Assist Systems -> Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) for Your Volkswagen ID.5 SUV First Generation (2021-2025)

The Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) can detect imminent frontal collisions and issue corresponding warnings. The  
system can also assist when braking and initiate automatic braking.  
Front Assist can help to avoid accidents, but is not a substitute for the full concentration of the driver.  
Front Assist functions only within the system limits. The warning times vary depending on the traffic situation and driver behaviour.  
Functions  
Front Assist includes the following additional functions:  
Pedestrian Monitoring.  
Cyclist Monitoring.  
Swerve support (depending on equipment and country).  
Oncoming vehicle braking when turning (depending on equipment and country).  
The listed functions are automatically active when Front Assist is switched on.  
Detectable objects  
Front Assist can detect the following objects:  
Vehicles.  
Bicycles and motorcycles.  
Pedestrians.  
Driving with Front Assist  
You can cancel the automatic braking interventions by steering or pressing the accelerator.  
You can cancel automatic steering interventions by steering in the opposite direction.  
Automatic braking  
Front Assist can decelerate the vehicle to a standstill. The vehicle will then not be held permanently. Depress the brake pedal!  
The brake pedal will feel harder during an automatic braking operation.  
WARNING  
Front Assist is not a substitute for the full attention of the driver and operates only within the limits of the system. Front Assist  
cannot detect all driving situations and may not react or may react with a delay or in an undesired way. If you do not pay due  
attention, there is a risk of accidents and serious or even fatal injuries.  
Always pay due attention and do not rely exclusively on the system. The driver is always responsible for all driving tasks.  
Observe the system limits (→ Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist)).  
Adapt your speed and the distance from the vehicles ahead to suit visibility, weather, road and traffic conditions.  
You should consider cancelling the automatic interventions by Front Assist if necessary.  
If Front Assist issues a warning, brake your vehicle immediately depending on the traffic situation or avoid the obstacle.  
If you are unsure about what systems your vehicle has depending on the vehicle equipment and country, please enquire at a  
suitably qualified workshop before starting your journey. Volkswagen recommends using an authorised Volkswagen repairer.  
Speed ranges  
Front Assist provides assistance in the following maximum speed ranges:  
Reaction to vehicles: around 5 km/h (around 3 mph) to around 250 km/h (around 155 mph).  
Reaction to bicycles and motorcycles: around 5 km/h (around 3 mph) to around 250 km/h (around 155 mph).  
Reaction to pedestrians: around 5 km/h (around 3 mph) to around 85 km/h (around 53 mph).  
The assistance may include an advance warning, an urgent warning and automatic braking or a braking intervention. A distance  
warning may also be displayed.  
Influencing factors  
Whether and in what speed range Front Assist reacts to the specified objects depends on the following factors:  
Type of object.  
Direction of travel of the object.  
Speed of the object.  
Speed of the vehicle.  
The operating range may therefore be restricted if the vehicle approaches an object very quickly and there is therefore little time for a  
reaction.  
In addition, not all warning levels are used in all situations. Depending on speed, there may not be an advance warning or an urgent  
warning, for example. Instead, automatic braking may take place immediately in order to ensure optimum protection for the object.  
Distance warning  
Front Assist detects when safety is endangered by driving too close to the vehicle in front.  
The indicator lamp lights up. Increase the distance.  
Advance warning  
Front Assist detects a possible collision and prepares the vehicle for possible emergency braking.  
An acoustic warning sounds and the red warning lamp lights up. Brake or take avoiding action.  
Urgent warning  
If you do not react to the advance warning, the system may initiate a short braking jolt in order to draw attention to the increasing  
collision risk. Brake or take avoiding action.  
Automatic braking  
Front Assist can brake the vehicle automatically in several stages with increasing braking force. The reduced speed means that it is  
possible to minimise the consequences of an accident.  
Braking intervention  
If the system detects that you are braking insufficiently when there is a risk of collision, Front Assist can increase the braking force and  
help prevent a collision. The braking intervention takes place only for as long as you press the brake pedal hard.  
Limits of the sensors  
Front Assist detects traffic situations using the radar sensor in the front of the vehicle and a camera behind the windscreen.  
Observe the limits of the sensors (→ Sensors). Always pay due attention and intervene yourself if necessary.  
After vehicle start  
Front Assist is not available or its functions are restricted immediately after the vehicle is started. The white indicator lamp lights  
up in the instrument cluster display during this time.  
Objects that cannot be detected  
Front Assist cannot react – or will react with a delay – in the case of the following objects:  
Oncoming vehicles or vehicles crossing your path.  
Oncoming pedestrians; generally no reaction to persons without Pedestrian Monitoring.  
Stationary or oncoming cyclists; additionally no reaction to crossing cyclists without Cyclist Monitoring.  
When pedestrians and cyclists are not detected, for example because they are partially or fully hidden.  
Animals.  
Function limitations  
In addition to the situations specified in the section on the limits of the sensors, Front Assist may not react or may react with a delay or  
in an undesired way in the following situations, among others:  
Reversing.  
If ESC is performing a control intervention or faulty.  
If several brake lights on the vehicle are faulty.  
If there is a fault in at least one brake light on a trailer or bicycle carrier with an electrical connection to the vehicle.  
If the vehicle accelerates strongly or the accelerator is fully depressed.  
In unclear traffic situations, e.g. vehicles ahead are braking heavily or turning off.  
When driving into and out of tunnels.  
If there is a fault in Front Assist.  
Switching off Front Assist  
Front Assist is not suitable for use in the following situations due to the limitations of the system and must be switched off →  
:
If the vehicle is utilised in a capacity beyond usage on public roads, e.g. off-road or on a race track.  
If the vehicle is being towed or is loaded onto another vehicle.  
If add-on parts cover the radar sensor or camera.  
If the camera or the radar sensor is faulty.  
After external force on components in the area of the radar sensor, e.g. after a rear-end collision.  
If the windscreen is damaged in the area of the camera window.  
In the event of multiple unwanted interventions.  
WARNING  
If you use Front Assist in the situations mentioned, this can result in accidents and serious injuries or even death.  
Switch off Front Assist in the specified situations.  
The swerve support function can help to steer the vehicle around an obstacle in critical driving situations.  
If you steer to avoid an obstacle after an urgent warning, swerve support can help you. Swerve support brakes individual wheels and  
supports you with a corrective steering intervention as long as you steer.  
Speed range  
Swerve support is available in a speed range from around 30 km/h (20 mph) up to a maximum speed of around 150 km/h (90 mph).  
Limits  
Swerve support does not react to crossing objects. Always also observe the fundamental system limits of Front Assist (→ Autonomous  
Emergency Braking (Front Assist)).  
The oncoming vehicle braking when turning function can prevent the vehicle from colliding with an oncoming vehicle during a turn.  
If there is a risk of the vehicle colliding with an oncoming vehicle in the adjacent lane when turning, the oncoming vehicle braking  
when turning function can brake your vehicle. The vehicle can then be kept in its own lane and a collision avoided.  
Speed range  
The oncoming vehicle braking when turning function is available up to around 20 km/h (around 15 mph).  
Limits  
The oncoming vehicle braking when turning function is available only if you indicate, have turned the steering wheel and have  
therefore started the turning manoeuvre. After changing from right-hand traffic to left-hand traffic or vice versa, the oncoming vehicle  
braking when turning function is available only after some time.  
The oncoming vehicle braking when turning function does not react to persons, crossing vehicles or objects that are not detected as a  
vehicle. Always also observe the fundamental system limits of Front Assist (→ Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist)).  
Front Assist and all the included functions (depending on equipment and country) are automatically switched on when you switch on  
the ignition.  
However, Front Assist is not available or only partially available as long as the white indicator lamp is lit up.  
Volkswagen recommends that Front Assist and all the included equipment- and country-dependent functions are switched on at all  
times. Exceptions (→ Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist)).  
Switching on and off  
You can switch Front Assist on and off manually when the vehicle is stationary.  
In the Infotainment system:  
1. Open the Assist systems menu.  
2. Switch Front Assist on or off in the corresponding submenu.  
If you switch off Front Assist, all the included equipment- and country-dependent functions are also switched off. The yellow  
indicator lamp lights up in the instrument cluster display.  
The yellow indicator lamp also lights up if Front Assist has been deactivated automatically, e.g. when towing has been detected.  
Setting  
If Front Assist is switched on, you can adjust the following settings in the Assist systems menu of the Infotainment system:  
Switch the distance warning on and off; initially always set corresponding to your previous journey.  
Switch swerve support on and off.  
Switch the oncoming vehicle braking when turning function on and off.  
Front Assist is starting up  
The indicator lamp lights up white.  
Front Assist is temporarily unavailable or limited. Front Assist is available after driving straight ahead for a short time, and the  
indicator light goes out. When the vehicle is not in motion, the indicator lamp lights up continuously.  
Front Assist not available or functions restricted  
The indicator lamp lights up yellow. A message will also appear on the instrument cluster display.  
The radar sensor or camera window is dirty. Clean the radar sensor and windscreen (→ Vehicle care).  
The view of the radar sensor or camera is impaired due to the weather conditions, e.g. snow, or due to detergent deposits or  
coatings. Clean the radar sensor and windscreen (→ Vehicle care).  
The view of the radar sensor is impaired by add-on parts, number plate holders with trim frames or stickers. Keep the area around  
the radar sensor free (→ Accessories and replacement parts).  
The view of the camera is impaired by add-on parts or stickers. Keep the area around the camera window free (→ Accessories and  
replacement parts).  
The radar sensor or camera has been displaced or damaged, e.g. due to damage to the front of the vehicle or the windscreen. Check  
whether damage is visible (→ Accessories and replacement parts).  
The camera was deactivated automatically due to a high ambient temperature or prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. When the  
camera is available again, Front Assist will also be available once more.  
Paint work or structural modifications were carried out on the front of the vehicle (→ Repairs and technical modifications).  
If the problem persists, switch off Front Assist and go to a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an  
authorised Volkswagen repairer.  
Front Assist does not function as expected or is triggered unnecessarily several times  
The sensors are not working correctly. Check remedies for sensors that are not available or whose availability is restricted → Front  
Assist not available or functions restricted.  
The system limits have been exceeded (→ Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist)).  
Low sun or darkness.  
If the problem persists, switch off Front Assist and go to a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an  
authorised Volkswagen repairer.