Seat Ateca Owner's Manual page 220

The warning moment varies depending on
the traffic situation and driver behaviour. At
the same time, the vehicle will prepare for a
possible emergency braking
Critical warning
If the driver fails to react to the pre-warning
(advance warning), the system may actively
intervene in the brakes and generate a brief
jolt to warn the driver of the imminent danger
of a collision.
Automatic braking
If the driver also fails to react to the critical
warning, the system may initiate independ-
ent emergency braking by progressively in-
creasing the braking effect in accordance
with how critical the situation is.
Driver emergency brake assist system
Faced with an imminent collision, the system
may detect that the driver is not braking hard
enough to avoid the collision. In this case, it
will automatically increase the braking effect.
Due to certain driving circumstances and the
limitations of its operation, there are some
cases in which the system cannot prevent a
collision, although it can significantly mini-
mise the consequences by reducing the
speed and the force of the impact.
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WARNING
Observe the safety warnings
and control lamps on page
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WARNING
The Front Assist system cannot change the
laws of physics or replace the driver in terms
of keeping control of the vehicle and reacting
to a possible emergency situation.
WARNING
Following a Front Assist emergency warning,
pay immediate attention to the situation and
try to avoid the collision by braking or by
dodging the obstacle, as applicable.
If the Front Assist does not work as descri-
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bed in this chapter (e.g. it repeatedly inter-
venes unnecessarily), switch it off.
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, occasionally
the Front Assist may issue warnings and in-
tervene in braking unnecessarily, for example
at 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.
Operation
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in Warning
119.
The Front Assist does not react to animals
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or vehicles crossing your path or approaching
head-on down the same lane.
The Front Assist does not react to pedes-
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trians walking in the same direction or ap-
proaching head-on down the same lane.
The driver must always be ready to take
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over the control of the vehicle.
● When the Front Assist causes a braking,
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.
Note
When the Front Assist is connected, the in-
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dications on the instrument panel screen may
be concealed by warnings from other func-
tions, such as an incoming call.
When the Front Assist causes a braking,
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the brake pedal is "harder".
Automatic interventions by the Front Assist
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on the brakes may be interrupted by pressing
the clutch, accelerator or moving the wheel.
The Front Assist may brake the vehicle until
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it stops completely. However, the brake sys-
tem does not halt the vehicle permanently.
Use the foot brake!
● 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.