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Alerts

  

 

Following

 

Distance

 

Alert:

 

 

The

 

Following

 

Distance

 

Alert

 

will

 

emit

 

an

 

audible

 

alert

 

and

 

the

 

in

cab

 

dash

 

display

 

screen

 

will

 

turn

 

yellow

 

whenever

 

the

 

time

 

between

 

your

 

vehicle

 

and

 

the

 

detected

 

forward

 

vehicle

 

ahead

 

is

 

less

 

than

 

one

 

and

 

a

 

half

 

seconds

 

and

 

decreasing.

 

Once

 

the

 

audible

 

alert

 

is

 

given,

 

the

 

driver

 

should

 

increase

 

the

 

distance

 

between

 

his/her

 

vehicle

 

and

 

the

 

vehicle

 

ahead

 

until

 

the

 

audible

 

alert

 

stops.

 

If

 

the

 

following

 

distance

 

continues

 

to

 

decrease

 

the

 

Driver

 

will

 

hear

 

more

 

rapid

 

audible

 

alerts.

 

When

 

the

 

FDA

 

reaches

 

its

 

highest

 

level,

 

typically

 

a

 

red

 

LED

 

also

 

illuminates

 

on

 

the

 

instrument

 

cluster.

 

The

 

FDA

 

may

 

be

 

accompanied

 

by

 

a

 

visual

 

alert.

 

 
Example of Following Distance Alert Display

 

 

Impact

 

Alert:

 

 

The

 

Impact

 

Alert

 

will

 

emit

 

an

 

audible

 

alert

 

and

 

the

 

in

cab

 

dash

 

display

 

screen

 

will

 

turn

 

red

 

or

 

orange

 

whenever

 

it

 

indicates

 

that

 

a

 

collision

 

with

 

the

 

detected

 

forward

 

vehicle

 

is

 

likely.

 

The

 

Driver

 

must

 

immediately

 

act

 

to

 

potentially

 

avoid,

 

or

 

lessen

 

the

 

severity

 

of,

 

a

 

collision.

 

 

Note:

 

The

 

Impact

 

Alert

 

is

 

typically

 

accompanied

 

by

 

automatic

 

brake

 

interventions.

 

The

 

Wingman

 

Advanced

 

system

 

will

 

apply

 

up

 

to

 

two

thirds

 

of

 

your

 

vehicle’s

 

breaking

 

capacity.

 

The

 

Driver

 

must

 

apply

 

additional

 

braking,

 

when

 

necessary,

 

to

 

maintain

 

a

 

safe

 

distance

 

from

 

the

 

vehicle

 

ahead.

 

 

Example of Impact Alert

 

Warning Display

 

 

Stationary

 

Object

 

Alert:

 

 

The

 

Stationary

 

Object

 

Alert

 

will

 

give

 

up

 

to

 

three

 

(3)

 

seconds

 

alert

 

to

 

the

 

Driver

 

when

 

approaching

 

a

 

detected,

 

sizable,

 

stationary

 

object

 

with

 

metallic

 

(radar

reflective)

 

surfaces

 

in

 

your

 

lane

 

of

 

travel.

 

This

 

alert

 

indicates

 

that

 

a

 

collision

 

with

 

a

 

stationary

 

object

 

is

 

likely

 

and

 

the

 

Driver

 

must

 

immediately

 

act

 

to

 

potentially

 

avoid,

 

or

 

lessen

 

the

 

severity

 

of,

 

a

 

collision.

 

 

Note:

 

Stationary

 

Object

 

Alerts

 

are

 

warnings

 

only;

 

there

 

is

 

no

 

active

 

braking

 

with

 

SOA.

 

The

 

Wingman

 

Advanced

 

radar

 

may

 

not

 

be

 

able

 

to

 

detect

 

vehicles/objects

 

with

 

limited

 

metal

 

surfaces

 

(such

 

as

 

recreational

 

vehicles,

 

horse

drawn

 

buggies,

 

motorcycles,

  

logging

 

trailers,

 

etc.)

 

and

 

smaller

 

vehicles/objects

 

(such

 

as

 

motorcycles,

 

mopeds,

 

and

  

bicycles,

 

etc.).

 

It

 

is

 

the

 

Driver’s

 

responsibility

 

to

 

be

 

aware

 

of

 

these

 

types

 

of

 

vehicles

 

and

     

Example of Stationary Object Alert Display

 

to

 

slow

 

down

 

if

 

necessary.

 

 

Errors

 

 

If

 

the

 

Bendix

 

Wingman

 

Advanced

 

System

 

has

 

detected

 

a

 

problem,

 

there

 

will

 

typically

 

be

 

a

 

warning

 

message

 

on

 

the

 

dashboard

 

display

 

and

 

a

 

Diagnostic

 

Trouble

 

Code

 

(DTC)

 

will

 

be

 

set.

 

The

 

system

 

will

 

determine,

 

depending

 

on

 

the

 

type

 

of

 

problem

 

detected,

 

if

 

the

 

vehicle

 

may

 

continue

 

to

 

have

 

normal

 

cruise

 

control

 

functions

 

(without

 

the

 

benefits

 

of

 

the

 

Bendix

 

Wingman

 

Advanced

 

System),

 

or

 

if

 

all

 

cruise

 

control

 

functions

 

need

 

to

 

be

 

disabled

 

until

 

servicing

 

is

 

carried

 

out.

 

The

 

system

 

should

 

be

 

serviced

 

as

 

soon

 

as

 

possible

 

to

 

restore

 

full

 

functionality.

 

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