Audi Side Assist - Audi Q7 2018 Owner's Manual

Assistance systems
Late: in this setting, the system provides correc-
tive steering just before a wheel goes over a de-
tected lane marker line.
Vibration warning
You can switch the additional vibration warning
in the steering wheel on or off.
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WARNING
With the vibration warning switched off,
there will also be no visual warning in the in-
strument cluster display when crossing a lane
marker line.
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Tips
In certain markets: you r settings are stored
automatically and assigned to the remote
control key in use.
Audi side assist
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi side assist
Fig. 112 Sensor detection range
Fig. 113 Display on the exte rior mirror
Side assist (lane change assist) helps you monitor
your blind spot and traffic behind your vehicle.
Within the limits of the system, it warns you
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about vehicles that are coming closer or that are
traveling with you within sensor range
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fig. 112 . If a lane change is classif ied as criti-
cal, the display @ in the exterior mirror turns on
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The display in the left exterior mirror provides as-
sistance when making a lane change to the left,
while the display in the right exterior mir ror pro-
vides assistance when making a lane change to
the right.
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
side assist
informs
you about vehicles that are
detected and classified as critical. The display in
the mirror turns on, but is dim.
The display remains dim in the information stage
so that your view toward the front is not distur-
bed.
Warning stage
If
the display in a mirror blinks brightly when you
activate a turn signal, side assist is warning you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
critica l. If this happens, check traffic by glancing
in the exterior m irrors and over your shoulder
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Applies to: vehicles with active lane assist: the
display in the m irror can also bli nk if you have not
activated a turn signal: if you are approaching a
detected lane marker line and it appears you will
be leaving the lane, side assist will warn you
about detected vehicles that it has classified as
critical.
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Tips
You can adjust the brightness on of the dis-
play on the rearview mirror ¢ page 122.