display AUDI A6 2017 Owner's Guide

Assist Interrupting cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 96 Selector lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise control must be
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.
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 posit ion @.
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 increases the risk of an accident.
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Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 97 Operat ing leve r: setting the distance
• Tap the switch to display the current set dis­
tance ¢
fig. 97.
• To increase or reduce the distance in incre­
ments, tap the sw itch again to the r ight or left .
The distance between the two veh icles will
change in the instrument cluster display .
When approaching an object ahead, the adaptive
c ruise contro l system brakes to match that speed
and then adjusts to the set distance.
If the object
ahead accelerates, adaptive cruise control will al­
so accelerate up to the stored speed .
The higher the speed, the greater the distance in
meters
~ &, . The Distance 3 setting is recom­
mended. That is equa l to the general recommen­
dation of "half the speed shown on the speedom­
eter" .
The distances provided are specified values . De­
pending on the driving situation and the way the
object ahead is driving, the actual distance may
be more or less than these target distances .
The various symbols for the time increments ap­
pears briefly in the informat ion line @
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page 90, fig. 94 when you change the settings .
c::::,_c::::, ___ Distance 1 : this sett ing corresponds
to a distance of 92 ft (28 m) whe n traveling at 62
mph (100 km/h), for example (time between: 1
second) .
c::::, __ c::::, __ Distance 2: this setting corresponds
to a distance of 118 ft (36 m) when traveli ng at
62 mph (100 km/h), fo r example (time between:
1.3 seconds) .
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Appl ies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
.,. Se lect: t he ICAR I fu nction bu tton > ( Car) *Sys ­
tem s
control button > Driver as sis tance > Audi
braking guard .
System -
Switch the bra kin g g ua rd On/ Off. When
you swit ch the ig nition on, the message
Braking
guard: Off
appears if t he sys tem is switched o ff.
Early warning -The distance and approac h warn­
i ngs i n the display can be sw itched
On/ Off.
@ Tips
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote cont rol key bei ng
used.
- If you restric t or sw itch off the ESC, the
braking gua rd also sw itches itself off
¢ page 12 1.
- Switch braking guard off when yo u are load­
i ng t he ve hicle on to a vehicle ca rr ier, t rain,
shi p or other type o f transportation. This
c a n p reven t undesired w arnings from the
br akin g guard system.
Messages
App lies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive cruise co ntro l
Braking guard: Off
This message appea rs if the sys tem is switc hed
off through the In fota inme nt system . Otherwise ,
if the system is tur ned off, the informa tion ap ­
pears every time shortly after the start of t he
tr ip.
The message also appears if the system is not
avai la bl e d ue to a ma lfunction or if the ESC is
switched off~
page 121. If this is the case, the
system w ill not prov ide warnings about a possi ­
b le co llision.
Braking guard : engaged
This message appea rs if a sha rp bra ke press ure
was applied due to an ac ute wa rn ing.
ACC: unavailable
ACC and Audi braking guard: Unavailable
Assist
T he system cannot gua rantee that it will detect
objects co rrectly and is sw itched off . The sensors
have been moved or are faulty. The p re sense
funct ions may a lso be affected . D rive to an au­
t h orized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Facility immed iate ly to have the malfunction cor ­
rected .
ACC: Currently unavailable. No sensor vis ion
ACC and Audi braking guard: Cu rrently unavail­
able. No sensor vision
Th is mess age appears if the senso r view i s ob ­
str ucted, for examp le by leaves, snow , heavy
spray or dirt. Clean the sensors¢
page 88,
fig. 90 .
ACC : Currently unavailabl e. Gradient too steep
The road exceeds the maximum poss ible angle
fo r safe adaptive c ruise cont rol operat io n. Adap­
t ive cr uise control is sw itched off.
ACC: only available in D, Sor M
Se lect the D/S or M selector lever position.
ACC : Currently unavailable. Parking brake ap •
plied
The ad apt ive cr uise cont rol system sw itches off
a utoma tica lly if the parking brake is se t.
ACC: Currently unavailable . Stability control
( ESC) input .
This message appears if the Electronic Stab iliza­
t ion Control (ESC) is taking action to stab ilize the
vehicle . In t his case, adaptive cruise control
switches off automatically .
ACC off: Manual control!
This message appears when adaptive cruise con­
trol cannot set the parking brake. P ress the brake
pedal to prevent the vehicle from ro lling.
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T h ree white do ts appear if a setting canno t be se­
l ecte d w it h t he oper ati ng leve r. For ex ample, this
h appens if a daptive cr uise con trol c annot sta rt
driv ing a utomat ica lly in stop -and -go traff ic be ­
ca use the dr iver has not fastene d their safety
belt . ..,.
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Switching on/off
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi active lane assist
Fig. 100 Turn s ig n al lever: button for active lane ass ist
F ig. 101 Windsh ield: camera window fo r ac tive lane assist
... Press the button to switch the system on and
off ¢fig . 100 . The. or. indicator light in
the instrument cluster turns on o r 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. Th is may
be due to the following reasons:
- The re is no lane marker line.
- T he relevan t lane marker lines are not detected
(for example, mark ings in a construction zone
or because they are obstructed by snow, dirt,
water or lighting).
- The vehicle speed is below the activation speed
of approx imately 40 mph (65 km/h) .
- The lane is too narrow or too wide.
- The curve is too narrow.
co ~ - The driver's hands are not on the stee ring
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Make sure the camera's field of view
¢ fig. 101 is not obstructed by stickers or any­
thing else. For information on clean ing, refer
to
¢page 231.
View in instrument cluster display
App lies to: vehicles with Audi a ctive la ne ass ist
Fig. 102 Instrument cluster: active lane ass ist is sw itc hed
on and providing warnings
Fig. 103 Instrument cluste r: act ive lane ass ist is sw itc hed
on b ut not ready to provide warnings
You can call up the active lane assist display us­
ing the b uttons in the mu ltifunction steering
wheel
¢ page 21 .
An additional indicato r appears i n the Head-up
display*.
White line(s) Active lane assist is act ivated
and ready to provide warn ings .
Red line(s) Active lane assist warns you
(left or right) before leav ing a lane
¢fig . 102. In addition, the
steering wheel vibrates lightly.
Gray line(s) Active lane assist is activated,
but not ready to give warning
¢fig. 103 .
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Ass is t
Messag es in the instrument cluster display
If the active lane ass ist switches off automatica l­
ly, the indicator lig ht in the display turns off and
one of the follow ing messages appears:
Audi acti ve lan e ass ist : Cur rently un availabl e.
No camera vie w
This message appears if the camera is unable to
detect the lines. This co uld happen if :
- The camera field of view
9 page 97, fig . 101 is
dirty or cove red in ice . Clean this area on the
windshield .
- The camera field of v iew is fogged over . Wait
unt il the fog has cleared before sw itch ing the
active lane assist on again .
- The system has been unable to detect the lanes for an extended period of time d ue to road con­
ditions . Switch a ctive lane assist back on when
the lines are mo re visible .
Audi acti ve lan e ass ist : Cu rrently un available
There is a temporary active lane assist ma lf u nc­
tion . Try sw itching the ac tive lane assist on aga in
la ter.
Audi active lane a ssist : System fault!
Dr ive to an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunction corrected.
Audi active lane a ssist : Please take over steering
This message appea rs if you are not steering by
yourself . If th is is the case, active lane assist does
no t swi tch off, but it is "not ready " to provide a
warn ing . The system ca n he lp you keep the veh i­
cle in the lane . However, yo u are responsib le for
d riving the vehicle and must steer it yo ursel f.
Adju sting the vibrat ion warning
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi active lane assist
.,. Se lect : th e ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys­
tems
control button > Drive r assist ance > Audi
acti ve lane assist .
V ibrat ion warning
You can switch the additional vibration warni ng
in the steer ing wheel o n or off.
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@ Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote contro l key being used.
Audi side assist
Description
App lies to: vehicles with Aud i side ass ist
Fi g. 10 4 Senso r detect ion ra nge
Fig. 10 5 Dis pla y on t he exterio r mirr or
Side assist helps you monitor your blind spot and
traffic behind your vehicle. W ithin the limits of
the system, it warns you abo ut vehicles that are
coming closer or th at a re t raveling wit h you with­
i n senso r range @
9 fig. 104: if a lane change is
classified as cri tical, the disp lay @ in the exte rior
mirror
9 fig. 105 turns on .
The disp lay in the left exte rio r mirror prov ides as­
s ista nce when making a lane change to the left ,
whi le the display in the r igh t exterior m irror pro ­
vides assistance w hen making a lane c hange to
the right.
Information stage
As long as you do not a ct iva te the t urn signal,
side ass ist
informs yo u about vehicle s th at are
detected a nd classified as c rit ical. The di splay in
t he mirror turns on, but is dim. ""

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The display remains dim in the information stage
so that your view toward the front is not distur ­
bed .
Warning stage
If the d isplay i n a m irror blinks br igh tly when yo u
activate a turn signal, side assist is
warning you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
cr itical. If this happens, check traffic by g lancing
in the exterior m irrors and over your shoulder
c::> .& in General informa tion on page 100.
Applies to: vehicles with active la ne assist
The display in the mirror can a lso b link if you
have not act ivated a turn signa l: if you are ap­
proaching a detected lane marker line and it ap­
pears you w ill be leaving the lane , side assis t will
warn you about detected vehicles that it has clas­ sified as critical.
@ Tips
You can adjust the brightness on of the dis­ play on the rearview mirror
c::> page 101.
General information
Applies to: veh icles with Audi side assist
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Fig. 1 06 Drivi ng sit ua tions
A ss ist
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Fig. 107 Rea r of the ve hi cle: pos it io n of t he se nso rs
S ide assist funct ions at speeds above approxi­
mately 19 mph (30 km/h) .
@ Vehicles that are approaching
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a lane change even if it is still some ­
what far away . The faster a vehicle approaches,
the sooner the display in the exterior m irror will
tu rn o n.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with yo u are indicated in the
exter ior mirror if they are classified as cr itical for
a lane change . A ll vehicles detected by side assist
are ind icated by the t ime they ente r you r "blind
spot" , at the latest .
© Vehicles you are passing
If you s lowly pass a veh icle that s ide ass ist has
detected (the difference in speed between the
vehicle and your vehicle is less than 9 mph (15
k m/h)), the display in the exte rior m irror turns
o n as soon as t he veh icle enters your b lind spot .
The display w ill not t urn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side ass ist has de tected (the differ­
ence in speed is greater than 9 mph (15 km/ h)).
Function al limitat ions
The radar sensors are designed to detect the left
and right ad jacent lanes when the road lanes are
t h e normal width. In some situations, the display
in the exterior mirror may turn on even though
t h e re is no veh icle located in the area tha t is criti­
ca l for a lane change . For ex ample :
- If the lanes are na rrow or if your are drivi ng on
the edge of you r lane . If th is is the case, the ..,_
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Assist
system may have detected a vehicle in another
lane that is
not adjacent to your current lane.
- If you are driving through a curve. Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is one lane over
from the adjacent lane.
- If side assist reacts to other objects (such as
high or displaced guard rails).
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the radar sensors <=>
fig. 107 with
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob­
jects, because they will impair the function. Do not use side assist when towing a trailer. For in­
formation on cleaning, see <=>
page 231.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle. Side assist cannot
replace a driver's attention. The driver alone
is always responsible for lane changes and
similar driving maneuvers.
- In some situations, the system may not
function or its function may be limited. For
example:
- If vehicles are approaching or being left
behind very quickly. The display may not
turn on in time.
- In poor weather conditions such as heavy
rain, snow or heavy mist.
- On very wide lanes, in tight curves, or if
there is a rise in the road surface. Vehicles
in the adjacent lane may not be detected
because they are outside of the sensor
range.
- Audi side assist cannot detect all vehicles under all conditions, which can increase the
risk of accidents.
- Please note that side assist only displays ap­ proaching vehicles or vehicles in your blind
spot if your vehicle is traveling at least
19 mph (30 km/h).
- In certain situations, the system may not
work or its function may be limited. For ex­
ample:
- The display may not turn on at the right
time if veh ides are approaching or passing
very quickly.
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-In poor weather conditions, such as heavy
rain, snow or fog.
- In very wide lanes, in tight curves or when
there are slopes in the roadway, vehicles
in the neighboring lanes may not be de­
tected because they a re outside of the
sensor range.
(D Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody. This can impair the system. Have
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility check their function .
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If the window glass in the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been tinted, the display in the exterior mirror may be incor­
rect.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
~page 262.
Switching on and off
Appl ies to : vehicles wi th Audi side ass ist
Fig. 108 Driver's door: side assist button
"" Press the button to switch the system on and
off <=>.&
in General information on page 100.
The LED in the button turns on when side assist
is switched on.

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Applies to: vehicl es with Audi side assist
The display brightness can be adjusted in the In­
fotainment system.
.. Se lect: the ICARI function button > ( Car )* Sys ­
tems
control button > Driver ass istance > Audi
side a ssist .
The display brightness ad justs automat ica lly to
the br ightness of the surroundings, bot h in the
i n formation and in the warning stage . In very
dark or very bright sur roundi ngs, the automatic
ad ju stment will set t he d isp lay to the m inimum
or maxim um level. In such cases, you may no tice
no change when adjus ting the brightness, o r the
change may only be no tic eable once the s ur­
ro undings change .
Ad just the b rig htness to a level where the d isp lay
i n the inform ation stage wi ll no t dis rup t your
view ahead. If you change the bright ness, the dis­
p lay in the ex terior mir ror will brief ly show the
b rightness level in the information stage . The
b rightness of the warning stage is linked to the
brightness in the informat ion stage and is ad just­
ed along with the information stage.
(D Tips
- Side assist is not active wh ile you are ma k­
i ng the ad justment.
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
u sed.
Messages
App lies to: vehicl es with Audi side assist
If side ass ist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off and a message will appear in the
i nstr ument cluster d isp lay :
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable . No
sensor vision
The rada r senso r vis io n i s impa ired . Do not cove r
the area in front of the senso rs with bike wheels ,
sticke rs, dirt o r othe r objects . Clean t he a rea in
fr on t of the senso rs , if necess ary
c> page 99,
fig. 107 .
Assist
Audi side assist: Currently unavailable
S id e assist c annot be sw itched on at this time be­
ca use there is a ma lfunction (for example, the
batte ry c harge leve l may be too low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
T he system cannot gua rantee that it will detect
vehicles cor rect ly a nd i t has switc hed off. The
senso rs have been moved or are f aulty. Have the
system checked by an au thorized Aud i dea ler or
authorized Audi Serv ice Facility soon.
Audi side assist: Unavailable when towing
S ide ass ist swit ches off automatically when a fac­
tory- inst alled tra ile r hi tch is con nected to the
elect rica l connec tor on the t rai ler . There is no
guarantee the system will switch off when using
a retrofitted trailer hitch. Do not use side assist
when towing a trai ler.
Night vision assist with
pedestrian and wild
animal detection
Description
Applies to : vehicles with night vision assist
The night vision assist can detect, highlight and,
if necessary, warn about pedestrians and large wild animals.
Night v ision assist w it h pedestrian and w ild a ni­
mal detection assists you at nig ht by using an in­
frared camera to monitor the a rea in front of
your vehicle, within t he limits of the system. It
can d isplay objects up to a distance of approxi ­
mately 1000 feet (300 m) . The thermal image
de tected by the camera is show n in the inst ru­
me nt cl uster d is pla y. Wa rm areas appear lighter
and co ld areas appear da rker.
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Ass is t
Highlighting detected pedestrians and wild
animals
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith night vi sion ass ist
F ig. 109 Instrument cluster: yellow highl ighted pedes ­
trians
F ig. 110 Instrument cluster: symbol when the infrared im­
age is not vi sible
With in the limits of the system, the night vision
assist can detect pedestria ns and w ild an imals
that are between approximately 32 ft (10 m) and 295
ft (90 m) in front of the vehicle and within
the detection zone . Within the limits of the sys ­
tem
q poge 103, a pedestrian or wild an imal de­
tected when the low beams are switched on is
highlighted in yellow
q fig. 109. Animal recogni­
tion is not active with in h ighly developed areas.
The system only detects large wild animals such
as deer.
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If another display such as navigation replaces
the image from the night v is ion assist the~,,
symbo l appears in a tab
q fig . 110 . You can
access n ight vision assist using the multifunc­
tion steering wheel buttons
q page 22.
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Pedestrian and wild animal warning
App lies to : vehicles wit h night vision assis t
Fig. 111 Instrument cluster: @ pedest rian warning, @
wild anim al warn ing
Fig . 112 Instr ument clus ter: @pedestria n warning/ @
wild animal warning, when the nigh t vision ass ist im age is
not selected in the instru ment cluster display
Image in the instrument cluster /head-up
di spl ay *
If there are pedestrians or wild an imals in an
area in front of your vehicle that is classified as
cr itical, the system will direct your attention to
th is:
- Pedestrians or wild anima ls are highlighted in
red and the corresponding symbol. or.
turnson ~fig.111 .
- There is also an audible signal.
The area classified as critical is based on the veh i­
cle speed and the steeri ng wheel angle . Pedes­
trian and wild animal warning enco urages you to
pay more attention.
If the night vision assist image is rep laced by an­
othe r d isplay (such as the on-board compute r),
the red. or. in dicator light~
fig. 112 will
appear if there is a pedestrian or wild anima l
warning.

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If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated,. or.
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn­
ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately 35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat­
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown. The
high beam assistant* controls the marking light*
c::> page 42, High beam assistant .
The marking light is not used for wild animals.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Fig. 113 Front of the vehicle: night vision ass istant came ra
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision assist camera
c::> fig. 113 is not covered by stickers, deposits or
any other obstructions because that can affect
the camera function . For information on clean­
ing, refer to
c::> page 231 .
The pedestrian and wild animal recogn it ion de­
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild animal and the background . Peo ­
ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif­
ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal marking and the marking light* deactivate at
Assist
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight.
If the night vision assist im­
age is selected in the instrument cluster display,
then the
II symbol appears at the top on the
right side.
A WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch­
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as­
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo­
ple and wild animals located within the visu­
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in­
strument cluster display.
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex­
amp le if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in­
complete or interrupted, for example be­
cause the person is partially covered by a
vehicle or an animal by tall grass. This
could increase the risk of an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be­
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
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-Even though the system evaluates the
shape and heat given
off by all detected ob­
jects, there are limits to the system . There
may be false warnings.
- For technical reasons, the image pauses in
split second intervals.
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"'Se lect the following i n the I nfot ainment sys ­
tem: the
ICARI function button > R ais e contro l
button.
"' Wait for the arrows or segments in the Info­
ta inment system display to stop blinking and
the vehicle to reach its fina l position.
Lowe ring the vehicle
"'T o lower the vehicle, select the following in the
Infota inment system: the
!CARI function button
> Lower control button.
"' Wait for the arrows or segments in the Info­
ta inment system display to stop blinking and
the vehicle to lower completely.
(D Note
- Remember that your vehicle is not suitable
for driv ing offroad even when it is raised.
There is not enough ground clearance .
- If the vehicle is ra ised, it will lower auto­
matically when driv ing 62 mph (100 km/h)
or faste r.
Messages
App lies to: vehicles with adapt ive air suspension
Air suspension : Vehicle is too high . Controlling
level. ..
Air suspension: Vehicle is too low. Controll ing
level. ..
The drive r message sw itches off when the level
control process is complete.
Assist
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