light AUDI Q5 2019 Repair Manual

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underbody.Presenserearcan be impaired by
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
@)Tips
—Thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentowingatrailer.
—Thepresenserearfunctionsmayalso
switchoffifthereisamalfunctioninthe
sideassist*system.
NUeeeial
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresensecity
Description
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensecity
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionswithvehi-
clesandpedestriansandinitiatetheapplicable
brakingmaneuverifneeded.Presensecityisac-
tiveatspeedsofapproximately6mph(10km/h)
andhigher.
Apedestrianwarningcanoccuratspeeds upto
50mph(85km/h),andvehiclewarningscanoc-
curatspeedsupto155mph(250km/h).Apre
sensecitybrakingmaneuverispossibleatspeeds
upto50mph(85km/h).
Warnings
Thesystemrecognizesvariousdangeroussitua-
tions.Theearlywarningoccursif:
—Avebhicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—Yourownvehicleapproachesavehicleinfront
ofyouthatistravelingatasignificantlyslower
speedorthatisstationary
—Apedestrianisstandinginthelaneorismov-
ingintothelane
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresenseA
=>page112,fig.114andawarningtonewill
warnyouaboutthedanger.
Thebrakesmayalsobeappliedasanacutewarn-
ing whenthereisanimpendingcollision.Ifyou
donotreacttotheacutewarning,presensecity
canbraketothepointofcompletedeceleration
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withinthelimitsofthesystem.Thisreducesthe
vehiclespeedintheeventofacollision.Themes-
sageAudipresenseANalsoappears.
Thefollowingfunctionsaretriggeredinconjunc-
tionwithpresensebasic/rear:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefront safetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.

AXWARNING
—Presensecitycannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itisasystemdesignedtoassistand
itcannotpreventacollisionineverycircum-
stance.Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbraking
atthecorrecttime.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks.
Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofacollision.
— The systemcandeployincorrectlydueto
system-specificlimits.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthecameradoesnotalwaysdetect
everyobject.
—Presensecitydoesnotreacttoanimals,
crossing oroncomingvehicles,objectssuch
asbars,railingsorrailcars,andobjectsthat
aredifficulttodetect>A\inGeneralinfor-
mationonpage102.
—Intrailermode,thebrakingbehaviorofthe
trailercanbedifferentthanusualduringau-
tomaticbraking.

Z\WARNING
Presensecitymayberestrictedorunavailable
inthefollowingtypesofsituations:
—Inheavyfog,rain,spray,orsnow
—Whentherearevisualobstructions,suchas
glare,reflectionsorvariationsinlight
—Whenitisdark
—Ifthecamerawindoworthewindshieldis
dirty,iced over,damagedorcovered
—Whendrivingonsnow,iceorlooseground
—Incurves
—IftheESCwasrestrictedorswitchedoff
—Whentowingatrailer

Assistsystems

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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Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist

B8V-0692


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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Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
wmaq 9
=+a

Fig.117Instrumentcluster(multi-colordisplay):active
laneassistisswitched onandreadytoprovidewarnings
B8W-0099

Fig.118Instrumentcluster(monochromedisplay):active
laneassistisswitched on
YoucanopenuptheDriverassistancedisplayfor
theactivelaneassistusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page15.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Multi-ColorDisplay
See>fig.117.
118

Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Greenline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistisacti-
vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.

Redline
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistwill
warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesalane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Grayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.

Monochromedisplay
See>fig.118.

Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Lightgrayline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistisacti-
vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.

Blinkingline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistwill
warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesalane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Darkgrayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.



Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
1Audiactivelaneassist:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual

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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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@)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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>

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@Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallysavedinIndi-
vidualmode.
Liftingandloweringthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>page127,
fig.127untilthedesiredmodeappearsinthe
instrumentcluster/Infotainmentsystemdis-
play.Or
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
> Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.
@)Note
TheLift/OffroadmodeswitchestoAllroad
modewhendrivingaboveapproximately
20mph(30km/h)andthevehicleautomati-
callylowersagain.Thesemodesmayonlybe
usedonatemporarybasisandarenotintend-
edforcontinuousdriving.
@)Tips
—Thefilled-inboxesintheInfotainmentsys-
temrepresentthecurrentvehiclelevel.If
thesegmentiswhiteorblinking,thenthe
vehicleisliftingorlowering.Ifonlythebot-
tomsegmentisfilledin,thenthevehicleis
atthelowestlevel(lowestgroundclear-
ance).Ifallthe segmentsarefilledin,then
thevehicleisatthehighestlevel(highest
groundclearance).
—Thetargetlevelishighlightedwithared
framewhilethevehicleisliftingorlower-
ing.Theframeisthenhiddenwhentheve-
hiclereachesthetargetlevel.
—Thevehicleliftsuptothehighestlevelwhen
youselectLift/Offroad.Selectanother
modetolowerthevehicleagain.


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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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IntelligentTechnology
ElectronicStabilization
Control(ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uations,suchasifthevehicleisoversteeringor
understeering,orifthewheelsare spinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightblinksinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.Invehicles
withadaptivecruisecontrol*,thebrakeassist
systemismoresensitiveifthedistancedetected
tothevehicledrivingaheadistoosmall.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesdrivepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptsthepowertotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
144
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
Theautomaticpost-collisionbrakingsystemcan
helptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddition-
alcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbagcon-
trolmoduledetectsacollision,thevehicleis
braked bytheESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning

ZAWARNING
— The ESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
actingtostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!

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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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