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

I know that when I was in the market for a car that I really wished there was a better video showing exactly how the Traffic Jam Assist\Congestion Assist on the 2017 Audi A4 with Driver Assistance Package. So I decided to make one so that anyone considering purchasing an Audi vehicle with the driver assistance package can see exactly how it works. You can only get the Audi A4 with Driver Assistance package on the Prestige trim of the A4 . My vehicle is the 2017 Audi A4 Prestige with Driver Assistance Package, Sports Package, Ventilated & Heated Seats, and rear heated seats. The MSRP was 56K for my car with all the options included. I have to say I absolutely love the vehicle and fully recommend it to anyone considering the A4.

[@richardm2398]

Thank you from the UK too. It's a feature I'm thinking of adding to my build for a 2018 car so I was looking for videos.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@elijahcortez4489]

thank you so much for this video, you completely understand, the lack of videos their are covering the Audi A4 adaptive cruise control.

[@ashwinnarasimhan2729]

Thanks for making this. I appreciated your introduction to this feature.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@eliseoeugenin4252]

Thank you so much. I have to order my from Illinois to NY. The system work AWESOME as well as the handling of this car is extraordinary. You are in total control, even you can shutdown stability control and saving gas. The dynamic mode is just awesome. Thank youa again

[@norbertolkowicz5991]

Thanks for the video - I'm surprised there aren't more videos out there demonstrating this key feature which I'd like to have in my next car.

[@philpaik]

Awesome, this video is just what I was looking for! What a great review and explanation!

[@vektoriousproduction]

Thanks man - truly appreciate the kind words.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@letusthink1]

Thank you for your video this is exactly what I was looking for!

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@cucubits]

Awesome. Audi is definitely going on my short list after my current lease expires. I just hope that in the next two years they improve the autonomous driving features to not have to 'touch' the wheel for longer times.

[@dailymeds5596]

the a8 you dont have to touch it.

[@makalacc]

You can just put bottle of water tho

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@robofski]

Just took delivery of my new A4 with this feature and now I don't have to read the manual, thanks :-)

[@vektoriousproduction]

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.

[@destinfarr]

Nice explanation. Thanks!

[@SteveSmith-fh6br]

Does the HUD display any info other than speed and auto-systems information? For example in my BMW I could bring up the phone book or music tracks on the HUD. Does the A4 allow you to do that too? Thanks for the informative video.

[@NMEofdaST8]

Good question not sure

[@trentimus5700]

Very nice video.

[@vektoriousproduction]

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!!

[@Youtuberkt]

Thanks for showing the video. Not many professional auto review blogs cover these driver assistance package in much detail. On Audi's part though, they should be making this package available on all trims. Trying to get the Driver assistance package otherwise becomes really a ~15 to 20k option on these vehicles.

[@vektoriousproduction]

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.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@nicksequino5081]

DO A REVIEW ON YOUR VENTILATED SEATS!!! Good real life demonstration of the system. I've driven my friend's 2018 Audi S5 prestige (fully loaded), and in my opinion I really do not trust the lane keep assistance system except for when its in the stop and go traffic mode, as I have found that it just tends to play ping pong with the car in the lane by bouncing from one line to the other. It can also be finicky with the quality of the painted lines on the road, but most autonomous systems have difficulty reading lane lines (which often times on Long Island, NY aren't always clear and can be faded). I have also found that with lane keep assist on--while driving faster than the stop and go limit--it will half the time fight against you(very slightly, but still resists your inputs to a degree which is enough to be noticeable) while you are steering to maintain in the center of your lane, and it will still be trying to play ping pong with the lines. Maybe(hopefully) Audi will be updating and improving the system as time goes on (hopefully they update the software in current gen cars with it installed, unless they end up updating/increasing the array of sensors being used by this system in the future).

[@vektoriousproduction]

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.

[@cizzlen07]

Thank you both for this vital information

[@LuciferCelebrimbor]

very helpful... thanks...

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@oscarjosetavarez6501]

So if you have ACC sensor you suppose it have this?

[@janesaul7150]

hi, does the lane keep assist work really well? specifically... 1. does it stay in the center of the lane or does it just "ping pong" or bounce between the lines of the road (even when set in "early" mode)? 2. i think Tesla does a great job of keeping the car in the center of the lane without "ping ponging", do you think audi does just as good at this? 3. does it handle big sweeping turns like well in lane assist or does it need to manually be driven in those type of situations. thx!

[@vektoriousproduction]

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

[@szili76]

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

[@gertjanheebing4041]

Now i finally know where de lane assist button is at😂

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@clausfischer5108]

Very helpful video, thanks a lot!

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@mosestha1104]

My 2018 Audi a4 premium plus doesn’t have any of this beside cruise control

[@anhphan2575]

What's the difference between traffic jam assist and adaptive cruise control with stop and go with active lane assist?

[@georgi0]

i have the same question

[@tim3172]

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.

[@HorseAndBear]

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.

[@hasnenfazal3798]

This option is standard for prestige or u need to pay extra ?

[@ARSZLB]

3:53 well, i’m glad to know you aren’t steering with your feet anymore.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@marekkaaij5941]

Nice footage! What camera did you use?

[@vektoriousproduction]

Sony a6500 - highly recommend it.

[@avipatel5022]

ok my audi a4 im getting has heated and cooled seats. How does it feel to have both them on.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@Unr3aLpm]

you need to press gas pedal after the car stops completely? i own an A5 2018 and it wont move on its own i need to hit the pedal

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@harisschachmann7177]

Hey , when i scroll down on my display i come to driver assistance, but i dont know how to activate it ??? I do not have that button on/where blinker is ...

[@vektoriousproduction]

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

[@Gromitdog1]

What specifically does congestion assist add over lane assist and adaptive cruise control?

[@dailymeds5596]

congestion assist is for below 40mph only.

[@HorseAndBear]

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

[@GoldenGolden31]

How did you get your cup holder lights to stay red?

[@macmortgagebroker]

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

[@eleanormassaro5195]

Thanks for showing this cool feature! It seems it's rather difficult to find the "Prestige" models of the 2017 A4 and the A3. I have a quick question about the ambient lighting. It appears as though you have two different colors going on, a blue theme on the door and the red theme on the cupholders. I didn't know you could do more than one color in different areas of a car that has this. Also, how many different colors are available on the ambient lighting in this vehicle? Thanks!

[@Panthers1521]

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.

[@vektoriousproduction]

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.

[@Kiss__Kiss]

Wait.. Out of all these years I did not know my S4 had this? But I've never seen these words on my VC (B9 S4 Prestige with Dynamic Steering and S-Sport Suspension/Rear Diff) . I'll have to try it out, next time I'm in traffic, which is unfortunately almost NEVER.. Possibly why I've never seen this function. lol Unless this is "ONLY" in the A4??

[@Ar5had07]

What’s that button under the heating seat button? I’ve never seen that before.

[@sugarpill6006]

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

[@vektoriousproduction]

@@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

[@DoctorJedi]

You da man.

[@abc0583]

Did you face any problems?

[@danielson371]

Waiting on my s4 with traffic assist.

[@cizzlen07]

Is this included in the 2017-18 A7? I need this in my life

[@nadeem727]

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.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@masonrice97]

Why do you have the ventilated and heated seat on at the same time?

[@vektoriousproduction]

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.

[@ryanshannon7703]

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...'

[@szili76]

It is now 2021, i maybe can afford a used 2016-2018 a4b9. I will let you know...

[@lasilveira805]

I love Audi Traffic Assist and Break Assist too👏🤬 Audi has the best navigation and features of any German car, better than BMW and Mercedes

[@philipwan123]

semi autonomous driving!

[@mk3mo578]

Why don’t just get a s4 at the point

[@vektoriousproduction]

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.

[@NMEofdaST8]

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

[@drmarcioonida]

Sad that audi makes it difficult to have the pack. Moving to Volvo now.

[@GabrielSantos-hh2iv]

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[@peng1790]

U should’ve gotten a Tesla it’s EAP can do the steering thing over 140km

[@dailymeds5596]

tip - you can stuf a water bottle with water in the steering wheel and then you dont have to touch the wheel

[@mircopecorari1657]

Ma che cazzo fai? Ma è illegale sta roba.

[@sergeperez1984]

Audi is so analog. Thanks for video, definitely buying Tesla now!

[@jemand8462]

fill up your tires bro

[@mrh2504]

What do mean a little less, your doing nothing when the features are on. Silly Goose!

[@thatstheguy07]

Turn off the CNN, for gods sake.

[@azalru]

Waste of money for a car of this price to not have autopilot and auto lane change like the Tesla Model 3.

[@azalru]

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

[@NeutralGenericUser]

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)

[@azalru]

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.

[@NMEofdaST8]

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

[@hanihoho2485]

Tesla Model 3 is better than this outdated VCR on wheels.

[@TablaWalaKC]

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

[@steveortmann9824]

and how about those brakes?

[@hanihoho2485]

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.

[@ryanshannon7703]

​@@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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKKYlGegfLdlna8 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.

[@niristotleokram999]

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

[@MichiganMan1985]

Terribly confusing demo...terrible camera work

[@letusthink1]

I disagree

[@alecd2562]

Not at all

[@vektoriousproduction]

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 KZbinr 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.

[@robb63]

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.

[@vektoriousproduction]

@@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 !