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VW Passat B8 Owner's Manual ➜ Reverse Assist (Rear View)

Accidents, serious injuries, and vehicle damage  
can occur.  
Automatic connection when driving forwards  
(depending on equipment)  
The parking aid is automatically activated when  
the vehicle approaches an obstacle from the front  
· The parking system cannot replace the driver's  
attention.  
at a speed of less than 15 km/h (9 mph). Automatic  
connection can be activated in the infotainment  
system ÿ p. 36.  
NOTICE  
Do not continue the march! The collision zone is  
reached when the penultimate segment is displayed,  
at the latest.  
The automatic connection only takes place once. It  
is possible to reactivate the automatic connection in  
the following way:  
NOTICE  
— Press the key  
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Depending on the equipment, the distance to  
obstacles in the side areas is also displayed. In order  
to fully explore the side areas, the vehicle must be  
OR: press the button  
— Switch the ignition off and on again.  
moved a few meters forwards or backwards. If an  
obstacle enters these zones from outside, it will not  
be indicated.  
reversing assistant  
(Rear View)  
Activate and deactivate the parking aid  
Introduction to the topic  
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The rear-mounted reversing assist camera  
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provides the driver with visibility to the rear and  
assists in  
Park.  
The reversing assistant shows the area behind the  
vehicle on the infotainment system screen. Guidance  
lines provide rearward visibility depending on the  
selected mode and vehicle equipment.  
Reversing assist modes  
Depending on the equipment, the following modes  
are available:  
Fig. 148 In the center console: button to activate  
Parking lot : Parking in reverse perpendicular  
and deactivate the parking aid.  
to the road.  
To connect  
Parking in a rear lane  
: Parking gear  
parallel to the road.  
The parking aid is activated automatically when  
reverse gear is engaged or the vehicle is moving  
backwards.  
Assistance function for hooking a trailer  
than the cross -country assistance function  
(mode 3): Help for hooking a trailer or when driving  
cross-country (depending on the equipment).  
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OR: Press the key —  
OR: Press the key.  
Disconnect  
Cross- sectional traffic : Traffic in the cross-section is monitored.  
had transverse.  
Parking aid is automatically disengaged when  
driving forwards faster than 10-15 km/h (6-9 mph).  
WARNING  
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The intelligent technology of parking systems  
cannot overcome the limits imposed by physical  
laws and only works within  
OR: Press the key —  
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OR: Press the key.  
OR: Move the selector lever to position P.  
reversing assistant  
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of the system boundaries. As a consequence,  
park in battery  
accidents, serious injuries and damage to the vehicle  
can occur.  
Note and , at the beginninognopfathgies1c8h7a,patnedr,,on  
page 193.  
· The parking system cannot replace the driver's  
attention.  
Activate and deactivate the  
reversing assistant  
Note and , on page 187, and , at the beginning  
of this chapter, on page 193.  
To connect  
Engage reverse.  
OR: Press the key.  
Disconnect  
The reversing assistant is automatically switched off  
when driving forwards at more than 15 km/h (9 mph).  
Assist function to hook a soak that  
Fig. 149 Display of the infotainment system on the  
screen: Parking with the reversing assistant.  
On vehicles with a factory-fitted towing hitch, the  
vehicle can be brought closer to the tongue of a trailer  
with this function.  
Legend to ÿ fig. 149:  
Find a parking space  
Go to the selected parking space  
Lines are displayed in the infotainment system  
auxiliaries.  
Center the vehicle in the parking space  
Red lines: position of the towing device.  
Green lines: distance to the towing device.  
1
sidewalk  
2
Orange line: pre-calculated direction of the towing  
parking space  
3
device based on the turn of the steering wheel.  
Lateral limitation of the parking space  
Rear limitation of the parking space  
4
Park  
— Press the key  
before passing in front of the  
selected parking space.  
— Press the function button  
tainment.  
of the information system  
— Place the vehicle in front of the parking space  
.
I lie ÿ fig. 149 2  
— Back up by turning the steering wheel so that the  
yellow lines enter the parking space. The green  
and yellow lines must coincide with the lateral  
delimitation lines ÿ fig. 149 3  
.
— Stop the vehicle when the red line has reached  
.
the rear boundary ÿ fig. 149 4  
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park and maneuver  
ÿ fig. 150 . During reversing, keep the steering  
wheel in this position.  
parallel park  
— When it is necessary to change the steering wheel  
spin, a yellow sideline will turn red. The steering  
wheel symbol tells the driver when to turn the  
Note and , at the beginninognopfatgheis1c8h7a,patnedr,,on  
page 193.  
steering wheel.  
— Back slowly until the screen is displayed.  
STOP sign or until the green line coincides with the  
lateral delimitation of the parking space ÿ fig. 150 .  
An arrow ÿ fig. 150 indicates, based on the number  
of segments displayed, the stretch that still remains  
to be covered.  
— Stop the vehicle. Turn the steering wheel in the  
opposite direction as far as it will go until the  
directional arrow is no longer displayed.  
— Keep backing until the STOP sign is displayed or  
until the red line reaches the rear limit line.  
Assisted parking system  
(Park Assist)  
Fig. 150 Display of the infotainment system on the  
screen: reversing assistant.  
Introduction to the topic  
Legend to ÿ fig. 150:  
Find a parking space  
Go to the selected parking space  
The parking assist system displays an appropriate  
parking space and assists the driver when parking  
and unparking.  
Center the vehicle within the parking space  
1
sidewalk  
The parking assist system is an extension of the  
2
Obstacle or auxiliary box  
parking aid ÿ p. 192.  
3
Lateral limitation of the parking space  
Obstacle or auxiliary box  
The parking assist system controls the direction of  
the vehicle automatically. The driver has to accelerate,  
change gear and brake ÿ !  
4
Park  
— Press the key  
parking space.  
before passing in front of the  
It includes the following functions:  
— Show adequate parking spaces.  
— Press the function button  
tainment.  
of the information system  
— Select a parking mode.  
— Park in a row and in a row in a suitable space  
do.  
— Switch on the indicator for the corresponding side  
of the road.  
— Pull out of a parallel parking space ahead  
when.  
— Position the vehicle parallel to the parking strip at  
approx. 1 meter away. The yellow auxiliary boxes  
must cover the obstacles ÿ fig. 150 2 and 4 . The  
Observe the message on the instrument panel display.  
area located in the middle must be free of obstacles.  
WARNING  
— Engage reverse gear. A red frame represents the  
The intelligent technology of parking systems  
cannot overcome the limits imposed by physical  
target position of your vehicle ÿ fig. 150  
.
3 G 0 0 1 2 7 6 0 A H  
laws and only works within the limits of the systems.  
Due  
— Turn the handwheel until the red frame is between  
the auxiliary boxes and turns green  
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assisted parking system  

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