Changing lanes with Pilot Assist
Pilot Assist automatically provides steering assistance during your lane changes if all conditions are met.
- Both steering assistance and lane change assist are enabled in Pilot Assist's settings.
- Pilot Assist is active.
- The conditions for steering assistance are met.
- The traffic situation allows a lane change.
- The car checks if the conditions for an assisted lane change are met, such as the adjacent lane being available. However, the responsibility to assess and decide whether a lane change can be done safely ultimately lies with the driver.
- There are road and driving conditions that do not supply the car with enough information for it to provide steering assistance during a lane change. In such situations, the driver can still perform unassisted lane changes. This disables steering assistance until its conditions are met again.
If the driver information area is in surround mode, assisted lane changes are shown as animations.
If the driver information area is in calm mode, lane change status is communicated via symbols instead.
A lane change is ongoing. The arrow indicates the direction of the initiated lane change. | |
Lane change assist is unavailable and any ongoing lane change is cancelled. This can happen if there is a fault affecting critical systems, such as steering assistance. Be attentive to any messages that may follow. |
Warning
Note
Keep your hands on the steering wheel
Keep both hands on the steering wheel during the lane change. You are responsible for intervening if necessary. You can override the guidance from the car by braking, accelerating or steering at any time.
Interrupted lane change
The lane change can be interrupted if there is a change in conditions or traffic situation. This is indicated in the driver information area and the manoeuvre is cancelled immediately. Take full control of the car as required.