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Aud i side assist
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
Fig. 129 Driving sit uat ion s
Fig. 130 Rear of th e vehicl e: Position of t he sensors
Side assist functions at speeds above approxi-
mately 19 mph (30 km/h).
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Vehicles that are approaching
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In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a la ne change even if it is still some-
what far away. The faster a veh icle approaches ,
the soo ner the d isplay in the exterior mirror will
turn on.
@ Vehicles tra veling with you
Vehicles traveling with you are ind icated in the
exterior m irror if they are classified as critical for
a lane change. All ve hicles detected by side assist
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are indicated by the time they enter your "blind
spot", at th e latest .
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Vehicles left behind
If you slow ly pass a vehicle that s ide assist has
de t ected (the diffe rence in speed between the
vehicle and your vehicle is less than 9 mph or
15 km/h), the display in the exterior mirror turns
on as soon as the vehicle enters your blind spot.
The display w ill not tu rn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side ass ist has detected (the differ-
ence in speed between the vehicle and your vehi-
cle is greater than 9 mph or 15 km/h).
Functional limitation s
The radar sensors are designed to detect t he lef t
and rig ht adjacent lanes whe n t he road lanes are
the normal width . In certa in situations, the dis-
play in the exterior mirror may turn on even
t hough there is no vehicle located in the area
that is crit ical for a lane change. For example :
- if the lanes a re narrow or if your are driving on
the edge of your lane . If this is the case, the
system may have detect ed the vehicle in anoth-
e r lane that is
not
adjacent to your current lane.
- if you are driving through a curve. Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is on e lane over
from the adjacent lane.
- if side assist reacts to other objects (such as
high or disp laced guard rai ls) .
- In poor weather condit ions. The side assist
functions are limited .
Do no t cover the radar sensors ¢ fig . 130 wit h
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob-
jects, because this will affect the function. Do not
use side assist when towing a trailer . For infor-
mation on cleaning, refer to ¢ page
207.
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WARNING
- Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your veh icle . Side assist cannot
replace a driver's attention . The driver alone
is always responsib le for lane changes and
sim ilar driving mane uvers .
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