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Audi
side assist
- The radar sensor's
vision
can be reduced
or entirely blocked by rain, snow, and
heavy spray . This can result in side assist
not adequately detecting vehicles or, in
some cases, not detecting them at all.
Always keep an eye on the direction you
are traveling and the relevant area
around the vehicle.
- Please note that side assist indicates
there are approaching vehicles, or
vehicles in your blind spot, only after
your vehicle has reached a driving speed
of at least 19 mph (30 km/h).
- Side assist signal does not work around
tight corners (turning radius less than
328 feet, or 100 m).
- Side assist is no replacement for the driv-
er's full attention. The driver alone is re-
sponsible for lane changes and similar
driving maneuvers. Always keep an eye
on the direction you are traveling and the
relevant area around the vehicle.
- To ensure that you do not adversely af-
fect side assist, do not block the area on
the rear bumper where the radar sensors
are located with foreign objects (such as
stickers or bicycle racks).
- Make sure that the signal light on the
outside mirror is not blocked by stickers
or other items.
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Tips
- Side assist automatically deactivates if it
detects that the radar sensors are
blocked ¢ page 13 7. The indicator light
on the button goes out .
- The area on the bumper where the radar
sensors are located must consistently re-
main free of snow, ice, and heavy soiling
so that side assist can function properly.
Follow the additional notes on
¢ page 138.
- For vehicles with a factory installed tow-
ing hitch* or a trailer hitch* that was in-
stalled later according to factory specifi-
cations, side assist is automatically deac-
tivated as soon as the electrical connec-
tion to the trailer electrical socket is
made ¢ page 137.
- For vehicles with a trailer hitch that was
not installed according to factory specifi-
cations, switch off the side assist when
towing a trailer .
- Additional tinting on the front side win-
dows can make it harder to see and cor-
rectly understand the signal light on the
outside mirror.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula-
tions¢ page 329.
Sensor detection area
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
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Fig. 153 Schematic illustration: Sensor detectio n area
The detection ¢
fig.
153 of the radar sensor
detection area is made up of:
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- the approach area (light red area)
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about
230 feet (70 m) behind the vehicle, and
- the "blind spot" (dark red area) @ .
The radar sensors cover the adjacent left and
right lanes. Other lanes are
not
covered by the
radar sensors.
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Tips
Side assist does not measure actual lane
width. The system assumes a fixed lane
width . Detection in the left and right lanes
is based on this assumed lane width.
When driving on narrow roads or when
driving to the left or right of the center of
a travel lane, it is possible that vehicles
will be detected that are
not
in the lane
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