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Driving
Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
é|Rg
S
= 3
Ey
Fig.89Centerconsole:parkingbrake
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake@)>fig.89.Theparkingbrake
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingtheparking
brake
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin/©indi-
catorlightalsoturnson.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedon,andpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
Releasingtheparkingbrakeautomatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page83,
Startingtodrive.
82
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecouldbeginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©)switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe©)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
force tothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan usetheemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>»Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchtosettheparkingbrake.
>Appliesto:automatictransmission:Selectthe
"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Appliesto:manualtransmission:Engage1st
gear.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
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Driving
C@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
ZA\WARNING
—Neveraccelerateorreleasetheclutchpedal
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carelesslywhenagearoraselectorleverpo-
sition(automatictransmission)isengaged
whilethevehicleisstationaryandtheen-
gineisrunning.Pressingtheaccelerator
pedalwillcausethevehicletomove,and
thiscouldresultinanaccident.
Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Afull
brakeapplicationwhiledrivingthrough
curvesorinpoorroadorweatherconditions
cancausethevehicletoslideortherearof
thevehicletoswerve,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.
Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Ifthisis
thecase,stopthevehicleonlevelground
andsecureitbyengaging1stgear(manual
transmission)orselectingthe"P"selector
leverposition(automatictransmission).See
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityforassistance.
Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
yourvehicle,evenifforashortperiodof
time.Iftheparkingbrakeisnotset,theve-
hiclecouldrollaway,increasingtheriskof
anaccident.
Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrake,orop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldremainin
thevehiclewhenitislocked.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstoenterthevehicle,whichputslivesat
risk.
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
@)Tips
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhenase-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page83.
(i)Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetifitisreleased,anditwillnot
releaseifit isset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparking brakeset
Requirement:thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
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—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
mode/offroadmodeoff.
@Tips
—After acceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecompo-
nentsm AUDI S4 2019 Owners Manual Driving
—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
mode/offroadmodeoff.
@Tips
—After acceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecompo-
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Driving
—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
mode/offroadmodeoff.
@Tips
—After acceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecompo-
nentsmayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,
thefunctionwillnot beavailable forafew
minutestoreducetheriskofdamage.After
acool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
—Whenacceleratingusingthelaunchcontrol
program,allvehicleparts aresubjectto
heavyloads.Thiscanlead toincreasedwear.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
fs}Transmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Donotcontinuedriving.Selectthe"P"selector
leverpositionandcontactanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafe locationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fs}Selectorlever:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
fs}Pbutton:malfunction!AutoPwhenengine
off.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthe"P"buttononthe
selectorlever.Thetransmissionautomatically
engages"P"whenyouswitchofftheengine.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
90
flSelectorlever:malfunction!Gearchangeon-
lypossibleusingbothpaddlelevers.Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youcancontinuedrivingwithrestricted
function.Theselectorleverisnotworking.Gears
canonlybeselectedbytappingbothshiftpad-
dlesatthesametimewhenthevehicleisstation-
ary>page88,fig.92.Payattentiontothese-
lectedtransmissionpositionintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Theparkinglockengagesauto-
maticallywhenyouturnofftheengine.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
iTransmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Pressthebrakepedalandselectthedesiredse-
lectorleverpositionagain.Youcanthencontinue
driving.
flTransmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
flTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Youmaycontinuedriving.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitysoontohavethe malfunctioncorrected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Ifyouturntheengineoff,youwillnotbe
abletoselectanyotherselectorleverpositions
afterstartingtheengineagain.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
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Driving
[@]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
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Driving
[@]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mo](/img/6/57555/w960_57555-92.png)
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Driving
[@]Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
[GjTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthetransmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
Youcannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
flDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrake
—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page91.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
B8W-0047
xSs
3
=&a
Fig.94Frontcupholder:parkinglockemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedinthefrontcup
holderunderacover.Readandfollowtheimpor-
tantinstructionsabouttowing>page364.
Releasingtheparkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Topreventyourvehiclefromrollingaway,set
theparkingbrake©=page82.
>Removetherubbermat.
>Prythecoverofftheopeningusingthescrew-
driverfromthevehicletoolkit>fig.93.
>Insertthesocketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.94.
>Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise@)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward()untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethesocketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>Pressthebrakepedalandstarttheengine.
>Keepthebrakepedalpressedandengagethe
followingselectorleverpositionsoneafterthe
other:"N","D"andbackto"N".
>Turn theengineoffagain.
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Trailertowing
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhaveasufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safetychains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
©)Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
94
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushould not
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brake
gentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
turedisplaywhentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=page14.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.
ZA\WARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.
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Assistsystems
theinstrumentclustercanmeaneither
km/hormph,depending onthecountry.
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithcamera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
©.aaq
|
==a
Fig.98Instrumentcluster: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.98.Thecurrentapplicablespeedlimitwill
beshownthere,ifpossiblewithinthelimitsof
thesystem.
G)Tips
—Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-
updisplay*.
—Yourspeedwarningsettingsarestoredau-
tomaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
inuse.
98
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithcamera-basedtrafficsignrecognition
Trafficsign recognition:currently unavaila-
ble.Cameraviewlimitedduetosurroundings
Functioncurrentlyunavailable.Cameraviewre-
strictedduetosurroundings
Thismessageappearsifthecamera'svisualfield
iscovered>page97,fig.97.Thesystemwill
switchitselfoff.
Trafficsign recognition:currentlylimited.
Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthereisamalfunctionin
thenavigationsystem,forexample.Thespeed
limitdisplayislimited,whichincreasestheriskof
anincorrectdisplay.
Trafficsign-basedspeedwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Therewillbenowarningwhenthesetthreshold
isexceeded.
Notrafficsigninformationavailable
Thereisnovalidnavigationdataandnospeed
limitsweredetected.Orthereisarecommended
speedbutthereisnotaspeedlimit(forexample
drivingonandoffthe expressway).
Malfunction!Seeowner'smanual
Thesystemmaynotfunctioncorrectlysoithas
beenswitchedoff.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Functionnotavailableinthiscountry
Thevehicleisinacountrywherethefunctionis
notavailable.
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Assistsystems
avoidacollision.Thedriverisalwaysresponsi-
bleforbrakingatthecorrecttime.
—Forsafetyreasons,donotuseadaptive
cruisecontrol whentheroadsurfaceisin
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.
—Adaptivecruisecontroldoesnotrespondto
people,animals,orcrossingoroncoming
objects.
—Thefunction oftheradarsensorscanbeaf-
fectedbyreflectiveobjectssuchasguard
rails,theentrancetoatunnel,heavyrainor
ice
1)Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair theadaptive
cruisecontrol.HaveanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheir
function.
G)Tips
Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see>page370.
104
Incurves
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
Fig.102Example:drivinginto acurve
Whendrivingintoacurve>fig.102andoutofa
curve,theadaptivecruisecontrolmayreacttoa
vehicleintheneighboringlaneandapplythe
brakes.Youcanpreventthatbypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalbriefly.
Stationaryvehicles
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
B8V-0630
Fig.103Example:vehiclechanginglanesandstationary
vehicle
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,adaptivecruise
controlcanreacttostationaryvehicles
=>fig.103,aslongasyouaredrivingslowerthan
30mph(50km/h) andthesystemclassifiesthe
possiblepassingmaneuveraslow.Forexample,
ifavehiclethatwasalreadydetected(@turnsor
changeslanes,theadaptivecruisecontrolreacts
tothestationaryvehicleaheadofit@).
Vehicleswithmanualtransmission
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontroland
manualtransmission
Theadaptivecruisecontrolisavailablefrom1st
gearthrough6thgearinthenormalspeedrange.>
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Assistsystems
>IntheInfotainmentsystem,select:[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driver
assistance>Distancewarning.
Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningson>Ain
Generalinformationonpage103.
—Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforadhering
totheregulationsapplicableinthe country
wherethevehicleisbeingoperated.
@Tips
Youmayfallbelowhewarningthreshold
brieflywhenpassingorwhenquicklyap-
proachingaslowvehicle.Thereisnowarning
inthisscenario.Awarningisgivenonlyifyou
fallbelowthewarningthresholdforanex-
tendedperiodoftime.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:unavailable.See
owner'smanual
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedorarefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheadaptivecruisecon-
trolcannotbeactivated,forexampleifthehood
isopen.
ACCw.trafficjamassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page103,
fig.101.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Gradetoosteep
Theroadexceedsthemaximumpossiblegrade
forsafeoperation.Thesystemscannotbeswitch-
edon.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:onlyavailablein
D,SorM
Selectthe"D/S"or"M"selectorleverposition.
ACC:availablefrom1stgearup
Manualtransmission:adaptivecruisecontrol
worksin1stgearandhigher.
ACC:clutchpedalpressed
Manualtransmission:pressingtheclutchpedal
longerinterruptsthecontrol.
ACC:noteenginespeed
Manualtransmission:thismessageappearsifthe
driverhasnotshiftedupordownintimewhen
theadaptivecruisecontrolisbrakingoracceler-
ating,causingthevehicletoexceedortonot
reachthepermittedenginespeed.Theadaptive
cruisecontrolswitchesoffautomaticallyandcan-
notbe switched backon.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Parkingbrakeapplied
Thesystemsswitchoffifyousettheparking
brake.Thesystemsareavailableagainafteryou
releasetheparkingbrake.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Stabilizationcontrol(ESC)input
ThismessageappearsiftheElectronicStabiliza-
tionControl(ESC)istakingaction tostabilizethe
vehicle.Thesystemsswitchoffinthisscenario.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!
Thismessageappearsifthevehiclerollsback
whenstartingonaslightincline,eventhoughthe
systemsareactive.Pressthebrakepedaltopre-
ventthevehiclefromrollingorstartingtomove.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:currentlyun-
available.Downhillassistactivated
Youcannotactivatethesystemwhenhillholdas-
sistisactive.
ACCwithtrafficjamassist:manualcontrol!>
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Assistsystems
Thismessageappearsifthedriverdoesnottake
over
steeringaftermultipledriverintervention
requestsandthesystemswitchesoff.Thevehicle
brakesuntilitisstationary.
Trafficjamassist:unavailable.Seeowner's
manual
Thesystemcannolongerensurethatthevehicle
willstayinthelaneandswitchesoff.Haveyour
vehiclecheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityifthemalfunc-
tioniscontinuous.
Trafficjamassist:Pleasetakeoversteering!
Thismessageappearsassoonasthesystem
stopsdetectingsteeringactivitywhenthesystem
limitsarereached.Alwayskeep yourhandson
thesteeringwheelsoyoucan bereadytosteerat
anytime.
Trafficjamassist:currentlyunavailable.
Pleasefastenseatbelt
Thesystemswitchesoffwhenthedriver'ssafety
beltisunfastened.
ACC:efficiencyassistnotavailableinthis
country
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
isnotavailableinthiscountry.
ACC:predictivecontrolcurrentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Theadaptationtospeedlimitsandroutesahead
switchesoffatspeedlimitsunder20mph
(30km/h).
Themessagecanalsoappeariftheadaptationto
speedlimitsandroutesaheadhasatemporary
failure.Haveyourvehiclecheckedbyanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyifthemalfunctioniscontinuous.
Distancewarning:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.Thera-
darsensorshaveshiftedorarefaulty.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
112
Distancewarning:currentlyunavailable.Sensor
view
restrictedduetosurroundings.Seeown-
er'smanual
Thismessageappearsiftheradarsensorviewis
obstructed,forexamplebyleaves,snow,heavy
sprayordirt.Cleanthesensors>page103,
fig.101.
Distancewarning:currentlyunavailable.See
owner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthesystemhasatempo-
raryfailure.Ifthisoccurs multipletimes,driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
ACC:Pleasefastenseatbelt
Thesystemisnotcompletelyavailableifthedriv-
er'sseatbeltisunfastened.
Stationaryobjectahead
Thismessageappearsifyouwouldliketoswitch
thesystemonandthereisastationaryobjectdi-
rectlyinfront ofyourvehicle.
Dooropen
Thesystemisnotavailablewhenthedooris
open.
Audipresense
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audipresense
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,thepresense
functionscaninitiatemeasuresinparticularly
dangeroussituationstoprotectthevehiclepas-
sengersandotherroadusers.
—
Duetotheinterlinkingofvariousvehiclesys-
tems,criticaldrivingsituationscan bedetected
bypresensebasicandmeasuresforpreventa-
tiveoccupantprotectionarecanbeinitiated.
—Thepresensefrontsystemusesthedatafrom
theadaptivecruisecontrol*radarsensorsand
thecameratocalculatetheprobabilityofacol-
lision.Withinthelimitsofthesystem, anim-
pendingcollisionwithvehiclescan bedetected
inbothurbanandruralspeedranges.Inthis
case,thesystemwarnsthedrivervisually,>
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Assistsystems
—Presensefrontdoesnotreacttopeople,an-
imalsor objectsthatarecrossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect>A\
inGeneralinformationonpage103.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrailsorthe
entrancetoatunnel,heavyrainandicecan
affectthefunction oftheradarsensorsand
thesystem'sabilitytodetectacollisionrisk.
@Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presensefrontcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
@Tips
—Youcancancelthebrakingwithincreasing
forcethatisinitiatedbythesystembybrak-
ingyourself,byacceleratingnoticeablyorby
swerving.
—Keepinmindthatpresensefrontcanbrake
unexpectedly.Alwayssecureanycargoor
objectsthatyouaretransportingtoreduce
theriskofdamageorinjury.
—Specificpresensefrontfunctionsswitchoff
whentheESCisrestrictedorswitchedoff
=page139orthehillholdassist*isswitch-
edon>page140.
Audipresenserear
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Iftheriskofacollisionwithavehicleaheadisde-
tected,thefollowing functionscanbetriggered:
—Reversibletensioningofthefront safetybelts
atthecorrespondingspeeds
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*ontheseatbackrest
—Activatingthe emergencyflasherswithin-
creasedfrequency)
ThemessageAudipresenseAN}>page113,
fig.114willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
Audidriveselect*:thefunctionisnotactivede-
pendingonthemodeselected.
Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,please
notethatthesideassist*radarsensorsdo
notalwaysdetecteveryobject.
—Presensereardoesnotreacttopeople,ani-
malsorobjectsthatare crossingthevehi-
cle'spathorthataredifficulttodetect.
—Reflectiveobjectssuchasguardrails,heavy
rainandicecanimpairthefunction ofthe
radarsensorsandtheabilitytodetectacol-
lisionrisk.
@)Note
Theradarsensorscan bedisplacedbyimpacts
ordamagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Presenserearcanbeimpairedby
this.HaveanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitychecktheirfunc-
tion.
G)Tips
Thepresenserearfunctionsmayalsoswitch
offifthereisamalfunctioninthesideassist*
system.
Audipresensecity
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudipresensecity
Description
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensecity
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionswithvehi-
clesandpedestriansandinitiatetheapplicable
brakingmaneuverifneeded.Presensecityisac-
tiveatspeedsofapproximately6mph(10km/h)
andhigher.
Apedestrianwarningcanoccuratspeedsupto
50mph(85km/h),andvehiclewarningscanoc-
curatspeedsupto155mph(250km/h).Apre
sensecitybrakingmaneuverispossibleatspeeds
upto50mph(85km/h).
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