Get Driving -> Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist) Guide for Volkswagen T-Roc SUV First Generation (2017-2025)

The Automatic 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 depending on vehicle equipment and country:

—Pedestrian Monitoring.

—Cyclist Monitoring.

The listed functions are automatically active when Front Assist is switched on.

Detectable objects

Front Assist can detect the following objects depending on vehicle equipment and country:

—Vehicles.

—Bicycles and motorcycles.

— Pedestrians.

Driving with Front Assist

You can cancel the automatic braking interventions by steering or pressing the accelerator.

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 driving situations by means of the radar sensor at the front of the vehicle. The range of the radar sensor is up to

approximately 120 m (around 400 ft).

Observe the limits of the radar sensor (→ Sensors). Always pay due attention and intervene yourself if necessary.

After vehicle start

Immediately after vehicle start or after a system restart, Front Assist is not available or only partially available. 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.

—Stationary or 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.

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 TCS is switched off manually.

—If ESC is performing a control intervention.

—If ESC Sport (depending on equipment) is switched on (→ Brake support systems).

—If several brake lights on the vehicle are faulty.

—If there is a fault in at least one brake light on a trailer 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.

—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 the radar sensor is covered by any auxiliary equipment, e.g. auxiliary headlights.

—If the radar sensor is faulty.

—After external force on components in the area of the radar sensor, e.g. after a rear-end collision.

—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.

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 the distance warning 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.

On the display of the instrument cluster:

1. Press the

button.

2. Switching Front Assist on or off.

Depending on equipment, the

In the Infotainment system:

button is either on the multifunction steering wheel or on the turn signal lever.

1. Open the Assist systems menu.

2. Switch Front Assist on or off in the corresponding submenu.

If you switch off Front Assist, the advance warning and distance warning will also be switched off. The yellow indicator lamp

lights up in the instrument cluster display.

Setting

If Front Assist is switched on, you can switch the distance warning on and off in the Assist systems menu of the Infotainment system,

depending on the vehicle equipment and country. This is initially always set corresponding to your previous journey.

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 availability restricted

The indicator lamp lights up yellow. A message will also appear on the instrument cluster display.

—The radar sensor is dirty. Clean the radar sensor (→ Vehicle care).

—The view of the radar sensor is impaired due to the weather conditions, e.g. snow, or due to detergent deposits or coatings. Clean

the radar sensor (→ 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 radar sensor has been displaced or damaged, e.g. due to damage to the front of the vehicle. Check whether damage is visible

(→ Accessories and replacement parts).

—Paint work or structural modifications were carried out on the front of the vehicle (→ Repairs and technical modifications).

—The genuine Volkswagen badge is not used. Volkswagen recommends using Volkswagen Genuine Parts® or Volkswagen Genuine

Accessories, which you can purchase from an authorised Volkswagen repairer.

—The system limits have been exceeded (→ Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist)).

—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 availability restricted.

—The system limits have been exceeded (→ Autonomous Emergency Braking (Front Assist)).

—If the problem persists, switch off Front Assist and go to a suitably qualified workshop. Volkswagen recommends using an

authorised Volkswagen repairer.

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