towing AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Driving

>Todothis,pressthereleasebutton@onthe
selectorlever>fig.86.
>Toengagethenearestselectorleverposition,
movetheselectorleverforwardorbackuntil
youfeelthefirstpressurepoint.Theselector
leverwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
>Toshiftbeyondthenearestselectorleverposi-
tion,movetheselectorleverpastthepressure
pointintothedesiredposition.Theselectorlev-
erwillreturntoitsoriginalposition.
Forexample,youcanskipoverthe"N"positionif
youwouldliketogodirectlyfrom"D"into"R".

Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockreducestheriskofselect-
ingapositionunintentionally,whichcan cause
thevehicletoroll.Whenengagingsomeselector
lever positions,youmustpressthereleasebut-
ton@ontheselectorleverand/orpressthe
brakepedal>fig.86.
Youmustpressthebrakepedaltoengagease-
lectorleverpositionwhentheengineisrunning
andthevehicleisstationary.
Youdonothavetopressthebrakepedalifyou
shiftfromadrivegear("D/S")to reversegear
("R")withinonesecond.Thisallowsyouto“rock”
thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck.
P-Park
Thisselectorleverpositionpreventsthevehicle
fromrolling.Onlyshiftintoparkwhenthevehicle
isstationary>A\.Toselectthe"P"selectorlever
position,pressthe"P"button()ontheselector
lever>fig.86.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Youcanonlyshiftoutofparkwhentheengineis
runningandyouarepressingthebrakepedal.To
releasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakepedal,
pressthereleasebutton(@ontheselector lever,
andselectthedesiredposition>fig.86.
“P"engagesautomaticallyifyouswitchtheen-
gineoffwhiletheselectorleverisin"D","E", "S",
"R",ormanualmode.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
86
then"P"isengaged.Thevehicleisnotsecured
fromrollinginthe"N"selectorleverposition,so
youneedtosettheparkingbrake©)>page81.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page90.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A.To
engagethe"R"selectorleverposition,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthe"R"position
>fig.86.
Atonewillsoundwhenthereversegearisengag-
ed.
N-Neutral(idle)
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.Toen-
gagethe"N"selectorleverposition,pressthere-
leasebutton@ontheselectorleverandshiftin-
tothe"N"position>fig.86.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.
Youcannotselectthe"N"positionwhentheigni-
tionisswitchedoff.Whendrivingthroughanau-
tomaticcarwash,firstselectthe"N"positionand
thenturntheengineoff.
For safetyreasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe"N"position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe"D/S"position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal"D"modeor
inthe"S"sportmode.Movetheselectorlever
backtoengagethe"S"sportmode.Youcanonly
selectthe"S"selectorleverpositionwhenthe"D"
or"E"positionisselected.Toselectthe"D"or"E"
positionagainwhen"S"isengaged,movethese-
lectorleverback>A\.Toshiftfrom"N"to"D"
when
travelingatspeedsbelow1mph(2km/h),
pressthebrakepedalandshiftintothe"D"posi-
tion>A.

Driving

Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
is}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
Youcannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
fs}Dangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake
90
—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page90.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
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Fig.89Driver'ssidefootwell:releasingtheparkinglock
usingtheemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedunderthefloor
matonthedriver'sside.Readandfollowtheim-
portantinstructionsabouttowing>page366.
Releasingthe parkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Topreventyourvehiclefromrollingaway,set
theparkingbrake©)>page81.
>Prythecoveroffatoneoftheopeningsusing
thescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit.
>Insertthe socketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.89.
»Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise(4)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward()untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethesocketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhandsand
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Installthecover.

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Driving

Iftheparkinglockisreleasedwiththeemergen-
cyrelease,thefa}indicatorlightturnsoninthe
instrumentclusterand“N”isengaged.Themes-
sageDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrakealsoappears.

ZXWARNING
— Theparkinglockmustonlybereleasedus-
ingtheemergencyreleasebeforetowingthe
vehicle.
—Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
theemergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifitisnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrake pedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatetheemergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-

tivated.

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Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
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Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.

ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Severalthingsmustbe notedwhentowinga
trailer.

Towingcapacity
Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page376.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.

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Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
bathroomscaleorapublicweighstation,forex-
ample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page376.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page336.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetirepressuremustbeincreasedanadditional
3PSI(0.2bar)fortowingloadsover6,600lbs
(3,000kg).
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhavea sufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheightbeforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer>,
=>page129,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.>
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Trailertowing

Ifyouhavetodrivethroughdifficultroadcondi-
tions,youcanraisethevehicleagainafterhitch-
ingthetrailerorafteradjustingthetongue
weight.
@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Changesintemperatureorloadcanaffect
the heightofthevehicle.
—Ifthestandardvehicleheightisnotused,
thetongueweightspecificationisnolonger
applicable.
@)Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushouldnot
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
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firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brakegentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
ture displaywhentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=>page15.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.

Z\WARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.

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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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AWARNINGSwitchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.SideassistcannotThesystemcanbe switchedon/offintheInfo-
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralonetainmentsystem.
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.

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

—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.Forsystemoff.
example:
—IfvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleftIfthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynotteriormirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
turnonintime.tionisswitchedon.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy)
rain,snoworheavymist.@Tips
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orifWhenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicleswarningsystemactivatesordeactivates
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected=>page122.
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.Settingthedisplaybrightness
4M0012721BG
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
@)Note
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-


Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsorfotainmentsystem.
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have»SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAuditon>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.sistance>Audisideassist.
@)TipsThedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightness ofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplay totheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
—Thesesystemsarenotavailableintrailer
towingmode.Thereisnoguaranteethesys-
temswillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donot use thesefunctions
whentowingatrailer.
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
aes.Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththeintheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandtheviewahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
IndustryCanadaregulations,seeplayintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
>page373.brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.>
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