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Aud i side assist
The signal can light up if you are passed by a
vehicle or if you are passing another vehicle.
If you pas s another veh icle slowly (difference
in speed less than 9 mp h, or 15 km/h), the
signal light will come on as soon as the other
vehicle is in your blind spot and is detected by
side assist . When the difference in speed is
greater, the signa l light will not come on.
Informational and alert stage signals
App lies to vehicles: with side assist
Side assist has two s ignal stages:
- the informationa l stage signal, and
- the a le rt stage signa l.
Side assist he lps you by us ing the appropriate
signal sta ge, depending on whethe r or not
you have activated the tu rn signal, and thus
have indicated that you are or are not chang-
ing lanes.
Informational stage signal
As long as you have not act ivated the turn sig-
nal, side assist informs you of detec t ed vehi -
cles that are registered as being in a notable
location if you were to change lanes. Whenev -
er the detected vehicle's difference in speed
and distance is registered by side assist as no-
table, the signal light on the respective m irror
produces muted illum ination.
The brightness of the informational stage sig-
na l is designed not to be as intense, so that it
does not interfere with your view of the road
when you are driving and have no intention of
changing lanes . When you look in the outside
mirror, you can clearly see the informat ional
stage signa l.
Alert stage signal
When you activate the turn signal, and side
assist has detected a vehicle in a notable loca-
tion on that part icular side, the signal light on
this side mirror flashes bright ly. The repeated
brief and b right flashing of the alert stage
signal reminds you to carefully check traff ic to
the rea r in the outside mirror and ove r you r
shou lder, so that you can safely complete the
lane change
Q
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in Safety tips on page 120.
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Tips
The brightness of t he signal light on the
outside mirrors can be adjusted with the
MMI*
¢page 119.
Driving situation: Fast approaching
vehicles
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
Fig. 133 Side assist: Fast approac hin g vehicles
(!)
Signal on outside mirror does not light
up
No vehicle was dete cted by the sensors. The
signal on the outside mirror does not light up
~ .&.in Safety tips on page 120.
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Informational stage signal lights up
A fast approach ing vehicle - in the left-hand
lane fo r example - was detected by the sen-
sors. Although th is vehicle is still fa r away, it
shou ld be taken into account if you were to
change lanes, due to the considerable differ -
ence in speed. The informationa l stage signal
on the outside mirror lights up
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