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Audi
adaptive
cruise
control
and braking
guard
Introduction
App
lies
to vehicles:
with
Audi adaptive cruise
control
The adaptive cruise control system assists the
d river by regu lating veh icle speed and he lping 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 vehi
-
cle.
This
he lps to make driving more comfortable
on long highway stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about an
impending collision and initiate brak ing maneu-
vers
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page
96.
Adapt ive cruise control and braking guard have
technical limitations that you must know, so
p lease read this 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. 103
Front
of
the
vehicle: Position of
radar
sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor
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fig
.
103 must never be covered by stickers or
other objects or obstructed with dirt, insects,
snow or ice that
will
interfere with the adaptive
cru ise control system and braking guard. Fo
r
in-
formation on cleaning, refer to
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page 184.
The
same appl ies for any modifications made in the
front area.
90
The function of the adaptive cruise contro
l
sys-
tem
and braking guard is limited under some
cond it ions:
-
Objects can on ly be detected when they are
within sensor range
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page
92,
fig.
106.
-
The system has a
limit
ed ability to detect ob-
jects that are a short d istance ahead, off to the
side of your vehicle or moving into your lane.
- Some kinds of veh icles are hard to detect; for
example motorcycles, vehicles with high
ground clearance or overhanging toads may be
detected when it is too late or they may not be
detected at all.
-
When driving through curves
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page
91
.
- Stationary objects
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page
91.
&
WARNING
-
Always pay attention to traffic when adaptive
cruise control is switched on and braking
guard is active. As the driver, you are still
re-
sponsible for starting and for maintaining
speed and distance to other objects. Braking
guard is used to assist you
.
The driver must
a lways take action to avo id a collis ion. The
driver is always responsible for braking at the
correct t ime.
-
Imprope
r
use of adaptive cru ise
cont rol
can
cause collisions,
ot
her accidents and serious
personal injury.
- Never let the comfort and conven ience that
adapt ive cruise control and brak ing guard
offer distrac
t
you from the need to be alert
to traffic cond it ions and the need to remain
in fu ll control of your vehicle at all times,
-
Always remember that the adaptive cruise
contro
l
and brak ing guard have limits - they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set distance when you dr ive 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 disab led vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensor, vehicles or
obstacles that are not moving can trigge
r
a
collision warning and if confirmed by the
video camera, a
n
acute collision warning.
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