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Audi side assist
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
whether you are driving directly in the centre of your lane or further
to one side.
When driving through bends
If the lane widths are reduced, the sensors may also detect vehicles
in additional lanes, especially if you are driving further to one side
of your lane ⇒ fig. 173. In such situations the system may react to
vehicles travelling two lanes away, so that the side assist activates
the information or the warning mode.
The side assist cannot detect vehicles in tight bends (with a radius
of less than 200 metres).
When driving through a bend, the side assist may react to a vehicle
that is two lanes away and activate the warning lamp in the exterior
mirror.
Similarly, if the lanes are very wide, it is possible that the system
may not detect vehicles in the adjacent lane because they are
outside the area covered by the sensors.
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
Lane widths
Notes
Applies to vehicles: with side assist
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Should the side assist be deactivated automatically, the indicator
lamp in the button will go out and a message will appear in the
instrument cluster display:
Fig. 172 Lanes of
normal width are
covered by the sensors
Audi side assist not available: sensors blocked
The sensors, which are not externally visible, are incorporated on
either side of the rear bumper ⇒ page 149, fig. 163. To ensure the
proper function of the side assist system, do not attach any objects
(such as stickers or bicycle carriers, etc.) to the rear bumper in such
a way that they might obstruct these sensors. Should the function
of the system be impaired, the instrument cluster display will show
this message. Please check whether anything is obstructing the
sensors and remove the obstruction if necessary.
Fig. 173 Narrow lanes:
side assist may react
to vehicles travelling
two lanes away
Audi side assist currently not available
The side assist is temporarily inoperative and cannot be switched
on (for instance if the battery is not sufficiently charged).
The side assist system is designed to cover adjacent lanes of normal
width on both sides of your vehicle (left and right), regardless of
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