trailer AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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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@)Tips
—Youcancancelthesystembrakinginterven-
tionifyouaccelerateconsiderablyorswerve
away.
— Keepinmindthatpresensecitycanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensecityfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCislimitedorswitchedoff
=page147orthehilldescentassistis
switchedon>page148.
—Whenthereisamalfunctioninthecamera,
thepresensecityfunctionsalsoswitchoff.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audipre sense.

Turnon/offAudipresense-thepresensefunc-
tionscanbe turnedonandoff.
Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,itswitchesonagain
automaticallyoncetheignitionisswitchedon
again.
Prewarning-theearlywarningcan be switched
offorthepresensecity/frontwarningpointcan
beset(Early/Medium/Late).
Setthewarningtimefortheearlywarningto
Earlyatfirst.Ifthiscausesundesiredearlywarn-
ingstoappear,thensetthewarningtimetoMe-
dium. TheLatewarningtimeshouldonlybeset
inspecialcircumstances.
@)Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
Biaudipresense:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thismessageappearswhenthepresensefunc-
tionisaffected.Forexample,thiscouldbe


causedbyafaultysensor.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Sensor
viewlimitedduetosurroundings.Seeowner's
manual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorand
cameraviewisobstructed,forexamplebyleaves,
snow,heavysprayordirt.Ifnecessary, cleanthe
sensorsandtheareaaroundthecamera
=page102,fig.96or>page120,fig.116.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Trailer
towingmode
Forvehicleswithatrailerhitchinstalledatthe
factory,thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentheelectricalconnectoratthesocketis
pluggedin.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrailer
hitch.
Audipresense:currentlyrestricted
ThismessageappearsiftheESCisrestrictedor
switchedoff,forexample.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearswhenthereisatemporary
failureinasubsystem,suchastheESC.Ifthis
messageappearsrepeatedly,drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:emergencybrakingsystem
off
Thismessageappearsifthepresensefunctions
areswitchedoffthroughtheInfotainmentsys-
temorifthesystemisnotready.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassist(lanedeparturewarning)de-
tectslane markerlineswithinthelimitsofthe
systemusingacamerainthewindshield.Ifyou
areapproachingadetectedlanemarkerlineand
itappearslikelythatyouwillleavethelane,the
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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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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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parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspacesothatitishiddenby
adjacentvehicles.

G@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@©inGeneral
informationonpage121.
@)Tips
—Youcancanceltheautomaticbrakeactiva-
tionwithincreasingbrakingforceifyouap-
plythe brakesyourselforaccelerateconsid-
erably.
—Insomesituations,rearcross-trafficassist
maywarnyouevenifthereisnocrosstraffic
ina criticalarea,forexamplewhenbacking
intoaparkingspaceormaneuvering.
—Therearcross-trafficassistalsoswitchesoff
whenyouswitchofftheESC.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page373.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdis-
playifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically.
B]Audisideassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
eB]Audisideassistandexitwarning: malfunc-
tion!PleasecontactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedorarefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
geAudisideassist:currentlyunavailable.Sen-
sorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosur-
roundings
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Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Theareain
frontofthesensorsmustnotbecoveredbybike
racks,stickers,leaves,snoworanyotherobjects.
Cleantheareacoveringthesensors,ifnecessary
=page120,fig.116.
Audi sideassist:currently unavailable.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
&Audisideassist:unavailableintowingmode
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Towingmode
Sideassistswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
electricalconnectorinthefactory-installedtrail-
erhitchisconnected.Thereisnoguaranteethe
systemwillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donotusesideassistandtheexit
warningwhentowingatrailer.
Rearparkingaid:obstacledetectionrestrict-
ed
Therearcross-trafficassistisnotavailable.Ei-
thertheESCisswitchedoff,ortheradarsensors
maybecoveredbyabikerack,stickers,leaves,
snoworotherobjects.SwitchtheESCon,or
cleantheareainfront ofthesensorsifnecessary
=>page120,fig. 116.Ifthismessagecontinues
tobedisplayed,driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctionrepaired.
Nightvisionassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist
Thenightvisionassistcandetect,highlightand,
ifnecessary,warnaboutpedestriansandlarge
wildanimals.
Nightvision assisthelpsyouwhenitisdark by
usinganinfraredcamerato monitortheareain
front ofyourvehicle,withinthelimitsofthesys-
tem.Itcandisplayobjectsuptoadistanceof>

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Parkingaid

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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Parkingaid

Rearparkingsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearparkingaid
Therearparkingsystemisanaudibleparking
aid.
Description
Thereisasensorintherearbumpercover.If
thesedetectanobstacle,audiblesignalswarn
you.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthefunctionofthesystem.Forinforma-
tiononcleaning,see>page346.
Therangeatwhichthesensorsbegintomeasure
isapproximately:

Side
Center
3ft(0.90m)
5.2ft(1.60m)
Rear

Thecloseryougettotheobstacle,theshorter
theintervalbetweentheaudiblesignals.Acon-
tinuoustonesoundswhentheobstacleisless
thanapproximately1foot(0.30meters)away.
Donotcontinuebackingup>A\inGeneralinfor-
mationonpage131,>@inGeneralinformation
onpage131!
Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainsconstant,
thevolumeofthedistancewarninggradually
lowersafterafewsecondsuntilitismuted(this
doesnotapplytothecontinuoustone).Iftheob-
staclebecomescloserthanitwasbeforethe
soundwasmuted,thetonewillsoundagain.If
theobstaclebecomesfartherawaythanitwas
before thesoundwasmuted,notonewillsound.
Payattentiontothevehicle'ssurroundingswhen
youstarttodrive.
Switchingonautomatically
The
systemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
@)Tips
Thereisnodistancewarningwhentrailertow-
ingmodeisdetected.Thereisnoguarantee
132

thefunctionswillswitchoffwhenusingaret-
rofittedtrailerhitch.
Parkingsystemplus
Description
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus/parkassist



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XI
eet
Fig.129Infotainmentsystem:visualdistancedisplay
Theparkingsystemplususesaudioandvisual
warningstohelpyouavoidobstacleswhenpark-
ing.
Sensorsarelocatedinthefrontandrearbump-
ers. Ifthesedetectanobstacle,audibleandvisu-
alsignalswarnyou.
Makesurethesensorsarenotcoveredbystick-
ers,depositsoranyotherobstructionsasitmay
impairthefunctionofthesystem.Forinforma-
tiononcleaning,see>page346.
Thedisplayfieldbeginsapproximatelyat:





@4ft(1.20m)
()3ft(0.90m)
®5.2ft(1.60m)
@3ft(0.90m)
@*3ft(0.90m)?

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Audiosignals
Thecloseryourvehiclegetstoadetectedobsta-
cle,theshorterthetimebetweentheaudiblesig-
nals.Acontinuoustonesoundswhenanobstacle
islessthanapproximately1foot(0.30m) away
fromthefrontorrearofthevehicle.Acontinu-
oustonesoundswhenanobstacleislessthan
approximately0.7feet(0.20m)awayfromthe
sides*ofthevehicle.Donotcontinuedrivingfor-
wardorinreverse>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131,>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
Visualwarnings
ThevisualwarningsintheInfotainmentsystem
displayhelpyoutodetectthecriticalvehiclearea
andtoestimatethedistancetoanobstacle
>fig.129.
Redsegmentsshowidentifiedobstaclesthatare
inyourvehicle'spath.Theredlinesmarktheex-
pecteddirectionoftravelaccordingtothesteer-
ingangle.Awhitesegmentindicatesanidenti-
fiedobstaclethatisoutsideofthevehicle'spath.
Asyourvehiclecomesclosertotheobstacle,the
segmentsmoveclosertothevehicle.Thecolli-
sionareahasbeenreachedwhenthenexttolast
segmentisdisplayed.Obstaclesinthecollision
area,includingthoseoutsideofthevehicle's
path,areshowninred.Donotcontinuedriving
forwardorinreverse>A\inGeneralinformation
onpage131,>@inGeneralinformationon
page131!
G)Tips
— Thesegmentsinthesidearea*aredetected
andanalyzedwhenpassing.Ifyouswitch
theignitionoffandonagainoropenthe
door,orifthevehicleisstationaryforaperi-
odoftime,thesurroundingareamayhave
changedinthemeantime.In thisscenario,
thesidearea*willappearblackuntilthe
areahasbeendetectedandevaluated.
—Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainscon-
stant,thevolumeofthedistancewarning
graduallylowersafterafewsecondsuntilit
ismuted(thisdoesnotapplytothecontinu-
oustone).Iftheobstaclecomescloserthan
itwasbeforethesoundwasmuted,the
tonewillsoundagain.Iftheobstaclebe-
comesfartherawaythanitwasbeforethe
soundwasmuted,notonewillsound. Pay
attentiontothevehicle'ssurroundings
whenyoustarttodrive.
—Thereisnodistancewarningfortherear
andthesides*whentrailertowingmodeis
detected.Thefrontsensorsremainactivat-
ed.Thevisualdisplayswitchestotrailer
mode.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrail-
erhitch.
SYieaiaremilieKeli
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus/parkassist




Fig.130Centerconsole:parkingaidbutton
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePtbuttoninthecenterconsole.A
shortconfirmationtonesoundsandtheLEDin
thebuttonturnson.
Switchingonautomatically
The
systemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
IfActivateautomaticallyisswitchedoninthe
Infotainmentsystemandifthevehicleap-
proachesanobstacleatspeedsunderapproxi-
mately6mph(10km/h),theparkingaidwill
switchonautomatically.Audiblesignalswill
soundoncetheobstacleiswithinthesensorde-
tectionarea.
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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
135

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.>