Audi A4 2013 Owner's Manual page 112

110 Aud i side assist
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
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Fig. 12 3 Driving sit uations
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Fig . 124 Rear of t he vehicle: posit ion of t he sensors
Side assis t functions at speeds above ap proxi-
ma t ely 19 mph (30 km/h).
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Vehicles that are approaching
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a lane change even if it is still
somewhat far away. The fas t er a vehicle ap-
proaches, the sooner the disp lay in the exteri-
or m irror will t urn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with you are indicated in the
exterior mirror if they are classified as crit ical
for a lane change. All vehicles detec t ed by
side assis t ar e indicated by the ti me t hey en-
ter your "blind spot", at t he latest.
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Vehicles left behind
If you s low ly pass a vehicle t ha t s ide ass ist has
dete cted (t he difference in speed between the
vehicle and you r vehicle is less than 9 mph
(15 km/h)), the display in the exter io r mirro r
turns on as soon as the vehicle enters your
blind spot.
The disp lay will not t urn on if you quickly pass
a vehicle that s ide assist has detected (t he d if-
ference in speed between the vehicle and your
vehicle is greater than 9 mph (15 km/h)).
Functional limitations
The radar senso rs are des igned to detect the
left and right adjacent lanes whe n the road
lanes a re the normal width. In certain situa-
t ions, the d isp lay in the exterior mirror may
turn on even though there is no vehicle locat-
ed in the area that is critical fo r a lane cha nge.
For example:
- if the lanes are narrow or if your are driving
on the edge of your lane. If this is the case,
the system may have detected the vehicle in
another la ne that is
not
adjacent to your
cur rent lane .
- if you a re driving through a curve. Side assis t
may react to a vehicle that is one lane over
from the adjacent lane .
- if side assist reacts to other objects (such as
h igh or d isp laced gua rd rails) .
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
fu nctions are limited .
Do not cover the radar sensors
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fig. 124 with
stickers, depos its, bicycle wheels or other ob-
jects , because this will affect the funct ion. Do
not use s ide ass ist when tow ing a trail er. For
information on cleaning, refe r to
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page
205 .
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WARNING
- Always pay att en ti o n t o traffic and to th e
area around your vehicle . Side ass ist can -
not repla ce a driver's attention. The driv-
er a lone is always respons ible fo r lane
cha nges a nd similar driving mane uvers.