— If the vehicle is being towed or is loaded onto an-
other vehicle.
— If the radar sensor is covered by any auxiliary
equipment, e.g. auxiliary headlights.
— If the radar sensor is faulty.
— After external force on the radar sensor, e.g. after
a rear-end collision.
— In the event of multiple unwanted interventions.
WARNING
Failure to switch off Front Assist in the situations
mentioned can result in accidents and serious inju-
ries.
Pedestrian Monitoring
Please refer to
at the start of the chapter on
page 165.
Pedestrian Monitoring can help to avoid acci-
dents with pedestrians or to mitigate the con-
sequences of an accident.
The system may give a warning when there is a risk
of collision, prepare the vehicle for emergency brak-
ing, help to brake the vehicle or perform an auto-
matic brake intervention. In the event of an advance
warning, the red warning lamp
lights up in the in-
strument cluster display.
When Front Assist is switched on, the Front Assist
component, Pedestrian Monitoring, is also active.
Pedestrian Monitoring is not available in all coun-
tries, depending on the vehicle equipment level.
WARNING
The intelligent Pedestrian Monitoring technology
cannot overcome the physical limits specified, and
functions only within the limits of the system.
Never let the extra convenience afforded by the
Pedestrian Monitoring system tempt you into tak-
ing any safety risks when driving. The driver is al-
ways responsible for braking in time.
x
If Pedestrian Monitoring issues a warning, brake
your vehicle immediately depending on the traf-
fic situation or avoid the pedestrian.
x
Pedestrian Monitoring cannot prevent accidents
and serious injuries on its own.
x
Pedestrian Monitoring can issue unnecessary
warnings and carry out unwanted braking inter-
ventions in complex driving situations, e.g. on
a main road that turns sharply.
x
Pedestrian Monitoring can issue unnecessary
warnings and carry out unwanted braking inter-
ventions when its function is impaired, e.g. if
the radar sensor is covered or its position has
been changed.
x
Be prepared to take over control of the vehicle
yourself at all times.
Operating Front Assist
Please refer to
at the start of the chapter on
page 165.
Front Assist and the advance warning (in some
countries) are automatically switched on when you
switch on the ignition.
Volkswagen recommends that Front Assist and also
the distance and advance warnings are switched on
at all times. Exceptions → page 167.
Switching on and off
— Switch Front Assist on and off in the Assist sys-
tems menu of the Infotainment system
→ page 35.
—
OR:
switch Front Assist on and off in the instru-
ment cluster menus → page 34.
If you switch off Front Assist, the advance
warning and distance warning will also be
switched off. The yellow indicator lamp lights
up in the instrument cluster display.
Setting the distance and advance warnings
When Front Assist is switched on, you can adjust the
distance and advance warnings as follows:
— Switch the desired function on and off in the As-
sist systems menu of the Infotainment system
→ page 35.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can also
set the warning time for the advance warning.
Some settings can be stored in the user ac-
counts of the personalisation function and
therefore change automatically when the user ac-
count changes → page 39.
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