Seat Ateca Owner's Manual page 273

The system is not a replacement for driver
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awareness. Supervise the parking operation
at all times, as well as the vehicle's surround-
ing area. Adapt your speed and driving style
at all times to suit visibility, weather, road
and traffic conditions.
Do not be distracted from the traffic by
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looking at the screen.
● The images on the rear assist screen are
only two-dimensional. Due to a lack of spatial
depth, protruding parts or holes in the road,
for example, are more difficult to detect or
may not be seen at all.
● Vehicle load modifies the representation of
the orientation lines displayed. The width
represented by the lines diminishes with ve-
hicle load. Pay special attention to the vehi-
cle's surroundings when the inside of the ve-
hicle of the luggage compartment is carrying
a heavy load.
In the following situations, the objects or
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other vehicles shown in the navigation sys-
tem display appear to be further away or
closer than they really are: Pay special atten-
tion:
On moving from a horizontal plane to a
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slope.
On moving from a slope to a horizontal
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plane.
If the vehicle is heavily loaded at the
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rear.
When the vehicle approaches objects
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that are not on the ground surface or are
jutting out from it. These objects may al-
Driver assistance systems
so be outside the camera's angle of vi-
sion when reversing.
Note
It is important to take great care and pay
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special attention if you are not yet familiar
with the system.
Rear assist will not be available if the vehi-
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cle's rear lid is open.
Instructions for use
Fig. 233 In the rear lid handle: location of the
rear assist camera.
A camera installed in the rear lid handle as-
sists the driver in reverse parking or manoeu-
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vring Fig. 233. The camera image is viewed
together with orientation lines projected by
the system on the Easy Connect system
screen. The bottom of the screen displays
part of the bumper corresponding to the
number plate area that will be used as refer-
ence by the driver.
Rear assist settings
Rear assist offers the user the possibility to
change the image's brightness, contrast and
colour settings.
To change these settings:
● Park the vehicle in a safe place.
● Apply the parking brake.
● Switch the ignition on.
● If necessary, switch on the Easy Connect
system.
● Engage reverse gear or turn the selector
lever to position R.
● Press the  function button displayed on
the right of the image.
● Make the desired adjustments on the menu
by pressing the – / + function buttons or by
moving the corresponding scroll button.
Necessary conditions for parking and ma-
noeuvring with the rear assist
The system should not be used in the follow-
ing cases:
If the image displayed is not very reliable or
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is distorted, for example low visibility or dirty
lens.
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