# Driving with Emergency Assist

# Switching on and off

The emergency assistance system is only active under the following conditions:

- Travel Assist or Lane Assist is switched on.- The system has detected a road lane marking on both the right and left sides of the vehicle.

If there is a system fault, Emergency Assist can deactivate itself automatically.

# 1

If the Lane Assist is not available, Emergency Assist is also not available.

# Driver intervention prompt

sos Emergency Assist system: Please take over the steering wheel!

If there is no driver activity, Emergency Assist prompts the driver to take control of the vehicle by acoustic warnings and by a braking jolt. A message is also displayed on the instrument cluster display and the volume of the Infotainment system is reduced.

# System intervention

If the driver does not respond, the system can brake the vehicle and keep it in lane. The following indicator lamp lights up in the instrument cluster display:

sos Emergency Assist system: Please take over the steering wheel!

You can override intervention at any time by accelerating, braking or steering strongly.

Other road users will be warned as follows when Emergency Assist is actively performing control interventions:

- The hazard warning lights will be switched on after a short time.- The vehicle horn will sound, depending on the speed.

If the remaining stopping distance is sufficient, the vehicle will be braked to a standstill if necessary.

The following will happen as soon as the vehicle is stationary:

- The electronic parking brake is switched on.- The doors will be unlocked.- The interior lighting will be switched on.

# WARNING

If Emergency Assist is triggered unexpectedly, it can result in accidents and serious injuries.

- If the vehicle behaves differently to expected, cancel the intervention of Emergency Assist by accelerating strongly, braking or steering.- Switch off the Lane Assist.- Do not use Travel Assist.- Go to a suitably qualified workshop and have the system checked. Volkswagen recommends contact with an ID. UNYX Service Center.