Audi Q5 2011 - Audi Side Assist; Lane Change Assistant

Audi side assist
Lane change assistant
Description
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
The side assist helps you when changing
lanes .
Fig. 131 Rear bumper: Position of radar sensors (not
visible on outs ide)
Fig. 132 Signal light on the outside mirror - driver's
side
Side assist uses radar sensors (not visib le on
outside)
¢ fig. 131 to help the driver check
blind spots, and see what is happening in traf -
fic beh ind the veh icle
¢ page 114, fig. 134.
Signa l lights are bu ilt into both outside m ir-
rors (!) ¢
fig . 132. The signal light on the left
outside mirror assists when moving over into
the left lane and the signal light on the right
outside mirror assists when moving over into
the right lane .
The s ignal light comes on to tell you that s ide
assis t has detected a vehicle on t hat side and
that the position of this other vehicle should
be taken into account if you were to change
lanes . This is called the
informational stage
sig nal ¢ page 115.
The informational stage
Aud i side assist 113
signal is designed so that you not ice it on ly
when you are looking in the outside mirror.
When you activate the turn signal and side as-
s ist detects a vehicle in a notable location, the
corresponding signal on the outside mi rror
flashes briefly and brightly several times. This
is the
alert stage signal ¢ page 115 .
Activating and deactivating
Applies to vehicles: wit h side assist
Fig. 133 Driver's door : Side assist button
Activating
.,. Press the ¢ fig. 133 button. The indicator on
t he button lights up .
Deactivating
.,. Press the button again . The indicator light
on the button goes out .
The system works at speeds faster than
19 mph (30 km/h) .
A WARNING
- Improper reliance on the side assist sys-
tem can cause coll isions and serio us per-
sonal injury:
- Never rely on ly on side assist when
changing lanes.
- Always check rear view mirrors to make
sure that it is safe to change lanes.
- Side assist cannot detect all veh icles un-
der all conditions- danger of accident!
- Side assist cannot detect vehicles in time
to a lert you when they app roach from
behind at very high speed, or if they drop
back very qu ickly.
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