Driver Assistance; Assist; Speed Warning System; Cruise Control System - Audi R8 2017 Owner's Manual

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Assist
Speed warning system
App lies to: vehicles with speed warning syste m
The speed warning system helps you to stay be-
low a specified maximum speed that can be set,
changed or deleted in the Infotainment system.
The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set.
You will hear a warning tone as soon as your
speed slightyl exceeds the stored speed. The
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(USA models)
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(Canada models) indicator
light and a message appear in the instrument
cluster display at the same time. The
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(USA
models)/ (Ol(Canada models) indicator light and
the message turn off when the vehicle speed
drops below the stored maximum speed .
Sett ing a threshold is recommended if you would
like to be reminded when you reach a certa in
maximum speed. Situations where you may want
to do so include driving in a country with a gener -
al speed limit or if there is a specified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the threshold
• Se lect in the Info t ainment syst em:
!MENUI
but-
ton >
Vehicle
> left contro l bu tto n >
Driver as-
sistan ce
>
Speed war ning
>
Manual.
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Tips
Regard less of the speed warning system, you
should a lways monito r your speed using the
speedometer and make sure you are following
the legal speed limit.
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Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles wit h cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 15 mph
(20
km/h) .
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Fig. 6 7 Operat ing lever: cruise control system
• To switch on the system, pull the lever into po-
sition (!) ¢
fig. 67 .
• Drive at the speed to be controlled.
• To store the speed, press the button @ .
The stored speed and the
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(USA models) /
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(Canada models) indicator light are d isp layed
in the instrument cluster.
The speed is kept constant by modifying engine
power or through an active brake intervention.
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WARNING -
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- Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control is in ope ration.
You are always respons ible for your speed
and the distance between your veh icle and
other ve hicles .
- For reasons of safety, cruise control should
not be used in the city, in stop-and-go traf-
fic, on wind ing roads and whe n road cond i-
tions a re poo r (s uch as ice, fog, gravel,
heavy rain and hydroplaning) - you cou ld
have a n accident.
- Switch the cr uise con t rol off tempora rily
when dr iving in tu rning lanes, highway exits
or in const ruct ion zones.
- Please not e t hat un cons ciously "rest ing"
your foo t on the accelerato r ped al prevents
the cruise control from braking . This is due
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