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Driving
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.
ZAWARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshould notcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.
Drivingoffroad
Generalinformation
Appliesto:allroad
TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)func-
tionsareenhancedfordrivingoffroad.Offroad
modecanbeactivated whendrivinginsituations
where
slippageoradifferentiallockfunctionis
necessary>page139.Thehilldescentassistis
alsoavailable,whichautomaticallybrakestheve-
hicletomaintainaconstantspeed>page140.
Inaddition,yourAudiprovidescontinuousall
wheeldrive.
However,yourAudiisnotanoffroadvehicle.
Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitableforthevehi-
84
cleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
Afterdrivingoffroad
—Afterdrivingoffroad,removebranchesandoth-
erdebrisfromtheradiatorgrille,underbody,
andwheels.Lookespeciallyforforeignobjects
(such asstones)thatmaybestuckinthetire
tread.
—Cleanthevehiclebody andunderbodyandin-
spectthevehicleforpossibledamage.
—Cleanthewindows,headlights,taillightsand
thelicenseplateiftheyaredirty.
—Performabraketest(especiallyafterdriving
throughwater).
Z\WARNING
—Beespeciallyaware andattentivewhendriv-
ingunderdifficultconditions.Vehicledam-
ageandinjuriesmayoccurwhendrivingat
excessivelyhighspeedsorwithincorrect
drivingmaneuvers.
—Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyle
totheroads,terrain,trafficand weather
conditions.Driveespeciallyslowlyifthereis
lowvisibilitywhenoffroad.
—Pleasenotethatthewheelscanspinmore
andthevehiclecanswervewheninoffroad
mode,especiallywhentheroadisslippery
orhasloosesurfacematerial.
—Drivingstabilityisreducedwheninoffroad
mode.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Avoidharmingtheenvironmentandshow
considerationfornature.
G)Tips
Onlydrivewhereitispermittedandalways
stayontheprovidedroadsandpaths.
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Drivermessages
Appliesto:allroad
Thereisonlyonerightwaytodriveindifficult
conditions:slowlyandwithcaution!
Observethefollowingwhendrivingonunpaved
roads:
>Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitablefortheve-
hicleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
>Driveslowlyandcarefully.
>Payattentiontothegroundclearanceofyour
vehicle.
>Activatetheoffroadmodeasneeded
>page139.
>»Usethehilldescentassistwhendrivingdown
steephills>page140.
Difficultterrain
Whendrivinginunfamiliarareasandoffroad,
driveslowlyandkeeponthewatchforunexpect-
edobstacles(such aspotholes,rocks,tree
stumps,etc.).
Topreventthevehiclefrombottomingoutandto
reducetheriskofunderbodydamage,youshould
driveacrossunevengroundononlyonesideof
thevehiclesothatonlytwoofyourwheelscross
theunevenarea,insteadofdrivingacrossthe
centeroftheunevenareawithallfourwheels.
Drivequicklythroughsandyor marshyoff-road
sectionsand donotstop,ifatallpossible.
Drivingthroughwater
Alsoreadtheinformationfoundin>page76.
Automatictransmission
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Theautomatictransmissioniscontrolledelec-
tronically.Thetransmissionshiftsupordownau-
tomaticallydependingonwhichdriveprogramis
selected.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM
anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmissionswitchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downor whenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalsoselectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode)>page88.
Stronictransmission
TheStronicisadual-clutchtransmission.Power
istransferredusingtwoclutchesthatworkinde-
pendentlyfromoneanother.Theyreplacethe
torqueconverterusedinconventionalautomatic
transmissionsandallowthevehicletoaccelerate
withoutanoticeableinterruptionintraction.
tiptronictransmission
Inthetiptronictransmission,poweristransfer-
redbyatorqueconverter.
Selectingaselectorleverposition
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
©xSg
=
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Fig.90Centerconsole:selectorlever
Thecurrentselectorleverpositionisshownnext
totheselectorlever>fig.90.Thecurrentselec-
torleverpositionisalsoshownintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.
>Youmayneedtoreleasetheselectorleverlock
dependingonwhichselectorleverpositionis
selectedandwhichoneyouwouldliketoselect.
>Todothis,pressthereleasebutton@onthe
selectorlever>fig.90.
8s
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Driving
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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Driving
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.
B8w-0249
Fig.91Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever
B4M-0063
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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Driving
>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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>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhands and
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Reinsertthecoverandrubbermat.
Iftheparkinglockisreleasedwiththeemergen-
cyrelease,the fs}indicatorlightturnsoninthe
instrumentclusterand“N”isengaged.Themes-
sageDangerofrolling away!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrakealsoappears.
Z\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cle.
— Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
theemergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifitisnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrake pedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatethe emergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.
@)Note
Duetotheriskofdamage,carefullyremove
thesocketwrenchwhenyouresettheparking
lock.
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Trailertowing
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhaveasufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safetychains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
©)Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
94
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushould not
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brake
gentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
turedisplaywhentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=page14.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.
ZA\WARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.
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Assistsystems
Laptimer
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Youcanmeasureandanalyzelaptimeswiththe
laptimerinthedisplay.
Openingthelaptimer
>OpenthefirstVehicletab(tripcomputer)using
the[<>]buttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheel.
>Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:left
controlbutton>Laptimes.
Operatingthelaptimer
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,turnthe
leftthumbwheel(7)>page15untilthedesired
menuitemisdisplayedintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
>Presstheleftthumbwheeltoconfirmtheselec-
tion.
ZAWARNING
Yourfocusshouldalways beondrivingyour
vehiclesafely.Asthedriver,youhavecom-
pleteresponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Only
use thefunctionssuchasthelaptimerinsuch
awaythatyoualwaysmaintaincompletecon-
troloveryourvehicleinalltrafficsituations.
@)Tips
Youcanretrieveinformationfromthetrip
computerwhilethelaptimerstopwatchis
running.
eymeatalLl)
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Requirement:thelaptimermustbeopen
=>page99.
Timinglaps
>Tostarttimingmanually,selectStartlap 1in
themenu.
>Tostarttimingautomaticallyassoonasyoube-
gintodrive,selectDriveofftostartlap 1or
Startbydrivingoffinthemenu.
>Tomeasurethelaptime,selectNewlapinthe
menu.
Thisstartstimingthenextlapatthe
sametime.
Aftercompletingalap,thedifferencebetween
thelastlapandthepreviousbestlaptimewillbe
ainaynindicatedwitha“~”or“+”.
Pausingtiminganddisplayingasplittime
>ToinsertapauseiyselectPauseinthemenu.
>Toresumetiming,selectResumeinthemenu.
>Todisplayasplittime,selectSplittimeinthe
menu.Thesplittimeappearsforapproxi-
mately10secondsintheinstrumentcluster.
Thetimingofthecurrentlapcontinues.
Resettingtiming
>»Usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,select
Resettimesinthemenu.
@Tips
—Amaximumof99laptimescanbemeas-
ured.
—Iftimingispaused,youcancontinueitlater
evenifyouswitchtheignitionoff.
—Savedlaptimescannotbeindividuallyde-
letedfromthetotalresults.
—Thesavedlaptimervalueswillremainafter
switchingtheignitionoff.
Lapstatistics
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Displayinglapstatistics
Youcandisplaythenumberoflapsdriven,the
fastestlap“+”,theslowestlap“—”,andtheaver-
agetime“®”intheinstrumentcluster.
un
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,selectthe
leftcontrolbutton>LapstatisticsorStatis-
tics.
>Turn thethumbwheeldownoruptodisplaythe
individuallaptimes.
>Toreturn tothelaptimingthatwasbegun,
presstheleftthumbwheel.
Resettinglapstatistics
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,select:
therightcontrolbutton>Resetstatistics.>
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Assistsystems
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.
104
Incurves
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
Fig.102Example:drivinginto acurve
Whendrivingintoacurve>fig.102andoutofa
curve,theadaptivecruisecontrolmayreacttoa
vehicleintheneighboringlaneandapplythe
brakes.Youcanpreventthatbypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalbriefly.
Stationaryvehicles
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
B8V-0630
Fig.103Example:vehiclechanginglanesandstationary
vehicle
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,adaptivecruise
controlcanreacttostationaryvehicles
=>fig.103,aslongasyouaredrivingslowerthan
30mph(50km/h) andthesystemclassifiesthe
possiblepassingmaneuveraslow.Forexample,
ifavehiclethatwasalreadydetected(@turnsor
changeslanes,theadaptivecruisecontrolreacts
tothestationaryvehicleaheadofit@).
Vehicleswithmanualtransmission
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontroland
manualtransmission
Theadaptivecruisecontrolisavailablefrom1st
gearthrough6thgearinthenormalspeedrange.>
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Assistsystems
usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheelbuttons
=>page15.
Basedonthegraphicdisplay,youcandetermine
ifthesystemismaintainingadistancetotheve-
hicledrivingahead andwhatthatdistanceis.
Novehicle-novehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Silvervehicle-avehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Redvehicle-requestfordriverintervention
=>page109.
Thefivedistance barsonthegauge(©represent
thesetdistance(see>page106forinformation
onhowtochangethedistance).Ifyoufallbelow
theselecteddistance,thedistancebarsbecome
redfromthebottomupward.
ZAWARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmis-
sion:Ifyoupressthe[SET]buttonwhendriv-
ingatspeedsbelow20mph(30km/h),the
vehiclewillaccelerateautomaticallyupto20
mph(30km/h),whichistheminimumspeed
thatcanbeset.
@)Tips
—Ifyouswitchtheignitionortheadaptive
cruisecontrolsystemoff,thesetspeedis
erasedforsafetyreasons.
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
andtheAnti-Slip-Regulation(ASR)areauto-
maticallyswitchedonwhentheadaptive
cruisecontrolisswitchedon.
106
Changingthespeed
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
B4M-0232
Fig.106Operatinglever:changingthespeed
>Toincrease ordecrease thespeedinsmallerin-
crements,tap thelevertoward@)or©)
=>fig.106tothefirstlevel.
>Toincrease ordecrease thespeedinlargerin-
crements,brieflytap thelevertoward@)or©)
tothesecondlevel.
>Toincrease ordecrease thespeedcontinuously,
holdthelevertoward@)/G)tothefirstorsec-
ondleveluntilthemarking@)reachesthede-
siredspeed>page105,fig.105.
Preselectingaspeed
Youcanalsopreselectthespeedwhenadaptive
cruisecontrolisnotactivebymovingtheleverin
thedesireddirection@)/©).Activatetheprevi-
ouslyselectedspeedbypullingtheleverintopo-
sition@)>page108,fig.109.
SadiMmeels
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
B4M-0234
Fig.107Operatinglever:settingthedistance
>Taptherockerswitchtodisplaythedistance
thatiscurrentlyset.