lane assist AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Assistsystems

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.106.
>Toturnthesystemoffcompletely,selectinthe
Infotainmentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle
>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassistance>Traf-
ficjamassist.


Iftrafficjamassistwasdeactivatedthroughthe
Infotainmentsystem,youcancontinueoperating
theactivelaneassistusingthe>fig.106button
=>page117.Thetrafficjamassistfunctionsare
nolongeravailable.
Requirementsforusingtrafficjamassist:
—TrafficjamassistmustbeswitchedonintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
—Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbe switchedon
andactive>page103.
Alwaysswitchofftrafficjamassistinthe
followingsituations:
—Whenincreasedattentionisneededfromthe
driver.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchassnowor
heavyrain.
—Whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondition.
—Inconstruction zones.
—Incitydriving.
Trafficjamassistavailability:
WhenyouareintheDriverassistanceviewinthe
instrumentclusterdisplay,theindicatorlight
turnsongyandthemessageTrafficjamassist
availableappearsifatrafficjamsituationwas
detected.YoucanopentheDriverassistancedis-
108
playusingthemultifunctionsteeringwheelbut-
tons>page16.Toactivatetrafficjamassist,you
mustpressthe>fig.106buttonandswitchon
theadaptivecruisecontrol>page103.
Indicatorlights
BandB-Trafficjamassistisswitchedon.Ve-
hiclesdrivingahead weredetected.Yourvehicle
adaptswhiledriving>fig.107.
B-Trafficjamassistswitchesoffifthedriver
doesnottake oversteeringaftermultipledriver
interventionrequests.Thesystembrakes theve-
hicleuntilit isstationary.

Z\WARNING
Always keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
soyoucanbereadytosteeratanytime.The
driverisalwaysresponsibleforstayingina
laneandforassessingtrafficsituations.Read
andfollowthewarningson>A\inGeneralin-
formationonpage102.Neverusetrafficjam
assistinthefollowingsituationsoryouwill
increasetheriskofanaccident.
—Drivingoffroadoronunpavedroads.Traffic
jamassistisonlydesignedforuseonpaved
roads.
—Incitydrivingorinconstructionzones.
—Oncurvingstretchesofroad.
—Innarrowlanes.
—Inuncleartrafficsituationssuchasatinter-
sectionsortollstations.

@Tips
Youarenotnecessarilyguidedtothe center
ofyourlane.

Assistsystems

ThismessageappearsiftheElectronicStabiliza-
tionControl(ESC)istakingactiontostabilizethe
vehicle.Thesystemsswitchoffinthisscenario.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthevehiclerollsback
whenstartingonaslightincline,eventhoughthe
systemsareactive.Pressthebrakepedaltopre-
vent thevehiclefromrollingorstartingtomove.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Downhillassistactivated
Youcannotactivatethesystemwhenhillholdas-
sistisactive.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkassistactivated
ThesystemsswitchoffwhenParkassist*isac-
tive.Thesystemsareavailableagainaftercom-
pletingtheparkingprocess.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthedriverdoesnottake
over
steeringaftermultipledriverintervention
requestsandthesystemswitchesoff.Thevehicle
brakesuntilitisstationary.
Trafficjamassist:unavailable.Seeowner's
manual
Thesystemcannolongerensurethatthevehicle
willstayinthelaneandswitchesoff. Haveyour
vehiclecheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityifthemalfunc-
tioniscontinuous.
Trafficjamassist:Pleasetakeoversteering!
Thismessageappearsassoonasthesystem
stopsdetectingsteeringactivitywhenthesystem
limitsarereached.Alwayskeep yourhandson
thesteeringwheelsoyoucanbereadytosteerat
anytime.
Trafficjamassist:currentlyunavailable.
Pleasefastenseatbelt
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenthedriver'ssafety
beltisunfastened.
ACC:efficiencyassistnotavailableinthis
country
110
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
isnotavailableinthiscountry.
ACC:predictivecontrolcurrentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
switchesoffatspeedlimitsunder20mph
(30km/h).
Themessagecanalsoappeariftheadaptationto
speedlimitsandroutesaheadhasatemporary
failure.Haveyourvehiclecheckedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyifthemalfunctioniscontinuous.
Distancewarning:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedorarefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
Distancewarning:currently unavailable.Sensor
viewrestrictedduetosurroundings.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page102,
fig.96.
Distancewarning:currentlyunavailable.See
owner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthesystemhasatempo-
raryfailure.Ifthisoccursmultipletimes,driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
ACC:Pleasefastenseatbelt
Thesystemisnotcompletelyavailableifthedriv-
er'sseatbeltisunfastened.
Stationaryobjectahead
Thismessageappearsifyouwouldliketoswitch
thesystemonandthereisastationaryobjectdi-
rectlyinfront ofyourvehicle.
Dooropen

Assistsystems

Audipresensefront
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresensefront
Audipresense

Fig.109Instrumentcluster:approachwarning
Description
Withinthelimitsofthe system,presensefront
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionsandinitiate
thecorrespondingbrakingmaneuversorthesup-
portingmeasureswhenavoidingacollision.
Ifdetectedintime,thesystemcanrankthedan-
geroussituationascriticalifavehicledriving
aheadbrakessuddenly,ifyourownvehicleisap-
proachingasignificantlyslowervehicleathigh
speedorwhenthereisanoncomingvehicledur-
ingaturningmaneuver.
Ifdetectionisnotpossible,thenpresensefront
doesnotreact.
Warnings
Thesystemrecognizesvariousdangeroussitua-
tions.Theearlywarningoccursif:
—Avehicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—yourownvehicleapproachesasignificantly
slowervehicleorstationaryvehicleinthedirec-
tionoftravel
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresenseA
=>fig.109andawarningtonewillwarnyou
aboutthedanger.
Ifyoudonotreactenoughornotatalltoadan-
geroussituationthatwasdetectedbythesys-
tem,presensefrontprovidesassistancebyap-
plyingthebrakes.

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
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If acollisionisimminent,thesystemwillfirst
providean acutewarningbybrakingsharply.You
willalsowarnedbyanindicatorintheinstrument
clusterdisplay>fig.109.Ifyoudonotreactto
theacutewarning,presensefrontcanbrakewith
increasingforcewithinthelimitsofthesys-
tem)).Thisreducesthevehiclespeedinthe
eventofacollision.Atlowvehiclespeeds,pre
sensefrontcaninitiateacompletedeceleration
shortlybeforeacollisionwithavehicledriving
ahead).Ifpresensefrontdeterminesthatyou
arenotbrakingstronglyenoughwhenacollision
isimminent,itcanincreasethebrakingforce.
Thefollowingfunctionstriggerinconjunction
withpresensebasic/rearatcorrespondingvehi-
clespeeds:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefrontsafetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*intheseatbackrest
andseatsurface
Audidriveselect*:thereversiblebelttensioner,
theclosingofthewindowsandsunroof*aswell
astheinflatingofthesidebolsters*ontheseat
backrest
andseatsurfacearenotactivedepend-
ingonthemodeselected.
Evasivesteeringsupport
Evasive steeringsupporthelpsyouto steerthe
vehiclearoundanobstacleinacriticalsituation.
Ifyouavoidanobstacleaftertheacutewarning,
thentheevasive steeringsupportassistsyouby
applyingslightsteeringadjustmenttocorrect
yoursteeringwheelangleaslongasyouareac-
tivelysteering.Evasivesteeringsupportisavaila-
bleatspeedsbetweenapproximately20mph
(30km/h)and90mph(150km/h).
Turnassist
Whenstartingtodriveanduptospeedsofmaxi-
mum6mph(10km/h),theturnassistusesa
brakinginterventiontopreventyourvehiclefrom
collidingwithanoncomingvehiclewhenturning
leftorright(availableincertaincountries).The
brakinginterventioncausesyourvehicleto stay
initslane.

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ZA\WARNING
—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.

Audipresenserear
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Iftheriskofacollisionwithavehicleaheadisde-
tected,thefollowing functionscanbetriggered:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefront safetybelts
atthecorrespondingspeeds
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*.
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*intheseat backrest
andseatsurface
—Activatingtheemergencyflashersandmaking
themflashmorequickly))
ThemessageAudipresensewy>page112,
fig.109willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.


()Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presensefrontcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
G)Tips
—Youcancancelthebrakingwithincreasing
forcethatisinitiatedbythesystembybrak-
ingyourself,byacceleratingnoticeablyorby
swerving.
—Keepinmindthatpresensefrontcanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensefrontfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCisrestrictedorswitchedoff
=page147orthehillholdassistisswitch-
edon>page148.
ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthesideassist*radarsensorsdo
notalwaysdetecteveryobject.
—Presensereardoesnotreacttopeople,ani-
malsorobjectsthatarecrossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrails,heavy
rainandicecanimpairthefunctionofthe
radarsensorsandtheabilitytodetectacol-
lisionrisk.


D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
@)Note
Theradarsensorscanbedisplacedbyimpacts
ordamagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presenserearcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
(i)Tips
—Thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentowingatrailer.
—Thepresenserearfunctionsmayalso
switchoffifthereisamalfunctioninthe
sideassist*system.
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Audipresensecity
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:
—Avehicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—Yourownvehicleapproachesavehicleinfront
ofyouthatistravelingatasignificantlyslower
speedorthatisstationary
—Apedestrianisstandinginthelaneorismov-
ingintothelane
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresensewa
=>page112,fig.109andawarningtonewill
warnyouaboutthedanger.
Thebrakesmayalsobeappliedasanacutewarn-
ing whenthereisanimpendingcollision.Ifyou
donotreacttotheacutewarning,presensecity
canbraketothepointofcompletedeceleration
withinthelimitsofthesystem.Thisreducesthe
vehiclespeedintheeventofacollision.Themes-
sageAudipresensewaalsoappears.
Thefollowingfunctionsaretriggeredinconjunc-
tionwithpresensebasic/rear:
—Reversibletensioningofthefront safetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*intheseatbackrest
andseatsurface
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.
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ZAWARNING
—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.


ZA\WARNING
Presensecitymayberestrictedorunavailable
inthefollowingtypesofsituations:
—Inheavyfog,rain,spray,orsnow
—Whentherearevisualobstructions,suchas
glare,reflectionsorvariationsinlight
—Whenitisdark
—Ifthecamerawindoworthewindshieldis
dirty,iced over,damagedorcovered
—Whendrivingonsnow,iceorlooseground
—Incurves
—IftheESCwasrestrictedorswitchedoff
—Whentowingatrailer
—Whenthedriver'sseatbeltisunfastened
—Uptotensecondsafterswitchingontheig-
nition

(1)Note
Impactsordamagetothecameramounton
thewindshieldcandisplacethesensor.Pre
sensecitycanbeimpairedbythis.Haveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacilitychecktheirfunction.

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@)Tips
—Youcancancelthesystembrakinginterven-
tionifyouaccelerateconsiderablyorswerve
away.
— Keepinmindthatpresensecitycanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objects
thatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensecityfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCislimitedorswitchedoff
=page147orthehilldescentassistis
switchedon>page148.
—Whenthereisamalfunctioninthecamera,
thepresensecityfunctionsalsoswitchoff.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense

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

Turnon/offAudipresense-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.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresense
Biaudipresense:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thismessageappearswhenthepresensefunc-
tionisaffected.Forexample,thiscouldbe


causedbyafaultysensor.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Sensor
viewlimitedduetosurroundings.Seeowner's
manual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorand
cameraviewisobstructed,forexamplebyleaves,
snow,heavysprayordirt.Ifnecessary, cleanthe
sensorsandtheareaaroundthecamera
=page102,fig.96or>page120,fig.116.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Trailer
towingmode
Forvehicleswithatrailerhitchinstalledatthe
factory,thepresenserearfunctionsswitchoff
whentheelectricalconnectoratthesocketis
pluggedin.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrailer
hitch.
Audipresense:currentlyrestricted
ThismessageappearsiftheESCisrestrictedor
switchedoff,forexample.
Audipresense:currentlylimited.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearswhenthereisatemporary
failureinasubsystem,suchastheESC.Ifthis
messageappearsrepeatedly,drivetoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctioncorrected.
Audipresense:emergencybrakingsystem
off
Thismessageappearsifthepresensefunctions
areswitchedoffthroughtheInfotainmentsys-
temorifthesystemisnotready.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassist(lanedeparturewarning)de-
tectslane markerlineswithinthelimitsofthe
systemusingacamerainthewindshield.Ifyou
areapproachingadetectedlanemarkerlineand
itappearslikelythatyouwillleavethelane,the
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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:theready
systemdoesnotwarnyouifyouactivateaturn
signalbeforecrossingthelane markerline.In
thiscase,itassumesthatyouarechanginglanes
intentionally.
Appliesto:vehicleswithadaptivecruisecontrol:
thereisnocorrectivesteeringorwarningsifthe
systemrecognizesadistinctpassingmaneuver.If
theconditionsaremet,trafficjamassistswitches
onatspeedsunderapproximately40mph
(65km/h)>page107.

Z\WARNING
—Thesystemwarnsthedriverthatthevehicle
isleavingthelaneusingcorrectivesteering.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforkeeping
thevehiclewithinthelane.
— Thesystemcanassistthedriverinkeeping
thevehicleinthelane,butitdoesnotdrive
byitself.Alwayskeep yourhandsonthe
steeringwheel.
—Correctivesteeringmaynotoccurincertain
situations,suchasduringheavybraking.
—Theremaybecaseswherethecameradoes
notrecognizealllanemarkerlines.Correc-
tivesteeringcanonly takeplaceontheside

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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.110Turnsignallever:buttonforactivelaneassist

a
B4M-0090


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
wmaq 9
=+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.

4M0012721BG

Assistsystems

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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