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adaptive
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control
and braking
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Audi
adaptive
cruise
control
and braking
guard
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
driver by regu lat ing vehicle speed and helping
to maintain a set distance to the vehicle
ahead, within the limits of th e system . If the
system detects a moving vehicle up ahead,
adaptive cruise control can brake and then ac-
celerate your vehicle. This he lps to make driv-
ing more comfortable on long highway
stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about
an impending collision and initiate braking
maneuvers
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101.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard
have technical limitations that you must
know, so please read this section carefully, un-
derstand how the system works and use them
properly at all times.
General
information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig.
97 Front of the vehicle: Position of radar sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor
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must never be covered by st ickers or
other objects or obstructed with dirt, insects,
snow or ice that will interfere with the adap-
tive cruise control system and Audi braking
guard. For information on cleaning, refer to
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202. The same applies for any modifi-
cations made in the front area .
The function of the adaptive cruise contro l
system and braking guard is limited under
some cond itions:
- Objects can on ly be detected when they are
within sensor range
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fig.
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- The system has a limited ability to detect
objects that are a short distance ahead, off
to the side of your vehicle or moving into
your lane.
- Some kinds of vehicles are hard to detect;
for examp le motorcycles, vehicles with high
ground clearance or overhanging loads may
be detected when it is too late or they may
not be detected at all.
- When driving through curves
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- Stationary objects
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WARNING
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Always pay attention to traffic when adap-
tive cruise control is switched on and brak-
ing guard is active. As the dr iver, you are
still responsible for start ing and for ma in-
tain ing speed and distance to other ob-
jects. Braking guard is used to assist you.
The driver must always take action to avoid
a collision. The driver is always responsible
for braking at the correct time.
- Improper use of adaptive cru ise control
can caus e collisions, other accidents and
serious personal injury.
- Never let the comfort and convenience
that adaptive cruise control and Audi
braking guard offer distract you from the
need to be a lert to traff ic conditions and
the need to remain in full control of your
veh icle at a ll times,
- Always remember that the adaptive
cru ise contro l and Audi brak ing guard
have lim its - they will not slow the vehi-
cle down or maintain the set d istance
when you drive towards an obstacle o r
someth ing on or nea r the road that is not
moving, such as vehicles stopped in a
traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If registered by the rada r sensor, vehicles
or obstacles that are not moving can
trigger a collision warning and if
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