seats AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Stowingandusing

Storage
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Fig.65Rearcenterarmrest:cupholders
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
console,inthedoorpockets,inthecenterarm-
restinthesecondrowseatandontheleftand
rightsideinthethirdrowseat*.
Cupholderinthecenterarmrestinthe
secondrowseat
> Foldthe centerarmrestdownwardbypressing
thebuttoninthesecondrowmiddleseat.
>Pressthebuttontoopenthecupholder
>fig.65.
>
Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

ZA\WARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglass orpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe

eventofanaccident.

@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
alwayshavealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.

Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment

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Fig.66Glovecompartment:switchingcoolingmode
on/off
>Turn theknob@)counter-clockwisetoswitch
thecoolingon.
>Turn theknob@)clockwisetoswitchthecool-
ingoff.Thesymbolsontheknobmustappear
astheydoin>fig.66.
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonlyfunc-
tionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemisswitchedon.
Iftheheatingisswitchedon,switchingtheglove
compartmentcoolingmodeoffisrecommended.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
=>page29,Keyset.
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Safetyvestcompartmentinthedoortrimpan-
elsonthedriver'ssideandfrontpassenger's
side
—Storagecompartment”inthecenterconsole
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
—Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Netsonthebackrestsofthefrontseats
—Netontheleftluggagecompartmenttrimpan-
el

ZXWARNING
—Alwayskeeptheglovecompartmentlid
closedwhiledrivingtoreducetheriskofin-
jury.>

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Stowingandusing


—Lettheluggagecompartmentcoverrollup
slowlytoreducetheriskofdamage.
—Also readandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inFoldingthebackrestdown/up
(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension

Fig.70Leftsideofluggagecompartment:rearlowering
button(example)
Therearofthevehiclecanbeloweredtomake
loadingandunloadingeasier.Requirement:all
vehicledoorsmustbeclosed.
>Opentheluggagecompartmentlid.
>Pressthelowersectionofthebutton@).The
rearofthevehiclelowers.
>Presstheuppersectionofthe button(2).The
rearofthevehiclewilllift.
TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnonwhilethevehi-
cleislowering.Whentheloadinglevelhasbeen
reached,theLEDwillstayonaslongastherear
ofthevehicleisintheloweredposition.The LED
turnsoffwhenthevehiclereturnstotheoriginal
level.
Therearofthevehiclewillautomaticallylift
whenyouselectanothermodeor whenthevehi-
clespeedexceedsapproximately2mph
(2km/h).

—Donotparkthevehicleinaloweredloading
level.
—Beforetherearloweringends,makesure
thereisenoughclearanceabovethevehicle
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andtheluggagecompartmentlid,ifitis
open.
Gi)Tips
—Thevehiclewillnot lowerwhentheignition
isswitchedoffifthecompressedairreser-
voirisempty.ThebuttonLEDblinksthree
times.
—Ifthecompressedairreservoirisempty,itis
refilledwhiledrivingatspeedsabove
25mph(40km/h).
Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
(tolaayorladit
Thebackrestscanbefoldeddownindividually*
ortogether.

Fig.71Secondrowseats:releasestraponthecenterback-
rest


Fig.72Luggagecompartment:foldingdownthesecond
rowseats
Foldingthebackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.The
backrestwillswingforward.Or
>Pullthereleasestrapattherear sideofthe
seat>fig.72.
> Let
thebackrestlatchintothelowestposition.>

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Foldingthebackrestupright
>Pulltheleverup>page54,fig.53andfoldthe
backrestuprightuntilitlocksintoplace>A\.
Foldingthecenterbackrestdown*
>Toreleasethebackrest,pullthereleasestrap
atthefrontorrearsideoftheseat>fig.71or
>fig.72.
> Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthecenterbackrest upright*
>Foldthebackrestupwarduntilitlocksinto
place>A\.
Thecenter backrestmaybefoldeddownsepa-
rately*.Thisallowsyoutotransportlongobjects
(suchasskis)insidethevehicle.

ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbelatchedsecurelyto en-
surethatthesafetybeltisprotectingthe
centerseatingposition.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuryinvehicleswith
thirdrowseats*,the centerbackrestmust
beintheuprightpositionandlockedinto
placeiftherearepassengersridinginthe

thirdrow*.

@)Note
Makesuretheoutersafetybeltsarenot
pinchedordamagedwhenfoldingtheseat
back.
—Readandfollowthewarnings>A\inEntry/
exitassistance(secondrowseats)on
page55and>@inFoldingthebackrest
down/up(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
Luggagecompartmentnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentnet
Thecargonetpreventssmallobjectsfromslid-
ing.


»Attachthehooksfortheluggagecompartment
netinthetie-downs>fig.73.

AWARNING
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
— Theluggagecompartmentnetisonlystrong
enoughtosecurelightobjects.Heavyob-
jectsarenotadequatelysecured.Attempt-
ingtosecureheavyobjectsincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
Cargofloor




Fig.74Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.>
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Warmandcold

Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleanddoorpillarsusingtheridgedthumb-
wheels.Theleversadjustthedirectionoftheair-
flowfromthevents.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
@(leftside).Theresidualheatfromthecoolant
isusedtoheatthevehicleinterior.Theresidual
heatfunctionswitchesoffautomaticallyafter
about15minutes.

ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.To reduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
not use
seatheating.

@)Note
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelementsin
theseats,donotkneelontheseatsorplace
heavyloadsonasmallareaoftheseat.
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Appliesto:vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning

Seatheating/seatventilation*
Youcanadjusttheseatheating/ventilationbal-
anceforthedriverandfrontpassenger.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
G)Tips
When
theauxiliaryheaterisoperating,water
vapormaybuildupneartheenginecompart-
mentwhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.
Thisdoesnotindicateaproblem.

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Warmandcold

SYNCSynchronization
Usetherockerswitch(@)toselectthefunction.
Whensynchronizationisswitchedon,theset-
tingsforthedriver'ssideareappliedtothefront
passenger'ssideandtherear(exceptforseat
heating/ventilation*).Whenthesettingsonthe
frontpassenger'ssideorinthereararechanged,
thesynchronizationisautomaticallyswitchedoff
and4-zoneappearsinthedisplay.
SETREARfunction
Usetherockerswitch(@toselectthefunction.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon,youcanadjust
allsettingsfortherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit.Therearclimate
controlsystemcontrolscannot beoperatedat
thesametime.Thisfunctionswitchesoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainperiodoftimeorafter
leavingthemenu.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleanddoorpillarsusingtheridgedthumb-
wheels.Theleversadjustthedirectionoftheair-
flowfromthevents.Thewideventisopenedand
closedusingthe=button©page8,fig.2©.
Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
@(leftside).Theresidualheatfromthecoolant
isusedtoheatthevehicleinterior.Theresidual
heatfunctionswitchesoffautomaticallyafter
about15minutes.

ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotuse therecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.To reduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
not useseatheating.

C@)Note
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelementsin
theseats,donotkneelontheseatsorplace
heavyloadsonasmallareaoftheseat.
@)Tips
Itisnotpossibletooperatetherearclimate
controlsystemcontrolswhenthepowerchild
safetylockisswitchedon.WiththeSETREAR
function,youcanapplyallsettings totherear
usingtheclimatecontrolsystemcontrolsin
thecockpit>page37.
Appliesto:vehicleswith4-zonedeluxeautomaticclimate
control
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning

Seatheating/seatventilation*
Youcanadjusttheseatheating/ventilationbal-
anceforthedriver,frontpassengerandrearpas-
sengers.
Footwelltemperature
Youcanadjustthefootwelltemperatureso that
itiscoolerorwarmer.
Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.You
mustpressthe@MAXbuttoniffogformson
thewindows.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
@)Tips
When
theauxiliaryheaterisoperating,water
vapormaybuildupneartheenginecompart-
mentwhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.
Thisdoesnotindicateaproblem.
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Driving

Invehicleswithmemoryfunction*,thesteering
columnsettingsarestoredtogetherwiththe
seatposition.
VA
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowersteeringwheeladjustment
Easyseatentrymakesiteasiertoenterandexit
thevehiclebyadjustingthesteeringcolumnau-
tomatically.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Seats>Driver'sseat>Easyentry
function.

Wheneasyseatentryisswitchedon,thesteering
columngoesbackupintotheparkpositionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoff.Afterenteringtheve-
hicle,thesteeringcolumnreturnstothestored
positiononcetheignitionisswitchedon.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine
The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.



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Fig.82Cockpit:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Requirement:Thekeymustbeinthevehicle.
Startingtheengine
>Pressthebrake pedal
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button
>fig.82.Theenginewillstart.



Switching theignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:

>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingthebrakepedal.Vehicleswithoutthe
Start/Stopsystem*:theneedleinthetachome-
termovesintotheREADYposition.
>Toswitchtheignitionoff,pressthe button
again.Theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theOFFposition.

Equipmentthatusesalotofelectricityisswitch-
edofftemporarilywhenyoustarttheengine.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Repeatthestartingprocedure.
Start/Stopsystem*
Seetheinformationin>page79,Start/Stop
system.

ZXWARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
@)Note
Avoidhighenginespeed,fullthrottle,and
heavyengineloadiftheenginehasnot
reached
operatingtemperatureyet.Youcould
damagetheengine.


@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
@)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switchedon,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
Startingtheengine
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button
=>page77,fig.82.



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Assistsystems

Audipresensefront
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresensefront
Audipresense

Fig.109Instrumentcluster:approachwarning
Description
Withinthelimitsofthe system,presensefront
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionsandinitiate
thecorrespondingbrakingmaneuversorthesup-
portingmeasureswhenavoidingacollision.
Ifdetectedintime,thesystemcanrankthedan-
geroussituationascriticalifavehicledriving
aheadbrakessuddenly,ifyourownvehicleisap-
proachingasignificantlyslowervehicleathigh
speedorwhenthereisanoncomingvehicledur-
ingaturningmaneuver.
Ifdetectionisnotpossible,thenpresensefront
doesnotreact.
Warnings
Thesystemrecognizesvariousdangeroussitua-
tions.Theearlywarningoccursif:
—Avehicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—yourownvehicleapproachesasignificantly
slowervehicleorstationaryvehicleinthedirec-
tionoftravel
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresenseA
=>fig.109andawarningtonewillwarnyou
aboutthedanger.
Ifyoudonotreactenoughornotatalltoadan-
geroussituationthatwasdetectedbythesys-
tem,presensefrontprovidesassistancebyap-
plyingthebrakes.

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
112
If acollisionisimminent,thesystemwillfirst
providean acutewarningbybrakingsharply.You
willalsowarnedbyanindicatorintheinstrument
clusterdisplay>fig.109.Ifyoudonotreactto
theacutewarning,presensefrontcanbrakewith
increasingforcewithinthelimitsofthesys-
tem)).Thisreducesthevehiclespeedinthe
eventofacollision.Atlowvehiclespeeds,pre
sensefrontcaninitiateacompletedeceleration
shortlybeforeacollisionwithavehicledriving
ahead).Ifpresensefrontdeterminesthatyou
arenotbrakingstronglyenoughwhenacollision
isimminent,itcanincreasethebrakingforce.
Thefollowingfunctionstriggerinconjunction
withpresensebasic/rearatcorrespondingvehi-
clespeeds:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefrontsafetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*intheseatbackrest
andseatsurface
Audidriveselect*:thereversiblebelttensioner,
theclosingofthewindowsandsunroof*aswell
astheinflatingofthesidebolsters*ontheseat
backrest
andseatsurfacearenotactivedepend-
ingonthemodeselected.
Evasivesteeringsupport
Evasive steeringsupporthelpsyouto steerthe
vehiclearoundanobstacleinacriticalsituation.
Ifyouavoidanobstacleaftertheacutewarning,
thentheevasive steeringsupportassistsyouby
applyingslightsteeringadjustmenttocorrect
yoursteeringwheelangleaslongasyouareac-
tivelysteering.Evasivesteeringsupportisavaila-
bleatspeedsbetweenapproximately20mph
(30km/h)and90mph(150km/h).
Turnassist
Whenstartingtodriveanduptospeedsofmaxi-
mum6mph(10km/h),theturnassistusesa
brakinginterventiontopreventyourvehiclefrom
collidingwithanoncomingvehiclewhenturning
leftorright(availableincertaincountries).The
brakinginterventioncausesyourvehicleto stay
initslane.

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ZA\WARNING
—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.

Audipresenserear
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Iftheriskofacollisionwithavehicleaheadisde-
tected,thefollowing functionscanbetriggered:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefront safetybelts
atthecorrespondingspeeds
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*.
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*intheseat backrest
andseatsurface
—Activatingtheemergencyflashersandmaking
themflashmorequickly))
ThemessageAudipresensewy>page112,
fig.109willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.


()Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presensefrontcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
G)Tips
—Youcancancelthebrakingwithincreasing
forcethatisinitiatedbythesystembybrak-
ingyourself,byacceleratingnoticeablyorby
swerving.
—Keepinmindthatpresensefrontcanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensefrontfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCisrestrictedorswitchedoff
=page147orthehillholdassistisswitch-
edon>page148.
ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthesideassist*radarsensorsdo
notalwaysdetecteveryobject.
—Presensereardoesnotreacttopeople,ani-
malsorobjectsthatarecrossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrails,heavy
rainandicecanimpairthefunctionofthe
radarsensorsandtheabilitytodetectacol-
lisionrisk.


D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
@)Note
Theradarsensorscanbedisplacedbyimpacts
ordamagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presenserearcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
(i)Tips
—Thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentowingatrailer.
—Thepresenserearfunctionsmayalso
switchoffifthereisamalfunctioninthe
sideassist*system.
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Assistsystems

Audipresensecity
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:
—Avehicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—Yourownvehicleapproachesavehicleinfront
ofyouthatistravelingatasignificantlyslower
speedorthatisstationary
—Apedestrianisstandinginthelaneorismov-
ingintothelane
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresensewa
=>page112,fig.109andawarningtonewill
warnyouaboutthedanger.
Thebrakesmayalsobeappliedasanacutewarn-
ing whenthereisanimpendingcollision.Ifyou
donotreacttotheacutewarning,presensecity
canbraketothepointofcompletedeceleration
withinthelimitsofthesystem.Thisreducesthe
vehiclespeedintheeventofacollision.Themes-
sageAudipresensewaalsoappears.
Thefollowingfunctionsaretriggeredinconjunc-
tionwithpresensebasic/rear:
—Reversibletensioningofthefront safetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*intheseatbackrest
andseatsurface
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.
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ZAWARNING
—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.


ZA\WARNING
Presensecitymayberestrictedorunavailable
inthefollowingtypesofsituations:
—Inheavyfog,rain,spray,orsnow
—Whentherearevisualobstructions,suchas
glare,reflectionsorvariationsinlight
—Whenitisdark
—Ifthecamerawindoworthewindshieldis
dirty,iced over,damagedorcovered
—Whendrivingonsnow,iceorlooseground
—Incurves
—IftheESCwasrestrictedorswitchedoff
—Whentowingatrailer
—Whenthedriver'sseatbeltisunfastened
—Uptotensecondsafterswitchingontheig-
nition

(1)Note
Impactsordamagetothecameramounton
thewindshieldcandisplacethesensor.Pre
sensecitycanbeimpairedbythis.Haveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilitychecktheirfunction.

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exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
— Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
TearLaieh
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist
rm
S e
=t+a

Fig.120Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page131or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page120,fig. 116.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.119.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator: anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.120.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.
ZXWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
rect
time.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.

—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=>page120,fig.116.


ZXWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthe traffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide

alertsifyourvehicleisparallelordiagonally

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