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adaptive
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and braking
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Introduction
Applies
to vehicles: with
Audi
adaptive cruise contro
l
The adaptive cruise contro
l
system assists the
driver by regulat ing vehicle speed and helping to
maintain a set distance to the vehicle ahead,
within the limits of the system. If the system de
-
tects a moving vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise
control can brake and then accelerate your veh i-
cle
.
This helps to make driving more comfortable
on long highway stretches
.
The braking gua rd system can warn you about an
impend ing collision and initiat
e
braking maneu-
vers
c:>
page
95.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard have
technical lim itations that you must know, so
please read th is section carefully, understand
how the system works and use them properly at
all times.
General
information
General information
Applies
to
vehicles: with
Audi
adaptive cruise
control
Fig. 92
Front of the veh icle
:
Positio
n
of rad ar
s
ensor
The area that contains the radar sensor
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fig
.
92
must never be covered by stickers or other ob-
jects or obstructed w ith dirt, insects, snow or ice
that will interfe re with the adaptive cruise con-
trol system and braking guard. For information
on clean ing, refer to
C)page
184
.
The same ap-
plies for any modificat ions made in the front
area
.
The function of the adaptive cruise control sys
-
tem and braking guard is limited under some
condit ions:
-
Objects can on ly be de
t
ected when they are
within sensor range
C)
page
91
,
fig.
95
.
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The sys
t
em has a limited ability to de
t
ect ob-
jects that are a short distance ahead, off to the
side of your vehicle or moving into your lane
.
-
Some kinds of veh icles are hard to detect; for
examp le motorcycles, ve hicles w ith hig
h
ground clearance or overhanging loads may be
detect ed when it is too lat
e
or they may not
be
detected at all.
-
When driving through curves
¢
page
90
.
- Stationa ry objects
C)
page
90
.
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WARNING
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Always pay attention to t raffic when adaptive
cruise control is switched on and braking
g uard is active. As the driver, you are still re-
sponsible for starting and for maintain ing
speed and distance to other objects
.
Braking
g uard is used to ass ist you
.
The driver must
a lways take act ion to avoid a co llision
.
The
driver is always respons ible fo
r
braking at the
correct time.
-
Improper use of adaptive cruise control can
cause collisions, other accidents and ser ious
pe rsonal injury.
-
Never let the comfort and conven ience that
adapt ive cruise control and braki ng g uard
offe
r
distract you from the need to be a lert
to traffic cond itions and the need to remain
in full control of your vehicle at all times,
-
Always remember that the adaptive cruise
control and braking guard have limits
-
they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set d istance when you drive towards an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traff ic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle
.
If reg istered by the radar sensor, vehicles or
obstacles that a re not mov ing ca
n
trigger a
coll is ion wa rning and if confi rmed by the
video camera, an acute collision wa rning.
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89
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