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Aud i a d a pti ve c ruise contr o l and br a kin g gu ar d
Audi
adaptive
cruise
control
and braking
guard
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
The adaptive cruise contro l system assists the
driver by regulat ing vehicle speed and helping to
maintain a set distance to the vehicle ahead,
within the limits of the system. If the system de-
tects a moving vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise
control can brake and then accelerate your veh i-
cle. This helps to make driving more comfortable
both on long highway stretches and in stop-and-
go traffic.
The braking guard system can warn you about an
impending collision and initiate braking maneu-
vers¢
page 85.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard have
technical limitations that you m ust know, so
please read this section carefully, understand
how the system works and use them properly at
all times.
General
information
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 86
Front of the veh icle: sensors and video came ra
The areas that contain the radar and ultrason ic
sensors and the video camera ¢
fig.
86 m ust nev-
er be covered by stickers or other objects or ob-
structed with dirt, insects, snow or ice that will
interfere with the adaptive cruise control system
and braking guard. For information on cleaning,
refer to ¢
page
193. The same applies for any
modifications made in the front area .
The function of the adaptive cru ise control sys-
tem and braking g uard is limited under some
conditions:
- Objects can on ly be de t ected when t hey are
with in sensor range¢
page
81,
fig.
89.
- The system has a limited ability to detect ob-
jects that are a short d istance ahead, off to the
side of your vehicle or mov ing into your lane .
- Some kinds of veh icles are hard to detect; for
examp le motorcycles, veh icles with high
gro und clea rance or overhanging loads may be
detected when it is too late o r they may not be
detected at all.
-When driving through curves
¢page
80 .
- Stat iona ry obje cts¢
page
80.
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WARNING
Always pay attention to traff ic when adaptive
cruise control is sw itched on and brak ing
guard is active . As the driver, you are still re-
sponsible for starting and for maintaining
speed and distance to other objects. Braking
guard is used to assist you. The driver must
always take act ion to avoid a collision . The
driver is always respons ible for braking at the
cor rect time.
- Improper use of adaptive cruise control can
cause collisions, other accidents and ser ious
pe rsonal injury.
- Never let the comfort and conven ience that
adapt ive cruise control and braking g ua rd
offe r dist ract you from the need to be a lert
to traffic conditions and the need to remain
in full control of your vehicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive cruise
control a nd braking gua rd have limits - they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set distance when you drive towa rds an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If reg istered by the radar sensors, vehicles
or obstacles that are not moving can trigger
a collision wa rning and if confirmed by the
video came ra, an acute collision wa rning.
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79
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