Travel Assist/Emergency Assist(2021 and 2022 models)
Published June 1, 2023, 9:20 a.m. by Jerald Waisoki
Learn how Travel Assist helps maintain a distance from vehicles ahead and how the Emergency Assist feature can detect driver inactivity, and if necessary, keep the vehicle in its lane and bring it to a stop.
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For Atlas owners: Please refer to your user manual and confirm whether or not this feature is available to you.
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the travel assist feature in your
volkswagen combines adaptive cruise
control with lane assist for added
driver assistance
while emergency assist can recognize
driver inactivity and help control the
vehicle
when activated travel assist
independently controls the accelerator
brake and steering to help maintain a
distance from a vehicle ahead
and stay within the lane to activate
ensure that adaptive cruise control is
selected
with a set speed above 20 miles per hour
engaged
press the travel assist button a green
indicator light turns on in the
instrument cluster display
if the lane markings are green the
system recognizes both lanes and is
ready to assist
travel assist helps maintain a relative
position from vehicles in front
while helping to hold the vehicle within
marked lanes
if the driver applies the brakes travel
assist is deactivated
to reactivate accelerate to the desired
speed
then press the travel assist button
again
if no contact with the steering wheel is
detected after a few seconds
a message will display instructing to
regain steering control
if contact is not restored an audible
warning will sound
the display warning will turn red and a
brief braking intervention will activate
if no driver activity is detected
emergency assist will engage
helping keep the vehicle in its lane and
if necessary
slowing the vehicle to a full stop
applying the parking brake
and activating the emergency flashers
control can be regained at any time by
moving the steering wheel
or pressing the accelerator or brake
pedal
