The system restarts in the following situations:
Traffic Sign Detection System
— The ignition is off.
— The driver's seat belt is unbuckled and the driver's door is
open.
Introduction to the topic
— The vehicle remains stationary for more than approx.
15 minutes.
The traffic sign detection system records standard traffic
If you drive for a long time below approx. 60 km/h (37 mph),
the system automatically stops assessing your fatigue. If you
then drive faster again, your driving behavior will be reassessed.
signs using a camera at the base of the interior rear-view
mirror and informs you of speed limits and overtaking
prohibitions that it recognizes. Within its limitations, the
system also displays additional signals, such as temporary
prohibitions or limitations that are only valid in case of rain.
Even on routes without signs, the system can display, if
necessary, the applicable speed limits.
Managing the fatigue detection system
,
Please note on
page 36.
at the beginning of this chapter,
In Germany, on highways and motorways, in addition to speed
limits and overtaking bans, the system displays the end of ban
signs. In all other countries where the system works, the currently
valid speed limit will be displayed instead.
Hide the notice
The warning on the instrument panel display automatically
disappears after 5 seconds or can be hidden as follows:
Vehicles without a multifunction steering
wheel: 1. Press the windows button.
of the wiper lever
Traffic signs detected by the system are displayed on the
instrument panel screen and on the infotainment system screen.
Vehicles with a multifunction steering wheel:
1. Press the button on the mulstitfeuenrcintigonwheel.
Depending on the equipment, an indication also appears on the
Switching the fatigue
Head-up-Display.
detection system on and off in the Infotainment System
display of traffic signs
Assistants menu ÿ p. 33.
After starting the engine, the fatigue detection system
switches on automatically.
callly
Fig. 25 On the instrument panel screen: examples
of traffic sign displays.
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imposed by physical laws and only works within the limits of
the system. Do not let the increased comfort provided by the
traffic sign detection system induce you to take any risks that
compromise safety. The system cannot replace the attention
of the driver.
· Always adapt your speed and driving style to the visibility,
weather, road and traffic conditions.
Poor visibility, darkness, snow, rain and fog may cause the
system not to display traffic signs or not to display them at
all.
Fig. 26 On the instrument panel screen: examples
of traffic sign displays.
tre correctly.
· If the camera's field of view is dirty, covered, or damaged,
the system's operation may be affected.
WARNING
The recommendations for driving and traffic signs displayed
by the traffic sign detection system may differ from the actual
situation.
The system cannot recognize or display co
Correctly all traffic signs.
Fig. 27 On the instrument panel screen: examples
of traffic sign displays.
· The traffic signs on the road and the rules of the road take
precedence over the recommendations and indications of
the system.
When the system is connected, after reviewing and evaluating
the information from the camera, the infotainment system and
the current vehicle data, up to three current traffic signs with their
supplementary panels are displayed ÿ fig. 25, ÿ fig. 26, ÿ fig. 27:
WARNING
In the infotainment system's waypoint navigation mode, the
traffic sign detection system is only available to a limited extent.
First place: The currently valid signal for the driver appears
on the left side of the screen, e.g. For example, a ban
Some settings can be saved in personalization
on driving faster than 130 km/h (80 mph).
function user accounts and can therefore be changed
automatically when switching user accounts ÿ p. 40.
Second place: Secondly, a valid signal is displayed only under
certain circumstances, e.g. eg 100 km/h (60 mph)
with add-on rain panel.
Limitations of the traffic sign detection
Add-on panel:
If the windscreen wipers are
operating while driving, the signal with the
system
complementary rain panel, for example, will be
displayed first on the left as it is the one in effect at that
Please note and
at the beginning of this ca
time.
cough.
chapter, on page 37.
Third place:
Third you can show another
Fault messages
traffic sign, such as a ban on overtaking at certain
hours.
The system is
No traffic signs available. in the
initialization phase.
Or: The
WARNING
camera has not recognized any mandatory or prohibitive
signals.
The intelligent technology of the traffic sign detection system
cannot overcome the limits
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Error: Detection of traffic signs.
There is a fault in the
Operate the traffic sign detection
system
system. Go to a duly qualified specialized workshop.
Volkswagen recommends a Volkswagen dealer.
Please note and
at the beginning of this ca
the fun
Speed warning not available at this time.
chapter, on page 37.
The speed warning system of the traffic sign detection
system is ave
Activating and deactivating
stream. Go to a duly qualified specialist workshop.
Volkswagen recommends a Volkswagen dealer.
The permanent display of traffic signs on the instrument panel
display can be activated and deactivated in the infotainment
system in the vehicle settings menu.
Traffic sign detection: Clean the windshield.
The windshield
is dirty in the area of the camera or its visibility is
reduced by weather factors. Clean windshield.
speed warning
If the system detects that the permissible speed is currently
exceeded, it warns if necessary acoustically or visually with a
message in the instrument cluster display.
Limited traffic sign detection at this time.
There is no
data transmission by the infotainment system. Check if
the infotainment system has current maps.
O well:
The speed warning can be set or completely deactivated in
the infotainment system, in the vehicle settings menu ÿ p. 41.
Adjustment takes place in 5 km/h (3 mph) steps within a range
from 0 km/h (mph) to 10 km (5 mph) above the maximum
permissible speed.
The vehicle is in a zone not in
included in the infotain system map
I lied.
The signal detection system No data
available. Traffic les does not work in the country where you
are currently driving.
Trailer mode On vehicles
limited operation
with a factory-fitted towing hitch and an electrically connected
trailer, the display of specific traffic signs for vehicles towed with
a trailer, such as speed limits or driving bans, can be switched
on and off. current overtaking Activation or deactivation is done
in the infotainment system, in the vehicle settings menu ÿ p. 41.
The traffic sign detection system has certain limitations. The
following conditions may cause the system to function in a
limited way or not at all:
— poor visibility, e.g. eg, if it snows;
— glare, p. eg by oncoming traffic or solar radiation;
— high speeds;
For towing mode, the display of the current speed limits can be
— covered or dirty chamber; —
adjusted to the type of trailer and the legal provisions. Adjustment
traffic signs outside the field of vision of the
takes place in 10 km/h (5 mph) steps within a range between
camera;
60 km/h (40 mph) and 130 km (80 mph). If a higher speed is set
— partially or totally obscured traffic signs, e.g. eg by trees,
snow, dirt or other vehicles;
than the one permitted in the country in question for driving with
a trailer, the system automatically displays the usual speed
limits, e.g. eg 80 km/h (50 mph) in Germany.
— non-compliant traffic signs; — damaged or bent traffic
signs; — variable message signs located on signal
gantries (variable indication of traffic signs by means of LEDs
or other lighting units); — use of outdated maps in the system
If the trailer speed warning is disabled, the system displays
the speed limitations as if no trailer was towed.
of infotainment;
— stickers affixed to vehicles representing traffic signs, e.g. For
example, speed limits on trucks.
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do. Here new users can log in or register and you can
delete saved user accounts from the infotainment system
memory ÿ p. 240.
Personalization
Personalization
Open the user administration menu:
Using the personalization function, individual vehicle
1. Press User in the main menu.
Open the settings menu:
settings can be saved, e.g. air conditioning, for example,
in a We Connect user account. The user identifies himself
by logging into his We Connect user account in the
1. Click Settings in the user administration menu.
infotainment system.
Change user account
Changes made to the settings will be assigned to the
user account that is active in the vehicle and, if there is
an active Internet connection, will be automatically saved
online in the We Connect account.
You can select the user account in the user management
menu. In this menu you can activate another existing user
account in the vehicle, log in to an existing We Connect
account, or sign in to We Connect with a new account.
Greeting and user account selection After
switching on the ignition, the name of the detected
user appears in the infotainment system.
Automatically assign a vehicle key to a user
account
If automatic key assignment is activated, the user is
recognized via the vehicle key.
If automatic key assignment is selected, when changing
user accounts the following key will be assigned to the
user account:
If automatic key assignment is not activated, the last user
who logged into the vehicle is always displayed.
— Vehicles without the "Keyless Access" keyless entry
and start system: The key with which the vehicle was
unlocked.
If you are not the recognized user, you have the
following possibilities:
— Select your user account in the list with
— Vehicles with the "Keyless Access" keyless entry and
locking system: The key first detected by the
personalization function when opening the driver's
door.
rresponsive if you had already logged into the vehicle
on another occasion.
— Sign in to your We Con user account
nect with your access data and thus add your user
If automatic key assignment is deactivated, the vehicle
account to the user list.
key assignment is also deleted. In this case, when the
— Create a new user account directly in the vehicle if you
are not yet registered with We Connect.
infotainment system is turned on, the last user who was
active in the vehicle will always be displayed.
If you do not wish to log in or register for We Connect,
the infotainment system has a guest account. When
switching to this account, the current vehicle settings are
maintained.
Synchronizing vehicle settings
Changed vehicle settings in the vehicle are automatically
assigned to the active user account and cyclically saved
online. The synchronization of the vehicle settings with the
data saved online is also carried out automatically,
provided there is an Internet connection, in the following
situations:
Once you have logged in, the vehicle settings saved online
will be loaded and activated. The first time you log in to
the vehicle with your user account, the factory settings will
be active.
— When switching on the ignition and switching on the
infotainment system: All user accounts stored in the
If the vehicle is equipped with seats with a memory
vehicle that have been used recently are synchronised.
function, you can manually override the
corresponding setting on the infotainment system display.
— When changing the user account: the
account that has been activated and the one that has been
deactivated.
Manage users and make settings
In the user administration menu of the infotainment
— When switching off the ignition at the end of the
system, users can be managed and settings can be
selected with the ignition on
journey: the last user account that was active is
synchronized.
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