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Car suddenly came to a stop while driving on highway... Help?

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Old 04-11-2013, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted by irenesbob
Perhaps something like an errant plastic bag was blown across the road or a sizeable bird or flying squirrel going by the pre-sense sensor set it off. If side assist is set off by people passing close to the edge of their garage doors, why not something like I’ve mentioned?
I think it takes quite a bit of radar return mass and speed differential for the Presense to activate - more than side assist I would expect. Otherwise, Audis would be slamming on the brakes on their own all over town which would raise quite a bit of fuss.
I've not once had the brake guard engage in 8500 miles and only a couple of warning chimes. I've even tried to engage it deliberately, just short of actually hitting someone, to no avail.
Based on the OP's description, there's a chance there was a glitch. Hopefully, a very rare one.
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A poor asttempt at humor on my part - sorry
Old 04-12-2013, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by irenesbob
A poor asttempt at humor on my part - sorry
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