System Limitations - Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual

SEAT recommends leaving the Front Assist al-
ways switched on. Exceptions
Temporarily switching the Front Assist sys-
tem off in the following
Switching the Front Assist monitoring sys-
tem on and off
With the ignition switched on, the Front As-
sist can be switched on and off as follows:
● Select the corresponding menu option us-
ing the button for the driver assistance sys-
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tems page 30.
OR: switch the system on and off in Easy
●
Connect using the button and the

and function buttons
Driver assistance
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
page 26.
When the Front Assist monitoring system is
switched off, the instrument panel will inform
that it has been switched off with the follow-
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ing indicator  Fig. 186.
Switching the advance warning function on
or off
The advance warning function may be switch-
ed on and off in the Easy Connect system us-
ing the button and the

function buttons
Driver assistance
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
page 26.
The system will store the setting for the next
time the ignition is switched on.
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SEAT recommends keeping the advance
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page 210, warning function switched on at all times.
Depending on the infotainment system in-
situations.
stalled in the vehicle, the advance warning
function may be adjusted as follows:
Ready
●
● Medium
Delayed
●
● Deactivated
SEAT recommends driving with the function
in "Medium" mode.
Setup
Switching distance warning on and off
If the safe distance with regard to the vehicle
in front is exceeded, the relevant warning will
appear on the instrument panel display
. In this case, increase the safe dis-
tance.
The distance warning may be switched on
and off in the Easy Connect system using
the

Driver assistance
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
The system will store the setting for the next
and
Setup
time the ignition is switched on.
SEAT recommends keeping the distance
warning switched on at all times.
Operation
button and the and
Setup
function buttons
page 26.
Temporarily switching the Front Assist
system off in the following situations
In the following situations the Front Assist
Monitoring System should be deactivated
due to the system's limitations
● When the vehicle is to be towed.
● If the vehicle is on a test bed.
● When the radar sensor is damaged.
● If the radar sensor takes a heavy knock, for
example in a rear collision.
● If it intervenes several times unnecessarily.
If the radar sensor is covered temporarily
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with some kind of accessory, such as an ad-
ditional headlight or the like.
● When the vehicle is to be loaded on a lorry,
ferry or train.
WARNING
If the Front Assist is not switched off in the
situations described, serious accidents and
injuries may occur.
● Switch off the Front Assist in critical situa-
tions.

System limitations

The Front Assist Monitoring System has cer-
tain physical limitations inherent in the sys-
tem. Thus, in certain circumstances some of
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