ECU AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual
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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.
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Driving
>Toshiftdownagear,tap the©)shiftpaddle.
>Toshiftintothelowestgear,holdthe©)shift
paddle.
>Ifyoudonotpressashiftbuttonwithinashort
timewhileinthe"D/S"position,thetransmis-
sionwillreturn toautomaticmode.Tokeep
shiftingusingtheshiftpaddles,movethese-
lectorlevertotherightoutofthe"D/S"posi-
tion.
>Whenyouwanttoshiftoutoftiptronicmode,
pressandholdtheG@)shiftpaddleforalonger
periodoftimeormovetheselectorleverback
andreleaseit.
Thetransmissionautomaticallyshiftsupordown
beforecriticalenginespeedisreached.
Thetransmissiononly allowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
@Tips
—Ifyoushifttothenextlowestgear,the
transmissionwillonlyshiftiftheenginewill
notbeover-rewved.
—Withkick-down,thetransmissionshiftstoa
lowergear,dependingonvehiclespeedand
enginespeed.
—tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmission
isrunninginemergencymode.
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.
ZA\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.
ci]Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
as possibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
i]Selectorlever:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
iPbutton:malfunction!AutoPwhenengine
off.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthe"P"buttononthe
selectorlever.Thetransmissionautomatically
engages"P"whenyouswitchofftheengine.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
fs]Selectorlever:malfunction!Gearchangeon-
lypossibleusingbothpaddlelevers.Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youcancontinuedrivingwithrestricted
function.Theselectorleverisnotworking.Gears
canonlybeselectedbytapping bothshiftpad-
dlesatthesametimewhenthevehicleisstation-
ary>page88,fig.88. Payattentiontothese-
lectedtransmissionpositionintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Theparkinglockengagesauto-
maticallywhenyouturnofftheengine.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
iTransmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedesiredse-
lectorleverpositionagain.Youcanthencontinue
driving.
flTransmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
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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.
92
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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Trailertowing
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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Assistsystems
Ifitistoohigh,youcanincreasetheriskofan
accident.
Camera-basedtraffic
signrecognition
Appliesto:vehicleswith camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
Vo
ny
anaF=)
=
a
f
Fig.91Instrumentcluster:trafficsignrecognition
B4M-0090
Fig.92Windshield:camerawindowfortrafficsignrecog-
nition
Trafficsignrecognitionassistsyouwhendriving
bydisplayingdetectedspeedlimitsorsignspro-
hibitingpassingintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
=>fig.91.Withinthelimitsofthesystem,thele-
galspeedlimitsinschoolzonesaredetectedand
displayed.
Generalinformation
Trafficsignrecognitioncandetectstandard
speedlimitsignsthatarewithinthecamera'svis-
ualfield.Withassistancefromnavigationdata,
detectedspeedlimitsareevaluatedandshownin
thedisplay.Thetrafficsignforthecurrentde-
tectedspeedlimitwillblinkinthedisplayifyou
exceedthewarningthresholdsetintheInfotain-
mentsystem>page98.
Thetrafficsignrecognitionissubjecttocertain
systemlimitationsandmaybeunavailableoron-
lypartiallyavailableinthefollowingsituations:
—Whenvisibilityispoor,suchasinsnow,rain,
fogorheavyspray
—Whenthereisglare,forexamplefromoncom-
ingtrafficorthesun
—Athighspeeds
—Ifthecamera'svisualfield>fig.92iscovered,
forexamplebydirtorstickers.Forinformation
oncleaning,see>page346.
—Ifthetrafficsigns arecompletelyorpartially
covered,forexamplebytrees,snow,dirtor
othervehicles
—ifspeedtrafficsignsdonotconformtothe
standards
—Iftrafficsigns aredamagedorbent
—Iftrafficsigns aredisplayedonsignholders
withelectronicsigns
—ifthetrafficsignsortheconfigurationofthe
roadhavechanged(navigationdataisnolonger
up-to-date)
ZA\WARNING
Payattentiontotrafficandtheareaaround
yourvehiclewhentrafficsignrecognitionis
turnedon.Thetrafficsignsinstalledonthe
roadalwaystakeprecedenceoverthedisplay.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforassessing
thetrafficsituation.
— Undersomecircumstances,trafficsignrec-
ognitionmaynotdetecttrafficsignscorrect-
lyordetectthematall.Asaresult,thesys-
temmaynotdisplaythecorrectspeedlimit
oranyspeedlimit.
—Trafficsignrecognitiondoesnotadaptyour
vehicle'sspeedtomatchthespeedlimit!
—
Thedisplayintheinstrumentclusteris
basedontheunitsofmeasurementusedfor
speedinthecountrywherethevehicleisbe-
ingoperated.Asaresult,thedisplay50in
theinstrumentclustercanmeaneither
km/hormph,dependingonthecountry.
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Assistsystems
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswith camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
REO
Fig.93Instrumentcluster:additionaldisplay
Accessingtrafficsignrecognition
>Select:thefirsttab>Trafficsigns.
Settingaspeedwarning
Youcansetawarningthresholddownto10mph
(15km/h).Thetrafficsignforthecurrentdetect-
edspeedlimitwillblinkinthedisplayifyouex-
ceed thesetthreshold.
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Speedwarning>Trafficsignbased
warning.
Additionaldisplay
If aviewotherthanthetrafficsignrecognitionis
selectedintheinstrumentclusterdisplay,the
speedlimitwillbeshowninanotherdisplay
=>fig.93.Thecurrentapplicablespeedlimitwill
beshownthere,ifpossiblewithinthelimitsof
thesystem.
G)Tips
—Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-
updisplay*.
—Yourspeedwarningsettingsarestoredau-
tomaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
inuse.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswith camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
Trafficsignrecognition:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewlimitedduetosurroundings
98
Functioncurrentlyunavailable.Cameraviewre-
strictedduetosurroundings
Thismessageappearsifthecamera'svisualfield
iscovered>page97,fig.92.Thesystemwill
switchitselfoff.
Trafficsign recognition:currentlylimited.
Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthereisamalfunctionin
thenavigationsystem,forexample.Thespeed
limitdisplayislimited,whichincreasestheriskof
anincorrectdisplay.
Trafficsignbased speedwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Therewillbenowarningwhenthesetthreshold
isexceeded.
Notrafficsigninformationavailable
Thereisnovalidnavigationdataandnospeed
limitsweredetected.Orthereisarecommended
speedbutthereisnotaspeedlimit(forexample
drivingonandoffthe expressway).
Malfunction!Seeowner'smanual
Thesystemmaynotfunctioncorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Functionnotavailableinthiscountry
Thevehicleisinacountrywherethefunctionis
notavailable.
Predictiveefficiency
assist
Introduction
Thepredictiveefficiencyassisthelpsthedriverto
drivewithanticipationandthereforehelpsto
savefuel.Thesystemaccessespredictivetripda-
ta(includingspeedlimits,hills,andtheangleof
curves)fromthenavigationsystem*.Informa-
tionfromthe camera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion*isalsoappliedtorecognizetrafficsigns
=>page97.
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Assistsystems
Themessagesdisplayeddependonthenaviga-
tiondata* beingup-to-dateandthecorrect
identificationbythetrafficsignrecognition*.
Whenadaptivecruisecontrol*isswitchedoff,the
predictiveefficiencyassistonlyprovidesnotifica-
tionswithoutcontrolledinterventions.See
=>page99,Predictivemessages(efficiencyas-
sist).
Whenadaptivecruisecontrol”isswitchedon,the
systemrespondstoupcomingsituationsauto-
matically.See>page99,Predictivecontrol(ef-
ficiencyassist).
Predictivemessages(efficiencyassist)
Appliesto:vehicleswithpredictiveefficiencyassist
Indicatorintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Predictivemessagesappearintheinstrument
clusterdisplay toshowthedrivertheappropriate
timetocoastwhenasituationaheadrequiresyou
todriveatalowerspeed.
Themessagesareonlyshownifthecruisecontrol
system*oradaptivecruisecontrol*isswitched
off.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
SymbolMeaning
Removeyourfootfromtheacceler-
atorpedaltoslowdown,because
thereisasituationaheadthatre-
quiresalowerspeed.
~
IfyouseeDriverassistanceintheinstrument
clusterdisplay,thefollowingsymbolswillindi-
catewhichsituationthesystemiscurrentlyreact-
ingto.
SymbolMeaning
USAmodels:
MP
‘Speedlimit
km/hCanadaimodels:
Speedlimit
JikIntersection
TUE
=OTrafficcircle
A
Iftherearemultiplesituations,thenasequence
ofthesesituationswillappearinthedisplay.
ZAWARNING
Payattentiontotrafficandtheareaaround
yourvehiclewhentheefficiencyassistis
switchedon.Thedriverisalwaysresponsible
forassessingthetrafficsituation.
(i)Tips
—Thewordingofthemessagemayvaryde-
pendingonthedrivingmodesetindrivese-
lect*>page127andthecurrentselector
leverposition.Nomessagesaredisplayed
wheninthe"S"selectorleverpositionorin
Dynamicmode.
—Whenarouteisplannedusingthenaviga-
tionsystem*,thensystemdisplaysmessag-
esbasedonanassumedroute.Without
routeguidance, thesystemdisplaysmes-
sagesbasedonanassumedroute.
—Therewillnot beamessageforeverysitua-
tionahead,forexampleifthereisnot
enoughdistanceremainingtoreacttothe
situation.
— Nomessagesaredisplayedwhenatspeeds
under20mph(30km/h).
Predictivecontrol(efficiencyassist)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudi adaptivecruisecontrolandpre-
dictiveefficiencyassist
Fig.94Instrumentcluster:predictivecontrol
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Assistsystems
Onopenroadswithnotraffic,itfunctionslikea
cruisecontrolsystem.Thestoredspeedismain-
tained.Whenapproachingavehicledriving
ahead,theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemauto-
maticallybrakestomatchthatvehicle'sspeed
andthenmaintainsthesetdistance.Assoonas
thesystemdoesnotdetectavehicledriving
ahead,adaptivecruisecontrolacceleratesupto
thestoredspeed.
Instop-and-gotraffic,adaptivecruisecontrolcan
brakeuntilthevehicleisstationaryandthencan
alsostartdrivingagainautomaticallyundercer-
tainconditions>page106.
Intrafficjamsorstop-and-gotraffic,trafficjam
assistcanassistthedriver>page107.
Whichfunctionscanbecontrolled?
Whenyouswitchadaptivecruisecontrolon,you
cansetthecurrentspeedasthe“controlspeed”
=>page103,Switchingonandoff.
Whendriving,youcanstopcruisecontrol
=page106orchangethespeed>page105at
anytime.
Youcanalsosetthedistancetothevehicledriv-
ingaheadandsetthedrivingmodeoftheadap-
tivecruisecontrol>page105.
eTreeeeuelela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
B4M-0092
Fig.96Frontofthevehicle:sensorsandvideocamera
Theareaswiththeradarandultrasonicsensors
andthevideocamera>fig.96mustnot becov-
ered bystickers,depositsoranyotherobjects,
becausethiscaninterferewiththeadaptive
cruisecontrolfunction.Forinformationonclean-
102
ing,see>page346.Thesameappliesforany
modificationsmadeinthefrontarea.
Insomedrivingsituations,theadaptivecruise
controlfunctionisrestricted:
—Vehiclescanonlybedetectedwhentheyare
withinthesensordetectionzones>page101,
fig295:
—Thesystemhasalimitedabilitytodetectvehi-
clesthatareashortdistanceahead,offtothe
sideofyourvehicleormovingintoyourlane.
—Objectsthataredifficulttodetectsuchasmo-
torcycles,vehicleswithhighgroundclearance
oranoverhangingloadaredetectedlateornot
detectedatall.
—Whendrivingthroughcurves>page103.
—Whenthevehicleisstationary>page103.
Z\WARNING
Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround you
whenadaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.
Asthedriver,youarestillresponsibleforyour
ownspeedandthedistancetoothervehicles.
Theadaptivecruisecontrolisusedtoassist
you.Thedrivermustalwaystakeactionto
avoidacollision.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingatthecorrecttime.
—Forsafetyreasons,donotuseadaptive
cruisecontrolwhentheroadsurfaceisin
poorconditionand/orinbadweathercondi-
tions(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrainand
hydroplaning).Usingthesystemunder
theseconditionsincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchadaptivecruisecontrolofftemporari-
lywhendrivinginturninglanes,onexpress-
wayexits(exceptifpredictivecontrolis
switchedon)orinconstructionzones.This
preventsthevehiclefromaccelerating to
thestoredspeedwheninthesesituations.
— Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemwillnot
brakebyitselfifyouputyourfootontheac-
celeratorpedal.Doingsocanoverridethe
speedanddistanceregulation.
—Whenapproachingstationaryobstacles
suchasstoppedtraffic,adaptivecruisecon-
trol willrespondwithlimitedfunction.
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Assistsystems
Youcansetanyspeedbetween20mphand95
mph(30km/hand150km/h).
Indicatorlightsandmessagesintheinstrument
clusterdisplayinformyouaboutthecurrentsit-
uationandsetting.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Switchingadaptivecruisecontrolon
>Pullthelevertowardyouintoposition@
>fig.99.
Storingthespeedandactivatingregulation
>Tostorethecurrentspeed,pressthe[SET]but-
ton>fig.99.Thestoredspeedisshowninthe
speedometerintheLEDline(@)andappears
brieflyinthestatusline©)>fig.100.
>Toactivatecontrolwhenstationary,thebrake
pedalmustalsobepressed.
Switchingadaptivecruisecontroloff
>Pushtheleverawayfromyouintoposition©)
untilitclicksintoplace.ThemessageACC:off
appears.
Indicatorlights
B-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.No
vehiclesaredetectedahead.Thestoredspeedis
maintained.
B-Avehicledrivingaheadwasdetected.The
adaptivecruisecontrolsystemregulatesthe
speedanddistancetothevehicledrivingahead
andaccelerates/brakesautomatically.
A-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.Ave-
hiclewasdetectedahead.Yourvehicleisstation-
aryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatically.
EB-Adaptivecruisecontrolisswitchedon.No
vehiclesweredetectedahead.Yourvehicleissta-
tionaryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatically.
B-Theautomaticbrakingisnotenoughto
maintainasufficientdistancetoavehicledriving
ahead.Youmustintervene>page107,Driverin-
terventionrequest.
104
©Instrumentclusterdisplay
IftheDriverassistancedisplayisnotshownin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,youcanopenit
usingthemultifunctionsteeringwheelbuttons
=>page16.
Basedonthegraphicdisplay,youcandetermine
ifthesystemismaintainingadistancetotheve-
hicledrivingaheadandwhatthatdistanceis.
Novehicle-novehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Silvervehicle-avehiclewasdetecteddriving
ahead.
Redvehicle-requestfordriverintervention
=>page107.
Thefivedistance barsonthegauge(©represent
the
setdistance(see>page105forinformation
onhowtochangethedistance).Ifyoufallbelow
theselecteddistance,thedistancebarsbecome
redfromthebottomupward.
ZXWARNING
Ifyoupressthe[SET]buttonwhendrivingat
speedsbelow20mph(30km/h),thevehicle
acceleratesautomaticallyupto20mph(30
km/h),whichistheminimumspeedthatcan
beset.
(i)Tips
—Ifyouswitchtheignitionortheadaptive
cruisecontrolsystemoff,thesetspeedis
erasedforsafetyreasons.
— TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
andtheAnti-Slip-Regulation(ASR)areauto-
maticallyswitchedonwhentheadaptive
cruisecontrolisswitchedon.