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DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS
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Safety or driver assistance features are no substitute for the driver’s responsibility to operate
the vehicle in a safe manner. The driver should remain attentive to traffic, surroundings and road
conditions at all times. Read your Owner’s Manual for important feature limitations and information.
SAFETY ALERT SEAT
– The driver’s seat pulses — left side, right side or simultaneously —
to alert the driver of the direction of potential hazards.
Audible alerts or seat pulsing alerts may be selected. To change the alert settings,
go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Alert Type.
LANE CHANGE ALERT WITH SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT
– While driving, the system displays
a
warning symbol on the left or right side mirror when a vehicle is detected in that
side blind zone area or rapidly approaching that area. The symbol flashes if a turn signal
is activated when a vehicle has been detected on the same side.
To turn on or off, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Lane Change
Alert.
FORWARD COLLISION ALERT
– The
Vehicle
Ahead Indicator is green when a vehicle is
detected and is amber when following a vehicle
ahead much too closely. When approaching a
vehicle directly ahead too rapidly, a red alert
flashes on the windshield and the Safety Alert
Seat pulses or rapid beeps sound (if selected).
Press the
Collision Alert button on the
steering wheel to set the alert timing to Far, Medium, or Near. This is also the Adaptive
Cruise Control following gap setting.
FOLLOWING DISTANCE INDICATOR
– The following distance to the vehicle ahead is indi-
cated in seconds under the Info menu on the Driver Information Center, if selected in the
Info Pages. If no vehicle is detected ahead, dashes are displayed.
FORWARD AUTOMATIC BRAKING
– In potential front-end imminent collision situations
with detected vehicles, the brakes may be applied, if you haven’t already done so, to help
reduce damage or avoid collisions at very low speeds.
To set Forward Automatic Braking and Forward Collision Alert to Alert and Brake,
Alert, or Off, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Forward Collision
System.
LANE KEEP ASSIST WITH LANE DEPARTURE WARNING
– The system may help you avoid
collisions due to unintentional lane departures. The
Lane Keep Assist indicator is
green if the system is available to assist. If the vehicle approaches a detected lane mark-
ing without using a turn signal in that direction, the system may assist by gently turning
the steering wheel and displaying an amber
.
If active driver steering is not detected, the amber
may flash and the Safety Alert
Seat may pulse or beeps may sound (if selected) on the side of the departure direction
as the lane marking is crossed. The Lane Keep Assist system does not continuously steer
the vehicle; the driver needs to steer and be in complete control of the vehicle.
To turn on or off, press the
Lane Keep Assist button (A) on the center console.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
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