Audi Q5 2010 - Notes

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Audi s id e ass ist
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When driving through a curve, it is possible that side assist may
register a vehicle two lanes over, and the signal on the outside
mirror will light up. •
Applies to veh icles: w ith side assist
Lane width
Fig. 129 Lanes of a
normal w idth are in
detect ion area
Fig. 130 Narrow lanes:
Side assist may detect
vehicles two lanes
aw ay
Side assist 's detection area is designed to cover lanes of standard
wid t h to the left and right of you r trave l lane, depend i ng on whe t her
you drive in the center of your lane or closer to the edge .
If you drive in narrow lanes, side assist's detection area may also
include other lanes - especially if you tend to drive on the edge of
your lane ~ fig. 130. Under these conditions, vehicles can also be
detected that are two lanes away, and side assist then could switch
between t he informa t iona l and warning stage signa ls.
When driving in very wide lanes , vehicles in the adjacent lane may
not be detected because they are not inside the detection area. •
Notes
Ap pli es to vehicles: w ith sid e assist
Messages in instrument cluster display
If side assist turns off automatica lly, the indicator light on the
button will go out and you will see a message in the instrument
clus t er disp lay:
Audi side assist not available : sensors blocked
The side assist sensors are bu ilt into the rear bumper on the left and
right (not visible on the outside) ~
page 115, fig. 120. To ensure that
you do not adversely affect the way side assist functions, foreign
objects (such as stickers or bicycle racks) should not be attached to
the area on the rear bumper where the sensors are located. If side
assist functions are adversely affected, you will see this message in
the instrument clus t er display. Remove anything that may be
blocking the sensors.
If no vehicle is detected for a longer period of time while driving,
side assist will also switch off automatically.
Audi side assist currentl y not available
If the re is a temporary problem (such as the vehicle 's battery charge
being low), side assist cannot be activated temporarily.
Audi side assist : system fault
Have the system checked by an authorized Audi dealer or qualified
wo rkshop. ...