lights AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Guide

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Assistsystems
Speedwarningsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithspeedwarningsystem
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyoutostaybe-
lowaspecifiedmaximumspeedthatcanbeset,
changedordeletedintheInfotainmentsystem.
Thespeedwarningsystemwarnsyouifyouare
exceeding themaximumspeedthatyouhaveset.
Awarningtonewillsoundassoonasyourspeed
exceedsthestoredvalueslightly.Thewyin-
dicatorlightandamessageappearintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayatthesametime.The
indicatorlightandthemessageturnoffifthe
speedfallsbackbelowthestoredmaximum
speed.
Settingathresholdisrecommendedifyouwould
liketoberemindedwhenyoureachacertain
maximumspeed.Situationswhereyoumaywant
todoso includedrivinginacountrywithagener-
alspeedlimitorifthereisaspecifiedmaximum
speedforwintertires.
Settingthewarningthreshold

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Manual.
G)Tips
Regardlessofthespeedwarningsystem,you
shouldalwaysmonitoryourspeedusingthe
speedometerandmakesureyouarefollowing
thelegalspeedlimit.

Cruisecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Thecruisecontrolsystemassiststhedriverin
maintainingaconstantspeedaboveapproxi-
mately15mph(20km/h).Thesystemmaintains
thedesiredspeedbybrakingandaccelerating.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround
yourvehiclewhenthecruisecontrolsystem
isinoperation.Asthedriver,youarealways
responsibleforcontrollingyourvehicle
speedandthedistancebetweenyourvehicle
andothervehicles.
—Forsafetyreasons,cruisecontrolshould not
beusedinthecity,instop-and-gotraffic,on
windingroads,andwhenroadconditionsare
poor(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrain,
andconditionsthatcouldlead tohydroplan-
ing),becausethisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchthecruisecontrolofftemporarily
whendrivinginturninglanes,highwayexits,
orinconstructionzones.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youshould
onlyresumethestoredspeedifitissuitable
forthecurrenttrafficconditions.
()Note
Beforedrivingdownhillalongdistanceona
steephill,decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheenginebrak-
ingeffectandreducestheloadplacedonthe
brakes.
@)Tips
Thebrakelightsturnonwhenthebrakesare
appliedautomatically.
Switchingthesystemon
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem


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Fig.94Operatinglever:Switchingonthecruisecontrol
system
Requirement:Switchtheignitionon.
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Assistsystems

Description
Thepredictivecontrolusesthemapinforma-
tionfromthenavigationsysteminordertoreact
proactivelywhendriving.Informationfromthe
camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition*isalsoap-
pliedtorecognizetrafficsigns>page95.When
cominguptoareaswithspeedlimitsorchanges
inthe courseoftheroad(suchascurves,inter-
sectionsortrafficcircles),thesystembrakesau-
tomaticallyandthenacceleratesbackuptothe
setspeed.
Overridingcontrol
Thedrivercanoverridethepredictivecontrolat
anytimebypressingtheacceleratororbrake
pedal.Ifthesystemchangesthevehiclespeedto
adapttospeedlimits,youcanchangethespeed
usingthelever>page105,fig.106.
Alwaysswitchoffthepredictivecontrolin
thefollowingsituations:
—Whenincreasedattentionisneededfromthe
driver
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchassnowor
heavyrain
—Whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondition
Indicatorintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Whenswitchingontheadaptivecruisecontrol
forthefirsttime,amessagewillappearinthe
statuslinetoindicateifpredictivecontrolis
available.
TheBensymbolappearswhenthesystem
isregulatingthespeedtomatchaspeedlimit.If
thisisthecase,thesystemisregulatingaspeed
of50mph(80 km/h).Thespeedisthentaken
over bytheadaptivecruisecontrol.Thespeedin
thespeedometerLEDringadjuststothespeedto
bemaintained>page103,fig.105.TheauEN
=>fig.99symbolappearswhenthereisanadap-
tationtotherouteahead.
IfyouareintheDriverassistancedisplayinthe
instrumentcluster,thenthefollowingsymbols
willindicatewhichoccurrencethesystemiscur-
rentlyrespondingto:

SymbolMeaning
MPHSpeedlimit
km/hSpeedlimit

[lew
JikIntersection
TUT

SiTrafficcircle
te


ZAWARNING
—Readthewarningson>AinGeneralinfor-
mationonpage 102andon>A\inDescrip-
tiononpage95.
—Payattentiontotrafficandtheareaaround
yourvehiclewhenpredictivecontrolis
switchedon.Thedriverisalwaysresponsible
forassessingthetrafficsituation.
—Thesystemdoesnotconsider"rightofway"
rulesanddoesnotrespondtotrafficlights,
solackofdriverattentioninthesesituations
canincreasetheriskofanaccident.
— The systemonlyconsiderstrafficsignsthat
giveaspeedlimit.
— Thepermittedspeedcanbeexceededifthe
adaptationtoaspeedlimitisincorrect.The
driverisresponsibleforadheringtotheper-
mittedspeed.
— Thespeedwhendrivingthroughcurvesmay
bedifferentfromwhatyouasadriverwould
do.Brakethevehicleyourselfwhenneeded
toreducetheriskofanaccident.


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G)Tips
—Ifaspeedlimitisdetected,thestored
speedisalsoadjustedinthespeedometer
LEDlinewhentheadaptivecruisecontrolis
notactive.
—Controlbythesystemdependsonthese-
lectedAudidriveselect*mode.
—Switchingoffpredictive control,forexam-
plewhendrivinginlowtrafficzones,does
notcause theadaptivecruisecontrolto
switchoff.

Assistsystems

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.

Assistsystems

Trafficjamassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrafficjamassist
Trafficjamassistsupportsthedriverwhendriv-
ingintrafficjamsorinheavytraffic.

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Fig.111Turnsignallever:trafficjamassistbutton
RAH-8657


Fig.112Instrumentcluster:trafficjamassist
In aspeedrangeunder40mph(65km/h),traffic
jamassistcanhelptokeepthevehiclewithina
lanecalculatedbythesystem.Withinthelimits
ofthe system, thesystemcontrolsthesteering
automaticallywhenadaptivecruisecontrolis
switchedon.Sincetrafficjamassistisonlyanas-
sistsystem,thedrivermustalwayskeephisor
herhandsonthesteeringwheelandbereadyto
steer.Thedrivercanoverridethecontrolatany
timebyactivelysteering.
Thesystemisdesignedfordrivingonexpress-
waysandhighways.
Switchingtrafficjamassistonandoff
>Pressthebuttontoswitchthesystemonand
off>fig.111.
>Toturnthesystemoffcompletely,selectinthe
Infotainmentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle
>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassistance> Traf-
ficjamassist.


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Iftrafficjamassistwasdeactivatedthroughthe
Infotainmentsystem,youcancontinueoperating
theactivelaneassistusingthe>fig.111button
=>page117.Thetrafficjamassistfunctionsare
nolongeravailable.
Requirementsforusingtrafficjamassist:
—TrafficjamassistmustbeswitchedonintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
—Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbeswitchedon
andactive>page103.
Alwaysswitchofftrafficjamassistinthe
followingsituations:
—Whenincreasedattentionisneededfromthe
driver
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchassnowor
heavyrain
—Whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondition
—Inconstructionzones
—Incitydriving
Trafficjamassistavailability:
IfyouareintheDriverassistancedisplayinthe
instrumentcluster,theindicatorlightandthe
messageTrafficjamassistavailableappearsif
trafficcongestionisdetected.Youcanopenthe
Driverassistancedisplayusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page15.Toactivate
trafficjamassist,youmustpressthe>fig.111
buttonandswitchontheadaptivecruisecontrol
=>page103.
Indicatorlights
BandB-Trafficjamassistisswitchedon.Ve-
hiclesdrivingahead weredetected.Yourvehicle
adaptswhiledriving>fig.112.
B-Trafficjamassistswitchesoffifthedriver
doesnottakeoversteeringaftermultipledriver
intervention requests.Thesystembrakes theve-
hicleuntilit isstationary.

ZAWARNING
Alwayskeepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
soyoucanbereadytosteeratanytime.The
driverisalwaysresponsibleforstayingina
laneandforassessingtrafficsituations.Read
andfollowthewarningson>A\inGeneral>

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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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Thismessageappearsifthepresensefunctions
areswitchedoffthroughtheInfotainmentsys-
temorifthesystemisnotready.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassist(lanedeparturewarning)de-
tectslanemarkerlineswithinthelimitsofthe
systemusingacamerainthewindshield.Ifyou
areapproachingadetectedlane markerlineand
itappearslikelythatyouwillleavethelane,the
systemwillwarnyouwithcorrectivesteering.
Youcanoverridethissteeringatanytime.Ifyou
passoveraline,thesteeringwheelwillvibrate
lightly.Inorderforthiswarningvibrationtooc-
cur,itmustfirstbe switchedonintheInfotain-
mentsystem.Active laneassistisreadyforoper-
ationwhenthelanemarkerlineisdetectedonat
leastonesideofthevehicle.
Thesystemisdesignedfordrivingonexpress-
waysandhighwaysandthereforeonlyactivates
atspeedsaboveapproximately40mph(65
km/h).
Appliesto:vehicleswithsideassist:Ifyouacti-
vateaturnsignalwhenactivelaneassistisready
anditclassifiesalanechangeascriticalbecause
ofvehiclestravelingalongsideyouorapproach-
ingyou,therewillbenoticeablecorrectivesteer-
ingshortlybeforeyouleavethelane.Thiswillat-
tempttokeepyourvehicleinthelane.
Appliesto:vehicleswithoutsideassist:Whenthe
systemisready,itwillnotwarnyouifyouacti-
vateaturnsignalbeforecrossingthelanemarker
line.Inthiscase,itassumesthatyouarechang-
inglanesintentionally.
Appliesto:vehicleswithadaptivecruisecontrol:
thereisnocorrectivesteeringorwarningsifthe
systemrecognizesadistinctpassingmaneuver.If
theconditionsaremet,trafficjamassistswitches
onatspeedsunderapproximately40mph
(65km/h)>page108.
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ANWARNING
— The systemwarnsthedriverthatthevehicle
isleavingthelaneusingcorrectivesteering.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforkeeping
thevehiclewithinthelane.
— The systemcanhelpyoukeepthevehiclein
thelane,butitdoesnotdrivebyitself.Al-
wayskeep yourhandsonthesteeringwheel.
—Correctivesteeringmaynotoccurincertain
situations,suchasduringheavybraking.
—Theremaybecaseswherethecameradoes
notrecognizealllanemarkerlines.Correc-
tivesteeringcanonlytakeplaceontheside
ofthevehiclewherelanemarkerlinesare
detected.
—Otherroadstructuresorobjectscouldpossi-
blybeidentifiedunintentionallyaslane
markerlines.Asaresult,correctivesteering
maybeunexpectedormaynotoccur.
—Thecameraviewcanberestricted,forexam-
plebyvehiclesdrivingaheadorbyrain,
snow,heavysprayorlightshiningintothe
camera.Thiscanresultinactivelaneassist
notdetectingthelanemarkerlinesorde-
tectingthemincorrectly.
—Incertainsituationswherevisibilityislow,
thevehiclemayswitchfroman“early”to
“late”steeringcorrection.
—Undercertainconditionssuchasrutsinthe
road,aninclinedroadwayorcrosswinds,the
correctivesteeringalonemaynot beenough
tokeepthevehicleinthemiddleofthelane.
—Forsafetyreasons,activelaneassistmust
notbeusedwhentherearepoorroadand/or
weatherconditionssuchasslipperyroads,
fog,gravel,heavyrain,snowandthepoten-
tialforhydroplaning.Usingactivelaneas-
sistundertheseconditionsmayincreasethe
riskofacrash.

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@)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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—Acceleratecarefullywhendrivingon
smooth,slipperysurfacessuchasiceand
snow.Thedrivewheelscanspinevenwhen
thesecontrolsystemsareinstalledandthis
canaffectdrivingstabilityandincreasethe
riskofacollision.
—Appliesto:Vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
by
thefactoryWheninstallingafactory-
suppliedroofracksystemontheroofrail,
theESCwillusesensorstoadaptitselfto
thedifferentcenterofgravityif itchanges


becauseofcarryingaload.Thisdoesnotoc-
cur whenusingotherroofracksystems,so
theriskofanaccidentwillincrease.
iG)Tips
—TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
condition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
scribedareworking.


ScareRiemola
TheESCisautomaticallyswitchedonwhentheignitionisswitchedon.
2i) 3S
gpaaoo

Fig.151CenterconsolewiththeoFbutton
The ESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelthatisselected,thestabilization
functionoftheESCwillbelimitedorswitched
off.Theamountofstabilizationcontrolwilldiffer
dependingonthelevel.
Thefollowingexamplesareunusualsituations
whereitmaymakesensetoswitchoffroadmode
ontoallowthewheelstospin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
—Drivingonroughterrainwhenmuchofthecar's
weightisliftedoffthewheels(axle articula-
tion)
—Drivingdownhillwhilebrakingonlooseground
Foryoursafety,switchtheoffroadmodeoffin
advance.






ESClevels
OffroadmodeonESC/ASRoffOffroadmodeoffor
ESC/ASRon
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand__|tionoftheESCandASRis
SA.ASRareswitchedoff.available again.
Operating|Pressthe|#°*|buttonbriefly.|Pressandholdthe|#|but-|Pressthe|#"|buttonagain.
ton longerthanthreesec-
onds.
IndicatorBiturnson.EganFRAturnon.BaiturnsofforEgand
lightsEaturnoff.
Messages__|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):
offroad.Warning!Limited|off.Warning!Restrictedon
stabilitystability

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Brakingeffect
Theresponsetimefromthebrakesdependson
theweatherandenvironmentalconditions.To
ensuretheoptimumbrakingeffect,thebrake
systemiscleanedatregularintervals.Thisis
donebyapplyingthebrakepadstothebrakero-
torsforashortperiodoftimewhendrivingat
highspeedswhenthewindshieldwipersare
switchedon.
Ifthebrakesystembecomesdamp,forexample
afterdrivinginheavyrain,thebrakingeffectmay
bedelayed.Otherfactorsthatcouldtemporarily
increasetheresponsetimeofthebrakesinclude:
—Wetconditions
—Lowtemperatures,ice,andsnow
—Roadscoveredinsalt
—Dirtybrakepads
Corrosion
Corrosionmayformonthebrakerotorsifthereis
no heavybraking,ifthevehicleisnotdrivenfor
longperiodsoftime,orifthevehicleisnotdriv-
enfrequentlyorforlongdistances.Inthiscase,
brakingheavilyseveraltimeswhiledrivingat
highspeedscancleanthebrakerotors>A\.
Brakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250miles(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.

—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpairthefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thebrake
pedal
maymovedownwardautomatically
duringautonomousbrakingmaneuvers.To
reducetheriskofinjury,donotplaceyour


ZA\WARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.


footunderthebrakepedal.

C)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary. Thiscancausethebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
(i)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page319.
Electromechanical
steering,Dynamic
steering
Theelectromechanicalsteeringsupportsthe
driver'ssteeringmovements.
Powersteeringadaptselectronicallybasedon
thevehiclespeed.
Indicatorlightsandmessages
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
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MultiMediaInterface

—Inputassistance:insomecasessuchasinnavi-
gation*,thereisawordsuggestion*@)
=>fig.168basedonavailableentrieswhileyou
areenteringdata.Youcanselectthissugges-
tionbypushingthecontrolknobupward.
—Resultslist:insomecases,suchasinthedirec-
tory,thesystemswitchesautomaticallytothe
resultslistbasedonavailableentries@)
>fig.168.Selectandconfirmasuggestion
fromthelist.
Requirement:theinputfield@)>fig.168must
beactive.
—SwitchingbetweenspellerandMMItouch*:
thehandwritingrecognitionfortheMMItouch
controlpad*isactivatedautomatically.Simply
startwriting.
Overviewofsymbolsinthespeller
Thesymbolsintheletter/numberspellerareex-
plainedinthefollowingtable:



Symbol/DescriptionDescription
LIST]orlxSwitchestotheresultslist.
InputfieldDisplaysthecurrentinput.

Resultslist
Displaysalistwithsuggestionsbasedonthelettersalreadyen-





tered.
*Switchesfromlowercasetouppercaselettersorfromuppercaseto
lowercaseletters.
Opensadditionalspelleroptions,forexampleClosespellerand
¢Clearinputfield.
1&2Charactersetsandspecialcharacters
aodDisplaysaccentedcharacters(suchas4,¢,fi,6).


123\//ABC ©
|O|O|
©
|
©
|
©
OO
put.
Switchesfromlettertonumberinputorfromnumbertoletterin-

—
Addsaspaceintheinputfield.

Characterselection@|
©
Highlightstheselectedcharacter.

AInsertsthesuggestedword*whenyoupushthecontrolknobup.

®
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Deletesthecharactertotheleftofthecursor.

@Tips
Accentedcharactersarenotavailable forev-
eryletter.
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Freetextsearch
Appliesto:vehicleswithfreetextsearch
Usingthefreetextsearch,youcanselecttheor-
derthatthesearchtermsareenteredinthein-
putfield.
EN)=) SA
aceite}
PSMELS
Draenei
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Fig.169Example:freetextsearchontelephone