Towing Bracket - Audi A5 Owner's Manual

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– Press the control button for Mode
fig. 161. "Parking mode 2" ⇒ fig. 162 will appear in the
MMI display.
– Reverse and align the position of your vehicle in such a
way that the dark blue area marking
borders onto the vehicle behind or onto the parking
space line marking. If you are not parking next to obsta-
cles ⇒ page 150 the long side of the dark blue marking
should border onto the kerb. The complete dark blue
area marking must fit into the parking space ⇒ page 143,
fig. 157.
– When the vehicle is stationary turn the steering wheel to
the right as far as it will go.
– Reverse into the parking space. If you are not parking
next to obstacles ⇒ page 150 the dark blue marking
should touch the kerb ⇒ page 146, fig. 163. Stop your
vehicle.
– Turn the steering wheel to the left as far as it will go
(vehicle is stationary).
– Continue to reverse into the parking space until the
vehicle is standing parallel to the kerb. When reversing
you must also keep a close watch on the front end of the
vehicle ⇒
.
You can use "Parking mode 2" to park on the left or the right side of
the road. For this reason, the blue markings are shown in various
shades of blue. The dark blue area marking
A
curve are used when parking on the right side of the road. The
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A
light blue area marking and the light blue curve
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when parking on the left side of the road.
Controls
A ⇒ page 145,
When the turn signals are on, the display will only show the mark-
A
ings for the relevant side. To change the display to the other side,
just switch on the opposite turn signals.
The light blue
steering wheel in the other direction, i.e. when the curve touches
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the kerb. ⇒ page 146, fig. 163.
The distance from your rear bumper
40 cm. From here at the latest, the driver should not reverse any
further ⇒ page 151.
Please note that objects which are not touching the ground may
appear to be further away than they actually are (e.g. the bumper
of a parked vehicle, a towing bracket or the rear end of a truck). In
this case you should not use the orientation lines for judging the
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distance (accident risk).
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The MMI display shows the path of the rear end of the vehicle if you
were to reverse using the current steering angle. NB: The front end
of the vehicle swings out further than the rear.
To ensure that the reversing camera works properly, the lens of the
camera ⇒ page 140, fig. 154 must be kept clean and free of snow
and ice. Please observe the additional notes on ⇒ page 152.
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and the dark blue
2
Applies to vehicles: with parking system and towing bracket
A

Towing bracket

are used
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Once the electrical connector for the trailer socket is plugged in on
vehicles with a factory-fitted towing bracket the rear sensors for the
Safety Driving tips General maintenance
Audi parking system
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and dark blue curves show you when to turn the
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A
to the red line
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WARNING
Caution
Note
Self-help
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is approx.
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Technical data