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Audi active lane assist Lane assist
Description
Applies to: veh icles with act ive lane assist
Active lane assist helps you keep your vehicle in
your lane .
Active lane assist detects lane marker lines with­
in the limits
of the system using a camera in the
windshield. If you are approaching a detected lane marker line and it appears likely that you
will leave the lane , the system will warn you by
means of correct ive steering . T he dr iver can over­
ride the correct ive steering at any time. If the ve­
h icle crosses a line, the drive r is also warned by a
light
vibration in the steering wheel. The vibra­
tion warning must be switched on in the MMI for
this to happen. Active lane assist is operable
when the line marking the lane is detected on at
least one side of the vehicle.
The system is designed for driv ing on freeways
and expanded highways and thus works only at
speeds of 40 mph (65 km/h) or more.
Applies to vehicles with side assist* : If you acti ­
vate your turn signal when active lane assist is
ready and when activated side assist has class i­
fied a lane change as critical because of vehicles
traveling alongside you or coming closer, there
will be noticeable corrective steering just before
you leave the lane . Th is is done to try to keep
your veh icle in the lane .
Applies to vehicles without side assist*: when the
system is ready, it does not warn you if you acti ­
vate your turn signal before driving across a lane marker line. In th is case, it assumes that you are
changing lanes intent ionally.
If the vehicle is also equipped with Audi adaptive
cru ise control*, the corrective steering w ill be
more spec ific in regard to the driving situation .
I n addition to the lane marker lines, the system
can also take into acco unt other objects such as
guard rai ls. If they are detected in close prox imi­
ty to the vehicle, Audi active lane assist helps
prevent the vehicle from driv ing too close to
them. There is also passing assistance . The sys-
Audi act ive lane ass ist
tern does not provide any corrective steering if it
detects that you are passing another vehicle .
A WARNING
--The system warns the driver that the vehicle
is leaving the lane using correct ive steering.
The driver is always responsible for keeping
the vehicle within the lane.
- The system can assist the dr iver in keeping
the vehicle in the lane, but it does not steer
by itself . Always keep your hands on the
steer ing wheel.
- Corrective steering may not occur in certain
situations, such as during heavy braking .
- The camera does not recognize all lane
marker lines. Correct ive steering can only
take place on the side of the vehicle where
lane marker lines are detected.
- Other road structures or objects could poss i­
b ly be identified un intentionally as lane
marker lines. As a result, co rrective steering
may be unexpected or may not occ ur.
- The camera view can be restricted, for ex­
ample
by vehicles driving ahead or by rain,
snow, heavy spray or light shining into the
camera. This can result in active lane ass ist
not detecting the lane marker lines or de­
tect ing them incorrectly .
- Unde r certain condit ions such as r uts in the
road, a banked roadway or crosswinds, the
correct ive steer ing alone may not be enough
to keep the vehicle in the lane.
- For safety reasons, active lane assist must
not be used when there are poor road and/
or weather conditions such as slippery roads, fog, gravel, heavy rain, snow and the
potential for hydrop lan ing . Using active lane
assist u nder these condit ions may i ncrease
the risk of a crash.
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White Active lane ass ist is sw itched on
line(s) and ready to prov ide warnings on
t he side that i s indic ated
¢fig . 109.
Red line Active lane ass ist is war ning yo u
(lef t or that you are about to leave yo ur
r igh t) lane¢
fig. 109 . In add ition, the
st eer ing w hee l vib ra tes slightly .
G ray line(s) Active lane ass ist is switched on
but is not ready to p rovide wa rn-
i n gs
¢ fig. 110.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
When the active lane ass ist t urns of f automat i­
cally, the instrument cluster ind icator goes out
and one of t he follow ing messages appears on
the disp lay:
Audi active lane assist : Currently unavailable .
No camera view
This message appears if the camera is no longer
f u nctiona l after the system has continuously
fa iled to detect the lane mar kings . This could
h appen if :
- Th e came ra field of view ¢
page 100, fig. 108 is
dirty o r cove red in ice . C lea n the area on the
wi ndshield.
- The came ra field of v iew is fo gged over . Wait
u nti l the fog has cleared before sw itching ac­
t ive lane assist on.
- The system has been unab le to detect the lanes
f or an extended pe riod of time due to road con­
ditions. Sw itch act ive lane assist bac k on when
the lines are mo re visible .
Audi active lane assist: Currently unavailable
A tempo rary m alfu nc tion is prevent ing lane as­
sis t from operat ing . Try switching ac tive lane as ­
sist on aga in later.
Audi active lane assist: System fault!
Dr ive to yo ur autho rized Aud i dea le r soon to have
the ma lf u nction co rrected .
Audi active lane assist: Please take over steering
This message appea rs if you do not steer the ve­
hi cle yo urself . If this is the case, active lane ass ist
does not sw itch off, but it does sw itch to the "not
Audi active lane assist
r e ad y" status. The system can hel p you keep the
vehicle in the lane. However it is your own re­
spons ibility to steer and control the ve hicle .
Setting the steering wheel vibration
App lies to : vehicles wit h act ive lane assist
.,. Select: !C A R! function button > Car systems
control button > Driver assist > Audi active
lane assist.
Yo u can switch the vib rating wa rning in the stee r­
i ng wheel
on or off .
(D Tips
Your setting is a utomat ica lly stored and as­
s igned to the remote control key being used.
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Night vis io n ass is ta nt
- Marking pedestrians or w ild animals in red in
th e inst rument cluster and turning on the.
or . symbol c::>fig.119 .
- Sounding a warning tone .
The area regarded as cr itical depends on the vehi­
cle speed and steering angle. Pedest rian and wi ld
an imal warning aims to increase you r attention.
I f the n ight vision assistant image is replaced by
another display such as the tr ip computer , the
red indicato r lamp . or. c::>
fig. 120 will turn
on when there is a pedestrian or wild animal
warn ing.
I f the Head-up Display* is swi tched on a nd the
n ight vision assistant disp lay content is activat­
ed, the display . or. appears in the Head -up
Disp lay *.
Marker light *
To draw the drive r's a ttent ion to the pedestrian,
the head lights can flash brief ly on t he pedest rian
three times when there is a pedes trian warn ing .
This happens at speeds above approx imately
35 mph (60 km/h) when you a re t raveling out­
side of we ll-lit areas and when flashing the head­
lights will not create glare for a vehicle detected
in the oncoming lane . The mark er light* is con­
trolled by the h igh beam assist*
r:::;, page 49, High
beam assist .
The headlights do not flash on w ild a nimals.
General information
Applies to: veh icles w ith night vision ass istant
Fi g. 121 Fr ont of the v ehicl e: nig ht v is io n ass istant came ra
The fo llow ing s ituations may affect the function
of the nigh t vis io n assis tant system:
110
- poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy
road spray
- dirty lens on the night vision ass istant camera
Make su re the n ight v ision assistant camera
c::>
fig . 121 is not covered by st icke rs , depos its or
any othe r obstr uctions because that can prevent
t h e camera from working properly. For informa ­
tion on cleaning the lens, refer to
c::> page 206 .
Pedestria n and wild anima l detect io n depends on
the d ifference in temper ature between the per­
son/w ild an imal and the backg round area . Pedes ­
trians/wild animals may not be detected if the
difference is too smal l. Pedestr ian and wild ani­
mal mark ing and the marker light* are deactivat ­
ed at temperatures above approximate ly 77 °F
(25
°() and when it is light outside. When the
night v is io n assistant image is selected in the in ­
strument cluster d isplay, the
II symbol appears
i n the upper right.
A WARNING
Nig ht vision ass istant has limits and can not
al ways detect pedestr ian s. A lways pay close
attention to t raff ic and the area around your
vehicle eve n when night vision assistant is
switched on .
- Night vision assistant can only warn about
peop le and wild a nimals located within the
visual range of the infrared camera. The vis ­
ual range corresponds to the image in the
instrument cluster disp lay.
- Night vision assistant may not detect people
or w ild an imals and mark them if
- th ey are not in an upright position, fo r ex ­
amp le if they a re sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette i n the display is incomple te
or inte rrupted, for exam ple bec ause a per­
so n is partially cove red by a parked vehicle
or a wild animal is pa rtially covered by tall
grass. This increases the risk of a co llision.
- Never try to swerve to avoid animals if this
w ill put you or other drivers at r isk. This
could inc rease the risk of a collision.
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Care and cleaning
-Sensors/camera lenses
- Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens. This
could cause the lens to crack .
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials or
alcohol to clean the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plastic scraper. To
avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from windows
and mirrors using warm or hot water be­
cause this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de­
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative part .s/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
-Paint
-To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol­
ishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust film .
- Remove cosmetics and sunblock immedi­
ately. Otherwise, the paint could be dam­
aged.
-Trim
- To reduce the risk of damage, do not treat
the trim around the panorama sunroof
with paint polish.
- Decorative decals
-To reduce the risk of damage, do not use
any rough powder or abrasive cleaning
products .
- To reduce the risk of damage, do not pol­
ish decorative parts that have a matte fin­
ish .
-Displays
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry cleaning
methods on displays.
-Controls
210
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con­
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them .
- Never clean safety belts or their compo­
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web­ bing .
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections , the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or a qualified workshop.
- Textiles/Vinyl/ Alcantara
- Never treat Vinyl/ Alcantara with leather
care products, solvents, floor polish, shoe
polish, stain remover or similar products .
- To avoid damage, have stubborn stains re­
moved by an authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
-Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers,
rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam­
age to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners , for exam­
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers .
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed .
-Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, stain remover or simi­
lar products.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers,
rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam­
age to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes , hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat .
- To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the

@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper disposal of
brake fluid as we ll as the special toots re­
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec­
ommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your authorized Audi dealer .
Battery
General information
Under normal operating conditions, the battery
in your Audi does not need any maint enance.
With
high outside temperatures or long daily
drives we recommend tha t you have the electro­
lyte level checked by a service facility. The elec­
trolyte level should also be checked each time
the battery is charged ¢
page 233.
Have the battery checked when you take your ve­
hicle in for serv ice. You are well advised to re­
place a battery that is older than 5 years .
With certain types of airbag deployment, the batte ry is disconnected from the vehicle electri­
cal system for safety reasons¢
& in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 159 .
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehicle functions (power window regu la­
tors, for example) are lost if the battery te rmi ­
nals are disconnected. These functions have to be
relearned after the battery terminals are con­
nected again. To prevent th is, the battery should
only be disconnected from the vehicle e lectr ica l
system when abso lutely necessary for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period of
several days or weeks, electrical components are
gradually cut back or sw itched off. This reduces
ene rgy consumption and ma inta ins starting ca­
pability over a longer period ¢
page 195. Some
of the convenience functions may not operate,
such as the interior lights or the power seat ad­
justment. The convenience funct ions will be
ava ilable again when you switch on the ignition
and start the engine.
Checking and Filling
Winter operation
During the winter months, battery capacity tends
to decrease as temperatures drop . This is be­
cause more power is also consumed while start­
ing, and the headlights, rear window defogger,
etc., are used more often.
Avo id unnecessary power consumption, particu­
larly in city traffic or when traveling only short
distances . Let your authorized Audi dealer check
the capacity of the vehicle battery before winter
sets in ¢
page 233. A well charged battery will
not only prevent starting problems when the
weather is cold, but will also last longer .
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for several
weeks at extremely low temperatures, the ve­
hicle battery should be removed and stored
where it w ill not freeze . This will prevent it
from be ing damaged and having to be re­
placed.
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
The battery is located in the luggage compart­
ment under the floor . Before you check anything
in the luggage compartment,
read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢
&-
Always heed the safety warnings, when working
on the vehicle battery or the veh icle electrical
system to prevent injury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYM·
BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery.
®
Always wear eye protection.
~
Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Al-
ways wear gloves and eye protection.
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Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
K
Key
Battery replacement master key . . . . . . . . .
31
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 115
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 162
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages . . 182
Install ing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Leather cleaning/protection . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Leaving hom e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 262
Light
Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
H eadlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
H igh beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior/r eading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Low beam . ................... ..... .. 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Light/rain sensor
Headlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Index
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Loading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Locking
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Luggage compartment
Luggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storing cargo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Luggage compartment lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Movement-activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lumbar support
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 28
Massage function
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Reclining rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Matte finish paint cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Compass.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 56
dimming .. .... .. ................. .. . 52
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 156
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
N
Natural leather
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
291

Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 130
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Proper seating position
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Protecting 208
Q
quattro
refer to All Wheel Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 139
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Radio clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rearfoglights . .. ............. .. .. .. .. 46
Rear lid Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear seats Adjusting individual seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . . . 64
Reclining rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Reclining rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Refilling AdBlue With bottle. .. ................ .... .. 218
With canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Index
Refrigerator
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Remote control Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 44
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote luggage compartment lid release . . 36
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
R eplacing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reporting Safety Defects ........... 136, 137
Request to warm engine by driving Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Loading........... ................. . 71
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
s
SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Correct seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 143
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belt pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 141
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
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