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On vehicles with
amanual transmission, you
will also hear ahorn at regulari ntervals if the
HOLD function is activated and you:
R switch the engine off, open the driver's
door and take off your seat belt
The sounding of the horn alerts you to the fact
that the vehicle has been parked while the
HOLD function is still activated. If you attempt to lock the vehicle, the tone becomes louder.
The vehicle is not locked until the HOLD func- tion is deactivated.
i If the engine has been switched off, it
cannot be started againu ntil the HOLD
function has been deactivated. RACE START
Important safety notes i
Observe the safety notes for the SPORT
handling mode (Y page 85).
Only activate RACE START on dedicated race
circuits.
RACE START enables optimum acceleration
from astanding start. The precondition for
this is asuitableh igh-grip road surface.
i RACE START is only available in AMG vehi-
cles.
Activation conditions You can activate RACE START if:
R the doors are closed
R the engine is running and it has reached an
operating temperature of approximately
80 †. This is the case when the engine oil
temperature in the multifunction display
stops flashing.
R SPORT handling mode is activated
(Y page 85).
R the steering wheel is in the straight-ahead
position R
the vehicle is stationary and the brake
pedal is depressed (left foot)
R the transmission is in position D
Activating RACE START X
Depress the brake pedal with your left foot
and keep it depressed.
X Turn the drive program selector clockwise
(Y page 195) until the RSlamp lights up.
The RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP RACE START Confirm: Paddle UP
Cancel: Paddle DOWN
Cancel: Paddle DOWN message appears
in the multifunction display.
i If the activation conditions are no longer
fulfilled, RACE START is cancelled. The
RACE RACE START
START cancelled
cancelled message appears
in the multifunction display.
X To cancel: pull the left steering wheel shift
paddle( Ypage 195).
or
X To confirm: pull the right steering wheel
shift paddle( Ypage 195).
The RACE START available Depress RACE START available Depress
accelerator
accelerator message appears in the mul-
tifunction display.
i If you do not depress the accelerator
pedal fully within two seconds, RACE
START is cancelled. The RACE RACESTART
START not
not
possible
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Manual message
appears in the multifunction display.
X Fully depress the accelerator pedal.
The engine speed rises to approximately
3,500 rpm.
The RACE START Release brake to RACE START Release brake to
start
start message appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
i If you do not release the brake pedal
within five seconds, RACE START is cancel-
led. The RACE
RACESTART
START cancelled
cancelled message
appears in the multifunction display.
X Take your foot off the brake, but keep the
accelerator pedal depressed.
The vehicle pullsa wayatmaximum accel-
eration. 230
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Problems with PARKTRONIC
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Only the red segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa
re lit.
You also hear awarning
tone for approximately
two seconds.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated and the
indicator lamp on the
PARKTRONIC button
lights up. PARKTRONIC has malfunctioned and has switched off.
X If problems persist, have PARKTRONIC checked at aqualified
specialist workshop. Only the red segments
in the PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa
re lit.
PARKTRONIC is then
deactivated. The PARKTRONIC sensors are dirty or there is interference.
X Cleant he PARKTRONIC sensors (Y page 389).
X Switch the ignition back on. The problem may be caused by an external source of radio or
ultrasound waves.
X See if PARKTRONIC functions in adifferent location. Active Parking Assist
General notes Active Parking Assist is an electronic parking
aid with ultrasound. It measures the road on
both sides of the vehicle. Aparking symbol
indicates asuitable parking space. Active
steering intervention and brake application
can assist you during parking. You may also
use PARKTRONIC (Y page 235).
i The active braking application is only
available on vehicles with automatic trans- mission.
Important safety notes Active Parking Assist is only an aid. It is not a
substitute for your attention to the immediate surroundings. The responsibility for safe
manoeuvring and parking remains with you.
Make sure that no persons, animals or
objectsa re in the manoeuvring range. When PARKTRONIC is switched off, Active
Parking Assist is also unavailable. G
WARNING
While parking or pulling out of aparking
space, the vehicle swings out and can drive
onto areas of the oncomingl ane. This could
cause you to collide with other road users.
There is arisk of an accident.
Pay attention to other road users. Stop the
vehicle if necessary or cancel the Active Park- ing Assist parking procedure.
! If unavoidable, you should drive over
obstacles such as kerbs slowly and not at a
sharp angle. Otherwise, you may damage
the wheels or tyres.
Active Parking Assist may also display spaces not suitable for parking, e.g.:
R parking or stopping prohibitions
R in front of drivewaysore ntrances and exits
R unsuitable surfaces Driving systems
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cel the parking procedure with Active Park-
ing Assist.
R You can also preselect transmissio nposi-
tion D.The vehicle redirects and doe snot
drive as far into the parking space. Should a gea rbec hanged too early ,the parking pro-
cedure will be cancelled. Asensible parking
position can no longer be achieved from
this position.
Exiting aparkin gspace In order that Active Parking Assist can sup-
por tyou when exiting the parking space:
R the border of the parking space mus tbe
hig he nough at the front and the rear. A
kerb stone is too small ,for example.
R the border of the parking space mus tnot be
too wide, as the position of the vehicle must
not excee danangle of 45° to the starting
position as it is manoeuvred into the park-
ing space.
R am anoeuvring distance of at leas t1.0 m
mus tbea vailable.
i Vehicles with automatic transmission:
If PARKTRONIC detects obstacles, Active
Parking Assist brakes automaticall ywhilst
the vehicle exits the parking space. You are responsibl efor braking in goo dtime.
Active Parking Assist can only assis tyou with
exiting aparking space if yo uhavep arked the
vehicle paralle ltothe direction of trave lusing
Active Parking Assist.
X Start the engine.
X Releas ethe parking brake.
X Switch on the turn signal in the direction
yo ua re pulling away.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs torreverse gear.
Vehicles with automati ctransmission:
shift the transmissio ntoposition Dor R.
The Star tPark Assist? Yes: OK No:
Star tPark Assist? Yes: OK No:
% messag eappears in the multifunction
display. X
To cance lthe procedure: press the%
button on the multifunction steering wheel or pull away.
or
X To exi taparkin gspac eusing Active
Parking Assist: press theabutton on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The Park Assist active Accelerate Park Assist active Accelerate
and and brake
brake Observe
Observe surroundings
surroundings mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display.
X Releas ethe multifunction steering wheel.
X Pull away ,being ready to brake at al ltimes.
Do not excee damaximum speed of
approximately 10 km/h when exiting a
parking space. Otherwise, Active Parking
Assist will be cancelled.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
stop ,att he latest when PARKTRONIC
sounds the continuou swarning tone.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
engage firs tgearorr everse gea rwhent he
vehicle is stationary, depending on the
messag eorrequirement.
Vehicles with automati ctransmission:
shift the transmission to position Dor R
when the vehicle is stationary, depending
on the messag eorrequirement.
Active Parking Assist immediately steers in
the othe rdirection. The Park Assist
Park Assist
active Accelerate and brake active Accelerate and brake
Observe Observe surroundings
surroundings messageappears
in the multifunction display.
i You will achieve the bes
tresults by wait-
ing for the steering procedure to complete before pulling away.
If yo ureverse afte ractivation, the steering
wheel is move dtothe straight-ahead posi-
tion.
X Drive forward sand reverse as prompte dby
the PARKTRONIC warning displays, several
time sifn ecessary.
X Vehicles with manual transmission:
stop as soo nasPARKTRONIC sounds the
continuou swarning tone, if not before. Drivin
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Once you have exited the parking space com-
pletely,t he steering wheel is moved to the
straight-ahead position. You hear atone and
the Park Assist switched off
Park Assist switched off message
appears in the multifunction display. You will
then have to steer and merge into traffic on
your own. PARKTRONIC is still available. You
can take over the steering before the vehicle has exited the parking space completely. This
is useful,f or example when you recognise
that it is already possibletop ull out of the
parking space.
Cancelling Active Parking Assist You can cancel Active Parking Assist at any
time.
X Stop the movement of the multifunction
steering wheel or steer yourself.
Active Parking Assist will be cancelled at
once. The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage appears in the multifunction display
and you hear atone.
or X Press the PARKTRONIC button on the
centre console (Y page 237).
PARKTRONIC is switched off and Active
Parking Assist is immediately cancelled.
The Park Assist cancelled
Park Assist cancelled message
appears in the multifunction displaya nd
you hear atone.
Active Parking Assist is cancelled automati-
cally if:
R the transmission is shifted too early
R transmission position Pis selected
R parking using Active Parking Assist is no
longer possible
R you are driving faster than 10 km/h
R aw heel spins and ESP ®
intervenes or fails.
In such cases the ÷warning lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster.
Aw arning tone sounds. The parking symbol
disappears and the multifunction display
shows the Park Assist cancelled Park Assist cancelled mes-
sage. When Active Parking Assist is cancelled, you
must steer and brake againy
ourself.
Vehiclesw ith automatic transmission: if a
system malfunction occurs, the vehicle is
braked to astandstill. To drive on, depress the
accelerator pedal again.
Towing atrailer For vehicles with
atrailer tow hitch, the min-
imum length for parking spaces is slightly
increased.
If you have attached atrailer to your vehicle,
you should not use Active Parking Assist.
Once the electrical connection is established between your vehicle and the trailer, Active
Parking Assist is no longer available.
PARKTRONIC is deactivated for the rear area. Reversing camera
General notes Example: Saloon
Reversing camera :is an optical parking
and manoeuvring aid. It shows the area
behind your vehicle with guidelines in the
Audio 20 or COMAND Online display.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed as a
mirror image, as in the rear-view mirror.
i The text shown in the Audio 20 or
COMAND Online displayd epends on the
language setting. The following are exam-
ples of reversing camera messages in the
COMAND Online display. 244
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Display
sintheAudio 20/COMAND
Online display The reversin
gcamera may sho wadistorted
vie wofo bstacles or sho wthemi ncorrectly or
no tata ll. Obstacles are no tshown by the
reversin gcamera in th efollowing locations:
R ver yclose to th erearb umper
R under th erearb umper
R in th eareai mmediately abov ethe tailgate
handle
! Objects no
tatgroun dlevel may appear to
be further away than they actually are ,e.g.:
R theb umper of aparke dvehicle
R thed rawbar of atrailer
R theb all couplin gofatrailer to whitch
R ther ears ection of an HGV
R as lante dpost
Use th eguidelines only fo rorientation.
Approach objects no further than th ebot-
tom-most guideline. :
Yello wguidelineatad istanceofapprox-
imately 4. 0mfrom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel, vehicl ewidth including the
exterior mirrors (static)
= Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
? Yellow lane marking the course the tyres
willt ake at the current steering wheel
angle (dynamic) A
Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y1.0mf rom the rear of the vehicle
B Vehicle centre axis (locating aid)
C Bumper
D Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are show nwhen the trans-
mission is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
objects that are at ground level. :
Front warning display
; Additional PARKTRONIC measurement
operational readiness indicator
= Rearw arning display
Vehicles with PARKTRONIC: when
PARKTRONIC is operational (Y page237),
additiona lmeasurement operational readi-
ness indicator ;appears in the Audi o20or
COMAND Online display.Ift he PARKTRONIC
warning displaysa re active or light up, warn-
ing displays :and =are alsoa ctive or light
up correspondingly in the Audi o20or
COMAND Online display. 246
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"Reverse parking" function
Reversing straight into
aparking space
without turning the steering wheel :
White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel, vehicle width including the
exterior mirrors (static)
; Yellowg uide line for the vehicle width
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering wheel angle (dynamic)
= Yellowg uide line at adistance of approx-
imately 1.0 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
? Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
X Make sure that the reversing camera is
switched on (Y page245).
The lane and the guide lines are shown.
X With the help of white guide line :,check
whethe rthe vehicl ewillf it into the parking
space.
X Using white guide line :asag uide, care-
full yreverse until you reach the end posi-
tion.
Red guide line ?is then at the end of the
parking space. The vehicl eisalmost paral-
lel in the parking space. Reverse perpendicular parking with the
steering wheel at an angle :
Parking space marking
; Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
X Drive pastt he parking space and bring the
vehicl etoas tandstill.
X Make sure that the reversing camera is
switched on (Y page245).
The lane and the guide lines are shown.
X Whil ethe vehicl eisatas tandstill, turn the
steering whee linthe direction of the park-
ing space until yellow guide line ;reaches
parking space marking :.
X Keep the steering whee linthat position
and reverse carefully. :
Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic) Driving systems
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X
Stop the vehicl ewhenitisa lmoste xactly in
front of the parking space.
The white lane shoul dbeasclose to parallel
with the parking space marking as possi-
ble. :
White guid elineatc urrent steering wheel
angle
; Parking space marking
X Turn the steering wheel to the centre posi-
tion whil ethe vehicl eisstationary. :
Redg uide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
; White guide line without turning the steer-
ing wheel
= End of parking space
X Reverse carefully until you have reached
the end position.
Red guide line :is then at the end of park-
ing space =.The vehicl eisalmost parallel
in the parking space. "Coupling up
atrailer" function :
Vehicle centre point on the yellow guide
line at adistance of approximatel y1.0 m
from the rear of the vehicle
; Trailer drawbar
This function is only available on vehicles with
at railer tow hitch.
X Before coupling up atrailer, set the height
of trailer drawbar ;so that it is slightly
higher than the ballc oupling.
X Position the vehicl ecentrally in front of
trailer drawbar ;. :
Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the ballc oupling
; Trailer drawbar locating aid
= Trailer drawbar
? Symbol for the "Coupling up atrailer"
function
A Ball coupling
i For technical reasons, the ballc
oupling of
the trailer tow hitch in the Audi odisplay or
COMAND display is visible either only in a
limited manner or not at all. 248
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X
Select symbol ?using the controller.
The "Coupling up atrailer" function is selec-
ted. The distance specifications now only
appl ytoo bjects tha tare at the same level
as the ball coupling.
X Revers ecarefully ,making sure tha ttrailer
drawbar locating aid ;points approx-
imatel yinthe direction of traile rdrawbar
=.
X Revers ecarefully unti ltraile rdrawbar =
reaches the red guid eline.
The distance between the traile rdrawbar
and the red guid elineisn ow approximately
0.30 m.
X Couple up the trailer (Y page 267).
Wide-angle function :
Symbo lfor the wide-angle view function
; Ownvehicle
= PARKTRONI Cwarning displays
Yo uc an also us ethe reversing camera to
select awide- angle view.
When PARKTRONI Cisoperational
(Y page 237), asym bolfor your ow nvehicle
appear sinthe Audio 20 or COMAND Online
display. If the PARKTRONI Cwarning displays
ar ea ctive, warning displays =ligh tupint he
Audio 20 or COMAND Online displa yinyellow
or red respectively. 360° camera
General notes Th
e3 60° camera is acamera syste mthat
consists of fou rcameras.
Th es ysteme valuate simages fromt he fol-
lowing cameras:
R reversing camera
R front camera
R two camera sinthe exterior mirrors
Th ec amera scove rthe immediate surround-
ing soft he vehicle. Th esystema ssis ts you, for
instanc ewhenp arking or at exits with
reduced visibility.
Yo uc an sho wpictures fro mthe 360° camera
in full-screen mod eorinseven different split-
screen view sonthe COMAND/Audio 20 dis-
play .As plit-screen view also includes atop
view of the vehicle. This view is calculated
fro mt he data supplied by the installe dcam-
era s(virtual camera).
Th es even split-screen view sare:
R top view and imag efromt he reversing cam-
era (130° viewing angle)
R top view and imag efromt he front camera
(130° viewing angle without displaying the maximum steering whee langle)
R top view and enlarge drearv iew
R top view and enlarge dfront view
R top view and trailer view (vehicle swith
trailer tow hitch)
R top view and images fro mthe side mirror
camera s(rear whee lview)
R top view and images fro mthe side mirror
camera s(front whee lview)
When the functio nisa ctive and yo ushift the
transmission from Dor Rto N,t he dynamic
guideline sarehidden.
When yo uchange between transmission
positions Dand R,y ou seet he previously
selected front or rea rview. Driving systems
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Top view with imag
efrom the reversing
camera :
Yellow guid elineatad istance of approx-
imatel y4.0mf rom the rear of the vehicle
; Symbol for the split-screen setting with
top view and reversing camera image
= Guide line for the maximu msteering angle
? Yellow lane marking the course the tyres
willt ake at the current steering wheel
angle (dynamic)
A Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic) B
Vehicle centre axis (locating aid)
C Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y1.0mf rom the rear of the vehicle
D Bumper
E Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle
The guide lines are show nwhen the trans-
mission is in position R.
The distance specifications only apply to
objects that are at ground level. Top vieww
ith image from the front cam-
era :
Symbol for the split-screen setting with
top view and front camera image
; Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y4.0mf rom the front of the vehicle
= Yellow guide line for the vehicl ewidth
including the exterior mirrors, for current
steering whee langle (dynamic)
? Yellow lane marking the course the tyres
willt ake at the current steering wheel
angle (dynamic)
A Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the front of the vehi-
cle
B Yellow guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y1.0mf rom the front of the vehicle
Top viewa nd enlarged rear view :
Symbol for the split-screen setting with
top view and reversing camera image
enlarged
; Red guide line at adistance of approx-
imatel y0.30 mfrom the rear of the vehicle 252
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Warning in the multifunction display
If fatigu
eorincreasing lapses in concentra-
tion are detected, awarning appears in the
multifunction display: Attention Assist:
Attention Assist:
Take abreak!
Take abreak!
In addition to the message show ninthe mul-
tifunction display, you wil lthen hea rawarn-
ing tone.
X If necessary, take abreak.
X Confirm the message by pressing the a
button on the steering wheel.
On long journeys, take regularb reaks in good
time that allow for adequate recuperation. If
you do not take abreak, you wil lbewarned
again after 15 minutes at the earliest. This will only happen if ATTENTION ASSIST still
detects typical indicators of fatigu eor
increasing lapses in concentration. Traffic SignA
ssist
General notes Traffi
cSign Assist displays the maximum
spee dpermitted and overtaking restrictions
to the drive rinthe instrument cluster. Driving
onto asection of road in the wrong direction
trigger sawarning. Traffi cSign Assist detects
traffic signs with camera system :attached
behind the top of the windscreen. The data
and genera ltraffic regulations stored in the
navigation syste mare also use dtodetermine
the current spee dlimit. If
at raffic sign that is relevant to you rvehicle
is passed, the displayoft he speedlimits and
overtaking restrictions is updated.
The displayc an also be updated without a
visible traffic sign if:
R the vehicl echanges road s(e.g. motorway
exit or sli proad)
R av illage or town boundary is passed which
is stored in the digital map
R the last traffic sign detected by the camera
has not been repeated
If as ign indicating the end of arestriction
(speed limi torovertaking restriction) is
passed, the sign is displayed for five seconds.
The currently applicable traffic regulation
continues to be show ninthe assistance
graphic display.
The camera also detects traffic signs with a
restriction indicated by an additiona lsign
(e.g. in wet conditions).
The traffic signs are only displayed with the
restrictions if:
R the regulation must be observed with the
restriction, or
R Traffi cSign Assist is unable to determine
whether the restriction applies
If Traffi cSign Assist is unable to determine a
maximu mpermitted spee dfrom any of the
available sources, no spee dlimi tisd isplayed
in the instrument cluster either. Traffi
cSign Assist is not available in allc oun-
tries. In this case, symbol :is show ninthe
assistance graphic display( Ypag e286).
Important safety notes Traffi
cSign Assist is only an aida nd is not
always abl etocorrectly displays peedlimits Driving systems
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