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Aud i a d a pti ve cruise contr o l and br a kin g gu ar d
Audi adaptive cruise
control and braking
guard
Introduction
Applies to: veh icles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
The adaptive cruise contro l system assists the
driver by regulat ing vehicle speed and helping to
maintain a set distance to the vehicle ahead,
within the limits of the system.
If the system de -
tects a moving vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise
control can brake and then accelerate your veh i-
cle . This helps to make driving more comfortable
on long highway stretches .
The braking gua rd system can warn you about an
impend ing collision and initiat e braking maneu-
vers
¢ page 115.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard have
technical limitations that you must know, so
please read th is section carefully, understand
how the system works and use them properly at
all times.
General information
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 122 Front of th e vehicle : Position of rada r sen sor
The area that contains the radar sensor
¢ fig . 122 must never be covered by st ickers or
other objects or obs t ructed with dirt, insects,
snow or ice that will int erfere with the adaptive
cruise control system and braking guard. For in-
formation on cleaning, refer to ¢
page 204 . The
same applies for any modifications made in the
front area .
The function of the adaptive cruise control sys -
tem and braking guard is limited under some
condit ions:
- Objects can on ly be de t ected when they are
within sensor range
q page 111, fig . 125.
- The sys t em has a limited ability to de t ect ob-
jects that are a short distance ahead, off to the
side of your vehicle or moving into your lane .
- Some kinds of veh icles are hard to detect; for
examp le motorcycles, ve hicles with hig h
ground clearance or overhanging loads may be
detected when it is too late or they may not be
detected at all.
- When driving through curves
¢ page 110 .
- Stationa ry objects q page 110 .
,&_ WARNING
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Always pay attention to t raffic when adaptive
cruise control is switched on and braking
guard is active. As the driver, you are still re-
sponsible for starting and for maintain ing
speed and distance to other objects . Braking
guard is used to ass ist you . The driver must
a lways take act ion to avoid a collision . The
driver is always respons ible for braking at the
cor rect time.
- Improper use of adaptive cruise control can
cause collisions, other accidents and ser ious
pe rsonal injury.
- Never let the comfort and conven ience that
adapt ive cruise control and braking g uard
offe r distract you from the need to be a lert
to traffic cond itions and the need to remain
in full control of your vehicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adapt ive cruise
control and braking guard have limits - they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set distance when you dr ive towards an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traff ic jam, a stalled or disab led vehicle .
If reg istered by the radar sensor, vehicles or
obstacles that a re not mov ing can trigger a
coll is ion warning and if confi rmed by the
video camera, an acute collision wa rning.
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