Cupra BORN 2022 - Page 175

Assistant systems
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emergency brake assistance system (Front Assist)
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If several brake lights of the vehicle or electri-
cally connected trailer are damaged.
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If the vehicle is reversing.
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In case of snow or heavy rain.
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In case of dazzling sun or total darkness.
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Entrances and exits of tunnels.
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In complex driving situations (such as traic
islands, cut-through roundabouts, etc), Front
Assist may issue warnings and intervene in
braking in an unnecessary manner.
For more details, see section ›››page156.
Manual activation and deactivation
of the function
Fig.132 On the screen of the instrument
panel Front Assist switched o message.
Front Assist indicators appear on the instru-
ment panel display.
The Front Assist is active whenever the ignition
is switched on. At the time of starting the ig-
nition, the Front Assist may not be available
for a short period of time while the system
starts. During this phase, the instrument clus-
ter screen will display the following indication
›››Fig.131.
When the Front Assist is disabled, so too are
the advance warning and the distance warn-
ing functions. CUPRA recommends leaving the
Front Assist activated except in the situations
presented in ›››page174.
Switching the Front Assist on and o
With the ignition switched on, the Front Assist
can be deactivated or activated as follows:
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In the infotainment system: press the func-
tion button > Assistants > Smart Assistants
> Front Assist ›››page35.
When Front Assist is disabled on the instru-
ment cluster, the indication will be dis-
played.
Each time the ignition is switched on, the Front
Assist will reappear as active.
Activating or deactivating the pre-warning
(advance warning)
The advance warning can be switched on or
o in the infotainment system using the func-
tion button > Assistants > Smart Assistants
> Front Assist ›››page35.
The system will store the setting for the next
time the ignition is switched on.
CUPRA recommends keeping advance warning
active.
Depending on the vehicle’s infotainment sys-
tem the advance warning function may be
adapted in the following modes:
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Advance
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Medium
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Delayed
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Deactivated
CUPRA recommends driving with the function
in “Medium” mode.
Switching distance warning on and o
The distance warning can be activated or de-
activated in the infotainment system using the
function button > Assistants > Smart Assis-
tants > Front Assist ›››page35.
The system will store the setting for the next
time the ignition is switched on.
CUPRA recommends having the safety dis-
tance warning activated except in the excep-
tions described in section ›››page174.
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
>
Assistants > Smart Assistants > Front Assist
›››page35.