ECU AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Guide

Assistsystems


theinstrumentclustercanmeaneithermph
orkm/h,dependingonthecountry.
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithcamera-basedtrafficsignrecognition


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Fig.97Instrumentcluster:additionaldisplay
Accessingtrafficsignrecognition
>Select:thefirsttab>Trafficsigns.
Settingaspeedwarning
Youcansetawarningthresholddownto10mph
(15km/h).Thetrafficsignforthecurrentdetect-
edspeedlimitwillblinkinthedisplayifyouex-
ceed thesetthreshold.

> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Trafficsignbased
warning.

Additionaldisplay
If aviewotherthanthetrafficsignrecognitionis
selectedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,the
speedlimitwillbeshowninanotherdisplay
=>fig.97.Thecurrentapplicablespeedlimitwill
beshownthere,ifpossiblewithinthelimitsof
thesystem.
G)Tips
—Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-
updisplay*.
—Yourspeedwarningsettingsarestoredau-
tomaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
inuse.
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Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithcamera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
Trafficsign recognition:currently unavaila-
ble.Cameraviewlimitedduetosurroundings
Functioncurrentlyunavailable.Cameraviewre-
strictedduetosurroundings
Thismessageappearsifthecamera'svisualfield
iscovered>page95,fig.96.Thesystemwill
switchitselfoff.
Trafficsign recognition:currentlylimited.
Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthereisamalfunctionin
thenavigationsystem,forexample.Thespeed
limitdisplayislimited,whichincreasestheriskof
anincorrectdisplay.
Trafficsign-basedspeedwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Therewillbenowarningwhenthesetthreshold
isexceeded.
Notrafficsigninformationavailable
Thereisnovalidnavigationdataandnospeed
limitsweredetected.Orthereisarecommended
speedbutthereisnotaspeedlimit(forexample
drivingonandoffthe expressway).
Malfunction!Seeowner'smanual
Thesystemmaynotfunctioncorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Functionnotavailableinthiscountry
Thevehicleisinacountrywherethefunctionis
notavailable.

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Trafficlightinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrafficlightinformation

Fig.98Instrumentcluster:trafficlightinformationdis-
play(diagram)
Thetrafficlightinformation)givesyouaspeed
recommendationinordertoreachthenexttraffic
lightwhenitisgreen@,oritinformsyouofthe
waittimeatthenextredlight@).Thetraffic
lightinformationcanbedisplayedinthedriver
informationsystem,inthestatuslineoftheAudi
virtualcockpit*orinthehead-updisplay*.
Generalinformation
Thetrafficlightinformationissubjecttocertain
systemlimitationsandmaybeunavailableoron-
lypartiallyavailableinthefollowingsituations:
—Ifthepermittedspeedlimitisexceeded
—Ifdrivingbelowacertainspeedlimit
—Ifthenexttrafficlightislessthan100feet(30
m)away
—Iftheestimatedwaittimeataredlightisless
thanfourseconds
—Ifthereisnotrafficlightdataavailable
—Ifthedataconnectionhasbeeninterrupted
—Ifthecamera-basedtrafficsignrecognition*is
malfunctioning
—Iftherearewarningsfromthecamera-based
trafficsignrecognition*
Switchingtrafficlightinformationonand
off
—Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>Traffic
lightinformation.



)Serviceinpreparationatthetimeofprinting.Can addlat-
erorisonlyavailableincertainregions.

ZAWARNING
—Whentrafficlightinformationisshown,al-
soalways payattentiontothetrafficsitua-
tion,thedistancetoothervehiclesandthe
areaaroundthevehicle.Thedriverisalways
responsibleforassessingthetrafficsitua-
tion.
—Alwaysadaptyourspeedtothecurrent
weather,roadandtrafficconditions.Thedis-
playedinformationmustnevercauseyouto
ignorelegaltrafficregulationsandposea
safetyrisk.
—Regardlessofthetrafficlightinformation,
youshould alwaysmonitoryourspeedusing
thespeedometerandmakesureyouaread-
hering
tothelegalspeedlimit.
—Thetrafficlightinformationdoesnotadjust
yourvehicle'sspeedtothespeedrecom-
mendationshowninthedisplay.
@)Tips
—Trafficlightinformationisnotyetavailable
inallcitiesandisnotnationwide.

—Alwaysreadtheinstructionsinthe chapter
=>page192.
Laptimer
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Youcanmeasureandanalyzelaptimeswiththe
laptimerinthedisplay.
Openingthelaptimer
>OpenthefirstVehicletab(tripcomputer)using
the[<>]buttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheel.
>Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:left
controlbutton>Laptimes.


Operatingthelaptimer
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,turnthe
leftthumbwheel()>page15untilthedesired>
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menuitemisdisplayedintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
>Presstheleftthumbwheeltoconfirmtheselec-
tion.

Z\WARNING
Yourfocusshouldalways beondrivingyour
vehiclesafely.Asthedriver,youhavecom-
pleteresponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Only
use thefunctionssuchasthelaptimerinsuch
awaythatyoualwaysmaintaincompletecon-

troloveryourvehicleinalltrafficsituations.
@Tips
Youcanretrieveinformationfromthetrip
computerwhilethelaptimerstopwatchis
running.
eyoReamial)
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer

Requirement:thelaptimermustbeopen
=>page97.
Timinglaps
>Tostarttimingmanually,selectStartlap 1in
themenu.
>Tostarttimingautomaticallyassoonasyoube-
gintodrive,selectDriveofftostartlap1or
Startbydrivingoffinthemenu.
>Tomeasurethelaptime,selectNewlapinthe
menu.Thisstartstimingthenextlapatthe
sametime.
Aftercompletinga lap,thedifferencebetween
thelastlapandthepreviousbestlaptimewillbe
indicatedwitha“—”or“+”.
Pausingtiminganddisplayingasplittime
>ToinsertapauseflselectPauseinthemenu.
>Toresumetiming,selectResumeinthemenu.
>Todisplayasplittime,selectSplittimeinthe
menu.Thesplittimeappearsforapproxi-
mately10secondsintheinstrumentcluster.
Thetimingofthecurrentlapcontinues.
Resettingtiming
>Usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,select
Resettimesinthemenu.
98
G)Tips
—Amaximumof99laptimescanbemeas-
ured.
—Iftimingispaused,youcancontinueitlater
evenifyouswitchtheignitionoff.
—Savedlaptimescannotbeindividuallyde-
letedfromthetotalresults.
— Thesavedlaptimervalueswillremainafter
switchingtheignitionoff.
Lapstatistics
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Displayinglapstatistics
Youcandisplaythenumberoflapsdriven,the
fastestlap“+”,theslowestlap“—”,andtheaver-
agetime“Q”intheinstrumentcluster.
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,selectthe
leftcontrolbutton>LapstatisticsorStatis-
tics.
>Turn thethumbwheeldownoruptodisplaythe
individuallaptimes.
>Toreturn tothelaptimingthatwasbegun,
presstheleftthumbwheel.
Resettinglapstatistics
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,select:
therightcontrolbutton>Resetstatistics.
(i)Tips
Thelapstatisticslistthelaptimesforthelast
30laps.Thefastestandslowestlaptimeout
ofupto99measuredlapsarealsodisplayed.
Predictiveefficiency
assist
Introduction
Thepredictiveefficiencyassisthelpsthedriverto
drivewithanticipationandthereforehelpsto
savefuel.Thesystemaccessespredictivetripda-
ta(includingspeedlimits,hills,andtheangleof
curves)fromthenavigationsystem*.Informa-
tionfromthe camera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion*isalsoappliedtorecognizetrafficsigns
=>page95.

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Onopenroadswithnotraffic,itfunctionslikea
cruisecontrolsystem.Thestoredspeedismain-
tained.Whenapproachingavehicledriving
ahead,theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemauto-
maticallybrakestomatchthatvehicle'sspeed
andthenmaintainsthesetdistance.Assoonas
thesystemdoesnotdetectavehicledriving
ahead,adaptivecruisecontrolacceleratesupto
thestoredspeed.
Instop-and-gotraffic,adaptivecruisecontrolcan
brakeuntilthevehicleisstationaryandthencan
alsostartdrivingagainautomaticallyundercer-
tainconditions>page106.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrafficjamassist
Intrafficjamsorstop-and-gotraffic,trafficjam
assistcanassistthedriver>page108.
Whichfunctionscanbecontrolled?
Whenyouswitchadaptivecruisecontrolon,you
cansetthecurrentspeedasthe“controlspeed”
=>page103,Switchingonandoff.
Whendriving,youcanstopcruisecontrol
=page106orchangethespeed>page105at
anytime.
Youcanalsosetthedistancetothevehicledriv-
ingaheadandsetthedrivingmodeoftheadap-
tivecruisecontrol>page105.
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

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Fig.101Frontofthevehicle:sensorsandvideocamera
Theareaswiththeradarandultrasonicsensors
andthevideocamera>fig.101mustnotbecov-
ered bystickers,depositsoranyotherobjects,
becausethiscaninterferewiththeadaptive
cruisecontrolfunction.Forinformationonclean-
102
ing,see>page343.Thesameappliesforany
modificationsmadeinthefrontarea.
Insomedrivingsituations,theadaptivecruise
controlfunctionisrestricted:
—Vehiclescanonlybedetectedwhentheyare
withinthesensordetectionzones>page101,
fig.100.
—Thesystemhasalimitedabilitytodetectvehi-
clesthatareashortdistanceahead,offtothe
sideofyourvehicleormovingintoyourlane.
—Objectsthataredifficulttodetectsuchasmo-
torcycles,vehicleswithhighgroundclearance
oranoverhangingloadaredetectedlateornot
detectedatall.
—Whendrivingthroughcurves>page103.
—Whenthevehicleisstationary>page103.

Z\WARNING
Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround you
whenadaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.
Asthedriver,youarestillresponsibleforyour
ownspeedandthedistancetoothervehicles.
Theadaptivecruisecontrolisusedtoassist
you.Thedrivermustalwaystakeactionto
avoidacollision.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingatthecorrecttime.
—Forsafetyreasons,donotuseadaptive
cruisecontrolwhentheroadsurfaceisin
poorconditionand/orinbadweathercondi-
tions(such asice,fog,gravel,heavyrainand
hydroplaning).Usingthesystemunder
theseconditionsincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchadaptivecruisecontrolofftemporari-
lywhendrivinginturninglanes,onexpress-
wayexits(exceptifpredictivecontrolis
switchedon)orinconstructionzones.This
preventsthevehiclefromaccelerating to
thestoredspeedwheninthesesituations.
— Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemwillnot
brakebyitselfifyouputyourfootontheac-
celeratorpedal.Doingsocanoverridethe
speedanddistanceregulation.
—Whenapproachingstationaryobstacles
suchasstoppedtraffic,adaptivecruisecon-
trol willrespondwithlimitedfunction.

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Youcansetanyspeedbetween20mphand95
mph(30km/hand150km/h).
Indicatorlightsandmessagesintheinstrument
clusterdisplayinformyouaboutthecurrentsit-
uationandsetting.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Switchingadaptivecruisecontrolon
>Pullthelevertowardyouintoposition@
>fig.104.
Storingthespeedandactivatingregulation

>Tostorethecurrentspeed,pressthe[SET]but-
ton>fig.104.Thestoredspeedisshowninthe
speedometerintheLEDline(@)andappears
brieflyinthestatusline©)>fig.105.
>Toactivatecontrolwhenstationary,thebrake
pedalmustalsobepressed.

Switchingadaptivecruisecontroloff
>Pushtheleverawayfromyouintoposition©)
untilitclicksintoplace.ThemessageACC:off
appears.
Indicatorlights
B-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.No
vehiclesaredetectedahead.Thestoredspeedis
maintained.
B-Avehicledrivingaheadwasdetected.The
adaptivecruisecontrolsystemregulatesthe
speedanddistancetothevehicledrivingahead
andaccelerates/brakesautomatically.
A-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Ave-
hiclewasdetectedahead.Yourvehicleisstation-
aryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatically.
EB-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.No
vehiclesweredetectedahead.Yourvehicleissta-
tionaryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatically.
B-Theautomaticbrakingisnotenoughto
maintainasufficientdistancetoavehicledriving
ahead.Youmustintervene>page107,Driverin-
terventionrequest.
104
©Instrumentclusterdisplay
IftheDriverassistancedisplayisnotshownin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,youcanopenit
usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheelbuttons
>page15.
Basedonthegraphicdisplay,youcandetermine
ifthesystemismaintainingadistancetotheve-
hicledrivingaheadandwhatthatdistanceis.
Novehicle-novehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Silvervehicle-avehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Redvehicle-requestfordriverintervention
=>page107.
Thefivedistance barsonthegauge(©represent
the
setdistance(referto>page105forinfor-
mationonhowtochangethedistance).Ifyou
fallbelowtheselecteddistance,thedistance
barsbecomeredfromthebottomupward.

ZXWARNING
Ifyoupressthe[SET]buttonwhendrivingat
speedsbelow20mph(30km/h),thevehicle
acceleratesautomaticallyupto20mph(30
km/h),whichistheminimumspeedthatcan
beset.



(i)Tips
—Ifyouswitchtheignitionortheadaptive
cruisecontrolsystemoff,thesetspeedis
erasedforsafetyreasons.
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
andtheAnti-Slip-Regulation(ASR)areauto-
maticallyswitchedonwhentheadaptive
cruisecontrolisswitchedon.

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Cancelingcruisecontrolwhiledriving
>Movetheleverintoposition@).Themessage
ACC:standbyappears.Or
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Toresumethestoredspeed,movetheleverto-
wardyouintoposition(2).
Cancelingcruisecontrolwhenstopped
>Pushtheleverawayfromyouintoposition@).
ThemessageACC:standbyappears.
>Toresumecruisecontrol,pressthebrakepedal
andpulltheLevertowardyouintoposition(2).

Z\WARNING
—Itisdangeroustoactivatecruisecontroland
resumethestoredspeedwhenthecurrent
road,trafficorweatherconditionsdonot
permitthis.Thisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Restingyourfootontheacceleratorpedal
couldoverridethecruisecontrol.Brakingin-
terventionsandcorrectiveactionsbythe
systemmaynotoccur.

SettingAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

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

Storingthelastdistance!)
Thelastdistancethatwassetwillbestoredafter
theignitionisswitchedoff.Ifthedistanceisnot
stored,Distance3isautomaticallyseteverytime
theignitionisswitchedon.
Drivingprogram
Appliesto:vehicleswithoutAudidriveselect
Dependingontheselecteddrivingprogramand
distance,drivingbehaviorwhenacceleratingwill
varyfromdynamictocomfortable.

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountriesand onsomeequip-
mentversions.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Depending ontheselectedAudidriveselect
modeandthedistancethatisset,thedrivingbe-
haviorwillvaryfromdynamictocomfortable
whenaccelerating>page127.
(i)Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Driverinterventionrequest
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudi adaptivecruisecontrol


Fig.110Instrumentcluster:requestfordriverinterven-
tion
Therequestfordriverinterventioninstructsyou
totakeoveriftheadaptivecruisecontrolbraking
functionisnotabletomaintainasufficientdis-
tancetothevehicledrivingahead>fig.110.
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applyingslightsteeringadjustmenttocorrect
yoursteeringwheelangleaslongasyouareac-
tivelysteering.Evasive steeringsupportisavaila-
bleatspeedsbetweenapproximately20mph
(30km/h)and90mph(150km/h).
Turnassist
Whenstartingtodriveanduptospeedsofmaxi-
mum6mph(10km/h),theturnassistusesa
brakinginterventiontopreventyourvehiclefrom
collidingwithanoncomingvehiclewhenturning
leftorright (availableincertaincountries).The
brakinginterventioncausesyourvehicleto stay
initslane.

ZAWARNING
—Presensefrontcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itisasystemdesignedtoassistand
itcannotpreventacollisionineverycircum-
stance.Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbraking
atthecorrecttime.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks.
Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofacollision.
— Thesystemcandeployincorrectlydueto
system-specificlimits.
—Pleasenotethatthesensorsandthecamera
donotalwaysdetectallobjects or lane
markings.This increasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Presensefrontdoesnotreacttopeople,an-
imalsor objectsthatarecrossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect>AV
inGeneralinformationonpage102.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrailsorthe
entrancetoatunnel,heavyrainandicecan
affectthefunction oftheradarsensorsand
thesystem'sabilitytodetectacollisionrisk.

C)Note
Thesensorscan bedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presensefrontcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
@Tips
—Youcancancelthebrakingwithincreasing
forcethatisinitiatedbythesystembybrak-
ing yourself,byacceleratingnoticeablyorby
swerving.
—Keepinmindthatpresensefrontcanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
the
riskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensefrontfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCisrestrictedorswitchedoff
=>page145orthehillholdassistisswitch-
edon>page146.
Audipresenserear
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiside assist
Iftheriskofacollisionwithavehicleaheadisde-
tected,thefollowing functionscanbetriggered:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefrontsafetybelts
atthecorrespondingspeeds.
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Activatingtheemergencyflashersandmaking
themflashmorequickly
ThemessageAudipresensewB=>page112,
fig.114willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthesideassist*radarsensorsdo
notalwaysdetecteveryobject.
—Presensereardoesnotreacttopeople,ani-
malsorobjectsthatarecrossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrails,heavy
rainandicecanimpairthefunction ofthe
radarsensorsandtheabilitytodetectacol-
lisionrisk.
CG)Note
Theradarsensorscan bedisplacedbyimpacts
ordamagetothebumper,wheelhousingand

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—Whenthedriver'sseatbeltisunfastened
—
Forseveralsecondsaftertheignitionis
switchedon

()Note
Impactsordamagetothecameramounton
thewindshieldcandisplacethesensor.Pre
sensecitycanbeimpairedbythis.Haveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@Tips
—Youcancancelthesystembrakinginterven-
tionifyouaccelerateconsiderablyorswerve
away.
— Keepinmindthatpresensecitycanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensecityfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCislimitedorswitchedoff
=page145orthehilldescentassistis
switchedon>page146.
—Whenthereisamalfunctioninthecamera,
thepresensecityfunctionsalsoswitchoff.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense

MENU >SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audipre sense.

TurnAudipresenseon/off-thepresensefunc-
tionscanbe turnedonandoff.
Ifthesystemisswitchedoff,itswitchesonagain
automaticallyoncetheignitionisswitchedon
again.
Prewarning-theearlywarningcan be switched
offorthepresensecity/frontwarningpointcan
beset(Early/Medium/Late).
Setthewarningtimefortheearlywarningto
Earlyatfirst.Ifthiscausesundesiredearlywarn-
ingstoappear,thensetthewarningtimetoMe-
dium. TheLatewarningtimeshouldonlybeset
inspecialcircumstances.

@Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
8Audipresense:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thismessageappearswhenthepresensefunc-
tionisaffected.Forexample,thiscouldbe
causedbyafaultysensor.Driveimmediatelyto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytohavethe malfunctionrepaired.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Sensor
viewlimitedduetosurroundings.Seeowner's
manual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorand
cameraviewisobstructed,forexamplebyleaves,
snow,heavysprayordirt.Ifnecessary, cleanthe
sensorsandtheareaaroundthecamera
=>page102,fig.101or>page121,fig.122.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Trailer
towingmode
Forvehicleswithatrailerhitchinstalledatthe
factory,thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentheelectricalconnectoratthesocketis
pluggedin.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrailer
hitch.
Audipresense:currentlylimited
ThismessageappearsiftheESCisrestrictedor
switchedoff,forexample.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearswhenthereisatemporary
failureinasubsystem,suchastheESC.Ifthis
messageappearsrepeatedly,drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:emergencybrakingsystem
off
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Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist

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Fig.115Turnsignallever:buttonforactivelaneassist

a
B4M-0090


Fig.116Windshield:camerawindowforactivelaneassist
>Pressthebuttontoswitchthesystemonand
off=fig.115.Theindicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterturnsonoroff.


Analoginstru-|AudivirtualMeaningon
mentcluster|cockpit/head-|thecorre-
updisplay*spondingside
Greenline(s)|Greenline(s)|Activelaneas-
(left/right) (left/right)sistisactivat-
7\oyedandready
toprovide
warnings.
-RedlineActivelaneas-
(left/right)sistwillwarn
if8youbeforethe
vehicleleaves
a lane.The
steeringwheel
willalsovi-
bratelightly.

Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
7%


DIncertaincountries

Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
1%

Activelaneas-
sistisactivat-
ed,butisnot
readytopro-
videwarnings.

Ifthesystemisswitchedonbutisnotreadyto
providewarnings,oneofthefollowingcouldbe
thecause:
—Thereisnolane markerline
—Therelevantlanemarkerlinesarenotdetected
(forexample,markingsinaconstructionzone
orbecausetheyareobstructedbysnow,dirt,
waterorlighting)
—Thevehiclespeedisbelowtheactivationspeed
ofapproximately40mph(65km/h)
—Thelaneistoonarrowortoowide
—Thecurveistoonarrow
—Thedriver'shandsarenotonthesteering
wheel
@)Tips
— Makesurethecamerawindow>fig.116is
notcoveredbystickersorotherobjects.For
informationoncleaning,see>page343.
—Ifthesystemisreadyforoperation,itwill
remainreadyeachtimeitisswitchedon)).
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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.