air condition AUDI A4 2019 Owners Manual

Instrumentcluster

—Timeanddate>page240
—Digitalspeedometer*
—Averageconsumption
—Remainingrange*
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers*=page20
—Driverassistance*>page102
—Trafficsignrecognition*>page97
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph&fig.14.Theaverageconsumption
storedintheshort-termmemoryisalsodis-
played.Ifthebarsaregreenorthegraytone on
thebarschanges(dependingontheequipment),
yourvehicleissavingfuelbythefollowingfunc-
tion:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thevehiclebatterywhenthevehicleiscoasting
ordrivingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward
EVE.
G)Tips
Thedate,timeofday,andtimeanddatefor-
matcanbesetintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page240.
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Energyconsumers
Appliesto:vehicleswithenergyconsumers
aN}®ao
Energyconsumers
taeri
0)2
Airconditioning
Auxiliaryheating
Rearwindowheating

Fig.15Instrumentcluster:energyconsumers
IntheEnergyconsumersview,theotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsumption
islistedinthefirsttab(on-boardcomputer).The
displayshowsuptothreeenergyconsumers
>fig.15.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.
Agauge(@)alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon-
sumptionofallotherconsumers.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
atelte-hels
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithanaloginstrumentcluster
Theengineoiltemperatureandboostindicator
areonlyshowninthelaptimerdisplay
=>page99.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audivirtualcockpit
Theengineoiltemperatureisonlyshowninthe
enhancedvieworinthesportview>page17.
Whenengineoiltemperaturesarelow,thedis-
play---°F(---°C)appearsintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature>

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Head-updisplay

Head-updisplay
Description
Appliesto:vehicleswithhead-updisplay
0 as
ge32%oS

Fig.16Instrumentpanel:knobforthehead-updisplay
Thehead-updisplayprojectscertainwarningsor
selectedinformationfromtheassistsystems*or
navigationsystem*onthewindshield.Thedis-
playappearswithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
Switchingonandoff
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayon,pressthe67
knob.
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayoff,presstheS7
knob.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightofthedisplaycan beadjustedtothe
individualdriver.
>Makesureyouareseatedcorrectly>page248.
>Turn theknobS?toadjustthedisplay.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem

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

Displaycontent
IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcanspecify
whichinformationshould bedisplayed:Forex-
ample,thiscanincludenavigationinformation”,
adaptivecruisecontrol*orcamera-basedtraffic
signrecognition*.
Thedisplay ofcertaininformationandsomeof
thered indicatorlightscannotbehiddeninthe
Infotainmentsystem.
Brightness
YoucanadjustthedisplaybrightnessintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.Thedisplaybrightnessdecreas-
esautomaticallyastheamountoflightdecreas-
es.Thebackgroundbrightnessisadjusted with
theinstrumentillumination>page51.
Picturerotation
YoucanrotatethepictureintheInfotainment
systemclockwiseorcounterclockwise.
CG)Note
Topreventscratchesontheglasscoveringthe
head-updisplay,donotplaceanyobjectsin
theprojectionopening.
@)Tips
—Sunglasseswithpolarizationfiltersandun-
favorable
lightingconditionscanimpairvisi-
bilityofthedisplay.
— Anoptimumdisplaydependsontheseat
positionandthe heightadjustmentofthe
head-updisplay.
—Aspecialwindshieldisneededforthe head-
updisplayfunction.
—Forinformationoncleaning,see>tableIn-
teriorcleaningonpage344.
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LightsandVision


makeobjectsinthemirrorappearsmallerand
fartheraway.Youmayestimateincorrectly
whenyouusethesemirrorstogaugeyourdis-
tancefromthevehiclesbehindyouwhen
changinglanes,whichincreasestheriskofan
accident.
@)Note
—Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerfoldingexte-
riormirrors:Ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustuse thepow-
erfoldingfunctiontofoldthemirrorallthe
wayout.Themirrorswillmakealoudnoise
when
theylatchintoplace.Themirrorhous-
ingmustnot bemovedbackintoplaceby
handbecausethiscouldimpairthefunction
ofthemirrormechanism.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithoutpowerfolding
exterior mirrors:Ifthemirrorhousingwas
movedbyoutsideforces(suchasanimpact
whenmaneuvering),youmustmoveitback
inplacebyhand.
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsin
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.
Neverfoldpowerfoldingexteriormirrors*
byhand.Onlyfoldtheminandoutusing
thepowercontrols.
G)Tips
—Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunc-
tions,theglassinbothmirrorscanbead-
justedbypressingontheedgeof itbyhand.


— Theexteriormirrorsettings arestoredwith
thememoryfunction*>page60.
Dimmingthemirrors
Yourvehicleisequippedwithamanualorauto-
matic*dimmingrearviewmirror.
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
>Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
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Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorandexteriormirrorsdimautomati-
callywhenlightshinesonthem,forexample
fromheadlightsonavehiclebehindyou.

Z\WARNING
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
canirritatetheskin,eyesandrespiratorysys-
tem.Ifthereiscontactwiththefluid,flush
immediatelywithplentyofwater.Consulta
physicianifnecessary.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratoryconditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
waterforatleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffected clothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.

()Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfacesandpaint.Clean
thisliquidasquicklyaspossible,forexample
withawetsponge.
G)Tips
—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,

LightsandVision

©)-Cleanthewindshield.Thewiperswipeone
timeafterseveralsecondsofdrivingtoremove
waterdroplets.Youcanswitchthisfunctionoff
bymovingthelevertoposition©)within10sec-
ondsoftheafterwipe.Theafterwipefunctionis
reactivatedthenexttimeyouswitchtheignition
on.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*operatesonlywhenthelowbeamhead-
lightsareon.Ifyoumovetheleverintoposition
©,theheadlightswillbecleanedatfixedinter-
vals.
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearwindowwiper:©-
wiping therearwindow.Thenumberofwipesde-
pendsonthewindshieldwipermovement.
Therearwiperautomaticallyswitchesonwhen
thereversegearisselectedandthefrontwind-
shieldwipersareonandrunning.
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearwindowwiper:@-
cleaningtherearwindow.Thenumberofwipes
dependsonhowlongtheleverisheldinposition
@.Thismayalsocleantherearviewcamera,de-
pendingonthevehicleequipment.

ZA\WARNING
—Therainsensorisonlyintendedtoassistthe
driver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsiblefor
manuallyswitchingthe wipersonbasedon
visibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darknessorlowsun,canresultinincreased
glare,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page55,Replacingwiperblades.

()Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
54
— Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing acarwash.Thispreventsthe wipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
G)Tips
— Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
— Thewasherfluidnozzlesforthewindshield
washersystemareheatedwhentheignition
isoniftheoutsidetemperatureislow.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Useasoftclothandaglasscleaner.
Windshieldwiper
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page55.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Rearwindowwiper
Appliesto:allroad
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.

ZA,WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

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Stowingandusing


—Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerearlid
open,observethefollowingnotestoreduce
theriskofpoisoning:
—Closeallwindows,
—Closethesunroof*,
—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.


ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

QNote
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page334.
Luggagecompartmentcover
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentcover

2 s
S = = ao



B4L-1256

Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
themountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

Z\WARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
coverincreasetheriskofinjurytoallvehicle>

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Warmandcold

Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itismosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
sunroof*areclosed.Ifthereisabuild-upofheat
insidethevehicle,ventilationcanhelptospeed
upthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctionsexceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
The
pollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettings areautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Ifyouwouldliketoreducefuelconsumption,
switchtheairconditioningoff.Thiswillalso
reduceemissions.
@)Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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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.
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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

acousticallyandwithajerkonthebrakesifnec-
essary.Ifneeded,itcaninitiateapartialorfull
decelerationtoreduce thecollisionspeedorto
avoidthecollisionundercertaincircumstances.
Inconjunctionwithpresensebasic/rear,the
front safetybeltsarealsoreversiblytensioned
whenneeded.Thepresensefrontisalsoactive
whenadaptivecruisecontrol”isswitchedoff.
—Presenserearcontainspresensebasicfunc-
tions.Itusesthedatafromthesideassist*ra-
darsensorsandcalculateswithinthelimitsof
thesystemtheprobabilityofarearendcolli-
sionwiththevehiclebehindyou.Presenserear
isalsoactivewhensideassist*isswitchedoff.
—Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensecity
usesthecameradataandcandetectanim-
pendingcollisionwithvehiclesandpedestrians.
Inthiscase,thesystemwarnsthedrivervisual-
ly,acousticallyandwithajerkonthebrakesif
necessary.Ifneeded,itcaninitiateafulldecel-
erationtoreducethecollisionspeedorto avoid
thecollisionundercertaincircumstances.In
conjunctionwithpresensebasic/rear,thefront
safety
beltsarealsoreversiblytensionedwhen
needed.

Z\WARNING
Readthegeneralinformationin>A\inGen-
eralinformationonpage103,>A\inGeneral
informationonpage122.

@Tips
—Certainpresensefunctionsswitchoffwhen
drivinginreverse.
— Thepresensefunctionsmaynotbeavaila-
bleifthereisamalfunctionintheESCsys-
temortheairbagcontrolmodule.
—Notethatthereversible belttensioneron
thefrontpassenger'ssidedeactivateswhen
thefrontpassenger'sairbagisdeactivated.
—Switchthepresenseoffwhenyouarenot
usingpublicstreetsorwhenloadingtheve-
hicleontoavehiclecarrier,train,ship,or
othertypeoftransportation.Thiscanpre-

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
ventanundesiredinterventionfromthepre
sensesystem.
Audipresensebasic
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audipresensebasic
Thepresensebasicfunctionsareactivatedata
speedofapproximately20mph(30km/h)or
higher.
Thefollowingfunctionscanbetriggeredunder
certainconditionswithinthelimitsofthesys-
tem:
—Tensioningofthesafetybelts(forexample,
duringheavybraking):thefront safetybelts
havereversiblebelttensioners.Ifacollision
doesnotoccur,thesafetybeltswillloosen
slightlyandbereadytotriggeragain.
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Activationofthe emergencyflashers)
ThemessageAudipresensefy=>page113,
fig.114willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
Audidriveselect*:thetriggertimesareadjusted
dependingonthemodeselected.
CemRicelalg
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audipresensefront
Audipresense

Fig.114Instrumentcluster:approachwarning
Description
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensefront
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionsandinitiate
thecorrespondingbrakingmaneuversorthesup-
portingmeasureswhenavoidingacollision.
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>

Assistsystems

Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist


B4M-0101



B8W-0101

Fig.122Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
thesoonerthedisplayintheoutsidemirrorwill
turnon.
Vehiclestravelingwithyou
Vehiclestravelingwithyouareindicatedinthe
exteriormirroriftheyareclassifiedascriticalfor
alanechange.Allvehiclesdetectedbysideassist
122
areindicatedbythetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,
atthelatest.
©Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthanapproximately
9mph(15km/h)),thedisplayintheexteriormir-
rorturnsonassoonasthevehicleentersyour
blind spot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthanapproximately9
mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanesarenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisinthesamelane
or
onelaneoverfromtheadjacentlane.
—
Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(suchas
roadsidestructureslikeguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.122with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausethiswillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page342.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Sideassistcannot
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralone
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.
—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.For
example:>

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Assistsystems


—Ifvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleft
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynot
turnonintime.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy
rain,snoworheavymist.
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orif
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicles
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.

C)Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@Tips
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
rect:
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
SietemieRela
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Thesystemcanbeswitchedon/offintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.Offswitchesthe
systemoff.

Ifthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
terior
mirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
@Tips
Whenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
warningsystemactivatesordeactivates
=>page124.
Settingthedisplaybrightness
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.

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

Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightness ofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
(i)Tips
—Thesideassistfunctionsarenotactivedur-
ingtheadjustmentprocess.
—Theexitwarningindicatorsturnonduring
theadjustmentprocess.
—
Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
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