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side assist
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i side assist
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Fig. 105 Driving situations
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Fig. 106 Rear of the vehicle: posit ion of the sensors
Side assist functions at speeds above approxi-
mately 19 mph (30 km/h).
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Vehicles that are approaching
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a lane change even if it is still some-
what far away. The faster a veh icle approaches,
the sooner the d isplay in the exterior mirror w ill
turn on.
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Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with you are ind icated in the
exterior mirror if they are classified as critical for
a lane change. All vehicles detected by side assist
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are indicated by the time they enter your "blind
spot", at the latest .
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Vehicles left behind
If you slow ly pass a vehicle that s ide assist has
de t ected (the diffe rence in speed between the
vehicle and your vehicle is less than 9 mph
(15 km/h)), the display in the exterior mirror
turns on as soon as the vehicle enters your blind
spot .
The display will not turn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side assist has detected (the differ-
ence in speed between the vehicle and your vehi-
cle is greater than 9 mph (15 km/h)) .
Functional limitations
The radar sensors are designed to detect t he left
and right adjacent lanes when the road lanes are
the normal width . In certain situations, the dis-
play in the exterior mirror may turn on even
though there is no vehicle located in the area
that is crit ical for a lane change. For example:
- if the lanes are narrow or if your are driving on
the edge of your lane. If this is the case, the
system may have detected the vehicle in anoth-
er 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 displaced guard rails) .
- In poor weather conditions. The side ass ist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the radar sensors
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fig. 106 with
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob-
j ects, because this will affect the function . Do not
use side assist when towing a trailer. For infor-
mation on cleaning, refer to
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page
183.
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WARNING
- Always pay attention to traff ic and to the
area around your vehicle. Side assist cannot
replace a driver's attention . The driver alone
is always responsible for lan e changes and
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similar driv ing maneuvers .
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