Audi Q5: Parallel Parking

Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system plus with rearview camera

Use parking mode 2 to help you parallel park along the side of a street.

Fig. 149 MMI display: blue surface in the parking spot

Fig. 150 MMI display: Blue curve on the curb

The following steps apply only when there is no obstacle such as a wall near the parking spot.

Otherwise, please read the information provided in the "Parking Next to Obstacles" section.

• Activate the turn signal.
• Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of the street, approximately 3 ft (1 meter) from a parked vehicle.
• Switch the MMI on and select reverse gear. The parking aid turns on and parking mode 1 appears on the display.
• Press the control button 1 > fig. 149 on the MMI control console. Parking mode 2 appears.
• Back up and align your vehicle so the blue area 2 borders on the rear end of the vehicle or on the parking spot line. The blue area represents an extension of the vehicle's outline by approximately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear. The long side of the blue area should be on the curb. The entire blue area must fit into the parking spot.
• With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering wheel to the right as far as it will go.
• Back into the parking spot until the blue curve touches the curb > fig. 150. Stop the vehicle.
• With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering wheel to the left as far as it will go.
• Continue to back into the parking spot until the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb. 3 marks the rear bumper. Stop the vehicle when the red orientation line 4 borders an object.

  Keep an eye on the front of your vehicle while doing this.

Parking next to obstacles

When there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to the parking spot, choose a spot with more space on the sides. Position the long side of the blue area so that there is sufficient space from the curb. The area must not be on the curb. You will also need to start turning the steering wheel much earlier. There should be a sufficient amount of space between the curb and the blue curve, and the blue curve > fig. 150 must not touch the curb.

WARNING

• The rearview camera does not show the entire area behind the vehicle > fig. 143. Watch out especially for small children and animals. The rearview camera cannot always detect them, posing risk of an accident!
• Please note that objects not touching the ground can appear to be further away than they really are (for example, the bumper of a parked vehicle, a trailer hitch, or the rear of a truck). In this case, you should not use the help tines to help with parking, which poses danger of an accident!

Note

In the MMI display, the direction of travel of the vehicle rear is represented depending on the steering wheel angle. The vehicle front swings out more than the vehicle rear. Maintain plenty of distance so that your outside mirror or a corner of your vehicle does not collide with any obstacles. This can damage to your vehicle.

Tips

The left or right orientation lines and surfaces will be displayed, depending on the turn signal being used.

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