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Aud i adapti
ve cruise
control
and br ak ing guard
Setting the distance
App lies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 118 Selector lever: setting the distance
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Tap the switch to disp lay the current set dis-
tance ¢fig. 118.
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To increase or reduce the distance by incre-
ments, tap the switch again to the left or
right. The distance between the two veh icles
will change in the instrument cluster d is-
play.
When approaching a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adaptive cru ise cont rol system brakes to
matc h that object's speed and then maintains
the stored distance. If the vehicle ahead ac-
celerates, adaptive cruise control will a lso ac-
celerate up to the stored speed.
The highe r the speed, the greater the distance
in yards (meters)¢
,&.. The Dist ance 3 setting
is recommended .
The distances provided are spec ified values.
Depending on the driving situation and the
how the vehicle ahead is dr iving, the actual
distance may be more or less than these tar-
get distances .
The various symbols fo r the time increments
appear briefly in the info rmation line @
c;,
page 102, fig. 115 when you change the
settings.
c::::::,_c::::::,
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Distance 1:
This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interva l of 1 second.
c::::::, __ c::::::, __
Dist ance 2 :
This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), o r a
time interva l of 1.3 seconds .
c::::::, _ _ _ c::::::, _
Dist ance 3 :
This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 164 feet/SO meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
time interval of 1.8 seconds.
c::::::, _ _ __ c::::::,
Dist ance 4 :
This setting corre-
sponds to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime interval of 2.3 seconds.
A
WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely in-
creases the risk of collis ions and ser ious
personal injury .
- Sett ing short distances to the traffic
ahead reduces the time and distance
availab le to bring your vehicle to a safe
stop and makes it even more necessary
to pay close attention to traffic.
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- Always obey applicable t raffic laws, use
good judgment, and se lect a safe follow-
ing d istance for the t raff ic, road and
weather conditions .
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Tips
- Distance 3
is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
- Your standard sett ings are automatically
stored and ass igned to the remote con-
tro l key be ing used.
Setting the driving program
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Depending on the selected driving program
and distance, driving behavior when accelerat-
ing will vary from dynamic to comfortable .
Sett ing the dri ving program for vehicles
without Aud i drive select*
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In the radio/MM!*, select : ICARlfunction
button > Adaptive cruise control > Driving
prog. > comfort, st andard
or dynamic. Or
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Select: !CAR! function button> Car sys-
tem s*
control button > Driver assist > Adap-
ti ve cruise contr ol
>
Driving program *
>
Comfort, Standard
or Dynam ic.
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