brake pedal has to be hit hard and suddenly. However, this support only works as long as the brake
pedal is depressed.
Front Assist cannot react when approaching standing objects ahead of you, like when driving up to a
line of stopped vehicles in heavy traffic.
Operating Front Assist
Front Assist can be turned off or on in the infotainment system:
Switch on the ignition.
Push the infotainment button
CAR
.
Tap on the Assistants button in the display.
Select
Front
Assist .
Tap on the Active button in order to switch Front Assist on or off.
If the box next to the Active button is checked
, then Front Assist is active and ready.
If Front Assist is switched off, then the message
Front Assist deactivated
appears in the
display of the instrument cluster.
With Front Assist switched off, the advance alert and the distance alert are also deactivated.
Switching the advance alert and distance alert on and off
The advance alert and distance alert can be activated or deactivated together in the infotainment
system:
Switch on the ignition.
Push the infotainment button
CAR
.
Tap on the Assistants button in the display.
Select
Front
Assist .
Tap on the Alert button in order to switch advance alert and distance alert on or off.
If the box next to the Active button is checked
, then advance alert and distance alert are active and
ready.
Volkswagen recommends to always leave the advance alert and distance alert activated.
Special driving situations
Front Assist is subject to physical and system-specified limits when driving. Under certain conditions,
the reactions of the Adaptive Cruise Control may be unexpected or delayed from the driver's viewpoint
