Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 229

Front Assist indicators appear on the instru-
ment panel display.
The Front Assist is active whenever the igni-
tion is switched on. At the time of starting the
ignition, the Front Assist may not be available
for a short period of time while the system
starts. During this phase, the instrument panel
screen will display the following indication
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Fig. 159.
When the Front Assist is disabled, so too are
the advance warning and the distance warn-
ing functions. SEAT recommends leaving the
Front Assist activated except in the situations
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presented in page 227.
Switching the Front Assist on and off
With the ignition switched on, the Front Assist
can be deactivated or activated as follows:
Select the corresponding menu option us-
●
ing the button for the driver assistance sys-
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tems page 79.
OR: using the Infotainment system: press
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the function button > Driver assistance >
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Front Assist page 87.
When the Front Assist is deactivated, the indi-
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cation Fig. 160 will be displayed on the in-
strument panel.
Each time the ignition is switched on, the
Front Assist will reappear as active.
Driver assistance systems
Activating or deactivating the pre-warning
(advance warning)
The advance warning can be activated or
deactivated in the infotainment system using
the function button > Driver assistance >
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Front Assist page 87.
The system will store the setting for the next
time the ignition is switched on.
SEAT recommends keeping advance warning
active.
Depending on the vehicle's infotainment sys-
tem the advance warning function may be
adapted in the following modes:
Advance
●
Medium
●
Delayed
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Deactivated
●
SEAT recommends driving with the function in
"Medium" mode.
Switching distance warning on and off
The safety distance warning can be activa-
ted or deactivated in the infotainment system
using the function button > Driver assis-

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tance > Front Assist page 87.
The system will store the setting for the next
time the ignition is switched on.
SEAT recommends having the safety dis-
tance warning activated except in the excep-
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tions described in section page
Activate or deactivate the dodge and turn
assistant
The dodge and turn assistance systems can
be activated or deactivated in the infotain-
ment system using the function button
Driver assistance > Front Assist
The system will store the setting for the next
time the ignition is switched on.
SEAT recommends having the dodge and
turn assistance systems activated except in
the exceptions described in section
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page 227.
Deactivating Front Assist temporarily in
the following situations
In the following situations the Front Assist
should be deactivated due to the system's
limitations:
When the vehicle is to be towed.
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If the vehicle is on a test bed.
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If the radar sensor or the front camera are
●
faulty.
If the radar sensor or the front camera have
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suffered a violent blow.
If it intervenes several times unnecessarily.
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227.
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