wheel AUDI TT COUPE 2019 User Guide

Driving

topreventthevehiclefromrollingunintentional-
lyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.ThePARK(USAmod-
els)(Canada models)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe@)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page57,
Startingtodrive.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan use theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>/\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>»Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.
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>Placetheselectorleverinthe“P”position.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.

ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Otherwise,thevehiclewillstarttomoveim-
mediatelyandthiscouldresultinanacci-
dent.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Incorners
andwhenroadorweatherconditionsare
bad,afullbrakeapplicationcancausethe
vehicletoskidortherearendtoswerve,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
Pposition.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrakeorop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Nooneshouldremaininthevehiclewhenit
islocked-especiallychildren.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstogetintothevehicle,whichputslives
atrisk.

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@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
@Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhenase-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page57.
G)Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetif it isreleased,anditwillnot
releaseifitisset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

Z\WARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithhillholdassist
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.

Sportydriving
Appliesto:RSmodels
Whendrivinginasportystyle,forexampleona
drivingtrack,thewearonallvehiclecomponents
isgreatlyincreased,especiallyontheengine,
transmission,tires,brakes,andsuspension.This
canresultinincreasedwear.Alsonotethefol-
lowingpoints:
—Makesurethevehicleisingoodcondition.
Makesuretocheckthebrakepads,tiretread,
andtirepressure(whentiresarewarm).
—Beforehand,warmuptheenginebydrivingno
higherthantwo-thirdsofthemaximumpermit-
tedengineRPM.Theengineoiltemperature
mustbebroughttoaminimumof140°F
(60°C).
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Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
Tomovefromselectorleverposition"N" to"D",
youmustpressthebrakepedalandthevehicle
mustbetravelinglessthan1mph(2km/h)orbe
stationary>A\.

ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorLever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Neverselect"R"or"P"whiledriving,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except“P”)whentheengine
isrunning.Otherwise,thisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstoppedifagearis
engaged.Otherwisethevehiclewillstartto
moveimmediately,eveniftheparkingbrake
isset.Thiscouldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
the"P"position.
—Todecreasetheriskofanaccident,these-
lectorlevermustbeinthePpositionand
theparkingbrakemustbesetbeforeopen-
ingthehoodandworkingonarunningen-
gine.Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicable
warnings>page235,Generalinformation.

C@)Note
Neverletthevehiclerolldownhillwithengine
offandtheselectorleverinthe"N"position,
becausethiscoulddamagetheautomatic
transmissionandcatalyticconverter.
(i)Tips
—Driveselect:sportyshiftingcharacteristics
canbeselectedusingtheDynamicdriving
mode.TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsSas
theselectorleverpositioninsteadofD.
—Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedalim-
mediatelyandwaitfortheenginetoslow
downtoidlebeforeselecting"D"or"S".
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
emergencyreleasecan beusedifthishap-
pens.Left-handdrivevehicles>page65.
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockpreventsyoufromselect-
ingagearaccidentally,causingthevehicleto
roll.

BFV-0112

Fig.61Selectorleverlock
Toreleasetheselectorleverlock:
>»Switchtheignitionon.
>Pressthebrakepedalwhilepressingtheinter-
lockbutton.
Automaticshiftlock(ASL)
Theselectorleverislockedinthe"P"and"N" po-
sitionswhentheignitionisswitchedon.You
mustpressthebrakepedaltoselectanotherpo-
sition.Youmustalsopresstheinterlockbuttonif
youaremovingfromthe"P"position.The
s9
>

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>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andthevehiclewillstartmovingonceyoupress
theacceleratorpedal.
Stopping/parking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.Invehicleswithaconveniencekey*,
themessageShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecan
rollaway.Doorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotin
Pappears.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
Undercertaincircumstances,suchasdrivingin
themountains,itmaybeusefultoswitchtempo-
rarilytothemanualshiftprograminorderto
manuallyadjustthegearstothedrivingcondi-
tions>page62.
Whenparkingonalevelsurface,simplyplacethe
selectorleverinthe"P"position.Oninclines,ac-
tivatetheparkingbrakefirstandthenmovethe
selectorlevertothe"P"position>page55.This
preventsthelockingmechanismfrombeingload-
ed tooheavilyandwillmakeiteasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofthe"P"position.


ZA\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
thePposition.
—Powerisstilltransferredtothewheelswhen
theengineisrunningatidle.Topreventthe
vehiclefrom“creeping”,youmustkeep your
footonthebrakewhentheengineisrun-
ningandtheselectorleverisinthe"D","S"
or"R"positionor“tiptronic”modeisselect-
ed.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Other-


wise thevehiclewillstarttomoveimmedi-
ately,eveniftheparkingbrakeisset.This
couldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverengagethe RorPselectorlevelposi-
tionswhiledriving.Itcouldcauseacrash.
—Beforedrivingdownasteepslope,reduce
yourspeedandshiftintoalowergearwith
“tiptronic”.
—Donotridethebrakesorpressthebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolongwhendriving
downhill.Constantbrakingcausesthe
brakes
tooverheatandcansubstantiallyre-
ducebrakingperformance,increasebraking
distance,orcausecompletefailureofthe
brakesystem.
—Ifyoumuststoponanincline,alwayshold
thevehicleinplacewiththefootbrakeor
parkingbraketopreventitfromrolling
back.
—Neverholdthevehicleonaninclinewitha
slippingclutch.Theclutchopensautomati-
callywhenitbecomestoohotfromtheover-
load.Thefs}indicatorlightturnsonanda
messageappears>page64whenthe
clutchisoverloaded.
—Iftheenginemustrunwhileyouarework-
ingintheenginecompartmentwiththe
hoodopen,makesureagearisnotengaged.
Theselectorlevermustbefirmlyinthe
Ppositionandlockedinplaceandthepark-
ingbrakemustbeset>page235.Other-
wise,thevehiclecouldbeginmovingwhen
increasingtheenginespeed,evenwiththe
parkingbrakeset.


CG)Note
—Whenstoppingonanincline,donottryto
holdthevehicleinplacebypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalwhileadrivinggearisse-
lected.Thiscan cause theautomatictrans-
missiontooverheatandcandamageit.Set
theparkingbrakeorpressthebrakepedal
topreventthevehiclefromrolling.
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Driving

—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedandtheselectorleverisintheN
positionwilldamagetheautomatictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricatedunder
thosecircumstances.
— Thetransmissioncan overheatandbedam-
agedundercertaindrivingandtrafficcondi-
tionssuchasfrequentstarts,creepingfora
longtime,orstop-and-gotraffic.Whenthe
fa}
oriindicatorlightturnson,stopthe
vehicleatthenextopportunityandletthe
transmissioncool>page64.
—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedwilldamagetheStronictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricated
=>page282,Towing.
G@)Tips
Forsafetyreasons,theparkingbrakeisre-
leasedautomaticallyonlywhenthedriver's
safetybeltisfastened.
Hilldescentcontrol
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolisactivatedwhentheselec-
torleverisinthe"D" or"S"positionandyou
pressthebrakepedal.Thetransmissionautomat-
icallyselectsagearthatissuitableforthehill.
Hilldescentcontroltriestomaintainthespeed
thatwasselectedatthetimeofbraking,within
physicalandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystillbe
necessarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakes.
Becausehilldescentcontrolcannotshiftdown
fartherthan3rdgear,itmaybenecessarytoshift
intotiptronicmodeinverysteepareas.Inthis
case,shiftmanuallyinto1stor2ndgearintip-
tronicmodetouse theengine'sbrakingforce to
relievethebrakes.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Onvehicleswithacruisecontrolsystem*
=>page66,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.
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ZAWARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapply thebrakes.
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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= c
oa
Fig.63Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever



BFV-0104
ey
Fig.64Steeringwheel:shiftingmanuallywiththeshift
paddles*

Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe“D/S”settingtotherightinthe
tiptronicshiftgate.Oncethetransmissionhas
switched modes,theselectorleverpositionM
isshownintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
=>page58,fig.60. ForexampleM4meansthe
fourthgearisengaged.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.63.
>Toshiftdownagear,tap theselectorbackward
©.

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Shiftingwiththeshiftpaddles*
Youcan operatetheshiftpaddlesintheD/SorM
(tiptronicshiftgate)selectorleverpositions.
>Toshiftup onegear,taptheshiftpaddle@)
>fig.64.
>
Toshiftdownonegear,tap theshiftpaddleC).
>Appliesto:TTRS:Toselectthelowest/highest
possiblegear,pressandholddowntheshift
paddleG)/@).
IftheshiftpaddlesaretappedwhileintheD/S
selectorleverposition,automaticmodeswitches
offbriefly.Toswitchfrommanuallyshiftingback
toautomaticshiftingimmediately,tap theshift
paddle@)>fig.64for1second.
Tokeepshiftingusingtheshiftpaddles,movethe
selectorlevertotherightoutoftheD/Sposition
intothetiptronicshiftgate.
Thetransmissionautomaticallyshiftsupordown
beforecriticalenginespeedisreached.
Appliesto:RSmodels:Whenaccelerating,the
transmissionwillnotautomaticallyshifttothe
nextgearshortlybeforethemaximumpermitted
engineRPMisreached.Shifttothenexthighest
gearattherighttime.
Thetransmissiononly allowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
@Tips
tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmissionis
runninginemergencymode.
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext

DTheESClightturnson andstayson,andthemessageSta-
bilizationcontrol(ESC):sport.Warning!Limitedstabili-
tyappearstemporarilyintheInfotainmentsystemtoindi-
catethatthesystemwasdeactivated.
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

Z\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.
LaunchControl
TheLaunchControlProgramenablesmaximum
acceleration.

Requirement:theenginemustbeatoperating
temperatureandthesteeringwheelmustnotbe
turned.

>Withtheenginerunning,pressthe|BOFF]but-
tonbrieflyonetime)).
> Pulltheselectorleverbackoutofthe"D/S"po-
sitionbrieflytoselectthe"S"position,orpress
ittowardtherightintothetiptronicpositionor
selecttheDynamicdrivingmodeindrivese-
lect*>page75.
>Pressthebrakepedalfirmlywithyourleftfoot
andholditallthewaydownforatleast1sec-
ond.
>Atthesametime,pressthegaspedalallthe
waydownwithyourrightfootuntiltheengine
reachesandstaysatahighRPMlevel.
>Removeyourleftfootfromthebrake.


ZAWARNING
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
—OnlyuseLaunchControlwhenroadandtraf-
ficconditionsallowitandotherdriverswill
notbeendangeredorimpactedbyyourdriv-
ingandthevehicle'sacceleration.
—Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscanspin
andthevehiclecanbreakawaywhensport
modeisswitchedon,especiallywhenthe
roadisslippery.>

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Selectorleveremergencyrelease

BFV-0266
Fig.66Selectorlever:usingtheemergencyreleaseto
moveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocatedin
therightareaundertheselectorlevershiftgate.
Usingtheemergencyreleasecanbecomplicated.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
Youwillneedthescrewdriverfromthevehicle
toolkittoreleaseit>page276.Usetheflatside
ofthereversiblescrewdriverblade.
Removingthecover
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Toloosentheshifterboot,carefully insertthe
flatsideofthescrewdriversidewaysintothe
slitneartheshifterboot>fig.65.
>Carefullyprytheshifterbootoutwiththe
screwdriverwhilegrippingthebootatthefold
andpullingitupwardandoutoftheopening
>fig.66.
>Foldtheshifterboot uparoundtheshifter
knob.
Selectorleveremergencyrelease
>Pressandholdtheyellowreleasebuttonwith
thescrewdriver.
>Atthesametime,pressthereleasebuttonon
theselectorlever@andmovetheselectorlev-
ertothe“N”position.
Reattachingthecover
> Cliptheshiftcoverbackintotheshiftgate.

ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatethe emergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.

Trailertowing
Generalinformation
YourAudiisnotdesignedtotowatrailer.
TowingatrailerwithyourAudiisnotrecom-
mendedandcancausedamagetothecar.Dam-
agedcausedbytowingatrailerisnotcoveredby
yourAudi Warranty.
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Assistsystems

Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
ICRUISE|/3)Speedcontrolsystem:currentlyun-
available.Seeowner'smanual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thecruisecontrolsystemhasbeendeac-
tivated.Thereisatemporarymalfunction,forex-
amplethebrakesareoverheating.Switchthe
cruisecontrolsystemonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Activelaneassistdetectslanemarkerlineswith-
inthelimitsofthesystemusingacamerainthe
windshield.Ifyouareapproachingadetected
lane markerlineanditappearslikelythatyou
willleavethelane,thesystemwillwarnyouwith
correctivesteering.Youcanoverridethissteering
atanytime.Ifyoupassoveraline,thesteering
wheelwillvibratelightly.Inorderforthiswarn-
ingvibrationtooccur,itmustfirstbe switched
onintheInfotainmentsystem.Activelaneassist
isreadyforoperationwhenthelanemarkerline
isdetectedonatleastonesideofthevehicle.
Thesystemisdesignedfordrivingonexpress-
waysandhighwaysandsoitonlyactivatesat
speedsaboveapproximately40mph(65km/h)
(dependingonthemarket).
Appliestovehicleswithsideassist*:Ifyouacti-
vateaturnsignalwhenactivelaneassistisready
anditclassifiesalanechangeascriticalbecause
ofvehiclestravelingalongsideyouorapproach-
ingyou,therewillbenoticeablecorrectivesteer-
ingshortlybeforeyouleavethelane.Thiswillat-
tempttokeepyourvehicleinthelane.
Appliestovehicleswithoutsideassist*:When
thesystemisready,itwillnotwarnyouifyouac-
tivatetheturnsignalbeforecrossingthelane
markerline.Inthiscase,itassumesthatyouare
changinglanesintentionally.

))Thecorrectivesteeringfunctionisnotavailableinallmar-
kets.
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ZAWARNING
— The systemwarnsthedriverthatthevehicle
isleavingthelaneusingcorrectivesteering.
Thedriverisalwaysresponsibleforkeeping
thevehiclewithinthelane.
— The systemcanassistthedriverinkeeping
thevehicleinthelane,butitdoesnotdrive
byitself.Alwayskeep yourhandsonthe
steeringwheel.
—Correctivesteeringmaynotoccurincertain
situations,suchasduringheavybraking.
—Theremaybecaseswherethecameradoes
notrecognizealllanemarkerlines.Correc-
tivesteeringcanonlytakeplaceontheside
ofthevehiclewherelanemarkerlinesare
detected.
—Otherroadstructuresorobjectscouldpossi-
blybeidentifiedunintentionallyaslane
markerlines.Asaresult,correctivesteering
maybeunexpectedormaynotoccur.
— Thecameraviewcanberestricted,forexam-
plebyvehiclesdrivingaheadorbyrain,
snow,heavyspraylightshiningintothe
cameraorbydirtonthewindow.Thiscan
resultinactivelaneassistnotdetectingthe
lane markerlinesordetectingthemincor-
rectly.
—Incertainsituationswherevisibilityislow,
thevehiclemayswitchinternallyfrom“ear-
ly”to“late”steeringcorrection)).
—Undercertainconditionssuchasrutsinthe
road,aninclinedroadwayorcrosswinds,the
correctivesteeringalonemaynot beenough
tokeepthevehicleinthemiddleofthelane.
—Forsafetyreasons,activelaneassistmust
notbeusedwhentherearepoorroadand/or
weatherconditionssuchasslipperyroads,
fog,gravel,heavyrain,snowandthepoten-
tialforhydroplaning.Usingactivelaneas-
sistundertheseconditionsmayincreasethe
riskofacrash.

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Sietemyo)ai
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist

B8V-0692


Fig.68Turnsignallever:buttonforactivelaneassist

B4H-0312


Fig.69Windshield:camerawindowforactivelaneassist
>Pressthebuttontoswitchthesystemonand
off>fig.68.TheBworindicatorlightinthe
instrumentclusterturnsonoroff.
Indicatorlights
BgReady:theindicatorlightturnsonwhenthe
systemisreadyforuse.Thesystemcannowbe
operated.
Notready:theindicatorlightturnsonifthe
systemisswitchedonbutisinoperable.Thismay
beduetothefollowingreasons:
—Thereisnolane markerline
—Therelevant lane markerlinesarenotdetected
(forexample,markingsinaconstructionzone
orbecausetheyareobstructedbysnow,dirt,
waterorlighting)
—Thevehiclespeedisbelowtheactivationspeed
ofapproximately40mph(65km/h)(thespeed
mayvarydependingonyourcountry).
—Thelaneistoonarrowortoowide
—Thecurveistoonarrow
—Thedriver'shandsarenotonthesteering
wheel

@Tips
— Makesurethecamera'sfieldofview
>fig.69isnotobstructedbystickersor
anythingelse.Forinformationoncleaning,
see>page270.
—Incertainmarkets:ifthesystemisswitched
on,itwillswitchonautomaticallyeachtime
theignitionisswitchedon.
Meeeclei
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
=z
Ss
Beg
Fig.70Instrument cluster:activelaneassistisswitched
onandreadytoprovidewarnings
Youcancalluptheactivelaneassistdisplayusing
thebuttonsinthemultifunctionsteeringwheel
=>page12.

Activelaneassistisactivated
andreadytoprovidewarnings.
Greenline(s)

Redline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistwarnsyou
beforeleavingalane>fig.70.
Thesteeringwheelwillalsovi-
bratelightly.
Activelaneassistisactivated,
butisnotreadytoprovide
warnings.

Grayline(s)

MessagesinInfotainmentdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavailable.
Cameraviewrestricted.Seeowner'smanual
Thismessageappearsifthecameraisunableto
detectthelines.Thiscouldhappenif:
69

Assistsystems

—Thecamerafieldofview>page69,fig.69is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Ifthisisthecase,activelaneassistdoes
notswitchoff,butitis“notready”toprovidea
warning.Thesystemcanhelpyoukeepthevehi-
cleinthelane.However,youareresponsiblefor
drivingthevehicleandmuststeerityourself.

ZXWARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeepyourhands
onthesteeringwheel.


))Thecorrectivesteeringfunctionisnotavailableinallmar-
kets.
70
Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration
warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.

SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassis-
tance>Audiactivelaneassist
Steeringtime)
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.
Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeavehiclewheeltouchesa
detectedlane markerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.
@)Tips
Incertainmarkets:yoursettings arestored
automaticallyandassignedtotheremote
controlkeyinuse.
Laptimer
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Laptimer
Youcanmeasureandanalyzelaptimeswiththe
laptimerinthedisplay.Thetimeismeasuredin
minutes,secondsand 1/10seconds.Withlap
timeslongerthan60minutes,thehourisalso
shownandthedisplayof1/10secondsisre-
moved.
Thetimemeasurementonanindividuallapends
after99hours59minutesand 59seconds.Anew
lap startsautomaticallyafterthat.