Yeni - new 2015 VW Passat Trailer Assist test

Here's a video about the Trailer Assist system, which we had the opportunity to try at the new 2015 VW Passat test drive event on the Italian island of Sardinia in October 2014. The car in the video is a Passat Variant 2.0 TDI 240 HP 4Motion DSG. Parking a car with a trailer can be challenging even for experienced drivers. Volkswagen has made parking with a trailer easier by developing a world first with Trailer Assist, making it easier. The car must be in reverse and the automatic parking system is active. The mirror control inside the door controls the trailer to guide it. The rearview camera and on-screen warnings show how the system works. Trailer Assist Driving in reverse with a trailer is a challenge, even for experienced drivers. Volkswagen is the world's first carmaker to market an assistance system that makes maneuvering a trailer easier than ever: Trailer Assist. It automatically controls lateral guidance of the car and trailer combination. Volkswagen is the first carmaker to offer an innovative system of this kind. And this is how Trailer Assist works: › Reverse gear. To manoeuvre a trailer in reverse from the carriageway into a driveway, the driver stops at a suitable point and engages reverse gear. The system is activated by pushing a button. › Camera-based. The current and possible steering angles are visualized in the instrument cluster.This is done based on image processing algorithms that evaluate the data from the rear view camera that observes the angle of the trailer in relation to the vehicle. The visually captured trailer angle is used to calculate the steering wheel angle independent of any special types of trailers or towbars. › Mirror adjustment as part of the system. In this assistant, the mirror adjustment switch serves as a sort of joystick, and the driver can use it to adjust the desired driving direction of the car-and-trailer combination. The Passat takes the driver's steering commands via the mirror adjustment switch and steers the vehicle; All the driver needs to operate are the brake and accelerator pedals. The Passat is turned by automatic control of the electro-mechanical servo steering system. It is always possible to make a correction by mirror adjustment. › Driver is in charge. Trailer Assist can be deactivated by pressing the activation button again or by making a manual steering intervention. In this case, the vehicle-trailer is braked to a standstill. Trailer Assist also automatically slows the car down as soon as it exceeds a defined speed.