ESP AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

Assistsystems



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
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@)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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@®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
rm
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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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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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Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvision assist
io+
Ss
2
=¥a

Fig.126Areaaroundthelightswitch:nightvision assist
button
Requirement:switchtheignitiononandturnthe
lightswitchtotheAUTOposition.

>Pressthe[|button>fig.126.Theheatimage
fromthenightvisioncameraappearsinthein-
strumentclusterdisplay.
>
Pressthe||buttonagaintoswitchthenightvi-
sionassistoff.


Ifconditionsare brightenough,nightvisionas-
sistcanbe switchedonwithoutmovingthelight
switchtotheAUTOposition.Pedestrianandwild
animalhighlightingandwarningsareonlyactive
whenitisdarkoutsideandtheheadlightsare
switchedon.
ONCmae9
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvisionassist

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

Whenthenightvisionassistisswitchedon and
theimageisvisibleintheinstrumentclusterdis-
play,youcanadjustthecontrastintheimage
fromMintoMax.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithnightvisionassist
1Nightvisionassist:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thesystemmaynotfunctioncorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Nightvisionassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Thesystemisnotfunctioningcorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.
Nightvisionassist:currentlyunavailable.
Pleaseturnonthelights
Nightvision assistonlyworkswhenitisdarkout-
sideandtheheadlightsare on.
Nightvisionassist:pedestrianhighlighting
currentlyunavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Thepedestrianandwildanimalmarkingwas
switchedoffbythesystem.
Audidriveselect
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.YoucanselectthedrivingmodesOffroad*or
Lift/Offroad*,Allroad*,Comfort,AutoandDy-
namicintheInfotainmentsystem,forexample
toswitchfromasportytoacomfortabledriving
mode.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
beadjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Thefollowingsystems,amongotherthings,are
influencedbydriveselect:
Engineandautomatictransmission
Depending onthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.Inthe sportyDynamicmode,the
transmissionshiftsathigherspeedranges.
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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.

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Parkingaid

Parkingaid
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswitharearparkingsystem/parkingsys-
templus/rearviewcamera/peripheralcameras/parkassist.
Dependingonyourvehicle'sequipment,various
parkingaidswillhelpyouwhenparkingandma-
neuvering.
Therearparkingsystemisanaudible parkingaid
thatwarnsyouofobstaclesbehindthevehicle
=>page132.
Theparkingsystemplusassistsyouwhilepark-
ingusingaudioandvisualsignalstowarnyou
aboutobjectsdetectedinfrontof,behind,andat
thesides*ofthevehicle>page132.
Therearviewcamerashowstheareabehindthe
vehicleintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.The
linesintherearviewcameraimagehelpyouto
parkormaneuver>page134.
Theperipheralcamerasgivevariousviewsto
helpyouwhenparkingormaneuvering
=page136.Theparkingsystemplusfunctions
arealsoavailable>page132.
Parkassisthelpsyoutolocatesuitableparking
spaceswhenparallelorperpendicularparking,
andalsohelpswhenleavingaparallelparking
space>page139.


ingsystemmaybe impairedasaresult.
HaveanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.


ZA\WARNING
—Alwayslookfortrafficandcheckthearea
aroundyourvehiclebylookingatitdirectly
aswell.Theparkingsystemcannotreplace
thedriver'sattention.Thedriverisalways
responsiblewhenenteringorexitingapark-
ingspaceandduringsimilarmaneuvers.
—Pleasenotethatsomesurfaces,suchas
clothing,arenotdetectedbythesystem.
—Sensorsandcamerashaveblindspotsin
whichpeopleandobjectscannotbedetect-
ed.Beespeciallycautiousofsmallchildren
andanimals.
—Alwayskeepyoureyesonthevehicle'ssur-
roundings,usingtherearviewmirroraswell.
— Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetotheradiatorgrille,bumper,
wheelhousingandtheunderbody.Thepark-

@)Note
—Someobjectsarenotdetectedordisplayed
bythesystemundercertaincircumstances:
—objectssuchasbarrierchains,trailerdraw
bars,verticalpolesorfences
—objectsabovethesensorssuchaswallex-
tensions
—objectswithcertainsurfacesorstructures
suchaschainlinkfencesorpowdersnow
—Ifyoucontinuedrivingclosertoalowob-
ject,itmaydisappearfromthe sensor
range.NotethatyouwillnoLongerbe
warnedaboutthisobstacle.
—Maintainenoughdistancefromthecurbto
reducetheriskofdamagetotherims.
@)Tips
—Thesystemmayprovideawarningeven
thoughtherearenoobstaclesinthecover-
ageareainsomesituations,suchas:
—certainroadsurfacesor whenthereistall
grass
—externalultrasonicsourcessuchasfrom
cleaningvehicles
—inheavyrain,snow,orthickvehicleex-
haust
—Werecommendthatyoupracticeparkingin
atraffic-freelocationorparkinglottobe-
comefamiliarwiththesystem.Practice
parkingingoodlightand weathercondi-
tions.
—Youcanchangethevolumeofthesignals
andthedisplay>page144.
—Whatappearsintheinfotainmentdisplayis
somewhattime-delayed.
—Thesensorsmustbekeptcleanandfreeof
snowandicefortheparkingaidtooperate.
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Audiosignals
Thecloseryourvehiclegetstoadetectedobsta-
cle,theshorterthetimebetweentheaudiblesig-
nals.Acontinuoustonesoundswhenanobstacle
islessthanapproximately1foot(0.30m) away
fromthefrontorrearofthevehicle.Acontinu-
oustonesoundswhenanobstacleislessthan
approximately0.7feet(0.20m)awayfromthe
sides*ofthevehicle.Donotcontinuedrivingfor-
wardorinreverse>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131,>@inGeneralinformationon
page131.
Visualwarnings
ThevisualwarningsintheInfotainmentsystem
displayhelpyoutodetectthecriticalvehiclearea
andtoestimatethedistancetoanobstacle
>fig.129.
Redsegmentsshowidentifiedobstaclesthatare
inyourvehicle'spath.Theredlinesmarktheex-
pecteddirectionoftravelaccordingtothesteer-
ingangle.Awhitesegmentindicatesanidenti-
fiedobstaclethatisoutsideofthevehicle'spath.
Asyourvehiclecomesclosertotheobstacle,the
segmentsmoveclosertothevehicle.Thecolli-
sionareahasbeenreachedwhenthenexttolast
segmentisdisplayed.Obstaclesinthecollision
area,includingthoseoutsideofthevehicle's
path,areshowninred.Donotcontinuedriving
forwardorinreverse>A\inGeneralinformation
onpage131,>@inGeneralinformationon
page131!
G)Tips
— Thesegmentsinthesidearea*aredetected
andanalyzedwhenpassing.Ifyouswitch
theignitionoffandonagainoropenthe
door,orifthevehicleisstationaryforaperi-
odoftime,thesurroundingareamayhave
changedinthemeantime.In thisscenario,
thesidearea*willappearblackuntilthe
areahasbeendetectedandevaluated.
—Ifthedistancetoanobstacleremainscon-
stant,thevolumeofthedistancewarning
graduallylowersafterafewsecondsuntilit
ismuted(thisdoesnotapplytothecontinu-
oustone).Iftheobstaclecomescloserthan
itwasbeforethesoundwasmuted,the
tonewillsoundagain.Iftheobstaclebe-
comesfartherawaythanitwasbeforethe
soundwasmuted,notonewillsound. Pay
attentiontothevehicle'ssurroundings
whenyoustarttodrive.
—Thereisnodistancewarningfortherear
andthesides*whentrailertowingmodeis
detected.Thefrontsensorsremainactivat-
ed.Thevisualdisplayswitchestotrailer
mode.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrail-
erhitch.
SYieaiaremilieKeli
Appliesto:vehicleswithparkingsystemplus/parkassist




Fig.130Centerconsole:parkingaidbutton
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePtbuttoninthecenterconsole.A
shortconfirmationtonesoundsandtheLEDin
thebuttonturnson.
Switchingonautomatically
The
systemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
IfActivateautomaticallyisswitchedoninthe
Infotainmentsystemandifthevehicleap-
proachesanobstacleatspeedsunderapproxi-
mately6mph(10km/h),theparkingaidwill
switchonautomatically.Audiblesignalswill
soundoncetheobstacleiswithinthesensorde-
tectionarea.
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>

Parkingaid
Switchingoffautomatically
Thedistanceindicatorfortheparkingsystem
plusswitchesoffautomaticallywhendrivingfor-
wardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
G)Tips
IfyoupresstheP“buttontoswitchthepark-
ingaidoff,itcanonlybereactivatedautomat-
icallywhenoneofthefollowingconditionsis
met:
— Thevehiclespeedexceeds6mph(10km/h)
—Theignitionisswitchedoffandbackon
again
— Theparkingbrakeissetandthenreleased
—The"P"selectorleverpositionisengaged
andreleasedagain
Rearviewcamera
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera

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Fig.131Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.
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eTelaLely
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera


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==a
Fig.132Areacovered@)andareanotcovered()bythe
rearviewcamera.

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Fig.133Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-
viewcamera
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
therearviewcamera>fig.133isnotcoveredby
depositsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethis
can impairthefunctionoftherearviewcamera.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page346.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes()
=>fig.132. OnlythisareaisshownintheInfo-
tainmentdisplay.Objectsthatareinarea@),
whichisnotcovered,arenotdisplayed.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollow theapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page131.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallation angleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
the
systemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.>