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Aud i side assist
General information
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
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Fig. 110 Driving sit uations
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Fig . 11 1 Rear of t he vehicle: posit ion of t he sensors
Side assis t functions at speeds above ap proxi-
ma t ely 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
somewhat far away. The fas t er a vehicle ap-
proaches, the sooner the disp lay in the exteri-
or m irror will t urn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with you are indicated in the
exterior mirror if they are classified as crit ical
for a lane change. All vehicles detec t ed by
side assis t ar e indicated by the ti me t hey en-
ter your "blind spot", at t he latest.
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Vehicles left behind
If you s low ly pass a vehicle t ha t s ide ass ist has
dete cted (t he difference in speed between the
vehicle and you r vehicle is less than 9 mph
(15 km/h), the display in the exter ior mirror
turns on as soon as the vehicle enters your
blind spot.
The display will not t urn on if you quickly pass
a vehicle that s ide assist has detected (t he d if-
ference in speed between the vehicle and your
vehicle is greater than 9 mph (15 km/h).
Functional limitations
The radar senso rs are designed t o detect the
left and right adjacent lanes whe n the road
lanes a re the normal width. In certain situa-
t ions, the d isp lay in the exterior mirror may
turn on even though there is no vehicle locat-
ed in the area that is critical fo r a la ne cha nge.
For example:
- if the lanes are narrow or if your are driving
on t he edge of your lane. If this is the case,
the system may have detected the vehicle in
another lane that is
not
adjacent to you r
cur rent lane .
- if you a re driving throug h 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
h igh or d isp laced gua rd rails) .
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
fu nctions are limited .
Do not cover the radar sensors
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fig. 111 with
stickers, depos its, bicycle wheels or other ob-
jects, because this will affect the funct ion. Do
not use s ide ass ist when towing a trailer . For
informa t ion on cleaning, refe r to
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page
202 .
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WARNING
- Always pay att e nt ion t o traffic and t o th e
area arou nd your vehicle . Side assi st can -
not repl ac e a driver 's atte ntion. The d riv-
er a lone is always res ponsible fo r lane
cha nges a nd similar driving maneuvers.
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