Seat Ateca. Service Manual - part 15

and, depending on the navigation

system fitted in the vehicle, on the infotain-
ment system as well

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Traffic sign de-
tection system
messages

Cause and solution

There are no
traffic signs
available

The system is booting up.
OR ELSE: the camera has not rec-
ognised any obligation or pro-
hibition signs.

Error: Detec-
tion of traffic
signs

There is a fault in the system.
Have the system checked by a
specialised workshop.

Speed warning
currently un-
available.

The speed warning function of
the traffic sign detection system
is faulty.
Have the system checked by a
specialised workshop.

Detection of
traffic signs:
Clean the wind-
screen!

The windscreen is dirty in the
camera area.
Clean the windscreen.

Detection of
traffic signs:
Limited at the
moment

The navigation system is not
transmitting any data.
Check that the navigation sys-
tem's maps are up-to-date.
OR ELSE: the vehicle is currently
in a region that is not included
in the navigation system's map.

No data availa-
ble

The traffic sign detection system
does not work in the current
country.

WARNING

If messages are ignored, the vehicle may stall
in traffic and cause accidents and severe inju-
ries.

●

Never ignore the messages displayed.

●

Stop the vehicle at the next opportunity

and in a safe place.

Note

Failure to heed the control lamps and corre-
sponding text messages when they light up
may result in damage to the vehicle.

Operation

The traffic sign detection system does not
work in all countries

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page 232, Countries

in which it works

. Keep this in mind when

travelling abroad.

Activating and deactivating traffic sign dis-
play on the instrument panel
The permanent display of traffic signs on the
instrument panel can be activated or deacti-
vated on the infotainment system by means
of the



button and the function buttons

SETUP

and

Driver Assistance

Display of traffic signs
When the traffic sign detection system is con-
nected, a camera located on the base of the

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interior rear-view mirror records the traffic
signs in front of the vehicle. After checking
and evaluating the information from the cam-
era, the navigation system and the current
vehicle data, up to three valid traffic signs
are displayed

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B in conjunction

with their corresponding additional signs.

The sign that is currently valid for the

driver is shown in the left side of the
screen For example, a maximum speed
limit of

130 km/h

(

100 mph

)

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A sign valid only in certain circum-

stances, e.g.

100 km/h

(

60 mph

) is

shown second, together with the addi-
tional rain sign.

If the windscreen wiper is

working while you are driving, the signal
with the additional rain sign will be
shown first, on the left, as it is the one
that is applicable at the time.

A sign valid only with restrictions, e.g.

No overtaking at certain times, will be
displayed third

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Speed warning
If the system detects that the permitted
speed is exceeded, it may warn the driver
with a “gong” and visually with a message
on the dash panel display.

The speed warning can be adjusted or deacti-
vated completely on the infotainment system

First:

Second:

Additional sign:

Third:

using the



button and the

SETUP

and

Driver Assistance

function buttons

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. The speed is adjusted in

steps of 5 km/h (3 mph) within a range of be-
tween 0 km/h (mph) and 20 km/h (12 mph)
above the maximum speed permitted.

Trailer mode
In vehicles equipped with a towing bracket
device from the factory and a trailer that is
electrically connected to the vehicle, it is pos-
sible to activate or deactivate the display of
specific traffic signs for vehicles with trailer,
such as speed limits or overtaking prohibi-
tions. Activation or deactivation is performed
on the infotainment system by means of
the



button and the function buttons

Setup

and

Driver Assistance

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For trailer mode, the display of speed limits
applicable to the type of trailer or to the legal
provisions can be adjusted. The speed is ad-
justed in steps of 10 km/h (5 mph) within a
range of between 60 km/h (40 mph) and
130 km/h (80 mph). If it is adjusted to a
speed greater than that which is permitted in
the country in question for driving with a
trailer, the system automatically displays the
usual speed limits, e.g. in Germany 80 km/h
(50 mph).

If the speed warning for the trailer is deacti-
vated, the system displays the speed limits
as if there were no trailer hitched.

Limited operation
The traffic sign detection system has certain
limitations. The following cases may lead the
system to operate with limitations or not at
all:

●

In the case of poor visibility, e.g. in snow,

rain, fog or intense mist.

●

In cases of dazzling, e.g. caused by head-

on traffic or by the sun.

●

When driving at high speeds.

●

If the camera is covered or dirty.

●

If the traffic signs are out of the camera's

field of vision.

●

If the traffic signs are partially or totally

covered, e.g. by trees, snow, dirt or other ve-
hicles.

●

In the case of traffic signs that do not fulfil

the regulations.

●

In the case of damaged or bent traffic

signs.

●

In the case of variable messages on over-

head or gantry signs (LED-based variable traf-
fic signs or other lighting units).

●

If the maps on the navigation system are

not up-to-date.

●

In the case of adhesives affixed to vehicles

that depict traffic signs, e.g. speed limits on
lorries.

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Driver assistance systems

Fatigue detection (break rec-
ommendation)*

Introduction

The Fatigue detection informs the driver
when their driving behaviour shows signs of
fatigue.

WARNING

Do not let the comfort afforded by the Fatigue
detection system tempt you into taking any
risks when driving. Take regular breaks, suffi-
cient in length when making long journeys.

●

The driver always assumes the responsibil-

ity of driving to their full capacity.

●

Never drive if you are tired.

●

The system does not detect the tiredness of

the driver in all circumstances. Consult the in-
formation in the section

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page 235, System

limitations

●

In some situations, the system may incor-

rectly interpret an intended driving manoeu-
vre as driver tiredness.

●

No warning is given in the event of the ef-

fect called microsleep!

●

Please observe the indications on the in-

strument panel and act as is necessary.

Note

●

Fatigue detection has been developed for

driving on motorways and well paved roads
only.

●

If there is a fault in the system, have it

checked by a specialised workshop.

Function and operation

Fig. 201

On the instrument panel display: fa-

tigue detection symbol.

Fatigue detection determines the driving be-
haviour of the driver when starting a journey,
making a calculation of tiredness. This is
constantly compared with the current driving
behaviour. If the system detects that the driv-
er is tired, an audible warning is given with a
sound and an optic warning is shown with a
symbol and complementary message on the
instrument panel display

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Fig. 201

. The

message on the instrument panel display is

shown for approximately 5 seconds, and de-
pending on the case, is repeated. The system
stores the last message displayed.

The message on the instrument panel display
can be switched off by pressing the



button on the windscreen wiper lever or the
button



on the multi function steering

wheel

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page 30

The message can be recalled to the instru-
ment panel display using the multifunction
display

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page 30

Conditions of operation
Driving behaviour is only calculated on
speeds above about 65 km/h (40 mph) up to
around 200 km/h (125 mph).

Switching on and off
Fatigue detection can be activated or deacti-
vated in the Easy Connect system with the



button and the

SETUP

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page 112

func-

tion button. A mark indicates that the adjust-
ment has been activated.

System limitations
The Fatigue detection has certain limitations
inherent to the system. The following condi-
tions can limit the Fatigue detection or pre-
vent it from functioning.

●

At speeds below 65 km/h (40 mph)

●

At speeds above 200 km/h (125 mph)

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●

When cornering

●

On roads in poor condition

●

In unfavourable weather conditions

●

When a sporty driving style is employed

●

In the event of a serious distraction to the

driver

Fatigue detection will be restored when the
vehicle is stopped for more than 15 minutes,
when the ignition is switched off or when the
driver has unbuckled their seat belt and
opened the door.

In the event of slow driving during a long pe-
riod of time (below 65 km/h, 40 mph) the
system automatically re-establishes the tired-
ness calculation. When driving at a faster
speed the driving behaviour will be recalcula-
ted.

Park Assist*

Introduction



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table on page 2

The Park Assist system is an additional func-
tion of ParkPilot

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page 243

and helps the

driver to:

●

find a suitable parking space,

●

select a parking mode,

●

park driving in reverse in suitable perpen-

dicular and parallel spaces,

●

park driving forwards in suitable perpen-

dicular spaces,

●

exit a parking space driving forwards from

a parallel space.

In vehicles with a Park Assist system and fac-
tory radio the front, rear and side areas are
represented, and the position of obstacles is
shown relative to the vehicle.

The Park Assist system is subject to certain
limitations inherent to the system and its use
requires special attention by the driver

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WARNING

The smart technology incorporated into the
Park Assist system cannot overcome the lim-
its imposed by the laws of physics; it only
works within the limits of the system. The
greater convenience provided by Park Assist
should never tempt you to take any risk that
may compromise safety. The system is not a
replacement for driver awareness.

●

Any accidental movement of the vehicle

could result in serious injury.

●

Adapt your speed and driving style at all

times to suit visibility, weather, road and traf-
fic conditions.

●

Certain surfaces of objects and garments

do not reflect the ultrasound sensors' sig-
nals. The system cannot detect, at least cor-

rectly, these objects or people wearing such
clothes.

●

Ultrasound sensor signals may be affected

by external sound sources. In certain circum-
stances this may prevent them from detect-
ing people or objects.

●

The ultrasound sensors have blind spots in

which obstacles and people are not regis-
tered.

●

Monitor the area around the vehicle at all

times, since the ultrasound sensors do not
detect small children, animals or certain ob-
jects in all situations.

WARNING

Quick turns of the steering wheel when park-
ing or exiting a parking space with Park As-
sist can cause serious injury.

●

Do not hold the steering wheel during ma-

noeuvres to park or exit a parking space until
the system requests it. Doing so disables the
system during the manoeuvre, resulting in
the parking being cancelled.

CAUTION

●

In certain circumstances, the ultrasonic

sensors do not detect objects such as trailer
tongues, bars, fences, posts or thin trees, or
an open (or opening) rear lid, which could
damage the vehicle.

●

Retrofitting of certain accessories to the ve-

hicle, such as a bicycle rack, may interfere

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with the operation of the Park Assist system
and cause damage.

●

The Park Assist system uses as a reference

parked vehicles, curbs and other objects.
Make sure that the tyres and wheels are not
damaged while parking. If necessary, oppor-
tunely interrupt the parking manoeuvre to
avoid damaging the vehicle.

●

The ultrasound sensors on the bumper may

be damaged or shifted in the event of a colli-
sion, for example, when entering or exiting a
parking space.

●

If you use high-pressure or vapour equip-

ment to clean the ultrasound sensors, do not
apply it directly unless very briefly and al-
ways from a distance of more than 10 cm.

●

A registration plate or plate holder on the

front with larger than the space for the regis-
tration plate, or a registration plate that is
curved or warped can cause:

–

false detections,

–

loss of sensor visibility.

–

cancellation of the parking manoeuvre or
defective parking.

●

If one of the ultrasonic sensors is damaged,

the area corresponding to that group of sen-
sors (front or rear) is deactivated and cannot
be activated until the fault is corrected. How-
ever, you can still use the sensors of the oth-
er bumper as per usual. If there is a fault in
the system, consult a specialist workshop.
SEAT recommends visiting a SEAT dealership
for this.

Note

●

In order to guarantee good system opera-

tion, keep the ultrasound sensors of the
bumper clean, free of snow or ice, and do not
cover them with adhesives or other objects.

●

Certain sources of noise, such as rough as-

phalt or paving stones and the noise of other
vehicles can induce the Park Assist system or
ParkPilot to give erroneous warnings.

●

In order to become familiar with the system

and its functions, SEAT recommends that you
practice operating the Park Assist system in
an area where there is not too much traffic or
in a car park.

Description of the Park Assist system

Fig. 202

At the top of the centre console: but-

ton to switch on the Park Assist system.

The components of Park Assist system are
the ultrasonic sensors located in the front

and rear bumpers, the



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Fig. 202

button

to switch the system on and off and the mes-
sages on the instrument panel display.

Prematurely stopping or automatically inter-
rupting the manoeuvres for parking or exit-
ing a parking space
Park Assist interrupts the manoeuvres for
parking or exiting a parking space in any of
the following cases:

●

Button



is pressed.

●

The speed exceeds approximately 7 km/h

(4 mph).

●

The driver takes hold of the steering wheel.

●

The parking manoeuvre does not end with-

in approximately 6 minutes following activa-
tion of the automatic steering.

●

There is a fault in the system (the system is

temporarily unavailable).

●

ASR is switched off.

●

ASR or ESC intervene with regulation.

●

The driver door is opened.

●

Seven parking manoeuvres are made.

To restart the manoeuvre it is necessary that
none of these things occur and that button



is pressed again.

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Special Characteristics
The Park Assist system is subject to certain
limitations inherent to the system. For exam-
ple, it is therefore not possible to enter or exit
a parking space on sharp bends.

While entering or exiting a parking space, a
brief signal sounds to prompt the driver to
change between forward and reverse gears. If
this signal does not sound, the gear change
will be indicated when the continuous signal
sounds (object at 30 cm) in ParkPilot.

When the Park Assist system turns the steer-
ing wheel with the vehicle stationary, the in-

strument panel also displays the symbol .
Press down the brake pedal so that the turn
takes place with the vehicle stationary and
the smallest possible number of manoeuvres
take place in the parking space.

Trailer mode
The Park Assist system cannot be switched
on if the factory-fitted towing bracket

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page 259

is electrically connected to a

trailer.

After changing a wheel
If, after changing a wheel, the vehicle stops
entering and exiting parking spaces correctly,
the circumference of the new wheel may be
different and the system may need to adapt
to it. The adaptation is automatic and takes
place during driving. Making turns slowly, at
less than 20 km/h (12 mph) may contribute
to this adaptation process

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in Introduc-

tion on page 236

Selecting a parking mode

Fig. 203

Overview of reduced displays for park-

ing modes:  Parallel parking in reverse.  Per-
pendicular parking in reverse.  Perpendicular
parking forwards.

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Fig. 204

On the instrument panel display:

displaying the Park Assist system with re-
duced display.

Selecting a parking mode with Park Assist
with prior step in front of the space
After activating the Park Assist system and
after detecting a parking space, the display
on the instrument panel proposes a parking
mode. The Park Assist system selects the
parking mode automatically. The selected
mode is shown on the instrument panel dis-
play

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Fig. 204

. The reduced display of other

possible parking modes is also shown

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Fig. 203

. If the mode selected by the sys-

tem does not correspond to the desired
mode, you can select another mode by press-
ing button



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Fig. 202

Action

The necessary conditions to park with Park Assist
have to be met

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Press button



A control lamp on the button



lights up when

the system is switched on. Additionally, the se-
lected parking mode is shown on the instrument
panel display and the reduced display shows an-
other parking mode it can be changed to.

Turn on the corresponding turn signal towards
the side of the road where you are parking. The
instrument panel displays the side correspond-
ing to the road. By default, if the turn signal is
not on, it parks on the right in the direction of
traffic.

If necessary, press the



button again to

change parking mode.

Once you have switched to all possible parking
modes, if the



button is pressed again, the

system switches off.

Action

Press the



button again to switch the system

back on.

Follow the instructions displayed on the instru-
ment panel while paying attention to traffic and
drive the vehicle past the parking space.

Special case of perpendicular parking space
to park forwards without driving past first

Action

The necessary conditions to park with Park Assist
have to be met

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Drive forward towards the parking space while
paying attention to traffic and stop the vehicle.

Press the



button once.

A control lamp on the button



lights up when

the system is switched on. Additionally, the se-
lected parking mode is shown on the instrument
panel display without reduced display.

Release the steering wheel

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in Introduction

on page 236

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Park with Park Assist

Fig. 205

On the instrument panel display: paral-

lel parking.  Finding a parking space.  Park-
ing position.  Manoeuvring.

Fig. 206

On the instrument panel display: per-

pendicular parking.  Finding a parking space.


Parking position.  Manoeuvring.

Key to

and

Message to move forwards
Your vehicle
Parked vehicle
Parking space detected
Message to park
Message to press the brake pedal
Progress bar

Progress bars
The progress bar

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and

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on the

screen of the instrument panel displays the
relative distance to be covered. The greater
the distance, the fuller the progress bar.
When driving forward, the content of the pro-
gress bar decreases upwards, and when re-
versing, it decreases downwards.

Necessary conditions to park with Park As-
sist

For parallel parking

spaces

For perpendicular

parking spaces

The traction control system (ASR) must be turned on

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For parallel parking

spaces

For perpendicular

parking spaces

Do not exceed approxi-

mately

40 km/h (25 mph)

when driving past the

parking space.

Do not exceed approxi-

mately

20 km/h (12 mph)

when driving past the

parking space.

Keep a distance between

0.5 and 2.0 metres when driv-

ing past the parking space.

Length of the space:

length of the vehicle +

0.8 metres

Width of the space:

width

of the vehicle + 0.8 me-

tres

Do not exceed approximately

7 km/h (4 mph) when

parking.

Parking

Do the following:

The necessary conditions have to be met to park
with Park Assist

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and the parking

mode must be selected

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page 238

Look at the display on the instrument panel to
see if the space has been detected as “appropri-
ate” and if the correct position for parking has
been reached

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 or

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.

The space is considered “appropriate” if the dis-
play on the instrument panel shows the message
to park

Stop the vehicle and, after a brief pause, engage
the reverse gear.

Release the steering wheel

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in Introduction

on page 236

Do the following:

Please note the following message:

Active au-

tomatic steering. Watch out around
you.

While you keep watch around you, carefully start
accelerating up to no more than 7 km/h (4 mph).

During the parking manoeuvre, the system

only

takes charge of the steering.

You, as the driver,

have to accelerate, engage the clutch if necessa-
ry, change gears and brake.

Reverse until the ParkPilot continuous signal is
heard.

OR: reverse until the instrument panel displays
the message to go forwards

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

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

OR: reverse until the instrument panel displays
the message

Park Assist finished

The progress bar

indicates the distance to

cover

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Press down the brake pedal until the Park Assist
system has finished turning the steering wheel.

OR: until the  symbol on the instrument panel
display switches off.

Select first gear.

Do the following:

Go forward until the ParkPilot continuous signal
is heard.

OR: go forward until the instrument panel display
shows the message to reverse.

The Park Assist system steers the vehicle forward
and back until it centres it in the space

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

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.

10.

For best results, wait at the end of each manoeu-
vre until the Park Assist system has finished turn-
ing the steering wheel.

The parking manoeuvre ends when a correspond-
ing message is displayed on the instrument panel
and, in some cases, an acoustic signal sounds.

Note

If the manoeuvre is terminated prematurely
during parking, the result may not be the
best.

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Exiting a parking space with Park As-
sist (only for parallel spaces)

Fig. 207

On the instrument panel display: ex-

iting a parallel parking space.

Key to the

Fig. 207

Parked vehicle
Your vehicle in reverse gear
Progress bar to indicate the distance left
to cover
Message giving the proposed manoeuvre
to exit the parking space

Necessary conditions to exit a parking space
with Park Assist

●

Only for parallel parking spaces

●

The traction control system (ASR) must be

turned on

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page 178

●

Length of the space:

length of the vehicle

+ 0.5 metres

●

Do not exceed approximately

7 km/h

(4 mph) when exiting the parking space.

Exiting a parking space
Do the following:

For parallel parking spaces

The necessary conditions to exit a parking space
with Park Assist have to be met

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page 242

Switch on the engine

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page 169

Press the button



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Fig. 202

A control lamp on the button



lights up when

the system is switched on.

Turn on the corresponding turn signal towards
the road you will enter when exiting the parking
space.

Engage reverse gear or turn the selector lever to
position

Release the steering wheel

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in Introduction

on page 236

Please note the following message:

Active

automatic steering. Watch out around
you.

While you keep watch around you, carefully start
accelerating up to no more than 7 km/h (4 mph).

When exiting the parking space, the system

only

takes charge of the steering.

You, as the driver,

have to accelerate, engage the clutch if necessa-
ry, change gears and brake.

For parallel parking spaces

Reverse until the ParkPilot continuous signal is
heard.

OR: reverse until the instrument panel display
shows the message to go forward.

The progress bar

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Fig. 207

indicates the dis-

tance to cover

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