Audi A7 Sportback 2016 Owner's Manual page 108

Night v isio n ass ist
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex-
ample if they are sitt ing or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in-
comp lete or interrupted, for example be-
cause the person is partially covered by a
vehicle or an animal by tall grass. This
could increase the risk of an accident.
- Never t ry t o swerve around animals if doing
so wi ll endanger you or other road users, be-
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
- Even t hough t he system evaluates the
shape and heat given off by all detec t ed ob-
j ects, there are lim its to t he system . There
may be false warnings .
- For technica l reasons, the image pauses in
split second interva ls.
Switching on/off
Applies to vehicles: with night vision assist
Fig. 11 5 Area arou nd t he l igh t switc h: night vision assist
butto n
Requirement : Switc h the ignition on and turn the
light switch to the AUTO posit ion or .
.,. Press the ~ button ¢ fig. 115 . The heat image
from the night vision camera appears in the in-
strument cluster display .
.,. Press the ~ button again to sw itch night vision
assist off .
If condit ions are br ight enough, night vision as-
sist can be switched on without moving the light
switch to the AUTO position . Pedestrian and w ild
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anima l highl ighting and wa rnings are only active
whe n 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-
tem s control 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 cor rect function
and is switched off . See an authorized Audi dealer
or authorized Audi Service Facility for assistance.
Night vision assist: Currentl y unavailable
The system cannot guarantee cor rect function
temporar ily and is switched off .
Night vision assist : Only available at night with
lights tu rned on
Night vision assist only works when it is dark out-
side and the headlights are on.
Night vision assist: Pedestrian marking current-
ly unavailab le
The pedestrian and wild animal highlighting was
switched off by the system.