Audi A4 B8 owners manual page 132

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document_0900452a81b1b9de.book Seite 130 Donnerstag, 26. Juli 2007 9:16 09 130 adaptive cruise control (ACC) Applies to vehicles: with adaptive cruise control If the vehicle in front accelerates, the adaptive cruise control will How does the distance control work? also accelerate, up to the target speed you have specified. Vehicles in front are detected by a radar sensor. Driver intervention prompt In some situations, it is necessary for the driver to brake the vehicle with the foot brake in order to keep a safe distance to the vehicle in front or to avoid a collision. In this case, a warning message will appear in the display and you will also hear a warning tone ⇒page138. When overtaking When you move into the overtaking lane and no vehicle is detected in front, the adaptive cruise control will accelerate up to the target Fig. 137 Area covered speed and then maintain it. by radar sensor Overriding The adaptive cruise control uses a radar sensor ⇒ fig. 137 which is You can still use the accelerator pedal at any time to increase speed integrated in the front of the vehicle and is subject to certain system in the normal way. The previously programmed speed will be limitations ⇒ page 140. Stationary objects are disregarded. The resumed when the accelerator pedal is released. system requires reflecting surfaces in order to be able to measure the distance. If the ACC is unable to measure the distance it will not respond. Note No vehicle in front • Please note that acceleration will vary depending on the preset programme. If you have, for example, selected “Distance 1” and the When there is no vehicle in front, the adaptive cruise control works driving programme “dynamic”, acceleration will be more "sporty". like a speed control system. It maintains a constant target speed However, if you have set the system to “Distance 4” and driving specified by the driver. programme “comfort”, acceleration will be more gradual. For a Vehicle in front detailed description please refer to ⇒ page 133, “Setting the distance”. If you catch up with a vehicle driving in front, the adaptive cruise • No vehicle in front, Vehicle in front and a Driver intervention control will reduce the speed accordingly (within the limits set by prompt will be indicated by an indicator lamp ⇒ page 134, “Indi- the system ⇒ page 138, “Driver intervention prompt” and cator lamp and display in the speedometer”. ⇒page140, “System limitations”) and adapt it to the speed of the vehicle in front. Then the system will try to adjust the distance to the car in front according to the settings selected. During the adjust- ment process the system may temporarily not be able to adhere to the distance you had specified ⇒ in “Description” on page 128.

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