2020 Seat Arona Owner's Manual

Driver assistance systems
Special driving recommendations Fig. 238
 Vehicle on a bend.
 Motor
cyclist
ahead, out of r ange of the radar sensor. Fig. 239
 Vehicle changing lanes.  One
vehicl e t

urning and another stationary. The ACC has certain limitations inherent to
the syst
em. Cert
ain reactions, under cert
ain
cir

cumstances, may be unexpected or come
late from the driver

Driving
brake unnecessarily or stop reacting to the
v ehicl
e in fr ont. In this case
, the driv
er has to
intervene by accelerating or interrupting
braking by applying the brake or pushing the
third lever to position 

Driver assistance systems
Using the blind spot detector
(BSD) with parking assist ant
(RC TA)*
Intr oduction The blind spot detector (BSD) helps to detect
the traffic situation behind the vehicl
e
.
The integrated parking assistant (RCTA) helps
the driver when backing out of a parallel
parking spot and in manoeuvring.
The blind spot detector has been developed
for driving on paved roads. WARNING
The smart technology incorporated into
the blind spot detector (BSD) with parking assistance (RC T

A) included cannot over-
come the limits imposed by the laws of
physics; it only works within the limits of the
system. Accidents and severe injury may
occur if the blind spot detection system or
the rear cross traffic alert are used negli-
gently or involuntarily. The system is not a
replacement for driver awareness.

Driving
approximately 2 seconds. This is the time tak-
en f or the function check
.
If ther e ar
e no indications fr
om the control
lamp in the external rear view mirror, this
means that the blind spot detector has not
detected any other vehicles in the area

Driver assistance systems
In the case of retrofitted tinted windows or
windo ws with tint
ed film, the indications of the
e xt
ernal mirr
ors may not be seen clearly or
correctly.
Keep the external mirrors clean and free of
snow and ice, and do not cover them with ad-
hesives or other similar materials.
Radar sensors
The radar sensors are located on the left and
right of the bumper and are not visible from the outside

Driving
Driving situations Fig. 242
Schematic representation:  Passing
situation with traffic behind the v ehicl
e.  Indi-
cation from the blind spot detector in the left-
hand external mirror. Fig. 243
Schematic representation:  Situa-
tion of passing and then moving into the right -
hand l

ane.  Indication from the blind spot de-
tector in the right-hand external mirror. In the following situations, an indication will
be displ
ayed in the e
xternal mirr
or

Driver assistance systems

Driving
Using the blind spot detector (BSD)
with parking assist ant (RC
TA) Activating and deactivating the blind spot
detector (BSD) with parking assistant
(RC T
A)
The blind spot detector with parking assistant
can be switched on and off by accessing the
Assistance systems menu on the dash
panel display using the steering wheel con-
trols. If the vehicle is equipped with a multi-
function camera, it can also be accessed by
means of the driver assistance systems key
located on the main beam headlight lever.
Open the Assistants menu.