lock AUDI Q5 2017 Service Manual

Driving
"'You can re lease the switch once you are sure
that you are developing enough driving force at
the wheels by depressing the accelerator.
Depending on the weight of the r ig (vehi cle and
trai ler) and t he severity of the incline, you may
ro ll backwards as you start . You ca n prevent roll­
ing bac kwards by holding the parking brake
sw itch pulled out and accelerating -just as you
wou ld when sta rting on a hill with a conventional
hand b rake.
Emergency braking
In the even t that the conventional brake system
fails or locks .
"'In an emergency, pull the switch and cont inue
to pull it to slow your ve hicle down with the
park ing b rake .
"' As soon as you release the switch or accelerate,
the b raking process stops .
If you pull the sw itch and hold it above a speed of
about 5 mph (8 km/h), the eme rge ncy brak ing
f u nction is ini tiated . The vehicle is braked at all
four whee ls by activating th e hydrau lic brake sys­
t em. T he b rake perfo rman ce is sim ila r to making
a n emergency stop ~.&, .
In order not to activate the emergency brak ing by
mista ke, an audib le wa rn ing tone (buzz er)
sounds w hen the sw itch is p ulled . As soon as the
sw itch is rele ased, or the a cce le ra to r pedal is de­
p ressed, eme rgency bra king stops.
_& WARNING
Emergency braking should only be use d in an
emergency, w hen the normal foot brake has
failed or the bra ke peda l is obstr ucted . Using
the parking b rake to perfo rm emergency
brak ing will slow your vehicle down as if you
had made a fu ll bra ke ap plication . The laws of
physics c annot be suspended even wi th E SC
a nd i ts asso ciated componen ts (AB S, AS R,
ED S). I n corne rs and when r oad or we ather
c ondi tions are bad , a f ull bra ke ap plicat ion
can ca use the vehicle to sk id or the rea r end to
break away -ris king an accident .
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Driver messages in the instrument cluster
Caution: Vehicle parked too steep
This message appears when the pa rking brake is
applied on an in cl in e that exceeds about 30%.
In this case the braking power of the pa rking
brake may
not be adequate to prevent the veh i­
cle from roll ing unin ten tionally.
Press b rake pedal to release parking brake
This dr iver message appears when the sw itch to
r elease the parking brake was pressed. The pa rk­
i ng brake can only be released if you step on the
brake pedal and at the same time p ress the
switch or you automat ica lly re lease the par king
bra ke w ith the sta rting ass is t ~
page 87 .
f pj Parking brake malfunction!
This dr iver message appears together with the
yellow
DI symbol when there is a parki ng b rake
malfunction .
Start/Stop system
Description
Applies to: vehicles wit h Start ·Stop ·System
The Sta rt -Stop-System can he lp increase f uel
economy and reduce CO2 emissions.
I n the Start -Stop -mode, the eng ine sh uts off au ­
tomat ica lly when the vehicle is sto pped, such as
at a t raff ic light. The ignition remains switched
on du ring this stop phase . The eng ine will be au­
tomat ically restarted when needed.
The last Start-Stop -System setting (on/off using
the b utton
l(A)~ I) will be restored when the igni­
tion is turned on. The L ED in t he
l(A) ~I b utton turns
o n when the Start-Stop-System is switched off
manua lly .
Ba sic requirements for the Start-Stop mode
- The driver 's door is closed.
- The drive r's sea t b elt is latched.
- The hood is closed .
- The vehicle m ust have bee n driven fas ter than
2.5 mph (4 km/h) s ince the last s top.
- A t railer is not hitched to the vehicle . .,.

Driving
engine will not be switched off in the following
situations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the mi nimum re·
quired temperature fo r Start-Stop-mode .
- T he inter io r temperat ure selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- T he outs ide temperatu re is ext remely high/low.
- The w indshield is being defrosted
c:> page 79 .
-The park ing system* is switched on.
- The battery charge leve l is too low.
- The steering wheel is sharply tu rned or there is
a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines.
tij appea rs in the instrument cluster display and
6/i;Ff-Flf 1lso appears in the tr ip comp ute r.
Engine automatically restarts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following sit·
uations, fo r example . The engi ne restarts without
any action by the dr iver .
- The inter ior temperatu re varies from the tern·
perature se lected in the A/C system .
- The w indshield is beeing defrosted
c:> page 79.
- The brake pedal is pressed severa l times in a
row.
- The battery charge leve l becomes too low.
Switching the ignit ion off automat ically
To prevent the battery from dra ining, the ignition
will switch off
automat ically when all of the fol ·
low ing conditions have bee n met:
- The veh icle has already been driven.
- The eng ine has been turned off by the Start ·
Stop-System.
- The driver's door is opened .
- T he driver's seat bel t is removed .
- T he brake pedal is no t pressed down.
- T he veh icle is sta tionary.
In th is case, the activated low beam will be re·
p laced by the s ide marker lights . T he side marker
90
lights w ill switch off a fter approximate ly 30 mi·
nutes or when you lock the vehicle.
If t he S tart-S to p-Sy stem has not tu rne d off the
engine or if yo u have swi tched the S tar t-Stop·
System off manually, the ignition wi ll
not be au ­
tomatica lly switched off and t he eng ine wi ll con­
tin ue to run
c:> A .
_& WARNING
Never a llow the engine to run in conf ined
spaces· danger of asphy xiat ion .
(D Tips
-
If you shift into the 0/5 or N positions after
shift ing into reverse, the vehicle must be dr iv·
en faste r than 6 mph
(10 km/h) in o rder for
the eng ine to switch off again.
Switching the Start -Stop-System on /off
manually
App lies to: vehicles with Start-Stop-System
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
F ig . 10 5 Ceri ter co nsole: S tar t-Stop -System bu tton
.. To swit ch the Start-Stop -System on/off man ­
ually, press t he
l(A) .. I button . The LED in the but·
ton turns on when the system is switched off .
I n vehicles withou t the MMI*, the
l(A)"'I button is
fo und underneath the se lector lever.
(D Tips
I f yo u swit ch the sy stem off dur ing a stop
p hase, the engi ne will start ag ain automati·
cally .

Driving
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The automat ic t ransmission is cont rolled e lec­
tron ica lly . The transmission ups hifts or down ­
shifts au toma tically depending on wh ich drive
p rogram is selected. The power is transferred by
a torque converter .
When a
moderate driving styl e is used , the
t ra nsmission se lects t he most eco nomical d riving
mode.
It will then change up early an d de lay the
downshifts to give better fuel economy .
The transm iss ion switches to a spo rty mode afte r
a kic k-down or when the drive r uses a
sporty
dri ving st yle
character ized by quic k accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acce leration, freq uent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the dr iver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode) ¢ page 98.
Selector lever positions
0 ;:!: 0 ci: a, a,
F ig. 109 D is p lay in t he inst rum ent cl uster: se lecto r lever in
p os it ion P
The se lector lever position engaged appears next
to the selector lever as well as in the instrument
cluster display .
P -Park
In th is selector lever pos ition the transm ission is
mechanically locked. Engage P only when the ve­
h icle is
completely stopped¢.&. in Driving the
automatic transmission on page
96 .
To shift in or out of position P, you must
first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then p ress
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
94
whi le moving the selector leve r to o r from P. Yo u
can shift out of this position o nly with the igni ­
t ion on.
R -Reve rs e
Se lect R only when the veh icle is at a full stop
and t he e ngine is runn ing at idle speed¢ A in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page
96 .
Befo re yo u move the sele ctor leve r to R, p ress
both the but to n in t he hand le of t he selec tor lev ­
er
and t he brake peda l at the same time .
When the igni tion is on, t he backup lights illumi­
na te when the se lector lever is moved into R.
N -Neutral
The tra nsmission is in neutra l in this position .
S hi ft to this pos it io n for s tand ing wi th the b rakes
applied
¢ .&. in Driving the automatic transmis­
sion on page
96. The vehicle ca n also ro ll when
t h e e ngine is s topped.
When the vehicle is stationa ry or at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h), you must a lways apply th e foot­
bra ke befo re and wh ile movi ng the lever out of N.
D /S -Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be op­
erated either in the normal mode Dor in the
spo rt mode S . T o se lect the sport mode S, pull
t h e se lecto r lever back b rie fly. Pull ing t he leve r
ba ck aga in will selec t the normal mode D. The in­
str ument cluster d isp lay shows the selected d riv ­
ing mode.
I n the
normal mode D , th e transmission auto­
mati cally selec ts the s uitable gear ratio .
It de­
pends on engine load, veh icle spee d an d dr ivi ng
sty le.
Se lect t he
sport mode S fo r spo rty d rivi ng. The
vehicle makes f ull use of the eng ine 's power.
S hif ting may become no ticeable when acceler at­
ing . Hyb rid drive *: electric d riving is not poss ible.
When the vehicle is statio na ry o r at speeds below
1 m ph (2 km/h), you mus t always apply the foot
br ake befo re and wh ile movi ng the lever to D/S
out of N. .,..

a,
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..... N r-­N ..... 0 0
0:
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,&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢ A in Driv­
ing the automatic transmission on
page 96.
(D Note
Coas ting downhil l w it h t he t ransm iss ion in N
and the engine not runn ing will result in dam ­
age to the automatic transmission and possi­
bly the catalyt ic converter.
(D Tips
- On vehicles with Audi drive select*, you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics in the
Dynami c driv ing mode .Sw ill appear in the
i nstrument cl uster display instead of 0 .
- If you accidenta lly select N while driv ing ,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal im ­
mediately and wa it for the engine to slow
down to idle before selecting 0/S.
- Hybrid drive*: if the l<=1 •l button ¢
page 103
is pressed wh ile in sport mode S, the trans­
mission switches automatically to the nor­
mal mode 0 .
- If there is a power fa ilure, the selector lever
will not move o ut of the P posit ion . The
eme rgency release can be used if this hap­
pens
¢ page 99 .
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
-
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you against
accidentally shifting into a forward or the re­
verse gear and causing the vehicle to move unin ­
ten tionally.
•
F ig. 11 0 Shift gate: se le cto r lever lock pos it io ns and re ­
lea se butto n highlig h ted
D rivi ng
The selector lever lock is released as follows :
" Tur n the ignition on.
" Step on t he br ake pedal.
At the same time
press a nd ho ld the release bu tton on the side of
the gear se lector knob
¢ fig . 110 with yo ur
thumb until yo u have moved the selecto r lever
to the desired pos ition.
Automatic selector lever lock
T he selec tor leve r is lo cked in t he P and N posi ­
t io ns w hen the ig nition is tu rned on. You m ust
press the brake peda l and the release button to
select another position . As a reminder to the
driver, the following warn ing appears in the in ­
strument cluster d isplay when the se lector is in P
and N:
When stationary appl y brake pedal while select­
ing gear
T he Au tomatic Sh ift Lock only fu nctio ns when the
veh icle is stationary o r at spee ds be low 1 mph
(2 km/h).
At spee ds above abou t 1 mp h (2 km/h) the Au to­
ma tic Sh ift Lock is autom atically deact ivated in
the N positio n.
A time de lay e lemen t prevents the se lector lever
from lo cking whe n it i s moved thro ugh the N po­
s ition (going from R to D/S) . The locking element
will lock the selector leve r if the lever is left in N
(Ne utral) for more than approximately 1 second,
without the brake pedal being pressed.
Release button
T he release but ton on the selector leve r preve nts
the lever from be ing accidenta lly shifted into cer ­
ta in positions. Pressing this button deactivates
the se lector lever lock . Depending on the d irec­
t ion of the sh ift, the se lector lever locks at d iffer­
ent positions . The posit ions are highlighted in
the i llustration
¢ fig . 110.
Ignition key safety interlock
T he key cannot be removed from the ignition un ­
l ess the selector lever is in the P park position.
When the ignition key is removed , the selector
lever will be locked in the P position.
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Driving
Driving the automatic transmission
F ig. 111 Shift gate o n the cen te r co nso le: selecto r lever
wi th re lease button
Starting the engine
.. The selector leve r must be in P o r N.
Starting off
.. Press and hold the brake pedal.
.. Press and hold the release button in the selec ­
tor lever handle, select the des ired selector lev­
er posit ion such as D/S and release t he button.
.. Wai t briefly until the transmission has shifted
(you w ill feel a s light movement) .
.. Remove your foot from t he b rake pedal and ac ­
ce lerate.
Stopping temporarily
.. Keep the veh icle stat iona ry using the b raking
pedal, fo r example at traffi c lights .
.. Do not p ress the accelerator pe dal when doing
th is .
.. To preve nt the vehicle from rolling when you
start driving, set the parking brake w hen stop­
ping on steep inclines¢_&. .
The parking b rake will release automatica lly and
the vehicle will start moving once you press the
accelerator pedal.
Stopp ing /parking
If t he se lec to r l ever i s not in t he P posit io n w hen
you open t he d river's door, the vehicle could roll.
The message
Transmission: Ca r ma y roll! Shift
to pa rk!
appears .
.. Press and hold the brake pedal unti l the vehicle
has come to a comp lete stop.
.. Apply t he parking brake¢
page 87, Parking .
.. Se lect the P selector lever position ¢ _&. .
96
Stopping on an incline
.. Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the vehi­
cle in p lace and prevent it from "rolling back"
¢ _&. . D o
not try to prevent the vehicle from
"rolling back" when a gear is engaged by in­
creas ing the engine speed ¢(D .
Starting on an incline
.. Ac tivate the pa rk ing br ake .
.. With the driving gear selected, press the accel ­
erator pedal carefully. The parking brake will
re lease a utomatically if your seat belt is fas ­
tened.
Under certain circumstances, such as driving in
the mountains, it may be useful to switch tempo­ rarily to the manual sh ift program in order to ad­
j ust the gears to the dr iv ing cond it ions by hand
¢ page 98 .
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too m uch stress from being placed
on the locking mechanism.
A WARNING
- Unintended vehicle moveme nt can cause se­
rious injury .
- Never leave your veh icle with the engine
r u nning while in gear . If you mus t leave
your veh icle when the engine is running, ac­
tiva te t he pa rking bra ke and move the selec­
t o r lever to P .
- P owe r is still transmitted to the wheels
w hen t he engine is running at idle . To pre­
vent the vehi cle from "creeping", yo u m ust
keep your foot on the brake when the en ­
gine is running and the se lector lever is in 0/
Sor R or "tiptronic" mode is se lected .
- Do not press the acce le ra tor pedal when
changing t he se lector lever posit ion while
the vehicle is stat ionary and the engine is
running.
- Never shift into R or P whi le driving.
- Before driving down a s teep slope, reduce
your spee d and sh ift into a lower gear with
"t i pt ronic" .

CD
CD
.... N ,-... N .... 0 0 C<'. 00
-Do not ride the brakes or press the brake
peda l too often or too long when driving
down a hill. Constant braking causes the
brakes to overheat and substantially re­
duces braking performance, increases brak­
ing distance or causes complete failure of
the b rake system.
- To prevent the vehicle from rolling back
when stopping on inclines, always ho ld it in
place wi th the brake pedal o r parking brake.
- Never hold the veh icle on an incl ine with a
slipping clutch. The clutch opens automati­
cally when it becomes too hot from the
overload. An indicato r lamp
mJ illum inates
and a driver message appears ¢
page 98
when the clutch is overloaded.
- If the engine must remain running, neve r
have any driving pos ition engaged when
checking under the hood. Make sure these­
lector lever has secure ly engaged and is
locked in P with the parking brake set
¢ page 217. Otherw ise, any increase in en­
gine speed may set the vehicle in motion,
even with the parking brake applied.
(D Note
- When stopping on an incline, do not try to
ho ld the vehicle in place by press ing the ac­
ce lerator pedal while a driv ing gear is se­
l ected. T his can cause the t ransmission to
ove rheat and can damage it. Activate the
parking b rake or press the b rake peda l to
prevent the vehicle from ro lling.
- Al low ing the ve hicl e to ro ll when the eng ine
i s s topped and the se lector lever is in
N w ill
damage the transmission beca use it is not
l ubricated under those ci rcumstances.
(D Tips
F or safety reasons, the parking b rake is re­
leased au tomatically only when the dr iver's
safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
D riv ing
Hill descent control
The hill descent control system assists the driver
when driving down declines .
Hill descent control is activated when the selec­
tor lever is in D/S and you press the brake pedal.
T he transmission automat ically selects a gear
that is su itable for the incline . Hill descent con­
t ro l tries to maintain t he speed ach ieved at the
t ime of b raking, w ith in phys ica l and te chnical
l imita tions.
It may still be necessary to adjust the
speed with the brakes.
Hill descent cont rol switches off once the decline
levels out or you press the acce lerator pedal.
When the speed is set in the cru ise control sys­
tem ¢
page 92, hill descent control is also acti­
vated.
,&. WARNING
H ill descent cont rol cannot over come physical
limitat ions, so it may not be able to ma intain
a constant speed under all conditions. A lways
be ready to app ly the brakes.
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a,
a,
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0:
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The transmission temperature has increased sig­
nificantly due to the sporty driving manner. Drive
in a less sporty manner until the temperature re­
turns to the normal range and the indicator light
switches of.
rm Transmission malfunction: You can continue
driving
There is a system mal funct ion in the transm is­
sion. You may continue driving. Drive to your au­
thorized Audi dealer or qualified repair facility
soon to have the malfunction corrected.
rm Transmission malfunction: Limited driving
functionality
There is a system malfunct ion in the transmis­
sion . T he transmission is switching to emergency
mode. This mode only shifts in to certa in gears or
will no longer shift at all. The engine may stall.
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler or qualified
repair faci lity immediately to have the malfunc­
tion corrected.
rm Transmission malfunction: Stop vehicle and
shift to park.
Do not continue driving. Select the P selector lev­
e r position and see your a uthorized Aud i dea le r
or qualified repair facility for assistance.
(D Note
If the transmission switches to emergency
mode, you should take the vehicle to an au­
t horized Audi dealership as soon as possible
to have the condition cor rected.
Driving
Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector
lever can be released in an emergency.
Fig. 114 F ront center conso le: Removing the ashtray insert
Fig.
11S Selector lever emerge ncy release
.,. To access the emergency re lease mechanism,
remove t he ashtray insert@ using the release
switch @
Q fig. 114.
.,. Loosen and remove the cap in the ashtray
mount
Qfig. 115.
.. You now have access to a pin . Using a screw­
driver or sim ilar object, press the pin down and
hold it in that position .
.. Now press the release button and move these-
lector lever to the N position.
The selector lever can only be moved from the P
position if the key is in the lock and the ignition is
switched on. If the power supply fails (for exam­
ple, the battery is discharged) and the vehicle
must be pushed or towed, move the selector lev­
er to the N position f irst using the emergency re­
l ease .
99

a,
a,
..... N ,-... N ..... 0 0
0:
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@ Tips
The Energy flow display will not shown in the
MMI display when the reverse gear is engag­
ed, due to safety reasons .
Consumption display
Applies to: vehicles with hybrid drive
Fig . 1 20 MMI displa y: co nsump tio n dis play
T he consumption d isplay shows the average en ­
ergy consumption and the rec uperation quantity
i n 5 minute interva ls .
Calling up the consumption display
... Select : I MENU I function button> Hybrid control
button .
... Turn the cont rol knob co unter -clockwise.
Resetting the consumption displ ay
... Se lect : I MENU I function button > Hybrid cont rol
button .
... Turn the control knob to
Reset consumpt ion
stat ist ics .
The orange bars show the average consumption
and the green bars show the recuperation quanti­
ty . Each bar represents a measured
5 minute in­
terval. The display covers a
60 m inute time peri ­
od .
The bar w ith the wh ite border on the outer right
shows the current average consumption or the
cur rent recupe ration q uantity. After 5 minutes,
this bar trave ls a step to the left and a new bar
a p pears in the outer right .
The filled bars show the values for the curren t
drive cycle . Once the ignition is sw itched off and
on aga in, all of the prev ious bars are display ed as
H ybrid
not fi lled and new fi lled bars a ppear on the right.
T his is so t hat the values from the previous t rips
and the current trip can be compared v isua lly.
Vehicle tool kit and tire repair set
Applies to: vehicles with hybrid drive
Fig. 121 L uggage compar tm ent: ve hicle too l bag an d tir e
r epa ir set
The veh icle tool k it is fou nd u nder a cover in the
cargo floor
c::> fig. 121 @ . The ti re repa ir set (T ire
Mobility System) is fo und in the storage com­
partmen t in the r ight side trim p anel @.
Additional informat ion about t he vehicle too l kit
may be found under
c::> page 250 and about the
t ir e repa ir set un der
c::> page 253 .
@ Tips
The right sto rage compartment in t he lug­
gage compartment and its co nte nts must al­
w ays be kept in the vehicle. The vehicle must
not be o per ate d w it h ou t the tire repair set.
Charging the batteries
Applies to: vehicles with hybrid drive
The vehicle is eq uip ped w it h t wo 12 volt ba tteries
and a high vo ltage battery .
If the 12 vo lt batte ries are dead, they may be
ch arged wi th a charger or the vehicle may be
j u mp s tarted wi th assis tan ce from ano ther veh i­
cl e in the same way as a conventional vehicle.
T he same app lies to the hig h vol tag e batte ry if it
is d isch arged. However, in this ca se, the ch ar gin g
proces s is ac compa nied wi th messages in t he in ­
strument cl uster d is p lay . T he ignition mus t be
switched on and a ll unnecessary e lectric compo-
nents must be turned off . ""
107

Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all.
- Reflective surfaces including crash barriers
or tunnel entrances may impair the function
oftheradarsensor.
(D Tips
-You can cancel the braking that is initiated
by the system by braking yourself, by accel­
erating noticeably or by swerving.
- Braking guard error messages
c:> page 116.
- Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpectedly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transporting to reduce
the risk of damage or injury.
Settings in the radio/MMI*
Applies to: vehicl es w ith Audi adaptive cruise control
.,. Select : ICARI function button> Audi braking
guard .
Or
.,. Select:
~I C~A~R~I function button > Car systems*
control button > Driver assist> Audi braking
guard .
System -
Switch braking guard On and Off. When
you switch the ignition on, the message
Braking
guard: Off
appears if the system is switched off .
Early warning -The distance and approach warn­
ings in the display can be switched
On/Off .
(D Tips
-Your settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used at the times the settings are made
r=;,page 33.
-If you restrict the ESC, the braking guard al­
so switches itself off
c:> page 18 7.
- Switch braking guard
off when you are load­
ing the vehicle onto a vehicle carrier, train,
ship or other type of transportation . This
can prevent undesired warnings from the
braking guard system.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles w ith Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Braking guard: Off
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This driver message appears if the system is
turned
off via the radio/MM I*. Otherwise, if the
system is turned
off, the information appears ev­
ery time shortly after the start of the trip.
The driver message also appears if the system is
not available due to a malfunction or if the ESC is
not switched on
c:> page 187. If this is the case,
the system will not provide warnings about a possible collision.
Braking guard: Activated
This driver message appears if sharp brake pres­
sure was applied due to an acute warning.
•••
Three white dots appear if a setting cannot be se­
lected with the operating lever . For example, this
happens if you want to raise/lower the speed
even though there was no previously saved
speed.
ACC: Sensor blocked
This message appears if the sensor view is ob­
structed, for example by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt. Clean the sensor
r=;, page 109,
fig. 122 .
ACC: Unavailable
The driver message appears if, for example, the
brake temperature is too high. The adaptive
cruise control is temporarily unavailable. A chime
sounds as a rem inder.
ACC: Not available
The driver message appears if there is a malfunc­
tion. The adaptive cruise control turns off. A
chime sounds as a reminder. Have the system
checked by an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility.
Shift lever position!
The driver message appears if the selector lever
is shifted to the N position. The adaptive cruise
control is not available while in this position.
Stabilization control (ESC)
This message appears if the Electronic Stabiliza­
tion Control (ESC) is taking action to stabilize the .,.

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CD
.... N ,-... N .... 0 0 C<'. 00
@ Tips
-Side assist is not active whi le 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.
Driver messages
A ppl ies to: ve hicl es w ith Audi side assis t
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 is pl ay :
Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked
The rada r senso rs ' vision is affected. Do not cover
the area in front of the sensors with b ike wheels,
sticke rs, dirt or other ob jects . Clean the area in
front of the senso rs, if necessary
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fig . 136.
Aud i side assist: Currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched o n tempo rar ily be­
cause there is a malfunction (for exam ple, the
battery charge level may be too low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
The system cannot guarantee that it will detect
ve hicl es co rrectly and it is switched off. The sen ­
sors have been d isp laced or are faulty. Have the
system checked by an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility soon.
Audi side as sist: Unavailable when towing
Side assist sw itches off automatically when a fac ­
tory-installed trailer hitch is connected to the
e lectrical connector on the trailer. T he re is no
gua rantee the system will sw itch off when using
a retrofitted tra ile r hi tc h. Do not use s ide ass ist
when towing a trailer.
Aud i side assist
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