
areindicatedby thetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,
atthelatest.
@®Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthan9mph(15km/
h)),thedisplayintheexteriormirrorturnsonas
soonasthevehicleentersyourblindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthan9mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanes arenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisonelaneoverfrom
theadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(suchas
highordisplacedguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.77with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausetheywillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page270.
ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Sideassistcannot
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralone
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.
—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.For
example:
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—Ifvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleft
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynot
turnonintime.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy
rain,snoworheavymist.
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orif
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicles
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.
()Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscan impair thesystem.Have
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@Tips
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
rect.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
SyiememeRela
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist
Ifthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
teriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
Adjustingthedisplaybrightness
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist
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Assistsystems
Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightness ofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Sideassistisnotactivewhileyouaremak-
ingtheadjustment.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeybeing
used.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Ifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically,a
messageappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Donotcover
theareainfront ofthesensorswithbikewheels,
stickers,dirtorotherobjects.Cleantheareacov-
eringthesensors,ifnecessary>page73,fig.77.
E]Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedor arefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audidriveselect(drive
settings)
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.Thedrivercanselectfromthreemodes,
Comfort,Auto,andDynamic,usingthesistbut-
toninthecenterconsoleorbyusingtheInfotain-
mentsystem.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
asportyandacomfortabledrivingmode,forex-
ample.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
be
adjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
ZA\WARNING
UsingAudidriveselectincorrectlycanlead to
collisions,otheraccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Thevehiclesetupineachmodedependsonthe
vehicle'sfeatures.
Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.
Suspensioncontrol(Audimagneticride)*
Thesuspensioncontrolusessensorstorecordin-
formationregardingsteeringmovements,brak-
ingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,as
wellasinformationabouttheroadsurface,driv-
ingspeed,andload.Withdriveselect,youcan>
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Assistsystems
adjustthesuspensioncontroltosporty(dynam-
ic),comfortable(comfort)orbalanced(auto).
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasincomfortmodeisespecially
suited tolongdrivesonahighway.Thedynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
Insomemodels,themaximumvehiclespeed
canonlybe reachedintheautoanddynamic
modes.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
You can choosebetweencomfort,auto,dynamic
andindividual.
BFV-0307
,drive
\select
Fig.78Centerconsole:driveselectbutton
BFV-0308
Appliesto:TT RS
Fig.79Steeringwheel:driveselectbutton
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>Pressthesssbuttonrepeatedlyuntilthede-
sireddrivemodeisdisplayedintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Audidrive
select.
»Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.
Youcanchangethedrivingmodewhenthevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.Iftrafficper-
mits,afterchangingmodes,brieflyremoveyour
footfromtheacceleratorpedalsothatthere-
centlyselectedmodeisalsoactivatedfortheen-
gine.
Comfort-resultsinacomfort-orientedvehicle
calibration
Auto-providesanoverallcomfortableyetdy-
namicdrivingfeelandissuitedforeverydayuse.
Dynamic-givesthedriverasportydrivingfeel
andissuited toasportydrivingstyle.
Individual->page77.
Parkingaid
Parkingaid
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem/parkingsystem
plus
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingbyaudiblyandvisuallywarningyouofobjects
detectedinfrontofandbehindthevehicle
=>page79.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page80.
ZAWARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-
ingsystemmaybeimpairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
—Makesurethesensorsarenotobstructedby
stickers,depositsorothermaterials.Ifthey
are,thesensorfunctioncouldbeimpaired.
Foradditionalinformationoncleaning,see
=page270.
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@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
G)Tips
— The systemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglotto be-
come
familiarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals.
—Whatappearsinthedisplayisslightlyde-
layed.
— Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
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Parkingaid
Rearparkingsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem
Therearparkingsystemisanaudibleparking
aid.
Description
Thereisasensorintherearbumpercover.If
thesedetectanobstacle,audiblesignalswarn
you.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthesensorfunction.Forinformationon
cleaning,see>page270.
Therangeatwhichthesensorsbegintomeasure
isapproximately:
Side
Center
3ft(0.90m)
5.2ft(1.60m)
Rear
Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuebackingup>A\inIntroduction
onpage78,>@inIntroductiononpage78!
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainsconstant,
thevolumeofthedistancewarninggradually
dropsafteraboutfourseconds(thisdoesnotap-
plyinthecontinuoustonerange).
Activating
Therearparkingassistactivatesautomatically
whenthereversegearisengaged.Abrieftone
willsound.
Parkingsystemplus
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus
Parkingsystemplusprovidesaudioandvisual
signalswhenparking.
BFV-0262
Fig.80Principleofoperation
Sensorsarelocatedinthefrontandrearbump-
ers. Ifthesedetectanobstacle,audibleandvisu-
alsignalswarnyou.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthesensorfunction.Forinformationon
cleaning,see>page270.
Thedisplayfieldbeginsapproximatelyat:
@4ft(1.20m)
@3ft(0.90m)
®5.2ft(1.60m)
@3ft(0.90m)
Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuedrivingforwardorinreverse
=AinIntroductiononpage78,>©inIntro-
ductiononpage78!
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainsconstant,
thevolumeofthedistancewarninggradually
dropsafteraboutfourseconds(thisdoesnotap-
plyinthecontinuoustonerange).
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Parkingaid
Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswith parkingsystemplus
a 3q | >
zoO
Fig.81Centerconsole:parkingaidbutton
Fig.82Opticaldistancedisplay
Switchingon
>Shiftintoreverse,or
>PressthePvbuttoninthe centerconsole
>fig.81.Ashortconfirmationtonesoundsand
theLEDinthebuttonturnson.
Switchingoff
>Drivefasterthan6mph(10km/h),or
>PressthePbutton,or
>Switchtheignitionoff.
Activatingautomatically
The
parkingaidisactivatedautomaticallyat
speedslessthan6mph(10km/h) andwhenap-
proachinganobstaclefromapproximately
3.1feet(95cm)away.Thereareaudiblesignals
whenapproximately1.6ft(50cm)awayfromthe
obstacle.IfyoupresstheP”buttontoswitchthe
parkingaidoff,itcanonly bereactivatedauto-
maticallywhenoneofthefollowingconditionsis
met:
—Thevehiclespeedexceeds6mph(10km/h)
—Theignitionisswitchedoffandbackonagain
—Theparkingbrakeissetandthenreleased
80
—Theselectorlevermustbeinthe"P"position.
Segmentsinthevisualdisplay
Thesegmentsinfront ofandbehindthevehicle
(vehicleswithparkingsystemplus*)>fig.82
helpyoutodeterminethedistancebetweenyour
vehicleandanobstacle.Theredlinesmarkthe
expecteddirectionoftravelaccordingtothe
steering angle.Awhitesegmentindicatesan
identifiedobstacle thatisoutsideofthevehicle's
path.Redsegmentsshowidentifiedobstacles
thatareinyourvehicle'spath.Asyourvehicle
comesclosertotheobstacle,thesegmentsmove
closertothevehicle.Thecollisionareahasbeen
reachedwhenthenexttolastsegmentisdis-
played.Obstaclesinthecollisionarea,including
thoseoutsideofthevehicle'spath,areshownin
red.Donotcontinuedrivingforwardorinreverse
=AinIntroductiononpage78,>@inIntro-
ductiononpage78!
Rearviewcamera
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
B8V-0629
Fig.83Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.
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Parkingaid
Ceeace1od}
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
BFV-0086
Fig.84Diagram:areacovered@)andareanotcovered(2)
bythe rearviewcamera.
BFV-0087
Fig.85Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-view
camera
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
theparkingsystem>fig.85isnotcoveredbyde-
positsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethiscan
impairthefunctionoftheparkingsystem.Forin-
formationoncleaning,see>page270.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes(4)
=>fig.84.OnlythisareaisshownintheInfotain-
mentdisplay.Objectsthatareinarea(2),whichis
notcovered,arenotdisplayed.
Z\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inIntroductiononpage78.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallationangleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
thesystemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
—Onlyuse therearviewcameratoassistyouif
itshowsagood,clearpicture.Forexample,
theimagemaybeaffectedbythesunshin-
ingintothelens,dirtonthelens,orifthere
isamalfunction.
—Usetherearviewcameraonlyiftheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Thecameralensenlargesanddistortsthe
fieldofvision.Theobjectappearsbothal-
teredandinaccurateonthescreen.
—Incertainsituations,peopleor objectsin
thedisplayappearcloserorfartheraway:
—Forobjectsthatdonottouchtheground,
suchasthebumperofaparkedvehicle,a
trailerhitchortherearofatruck.Donot
usetheorientationlinesinthiscase.
—Ifdrivenfromalevelsurfaceontoanin-
cline,oradownwardslope.
—Ifdriventowardprotrudingobjects.
—Ifthevehicleiscarryingtoomuchloadin
therear.
CG)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inIntroductiononpage78.
—Theorange-coloredorientationlinesinthe
Infotainmentdisplayshowthevehiclepath
basedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
front ofthevehicleswingsoutmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
SicLeRoi
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
Switchingon
>Shiftintoreverse,or
>PresstheP”buttoninthecenterconsole
=>page80,fig.81.Ashortconfirmationtone
soundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturnson.
Switchingoff
>Drivefasterthan6mph(10km/h),or
>PressthePvbutton,or
>»Switchtheignitionoff.
81
Parkingaid
@®Tips
—Thevisualdisplayintheleftpartofthedis-
playshouldhelpyoudetectthecriticalvehi-
cleareas.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page82.
Perpendicularparking
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
Thisviewmaybe usedwhenparkinginagarage
orinaparkingspace.
4d.Look!Safetomove?
Fig.87Infotainmentsystem:aligningthevehicle
>Turn theInfotainmentsystemonandshiftinto
reversegear.
>Theorangeorientationlines@showthevehi-
cle'sdirectionoftravel.Turn thesteeringwheel
untiltheorangeorientationlinesalignwiththe
parkingspace>fig.86.Usethemarkings@)to
helpyouestimatethedistancetoanobstacle.
Eachmarkingrepresentsapproximately3 feet
(1m).Thebluearearepresentsanextensionof
thevehicle'soutlinebyapproximately16ft(5
meters)totherear.
>Whiledrivinginreversegear,adjustthesteer-
ingwheelangletofittheparkingspaceusing
theorangeorientationlinesforassistance>/\
82
inGeneralinformationonpage81,>@)in
Generalinformationonpage81.Area@)repre-
sentstherearbumper.Attheverylatest,stop
thevehiclewhentheredorientationline@)
bordersanobject.
Adjustingthedisplay
andthewarningtones
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus
Thedisplayandwarningtonescanbeadjustedin
theInfotainment.
MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Parkingaid.
Signaltones
Frontvolume-volumeforthefrontarea
Rearvolume-volumeforthereararea
Entertainmentfader-whentheparkingsystem
isturnedon,thevolumeoftheaudio/video
sourceislowered
G)Tips
—Thesettings areautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeythatisin
use.
— Thenewlevelisdemonstratedbriefly*when
thevolumeisadjusted.
Errormessages
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingsystem/parkingsystem
plus
Rearparkingaid:malfunction!Obstaclescannot
bedetected
Parkingaid:malfunction!Obstaclescannotbe
detected
ThereisasystemmalfunctioniftheLEDinthe
Psbuttonblinkswhenswitchingonthe system.
Iftheerrorisnotcorrectedbeforeyouswitchoff
theignition,theLEDinthePbuttonwillblink
thenexttimeyouswitchontheparkingsystem
byshifting intoreverse.Aslongastheerrorisac-
tive,youcandisplaytheerrormessagesinthe
secondtabofthedriverinformationsystem.>