Parking and maneuvering -> Rear Traffic Alert for Your Volkswagen Atlas SUV Second Generation (2024-2025)

brake the vehicle.  
Park Assist Plus fully guides the vehicle onto the road   
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A chime and a message from the Infotainment system signal that you have exited the parking space.  
10. Resume control of the vehicle.  
WARNING  
When you maneuver out of a parking space, there is a danger of pulling into moving traffic. Accidents and serious or fatal  
injuries may occur.  
Only drive the vehicle out of the parking space when the traffic situation allows it.  
The lane shown on the Infotainment system during a parking process is a general example. It does not correspond to the  
actual parking process with Park Assist.  
Troubleshooting  
Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒  
and Safety instructions.  
Park Assist is canceled automatically  
Park Assist will end the parking process if one of the following situations occurs:  
is pressed.  
The driver takes over steering.  
The driver’s door is opened.  
The time limit or number of movements for the parking process is exceeded.  
ASR is switched off or it engages.  
There is a system malfunction.  
1. Restart the parking process.  
Park Assist is active and supports steering movements when the vehicle is stationary  
If Park Assist attempts to turn the steering while the vehicle is stationary, the white  
cluster display.  
symbol appears in the digital instrume  
1. Press the brake pedal.  
After a wheel change, Park Assist parks inaccurately  
If, after a wheel change, Park Assist parks inaccurately, e.g. with an increased or reduced distance from the curb, the system  
may have to reacquire the wheel sizes.  
1. Drive the vehicle over a longer distance, including around bends.  
The Park Assist system automatically learns the new wheel sizes.  
Rear Traffic Alert  
The Rear Traffic Alert monitors the  
cross traffic behind the vehicle when  
reversing out of a space or  
maneuvering.  
How it works  
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Fig. 121 Monitored area around the vehicle that is exiting a parking space (general example).  
Radar sensors behind the cover of the rear bumper monitor the rear and side areas of the vehicle.  
In the event of approaching, moving objects, the driver is warned of the obstacle fig. 121, ⇒  
. A warning signal sounds  
and, depending on the vehicle equipment, a colored display of the obstacle area is shown in the Infotainment system fig. 122  
or a warning light with a message is displayed in the instrument cluster.  
Obstacle detected.  
If the driver does not respond, automatic braking support may kick in page , Automatic braking intervention.  
WARNING  
Rear Traffic Alert is not a replacement for the driver's attention and works only within the system limitations. All  
approaching objects, e.g. pedestrians or objects approaching quickly, may not be detected. If you are careless, there is a  
risk of accidents, serious injuries and death.  
Always stay attentive and do not rely solely on the system. The driver is always responsible for control of the  
vehicle.  
Pay attention to the traffic situation and the vehicle environment when leaving a parking space.  
React quickly to the visual warnings and warning chimes of the Rear Traffic Alert system.  
Switching on and off  
1. Press the  
Or: tap the  
Tap the  
button on the steering wheel to select the function in the instrument cluster.  
control in the upper section of the center console.  
function key in the Infotainment system.  
2. Switch the Rear Traffic Alert on or off.  
Screen display  
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Fig. 122 Infotainment system: Rear Traffic Alert display (depending on the vehicle equipment).  
Red section of the image: nearby obstacle. The vehicle is at risk. Reverse out of the space carefully and brake if  
necessary.  
Yellow section of the image: other road users in the vicinity of the vehicle.  
Driving with a trailer  
Rear Traffic Alert cannot be activated if a trailer is connected to the electrical system. After disconnecting the trailer  
connection, Rear Traffic Alert will be reactivated after an ignition cycle.  
If the trailer hitch was not installed at the factory, Rear Traffic Alert must be manually deactivated.  
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