Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 207

Deactivating the Adaptive Cruise Con-
trol ACC temporarily in certain situa-
tions
In the following situations the Adaptive
Cruise Control (ACC) should be deactivated
due to the system's limitations
● When changing lanes, on tight bends and
roundabouts, in acceleration and decelera-
tion lanes on motorways or in sections with
road works to prevent involuntary accelera-
tion to reach the programmed speed.
● When going through a tunnel, as operation
could be affected.
● On roads with several lanes, when other ve-
hicles are driving more slowly in the overtak-
ing lane. In this case, slower vehicles will be
overtaken on the right.
● In case of heavy rain, snow or spray, as the
vehicle in front might not be detected proper-
ly or, in certain circumstances, might not be
detected at all.
WARNING
If the ACC does not switch off in the situa-
tions described, serious accidents and inju-
ries may occur.
● Always switch off the ACC in critical situa-
tions.
Driver assistance systems
Note
If you do not switch off the ACC in the afore-
mentioned situations, you may commit a le-
gal offence.
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Special driving situations
Fig. 182 (A) Vehicle on a bend. (B) Motorcy-
clist ahead out of range of the radar sensor.
(C) Vehicle changing lanes. (D) One
Fig. 183
vehicle turning and another stationary.
The adaptive cruise control (ACC) has certain
physical limitations inherent in the system.
For example, certain reactions of the ACC, in
certain circumstances, may be unexpected or
come late from the driver's point of view. So
pay attention in order to intervene if necessa-
ry.
For example, the following traffic situations
call for the utmost attention:
Starting driving after a stopping phase (only
vehicles with automatic gearbox)
After a stopping phase the ACC may begin
driving automatically when the vehicle in
front drives off.
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