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General information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi side assist
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Fig. 114 Driving situatio ns
Fig . 11 5 Rear of the vehicle: position of the senso rs
Side assis t fun ctions at speeds above app roxi-
mate ly 9 mph (15 km/h) .
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In ce rtain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critica l for a lane change even if it is still some-
what far away. The faste r a vehicle app roaches,
the soo ner the display in the exterio r mirror will
turn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveli ng with you are ind icated in the
exte rior m irror if they are classified as critical for
a lane change. All vehi cles detec t ed by side assist
A s si s t a nce s ystems
are ind icated by the time they enter your "blind
spot", at the latest.
© Vehicles you are passing
If you s low ly pass a vehi cle that s ide assist has
det ected (the difference in speed between t he
vehicle a nd you r vehicle is less than app roximate-
ly 9 mph (15 km/h)), the disp lay in t he exterior
mirror turns on as soon as the vehicle enters you r
blind spot.
The disp lay will not tu rn on if you quickly pass a
vehicle that side assist has detected (the differ-
ence in speed is greater than approximate ly 9
mph (15 km/h)) .
Functional lim itat ions
The radar sensors are des igned to de t ect t he left
and right adjacent lanes when the road lanes are
the normal width . In some situations, the display
in the exte rior mirror may turn on even though
there is no veh icle located in the area that is criti-
cal for a lane change. For example :
- If the lanes are narrow or if you are dr iving on
the edge of your lane. If t his is the case, the
system may have detected a vehicle in another
lane that is
not adjacent to your current lane .
- If you are d riving through a curve . Side assist
may react to a vehicle that is in the same lane
or one lane over from the adjacent lane .
- If side assist reacts to other objects (such as
roads ide str uctures like guard rails).
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
functions are limited.
Do not cover the radar sensors
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stickers, deposits, bicycle wheels or other ob -
jects, because t his will impair the funct ion. Do
not use side ass ist when towing a trai ler. For in-
format ion on cleaning, see
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A WARNING
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- Always pay attention to traffic and to the
area around your vehicle. Side assist cannot
replace a driver's atte ntion. The driver alone
is always respon s ible for lane changes and
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sim ilar dr iving mane uvers.
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