park assist AUDI Q5 2019 User Guide

Driving

—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery (chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,theindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnot stopped.
ScalemaeCeleraLin
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
IfyouleavethevehicleduringaStopphase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringaStopphase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnotturnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.

Toreducetheriskofasphyxiation,neverallow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.



Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe"D/S"or"R"
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
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ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
aaeel
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
The(A)>Fbuttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)°*toswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.

IfyouswitchthesystemoffduringaStop
phase,theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
WeTel4
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringaStopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.


Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
= q
s
=%a

Fig.88Centerconsole:parkingbrake

Driving


orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
yourvehicle,evenifforashortperiodof
time.Iftheparkingbrakeisnotset,theve-
hiclecouldrollaway,increasingtheriskof
anaccident.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrake,orop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Noone,especiallychildren,shouldremainin
thevehiclewhenitislocked.Locked doors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstoenterthevehicle,whichputslivesat
risk.

@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
G)Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhena se-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page80.
@Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetifitisreleased,anditwillnot
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releaseifit isset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).>

Driving


ZA\WARNING
Exceedingthemaximumspecifiedvaluescan
leadtoseriousinjuriesorvehicledamage.
—Allspecificationsweredeterminedbasedon
alevel,firm,andnon-slipperyroadsurface
indryweatherconditions.
—Theidealconditionsdonotapplyinoffroad
driving.Donotalwaysgoallthewayupto
themaximumvalues.Stayslightlybelow
themforsafety.
Messages
Thereisonlyonemottowhendrivingindifficult
conditionsandoffroad:driveslowlyandwith
caution!


Observethefollowingwhendrivingonunpaved
roads:
>Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitablefortheve-
hicleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
>Driveslowlyandcarefully.
>Payattentiontothegroundclearanceofyour
vehicle.
>Activatetheoffroadmodeasneeded
=>page145.
>Usethehilldescentassistwhendrivingdown
steephills>page146.
Difficultterrainandoff-road
Whendrivinginunfamiliarareasandoffroad,
driveslowlyandkeeponthewatchforunexpect-
edobstacles(suchaspotholes,rocks,tree
stumps,etc.).
Topreventthevehiclefrombottomingoutandto
reducetheriskofunderbodydamage,youshould
driveacrossuneven groundononlyonesideof
thevehiclesothatonlytwoofyourwheelscross
theunevenarea,insteadofdrivingacrossthe
center oftheunevenareawithallfourwheels.
Drivequicklythroughsandyor marshyoff-road
sectionsanddonotstop,ifatallpossible.
Drivingthroughwater
Alsoreadtheinformationfoundin>page73.
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Drivingonaslope
Ifyouareeverunabletodriveupahill,donottry
toturnaround.Drivebackdowninreversein-
stead.Otherwise youruntheriskof tippingover.
Ifthevehiclethreatenstotipoverwhendriving
acrossa slope,youmustimmediatelysteer
downhillinthedirectionoftheslope.
Donotparkyourvehicleonsteephills.
Toreducetheriskoftippingover,driveonhillsin
thedirectionofthedownwardslope(fallline)-
nevercrosswise.
Tiltangledisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithatiltangledisplay
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Fig.89Infotainmentsystem:tiltangledisplay
Youcanseethevehiclepositioninrelationtoa
levelplaneusingthetiltangledisplayintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.Boththesidewaysangle(A)
andthelengthwise angle(8)ofthevehicleare
displayed.Theaccuracydependsonthedriving
situationandisnormallyaround1°.Theside-
waysangleofyourvehicleshouldnotexceedthe
yellowrangeinthegauge.Ifitreachesthered
range,thereisa riskthatthevehiclemighttip
of.
Displayingthetiltangledisplay

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> Lift/Offroador Allroad*.

Showingtheadditionaldisplay
Tochangethecontentsshownintherightareaof
thescreen,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
Angle:thisdisplaysthecurrentsteeringwheel
angleandthemaximumanglethatwasreached>

Driving

iTransmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fs}Selectorlever:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave
themalfunctionrepaired.
fs}Pbutton:malfunction!AutoPwhenengine
off.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthe"P"buttononthe
selectorlever.Thetransmissionautomatically
engages"P"whenyouswitchofftheengine.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
5Selectorlever:malfunction!Gearchangeon-
lypossibleusingbothpaddlelevers.Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Youcancontinuedrivingwithrestricted
function.Theselectorleverisnotworking.Gears
canonlybeselectedby tappingbothshiftpad-
dlesatthesametimewhenthevehicleisstation-
ary>page86,fig.92.Payattentiontothese-
lectedtransmissionpositionintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Theparkinglockengagesauto-
maticallywhenyouturnofftheengine.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
fiTransmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedesiredse-
lectorleverpositionagain.Youcanthencontinue
driving.
fs}Transmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
838
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethe malfunctioncorrected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
i]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
You cannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
flDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake

Assistsystems

Theroadexceedsthemaximumpossiblegrade
forsafeoperation.Thesystemscannotbeswitch-
edon.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:onlyavailablein
D,SorM
Selectthe"D/S"or"M"selectorleverposition.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkingbrakeapplied
Thesystemsswitchoffifyousettheparking
brake.Thesystemsareavailableagainafteryou
releasetheparkingbrake.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Stabilizationcontrol(ESC)input
ThismessageappearsiftheElectronicStabiliza-
tionControl(ESC)istakingactiontostabilizethe
vehicle.Thesystemsswitchoffinthisscenario.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthevehiclerollsback
whenstartingonaslightincline,eventhoughthe
systemsareactive.Pressthebrakepedaltopre-
vent thevehiclefromrollingorstartingtomove.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Downhillassistactivated
Youcannotactivatethesystemwhenhillholdas-
sistisactive.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkassistactivated
ThesystemsswitchoffwhenParkassist*isac-
tive.Thesystemsareavailableagainaftercom-
pletingtheparkingprocess.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthedriverdoesnottake
oversteeringaftermultipledriverintervention
requestsandthesystemswitchesoff.Thevehicle
brakesuntilitisstationary.
Trafficjamassist:unavailable.Seeowner's
manual
Thesystemcannolongerensurethatthevehicle
willstayinthelaneandswitchesoff.Haveyour
vehiclecheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
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authorizedAudiServiceFacilityifthemalfunc-
tioniscontinuous.
Trafficjamassist:Pleasetakeoversteering!
Thismessageappearsassoonasthesystem
stopsdetectingsteeringactivitywhenthesystem
limitsarereached.Alwayskeep yourhandson
thesteeringwheelsoyoucanbereadyto steerat
anytime.
Trafficjamassist:currentlyunavailable.
Pleasefastenseatbelt
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenthedriver'ssafety
beltisunfastened.
ACC:efficiencyassistnotavailableinthis
country
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
isnotavailableinthiscountry.
ACC:predictivecontrolcurrentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
switchesoffatspeedlimitsunder20mph
(30km/h).
Themessagecanalsoappeariftheadaptationto
speedlimitsandroutesaheadhasatemporary
failure.Haveyourvehiclecheckedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyifthe malfunctioniscontinuous.
Distancewarning:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedor arefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
Distancewarning:currentlyunavailable.Sensor
viewrestrictedduetosurroundings.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page102,
fig.101.

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Assistsystems

Appliesto:vehicleswithexitwarningsystem




Fig.124Door:warninglight
Whenthevehicleisstationary,theexitwarning
system warnsthepassengersofapossiblecolli-
sionwhenopeningthedoor.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem,thesystemmonitorstheareasbe-
hindandnexttothevehicleusingtheradarsen-
sors>page121,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproachingfrombehind,suchascars,are
detected>fig.123.
Ifyouopenthedoorandacriticalsituationisde-
tected,thedoorhandleframeontheaffected
doorwillblink>fig.124andthedisplayinthe
outsidemirroronthesamesidealso appears.If
thedoorisalreadyopen andanotherroaduseris
detectedandthesituationisclassifiedascritical,
thenthecorrespondingdisplaysturnon.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Theexitwarning
systemdoesnotreplacetheattentionofthe
vehicleoccupants.Thevehicleoccupantsare
alwaysresponsibleforopeningthedoors
andexitingthevehicle.


— Theexitwarningsystemcanbeavailablefor
uptoapproximatelythreeminutesafterun-
lockingthevehicleandopeningthedooras
wellasafterswitchingofftheignition.Then
thedisplaysflashbrieflyandthesystem
switchesoff.
—Theexitwarningsystemdoesnotrespond
topeopleandcannotwarnyouaboutevery
typeofapproachingobjects,suchascyclists.
Alwaysmonitorthetrafficaswellastheve-
hicle'ssurroundingswithdirecteyecontact.


Z\WARNING
Theexitwarningsystemissubjecttolimita-
tionsandcannotwarnyoubeforeeveryim-
pendingcollision:
—Ifthevehicleistoowidefortheparking
spaceandcoveredby the neighboringvehi-
cles.
—Approachingobjectsorpeoplesuchascy-
clistsorskateboardersmaynot be detected
undercertaincircumstances.
—The systemdoesnotreacttostationaryob-
jects.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=>page121,fig.122.

@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@inGeneral
informationonpage122.
@Tips
—Theexitwarningsystemisswitchedonand
offthroughthesideassist>page122.The
exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
—Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
—The systemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
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Assistsystems

NTearlier
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist
rey
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Fig.125Exampledisplay

Fig.126Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page129or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page121,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.125.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator:anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.126.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
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—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.

ZAWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
recttime.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.
—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Cleantheareainfrontofthesensors
>page121,fig. 122.

Z\WARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthetraffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsifyourvehicleisparallelordiagonally
parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspacesothatitishiddenby

adjacentvehicles.

C)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin©inGeneral
informationonpage122.

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Assistsystems

@)Tips
—Youcancanceltheautomaticbrakeactiva-
tionwithincreasingbrakingforceifyouap-
plythe brakesyourselforaccelerateconsid-
erably.
—Insomesituations,rearcross-trafficassist
maywarnyouevenifthereisnocrosstraffic
ina criticalarea,forexamplewhenbacking
intoaparkingspaceormaneuvering.
—Therearcross-trafficassistalsoswitchesoff
whenyouswitchofftheESC.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdis-
playifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically.
BAudisideassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
eB]Audisideassistandexitwarning: malfunc-
tion!PleasecontactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedorarefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.Sen-
sorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosur-
roundings
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Theareain
frontofthesensorsmustnot becoveredbybike
racks,stickers,leaves,snoworanyotherobjects.
Cleantheareacoveringthesensors,ifnecessary
=>page121,fig.122.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:unavailableintowingmode
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Towingmode
Sideassistswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
electricalconnectorinthefactory-installedtrail-
erhitchisconnected.Thereisnoguaranteethe
systemwillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donotusesideassistandtheexit
warningwhentowingatrailer.
Rearparkingaid:obstacledetectionrestrict-
ed
Therearcross-trafficassistisnotavailable.Ei-
thertheESCisswitchedoff,ortheradarsensors
maybecoveredbyabikerack,stickers,leaves,
snoworotherobjects.SwitchtheESCon,or
cleantheareainfront ofthesensorsifnecessary
=page121,fig.122.Ifthismessagecontinues
tobedisplayed,driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.
Audidriveselect
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.YoucanselectthedrivingmodesOffroad*or
Lift/Offroad*,Allroad*,Comfort,AutoandDy-
namicintheInfotainmentsystem,forexample
toswitchfromasportytoacomfortabledriving
mode.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
beadjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Thefollowingsystems,amongotherthings,are
influencedbydriveselect:
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>

Assistsystems

Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.InthesportyDynamicmode,the
transmissionshiftsathigherspeedranges.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
Theairsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reducethewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Suspensioncontrol*
Thesuspensioncontrol”usessensorsto record
informationregardingsteeringmovements,
brakingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,
roadsurface,drivingspeed,andload.Thismakes
itpossibletoadaptdampingtothedrivingsitua-
tionnearlyinrealtime.Withdriveselect,youcan
adjustthesuspensioncontrol tosporty(Dynam-
ic),comfortable(Comfort)orbalanced(Auto).
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
Thefollowingapplies tovehicleswithdynamic
steering*:thesteeringratiochangesbasedonve-
hiclespeedinordertomaintainoptimumsteer-
ingeffort forthedriveratalltimes.This setsthe
steering tobelesssensitiveathigherspeedsin
ordertoprovideimprovedvehiclecontrol.Atre-
ducedspeeds,steeringismoredirectinorderto
keepthesteeringeffortasminimalaspossible
whenthe driverismaneuveringthevehicle.At
lowandaveragespeeds,dynamicsteering*addi-
tionallyprovidesmoreresponsivesteeringper-
formance.
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Sportdifferential*
Dependingonthesetting,thedrivepoweratthe
rearaxlewillbedistributedwiththesportdiffer-
ential*tobemoresportyormoderate.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Makesurethereisenoughclearanceabove
andbelowthevehiclewhenparking.The
heightofthevehicle(groundclearance)can
changeonceitisparkedduetotemperature
fluctuations,changestotheload condi-
tions,andchangestothedrivingmodes.
—
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcar-
rier,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlyse-
curethevehicleattheoutercircumference
ofthetires(thetreadsurface).Securingthe
vehicleattheaxlecomponents,suspension
struts,ortowingeyesisnotpermittedbe-
causethepressureintheairsuspension
strutscanchangeduringtransport.Theve-
hiclemightnot besecuredsufficientlyifthis
happens.
—Whentransportingthevehicleonaroad
carrier,railcarrier,shipcarrier,orothercar-
rier,itmayonlybesecuredatthe running
surfacesofthetires(circumference).Secur-
ingthevehicleattheaxlecomponents,sus-
pensionstruts,ortowingeyesisnotpermit-
tedbecausethepressureintheairsuspen-
sionstrutscanchangeduringtransport.The
vehiclemightnotbesecuredsufficientlyif
thishappens.
G)Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.

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Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras/parkassist.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page130.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingusingaudioandvisualsignalstowarnyou
aboutobjectsdetectedinfrontof,behind,andat
thesides*ofthevehicle>page130.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page132.
Theperipheralcamerasgivevariousviewsto
helpyouwhenparkingormaneuvering
=page134.Theparkingsystemplusfunctions
arealsoavailable>page130.
Parkassisthelpsyoutolocatesuitableparking
spaceswhenparallelorperpendicularparking,
andalsohelpswhenleavingaparallelparking
space>page137.


ingsystemmaybe impairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.


ZA\WARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
—Alwayskeepyoureyesonthevehicle'ssur-
roundings,usingtherearviewmirroraswell.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-

@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
@)Tips
—Thesystemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglottobe-
comefamiliarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page142.
—Whatappearsintheinfotainmentdisplayis
somewhattime-delayed.
—Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
— Therearviewcameraiscleanedwhenclean-
ingtherearwindow©page50.
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