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Lane width
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
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Fig. 139 Lan es of a norma l width a re in detect ion area
Fig. 140 Narrow lanes: Side ass ist may detect vehicles
two lanes away
Side assist's detection area is designed to cov-
er 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-
tection area may a lso include other lan es - es-
pec ia lly if you tend to drive on the edge of
your lane
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fig.
140 . Under these cond itions,
veh icles can also be detected that are two
lanes away, and side assist then could switch
between the informational 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 assist turns off automatically, the ind i-
cator ligh t on the button will go out and you
Audi side assist
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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) c:!> poge 113, fig. 131 . 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 are located . If side ass ist functions are
adverse ly affec ted, you will see this message
in the instrument cluster disp lay. Remove any-
th ing that may be blocking the sensors.
If no vehicle is detected for a longer per iod of
time wh ile dr iving, side ass ist will also switch
off automatically.
Audi side assist currently not available
If there is a temporary problem (such as the
vehicle's battery charge being low), side assist
cannot be activated temporar ily.
Audi side assist: system fault
Have the system checked by an author ized Au-
di dealer or qualified workshop.
Audi side assist not available when
towing
The radar sen sor's view is limited when tow-
ing a t railer. For vehicles with a factory instal-
led towing hitch or a trailer hitch that was in-
stalled later according to factory specifica-
tions, s ide ass ist is automatically deactivated
as soon as the ele ct rical connection to the
trailer's e lectrical socket 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 .
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