Audi Q3: Side assist
Description
Applies to: vehicles with side assist
Fig. 110 Driving situations and displays in the exterior mirror
General information
Side assist monitors the blind spot and traffic behind
your vehicle and provides assistance when
you are changing lanes. If the system detects an
object approaching and classifies it as critical, the
display 1 in the exterior mirror on that side of
the vehicle will turn on.
Driving situations
The side assist warning is active at speeds above
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) and can help in
situations such as the following:
- Your vehicle is being passed. The faster another
vehicle approaches from behind, the sooner the
display in the exterior mirror will turn on.
- There are vehicles traveling in the same direction
as you in a lane adjacent to yours. The display
in the exterior mirror will turn on when the
detected object is in the "blind spot", at the latest.
- You are slowly passing another vehicle. If the
difference in speed between the two vehicles is less than 9 mph (15 km/h),
the display in the
exterior mirror will turn on.
Information stage
As long as you do not activate a turn signal, the
system will inform you about objects classified as
critical by turning on the display in the respective
exterior mirror 1.
The display remains dim in the information stage
so that you are not distracted while looking forward.
Warning stage
Once you activate a turn signal, the system will
inform you about objects classified as critical by
turning on the display in the respective exterior
mirror.
If other driver assistance systems (depending on
vehicle equipment) detect that your vehicle is
about to leave the lane, the display will blink
even if the turn signal lever is not activated to
warn you about objects that are classified as critical.
You can also be warned with corrective steering.
System limitations
The system uses the data from the radar sensors
at the rear corners of the vehicle. They are designed
to detect the left and right adjacent lanes
when the road lanes are the normal width. In
some situations, the system may react to
vehicles in your own lane or lanes that are not directly
adjacent to yours, or to objects on the side
of the road. In this case, the display will turn on
even though there is no vehicle in the critical
area. These situations may include:
- Driving on the edge of your own lane
- Narrow lanes
- Curves
- High barriers on the side of the road
WARNING
- Observe the safety precautions and note the
limits of the assist systems, sensors, and
cameras.
- The display may not appear on time when
vehicles are approaching or being passed
very quickly.
Tips
- If the window glass in the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been tinted, the
display in the exterior mirror may be incorrect.
- The coverage areas of the sensors
fig. 110
are diagrams and do not represent a true-to-
scale image of the sensor ranges.
- The system is not available when towing a
trailer. There is no guarantee the system
will switch off when using a retrofitted trailer
hitch. Do not use these functions when
towing a trailer.
- The system complies with United States FCC
regulations and ISED regulations.
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Applies to: vehicles with emergency assist
General information
Within the limits of the system, emergency assist
can detect inactivity from the driver. In these instances,
the system will
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