system decelerates the vehicle
to a complete stop
and switches on the electronic parking brake
automatically
⇒
Electronic parking brake
.
When Emergency Assist is actively controlling the vehicle, the hazard warning lights are switched
on and the vehicle performs slight snaking movements within its lane to warn other road users.
The hazard warning lights can be deactivated by pressing the accelerator or brake, by making a
steering intervention or, depending on the situation, by pressing the button for the hazard warning
lights.
When Emergency Assist has been triggered, the system is unavailable until after the ignition has
been switched off and then on again.
Prerequisites
• The lane keeping system and ACC are switched on.
• The selector lever is in position
D/S
or in the Tiptronic gate.
• The system has detected a lane marking on both the right and left sides of the vehicle
⇒
Fig. 147
.
Switching Emergency Assist on and off
Emergency Assist is activated automatically when the lane keeping system
⇒
Lane keeping system
(Lane Assist)
is switched on.
Conditions for deactivating Emergency Assist
The following conditions can prevent Emergency Assist from reacting, or can cause it to deactivate
automatically:
• If the driver activates the accelerator, brake or steering.
• If one of the prerequisites for operation of the lane keeping system
⇒
Lane keeping system
(Lane Assist)
or ACC
⇒
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
is no longer fulfilled.
Lane change system (Side Assist) incl. Rear Traffic
Alert
Introduction
This chapter contains information on the followingsubjects:
⇒
Driving with the lane change system
⇒
Rear Traffic Alert
⇒
Troubleshooting
The lane change system with Rear
Traffic Alert provides assistance for the
driver when checking for traffic behind
the vehicle.
Radar sensors monitor the area behind the vehicle
⇒
Vehicle overviews
. The system measures the
distance and speed difference in relation to other vehicles and informs the driver by means of visual
signals in the exterior mirrors.
The intelligent technology used in Emergency Assist cannot overcome the laws of
physics, and functions only within the limits of the system. The driver is always
responsible for controlling the vehicle.
• Adapt your speed and distance from the vehicles ahead to suit visibility, weather, road
and traffic conditions.
• Your hands should always be on the steering wheel so that you can steer at any time.
• Emergency Assist cannot prevent accidents and serious injuries on its own.
• If the camera's field of view is dirty, covered or damaged, the function of the lane
keeping system may be impaired.
• Emergency Assist does not react to persons, animals or vehicles crossing or
approaching in the same lane.
WARNING
If Emergency Assist is triggered unexpectedly, it can result in accidents and serious
injuries.
• If there is a malfunction in the Emergency Assist system, switch off the lane keeping
system (Lane Assist). This will also switch off Emergency Assist
⇒
Lane keeping
system (Lane Assist)
.
• Go to a qualified workshop and have the system checked. Volkswagen recommends
using a Volkswagen dealership for this purpose.
WARNING
