Audi RS 7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 102

Night vision assist
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright posit ion, for ex-
ample if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in-
comp lete or interrupted, for example be-
cause the person is partia lly covered by a
vehicle or an animal by tall grass. This
could increase the risk of an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so wi ll endanger you or other road users, be-
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
- Even though the system evaluat es th e
shape and heat given off by all detected ob-
j ects, there are limits to the system. There
may be false warnings.
- For technical reasons, th e image pauses in
split second intervals.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Fig. 112 Area around th e light switc h: night vision assis·
tant butto n
Requirement: switch the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the AUTO position .
.,. Press the
5J
button ~ fig. 112. The heat image
from the night vision camera appears in the in-
strument cluster display .
.,. Press the
B
button again to switch night vision
assist off .
If conditions are bright enough, night vision as-
sist can be switched on without moving the light
switch to the AUTO position . Pedestr ian and wild
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anima l hig hli ghting and warnings are only active
when it is dark outside and the headlights are
switched on .
Adjusting the contrast
Appli es to : vehicles with night vision assist
.,. Select: the
I CARI
function button
>
(Car)* Sys-
tems contro l button
>
Driver assistance
>
Night vision assist contrast .
When the night vision assist is switched on and
the image is visible in the instrument cluster dis-
play, you can adjust the contrast in the image
from Min to Max.
Driver messages
Applies to: vehicles with night vision assist
Night vision assist: System fault
The system cannot guarantee correct funct ion
and is switched off. See an authorized Audi deal-
er or authorized Audi Service Facility for assis-
tance.
Night vision assist: Currently unavailable
The system cannot guarantee correct funct ion
temporarily and is switched off.
Night vision assist: Only available at night with
lights turned on
Night vision assist only works when it is dark out-
side and the headlights are on.
Night vision assist: Pedestrian marking current-
ly unavailable
The pedestrian and wild animal highlighting was
switched off by the system .