transmission AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Manual

Driving

>Toengagethenearestselectorleverposition,
movetheselectorleverforwardorbackuntil
youfeelthefirstpressurepoint.Theselector
leverwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
>Toshiftbeyondthenearestselectorleverposi-
tion,movetheselectorleverpastthepressure
pointintothedesiredposition.Theselectorlev-
erwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
Forexample,youcanskipoverthe"N"positionif
youwouldliketogodirectlyfrom"D"into"R".
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockreducestheriskofselect-
ing apositionunintentionally,whichcan cause
thevehicletoroll.Whenengagingsomeselector
leverpositions,youmustpressthereleasebut-
ton@ontheselectorleverand/orpressthe
brakepedal>fig.90.
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(2)ontheselector
lever>fig.90.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission:
Theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonandthebrakepedalis
pressed.Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthedesiredposition
>fig.90.Theenginemustalsobestartedinor-
dertoengagethe"D" or"R"selectorleverposi-
tion.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiptronictransmission:
Theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
engineisrunningandthebrakepedalispressed.
Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakeped-
86
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®)>page82.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page91.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A.To
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 safety reasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe"N"position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe"D/S"position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal"D"modeor
inthe"S"sportmode.Movetheselectorlever>

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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-
callywhenyouselectthedynamicmodeindrive
select*.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorlever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except"P"and"N")when
theengineisrunning.
—Beforeopeningthehood,selectthe"P"se-
lector
leverpositionandsettheparking
brake.Thisreducestheriskofanaccident.
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page309,Workingintheengine

compartment.

@®Tips
Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedaland
waitfortheenginetoslowdowntoidlebe-
fore
selecting"D"or"S".
Drivingtips
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Startingtheengine
>The"P"or"N"positionmustbeselected.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>»Starttheengine>page78.
>Pressthelockingbutton@ontheselectorlev-
erandselectthe"D","E","S"or"R"position
=>page85.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gear
engages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page83.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle,for
exampleatatrafficlight.Donotpresstheac-
celeratorpedalwhendoingthis.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>/\.
>»Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andyourvehiclewillbegintomove whenthe
doorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafetybeltisfas-
tened,and youaccelerateasusual.
Stoppingorparking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>A\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Toselectthe"P"selectorleverposition,press
the"P"button(2)ontheselectorlever
=>page85,fig.90.
Undercertainconditions,suchasdrivinginthe
mountains,itmaybehelpful toswitchtomanual
modetemporarilytoadapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsmanually>page88.
Onhills,settheparkingbrakefirstandthenshift
intothe"P"position>page82.Thispreventstoo>
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muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.

Z\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalwhenchanging
theselectorleverpositionwhilethevehicle
isstationaryandtheengineisrunning.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverse-
lectthe"R"or"P"positionswhiledriving.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Press-
ingthepedalincreasesriskofaccidentbe-
causethevehiclewillmove,evenifparking

brakeisset.
Hilldescentcontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission

Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolactivateswhenthetransmis-
sionisinthe"D"or"S"positionand youpressthe
brakepedal.Thetransmissionautomaticallyse-
lects
agearthatissuitableforthehill.Hillde-
scentcontroltriestomaintainthespeedthat
wasselectedatthetimeof braking,withinphysi-
calandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystill benec-
essarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakepedal.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Whenoperatingthecruisecontrolsystem*
=>page95,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.

Z\WARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapplythebrakes.

838
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission

Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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Fig.91Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever


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Fig.92Steeringwheel:shiftpaddles*
Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe"D/S"positiontotheright.As
soonasthetransmission switchesover,the"M"
transmissionsettingwillappearintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.91.
>Toshiftdownagear,taptheselectorlever
backward(©).
>Toswitchtiptronicmodeoff,pushtheselector
leverbackintothe"D/S"position.
Shiftingwiththeshiftpaddles
Appliesto:vehicleswithshiftpaddles
Youcanoperatetheshiftpaddlesinthe"D/S"or
"M"selectorleverpositions.

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>Toshiftupagear,tap theshiftpaddle@)
>fig.92.
>Toshiftdownagear,tapthe©)shiftpaddle.
>Toshiftintothelowestgear,holdthe©shift
paddle.
>Ifyoudonotpressashiftbuttonwithinashort
timewhileinthe"D/S"position,thetransmis-
sionwillreturn toautomaticmode.Tokeep
shiftingusingtheshiftpaddles,movethese-
lectorlevertotherightoutofthe"D/S"posi-
tion.
>Whenyouwanttoshiftoutoftiptronicmode,
pressandholdtheG)shiftpaddleforalonger
periodoftimeormovetheselectorleverback
andreleaseit.
The
transmissionautomaticallyshiftsupordown
beforecriticalenginespeedisreached.
Thetransmissiononly allowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
G)Tips
—Ifyoushifttothenextlowestgear,the
transmissionwillonlyshiftiftheenginewill
notbeover-rewved.
—Withkick-down,thetransmissionshiftstoa
lowergear,dependingonvehiclespeedand
enginespeed.
—tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmission
isrunninginemergencymode.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

Z\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.

Launchcontrolprogram
Appliesto:vehicleswithS tronictransmission
Thelaunchcontrolprogramprovidesthebest
possibleaccelerationwhenstartingfromastop.
Requirement:theenginemustbeatoperating
temperatureandthesteeringwheelmustnotbe
turned.
>DeactivatetheStart/Stopsystem*>page81.
TheLEDinthe||buttonturnson.
>Appliesto:sedan:whentheengineisrunning,
pressthe|&OFF]buttonbriefly>page139.
Theindicatorlightturnsonandthemes-
sageStabilizationcontrol(ESC):sport.Warn-
ing!Restrictedstabilityappearsintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.
>Appliesto:allroad:whentheengineisrunning,
pressthe2OFF]buttonbriefly>page139.
TheEjindicatorlightturnsonandthemes-
sageStabilizationcontrol(ESC):offroad.
Warning!Reducedstabilityappearsinthein-
strumentclusterdisplay.
> Pulltheselectorleverback outofthe"D/S"po-
sitionbrieflytoselectthe"S"positionorselect
theDynamicdrivingmodeindrivese-
lect*>page127.
>Pressthebrakepedalfirmlywithyourleftfoot
andholditallthewaydownforatleastone
second.
>Atthesametime,pressthegaspedalallthe
waydownwithyourrightfootuntiltheengine
reachesandstaysatahighRPMlevel.
>Removeyourfootfromthebrake pedalwithin
fiveseconds>A\.






AWARNING
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
—OnlyusetheLaunchcontrolprogramwhen
roadandtrafficconditionsallowitandother
driverswillnot beendangeredorbothered
byyourdrivingandthevehicle'saccelera-
tion.
—Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscanspin
andthevehiclecanbreakawaywhensport
mode/offroadmodeisswitchedon,espe-
ciallywhentheroadisslippery.>

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—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
mode/offroadmodeoff.
@Tips
—After acceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecompo-
nentsmayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,
thefunctionwillnot beavailable forafew
minutestoreducetheriskofdamage.After
acool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
—Whenacceleratingusingthelaunchcontrol
program,allvehicleparts aresubjectto
heavyloads.Thiscanlead toincreasedwear.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission



fs}Transmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Donotcontinuedriving.Selectthe"P"selector
leverpositionandcontactanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafe locationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fs}Selectorlever:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
fs}Pbutton:malfunction!AutoPwhenengine
off.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthe"P"buttononthe
selectorlever.Thetransmissionautomatically
engages"P"whenyouswitchofftheengine.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
90
flSelectorlever:malfunction!Gearchangeon-
lypossibleusingbothpaddlelevers.Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youcancontinuedrivingwithrestricted
function.Theselectorleverisnotworking.Gears
canonlybeselectedbytappingbothshiftpad-
dlesatthesametimewhenthevehicleisstation-
ary>page88,fig.92.Payattentiontothese-
lectedtransmissionpositionintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Theparkinglockengagesauto-
maticallywhenyouturnofftheengine.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
iTransmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedesiredse-
lectorleverpositionagain.Youcanthencontinue
driving.
flTransmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
flTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethe malfunctioncorrected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.

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[@]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
[GjTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
Youcannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
flDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake
—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page91.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.

Parkinglockemergencyrelease
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
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Fig.94Frontcupholder:parkinglockemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedinthefrontcup
holderunderacover.Readandfollowtheimpor-
tantinstructionsabouttowing>page364.
Releasingtheparkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Topreventyourvehiclefromrollingaway,set
theparkingbrake©=page82.
>Removetherubbermat.
>Prythecoverofftheopeningusingthescrew-
driverfromthevehicletoolkit>fig.93.
>Insertthesocketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.94.
>Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise@)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward()untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethesocketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>Pressthebrakepedalandstarttheengine.
>Keepthebrakepedalpressedandengagethe
followingselectorleverpositionsoneafterthe
other:"N","D"andbackto"N".
>Turn theengineoffagain.
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@Tips
Thelapstatisticslistthelaptimesforthelast
30laps.Thefastestandslowestlaptimeout
ofupto99measuredlapsarealsodisplayed.
Predictiveefficiency
assist
Thepredictiveefficiencyassisthelpsthedriverto
drivewithanticipationandthereforehelpsto
savefuel.Thesystemaccessespredictivetripda-
ta(includingspeedlimits,hills,andtheangleof
curves)fromthenavigationsystem*.Informa-
tionfromthecamera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion*isalsoappliedtorecognizetrafficsigns
=>page97.
Themessagesdisplayeddependonthenaviga-
tiondata*beingup-to-dateandthecorrectiden-
tificationbythetrafficsignrecognition”.
Whenadaptivecruisecontrol*isswitchedoff,the
predictiveefficiencyassistonlyprovidesnotifica-
tionswithoutcontrolledinterventions.See
=>page100,Predictivemessages(efficiencyas-
sist).
Whenadaptivecruisecontrol”isswitchedon,the
systemrespondstoupcomingsituationsauto-
matically.See>page101,Predictivecontrol(ef-
ficiencyassist).
Predictivemessages(efficiencyassist)
Appliesto:vehicleswithpredictiveefficiencyassist
Indicatorintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Predictivemessagesappearintheinstrument
clusterdisplaytoshowthedrivertheappropriate
timetocoastwhenasituationaheadrequiresyou
todriveatalowerspeed.
Themessagesareonlyshownifthecruisecontrol
system*oradaptivecruisecontrol*isswitched
off.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
100

SymbolMeaning

Removeyourfootfromtheacceler-
atorpedaltoslowdown,because
thereisasituationaheadthatre-~»


quiresalowerspeed.

IfyouseeDriverassistanceintheinstrument
clusterdisplay,thefollowingsymbolswillindi-
catewhichsituationthesystemiscurrentlyreact-
ingto.




SymbolMeaning
MPHSpeedlimit
km/hSpeedlimit
JikIntersection
TE
~OTrafficcircle
aca
Iftherearemultiplesituations,thenasequence
ofthesesituationswillappearinthedisplay.

ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontotrafficandtheareaaround
yourvehiclewhentheefficiencyassistis
switchedon.Thedriverisalwaysresponsible

forassessingthetrafficsituation.
(i)Tips
— Thewordingofthemessagemayvaryde-
pendingonthedrivingmodesetindrivese-
lect*>page126andthecurrentselector
leverposition(automatictransmission*).No
messagesaredisplayedwheninthe"S"se-
lector
leverpositionorinDynamicmode.

—Whenarouteisplannedusingthenaviga-
tionsystem*,thensystemdisplaysmessag-
esbasedonanassumedroute.Without
routeguidance,thesystemdisplaysmes-
sagesbasedonanassumedroute.
—Therewillnot beamessageforeverysitua-
tionahead,forexampleifthereisnot
enoughdistanceremainingtoreacttothe
situation.
—Nomessagesaredisplayedwhenatspeeds
under20mph(30km/h).

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Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemisacombina-
tionofspeedanddistanceregulation.Itassists
thedriverbybothregulatingthespeedand
maintainingadistancetothevehicledriving
ahead,withinthelimitsofthesystem.Ifthesys-
temdetectsavehicledrivingahead,theadaptive
cruisecontrolcanbrakeandaccelerateyourvehi-
cle.This increasesdrivingcomfortduringlong
tripsonhighwaysandinstop-and-gotraffic(au-
tomatictransmission*).
Whatcanadaptivecruisecontroldo?
Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemusesvideo,ra-
dar,ultrasoundandnavigationdata.Vehicles
drivingaheadcanberecognizedupto650ft
(200m)away.
Predictivefunctionsofferthedriveradditional
comfortandcontributetothereductioninfuel
consumptionandCO2emissions>page101.
Onopenroadswithnotraffic,itfunctionslikea
cruisecontrolsystem.Thestoredspeedismain-
tained.Whenapproachingavehicledriving
ahead,theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemauto-
maticallybrakestomatchthatvehicle'sspeed
andthenmaintainsthesetdistance.Assoonas
thesystemdoesnotdetectavehicledriving
ahead,adaptivecruisecontrolacceleratesupto
thestoredspeed.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Instop-and-gotraffic,adaptivecruisecontrolcan
brakeuntilthevehicleisstationaryandthencan
alsostartdrivingagainautomaticallyundercer-
tainconditions>page107.
Intrafficjamsorstop-and-gotraffic,trafficjam
assistcanassistthedriver>page109.
Whichfunctionscanbecontrolled?
Whenyouswitchadaptivecruisecontrolon,you
cansetthecurrentspeedasthe“controlspeed”
=page105,Switchingonandoff.
Whendriving,youcanstopcruisecontrol
=>page108orchangethespeed>page106at
anytime.
Youcanalsosetthedistancetothevehicledriv-
ingaheadandsetthedrivingmodeoftheadap-
tivecruisecontrol>page106.
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiadaptivecruisecontrol

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Fig.101Frontofthevehicle:sensorsandvideocamera
Theareaswiththeradarandultrasonicsensors
andthevideocamera>fig.101mustnotbecov-
ered bystickers,depositsoranyotherobjects,
becausethiscaninterferewiththeadaptive
cruisecontrolfunction.Forinformationonclean-
ing,see>page342.Thesameappliesforany
modificationsmadeinthefrontarea.
Insomedrivingsituations,theadaptivecruise
controlfunctionisrestricted:
—Vehiclescanonlybedetectedwhentheyare
withinthe sensordetectionzones>page102,
fig.100.
—Thesystemhasalimitedabilitytodetectvehi-
clesthatareashortdistanceahead,offtothe
sideofyourvehicleormovingintoyourlane.
—Objectsthataredifficulttodetectsuchasmo-
torcycles,vehicleswithhighgroundclearance
oranoverhangingloadaredetectedlateornot
detectedatall.
—Whendrivingthroughcurves>page104.
—Whenthevehicleisstationary>page104.

Z\WARNING
Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround you
whenadaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.
Asthedriver,youarestillresponsibleforyour
ownspeedandthe distancetoothervehicles.
Theadaptivecruisecontrolisusedtoassist
you.Thedrivermustalwaystakeaction to>

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avoidacollision.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingatthecorrecttime.
—Forsafetyreasons,donotuseadaptive
cruisecontrol whentheroadsurfaceisin
poorconditionand/orinbadweathercondi-
tions(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrainand
hydroplaning).Usingthesystemunder
theseconditionsincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchadaptivecruisecontrolofftemporari-
lywhendrivinginturninglanes,onexpress-
wayexits(exceptifpredictivecontrolis
switchedon)orinconstructionzones.This
preventsthevehiclefromaccelerating to
thestoredspeedwheninthesesituations.
—Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemwillnot
brakebyitselfifyouputyourfootontheac-
celeratorpedal.Doingsocanoverridethe
speedanddistanceregulation.
—Whenapproachingstationaryobstacles
suchasstoppedtraffic,adaptivecruisecon-
trol willrespondwithlimitedfunction.
—Adaptivecruisecontroldoesnotrespondto
people,animals,orcrossingoroncoming
objects.
—Thefunction oftheradarsensorscanbeaf-
fectedbyreflectiveobjectssuchasguard
rails,theentrancetoatunnel,heavyrainor
ice

1)Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair theadaptive
cruisecontrol.HaveanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheir
function.
G)Tips
Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see>page370.
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Incurves
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol



Fig.102Example:drivinginto acurve
Whendrivingintoacurve>fig.102andoutofa
curve,theadaptivecruisecontrolmayreacttoa
vehicleintheneighboringlaneandapplythe
brakes.Youcanpreventthatbypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalbriefly.
Stationaryvehicles
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Fig.103Example:vehiclechanginglanesandstationary
vehicle
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,adaptivecruise
controlcanreacttostationaryvehicles
=>fig.103,aslongasyouaredrivingslowerthan
30mph(50km/h) andthesystemclassifiesthe
possiblepassingmaneuveraslow.Forexample,
ifavehiclethatwasalreadydetected(@turnsor
changeslanes,theadaptivecruisecontrolreacts
tothestationaryvehicleaheadofit@).
Vehicleswithmanualtransmission
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manualtransmission
Theadaptivecruisecontrolisavailablefrom1st
gearthrough6thgearinthenormalspeedrange.>

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Assistsystems

Whentheadaptivecruisecontrolisturnedon,
youmustpresstheclutchtoshiftgears(asusu-
al).Whenshiftingnormallyorwhenpressingthe
clutch,theadaptivecruisecontrolremains
turnedon.
Afteryouhaveengagedthegear,youdonotneed
topressthegaspedal.Theadaptivecruisecon-
trolacceleratesautomaticallyifnecessary.
Ifyoupressdownontheclutchfortoolongor
shift/coupleimproperly,theadaptivecruisecon-
trolmayturnoffautomatically.
Switchingonandoff
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Fig.105Instrumentcluster:adaptivecruisecontrol
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.
»Automatictransmission:toactivatecontrol
whenstationary,thebrake pedalmustalsobe
pressed.

Switchingadaptivecruisecontroloff
>Pushtheleverawayfromyouintoposition©
untilitclicksintoplace.ThemessageACC:off
appears.
Indicatorlights
B-Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbeswitched
on.Novehiclesaredetectedahead.Thestored
speedismaintained.
BA-Avehicledrivingaheadwasdetected.The
adaptivecruisecontrolsystemregulatesthe
speedanddistancetothevehicledrivingahead
andaccelerates/brakesautomatically.
Appliesto:automatictransmissions
&-Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbeswitched
on.Avehiclewasdetectedahead.Yourvehicleis
stationaryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatical-
ly.
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EB-Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbeswitched
on.Novehiclesweredetectedahead.Yourvehicle
isstationaryandwillnotstartdrivingautomati-
cally.
A-Theautomaticbrakingisnotenoughto
maintainasufficientdistancetoavehicledriving
ahead.Youmustintervene>page109,Driverin-
terventionrequest.
©Instrumentclusterdisplay
IftheDriverassistancedisplayisnotshownin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,youcanopenit>
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