Get Parking and maneuvering -> Rear Traffic Alert Guide for Volkswagen Golf 4 Door 2023

If there is no sensor view, an error message, or the

system switches itself off

Park Assist switches off automatically if a sensor

fails.

— Depress the brake pedal.

Park Assist automatic braking

Park Assist can help the driver by braking automati-

cally in certain situations. The driver is always re-

sponsible for braking in time →

page 185.

— Clean the sensors or remove stickers or accesso-

ries from the sensors → page 310, Exterior care

and cleaning.

in Introduction on

Depending on certain conditions such as weather,

vehicle condition, vehicle load, or vehicle angle, the

Park Assist system can bring the vehicle to a stop

before it reaches an obstacle. Depress the brake

pedal! An automatic brake intervention to minimize

damage stops the current parking maneuver.

— Check for any visible damage.

Possible solutions

— Switch the system off temporarily.

— Check whether any of the causes described in this

section apply.

— If wheel dimensions have been changed, new

wheel dimensions need to be synchronized with

the system. See your authorized Volkswagen

dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility

for assistance.

Rear Traffic Alert

— After checking all the possible causes and making

the necessary adjustments, switch the system

back on.

— If the system still does not respond as expected,

have it checked by an authorized Volkswagen

dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facili-

ty.

Interrupting or automatically stopping a parking

procedure or pulling out of a parking space

The Park Assist system cancels the parking maneu-

ver or movement out of a parking space if one of the

following occurs:

Fig. 123 Rear Traffic Alert: Monitored area around the

vehicle that is backing out of a parking space.

— The

button is pressed.

— The vehicle speed is faster than about 4 mph

(7 km/h).

— The driver intervenes by turning the steering

wheel.

— The driver door is opened.

— The parking maneuver was not completed within

about 6 minutes after activating the feature.

— There is a system fault (system is temporarily un-

available).

— ASR is switched off.

— Regulation related to driving dynamics takes

place through ASR or ESC.

Fig. 124 Rear Traffic Alert display (may vary depending

on vehicle equipment).

If none of the above situations apply, resume Park

Assist by pressing the

button again.

Switching the Rear Traffic Alert on and off

Park Assist tries to steer when the vehicle is not

moving

If Park Assist tries to turn the steering wheel when

the vehicle is not moving, the white symbol ap-

pears in the instrument cluster display.

— You can turn Rear Traffic Alert on or off in the Vehi-

cle settings menu in the Infotainment system

→ page 26, Infotainment system operation and

displays.

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— OR: In the Assist systems menu in the instrument

cluster display → page 18, Instrument cluster me-

nus.

Automatic deactivation of Rear Traffic Alert

The radar sensors for the Rear Traffic Alert turn off

automatically if the system detects an obstruction

over a radar sensor. This could occur if the radar

sensor area is covered by ice or snow, for example.

— OR: Press the driver assistance systems button on

the multi-function steering wheel to open the As-

sist systems menu → page 25, Driver assistance sys-

tems button.

A text message appears in the instrument cluster

display when the system turns off automatically.

Function

WARNING

The Rear Traffic Alert system uses the radar sensors

in the rear bumper to monitor the traffic crossing

behind your vehicle when you are backing out of

a parking space or maneuvering, for example, in

traffic situations with poor visibility → fig. 124.

The Rear Traffic Alert technology cannot overcome

the laws of physics and limits of the system. Care-

less or unintentional use of the Rear Traffic Alert

may result in accidents and serious injuries.

The Rear Traffic Alert is not a substitute for

careful and attentive driving.

Key to fig. 124:

Stop backing up! The red area indicates that

the system has detected traffic behind the

vehicle.

Never use the system when visibility is limited

or in complex traffic situations, for example, on

heavily traveled roads or when there are multi-

ple lanes.

The yellow area indicates that the system has

possibly detected traffic behind the vehicle.

Always watch for people, especially small chil-

A warning sounds if the system detects approaching

traffic behind your vehicle when backing up

→ fig. 123 (red area).

dren, bicycles, animals, and objects, because the

Rear Traffic Alert may not always be able to de-

tect them. Rear Traffic Alert cannot detect peo-

ple, animals, and things that are moving slowly

or not at all.

— Vehicles without Park Distance Control (PDC):

There is a warning tone and a text message in the

instrument cluster display.

The Rear Traffic Alert does not always brake the

vehicle to a complete stop.

— Vehicles with Park Distance Control (PDC): There

is a continuous warning tone from the PDC. If

PDC is switched off, a warning for the driver may

not be possible, and therefore the Rear Traffic

Alert is also deactivated.

The harsh automatic braking will be uncomfort-

able for many people, and if you or your passen-

gers have special conditions or sensitivities, par-

ticularly in the neck, you may want to switch off

Rear Traffic Alert.

If there is a system malfunction in the scanned area,

a yellow indicator light appears.

NOTICE

Automatic braking

The radar sensors in the rear bumper can be dam-

If Rear Traffic Alert detects an approaching vehicle

and the driver does not press the brake pedal, the

system can intervene with automatic braking.

aged or become misaligned in low-speed impacts

and parking maneuvers. The system can switch it-

self off or may be impaired as a result.

Rear Traffic Alert assists the driver with harsh auto-

matic braking that could help prevent or reduce

damage that can result from a collision. Automatic

braking occurs while backing up at speeds between

1–7 mph (1–12 km/h). Once the system detects that

your vehicle is not moving, it keeps the vehicle from

moving for up to 2 seconds.

Always keep the rear bumper clean and free of

snow and ice so that the radar sensors can work

properly. Do not cover the radar sensor area.

The rear bumper may only be painted with vehicle

paint that is approved by Volkswagen. Other

paints may make the Rear Traffic Alert system

work improperly or cause it to malfunction.

After automatic braking, about 10 seconds must

pass before the system can brake automatically

again.

A Declaration of Compliance with the United

States FCC and Industry Canada regulations is

on → page 322, Declaration of Compliance, Tele-

communications and Electronic Systems.

The driver can interrupt the automatic braking and

take control of the vehicle by pressing firmly on the

accelerator or brake pedal.

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