instrument cluster AUDI S4 2019 Owner's Guide

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Predictivecontrol(efficiencyassist)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrolandpre-
dictiveefficiencyassist


Fig.99Instrumentcluster:predictivecontrol
Description
Thepredictivecontrol)usesthemapinforma-
tionfromthenavigationsysteminordertoreact
proactivelywhendriving.Informationfromthe
camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition*isalsoap-
pliedtorecognizetrafficsigns>page97.When
cominguptoareaswithspeedlimitsorchanges
inthe courseoftheroad(suchascurves,inter-
sectionsortrafficcircles),thesystembrakesau-
tomaticallyandthenacceleratesbackuptothe
setspeed.
Overridingcontrol
Thedrivercanoverridethepredictivecontrolat
anytimebypressingtheacceleratororbrake
pedal.Ifthesystemchangesthevehiclespeedto
adapttospeedlimits,youcanchangethespeed
usingthelever>page106,fig. 106.
Alwaysswitchoffthepredictivecontrolin
thefollowingsituations:
—Whenincreasedattentionisneededfromthe
driver
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchassnowor
heavyrain
—Whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondition
Indicatorintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Whenswitchingontheadaptivecruisecontrol
forthefirsttime,amessagewillappearinthe
statuslinetoindicateifpredictivecontrolis
available.

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
TheBEsymbolappearswhenthesystem
isregulatingthespeedtomatchaspeedlimit.If
thisisthecase,thesystemisregulatingaspeed
of50mph(80 km/h).Thespeedisthentaken
overbytheadaptivecruisecontrol.Thespeedin
thespeedometerLEDringadjuststothespeedto
bemaintained>page105,fig.105.ThefaaEN
=>fig.99symbolappearswhenthereisanadap-
tationtotherouteahead.
IfyouareintheDriverassistancedisplayinthe
instrumentcluster,thenthefollowingsymbols
willindicatewhichoccurrencethesystemiscur-
rentlyrespondingto:


SymbolMeaning
MPHSpeedlimit
km/hSpeedlimit

iCurve

Intersection
JilTE
©Trafficcircle
NW

Z\WARNING
—Readthewarningson>AinGeneralinfor-
mationonpage103andon>AinDescrip-
tiononpage97.
—Payattentiontotrafficandtheareaaround
yourvehiclewhenpredictivecontrolis
switchedon.Thedriverisalwaysresponsible
forassessingthetrafficsituation.
—Thesystemdoesnotconsider"rightofway"
rulesanddoesnotrespondtotrafficlights,
solackofdriverattentioninthesesituations
canincreasetheriskofanaccident.
— The systemonlyconsiderstrafficsignsthat
giveaspeedlimit.
— The
permittedspeedcanbeexceededifthe
adaptationtoaspeedlimitisincorrect.The
driverisresponsibleforadheringtotheper-
mittedspeed.
—Thespeedwhendrivingthroughcurvesmay
bedifferentfromwhatyouasadriverwould

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Whentheadaptivecruisecontrolisturnedon,
youmustpresstheclutchtoshiftgears(asusu-
al).Whenshiftingnormallyorwhenpressingthe
clutch,theadaptivecruisecontrolremains
turnedon.
Afteryouhaveengagedthegear,youdonotneed
topressthegaspedal.Theadaptivecruisecon-
trolacceleratesautomaticallyifnecessary.
Ifyoupressdownontheclutchfortoolongor
shift/coupleimproperly,theadaptivecruisecon-
trolmayturnoffautomatically.
Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol

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RAH-8655


Fig.105Instrumentcluster:adaptivecruisecontrol
Youcansetanyspeedbetween20mphand95
mph(30km/hand150km/h).
Indicatorlightsandmessagesintheinstrument
clusterdisplayinformyouaboutthecurrentsit-
uationandsetting.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display*.
Switchingadaptivecruisecontrolon
> Pullthelevertowardyouintoposition@
>fig.104.
Storingthespeedandactivatingregulation

>Tostorethecurrentspeed,pressthe[SET]but-
ton>fig.104.Thestoredspeedisshowninthe
speedometerintheLEDline@)andappears
brieflyinthestatusline©)>fig.105.
»Automatictransmission:toactivatecontrol
whenstationary,thebrake pedalmustalsobe
pressed.

Switchingadaptivecruisecontroloff
>Pushtheleverawayfromyouintoposition©
untilitclicksintoplace.ThemessageACC:off
appears.
Indicatorlights
B-Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbeswitched
on.Novehiclesaredetectedahead.Thestored
speedismaintained.
BA-Avehicledrivingaheadwasdetected.The
adaptivecruisecontrolsystemregulatesthe
speedanddistancetothevehicledrivingahead
andaccelerates/brakesautomatically.
Appliesto:automatictransmissions
&-Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbeswitched
on.Avehiclewasdetectedahead.Yourvehicleis
stationaryandwillnotstartdrivingautomatical-
ly.
Appliesto:automatictransmissions
EB-Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbeswitched
on.Novehiclesweredetectedahead.Yourvehicle
isstationaryandwillnotstartdrivingautomati-
cally.
A-Theautomaticbrakingisnotenoughto
maintainasufficientdistancetoavehicledriving
ahead.Youmustintervene>page109,Driverin-
terventionrequest.
©Instrumentclusterdisplay
IftheDriverassistancedisplayisnotshownin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay,youcanopenit>
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>Toincrease ordecrease thedistanceinincre-
ments,tap theswitchagaintoward@)or ©).
Thedistancebetweenthetwovehicleswill
changeintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
Whenapproachingavehicledrivingahead,the
adaptivecruisecontrolsystembrakestomatch
thatvehicle'sspeedandthenadjuststotheset
distance.Ifthevehicledrivingaheadaccelerates,
thentheadaptivecruisecontrolwillalsoacceler-
ateuptothespeedthatyouhaveset.
Thehigherthespeed,thegreaterthedistance
=>A\.TheDistance3settingisrecommended.
Thatisequaltothegeneralrecommendationof
“halfthespeedshownonthespeedometer”.
Thedistancesprovidedare specifiedvalues.De-
pendingonthedrivingsituationandhowtheve-
hicleaheadisdriving,theactualdistancemaybe
moreorlessthanthesetargetdistances.
Ifyouchangethetimegaps,thevalueyouhave
justsetappearsbrieflyintheinstrumentcluster
display,forexampleBiforDistance3.Thisonly
occursiftheDriverassistancedisplayisnotcur-
rentlyshowninthedisplay>page105,fig.105.
Distance1:thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of92ft(28m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof1second.
Distance2: thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of118ft(36m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof1.3seconds.
Distance3:thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of164ft(SOm)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof 1.8seconds.
Distance4:thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of219ft(67m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof2.4seconds.
Distance5:thissettingcorrespondstoadistance
of328ft(100m)whentravelingat62mph(100
km/h),oratimedistanceof3.6seconds.

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.

ZAWARNING
Whensettingthedistance,thedriverisre-
sponsibleforadheringtoanyapplicablelegal
regulations.
@Tips
Dependingontheselecteddrivingprogram
anddistance,drivingbehaviorwhenacceler-
atingwillvaryfromdynamictocomfortable
=>page108.
Drivinginstop-and-gotraffic
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiadaptivecruisecontrolandau-
tomatictransmission



Fig.108Instrumentcluster:safestartmonitor
Theadaptivecruisecontrolsystemalsoassists
youinstop-and-gotraffic.Ifavehicledriving
aheadstops,yourvehiclewillbrakeandstayata
stopwithinthelimitsofthesystem.
Startingtodrivewithadaptivecruise
control!)
AslongasthemessageACC:automaticgoisdis-
played,yourvehiclewillbegindrivingwhenthe
vehicledrivingaheadstartstomove>A\.
Ifyouarestoppedforseveralseconds,yourvehi-
clewillnolongerdriveautonomouslyforsafety
reasons,
andthemessagewillturnoff.
>ToreactivateACC:automaticgotemporarily,
pullthelevertoposition@)>page108,
fig.109.
>Toresumemanualcontrolofthevehicle,tap
theacceleratorpedal.
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stored,Distance3isautomaticallyseteverytime
theignitionisswitchedon.
Drivingprogram
Appliesto:vehicleswithoutAudidriveselect
Dependingontheselecteddrivingprogramand
distance,drivingbehaviorwhenacceleratingwill
varyfromdynamictocomfortable.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
DependingontheselectedAudidriveselect
modeandthedistancethatisset,thedrivingbe-
haviorwillvaryfromdynamictocomfortable
whenaccelerating>page127.
@)Tips
Yoursettings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
riverinterventionrequest
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivecruisecontrol


Fig.110Instrumentcluster:requestfordriverinterven-
tion
Therequestfor driverinterventioninstructsyou
totakeoveriftheadaptivecruisecontrolbraking
functionisnotabletomaintainasufficientdis-
tancetothevehicledrivingahead>fig.110.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrafficjamassist
Trafficjamassistsupportsthedriverwhendriv-
ingintrafficjamsorinheavytraffic.

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Fig.111Turnsignallever:trafficjamassistbutton
ooa
RAH-8657


Fig.112Instrumentcluster:trafficjamassist
In aspeedrangeunder40mph(65km/h),traffic
jamassistcanhelptokeepthevehiclewithina
lanecalculatedbythesystem.Withinthelimits
ofthesystem,thesystemcontrolsthesteering
automaticallywhenadaptivecruisecontrolis
switchedon.Sincetrafficjamassistisonlyanas-
sistsystem,thedrivermustalwayskeephisor
herhandsonthesteeringwheelandbereadyto
steer.Thedrivercanoverridethecontrolatany
timebyactivelysteering.
Thesystemisdesignedfordrivingonexpress-
waysandhighways.
Switchingtrafficjamassistonandoff
>Pressthebuttontoswitchthesystemonand
off>fig.111.
>Toturnthesystemoffcompletely,selectinthe
Infotainmentsystem:[MENU]button>Vehicle
>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassistance>Traf-
ficjamassist.


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>

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Iftrafficjamassistwasdeactivatedthroughthe
Infotainmentsystem,youcancontinueoperating
theactivelaneassistusingthe>fig.111button
=>page118.Thetrafficjamassistfunctionsare
nolongeravailable.
Requirementsforusingtrafficjamassist:
—Trafficjamassistmustbe switchedonintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
—Adaptivecruisecontrolmustbe switchedon
and
active>page105.
Alwaysswitchofftrafficjamassistinthe
followingsituations:
—Whenincreasedattentionisneededfromthe
driver
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchassnowor
heavyrain
—Whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondition
—Inconstructionzones
—Incitydriving
Trafficjamassistavailability:
IfyouareintheDriverassistancedisplayinthe
instrumentcluster,theindicatorlightandthe
messageTrafficjamassistavailableappearsif
trafficcongestionisdetected.Youcanopenthe
Driverassistancedisplayusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page15.Toactivate
trafficjamassist,youmustpressthe>fig.111
buttonandswitchontheadaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105.
Indicatorlights
BandBA-trafficjamassistisswitchedon.Ve-
hiclesdrivingaheadweredetected.Yourvehicle
adaptswhiledriving>fig.112.
B-Trafficjamassistswitchesoffifthedriver
doesnottakeoversteeringaftermultipledriver
interventionrequests.Thesystembrakestheve-
hicleuntilitisstationary.

ZA\WARNING
Alwayskeepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
soyoucanbereadytosteeratanytime.The
driverisalwaysresponsibleforstayingina
laneandforassessingtrafficsituations.Read
andfollowthewarningson>A\inGeneralin-

110

formationonpage103.Neverusetrafficjam
assistinthefollowingsituationsoryouwill
increasetheriskofanaccident:
—Drivingoffroadoronunpavedroads.Traffic
jamassistisonlydesignedforuseonpaved
roads.
—Incitydrivingorinconstructionzones
—Oncurvingstretchesofroad.
—Innarrowlanes
—Inuncleartrafficsituationssuchasatinter-
sectionsortollstations
@Tips
Youarenotnecessarilyguidedtothe center
ofyourlane.
PMENaTemelecile)
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiadaptivecruisecontrol

Thisfunctionmeasuresthetimebetweentheve-
hicledrivingaheadandshowsthisintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.


Fig.113Instrumentcluster:distanceindicator/warning
Description
Atspeedsaboveapproximately40mph(65
km/h),thisfunctionmeasuresthedistancetothe
vehicleaheadastime.
>Switchtheadaptivecruisecontroldisplayonin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay>page15.
TheBindicatorlightturnsonifyoufallbelow
thesetdistance.
Settingthewarningthreshold
Youcanset,changeordeletethewarningthresh-
oldintheInfotainmentsystem.

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acousticallyandwithajerkonthebrakesifnec-
essary.Ifneeded,itcaninitiateapartialorfull
decelerationtoreduce thecollisionspeedorto
avoidthecollisionundercertaincircumstances.
Inconjunctionwithpresensebasic/rear,the
front safetybeltsarealsoreversiblytensioned
whenneeded.Thepresensefrontisalsoactive
whenadaptivecruisecontrol”isswitchedoff.
—Presenserearcontainspresensebasicfunc-
tions.Itusesthedatafromthesideassist*ra-
darsensorsandcalculateswithinthelimitsof
thesystemtheprobabilityofarearendcolli-
sionwiththevehiclebehindyou.Presenserear
isalsoactivewhensideassist*isswitchedoff.
—Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensecity
usesthecameradataandcandetectanim-
pendingcollisionwithvehiclesandpedestrians.
Inthiscase,thesystemwarnsthedrivervisual-
ly,acousticallyandwithajerkonthebrakesif
necessary.Ifneeded,itcaninitiateafulldecel-
erationtoreducethecollisionspeedorto avoid
thecollisionundercertaincircumstances.In
conjunctionwithpresensebasic/rear,thefront
safety
beltsarealsoreversiblytensionedwhen
needed.

Z\WARNING
Readthegeneralinformationin>A\inGen-
eralinformationonpage103,>A\inGeneral
informationonpage122.

@Tips
—Certainpresensefunctionsswitchoffwhen
drivinginreverse.
— Thepresensefunctionsmaynotbeavaila-
bleifthereisamalfunctionintheESCsys-
temortheairbagcontrolmodule.
—Notethatthereversible belttensioneron
thefrontpassenger'ssidedeactivateswhen
thefrontpassenger'sairbagisdeactivated.
—Switchthepresenseoffwhenyouarenot
usingpublicstreetsorwhenloadingtheve-
hicleontoavehiclecarrier,train,ship,or
othertypeoftransportation.Thiscanpre-

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
ventanundesiredinterventionfromthepre
sensesystem.
Audipresensebasic
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audipresensebasic
Thepresensebasicfunctionsareactivatedata
speedofapproximately20mph(30km/h)or
higher.
Thefollowingfunctionscanbetriggeredunder
certainconditionswithinthelimitsofthesys-
tem:
—Tensioningofthesafetybelts(forexample,
duringheavybraking):thefront safetybelts
havereversiblebelttensioners.Ifacollision
doesnotoccur,thesafetybeltswillloosen
slightlyandbereadytotriggeragain.
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*
—Activationofthe emergencyflashers)
ThemessageAudipresensefy=>page113,
fig.114willwarnyouaboutthedanger.
Audidriveselect*:thetriggertimesareadjusted
dependingonthemodeselected.
CemRicelalg
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audipresensefront
Audipresense

Fig.114Instrumentcluster:approachwarning
Description
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,presensefront
canwarnyouofimpendingcollisionsandinitiate
thecorrespondingbrakingmaneuversorthesup-
portingmeasureswhenavoidingacollision.
113
>

Assistsystems

Ifdetectedintime,thesystemcanrankthedan-
geroussituationascriticalifavehicledriving
aheadbrakessuddenly,ifyourownvehicleisap-
proachingasignificantlyslowervehicleathigh
speedorwhenthereisanoncomingvehicledur-
ingaturningmaneuver.
Ifdetectionisnotpossible,thenpresensefront
doesnotreact.
Warnings
Thesystemrecognizesvariousdangeroussitua-
tions.Theearlywarningoccursif:
—Avehicledrivingaheadbrakessuddenly
—Yourownvehicleapproachesasignificantly
slowervehicleorstationaryvehicleinthedirec-
tionoftravel
Whenthiswarningoccurs,itmayonlybepossi-
bleto avoidacollisionbyswervingorbraking
strongly.ThemessageAudipresenseA
=>fig.114andawarningtonewillwarnyou
aboutthedanger.
Ifyoudonotreactenoughornotatalltoadan-
geroussituationthatwasdetectedbythesys-
tem,presensefrontprovidesassistancebyap-
plyingthebrakes.
If acollisionisimminent,thesystemwillfirst
providean acutewarningbybrakingsharply.You
willalsowarnedbyanindicatorintheinstrument
clusterdisplay>fig.114.Ifyoudonotreactto
theacutewarning,presensefrontcanbrakewith
increasingforcewithinthelimitsofthesys-
tem)).Thisreducesthevehiclespeedinthe
eventofacollision.Atlowvehiclespeeds,pre
sensefrontcaninitiateacompletedeceleration
shortlybeforeacollisionwithavehicledriving
ahead).Ifpresensefrontdeterminesthatyou
arenotbrakingstronglyenoughwhen acollision
isimminent,itcanincreasethebrakingforce.
Thefollowingfunctionstriggerinconjunction
withpresensebasic/rearatcorrespondingvehi-
clespeeds:
—Reversibletensioning ofthefront safetybelts
—Closingthewindowsandsunroof*

D_Thisisnotavailableinsomecountries.
114
—Inflatingthesidebolsters*ontheseatbackrest
Audidriveselect*:dependingonthemodeselect-
ed,thereversiblebelttensioner,theclosingof
thewindowsandsunroof*,andtheinflatingof
thesidebolsters*ontheseatbackrestmaynot
beactive.
Evasivesteeringsupport
Evasive steeringsupporthelpsyouto steerthe
vehiclearoundanobstacleinacriticalsituation.
Ifyouavoidanobstacleaftertheacutewarning,
thentheevasive steeringsupportassistsyouby
applyingslightsteeringadjustmenttocorrect
yoursteeringwheelangleaslongasyouareac-
tivelysteering.Evasive steeringsupportisavaila-
bleatspeedsbetweenapproximately20mph
(30km/h)and90mph(150km/h).
Turnassist
Whenstartingtodriveanduptospeedsofmaxi-
mum6mph(10km/h),theturnassistusesa
brakinginterventiontoreducetheriskofyourve-
hiclecollidingwithanoncomingvehiclewhen
turningleftorright(availableincertaincoun-
tries).Thebrakinginterventioncausesyourvehi-
cletostayinitslane.

Z\WARNING
—Presensefrontcannotovercomethelawsof
physics.Itisasystemdesignedtoassistand
itcannotpreventacollisionineverycircum-
stance.Thedrivermustalwaysintervene.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforbraking
atthecorrecttime.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks.
Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofacollision.
— The systemcandeployincorrectlydueto
system-specificlimits.
—Pleasenotethatthesensorsandthecamera
donotalwaysdetectallobjects or lane
markings.This increasestheriskofanacci-
dent.

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Analoginstru-|AudivirtualMeaningon
mentcluster|cockpit/head-|thecorre-
updisplay*spondingside
Greenline(s)|Greenline(s)|Activelaneas-
(left/right)(left/right)sistisactivat-
21Xedandready
toprovide
warnings.
“RedlineActivelaneas-
(left/right)sistwillwarn
1Xyoubefore the
vehicleleaves
a lane.The
steeringwheel
willalsovi-
bratelightly.


Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
7%

Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
71%

Activelaneas-
sistisactivat-
ed,butisnot
readytopro-
videwarnings.

Ifthesystemisswitchedonbutisnotreadyto
providewarnings,oneofthefollowingcouldbe
thecause:
—Thereisnolane markerline
—Therelevant lane markerlinesarenotdetected
(forexample,markingsinaconstructionzone
orbecausetheyareobstructedbysnow,dirt,
waterorlighting)
—Thevehiclespeedisbelowtheactivationspeed
ofapproximately40mph(65km/h)
—Thelaneistoonarrowortoowide
—Thecurveistoonarrow
—Thedriver'shandsarenotonthesteering
wheel
@Tips
—Makesurethecamerawindow>fig.116is
notcoveredbystickersorotherobjects.For
informationoncleaning,see>page342.
—Ifthesystemisreadyforoperation,itwill
remainreadyeachtimeitisswitchedon)).


DIncertaincountries
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Pee
ry2Sg
|
== a
Fig.117Instrumentcluster(multi-colordisplay):active
laneassistisswitchedonandreadytoprovidewarnings
B8W-0099
Fig.118Instrumentcluster(monochromedisplay):active
laneassistisswitchedon
YoucanopenuptheDriverassistancedisplayfor
theactivelaneassistusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page15.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Multi-ColorDisplay
See>fig.117
119

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Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Greenline(s)Activelaneassistisacti-

(leftorright)vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.
RedlineActive laneassistwill
(leftorright)warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Grayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.

Monochromedisplay
See>fig.118

Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Lightgrayline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistisacti-
vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.

Blinkingline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistwill
warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Darkgrayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.

Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
xqAudiactivelaneassist:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
120
Thismessageappearsifthecameraisunableto
detectthelines.Thiscouldhappenif:
—Thecamerafieldofview>page118,fig.116is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield>page342.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetakeover
steering!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Activelaneassistisactivated,butisnot
readytoprovidewarnings.

Z\WARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeep yourhands
onthesteeringwheel.

Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration

warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.

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

Steeringtime
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.

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@Tips
—Youcancanceltheautomaticbrakeactiva-
tionwithincreasingbrakingforceifyouap-
plythe brakesyourselforaccelerateconsid-
erably.
—Insomesituations,rearcross-trafficassist
maywarnyouevenifthereisnocrosstraffic
ina criticalarea,forexamplewhenbacking
into aparkingspaceormaneuvering.
—Therearcross-trafficassistalsoswitchesoff
whenyouswitchofftheESC.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Amessageappearsintheinstrumentclusterdis-
playifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically.
8Audisideassist:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
8Audisideassistandexitwarning:malfunc-
tion!PleasecontactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedorarefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.Sen-
sorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.See
owner'smanual
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosur-
roundings
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Theareain
frontofthesensorsmustnot becoveredbybike
racks,stickers,leaves,snoworanyotherobjects.
Cleantheareacoveringthesensors,ifnecessary
=>page122,fig.122.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.See
owner'smanual
126
Audisideassistandexitwarning:currently
unavailable.Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Rearparkingaid:obstacledetectionrestrict-
ed
Therearcross-trafficassistisnotavailable.Ei-
thertheESCisswitchedoff,ortheradarsensors
maybecoveredbyabikerack,stickers,leaves,
snoworotherobjects.SwitchtheESCon,or
cleantheareainfrontofthesensorsifnecessary
=>page122,fig.122.Ifthismessagecontinues
tobedisplayed,driveimmediatelytoanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tytohave themalfunctionrepaired.
Audidriveselect
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.ThedrivercanselectOffroad*,Comfort,Au-
toandDynamicmodesintheInfotainmentsys-
temtoswitchbetweenasportyandacomforta-
bledrivingmode,forexample.IntheIndividual
mode,thesettingscan beadjustedtoyourper-
sonalpreferences.Thismakesitpossibletocom-
bine settingssuchasasportyenginesettingwith
lightsteering.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Thefollowingsystems,amongotherthings,are
influencedbydriveselect:
Engineandautomatictransmission*
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmission*respondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.InthesportyDynamicmode,the
transmissionshiftsathigherspeedranges.