2017 Audi A4 Traffic Jam Assist \ Congestion Assist Demo & Review (Driver Assistance Package) 

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Thanks man - truly appreciate the kind words.

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the a8 you dont have to touch it.

You can just put bottle of water tho

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Dan Robson when I got mine I thought I bought the wrong package lol - I was like where the heck is my driver assistance option LOL.

Seriously - I wouldn't have gotten prestige trim if you were able to get this package on premier plus. My a4 was 56500 MSRP - ridiculous.

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Nick Sequino I agree with everything you say here - definitely struggles with poorly painted lane lines. There is a setting that you can set in the MMI to set lane assist to early and that stops the ping pong effect - it intervenes earlier so you don't have to be leaving the lane for it to come into effect. Also there is a second setting for the lane assist to use GPS guidance to anticipate turns. Once I turned both of those settings on it stopped the ping pong effect. Also, you want the car in comfort mode for traffic jam assist - it is much smoother in the breaking - In dynamic mode it will stop pretty hard and just not be very smooth.

Thank you both for this vital information

Trentimus Thanks man. This took me 5 minutes to make and it seems to have been very helpful. I very much look forward to spending more time on my channel and providing tech reviews / walk throughs of all kinds. Thanks for the nice comments!!

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Good question not sure

If you set lane assist to intervene early it won't ping pong. It does have gps guided turn guidance as well. On the highway I never have to worry about turns for the most part, the car will actually slow down in anticipation for the turn. It's not perfect and can ping pong every once and a while, but I am happy with it overall. Don't expect this to be like a Tesla though - it's not fully autonomous driving

@@vektoriousproduction no connection to gps whatsoever sorry. Only camera in windshield.

Sony a6500 - highly recommend it.

i have the same question

To directly answer your question: on the A/S 4 and A/S 5 as well as Q5 and SQ5 models adaptive cruise feature TJA. On the A/S 3 and most other Audi models it does not have TJA. Without TJA if you're stationary too long you have to manually intervene to start adaptive cruse. Active lane assist will hold your vehicle in the lane and provide limited steering input to effectively guide your car around most turns. With or without Traffic Jam Assist it will stop holding the lane (steering for you) if A) it can't detect the road edge OR B) you drop below 40 mph. TJA will not keep the lane at low speeds. TJA simply enables the automated resume after an extended stop. On the screen you have on the right showing the left of the Virtual Cockpit you would see the status as 'traffic jam assist available'. An A/S 4/5 with TJA will happily creep along with traffic until the sun burns out or you run out of gas (whatever happens first). Once traffic clears adaptive cruise will resume and the car will accelerate to your set maximum. At higher speeds the vehicle (as well as basically all systems similar to it...) has a limited ability to detect fully-stopped objects (including vehicles) but has an excellent ability to detect slowly-moving objects.

Adaptive cruise control uses radar to control the distance between you and the car in front of you. Lane assist detects if you are going out of your lane and makes a comparatively harsh correction to wake you up. Traffic Jam Assist uses the camera to monitor OTHER VEHICLES in front of you as well as monitor the lane and make SOFT corrections. It will not do this unless you are following cars. Lane assist doesn't care about following cars. Traffic Jam Assist does. And it's nicer.

I was looking for a A3 Prestige cab, and there was not one in the USA. So i jumped to the A5 cab Prestige, and there was only about 5 in the USA. Its a rare package.

Hi Elanor - there is quite a few different colors to choose from. Blue,Red,Amber,White,Green, Pink, purple, etc It was very difficult for me to find a prestige model with the "Driver Assistance Package". There was none in my state so I had to search nationally for a dealership that had one with the packages I wanted. I ended up shipping it from New Jersey to South Florida. It was well worth it as I am super happy that I have all the features I wanted on the vehicle.

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u have the option to change the color. it's an option on the prestige. or in canada. technik.

congestion assist is for below 40mph only.

No, that's not the answer. Adaptive cruise control uses radar to control the distance between you and the car in front of you. Lane assist detects if you are going out of your lane and makes a comparatively harsh correction to wake you up. Traffic Jam Assist uses the camera to monitor OTHER VEHICLES in front of you as well as monitor the lane and make SOFT corrections. It will not do this unless you are following cars. Lane assist doesn't care about following cars. Traffic Jam Assist does. And it's nicer

You have to make sure your vehicle has the driver assist package. It's only on the Prestige trim of the 2017 A4

R. RiDER Air conditioning in the seats for your back. You can opt for “hot weather package,” to get that feature.

@@sugarpill6006 I live in Florida so the hot weather package was a must. I think both come with the car as long as you get the prestige trim. I love having both on at the same time

definitely lol, A7 has all the features in this car and more then double, and definitely the A8, which costs around 150k on max features brand new.

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Lol the warmth can make your back a little to warm and hot, when the ventillation is on at the same time it feels amazing.

It's like 'Icy/Hot' but without the humidity on your back. If it had a massage function it'd probably be one of the best places to sit, 'In the World...'

MK3MO 2018 S4 or 2017 S4 wasn't available when I bought this car. Trust me I wish I could have been more patient. An S4 is only 7K more than my A4. Ugh.

@@vektoriousproduction does the S4 come with driver assistance standard??

NeutralGenericUser I'm buying a Model 3 instead of this rip off , along with half a million others.

Mazda 3 is a great car. The Model 3 is not. The car in this video is way way above both of those cars, it's not even a comparison (although I would personally get the A5 Sportback)

NeutralGenericUser A4 convinced me that it's pretty much like a blackberry for an iPhone x price. As in I'm not wasting money on an outdated styling and hardware. Where's the smartphone fast touchscreen with apple Gui and display quality nicer than an iPad pro,hidden air slit behind the clean dash. More center console storage, and no tunnel hump at the rear. Automated charge port that lights up , excellent sound system that I can listen all day in my garage, with voice commands that plays songs in seconds, smartphone app that can preheat the car along with camper mode all without worrying about carbon monoxide poisoning. OTA updates that improve autopilot, and new Easter eggs or features. Nicer door handles that are heated and cooled. Frunk and deep well trunk. Large glass roof, and dual motors. And the Model 3 looks way nicer , the Audi looks clunky and the grill is nasty. 0-60 in 4.4-4.6 seconds and a full charge everyday and no need for gas errands to pay for manual labor to hold a metal gas pump like a mechanic. Oh and summon, autolane change, autopark, Autopilot live info like seeing cars through fog, auto wipers that don't use outdated rain sensors but the neural network to see the rain. Then there's the driving experience that's very sporty like a porsche Cayman, and as balanced as an E46 m3.

@@azalru but the sunroof doesn’t open :(

Lol, Tesla has no soul. It's a soap bar on wheels.

and how about those brakes?

Steve Ortmann Has OTA updates to improve it better than factory spec as noted in the phone call between consumer reports and Elon. No issues here with braking, but when Audi needs to issue a recall you need to take it to the dealership.

​@@hanihoho2485 Assuming the failure is software related. Otherwise you either call a mobile tech or drive (a typically) not so convenient distance to have hardware failures fixed. Yes, I've driven a Tesla. Yes, I think they're cool cars. Yes, I like electric vehicles. Yes, I like I.C.E. vehicles. Yes, I think Tesla is pushing the car industry in the right direction. Will I buy a Tesla within the next year? No. I want a solid infrastructure in place before I intend on keeping a car like that for 7 to 10 years. The batteries I understand will probably need to be replaced during that time, which is just how that is until battery technology advances. That's just an attribute you have to accept with this type of technology. I'm really waiting on more competition in this space with Rivian as what they're shooting for *should* be engineered with a more robust platform that what Tesla has been designing, as well as the potential with various partnerships to help with service center access (time and distance) associated with Tesla. I, honestly, can't wait for the Rivian's to start rolling off the lines and see what Tesla's responses are. I could definitely see myself owning one of each, but with the quality control issues storied about the BODY WORK of Tesla's M3 (seriously? WATER corroding the adhesive for the rear bumper?), door handles presenting (this is expected to be used several times a day. One would think the parts should be robust), I wholly expect my car to work if I'm spending north of 50k, and I expect extensive QA testing of OTA software updates. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nq5c4jGR2gM.html I'm hoping Rivian will avoid the issues with them partnering with Ford regarding service centers and even parts availability, as aforementioned in the linked video. Tesla really needs to step up their infrastructure and the transparency of their failure rates for various parts. I think as more competition enters the EV space (such as Rivian), then ultimately Tesla will be forced to do just that. Moral of the story, don't be a fanboy, just make an educated decision based on the risk you're willing to afford to take.

i wont comment, unless i have a Model X. Definitely not with 3.

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Hey man it's not bad for one cut while driving in real traffic. It gets the point across and it literally took my 10 minutes to make and publish. I'm not a full time RU-vidr or anything like that. If I was I would have had someone else film while I was driving and then recorded a narration over the clip. This is not meant to be a professionally edited and filmed video. Crazy thing is it is more detailed than pretty much every other video on the subject.

Not confusing at all. I thought this was the best video I've seen in explaining the Traffic Jam feature. It's not a professional video, and it's not pretending to be. It's an honest accounting of how this feature works in a vehicle somebody actually owns.

@@robb63 exactly. I filmed this in 5 minutes and uploaded it a minute later. Given the amount of time spent and the amount of positive feedback received I think most people appreciate the video. Thanks so much for checking out the video !