Audi Q5: Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
The adaptive cruise control system assists the driver by regulating vehicle speed and helping to maintain a set distance to the vehicle ahead, within the limits of the system. If the system detects a moving vehicle up ahead, adaptive cruise control can brake and then accelerate your vehicle.
This helps to make driving more comfortable on long highway stretches.
The braking guard system can warn you about an impending collision and initiate braking maneuvers.
Adaptive cruise control and braking guard have technical limitations that you must know, so please read this section carefully, understand how the system works and use them properly at all times.
General information
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 116 Front of the vehicle: Position of radar sensor
The area that contains the radar sensor > fig. 116 must never be covered by stickers or other objects or obstructed with dirt, insects, snow or ice that will interfere with the adaptive cruise control system and braking guard. The same applies for any modifications made in the front area.
The function of the adaptive cruise control system and braking guard is limited under some conditions:
- Objects can only be detected when they are within sensor range > fig. 119.
- The system has a limited ability to detect objects that are a short distance ahead, off to the side of your vehicle or moving into your lane.
- Some kinds of vehicles are hard to detect; for example motorcycles, vehicles with high ground clearance or overhanging loads may be detected when it is too late or they may not be detected at all.
- When driving through curves.
- Stationary objects.
WARNING
Always pay attention to traffic when adaptive cruise control is switched on and braking guard is active. As the driver, you are still responsible for starting and for maintaining speed and distance to other objects. Braking guard is used to assist you. The driver must always take action to avoid a collision. The driver is always responsible for braking at the correct time.
- Improper use of adaptive cruise control can cause collisions, other accidents and serious personal injury.
- Never let the comfort and convenience that adaptive cruise control and braking guard offer distract you from the need to be alert to traffic conditions and the need to remain in full control of your vehicle at all times,
- Always remember that the adaptive cruise
control and braking guard have limits - they
will not slow the vehicle down or maintain
the set distance when you drive towards an
obstacle or something on or near the road
that is not moving, such as vehicles stopped
in a traffic jam, a stalled or disabled vehicle.
If registered by the radar sensor, vehicles or obstacles that are not moving can trigger a collision warning and if confirmed by the video camera, an acute collision warning.
- For safety reasons, do not use adaptive cruise control when driving on roads with many curves, when the road surface is in poor condition and/or in bad weather (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy rain and hydroplaning). Using the system under these conditions could result in a collision.
- Switch adaptive cruise control off temporarily when driving in turning lanes, on expressway exits or in construction zones. This prevents the vehicle from accelerating to the set speed when in these situations.
- The adaptive cruise control system will not brake by itself if you put your foot on the accelerator pedal Doing so can override the speed and distance regulation.
- When approaching stationary objects such as stopped traffic, adaptive cruise control will not respond and braking guard will have limited function.
- The adaptive cruise control system and braking guard do not react to people, animals, objects crossing the road or oncoming objects.
- The function of the radar sensor can be affected by reflective objects such as guard rails, the entrance to a tunnel, heavy rain or ice.
- Never follow a vehicle so closely that you cannot stop your vehicle safely. The adaptive cruise control cannot slow or brake the vehicle safely when you follow another vehicle too closely. Always remember that the automatic braking function cannot bring the vehicle to a sudden or emergency stop under these conditions.
- To prevent unintended operation, always switch adaptive cruise control off when it is not being used.
Note
The sensor can be displaced by impacts or damage to the bumper, wheel housing and underbody. That could affect the adaptive cruise control system and braking guard. Have your authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility check their function.
