Notes - Audi Q7 2014 Owner's Manual

Lane width
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
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Fig. 155 Lan es of a norma l wid th a re in detect ion area
Fig. 156 Narrow lanes: Side ass ist may detect vehicles
two lanes away
Side assist's detection area is designed to cov-
e r lanes of standard width to the left and
right of your travel lane, depending on wheth-
er you dr ive in the center of your lane or closer
to the edge.
If you drive in narrow lanes, side ass ist's de-
tec t ion a rea may a lso include other lanes - es-
pec ia lly if you tend to drive on the edge of
your lane
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fig.
156 . Under these cond it ions,
vehicles can also be detected that are two
lanes away, and side assist then could switch
between the informat ional and warn ing stage
signals.
When driving in very wide lanes, vehicles in
the adjacent lane may not be detected be -
cause they are not inside the detection area.
Notes
Messages in instrument cluster display
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
If side ass ist t urns off automa t ically, the ind i-
cator ligh t on the button will go out and you
Aud i side assist 135
will see a message in the instrument cluster
display:
Audi side assist not available: sensors
blocked
The side assist sensors are built into the rear
bumper on the left and right (not visible on
the outside)
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129,
fig. 147. To ensure
that you do not adversely affect the way side
ass ist functions, foreign objects (such as stick-
ers or bicycle racks) should not be attached to
the area on the rear bumper where the sen-
sors a re located . If side ass ist functions are
adverse ly affec ted, you will see th is message
in the instrument cluster disp lay. Remove any-
th ing t hat may be blocking the sensors.
If no vehicle is detected for a longer per iod of
t ime wh ile dr iving, side ass ist will also switch
off automatically.
Audi side assist currentl y not available
If there is a temporary problem (such as the
vehicle 's battery charge be ing low), side assist
cannot be act ivated temporar ily.
Audi side assist: system fault
Have the system checked by an author ized
Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
Audi side assist not availabl e when
towing
The radar sensor's view is limited when tow-
ing a tra iler. For vehicles with a factory instal-
led tow ing hitch or a trailer hitch that was in-
stalled later according to facto ry specifica-
tions, s ide ass ist is automatically deact ivated
as soon as the ele ctrical connection to the
trailer's e lectrical socke t is made, and this sta-
tus message appears in the instrument clus-
ter display. Deactivation cannot be guaran -
teed when using a retrofitted towing hitch
that was not installed according to factory
specifications.