tow AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Manual

Driving

Youmustpressthebrakepedaltoengagease-
lectorleverpositionwhentheengineisrunning
andthevehicleisstationary.
Youdonothavetopressthebrakepedalifyou
shiftfrom"D"to"R"withinonesecond.Thisal-
lowsyouto “rock”thevehicleto freeitwhenitis
stuck.
P-Park
Thisselectorleverpositionpreventsthevehicle
fromrolling.Onlyshiftintoparkwhenthevehicle
isstationary>A\.Toselectthe"P"selectorlever
position,pressthe"P"button()ontheselector
lever
>fig.90.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonandthebrakepedalis
pressed.Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@)onthe
selectorlever,andselectthedesiredposition
=>fig.90.Theenginemust alsobestartedinor-
dertoengagethe"D" or"R"selectorleverposi-
tion.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiptronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
engineisrunningandthebrakepedalispressed.
Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakeped-
al,pressthereleasebutton@ontheselector
lever,andselectthedesiredposition>fig.90.
“P"engagesautomaticallyifyouswitchtheen-
gineoffwhiletheselectorleverisin"D","E", "S",
"R",ormanualmode.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.Thevehicleisnotsecured
fromrollinginthe"N"selectorleverposition,so
youneedtosettheparkingbrake©>page78.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page89.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A\.To
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engagethe"R"selectorleverposition,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthe"R"position
>fig.90.
Atonewillsoundwhenthereversegearisengag-
ed.
N-Neutral(idle)
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.Toen-
gagethe"N"selectorleverposition,pressthere-
leasebutton@ontheselectorleverandshiftin-
tothe"N"position>fig.90.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.
Youcannotselectthe"N"positionwhentheigni-
tionisswitchedoff.Whendrivingthroughanau-
tomaticcarwash,firstselectthe"N"positionand
thenturntheengineoff.
For safetyreasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe"N"position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe"D/S"position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal"D"modeor
inthe"S"sportmode.Movetheselectorlever
backtoengagethe"S"sportmode.Youcanonly
selectthe"S"selectorleverpositionwhenthe"D"
or"E"positionisselected.Toselectthe"D"or"E"
positionagainwhen"S"isengaged,movethese-
lectorleverback>A\.Toshiftfrom"N"to"D"
when
travelingatspeedsbelow1mph(2km/h),
pressthebrakepedalandshiftintothe"D"posi-
tion>A.
Inthenormalmode"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
The"S"selectorleverpositionengagesautomati-
callywhenyouselectthedynamic*modeindrive
select.

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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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Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
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Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.

ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Towingcapacity

Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page373.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.

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Trailertowing

Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
tongueweightscale,abathroomscale,orapub-
licweighstation,forexample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page373.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page334.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhaveasufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheight beforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer9,
=>page128,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.
Ifyouhavetodrivethroughdifficultroadcondi-
tions,youcanraisethevehicleagainafterhitch-
ingthetrailerorafteradjustingthetongue
weight.
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Trailertowing

@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Changesintemperatureorloadcanaffect
the heightofthevehicle.
—Ifthestandardvehicleheightisnotused,
thetongueweightspecificationisnolonger
applicable.
®Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushouldnot
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
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Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brakegentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
ture display whentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=>page14.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.

ZAWARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.

Assistsystems

>Toswitchthesystemon,pullthelevertoward
youtoposition().
TheGgor88]indicatorlightandthecorre-
spondingmessagewillappearintheinstrument
cluster.
ZXWARNING
Ifthebrakesaremalfunctioning(forexample,
overheating)whilethecruisecontrolsystem
isswitchedon,itmayshutoffautomatically.
Preselectingoractivatingacruisecontrol
Cytst-t)
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem


Whenthevehicleisstationary,youcanpreselect
thecruisecontrolspeedoractivatethespeed
whiledriving.
Requirement:thesystemmustbe switchedon.
>Topreselectacruisecontrolspeedwhentheve-
hicleisstationary,tapthelevertoward@)/G)
=>page93,fig.94.
>Toactivatethecruisecontrolspeed,pullthe
levertowardposition@whiledriving,or
>
Tosetthecurrentdrivingspeedasthecruise
controlspeed,pressthebutton(@)onthelever.
Theactivecruisecontrolspeedisindicatedwith
theCRUISE]orklindicatorlightintheinstrument
cluster.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Changingthecruisecontrolspeed
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
>Toincrease ordecreasethecruisecontrolspeed
insmallincrements,tap theleveruptothe
firstleveltoward@/@)>page93,fig.94.
>Toincrease ordecreasethecruisecontrolspeed
inlargerincrements,taptheleveruptothe
secondleveltoward@)/G).
>Toincrease ordecreasethecruisecontrolspeed
continuously,tapandholdtheleveratthefirst
orsecondleveltoward(#)/C).
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Overridingordeactivatingthecruise
controlspeed
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Youcanoverride ordeactivatethecruisecontrol
system.Whenyoudeactivatethesystem,your
cruisecontrolspeedwillbestoredand youcan
resumethatspeed.
Requirement:thesystemmustbe switchedon
andactivated.
Overriding
>Totemporarilyoverridethecruisecontrol
speed,presstheacceleratorpedal.
>Onceyoureleasetheacceleratorpedal,thesys-
temwilladjustbacktothestoredcruisecontrol
speed.
Ifyouoverridethecruisecontrolsystemfora
longperiodoftime,thecruisecontrolsystem
willbedeactivated.Thesystemindicatorlight
willturnoffandthecruisecontrolspeedwillbe
stored.
Deactivating
>Todeactivatethecruisecontrolspeed,press
thelevertoward(2)(notlockedintoplace)
=>page93,fig.94.
>Pressthebrakepedal.

Z\WARNING
Restingyourfootontheacceleratorpedal
couldoverridethecruisecontrol.Thiswillpre-
ventbrakinginterventionsby the system.
Seema
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem

Whenyouswitchthesystemoffcompletely,the
cruisecontrolspeedwillbedeleted.
Requirement:thesystemmustbe switchedon.
>Toswitchthesystemoff,pressthelevertoward
@(lockedintoplace)>page93,fig.94,or
>Switchtheignitionoff.

Assistsystems

Youcansetanyspeedbetween20mphand95
mph(30km/hand150km/h).
Indicatorlightsandmessagesintheinstrument
clusterdisplayinformyouaboutthecurrentsit-
uationandsetting.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Switchingadaptivecruisecontrolon
>Pullthelevertowardyouintoposition@
>fig.104.
Storingthespeedandactivatingregulation

>Tostorethecurrentspeed,pressthe[SET]but-
ton>fig.104.Thestoredspeedisshowninthe
speedometerintheLEDline(@)andappears
brieflyinthestatusline©)>fig.105.
>Toactivatecontrolwhenstationary,thebrake
pedalmustalsobepressed.

Switchingadaptivecruisecontroloff
>Pushtheleverawayfromyouintoposition©)
untilitclicksintoplace.ThemessageACC:off
appears.
Indicatorlights
B-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.No
vehiclesaredetectedahead.Thestoredspeedis
maintained.
B-Avehicledrivingaheadwasdetected.The
adaptivecruisecontrolsystemregulatesthe
speedanddistancetothevehicledrivingahead
andaccelerates/brakesautomatically.
A-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Ave-
hiclewasdetectedahead.Yourvehicleisstation-
aryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatically.
EB-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.No
vehiclesweredetectedahead.Yourvehicleissta-
tionaryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatically.
B-Theautomaticbrakingisnotenoughto
maintainasufficientdistancetoavehicledriving
ahead.Youmustintervene>page107,Driverin-
terventionrequest.
104
©Instrumentclusterdisplay
IftheDriverassistancedisplayisnotshownin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,youcanopenit
usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheelbuttons
>page15.
Basedonthegraphicdisplay,youcandetermine
ifthesystemismaintainingadistancetotheve-
hicledrivingaheadandwhatthatdistanceis.
Novehicle-novehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Silvervehicle-avehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Redvehicle-requestfordriverintervention
=>page107.
Thefivedistance barsonthegauge(©represent
the
setdistance(referto>page105forinfor-
mationonhowtochangethedistance).Ifyou
fallbelowtheselecteddistance,thedistance
barsbecomeredfromthebottomupward.

ZXWARNING
Ifyoupressthe[SET]buttonwhendrivingat
speedsbelow20mph(30km/h),thevehicle
acceleratesautomaticallyupto20mph(30
km/h),whichistheminimumspeedthatcan
beset.



(i)Tips
—Ifyouswitchtheignitionortheadaptive
cruisecontrolsystemoff,thesetspeedis
erasedforsafetyreasons.
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
andtheAnti-Slip-Regulation(ASR)areauto-
maticallyswitchedonwhentheadaptive
cruisecontrolisswitchedon.

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Assistsystems

Changingthespeed
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

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Fig.106Operatinglever:changingthespeed
>Toincrease ordecrease thespeedinsmallerin-
crements,tap thelevertoward(4)or©)
=>fig.106tothefirst level.
>Toincrease ordecrease thespeedinlargerin-
crements,briefly tapthelevertoward@)or©)
tothesecondlevel.
>Toincrease ordecrease thespeedcontinuously,
holdthelevertoward@)/G)tothefirstorsec-
ondleveluntilthemarking(@)reachesthede-
siredspeed>page103,fig.105.
Preselectingaspeed
Youcanalsopreselectthespeedwhenadaptive
cruisecontrolisnotactivebymovingtheleverin
thedesireddirection@)/©).Activatetheprevi-
ouslyselectedspeedbypullingtheleverintopo-
sition@)>page106,fig.109.
Settingthedistance
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

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Fig.107Operatinglever:settingthedistance
>Taptherockerswitchtodisplaythedistance
thatiscurrentlyset.
>Toincrease ordecreasethedistanceinincre-
ments,tap theswitchagaintoward@)or ©).
Thedistancebetweenthetwovehicleswill
changeintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
Whenapproachingavehicledrivingahead,the
adaptivecruisecontrolsystembrakestomatch
thatvehicle'sspeedandthenadjuststotheset
distance.Ifthevehicledrivingaheadaccelerates,
thentheadaptivecruisecontrolwillalsoacceler-
ateuptothespeedthatyouhaveset.
Thehigherthespeed, thegreaterthedistance
=>A\.TheDistance3settingisrecommended.
Thatisequaltothegeneralrecommendationof
“halfthespeedshownonthespeedometer”.
Thedistancesprovidedare specifiedvalues.De-
pendingonthedrivingsituationandhowtheve-
hicleaheadisdriving,theactualdistancemaybe
moreorlessthanthesetargetdistances.
Ifyouchangethetimegaps,thevalueyouhave
justsetappearsbrieflyintheinstrumentcluster
display,forexample[egforDistance3.Thisonly
occursiftheDriverassistancedisplayisnotcur-
rentlyshowninthedisplay>page103,fig.105.
Distance1:thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of92ft(28m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof1second.
Distance2:thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of118ft(36m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof1.3seconds.
Distance3: thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of164ft(SOm)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof1.8seconds.
Distance4:thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of219ft(67m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof2.4seconds.
Distance5: thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of328ft(100m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof3.6seconds.

Z\WARNING
Whensettingthedistance,thedriverisre-
sponsibleforadheringtoanyapplicablelegal
regulations.>

105

Assistsystems

@Tips
Dependingontheselecteddrivingprogram
anddistance,drivingbehaviorwhenacceler-
atingwillvaryfromdynamictocomfortable
=page107.
Drivinginstop-and-gotraffic
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

Fig.108Instrumentcluster:safestartmonitor
Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemalsoassists
youinstop-and-gotraffic.If avehicledriving
aheadstops,yourvehiclewillbrakeandstayata
stopwithinthelimitsofthesystem.
Startingtodrivewithadaptivecruise
control!)
AslongasthemessageACC:automaticgoisdis-
played,yourvehiclewillbegindrivingwhenthe
vehicledrivingaheadstartstomove>A\.
Ifyouarestoppedforseveralseconds,yourvehi-
clewillnolongerdriveautonomouslyforsafety
reasons,andthemessagewillturnoff.
>ToreactivateACC: automaticgotemporarily,
pullthelevertoposition(2)>page106,
fig.109.
>Toresumemanualcontrolofthevehicle,tap
theacceleratorpedal.
Safestartmonitor
Ifanobstacleisdetectedwhenyoustartdriving,
youwillbealerted tothedangerbytheAindi-
catorlightandtheimageintheinstrumentclus-
terdisplay>fig.108>A\.Anaudiosignalwill
alsosound.Yourvehiclewilldrivemoreslowly

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
106
whenstarting.Thismayalsooccurinsomesitua-
tionswhenthereisnoapparentobstacle.
—Pressthebrakepedaltoslowyourvehicle
down.

AWARNING
IfthemessageACC: automaticgoappears,
yourvehiclewillstartdrivingevenifthereis
anobstaclebetweenyourvehicleandtheve-
hicledrivingahead.Thisincreasestheriskof
anaccident.
@)Tips
—Forsafetyreasons,yourvehiclewillonly
starttodriveautomaticallyif:
—Thedriver'ssafetybeltisfastened
—Alldoorsandthehoodareclosed

—Yourvehicleisnotstoppedforalongperi-
odoftime
Interruptingcruisecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudi adaptivecruisecontrol

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Fig.109Selectorlever
Requirement:adaptivecruisecontrolmustbe
switched
on.
Overridingcruisecontrol
>Toacceleratemanually,pullthelevertoward
youintoposition@)andholditthereorpress
theacceleratorpedal.ThemessageACC:over-
rideappears.
>Toresumecruisecontrol,releasetheleveror
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedal.>

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Assistsystems

Cancelingcruisecontrolwhiledriving
>Movetheleverintoposition@).Themessage
ACC:standbyappears.Or
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Toresumethestoredspeed,movetheleverto-
wardyouintoposition(2).
Cancelingcruisecontrolwhenstopped
>Pushtheleverawayfromyouintoposition@).
ThemessageACC:standbyappears.
>Toresumecruisecontrol,pressthebrakepedal
andpulltheLevertowardyouintoposition(2).

Z\WARNING
—Itisdangeroustoactivatecruisecontroland
resumethestoredspeedwhenthecurrent
road,trafficorweatherconditionsdonot
permitthis.Thisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Restingyourfootontheacceleratorpedal
couldoverridethecruisecontrol.Brakingin-
terventionsandcorrectiveactionsbythe
systemmaynotoccur.

SettingAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

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

Storingthelastdistance!)
Thelastdistancethatwassetwillbestoredafter
theignitionisswitchedoff.Ifthedistanceisnot
stored,Distance3isautomaticallyseteverytime
theignitionisswitchedon.
Drivingprogram
Appliesto:vehicleswithoutAudidriveselect
Dependingontheselecteddrivingprogramand
distance,drivingbehaviorwhenacceleratingwill
varyfromdynamictocomfortable.

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountriesand onsomeequip-
mentversions.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Depending ontheselectedAudidriveselect
modeandthedistancethatisset,thedrivingbe-
haviorwillvaryfromdynamictocomfortable
whenaccelerating>page127.
(i)Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Driverinterventionrequest
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudi adaptivecruisecontrol


Fig.110Instrumentcluster:requestfordriverinterven-
tion
Therequestfordriverinterventioninstructsyou
totakeoveriftheadaptivecruisecontrolbraking
functionisnotabletomaintainasufficientdis-
tancetothevehicledrivingahead>fig.110.
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