Table of Contents
Advertisement
....
N
0
CJ
'<I:
....
"'
U"I
M
"'
......
General information
App lies to vehicles: with side assist
®
®
©
Fig. 105 Driving s ituatio ns
~
A U D !
•
•
Fig. 106 Rear of the vehicle: position of the senso rs
Side assist fu nctions at speeds a bove ap proxi-
ma t e ly 19 mp h (30 km/h).
@
Vehicles that are approaching
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critica l for a lane change even if it is still some-
what far away. The faste r a vehicle app roaches,
t he soo ner the d isplay in the exterio r mirror w ill
t urn on.
@
Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveli ng with you are ind icated in t he
ext erior m irror if they are classifie d as critical for
a lane change. All vehi cles detec t ed by side assist
Aud i side assist
are ind icate d by the time they ente r your "blin d
spot", at the latest.
©
Vehicles left behind
If you s low ly pas s a vehi cle t hat s ide ass ist has
det ected (t he diffe re nce in speed between t he
vehicle a nd you r vehicle is less t han 9 mph or 15
km/h), the display in the exterior mirror turns on
as soon as the vehicle enters your blind spot.
The disp lay will not tu rn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle th at side assi st has de t ecte d (t he differ-
ence in speed between t he vehicle and your vehi -
cle is greater tha n 9 mp h or 15 km/h).
Functional limitations
The radar se nsors are des igned t o detect t he left
and right adjace nt lane s whe n the road lanes are
the normal width . In certa in situations, the dis-
play in the exte rior mirror may turn on eve n
though there is no vehicle located in the area
that is critical for a lane change. For example:
- if t he lanes a re narrow or if yo ur are dr iving on
the edge of you r lane. If t his is the case, the
system may have detected t he vehicle in anoth -
er lane that is
not
adjacent to you r current lane.
- if you are dr iving through a curve. Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is one lane over
from the adj acent lane .
- if side assist reacts to ot her objects (such as
high or disp laced guard ra ils).
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
fu nctions a re limited .
Do no t cover t he rad ar senso rs
c>
fig. 106 wit h
stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob-
jects, because th is will affect the function . Do not
use side assist when towing a t railer . For info r-
mation o n cleaning, refer to
c>
page 203.
A
WARNING
- Always pay attention t o traffic and to the
area a round your veh icle . Side assist cannot
replace a driver' s attention. The driver alone
is always respo ns ible for la ne cha nges and
sim ilar dr iving ma ne uvers.
97
Advertisement
Table of Contents
