Audi A7 Sportback 2014 Owner's Manual page 101

General information
Applies to vehicles: wit h side assist
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Fig. 104 Driving situations
Fig. 105 Rear of t he vehicle: positio n of t he sensors
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Side assist functions at speeds above approx i-
mately 19 mph (30 km/h).
@ Vehicles th at are approaching
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a lane change even if it is still
somewhat far away. The faster a vehicle ap-
proaches, the sooner the display in the exteri-
or m irror will t urn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with you are indicated in the
exterior m irror if they are classified as critical
for a lane change. All vehicles detec t ed by
side assist are indicated by the ti me t hey en-
ter your "blind spot", at the latest.
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Vehicles left behind
If you s lowly pass a vehicle that s ide assist has
detected (the difference in speed between the
vehicle and you r vehicle is less than 9 mph or
15 km/h), the display in the exterio r mirror
turns on as soon as the vehicle enters your
blind spot.
The disp lay will not t urn on if you quickly pass
a vehicle that side assist has detected (the dif-
ference in speed between the vehicle and your
vehicle is greater than 9 mph or 15 km/h).
Functional limitation s
The radar sensors are designed to detect the
left and right adjacent lanes when the road
lanes are the normal width. In certain situa-
tions, the disp lay in the exterior mirror may
turn on even though there is no vehicle locat-
ed in the area that is critical for a lane change.
For example:
- if the lanes are narrow or if your are dr iving
on the edge of your lane. If this is the case,
the system may have detected the vehicle in
another 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 one lane over
from the adjacent lane.
- if side assist reacts to other objects (such as
high or disp laced guard rails) .
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
functions are limited .
Do not cover the radar sensors
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fig. 105 with
stickers, depos its, bicycle wheels or other ob-
jects, because this will affect the funct ion. Do
not use s ide ass ist when towing a trailer. For
information on cleaning, refer to
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WARNING
- Always pay attention to traffic and to t he
area around your vehicle. Side assist can-
not replace a driver's attention. The driv-
er alone is always responsible for lane
changes and similar driving mane uvers.