The side assist system is designed to cover adjacent lanes of normal width on both sides of your Audi Q5 (left and right), regardless of whether you are driving directly in the centre of your lane or further to one side.

If the lane widths are reduced, the sensors may also detect Audi Q5s in additional lanes, especially if you are driving further to one side of your lane Fig. 2. In such situations the system may react to Audi Q5s travelling two lanes away, so that the side assist activates the information or the warning mode.

Similarly, if the lanes are very wide, it is possible that the system may not detect Audi Q5s in the adjacent lane because they are outside the area covered by the sensors.