IQ.DRIVE
Driver Assistance Features

IQ.DRIVE technology provides advanced driver assistance to help enhance the safety and convenience of your everyday drive. With hands-on semi-automated capability, IQ.DRIVE offers support for a more confident and comfortable driving experience, helping you stay focused on the road ahead.

You can access the Assistance system settings menu in the Infotainment system, allowing modification to the operation of IQ.DRIVE and other Driver Assistance features.

Watch the IQ.DRIVE Overview video.

Driver Assistance features are not substitutes for attentive driving. See Owner’s Manual for further details and important limitations.

Assistance System Settings

Assistance System Settings
  1. Press the button from the quick access buttons.

  2. Touch the image that represents the feature.OR

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Touching the  will show you the system menu in list form for further selection.

Adaptive Cruise Control

Adaptive cruise control (ACC) helps drivers maintain a constant speed and distance from the vehicle ahead using sensors to detect other vehicles. The system can reduce speed of the vehicle if there is a slower moving vehicle ahead, bring the vehicle to a standstill, and resume speed regulation as long as the vehicle in front is moving again.

Watch the Adaptive Cruise Control video.

Activating Adaptive Cruise Control

Activating Adaptive Cruise Control

Locate the Cruise Control buttons on the left side of the multi-function steering wheel.

  • Press the  button.
  • A speedometer icon for cruise control or Adaptive Cruise Control will appear in the instrument cluster display. ACC is the default cruise control system.

Adjusting the Distance

You can set the speed-dependent distance from the vehicle ahead to one of five levels.

  • To change the ACC distance interval, press the distance button to cycle through the distance intervals until you reach your desired distance level. When the shortest interval is reached, the distance returns to the greatest interval when the button is pressed again.

Deactivating Adaptive Cruise Control

Deactivating Adaptive

To deactivate Adaptive Cruise Control, and use Conventional Cruise Control:

  1. Press or swipe the MODE button on the left side of the steering wheel.
  2. Swipe to the left or right to select Cruise control.
  3. Press the MODE button.

Adaptive Cruise Control is now deactivated, and your vehicle will maintain the set speed using conventional cruise control, until the next ignition cycle.

Set and Adjust Cruising Speed

  1. When you get to your cruising speed, press the SET button on the multi-function steering wheel.
  2. A green cruise control indicator light or will illuminate in the instrument cluster display.
  3. To increase/decrease the speed by 1 mph increments, press the + or  button.
  4. To increase/decrease the speed by 5 mph increments, press and hold the + or  button.

Cancel and Resume Cruising Speed

  1. To cancel the cruise speed, press the brake pedal or press the button once on the multi-function steering wheel.
  2. The green CRUISE indicator light or will go off.
  3. To resume your set speed, press the RES button on the multi-function steering wheel.

Turning Cruise Control System Off

  • Press  twice.

Travel Assist System

The Travel Assist feature is a semi-automated driving assistant that blends the functions of Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Assist to help your Volkswagen maintain a safe distance from the vehicle ahead and help keep you centered in the lane. The driver must maintain supervision as the Travel Assist system is not an autonomous feature. Lane Assist must be enabled for Travel Assist to work.

To enable Travel Assist:

  1. Press the  button on the multi-function steering wheel to activate Adaptive Cruise Control.

  2. Press the  button to switch from Adaptive Cruise Control to Travel Assist.

  3. Press the SET button on the steering wheel at the desired speed.

  4. To cancel Travel Assist, press the brake pedal or press the  button on the steering wheel.

  5. To resume Travel Assist, press the RES button on the steering wheel.

Watch the Travel Assist video.

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Learn more about IQ.DRIVE and see a complete list of features at www.vw.com/iq

Warning: See Driver Assistance Systems in your Owner’s Manual for more detailed information and for important safety warnings. Driver Assistance features are not substitutes for attentive driving.