Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 210

Front assist
If the Front Assist notices that the driver is
not braking sufficiently in case of a collision
hazard, the system can increase braking ef-
fect and thus avert the collision when driving
at a speed of between approximately 4 km/h
(2.5 mph) and 250 km/h (156 mph). Front
assist only acts while the brake pedal is
pressed down hard.
WARNING
The intelligent technology in the Front Assist
cannot change the laws of physics. The driver
is always responsible for braking in time. If
the Front Assist issues a warning, then, de-
pending on the traffic circumstances, you
must brake immediately or dodge the obsta-
cle.
Adapt your speed and safe distance to the
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vehicle in front of you at all times to suit visi-
bility, weather, road and traffic conditions.
The Front Assist alone cannot avoid acci-
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dents and serious injuries.
● In complex driving situations, the Front As-
sist may issue unnecessary warnings and in-
tervene unnecessarily in braking, such as in
traffic islands.
If the operation of the Front Assist is im-
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paired, for example, by dirt or because the ra-
dar sensor has lost its settings, the system
may issue unnecessary warnings and inter-
vene inopportunely in the braking.
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Operation
Front Assist does not react to animals or ve-
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hicles crossing your path or approaching
head-on down the same lane.
The driver must always be ready to take
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over the control of the vehicle.
Note
When the Front Assist causes a braking,
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the brake pedal is "harder".
● Automatic interventions by the Front Assist
on the brakes may be interrupted by pressing
the clutch, accelerator or moving the wheel.
● If the Front Assist does not work as descri-
bed in this chapter (e.g. in intervenes several
times unnecessarily), switch it off. Have the
system checked by a specialised workshop.
SEAT recommends visiting a SEAT dealership.
On-screen warning lamps and mes-
sages
Fig. 184 On the instrument panel display:
Warning indications.
Distance warning
If the safe distance with regard to the vehicle
in front is exceeded, the relevant warning will
appear on the instrument panel display
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WARNING
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Observe the safety warnings
and control lamps on page 107.
Note
When the Front Assist is connected, the indi-
cations on the instrument panel screen may
be concealed by warnings from other func-
tions, such as an incoming call.
in Warning