Red AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist

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Fig.110Turnsignallever:buttonforactivelaneassist

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Fig.111Windshield:camerawindowforactivelaneassist
>Pressthebuttontoswitchthesystemonand
off=fig.110.Theindicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterturnsonoroff.

DIncertaincountries


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%

Grayline(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.111is
notcoveredbystickersorotherobjects.For
informationoncleaning,see>page346.
—Ifthesystemisreadyforoperation,itwill
remainreadyeachtimeitisswitchedon)).
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Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Pee
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=+a
Fig.112Instrumentcluster:activelaneassistisswitched
onandreadytoprovidewarnings
YoucanopenuptheDriverassistancedisplayfor
theactivelaneassistusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page16.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.

Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Greenline(s)Activelaneassistisacti-

(leftorright)vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.
RedlineActivelaneassistwill
(leftorright)warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.
Grayline(s)
(leftorright)


Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthecameraisunableto
detectthelines.Thiscouldhappenif:
—Thecamerafieldofview>page117,fig.111is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield>page346.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetake over
steering!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Activelaneassistisactivated,butisnot
readytoprovidewarnings.

ZAWARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeep yourhands
onthesteeringwheel.

Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
7\|Audiactivelaneassist:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
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Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration

warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.

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

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Steeringtime
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.
Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeawheelgoesoverade-
tectedlanemarkerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.

Z\WARNING
Withthevibrationwarningswitchedoff,there
willalsobenovisualwarningintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplaywhencrossingalane
markerline.
@Tips
Market-specific:Certainsettingsareautomat-
icallystoredandassignedtothevehiclekey
beingused.

Audisideassist
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist

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Fig.113Sensordetectionrange
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Fig.114Displayontheexteriormirror
Sideassist(lanechangeassist)helpsyoumonitor
yourblindspotandtrafficbehindyourvehicle.
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,itwarnsyou
aboutvehiclesthatarecomingcloserorthatare
traveling
withyouwithinsensorrange@)
>fig.113.If alanechangeisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thedisplay@)intheexteriormirrorturnson
>fig.114.
Thedisplayintheleftexteriormirrorprovidesas-
sistancewhenmakingalanechangetotheleft,
whilethedisplayintherightexteriormirrorpro-
videsassistancewhenmakingalanechangeto
theright.
Informationstage
Aslongasyoudonotactivatetheturnsignal,
sideassistinformsyouaboutvehiclesthatare
detectedandclassifiedascritical.Thedisplayin
themirrorturnson,butisdim.
Thedisplayremainsdimintheinformationstage
sothatyour viewtowardthefrontisnotdistur-
bed.
Warningstage
Ifthedisplayinamirrorblinksbrightlywhenyou
activateaturnsignal,sideassistiswarningyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.Ifthishappens,checktrafficby glancing
intheexteriormirrorsandoveryourshoulder
=>AinGeneralinformationonpage121.
Appliesto:vehicleswithactivelaneassist:the
displayinthemirrorcanalsoblinkifyouhavenot
activatedaturnsignal:ifyouareapproachinga
detectedlanemarkerlineanditappearsyouwill
beleavingthelane,sideassistwillwarnyou
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aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
iG)Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearviewmirror>page121.

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Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist


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Fig.116Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@)Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
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thesoonerthedisplayintheoutsidemirrorwill
turnon.
Vehiclestravelingwithyou
Vehiclestravelingwithyouareindicatedinthe
exteriormirroriftheyareclassifiedascriticalfor
alane change.Allvehiclesdetectedbysideassist
areindicatedbythetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,atthelatest.
©Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthanapproximately
9mph(15km/h)),thedisplayintheexteriormir-
rorturnsonassoonasthevehicleentersyour
blindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthanapproximately9
mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanesarenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisinthesamelane
oronelaneoverfromtheadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(such as
roadsidestructureslikeguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.116with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausethiswillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page346.>

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@®Tips
—Thesideassistfunctionsarenotactivedur-
ingtheadjustmentprocess.
— Theexitwarningindicatorsturnonduring
theadjustmentprocess.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
Appliesto:vehicleswithexitwarningsystem


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Fig.118Door:warningstrip
Whenthevehicleisstationary,theexitwarning
systemwarnsthepassengersofapossiblecolli-
sionwhenopeningthedoor.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem,thesystemmonitorstheareasbe-
hindandnexttothevehicleusingtheradarsen-
sors>page120,fig.116.Movingobjectsthat
areapproachingfrombehind,suchascars,are
detected>fig.117.
Whenyouopenthedoor,thewarningstripon
theaffecteddoorblinks>fig.118ifanother
roaduserisdetectedandthesituationisclassi-
fiedascritical.Thedisplayintheexteriormirror
ontheaffectedsideflashes atthesametime.If
thedoorisalreadyopen andanotherroaduseris
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detectedandthesituationisclassifiedascritical,
thenthecorrespondingdisplaysturnon.

ZXWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Theexitwarning
systemdoesnotreplacetheattentionofthe
vehicleoccupants.Thevehicleoccupantsare
alwaysresponsibleforopeningthedoors
andexitingthevehicle.
—Theexitwarningsystemcanbeavailablefor
uptoapproximatelythreeminutesafterun-
lockingthevehicleandopeningthedooras
wellasafterswitchingofftheignition.Then
thedisplaysflashbrieflyandthesystem
switchesoff.
— The
exitwarningsystemdoesnotrespond
topeopleandcannotwarnyouaboutevery
typeofapproachingobjects,suchascyclists.
Alwaysmonitorthetrafficaswellastheve-
hicle'ssurroundingswithdirecteyecontact.

ZAWARNING
Theexitwarningsystemissubjecttolimita-
tionsandcannotwarnyoubeforeeveryim-
pendingcollision:
—Ifthevehicleistoowidefortheparking
spaceandcoveredby the neighboringvehi-
cles.
—Approachingobjectsorpeoplesuchascy-
clistsorskateboardersmaynot be detected
undercertaincircumstances.
— The systemdoesnotreacttostationaryob-
jects.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Cleantheareainfrontofthesensors
>page120,fig.116.

@®)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@inGeneral
informationonpage121.
@)Tips
—Theexitwarningsystemisswitchedonand
offthroughthesideassist>page121.The

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exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
— Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
TearLaieh
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearcross-trafficassist
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Fig.120Infotainmentsystem:rearcross-trafficassistdis-
play
Activatingrearcross-trafficassist
Therearcross-trafficassistisactivatedautomati-
callyifyouturnontheparkingaid>page131or
shiftintoreversegear.
Therearcross-trafficassistcanwarnofapoten-
tialcollisionwithapproachingcross-trafficwhen
drivinginreverseatspeedsuptoapproximately
9mph(15km/h).Withinitslimits,thesystem
monitorstheareasbehindandnexttothevehicle
usingtheradarsensorswhenleavingaparking
space>page120,fig. 116.Movingobjectsthat
areapproaching,suchascars,aredetected
>fig.119.
Ifthesystemdetectscriticalcrosstrafficwhen
backingoutofaparkingspace,itwillreactasfol-
lows:
—Visualindicator: anindicatorappearsintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplaywitharedarrow
symbol.Thearrowpointsinthedirectionfrom
whichtheobjectisapproaching>fig.120.
—Audiblewarningsignal:acontinuoustonemay
soundasanadditionalindicatorwhendrivingin
reverse.
—Automaticbrakeactivation:abriefactivation
ofthe brakesmayalsowarnyouofapotential
collisionwithanapproachingobject.
Theaudiblewarningsignalandtheautomatic
brakeactivationoccuronlywhendrivinginre-
verse.
ZXWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistisanassistsys-
temandcannotpreventacollisionbyitself.
Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.Thedriver
isalwaysresponsibleforbrakingatthecor-
rect
time.
—Pleasenotethattherearcross-trafficassist
mayactivatethebrakesunexpectedly.Se-
cureanycargothatyouaretransportingto
reducetheriskofdamageorinjury.
—Automaticbrakingcannotbetriggered
againwithin20secondsafteranautomatic
brakeactivation.

—Ifthereisanacousticwarningsignalfrom
therearcross-trafficassist,thentheparking
systemmaynotwarnyouofdetectedobsta-
clesundercertaincircumstances.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=>page120,fig.116.


ZXWARNING
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide
alertsaboutpeopleandcannotwarnyou
abouteverytypeofapproachingobjects,
suchascyclists.Alwaysmonitorthe traffic
aswellasthevehicle'ssurroundingswithdi-
recteyecontact.
—Therearcross-trafficassistwillnotprovide

alertsifyourvehicleisparallelordiagonally

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parkedorifyourvehicleispulledtoofarin-
totheparkingspacesothatitishiddenby
adjacentvehicles.

G@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@©inGeneral
informationonpage121.
@)Tips
—Youcancanceltheautomaticbrakeactiva-
tionwithincreasingbrakingforceifyouap-
plythe brakesyourselforaccelerateconsid-
erably.
—Insomesituations,rearcross-trafficassist
maywarnyouevenifthereisnocrosstraffic
ina criticalarea,forexamplewhenbacking
intoaparkingspaceormaneuvering.
—Therearcross-trafficassistalsoswitchesoff
whenyouswitchofftheESC.
— Thesystemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page373.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdis-
playifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically.
B]Audisideassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
eB]Audisideassistandexitwarning: malfunc-
tion!PleasecontactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedorarefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
geAudisideassist:currentlyunavailable.Sen-
sorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosur-
roundings
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Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Theareain
frontofthesensorsmustnotbecoveredbybike
racks,stickers,leaves,snoworanyotherobjects.
Cleantheareacoveringthesensors,ifnecessary
=page120,fig.116.
Audi sideassist:currently unavailable.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
=>page120,fig. 116.Ifthismessagecontinues
tobedisplayed,driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctionrepaired.
Nightvisionassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist
Thenightvisionassistcandetect,highlightand,
ifnecessary,warnaboutpedestriansandlarge
wildanimals.
Nightvision assisthelpsyouwhenitisdark by
usinganinfraredcamerato monitortheareain
front ofyourvehicle,withinthelimitsofthesys-
tem.Itcandisplayobjectsuptoadistanceof>

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approximately1000feet(300m).Thethermal
imagedetectedbythecameraisshowninthein-
strumentclusterdisplay.Warmareasappear
lighterandcoldareasappeardarker.
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist

Fig.121Instrumentcluster:yellowhighlightedpedes-
trians
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Fig.122Instrumentcluster:symbolwhentheinfraredim-
ageisnotvisible
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,thenightvision
assistcandetectpedestriansandwildanimals
thatarebetweenapproximately32feet(10m)
and295feet(90m)infront ofthevehicleand
withinthedetectionzone.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem=>page126,apedestrianorwildani-
maldetectedwhenthelowbeamsareswitched
onishighlightedinyellow>fig.121.Animalrec-
ognitionisnotactivewithinhighlydeveloped
areas.Thesystemonlydetectslargewildanimals
suchasdeer.
@)Tips
Ifanotherdisplay(suchasnavigation)repla-
cestheimagefromthenightvisionassist,the
symbolappearsinatab4°fig.122.Youcan
accessnightvision assistusingthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheelbuttons>page16.
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist

Fig.123Instrumentcluster:(A)pedestrianwarning,
wildanimalwarning
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Fig.124Instrumentcluster:
wildanimalwarning,whenthenightvisionassistimageis
notselectedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
pedestrianwarning/
Imageintheinstrumentcluster/head-up
display*
Iftherearepedestriansorwildanimalsinanarea
infront ofyourvehiclethatisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thesystemwilldirectyourattentiontothis:
—Pedestriansor wildanimalsarehighlightedin
redintheinstrumentclusterandthecorre-
spondingsymbolJMorBMturnson>fig.123.
—Thereisalsoanaudiblesignal.
Theareaclassifiedascriticalisbasedonthevehi-
clespeedandthesteeringwheelangle.Pedes-
trianandwildanimalwarningencouragesyouto
paymoreattention.
Ifthenightvision assistimageisreplacedbyan-
otherdisplay(suchastheon-boardcomputer),
theredfayorindicatorlight>fig.124will
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appearifthereisapedestrianorwildanimal
warning.
Ifthehead-updisplay*isswitchedonandthe
nightvisionassistcontentisactivated,/\|orA
willappearinthehead-updisplay”.
Markinglight*
Todirectthedriver'sattentiontoapedestrian,
theheadlightscanflashonthepedestrianthree
timesinarowwhenthereisapedestrianwarn-
ing.
Thisoccursatspeedsaboveapproximately
35mph(60km/h)ifyouareoutsideofilluminat-
edareasandnodetectedvehiclesareshown.The
highbeamassistant*controlsthemarking
light*>page43.
Themarkinglightisnotusedforwildanimals.
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvisionassist
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Fig.125Frontofthevehicle:nightvision assistcamera
Thefollowingsituationsmayaffectthefunction
ofthenightvisionassistsystem:
—Poorvisibilitysuchassnow,rain,fogorheavy
spray
—Dirtylensonthenightvisionassistcamera
Makesurethenightvisioncamera>fig.125is
notcoveredbystickers,depositsoranyotherob-
structionsbecausethiscanimpair thenightvi-
sionassistfunction.Forinformationoncleaning,
see>page346.
Thepedestrianandwildanimalrecognitionde-
pendsonthetemperaturedifferencebetween
theperson/wildanimalandthebackground.Peo-
ple/wildanimalsmaynotbedetectedifthedif-
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ferenceistoosmall.Thepedestrian/wildanimal
markingandthemarkinglight*deactivateat
temperaturesaboveapproximately77°F(25°C)
andduringdaylight.Ifthenightvision assistim-
ageisselectedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,
thentheBisymbolappearsatthetoponthe
rightside.

ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontotrafficandtheareaaround
yourvehiclewhennightvisionassistisswitch-
edon.Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforas-
sessingthetrafficsituation.
—Nightvision assistcanonlywarnaboutpeo-
pleandwildanimalslocatedwithinthevisu-
alrangeoftheinfraredcamera.Thevisual
rangecorrespondstotheimageinthein-
strumentclusterdisplay.
—Nightvision assistmaynotdetectpeopleor
wildanimalsandmarkthemif:
—Theyarenotinanuprightposition,forex-
ampleiftheyaresittingorlyingdown
and/or
—Thesilhouetteinthedisplayappearsin-
completeorinterrupted,forexamplebe-
causethepersonispartiallycoveredbya
parkedvehicleorananimaliscoveredby
tallgrass.Thiscouldincreasetheriskofan
accident.
—Nevertrytoswerve aroundanimalsifdoing
sowillendangeryouorotherroadusers,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.

(i)Tips
—Eventhoughthesystemevaluatesthe
shapeandheatgivenoffbyalldetectedob-
jects,therearelimitstothesystem.There
maybefalsewarnings.
—Fortechnicalreasons,theimagepausesin
splitsecondintervals.

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Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reduce thewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
All-wheelsteering*
All-wheelsteeringincreasesdrivingcomfortby
providingadditionalsteeringabilityattherear
axle.Steeringintheoppositedirectionatlow
speedsdecreasestheturningradius.Steeringin
thesamedirectionathighspeeds improvesthe
responsetimewhileincreasingdrivingstabilityat
thesametime.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page151,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
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Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
C@)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.
@Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

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Fig.127Centerconsole:controlsfordriveselect
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>fig.127until
thedesiredmodeappearsintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.