Get Parking and maneuvering -> Rear Traffic Alert Guide for Volkswagen Passat SUV Eight Generation (2014-2023)

Exiting a parking space

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Safety instructions.

Fig. 111 In the instrument cluster display: reversing out of a parking space parallel to the road.

Vehicle parking.

Your vehicle.

Progress bar (relative distance remaining).

Direction of travel when driving out of a parking space.

Park Assist can exit parallel parking spaces if the requirements are met ⇒ Requirements.

1. Press the

button.

2. Activate the turn signal for the side of the road where the vehicle should drive out of the parking space.

3. Select the reverse gear.

4. Release the steering wheel when the following message appears: Automatic steering active. Check surrounding area!

5. Accelerate carefully.

6. Apply the brakes if a chime sounds, the

indicator turns on, or once the prompt to drive forward appears in the instrument cluster display.

indicator in the instrument cluster display turns off.

7. Press the brake pedal until the steering movements from Park Assist have stopped or the

8. Perform the procedure for exiting the parking space until a message appears in the instrument cluster display and possibly a tone signaling the end of the

parking space exit procedure.

9. Take over steering with the steering wheel at the angle set by Park Assist.

10. Drive the vehicle out of the parking space when the trafﬁc situation allows it ⇒

WARNING

Only drive the vehicle out of the parking space when the trafﬁc situation allows it.

Rear Traﬃc Alert

Rear Traffic Alert monitors the cross

traffic when reversing out of a space or

maneuvering.

WARNING

The intelligent technology of the Park Distance Control (PDC) cannot overcome the natural laws of physics and it can only operate within the limits of the

system. Not paying attention can result in accidents, serious injuries, and vehicle damage.

Pay attention to the trafﬁc situation and the vehicle environment.

The Rear Trafﬁc Alert may potentially not detect all approaching objects, e.g. pedestrians or objects approaching quickly.

Switching on and off

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1. Press the

button.

Or: Depending on the vehicle equipment, press the button for driver assistance systems.

2. Switch the Rear Trafﬁc Alert on or off.

System function

Fig. 112 Rear Traffic Alert, general example: monitored area around the vehicle that is exiting a parking space.

Fig. 113 In the Infotainment system: Rear Traffic Alert display.

The Rear Trafﬁc Alert functions with radar sensors in the rear bumper.

The system detects approaching or moving objects in the surrounding area to the rear and to the side ﬁg. 112 and warns the driver if there is an obstacle ⇒

If there is an obstacle, a warning signal will sound. Depending on the vehicle equipment, a color indication of the obstacle zone appears in the Infotainment

system ﬁg. 113 and/or a warning or indicator light appears in the instrument cluster along with a message.

Obstacle detected. Beware of traffic behind the vehicle!

Automatic braking intervention by Rear Traffic Alert.

Press the brake pedal to bring the vehicle to a standstill.

If the driver does not respond, automatic braking support may kick in ⇒ Automatic braking intervention.

If Park Distance Control is deactivated, the driver cannot be sent any feedback. Rear Trafﬁc Alert is also temporarily deactivated.

Braking assistance systems

Information about braking assistance systems

Braking assistance systems can assist the driver in critical driving and braking situations. The driver is always responsible for safe driving

⇒

If a braking assistance system is regulating, continue braking with the necessary force and, if necessary, steer the vehicle.

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