Audi A4 B8 owners manual page 153

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document_0900452a81b1b9de.book Seite 151 Donnerstag, 26. Juli 2007 9:16 09 Audi side assist 151 Applies to vehicles: with side assist on the relevant exterior mirror will light up whenever the side assist Area covered by the radar sensors calculates that the distance and the speed differential of approaching vehicles would be critical in the event of a lane change. The warning lamp may light up when you are being overtaken and when you are overtaking another vehicle. If you are overtaking slowly, with a speed differential of less than 15 km/h, the warning lamp will light up as soon as the other vehicle enters your blind spot and is detected by the sensors. If you are overtaking with a speed differential which is greater than this the lamp will not give a warning. Fig. 166 Schematic diagram: Area covered by the radar sensors Applies to vehicles: with side assist Information mode and warning mode The area covered by the radar sensors ⇒ fig. 166 consists of: • The rearward approach zone (light green area: up to about 50 The side assist has two modes of operation 1 metres) A and • The information mode and 2 • Blind spots (dark green area) A. • The warning mode The radar sensors monitor the lanes immediately to the left and The side assist will respond in the appropriate mode, depending on right of your vehicle. Other lanes are not covered by the sensors.whether or not you operate the turn signal to indicate an intended lane change. Note Information mode The side assist system is programmed for lanes of a fixed width, and As long as you do not operate the turn signal, the side assist will is not able to measure differing lane widths. It monitors a zone merely inform you of the presence of vehicles that it has detected equivalent to one normal lane width on either side. If the lanes are and judges to be critical in the event of a lane change. The warning narrower than this, or if vehicles are not travelling in the centre of lamp on the relevant exterior mirror will light up with low intensity the lanes, the system may register vehicles that are not in fact trav-whenever the side assist calculates that the distance and the speed elling in an adjacent lane ⇒ page 156. differential of an approaching vehicle are critical. The intensity of the warning lamp in this information mode is delib- Applies to vehicles: with side assist erately kept relatively low, so that it does not distract you while you How the system works are looking at the road in front and do not intend to change to a different lane. The information mode is clearly visible when you look When other vehicles are detected, the side assist system registers in the exterior mirror. their distance and how fast they are approaching. The warning lamp Controls Safety Driving tips General maintenance Self-help Technical data

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