Acc Not Available; Vehicles Outside The Sensor Zone; Objects That Are Not Detected - Seat Ateca 2020 Owner's Manual

On roads with embedded metal objects
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such as train or tram tracks.
On roads with loose gravel.
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Pay special attention when using ACC in the
following situations:
On curves
The ACC may not detect the vehicle in front
on a curve, or may regulate the distance from
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vehicles in other lanes

Vehicles outside the sensor zone

In the following situations the ACC may not
react, or may react slowly or inappropriately:
Vehicles that are not aligned while driving
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or that are outside the sensor's detection
area, such as motorcycles
Vehicles that move into your lane, a short
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distance from your vehicle
Vehicles with loads or accessories that pro-
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trude from the sides, rear or roof.

Objects that are not detected

The ACC function only detects and reacts to
vehicles moving in the same direction. There-
fore it does not detect:
People
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Animals
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Vehicles travelling in the opposite direction
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or crossing the road.
Other stationary obstacles
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The ACC does not react to stationary vehi-
cles. If, for example, a vehicle detected by the
ACC turns or moves over and there is a sta-
tionary vehicle in front of it, the ACC will not
react to the second vehicle
WARNING
Fig. 183 .
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Using the ACC in the above situations can
cause serious accidents and injuries, and
you could break the law.
Troubleshooting

ACC not available

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Fig. 183
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The indicator lamp lights up yellow:
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Fig. 184 .
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The radar sensor is dirty or adjusted incor-
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rectly. Take into account the warnings descri-
bed at the beginning of this chapter
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page 237
There is a fault or a defect. Turn off the vehi-
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cle's ignition and turn it on again after a few
minutes.
If the problem persists, consult a special-
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ised workshop.
Driving
The ACC does not work as expected
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the radar sensor to operate properly
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tomatically. Wait for them to cool down and
check the operation again.
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Fig. 184 . ●
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braking are normal and do not indicate any
anomalies.
The following conditions may lead the
ACC not to react:
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Make sure that the conditions are met for
page 237.
If the brakes overheat, regulation stops au-
Unusual noises during automatic ACC
The accelerator or brake is depressed.
No gear is engaged or the vehicle is in gear
The vehicle is reversing.
ESC is operating.
The driver is not wearing his/her seat belt.
A vehicle or trailer brake light is faulty.
The RPM is too high or too low.
The parking brake is applied.
Driving on an excessive slope.