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Switching the Start-Stop-System on/off
manually
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop-System
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually .
Fig. 85 Center co nso le: Start -S top -Syste m but ton
.. To switch the Start -Stop-System off/on man
ually, press the
l(A)••I button. The L ED in the but
ton turns on when the system is sw itched off.
@ Tips
I f you switch the system off during a stop
phase, the engine will start again automati
cally.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop-Sys tem
Start-stop system deactivated: Please restart
engine manually
This message appea rs when specifi c condi tions
are not met dur ing a stop phase and t he S tart
S top -Sy stem w ill
not be able to resta rt the en
gine. The engine must be sta rted with the
I START ENGINE ST OPI button.
Start-stop system : System fault! Currently
unavailable
There is a mal function in the Start -Stop -System .
Drive the ve hicl e to an authorized repa ir facility
for servicing as soon as possible to correct the malfunct ion .
D rivi ng
Speed warning system
Introduction
The speed warning system helps you to stay un
der a specified maximum speed.
The speed warn ing system warns you if you are
exceed ing the maximum speed that you have set.
You will hear a warn ing tone when your speed ex
ceeds the s tored value by approx imately 3 mph
(3 km/h) . An indicator light . (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) in the instrume nt cl uste r d is
play a lso tu rns on at t he same time. The indicator
lig ht •• tur ns off when the speed decreases
below the stored maximum speed.
Setting a th reshold is recommended if yo u wo uld
lik e to be rem inded whe n you reach a cer tain
ma ximum speed. Situations where you may want
to do so incl ude driving in a co untry with a gener
al speed limit or if there is a spec ified maximum
speed for winter tires.
@ Tips
Eve n though your vehicle is eq uipped w ith a
speed warning system, yo u should still watch
the speedometer to make sure you are not
driving faster than the speed lim it.
Setting the threshold
You can set, change and delete the warning
threshold in the Infotainment system.
.. Select: the I CAR ! funct ion button > (Car) * Sys
tems
contro l button > Driver as sistance >
Speed warning .
You can set a ny thresho ld between 20 mp h
(30 km/h) and 150 mph (240 km/ h). Settings
can eac h be adjusted in increments of 6 mph
(10 km/h).
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Driving
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to vehicles: with cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive a constant speed that is 30 km/h or higher.
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F ig. 86 Operating lever: Cruise control system
F ig. 87 Instrument cluster: Selected speed
,. To switch the cruise control on, pull the lever
into position
(D c::> fig. 86.
,. Drive at the speed to be maintained .
,. To store the speed, press the button @.
The stored speed and the indicator light
lij;(l)~i4 (USA models) 1B (Canada models) appear
in the instrument cluster display
c:> fig. 87. T he
display may vary, depending on the type of dis
play in your vehicle .
This information is also shown briefly in the
Head-up display*.
The speed is kept constant by modifying engine
power or through an active brake intervent ion.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control is in operation.
You are always responsible for your speed
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and the distance between your vehicle and
other vehicles.
- For safety reasons, cruise control should not
be used in the city, in stop-and-go traffic, on
winding roads and when road conditions are
poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplaning), because this increases the
r isk of an accident.
- Switch the cruise control off temporarily
when dr iving in turning lanes, highway exits
or in construction zones .
- Please note that unconsciously "resting"
your foot on the accelerator pedal prevents the cruise contro l from braking. This is due
to the control system being overridden by
the driver's acceleration.
- If a brake system malfunction such as over
heating occurs when the cruise control sys
tem is switched on, the braking function in
the system may be switched off. The rest of
the cruise control system functions remain active as long as the indicator light
1ij;(i)~14 (USA models) 1B (Canada models) is
on .
(D Tips
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
brakes apply automat ically.
Changing speed
Applies to vehicles: with cruise co ntrol system
,. To increase or decrease the speed in incre
ments, tap the lever toward
010 c::> page 82,
fig . 86 .
,. To increase or decrease the speed quickly, hold
the lever in the
010 direction until the de
sired speed is disp layed.
You can also press the accelerator pedal down to increase your speed, e .g . if you want to pass
someone . The speed you saved earlier will re
sume as soon as you release the accelerator ped
al.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 minutes, the
cruise contro l will turn off temporarily. The green
symbol
[tj;(l)~i4 (US models) 1 B ..,.
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(Canadian models) in t he d isp lay will go out but
the saved speed remains the same.
Preselecting the speed
A pp lies to vehicles: with c ruise control system
You con preselect your desired speed when the
vehicle is stationary .
~ Switch the ign ition on.
~ Pu ll the lever in to posi tion (D q page 82,
fig . 86 .
~ To inc rease or decrease the speed, tap the leve r
toward
G) !Q .
~ To store the speed displayed, re lease the lever .
This f unct ion makes it possib le, for examp le, to
save the speed yo u want before dr iving on the
hi ghway . Once on the h ighway, activate the
cru ise control by pu lling the lever toward
(D .
Switching the system off
Appl ies to vehicles: with c ruise control
Temporary deactivation
~ Press t he b rake pedal, o r
~ Press the leve r into posi tion @(not cl icked into
place)
q page 82 , fig . 86, or
~ D rive for longer tha n 5 minutes at mo re than
5 m ph (1 0 km /h) above the stored speed.
Switching off completely
~ Press lever into position @(clicked into place),
or
~ Swi tch the ign ition o ff .
The system retains the saved speed if you deact i
vate the cruise contro l temporarily . To resume
the saved speed , re lease the brake pedal a nd p ull
the lever to position
(D .
Sw itching the ign ition off erases the saved speed .
A WARNING
You should only return to the saved speed if it
is not too fas t for the cur rent traffic co ndi
t io ns -risk of an a ccident!
D riving
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi adaptive cruise
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
F ig. 91 Detection range
What can adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control system uses video, ra
dar and ultrasound . Moving vehicles ahead can
be recognized up to about 650 feet (200 m)
away .
On open roads with no traffic, adaptive cru ise
control works like a regular cruise control sys
tem. The stored speed is ma inta ined. When ap
proaching a moving vehicle detected up ahead,
the adaptive cruise cont rol system automatically
slows down to match that vehicle's speed and
then maintains the distance that the driver previ ously stored. As soon as the system does not de
tect a vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise control
accelerates back up to the stored speed.
In stop-and-go traffic, adaptive cruise control can
brake until the vehicle stops and accelerate again
under certain conditions and if this is possible
within the system's limits and capabilities
¢ page 88. Adaptive cruise control will not
make an emergency stop .
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adaptive cruise control on, you
can set the current speed as the "control speed"
¢ page 86, Switching on and off.
When driving, you can stop cruise control
¢ page 88 or change the speed ¢ page 8 7 at
any time.
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You can also set the distance to the object ahead and set the adaptive cruise control driving pro
gram
¢ page 88.
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 92 Selector leve r: switch ing on/off
Fig. 93 Instrument cluster : adaptive cruise contro l
You can set any speed between 20 mph and 95
mph (30 and 150 km/h) .
Indicator lamps and messages in the instrument
cluster display inform you about the current sys
tem status and settings.
An addi tional indicator appears in the Head-up
D isplay* .
Switching adaptive cruise control on
.,. Pull the lever toward you into position ©
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fig . 92 . ACC standby appears in the instru
ment cluster display.
Setting the speed and activating regulation
.,. To set the current speed, press the ISETI button
¢ fig. 92. The set speed is shown in the tach
ometer @ and is also shown br iefly in the dis-
play @¢
fig. 93 . II>
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Audi ada pti ve c ruise contr ol and br akin g gu ard
.. You must also press the brake pedal when the
vehicle is stopped .
Switching adaptive cruis e co ntrol off
.. Push the lever away from you into position @
un til it clicks into place. The message
AC C o ff
appea rs.
@ Indic ator lights
II -Adapt ive cru ise control is switched on . No
vehicles are detected up ahead. The stored speed
is ma inta ined .
• -A moving vehicle is detected up ahead . The
adapt ive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
(-) -Adaptive cru ise control is switched on . A
mov ing vehicle up ahead was detected . Your veh i
cle remains stopped .
• -When automatic braking is not able to keep
enough d istance to a previously detected moving
veh icle up ahead, you must take control and
brake
c::> page 89, Prompt for driver interven
tion.
© Di spla y
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the dis
play, you can call it up with the multifunction
steer ing wheel buttons
c::> page 23.
Based on the symbols in the display, you can de
termine if the system is ma inta ining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is.
N o v ehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected.
White vehicl e -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red ve hicl e -Prompt for the driver to take action
c::> page 89.
Both arr ow s on the scal e© indicate the distance
to the vehicle ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehicle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead .
If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis
tance . For information on chang ing the stored
distance, refer to
c::> page 88 . If the distance se- lected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise control
can cause collisions, other accidents and seri
ous personal injuries.
- Pressing the
ISETI button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will auto matically accelerate the ve hicle to 20 mph
(30 km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
(D Tips
- If you switch the ignit ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory .
- The e lectronic stabilization control (ESC)
and the anti-slip-regulation (ASR) are auto
matically turned on when the adaptive
cruise cont rol is tu rned on . Both systems
cannot be turned off if the adaptive cru ise
control is t urned on.
Changing the speed
Appl ies to vehicl es: wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con trol
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Fig. 9 4 Operat ing lever : Chang ing the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
ta p the lever up or down.
.. To increase or decrease t he speed q uickl y,
ho ld
the lever up or down un til the red LED @ reac h
es the desired speed
c::> page 86, fig. 93 .
After each change, the new stored speed appears
br iefly i n the informa tion line
c::> page 86, fig . 93
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Driving in stop-and-go traffic
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system also assists
you in stop-and-go traffic.
If a previous detected
vehicle ahead stops, your vehicle will brake to a
stop, within the limits of the system.
• To resume driving with adaptive cruise control,
tap the accelerator pedal or
• Pull the lever toward you into position @
¢ page 88, fig. 95.
(Di Tips
-If adaptive cruise control is active and your
vehicle does not start driving as expected
after pulling the lever once, you can start
out again by tapping the accelerator pedal.
- If an obstacle is detected when your vehicle
starts driving, the system will prompt you
to take over¢
page 89. Your vehicle will
drive more slowly when starting. This may
also happen in some situations when no ob
stacle is apparent.
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 95 Selector lever
Requirement: The adaptive cruise control is
switched on.
Overriding cruise control
• To accelerate manually, pull the lever toward
you into position@and hold it there. The mes
sage
ACC: Override appears. Or
• press the accelerator pedal.
• To resume cruise control, release the lever or
take your foot off the accelerator pedal.
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Canceling cruise control while driving
• Move the lever into position @. The message
ACC: Standby appears. Or
• press the brake pedal.
• To resume the stored speed, move the lever in
to position @.
Canceling cruise control when stopped
• Push the lever away from you into position@.
The message
ACC: Standby appears.
• To resume cruise control, press the brake pedal
and pull the lever toward you into position @.
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate cruise control and
resume the stored speed when the current
road, traffic or weather conditions do not per
mit this . This could result in a crash.
Setting the distance
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adapt ive cruise control
Fig. 96 Selector lever: setting the dista nce
• Tap the switch to display the current set dis
tance ¢
fig. 96.
• To increase or reduce the distance by incre
ments, tap the switch again to the left or right.
The distance between the two vehicles will
change in the instrument cluster display.
When approaching a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adaptive cruise control system automatically brakes to match that object's speed and then
maintains the stored distance.
If the vehicle
ahead accelerates, adaptive cruise control will al-
so accelerate up to the stored speed.
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi braking guard
Description
Applies to vehicles: w ith Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
Fig. 98 Instrument cluster: approach warning
Braking guard uses radar sensors and a video
camera . It also functions within the limits of the
system when adaptive cruise control is switched
off .
What can braking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
situations when a vehicle ahead brakes suddenly
or if your own vehicle is traveling at a high speed
and approaching a vehicle up ahead that is mov
ing more slowly . Braking guard does not react if
it cannot detect the situat ion.
The system advises you of various situations:
- The
distance warning is given if you are too
close to the vehicle ahead for a long time.
If the
vehicle ahead brakes sharply, you will not be
able to avo id a coll is ion. The indicator light.
in the display comes on .
- The
approach warning is given when a detected
vehicle up ahead in your lane is moving much
more slowly than you are or if it brakes sharply .
When this warning is g iven, it may only be pos
sible to avo id a collision by swerving or braking
sharp ly. Th e indicator light. and indicator in
the display will warn you about the danger
qfig. 98. You will also hear an acoustic signal.
If you do not react fast enough or do not react at
all to t he situation, braking guard will intervene
by braking.
l ) Thi s is not ava ilab le in some co un tri es .
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-If a collision is imminent, the system will first
provide an
acute warning by briefly and sharply
app lying the brakes.
- If you do not react to the acute warning, brak
ing guard can brake with increasing force with
in the limits of the system. This reduces the ve
hicle speed in the event of a collision.
- The system can initiate maximum braking
shortly before a co llision
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high speeds occurs only in vehicles with adap
tive cruise control and side assist (pre sense
plus) .
- If the braking guard senses that you are not
braking hard enough when a collision is immi
nent, it can increase the braking force .
- The pre sense functions also engage when a
collision is imminent
qpage 184.
Which functions can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and the distance/
approach warning on or off in the MMI
q page 91, Settings in the Infotainment sys
tem .
A WARNING
Lack of attent ion can cause collisions, other
accidents and serious personal injuries . The
b ra king guard is an assist system and cannot
prevent a collision by itself. The driver must
always intervene . The driver is always respon
sib le for braking at the correct time .
- Always pay close atten tion to traffic, even
when the braking guard is switched on. Be
ready to intervene and be ready to take
comp lete contro l whenever necessary. Al
ways keep the safe and legal distance be
tween your vehicle and vehicles up ahead.
- Braking guard works with in limits and will
not respond outside the system limits, for
example when approaching a stopped vehi
cle or stationary obstacle (end of a traffic
jam or vehicle that has broken down in traf
fic) .
- Always remember that the radar sensor for
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the brak ing guard works only within def ined Ill>
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Audi adapt ive cruis e control and braking gua rd
de tect ion and range limits t hat may prevent
the proper detection of other veh icles.
- The radar sensor's function and range can
be reduced by rain, snow and heavy spray.
Moving veh icles up ahead may not be
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all .
- Reflective surfaces including crash barriers
or tunnel entrances may impair the funct ion
of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can cancel the brak ing with increasing
force that is init iated by the system by b rak
i ng yourself, by accelerat ing noticeab ly or
by swerving .
- Braking guard error messages ¢
page 91.
-Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpected ly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transport ing to reduce
the risk of damage or injury .
Settings in the Infotainment system
Appl ies to vehicles: w ith Audi a daptive cruise co ntro l
~ Select: t he ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys
tems
con trol b utton > Driver assi stan ce > Audi
braking guard .
S ys tem -
Switch the braking guard On/ Off. When
you swit ch the ig nitio n on, the message
Brak ing
guard: Off
appears if the system is swi tched off .
Prewarning -The d istance and app roach warn
in gs i n the display can be switched
On/ Off.
(!) Tips
-Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote cont rol key being
used.
- If you rest rict or sw itch off the ESC, the
braking gua rd also sw itches i tself off
¢ page 188 .
- Switch braking guard off when yo u are load
i ng t he ve hicle on to a vehicle ca rr ier, t rain,
s hi p or other type of transportation . This
c a n prevent undesired warnings from the
br aking gua rd system.
Messages
App lies to vehicles: wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con trol
Braking guard : off
T his dr iver message appears if the system is
tu rned off via t he i nfot ainment. O therwise, if the
system is t urne d off, the information appears ev
ery time shortly after t he start o f the trip .
T he driver message a lso appea rs if the system is
not avai lab le due to a m alfu nction o r if the ES C i s
not switched on¢
page 188 . If th is is the case,
the sys tem wi ll not provide warnings abou t a
poss ib le collision .
Braking guard : a ctivated
This dr iver message appears if sharp brake pres
su re was applied due to an acu te warning .
ACC: Unava ilable!
ACC and Audi braking guard: not available
T he system cannot detec t moving vehicles up
ahe ad co rrectly and is swi tc h e d off. The senso rs
have been displaced or are not working proper ly.
T he Audi pre sense funct ions may also be affect
e d. D rive to yo ur authorized A udi deal er or au
thori zed Audi serv ice facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .
ACC: currently unavailable. No senso r vi sion
ACC and braking guide : current ly unavailable .
No s ensor vi sion
Th is message appears if the senso r view is ob
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
sp ray or dirt. Clean the sensors ¢
page 84 ,
fig. 88.
ACC : Currently unavailable. Grad ient too steep
The road exceeds the maximum poss ible angle
for proper adaptive cruise co ntro l operat ion .
Adaptive cruise contro l is swi tched off .
ACC: Only available in D, Sor M
Select the D/S or M selector leve r position.
ACC : currently unavailable . Parking brake ap
plied
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Audi active lane assist
Switching on and off
Applies to vehicles: w ith Audi active lane assist
Fig. 99 Turn sig nal lever : act ive lane assist b utton
Fig. 100 Windsh ield: camera window fo r ac tive lane assist
• Press the c::> fig. 99 button to switch the system
on and off . The . or
ra, indicator light in the
instrument cluster turns on or off .
Indicator lights
• Ready:
The indicator light turns on when the
system is ready for use . The system can now be
operated .
• Not ready: The indicator light turns on if the
system is switched on but is inoperab le. This may
be due to the following reasons:
- The re is no lane marker line.
- The relevant lane marker lines are not detected
(for example, markings in a construction zone
or because they are obstructed by snow, dirt,
water or backlighting).
- The vehicle's speed is below the speed needed
to activate it, which is about 40 mph (65 km/
h).
-The lane is narrower than about 8 ft. (2.5 m) or
wider than 15 ft (4.5 m).
- The curve is too sharp.
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- The driver's hands are not on the steering
wheel.
(1) Tips
Make sure the camera's field of view
¢ fig.
100 is not obstructed by stickers or any
thing e lse . For information on cleaning, refer
to
¢ page 203 .
Lane assist display in the instrument
cluster
Applies to vehicles: wit h Audi active la ne ass ist
Fig. 101 Instrument cl uster: act ive la ne ass ist is sw itched
on a nd p rovid ing warn ings
Fig. 102 Instrument cl uste r: active lane assist is sw itched
on but not ready to provide warnings
You can call up the active lane ass ist display us
ing the buttons in the multifunction steering
wheel
c::> page 23.
An additional indicator appears in the Head-up display *.
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White line(s) Active lane assist is activated and re a dy to p rovide wa rnings.
Red line(s) Active lane assist wa rns you
(left or right) before leaving a lane
c:> fig . 101. In addit io n, the
steering wheel vib rates light ly.
Gray line(s) Active lane a ssist is activated,
but not ready to give warning
c:> fig. 102.
Messages in the instrument clu ster di splay
If the active lane ass ist switches off a utomat ica l
l y, the indicator lig ht in the display turns off an d
one o f th e following messages appears:
Audi active lane assist: Currently unavailable .
No camera view
This message appea rs if the c amera is u nable to
detec t th e lines. This co uld ha ppen i f:
- T he came ra field of v iew
c:> page 94, fig. 100 i s
dirty o r cove red in i ce. C lea n this are a on t he
wi nd shi eld.
- T he came ra field of v iew is fogged ove r. Wai t
u nt il the fog has clea red before sw itch ing the
a ctive la ne assis t on ag ain .
- Th e system has been unab le to detec t the lanes
f o r an extende d period o f ti m e du e to road con
di tions. Sw itch t he active lane ass is t back on
when the lines are more v is ib le .
Audi active lane assist: currently unavailable
There is a temporary active lane assist malfunc
tion . Try sw itching the act ive la n e assist on aga in
l ater.
Audi active lane assist: system fault!
D rive to an autho rize d Aud i dea ler o r a uth orized
Au di Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected.
Audi active lane as sist: Please take over steering
This message appea rs if you are no t st eer ing by
yourse lf . I f thi s is the c ase, a ctive l ane assi st does
not swi tc h off, but it is "no t ready" t o pr ovid e a
war ning. The system can he lp you keep t he ve hi
cle in the lane . However, you a re responsi ble for
d riving the vehicle and must steer it yo urself.
Audi active lane assist
Adjusting the vibration warning
Applies to veh icles: w ith Audi active lane assist
., Sele ct: the I CAR ! fu ncti on bu tton > (Car) * Sy s
tem s
control butto n > Driver as sistance > Audi
active lane assist .
You c an switch t he a ddi tio nal vib rat ing wa rning
i n t he s teer ing whee l on o r off.
(D Tips
Your settings are automatically store d and as
s igned to the remo te control key b eing used.
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