Audi Braking Guard - Audi RS 5 Cabriolet 2013 Owner's Manual

98 Aud i adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Audi braking guard
Descript ion
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 11 3 Ins t rumen t cluste r : approach warn ing
Braking guard uses a radar sensor. It also
functions within the limits of the system
when adaptive cruise cont rol is switched off.
What can Audi braking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
situations when a vehicle ahead brakes sud-
denly or if your own vehicle is traveling at a
high speed and approachi ng a vehicle up
ahead that is moving more slowly. Braking
guard does not react if it can not detect t he
situation.
The system advises you of various situations :
- The
distance warning
is given if you are too
close to t he vehicle ahead for a long time . If
the vehicle ahead brakes sharply, you will
not be ab le to avoid a collision. The indicator
light
I
in the display comes on .
- The
approach warning
is given when a de-
tected vehicle up ahead in your lane is mov-
ing much more slowly than you are or if it
brakes sha rply. When th is warning is given,
it may only be possib le to avoid a collision
by swerving or braking sha rply. The indicat or
light
I
an d indicator in the disp lay will warn
you about t he danger ¢ fig. 113 . You will al-
so hear an acoustic signa l.
If you do not react fast enoug h or do not react
at all t o t he situ at ion, Braking guard will in-
ll
This is not available in some coun t ries .
tervene by braking and the message
braking
guard intervention
will appea r.
- If a collision is imm inent, the syst em will
first provide an
acute warning
by briefly and
sharply applying the brakes.
- If you do not react t o the acut e warning,
bra king guard can brake wit hin the limits of
the system. This red uces the vehicle speed
in the event of a collision.
- At speeds under 20 mph (30 km/h), the sys-
tem can initiate a comp lete deceleration
short ly before a collision.
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- If the bra king guard senses that you are not
bra king hard enough when a collision is im-
minent, it can increase the braking force.
Which functions can be controlled?
You can switch braking guard and t he dis-
tance/ap proach warn ing on or off in the rad io
or MM I
¢
page 99, Settings in the radio/
MMI.
A
WARNING
-
Lack of attention can cause collisions, oth-
er accidents and serio us pe rsonal injuries.
The braking gua rd is an assist system and
cannot prevent a collision by itself. The
driver must always intervene. The driver is
always res ponsible for braking at t he cor-
rect t ime .
- Always pay close at tent ion to traffic,
even when th e braking guard is switc hed
on. Be ready t o intervene and be ready to
t ake com plete cont rol whenever necessa-
ry. Always keep the safe and legal dis-
tance between your vehicle and vehicles
up ahead.
- Braking gua rd works within limits and
will not respond outside the system lim-
its, for examp le when approachi ng a
sto pped vehicle or stati onary obstacle
(end of a t raffic jam or vehicle that has
broken down in t raffic).