Audi Mag Netic Ride - Audi R8 Spyder 2012 Owner's Manual

You can also increase your speed by pressing
the accelerator pedal. After you release the
accelerator peda l, the system automat ically
adjusts back down to the speed you previously
set .
However, if you exceed this speed by 5 mph
(10 km/h) for longer than 5 m inutes, the stor-
ed speed will be deleted. You will have to re-
save it.
Briefly pressing lever
The desired speed is increased by about 2 mph
(2 km/h) by briefly pressing the lever upwards
towards
c:::>
page 74, fig. 84
0 -
The desired speed is decreased by about 2
mph (2 km/h) by briefly pressing the lever
downwards towards
c:::>
page 7 4, fig. 84
0 -
Switching control mode off temporarily
.. Step on the brake pedal, or
.. Depress the clutch pedal all the way, or
.. Press the lever towards @ (not latched)
c::> page 74, fig . 84 .
When the system is turned off temporarily,
the speed stored at the time is retained.
To resume the stored speed, release the brake
or clutch pedal and pull the lever to pos ition
(D.
If no desired speed was stored when the sys-
tem was temporari ly switched off, you can
store a new desired speed as follows: Drive at
the desired speed and briefly press button
c::>
page 74, fig. 84 @ (SET).
A
WARNING
You should only return to the saved speed
if it is not too fast for the current traffic
conditions - risk of an accident!
Deactivating
.. Press lever into position @ (latched)
c::>page 74, fig. 84.
On the road 75
The saved speed value is de leted when the ig-
nition is switched off.
a)
Tips
Switch the cruise control system off com-
pletely at the end of each trip. When you
start the next trip, the desired speed can
be set simply from the basic setting
c::> page 74.
Audi magnetic ride
Damping can be adjusted to the driver's pref-
erence and it adapts automatically to the cur-
rent driving situation .
Fig. 85 Center console: Switch for Audi magnetic ride
.. To turn spo rt setting on/off, press the
switch
c:::>
fig. 85.
Audi magnet ic ride is an elect ronicall y con-
trolled damping system . This chassis system
ass ists the driver by adapting to the particular
situation through imperceptible control proc-
esses. The damping provides individual modu-
lation of damp ing forces . For examp le, with
damping characteristics set to provide greater
comfort, damping is set somewhat harder for
a brief period on ly as required, when rounding
a curve and when braking .
Standard setting
Se lect the standard setting if you prefer a sus-
pension setting emphasizing comfort .
Sport setting
Select the sport sett ing if you prefer a spo rty
suspension setting. The LED in the button [!]
comes on to indicate sport setting .