Pre Sense City - Audi Q7 2017 Manual

Pre sense city

With Audi pre sense city, the following actions can be
initiated:
• Audible and visual early warnings.
• Acute warning by brake jolt.
• Pre-charging of the brake system.
• Reconfiguration (alteration of the parameters) of
hydraulic brake assist.
Response to vehicles
Audi pre sense city is a "camera based" system. To use Audi
pre sense city, therefore, Driver Assistance Systems Front
Camera R242 must be installed. The front camera continu-
ously monitors the traffic ahead of the vehicle. Among
other things, it makes allowance for the distance to and
speed of other objects relative to one's own vehicle.
Response to vehicles
The following preconditions must be met in order to acti-
vate the system:
• pre sense city can respond to vehicles which are travel-
ling in the same direction and which have stopped or are
stationary.
• pre sense city does not respond to crossing or oncoming
traffic.
• pre sense city is active upwards of a speed of about
6.2 mph (10 km/h).
Collision warning phase
If the vehicle approaches another vehicle which is traveling in
the same direction (up to a speed of 155.3 mph [250 km/h])
or has stopped, resulting in a critical driving situation, the
instrument cluster gives the driver audible and visual early
warnings when set limits are exceeded.
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• Automatic braking up to emergency braking intensity.
• Activation of the hazard warning flashers (emergency
braking warning)
Response to pedestrians
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Depending on the severity of the critical driving situations,
Audi pre sense city can warn the driver first and then, if
necessary, initiate braking. The system can, under certain
conditions, detect the following scenarios:
• Vehicle ahead.
• Pedestrians standing in the same lane or approaching
the same lane as the vehicle.
• pre sense city can warn against vehicles up to a speed of
155.3 mph (250 km/h).
• pre sense city can initiate braking up to a speed of
52.8 mph (85 km/h).
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