Eco Assist provides situation-related information to help the driver to drive in an anticipatory and energy-saving manner.
Eco Assist uses the navigation data from the Infotainment system and the sensors of the driver assistance systems. If you drive with route guidance, Eco Assist will take account of the route you have entered. If you drive without route guidance, the most likely route will be used.
Eco assist depends on the equipment and is not available in all countries.
Driving with Eco assist
Fig. 1 In the head-up display: Eco Assist display (general example).
If you are approaching a speed limit or a road layout that requires attention on the route, the symbol and information about the type of event are shown in the head-up display and in the instrument cluster display.
As soon as you remove your foot from the accelerator pedal, the vehicle adjusts recuperation and speed. The vehicle considers the selected driving mode and the distance from the event here. In combination with selector lever position D, Eco Assist automatically sets the ideal energy recuperation level.
The available energy recuperation level depends on the battery charge level of the high-voltage battery.
If you do not press the accelerator pedal, Eco Assist will still assist with decelerating for a vehicle driving ahead without displaying a message. The system does not use the vehicle brake. If you drive downhill, the system also cannot brake the vehicle sufficiently in all driving situations.
You can override Eco Assist at any time by accelerating or braking.
Displays
The following symbols are displayed, depending on the driving situation:
Take your foot off the
accelerator.
Vehicle driving ahead.
Intersection ahead.
Highway exit ahead.
Roundabout ahead.
Left turn ahead.
Right turn ahead.
Speed limit ahead, example.
Switching on and off
You can switch Eco assist on and off in the Assistance systems menu in the Infotainment system.
Eco assist is automatically deactivated temporarily in the following cases:
Depending on the situation and vehicle handling, there may still be displays from Eco assist.
If the reason for the deactivation is no longer applicable, Eco assist is reactivated if it is switched on in the Infotainment system.
WARNING
The ECO assist is not a replacement for the driver's attention and works only within the system limitations. The ECO assist cannot detect all driving situations and may not react, or may react with a delay, or may react in a way that is not desired. If you are careless, there is a risk of accidents, serious injuries and death.
Introduction
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) maintains your selected speed. When the vehicle approaches a vehicle driving ahead, the ACC adjusts the speed automatically and maintains your set distance to the vehicle driving ahead.
Does this vehicle have ACC?
If you can select ACC
using the button
on the left-hand
side of the multi-function steering wheel, the vehicle hasA CC.
Speed range
You can set a speed above or equal to 20 km/h (15 mph).
Driving with ACC
You can override the ACC system at any time. The regulation function is canceled when you apply the brakes. When you accelerate, the regulation function is paused while accelerating and then resumed with the speed set.
If a trailer is hitched, ACC is less dynamic.
Driver intervention request
If automatic
deceleration by the ACC
is not sufficient or the system limits are reached, the ACC will prompt you -
with a message in the instrument
cluster - to also apply the brakes. The red warning light will also turn on and
a warning tone will sound. Take
over steering and be ready to brake.
WARNING
ACC is not a replacement for the driver's attention and works only within the system limitations. ACC cannot detect all driving situations and may not react, or may react with a delay, or may react in a way that is not desired. If you are careless, there is a risk of accidents, serious injuries and death.
Special driving situations
The functions described below depend on the vehicle equipment and are not available in all countries.
Predictive ACC
If the vehicle has a Dynamic Road Sign Display, ACC can adjust the speed to recognized speed limits and adjust the route history .
Passing
If you activate the left turn signal (for left-hand drive vehicles, the right turn signal) to overtake, the ACC will accelerate the vehicle and reduce the distance from the vehicle ahead. Your selected speed will not be exceeded during this.
If the ACC does not detect a vehicle ahead after changing lanes, then the ACC will accelerate the vehicle up to the selected speed.
Stop-and-go traffic
ACC can brake the vehicle and bring it to a standstill. ACC remains active, and the instrument cluster display shows ACC is ready for a few seconds.
Vehicles with comfort drive Travel Assist: You can extend this time by continuing to hold the steering wheel.
As long as ACC remains active, the vehicle will automatically move again once the vehicle driving ahead starts and if no obstacle has been detected.
Extend drive-readiness or reactivate:
Or: Vehicles with comfort drive Travel Assist: Take hold of the steering wheel again.
Driving off when drive-readiness has ended and the vehicle driving ahead has already started moving:
Or: Briefly press the accelerator pedal.
The ACC does not stay active in the following scenarios:
WARNING
If ACC is ready appears in the instrument cluster display and the vehicle driving ahead starts to move, your vehicle will start driving automatically. The vehicle may not be able to detect obstacles in the vehicle's path when this happens. This may cause accidents and serious injuries.
Right-side passing restriction (left-hand drive vehicles: left-side passing restriction)
Vehicles with right lane passing prevention: If the ACC detects a slower vehicle in the left lane (for left-hand drive vehicles, in the right lane), the ACC will brake gently within the limits of the system and prevent you from overtaking illegally. The function is available from approx. 80 km/h (approx. 50 mph).
Vehicles without right-side passing restriction: Stop the regulation function when driving on roads with multiple lanes if vehicles are driving slowly in the passing lane.
Limits of the sensor system
ACC detects driving situations using the radar and ultrasonic sensors in the front of the vehicle and the camera behind the windshield. The radar sensor has a range of up to approx. 160 m (approx. 520 ft).
WARNING
If you use the ACC in situations outside system limitations, accidents and serious injuries may result and legal regulations may be violated.
Unrecognizable objects
ACC only detects vehicles that are moving in the same direction or are stationary. The following will not be detected:
Stationary vehicles
Fig. 1 Stationary vehicle.
ACC responds up to approx 60 km/h (approx. 37 mph) and only responds to stationary vehicles if a stationary vehicle is detected as such and the vehicle you are driving can be conveniently braked behind the stationary vehicle within the system limitations of ACC. ACC does not perform emergency braking → fig. 1 .
The reaction to stationary vehicles depends on the vehicle equipment and is not available in all countries.
Fig. 1 Left side of the multi-function steering wheel.
Switching on
ACC is switched on.
Starting the regulation function
If you switch from the semi-automated driving assistance (Travel Assist) to ACC and Travel Assist was in control, the vehicle will remain in control. ACC is active.
Otherwise, you will need to start the regulation function:
ACC saves the current speed and maintains the set distance. If the current speed is outside the specified speed range, the ACC adjusts the minimum speed when driving too slowly or the maximum speed when driving too quickly.
ASR Sport and, depending on the vehicle equipment, ESC Sport are also deactivated.
The following indicator lights may turn on depending on the driving situation:
ACC
is regulating - no vehicle ahead detected.
ACC
is regulating - vehicle ahead detected.
If the ACC is not functioning, the gray indicator lights come on.
Canceling the regulation function
Or: Press the brake pedal.
If the respective indicator light for the driving situation lights up gray, the speed and distance are saved.
If ASR Sport or ESC Sport is activated, the regulation function will be canceled automatically.
Resuming the regulation function
ACC assumes the last set speed and the last set distance. The instrument cluster display shows the set speed, and indicator lights turn on corresponding to the driving situation.
Setting the distance
Fig. 1 In the head-up display: set distance during control (general example).
You can set the distance at five levels from very short to very long:
Or: Press the
button repeatedly until the preferred distance is set.
The instrument cluster display and the head-up display show the selected level→ fig. 1 . Heed the countryspecific regulations for minimum distance.
The regulation function always starts with the distance that was set at the end of the journey.
Setting the speed
You can adjust the stored speed within the specified speed range using the buttons on the multi-function steering wheel as follows:
+ 1 km/h (1 mph): Press the button gently.
- 1 km/h (1 mph): Press the button gently.
+ 10 km/h (5 mph): Press the button firmly or swipe it from the bottom to the top. Pressing for the first time changes to the next-largest tens digit (km/h) or fives digit (mph).
- 10 km/h (5 mph): Press the button firmly or swipe it from the top to the bottom. Pressing for the first time changes to the next-smallest tens digit (km/h) or fives digit (mph).
To change the stored speed continuously, press and hold the respective button.
WARNING
ACC cannot detect all driving situations correctly. If the vehicle is less than the minimum distance from the vehicle ahead and the difference in speed between the vehicle ahead and your own vehicle is so great that the speed deceleration from the ACC is not sufficient, there is a risk of a rear end collision. This may result in serious injury or even death.
Adjusting the regulation function system settings
You can influence how dynamically ACC takes control:
Some settings can be saved in the driver personalization user profiles and change automatically when profiles are switched.
Troubleshooting
ACC is
not available
The yellow indicator light turns on. In addition, a message is shown in the instrument cluster display.
Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
ACC is not functioning as expected
Clear the area around the ultrasonic sensors and check if there is noticeable damage (→ Accessories and replacement parts) .
Volkswagen recommends contacting an authorized Volkswagen dealer or authorized Volkswagen Service Facility.
Additional information may be displayed in the vehicle status, depending on the malfunction (→ Vehicle settings menu) .
The Adaptive Cruise Control cannot start
Make sure the following requirements are met:
Unusual noises during automatic braking
This is normal and not a cause for concern.
Beside the system limitations of the Dynamic Road Sign Display system and the system limitations of theA CC , predictive cruise control also has the following additional, system-based limitations:
Functional limitations
In the following situations, the predictive cruise control may not change the speed, may change it with a delay or in a way that is not desired:
Activating the predictive cruise control
You can set the events to which the vehicle should respond:
In the Infotainment system:
If you have activated at least one event, predictive cruise control will be automatically switched on as well whenA CC is switched on.
Driving with Route Guidance
If you drive with route guidance, predictive cruise control will adjust the speed to the route you have entered in the system.
Driving without Route Guidance
If you drive without route guidance, predictive cruise control will adjust the speed to the most likely route.
Displaying Turning Request
If you activate the turn signal to indicate a turning request, the predictive cruise control may slow the vehicle at the next turn-off option - irrespective of whether you are driving with or without route guidance.
Displays
As soon as the system detects a speed limit or is going to reduce your speed due to the road layout, a notification appears in the instrument cluster display. This message shows the reason and the speed to which the vehicle will adjust.
Adjustment due to a speed limit, example.
Adjustment
due to a speed restriction being lifted.
Adjustment
due to a roundabout.
Adjustment due to an
intersection.
Adjustment due to the road
layout.
Adjustment
due to the end of a traffic jam.
If the speed is adjusted due to a speed limit, the detected speed will be saved as a new desired speed. If the speed is adjusted due to the road layout, the vehicle will accelerate to the previously saved preferred speed afterwards.
Cornering speed notifications depend on the driving mode .
To cancel speed adjustment
If you do not wish to adopt the speed shown in the notification, you can cancel the speed adjustment:
The most recently saved speed is used again.
The current speed is assumed.
The regulation function is paused.
Prepone the speed adjustment
As soon as a higher speed than the currently saved speed is shown in the instrument cluster display, you can prepone the speed adjustment:
The vehicle will accelerate to the detected speed.
Adjusting the speed shown
The speed shown can only be adjusted when controlled due to speed restrictions.
+ 1 km/h (1 mph):
Press the
button gently.
- 1 km/h (1 mph):
Press the
button gently.
+ 10 km/h (5 mph):
Press the
button firmly or swipe it
from the bottom to the top. Pressing for the first time changes to the
next-largest tens digit (km/h) or fives digit (mph).
- 10 km/h (5 mph):
Press the
button firmly or swipe it
from the top to the bottom. Pressing for the first time changes to the
next-smallest tens digit (km/h) or fives digit (mph).
If you adjust the speed shown in the notification too far, the predictive cruise control will be canceled.
If a speed limit is detected, the predictive cruise control system will adjust the saved speed, even if the ACC is deactivated. However, it does not take control.
If a speed limit on a highway is lifted, the recommended speed will automatically be saved as the preferred speed. However, if a higher speed than the recommended speed was previously saved on a highway with no speed limit, this saved speed will be applied instead of the recommended speed.
Troubleshooting
A notification shows that the predictive speed limit control is currently unavailable or is not available in your country
Additional information may be displayed in the vehicle status, depending on the malfunction (→ Vehicle settings menu) .
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