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On open roads with no t raffic, it functions like a
cruise control syst em. The stored spe ed is main-
tained. When approach ing a veh icle driving
ahead, the adaptive cruise control system auto-
mat ica lly brakes to mat ch that vehicle's speed
and then maintains the set distance . As soon as
the system does not detect a vehicle driving
ahead, adaptive cruise contro l accelerates up to
the stored speed.
In stop -and -go traff ic, adaptive cru ise control can
brake unt il the vehicle is stat io nary and then can
also start driving again automatically under cer-
tain condi t ions ¢
page 106.
In traffic jams or stop -and -go traffic, traffic jam
assist can assist the driver ¢
page 109 .
Which function s can be controlled ?
When you switch adapt ive cruise control on, you
can s et the current speed as the "control speed"
¢ page 104, Switching on/off.
When driving, you can stop cruise contro l
¢
page 10 7 or change the speed ¢ page 106 at
any time.
You can a lso set the distance to the vehicle driv-
ing ah ead and set the driving mode of the adap-
tive cruise control ¢
page 10 7.
General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
•·•·•·a
Fig. 95 Front of the vehicle: se nsors and video cam era
The areas with the radar and ultrasonic sensors
and the video camera ¢ fig. 95 must not be cov-
ered by stickers, deposits or any other objects,
because this can interfe re with the adapt ive
cru ise control funct ion. For information on clean-
A s si s t a nce s ystems
ing, see ¢ page 351 . The same applies fo r any
modifications made in the front area .
In some dr iving situations, t he adap t ive cruise
contro l func t ion is restricte d:
- Veh icles can on ly be detected when they are
with in the sensor detection zones
¢ page 102,
fig. 94 .
- The system has a limited ability to detect
ve hicles t hat are a short distance ahead, off to
t he side of your veh icle or moving into your
lane.
- Objects that are difficult to detect s uch as mo-
tor cycles, veh icles with high gro und clea rance
or an overhanging load are detected late or not
detected at all.
- When driving through curves
¢ page 104 .
- W hen the veh icle is sta t ionary ¢ page 104 .
A WARNING
Always pay atten t ion to the traffic around you
when adaptive cru ise con t rol is switched on .
As the driver, you are still responsible for your
own speed and the distance to other veh icles.
The adaptive cruise control is used to ass ist
you. The driver must always take action to
avoid a collision . The driver is always responsi -
ble for braking at the correct ti me.
- For safety reasons , do not use adaptive
cru ise cont rol when the road surface is in
poor condi t ion and/or in bad weather condi-
tions (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and
hydroplani ng) . Using the system under
these co ndit ions increa ses the risk of an a c-
cident.
- Switch adaptive cru ise cont rol off t empo ra-
rily when dr iving in tu rning lanes, on ex-
pressway exits (except if pre d ictive control
is switched on) or in construct io n zones .
This prevents t he vehicle from acce lerating
to the stored speed when in these situa-
tions.
- The adaptive cruise contro l system will not
brake by itself if you put your foot on the ac-
celerator pedal. Doing so can over ride the
speed and d istance regulat ion .
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