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When the accelerator pedal is depressed.

When Front Assist is switched off or if there is a fault.

When the ASR is manually switched off.

When the ESC is taking corrective action.

When several brake lights on the vehicle or on a trailer connected to the vehicle electrical system are faulty.

When the radar sensor is dirty or covered.

When the vehicle is in Reverse (R).

When the vehicle is quickly accelerating.

When weather conditions are poor.

When narrow vehicles, such as motorcycles, are moving in front of your vehicle.

When vehicles are traveling slightly offset to the left or right in front of your vehicle.

When vehicles are crossing in front of your vehicle.

When there is oncoming traffic.

When pedestrians are standing, moving toward you, or moving in the direction of travel.

When the system cannot detect the traffic situation clearly.

When there are metal objects, for example, tracks or metal plates in the road.

When loads or attachment parts on other vehicles in front of your vehicle protrude to the side, rear, or above the normal vehicle dimensions.

Lane Keeping system (Lane Assist)

Introduction to the subject

In this chapter you will find information on the following subjects:

⇒ Display and indicator lightsꢀ

⇒ How Lane Assist worksꢀ

⇒ When to temporarily deactivate Lane Assist ꢀ

Your vehicle may be equipped with a Lane Assist system, which can warn you if your vehicle unintentionally leaves the current drive lane.

WARNING

Always remember that Lane Assist has limits – using Lane Assist when it is not possible to drive safely can be dangerous and can lead to an accident and

serious personal injury.

Always adjust your speed and the distance you keep between you and the vehicles ahead of you to the road, traffic, weather, and visibility conditions.

Always keep your hands on the steering wheel and be ready to react – Lane Assist will not release you from the responsibility to control your vehicle.

Always pay attention to the messages in the instrument cluster display and act accordingly.

Always pay close attention to what is happening around your vehicle.

WARNING

Under certain circumstances, Lane Assist may not be able to recognize all lane markings. Bad or wet roads, worn out markings, or objects on the road can

lead to the Lane Assist not or mistakenly recognizing lane markings.

Always switch off Lane Assist under these conditions.

WARNING

If the camera's field of view is covered or dirty, Lane Assist may not work properly.

Always make sure that the camera area is free of dirt or snow and not covered.

NOTE

In order to help keep Lane Assist working properly:

Always keep the area of the windshield in front of the camera free of ice, dirt, snow, and other things that could reduce its field of view.

Regularly check the windshield and especially the area of the camera for damages.

Never attach or mount any accessories or other items to the steering wheel.

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Lane Assist has been developed only for on-road driving.

If Lane Assist does not work properly and as described here or if there is a system fault, have the system checked by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or

authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.

Certain settings can be saved in the personalized user profiles ⇒ Personalized user profilesꢀ.

Display and indicator lights

Fig. 133 In the instrument cluster display: Lane Assist display (displayed in color on an instrument cluster with color display).

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first ⇒ Introduction to the subjectꢀ

Displays

Display ﬁelds ⇒ Fig. 133ꢀ:

Lane marking detected (shown in grey). No regulation is necessary.

Lane marking detected (shown in white). System is actively regulating.

No lane marking detected. System is not regulating.

Indicator lights

Lights up

Possible cause

Lane Assist is switched on but not active.

The system cannot clearly detect the lane. Refer to ⇒ How Lane Assist worksꢀ.

Lane Assist is switched on and active.

When the ignition is switched on, several warning and indicator lights come on brieﬂy for a function check. They go out after a few seconds.

WARNING

Failure to heed warning lights and instrument cluster text messages can cause the vehicle to break down in traffic and result in a collision and serious personal

injury.

Never ignore warning lights or text WARNINGS.

Always stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.

NOTE

Failure to heed warning lights or text WARNINGS can result in vehicle damage.

How Lane Assist works

Fig. 134 In the front windshield: Area of the Lane Assist camera.

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first ⇒ Introduction to the subjectꢀ

With the help of a camera ⇒ Fig. 134ꢀ, Lane Assist can recognize certain lane markings for the current lane in which the vehicle is moving. Should the vehicle leave

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this area unintentionally, for example, when leaving the current drive lane without activating a turn signal, the system will warn you with a steering correction. The

driver can override the steering correction at any time.

Reminder to resume steering

If the system does not detect steering activity by the driver, a warning chime and a message in the instrument cluster display remind you to resume steering the

vehicle.

When changing lanes

For vehicles without Blind Spot Monitor: Lane Assist will not warn you of a lane change if you activate the turn signal, because the system will assume that the lane

change is intended.

For vehicles with Blind Spot Monitor: When Lane Assist is active, within system limits, the driver will be warned of a critical situation during a lane change with a

steering correction, even if the turn signal is switched on ⇒ Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Trafﬁc Alert ꢀ.

Steering wheel vibration

Certain situations will cause the steering wheel to vibrate and demand active steering intervention by the driver.

Switching Lane Assist on and off

In the Assist systems menu in the instrument cluster display, select Lane Assist⇒ Assist systems menuꢀ.

OR: Press the driver assist systems button on the turn signal lever and select Lane Assist⇒ Driver assistance systems buttonꢀ.

OR: You can turn Lane Assist on and off in the Infotainment system by pressing the

keys ⇒ Infotainment system operation and displays ꢀ.

button followed by the Vehicle,

, and Assistance systems function

The indicator light in the instrument cluster shows the status of the system.

Automatic deactivation: The Lane Assist system can switch off automatically if there is a system fault. The indicator light goes out.

Automatic deactivation of Lane Assist (yellow indicator light comes on)

Under certain circumstances Lane Assist can be deactivated automatically:

When the speed of your vehicle is less than about 40 mph (65 km/h).

If the system cannot recognize lane markings correctly, for example, in construction sites, on bad roads, when visibility is bad, or when the camera area is

covered.

When ESC is switched off or when ESC Sport mode is switched on ⇒ Switching Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) and ESC Sport mode on and off ꢀ.

If there is no lane marking or if the distance to the nearest lane marking is too great.

In narrow curves.

If your driving style is very sporty or dynamic (the system may switch off temporarily).

If the system does not detect any clear steering activity by the driver over an extended period.

Before starting to drive, always make sure that the area of the camera ⇒ Fig. 134ꢀ is not covered. Keep this area clean at all times.

When to temporarily deactivate Lane Assist

Read and follow the introductory information and safety information first ⇒ Introduction to the subjectꢀ

Please deactivate Lane Assist under following conditions ⇒ ꢀ:

In complex traffic situations when it is necessary for the driver to pay special attention.

When driving with a sporty or dynamic driving style.

Under bad weather conditions and/or poor visibility.

On bad roads or on roads with no or barely visible side markings.

When the vehicle is off road, for example, on construction sites or on race tracks.

If the camera's field of view is covered by dirt, ice, or snow. In this case, clean the area in front of the camera as soon as possible or deactivate the system.

Before the top of a hill.

WARNING

Not deactivating Lane Assist in the situations mentioned above can cause collisions, other accidents and serious personal injury.

Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Traﬃc Alert

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