Audi A8 2018 Owner's Manual page 112

Assistance systems
critical, the system will direct your attention to
this :
- Pedestrians or wild animals are highlighted in
red and the corresponding symbol . or .
turns on
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fig. 125.
- There is also an audible signal.
The area classified as critical is based on the vehi-
cle speed and the steering wheel angle. Pedes-
trian and wild animal warning encourages you to
pay more attention.
If
the night vision assist image is replaced by an-
other display (such as the on-board computer),
the red . or . indicator light
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fig. 126 will
appear if there is a pedestrian or wild animal
warning.
If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated, . or .
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn-
ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately
35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat-
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown . The
high beam assistant* controls the marking light*
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page 44, High beam assistant .
The marking light is not used for wild animals .
General information
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Fig. 127
Front of th e vehicl e: nigh t vision assist camera
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The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow , rain, fog or heavy
spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision assist camera
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fig . 12 7 is not covered by stickers , deposits or
any other obstructions because that can affect
the camera function . For information on clean-
ing, see
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page 306.
The pedestrian and wild animal recognition de-
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild animal and the background. Peo-
ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif-
ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal
marking and the marking light* deactivate at
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight . If the night vision assist im-
age is selected in the inst rument cluster display,
then the
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symbol appears at t he top on the
right side .
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WARNING
, -
Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch-
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as-
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo-
ple and wild animals located within the visu-
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in-
strument cluster display .
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex-
ample if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in-
complete or interrupted, for example be-
cause the person is partially covered by a
vehicle or an animal by tall grass . This
could increase the risk of an accident .
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be-
cause this increases the risk of an accident.