Specifications

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adaptive cruise control with Stop&Go function including Audi pre
sense front¹ is the heart of the driver assistance systems. On clear
roads, it maintains a chosen speed and keeps the correct distance
from the vehicle in front. In slow moving traffic or in a traffic jam it
regulates slowing down, starting up and crawling through traffic. At
all times radar sensors, a video camera and the sensors from the
parking assistant monitor the area around the Audi A7 Sportback.
Should they detect an obstacle, the driver is alerted by a signal tone
and a display on the driver information system.
Audi active lane assist¹
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² supports you when travelling at speeds of
around 60 km/h or above if you inadvertently drift out of your
lane, for example, through inattentiveness. Before you cross over
the lane marking which is detected by the camera behind the wind-
screen, a gentle, corrective steering movement occurs. If the indi-
cator has been activated, there is no correction. In the MMI, you
have the choice between two system settings (steering time early
[A] or late [B]).
If your vehicle is fitted with the optional head-up display, a display
also appears there. Identification of lane markings by the sensors
is dependent on the weather, lighting and quality of the marking.
Audi active lane assist can, therefore only provide assistance to the
driver – who is naturally required to remain attentive while driving.
Audi side assist including Audi pre sense rear¹. Displays are inte-
grated into the exterior mirrors. Operational from a vehicle speed of
30 km/h, Audi side assist uses two radar sensors (with a range of
approx. 70 m) to measure the vehicle's distance from other detected
vehicles, as well as the speed difference between them. If Audi side
assist classifies the speed difference and distance as being critical in
the event of a lane change manoeuvre, a display will appear in the
respective exterior mirror (information stage). This display will only
be noticed by looking at the exterior mirrors. When the indicator
is on and Audi side assist detects a vehicle approaching and rates the
situation as critical, the relevant display on the exterior mirror flashes
repeatedly (warning stage). The brightness of the display can be set to
one of five levels in the MMI.
adaptive cruise control with Stop&Go function
Audi active lane assist
Audi side assist
We always do our very best, but remember: the systems can only work within system limits.
¹ Optional equipment.
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For information on when this feature will be available, please contact your Audi partner
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The development of a new vehicle includes a
number of crash tests. At first as virtual tests on
computers, then later with the car itself in the
halls of the Audi Vehicle Safety Department. Our
engineers do not just evaluate data from their
own series of tests but also data from real acci-
dents recorded by accident researchers and
scientists from the Audi Accident Research Unit
(AARU). The department was founded in 1998
and works together with the police and doctors
to establish the most accurate information possi-
ble about accidents. With the help of this infor-
mation, our series of tests is continually being re-
fined.
Vehicle safety at Audi focuses on people. This
means we develop anticipatory systems that
support you during every journey and that will
help you to avoid accidents where possible. To
achieve this, we put ourselves in your position and
it is from this basis that our technical innovations
arise – along with the required safety tests. This
also means that completely new tests sometimes
need to be developed to check the new technolo-
gy. That is why we have designed a new methodol-
ogy for research into anticipatory Audi pre sense
systems which is called “Virtual Test Drive”. On a
test track, drivers can be shown virtual obstacles
and other vehicles via video goggles and, in this
way, many critical driving manoeuvres can be
reenacted in a short amount of time.
Assistance systems
Because they protect something very valuable,
you will find our most outstanding employees working
in the area of vehicle safety.
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