Audi Q7 2014 - Audi Side Assist; Lane Change Assistant

Audi side assist
Lane Change Assistant
Description
App lies to vehicles: with side assist
The side assist helps you when changing
lanes.
AUDl Q7
Fig. 14 7 Rear bumper: Position of radar sensors (not
visible on outside)
Fig. 148 Signal light on the outside mirror - driver 's
side
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Side assist uses radar sensors (not visib le on
outside) ¢
fig. 147 to help the driver check
blind spots, and see what is happen ing in traf -
fic beh ind the veh icle ¢ page 130, fig. 150.
Signa l lights are bu ilt into both outside mir-
rors ¢
fig. 148. The signal light on the left
outside mirror assists when moving over into
the left lane and the signal light on the right
ou t side mirror assists when moving over int o
the right lane .
The s ignal light comes on to tell you that side
assis t has detec t ed a vehicle on t hat side and
that t he position of this othe r vehicle shou ld
be taken into account if you were to change
lanes . This is called the
informatio nal st age
sign al ¢
page 131. The informat ional stage
Aud i side assist 129
signal is designed so that you notice it on ly
when you are looking in the outside mirror.
When you activate the turn signal and side as -
s ist de t ects a vehicle in a no table location, the
corresponding signal on the outside mi rror
flashes briefly and brightly several times. This
is the
alert stage signal ¢ page 131 .
Activating and deactivating
Applies to vehicles: wit h side assist
Fig. 14 9 Driver's door : Side assist button
Activating
.,. Press the ¢ fig. 149 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
- Imp roper reliance on the side assist sys-
tem can cause coll isions and serio us pe r-
sonal injury:
- Never rely on ly on side assist when
changing lanes.
- Always check rear view mirrors to make
su re that it is safe to change lanes.
- Side assist canno t detect all veh icles un-
de r all conditions- danger of accident!
- Side assist cannot d etect vehicles in time
to a lert you when they app roac h from
behind at very hig h speed, or fall drop
back very qu ickly.
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