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on the position of vehicles driving ahead and on-
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en-
vironmenta l and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assistant
Requirement: the light switch must be set to the
AUTO position and the high beam assistant must
be switched on in the Infotainment system
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.,. To activate the high beam assistant , tap th e
lever forward @ . The
II ind icator light ap-
pears in the instrument cluster display and the
high beam headlights are switched on/off auto-
matically. The
ii indicator light also turns on if
the high beams are switched on.
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the hig h beams did not switch on/off automat-
ically as expected, you may switch them on or off
manually instead:
.,. To switch the hig h beams on manually, tap the
lever forward @ . The
ii indicator light turns
on .
.,. To switch the hig h beams off manua lly, pull the
lever back @ . The high beam assistant is deac-
t ivated.
Operating the headlight flasher
.,. To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assistant is activated and high beams are
switched off, pull the lever back @ . The high
beam assistant rema ins active.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight assist: System fault
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected. You can still switch the
high beams on or off manually.
Headlight assist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris .
The sensor is located between the interior rear-
view mirror and the windshield. Do not place any
stickers in th is area on the windshield.
Lights and Vision
A WARNING
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High beam assistant is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is st ill respons ible for
controlling the headlights and switching
them manually depend ing on light and visib il-
ity conditions. It may be necessary to operate
them manually in situations such as:
- In adverse weather conditions such as fog,
heavy rain, blowing snow or spraying water.
- On roads where oncom ing traffic may be
pa rtiall y obscured, such as expressways.
- When there are road users that do not have
sufficient light ing, such as bicyclers or
vehicles with dirty tail lamps .
- In tight curves and on steep hills .
- In poorly lit areas.
- With strong reflectors, such as signs.
- If the area of the w indshield near the sensor
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker .
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system.
.,. Select: ICAR! function button > Car systems
control button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Au-
tomatic headlights
menu:
Headlights activation time - you can adjust if the
headlights switch o n
Early, Medium or Late ac-
cording to the sensitivity of the light sensor.
Auto-dimming high beams* - you can switch the
high beam assistant*
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models:
the daytime running lights can be
switched on/off. Select
On or Off.
Canada models:
this function cannot be switched
off. They activate automatically each time the ig-
nition is switched on .
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