The weekly series about driver assistance systems starts with the emergency assist. Emergency Assist helps the driver in particular hazardous situations. The system monitors the driver’s inputs – such as accelerator pedal, brake and steering, and helps, within the system’s limits, to prevent acciden
Park Assist automatically steers the car into parallel and bay parking spaces, and also out of parallel parking spaces. The system assists the driver by automatically carrying out the optimum steering movements in order to reverse-park on the ideal line. The measurement of the parking space, the all
Side Assist aids the driver when changing lane. Two radar systems at the rear scan the areas up to around 50 metres behind the vehicle and in the blind spots to the sides. The Rear Traffic Alert assists the driver, within the system’s limits, when reversing out of a parking space. --- Weitere Info
Lane Assist helps to prevent accidents caused by unintentionally wandering out of lane, and represents a major safety gain on motorways and major trunk roads. If there is an indication that the vehicle is about to leave the lane unintentionally, Lane Assist alerts the driver. Golf 1,4 TSI BMT – fue
Light Assist provides comfort and safety on the road by means of automatic main beam control. A camera on the interior mirror observes the traffic. Above 60 km/h and in complete darkness, Light Assist automatically switches on the main-beam headlights. The system detects vehicles travelling ahead an
Traffic Jam Assist supports the driver in slow moving traffic, combining the Lane Assist with the Adaptive Cruise Control ACC. --------- Further information on Volkswagen can be found here: https://www.volkswagen-media-services... and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vwpress_en.
The proactive occupant protection system uses the sensors from the ESP and the Front Assist ambient traffic monitoring system to detect critical situations with elevated accident potential. --------- Further information on Volkswagen can be found here: https://www.volkswagen-media-services.com an
The Front Assist ambient traffic monitoring system uses a radar sensor to detect situations where the distance to the vehicle in front is critical and helps to reduce the vehicle’s stopping distance. In dangerous situations the system alerts the driver by means of visual and acoustic signals and wit
Manoeuvring with a trailer can become a test of patience for the uninitiated, for the combination does not always respond as you might expect. The steering angle is decisive for precise reversing: the optional Trailer Assist assumes the steering function. The driver simply needs to select reverse, p
Detected traffic signs, vehicle data and information from the navigation system - Traffic Sign Recognition processes a variety of information and keeps the driver informed about the current situation. --------- Further information on Volkswagen can be found here: https://www.volkswagen-media-serv
The cruise control system with “automatic distance control ACC” uses a distance sensor to measure the distance and speed relative to vehicles driving ahead. --------- Further information on Volkswagen can be found here: https://www.volkswagen-media-services.com and on Twitter: https://twitter.com
Just under a quarter of all accidents resulting in personal injury involve more than one collision. The multi-collision brake from Volkswagen can help prevent follow-on collisions or mitigate their severity. The multi-collision brake automatically initiates braking after a collision, within the sys
