Yoshimura

Yes, the Driver Assistance Package (Side assist, top view camera, pre sense rear and rear cross traffic) is optional on the Progressiv and standard on the Technik. The more scary Advance Driver Assistance Package is optional on the Technik.

IvanLZ

More of a reason that audi should have allowed its users to be able to deactivate it then. I couldn’t give up on technik because of the cockpit and bang and olufsen system.

Yoshimura

There is an option in the MMI to deactivate pre sense. But I don't know what it desdactivate exactly.

For the 2019, the Visual Cockpit is available as an option on the Progressiv. But not the B&O :-(

Yoshimura

I just see this in the manual that the different pre sense system behave differently depending onAudi drive select the mode selected.

Basic : The trigger times are adjusted depending on the mode selected.
Front : The reversible belt tensioner, the closing of the windows and sunroof, and the inflating of the side bolsters on the seat backrest may not be active depending on the mode selected.
Rear : The function is not active depending on the mode selected.
City : The function is not active depending on the mode selected.

The G Man

I had no such button in my BMW 328i or 535i. Is it just in their M cars? The problem is people turn it off and forget to turn it back on, that's why Audi defaults on.

directorguy7

What? Not sure what about my question on if our cars have a specific safety feature indicates in anyway something about me, other than wanting to know something about my car?

The G Man

I am not sure either, maybe it is that aggressive looking kitten you have on your avatar that gives out the image of a bad a$$ driver

JD15

I'm not sure why that's a problem. Honestly, if you don't how know your car works and cannot drive safely without a litany of nannies, you shouldn't be driving at all. A simple "pre-sense off" icon would suffice. Instead, starting up the car is almost as complex as preparing an airplane for takeoff if one wants to defeat all of the "enhancements" to the driving experience (***, pre-sense, etc.).

IvanLZ

It will default back to on every time you turn off and start up the car. It still doesn’t stop the rear cross auto brake thing regardless if its on or not.

I wouldn’t want to turn it back on tbh lol.

The G Man

Audi has always try to place priority on safety. We buy these cars knowing that there are safety systems in place. On most of my other cars with pre-sense type system, the system cannot be turn off like we can with the S5. To drive aggressively in the S5, one needs to pull down on the shifter to place in sport mode, push the stability system off button and turn off pre-sense in the MMI, not too hard to do if you ask me. You will not find a car that will default to all the settings you like unless you custom program the control modules. Personally, I would not want these safety system to default to off or in last state.