Audi A8 2008 Owner's Manual page 160

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speed and the considerable distance from your vehicle, the signal
on the outside mirror will not light up ::::>
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in "Safety tips" on
page 161.
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Informational stage signal lights up
The distance between your vehicle and that of the slowly
approaching vehicle has narrowed. The informational stage signal
on the outside mirror lights up .
As soon as the difference in speed and distance is registered as
notable if you were to change lanes , a signal on the mirror lights up.
Side assist will signal at the latest when a detected vehicle enters
your "blind spot".
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Alert stage signal flashes
If you activate your turn signal in driving situation
0 ,
the signal
light briefly flashes repeatedly. Side assist is alerting you of a
vehicle that you may not have noticed .
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Tips
• The faster a vehicle approaches from the rear, the sooner the
signal on the outside mirror lights up . Side assist will signal , at the
latest, when a detected vehicle enters your "blind spot".
• When vehicles approach very quickly, changing lanes can be
dangerous even if the signal on the outside mirror does not light
up. •
App li es to vehi cles: wi th side assist
Driving situation: Vehicles dropping back
slowly
Fig. 177 Side assist: Vehicles dropping back slowly
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Signal on outside mirror does not light up
The vehicle that you passed has not yet been detected by side assist.
The signal on the outside mirror does not light up::::>
&
in "Safety
tips" on page 161.
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Informational stage signal lights up
A vehicle dropping back slowly on the right (difference in speed of
less than 9 mph, or 15 km/h) has been detected by side assist. The
informational stage signal on the outside mirror lights up.
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Alert stage signal flashes
If you activate your turn signal in driving situation
0 ,
the signal
briefly flashes repeatedly. Side assist is alerting you of a vehicle tha t
you may not have noticed. •