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VODR-0030

Printed in USA

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And it's backed by the Roadrangers -- the most experienced, most

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Page 1: ...For the most current information visit the Roadranger web site at www roadranger com EVT 300 Eaton VORAD Collision Warning Systems Driver Instructions VODR 0030 December 2004 ...

Page 2: ...or to the Federal Communications Commission Field Operation Bureau Enforcement Bureau 445 12th Street S W Room 7 C485 Washington D C 20054 Any changes or modifications made by the user to this equipment that are not expressly approved by Eaton Corporation could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this brochure H...

Page 3: ...00 Controls 8 Driver Display Indicators 9 Side Sensor Display Indicators 14 Driver Identification Card 15 EVT 300 Start Up 16 EVT 300 Vehicle Tracking 17 EVT 300 Road Situations 18 EVT 300 SmartCruise Optional 22 Accident Reconstruction Capability Optional 26 Preventive Maintenance 27 How to Activate Failure Display Mode 28 ...

Page 4: ...quipped with the EVT 300 Collision Warning System should be oper ated in the same safe manner as if the EVT 300 Collision Warning System were not installed The system is not a substitute for normal safe driving pro cedures It will not compensate for any driver impairment such as drugs alcohol or fatigue The Eaton VORAD EVT 300 Collision Warning System may provide little or no warning for some haza...

Page 5: ...ation of the EVT 300 or Smart Cruise call 1 800 826 HELP 4357 in the U S Canada and Mexico contact your OE dealer in Europe An Eaton VORAD EVT 300 Driver Training Video can also be ordered by calling 1 888 386 4636 Eaton wants you to use your VORAD system safely WARNING Vehicle is equipped with an Eaton VORAD SmartCruise system which operates when Cruise Control is on Improper use of SmartCruise c...

Page 6: ...must provide a surface that can reflect the radar beam back for detection The optional Side Sensor is a radar transmitter and receiver mounted on the side of the vehicle to detect objects from two 2 to ten 10 feet 6 3 m from the side of the vehicle The Side Sensor can detect vehicles or objects unseen by the driver moving or stationary provided the vehicle or object is moving adjacent to the vehic...

Page 7: ...ard object detection distance Headway control to select following interval when using Smart Cruise Warnings for stationary and slow moving objects Visual and audible proximity alerts Audible alerts are disabled when brakes are applied if the vehicle is more than one half 1 2 second away from the host vehicle or when the vehicle is going faster than the host vehicle Automatic adjustment of display ...

Page 8: ...equency radar signals The transmitted radar sig nals are reflected off objects in front of the vehicle and are received back at the Antenna Assembly The Antenna Assembly compares the difference between the transmitted and received signals converts this information into a digital format and transmits it to the Central Processing Unit see page 6 for addi tional processing The Antenna Assembly is usu...

Page 9: ...ed at the front bottom edge of the Driver Display Unit to insert the optional Driver Identification Card see page 15 Driver Display Unit indicator lights come on to indicate system power system failure absence of the Driver Identification Card SmartCruise enabled and multiple stages of warning lev els A light sensor in the face of the Driver Display Unit adjusts indicator bright ness with changes ...

Page 10: ...te whether or not the Side Sensor is detecting an object The yellow indicator light is on when there is no object within the Side Sensor detection zone When the Side Sensor detects an object the red indicator light illuminates and the yellow indicator lights goes off The red light also illuminates when the Side Sensor has failed The red and yellow lights may illuminate together dur ing system star...

Page 11: ...wn below see fig ure 3 and described on pages 9 through 13 Indicators for the Side Sensor Display are shown below see figure 4 and described on page 14 Driver Display Unit Figure 3 Side Sensor Display Unit Optional Figure 4 FAIL ON S C Warning Level Range Volume Green SmartCruise Accident Reconstruction Light Sensor Red Orange Yellow Driver Identification Card Slot Red System Failure Green Power O...

Page 12: ...felt this turns the power on or off if enabled Adjusts the volume of the Driver Dis play Unit speaker if enabled Activates Failure Display Mode when the knob is pressed in and held for eight 8 seconds and then released See Figure 5 Speaker Located under the top cover of the Driver Dis play Unit Sounds audible tones to alert the driver of a possible hazard May be set to limit the volume to a minimu...

Page 13: ...g radar system A pattern of flashes blink out the faults that are stored in memory when activated by holding in the vol ume control knob for five seconds See Diag nostic Features page 27 See Figure 5 Green SmartCruise Accident Reconstruc tion Comes on when SmartCruise is enabled and vehicle cruise control has been engaged If Acci dent Reconstruction has been initiated to store information it will ...

Page 14: ... FAIL ON S C Warning Level Range Volume Green SmartCruise Accident Reconstruction Light Sensor Red Orange Yellow Driver Identification Card Slot Red System Failure Green Power ON Driver Identification Card Status Volume Control Power ON OFF Speaker Range Control Accident Recorder EATON VORAD ...

Page 15: ... At 0 5 seconds to the vehicle ahead the three indicators illuminate and the beeps will be continuous If a faster moving vehicle pulls into your lane and accelerates away If less than 0 5 seconds away the three indicators illuminate with continuous beeps At 0 5 to 1 second away three indicators illuminate and no beeps At more than 1 second away the red indicator will go out At 3 seconds away the o...

Page 16: ... Tone Driver Identification Card is successfully read when inserted into the slot One Low Tone Driver Identification Card is unsuccessfully read when inserted into the slot Flashing On Light One continuous Tone Configurable Repeats if the Driver Identification Card is required and is not inserted Driver Display Unit Figure 8 FAIL ON S C Warning Level Range Volume Green SmartCruise Accident Reconst...

Page 17: ...tone The Tone is sounded only once per activation of the turn signal See Figure 9 Light Sensor Photo sensor senses ambient light and increases bright ness of indictor lights in the daytime and decreases brightness of indicator lights during nighttime Takes ten seconds to activate See Figure 9 Yellow Indicator light stays on when no objects are detected by the Side Sensor s See Figure 9 Red and Yel...

Page 18: ...ensure the reading of the bar code A high pitched confir mation tone will sound when the card is correctly scanned The card should be removed and stored is a safe place until required again If the bar code is not scanned correctly one low pitched tone will be heard If the card is not installed into the slot in the Driver Display Unit when required two events can occur the green ON light will flash...

Page 19: ...ise light flashes eight 8 times after the self test is completed an Accident Reconstruction event has been stored in memory The light will continue to flash 8 times during every start up until the event is cleared Notify management to assist you with this procedure If the event has been stored mistakenly the system software should clear the system in 30 days 4 If the FAIL indicator light or headwa...

Page 20: ...s in adjacent lanes Curved Same Lane Tracking While driving on curved roads the same lane target discrimination is main tained using host vehicle turn rate information and vehicle azimuth Due to limitations on the radar s field of view maximum range is limited in sharp turns Detected but not alerted Detected but not alerted Critical Target Detected but not alerted Critical Target ...

Page 21: ...e vehicle Certain road situations can affect the system s ability to detect objects Curves dips and hills on the road in front of the vehicle can affect detection The radar system may sound a warning when it detects an object in front of the vehicle even though the driver may be planning to turn away or stop prior to reaching the object The following examples illustrate some special road sit uatio...

Page 22: ...e to objects such as a parked car on the side of a curved portion of the road in direct line with the radar beam until the vehicle is actually starting into the turn Detecting Elevated Obstacles Some unusual road elevation angles may cause the system to detect overhead signs or overpasses Detected but not alerted Critical Target Detected but not alerted ...

Page 23: ...e system cannot detect vehicles over a hill No alarm will sound until objects are within the field of view of the radar antenna Approaching a Steep Hill The system cannot detect objects above its beam Generally the alarm does not sound from the beam hitting the road surface ...

Page 24: ...le Note Vehicles outside of the field of view will not be detected Side Sensor Range The Side Sensor s range is set to detect vehicles in the adjacent lane two 2 to ten 10 feet 6 3 m away Note When a fixed object maintains a continuous presence along the right side of the vehicle i e guard rails construction walls tunnels bridges etc the Red light on the optional Side Sensor Display may stay on ...

Page 25: ...of no target vehicle the set cruise control speed The following interval takes precedence over the set cruise control speed Listed below are descriptions of the most common situations encountered while using SmartCruise Cruise On and No Vehicle Detected If no vehicle is present in front of the vehicle or if present and beyond the range of the EVT 300 system the vehicle will main tain the speed sel...

Page 26: ... vehicle speed are drastically different the driver may need to apply the service brakes to maintain a safe distance As with cruise control Smart Cruise must be reset after brakes have been applied WARNING If another vehicle in an adjacent lane cuts in front and continues to the opposite lane SmartCruise may not respond Following Interval in Seconds Following Interval in Feet m at 50 MPH Following...

Page 27: ...y the brake to maintain a safe distance Vehicle Ahead Changes Lane When maintaining a following interval to a target vehicle in front and that vehicle moves into an adjacent lane the system will respond If there is no other vehicle ahead or within the range of the system the host will acceler ate to the set cruise speed If there is another vehicle ahead the host vehicle will restore the following ...

Page 28: ... all the possible driving situa tions that the vehicle and driver may encounter while in SmartCruise SmartCruise Failure Cruise Control SmartCruise Fails to Operate Due to various engine OEM s the procedure to override this error and return to normal cruise control must come from the engine manufacturer Note The most widely used method among engine manufacturers is to toggle the cruise control on ...

Page 29: ...st segment is frozen the second segment runs continuously recording system data until the system is powered down The system s Central Processing Unit must be returned to Eaton Corporation to download and interpret the recorded data in the non volatile memory This must be done before 30 days have elapsed or the event will be removed from the system memory Before shipping the unit contact the Eaton ...

Page 30: ...the results of these tests are evaluated by the Central Processing Unit to deter mine whether or not to report a failure If a failure occurs within the front radar system the red FAIL light on the Driver Display Unit will illuminate continu ously as long as the failure is active and the associated failure code is stored in the Central Processing Unit memory until maintenance personnel are able to ...

Page 31: ...er and only active codes will be sent to the FAIL indicator light Position the Driver Display Unit RANGE knob to the right of center and inactive faults will flash the FAIL indicator light 3 Each fault code consists of a two digit number A pause approxi mately 3 4 of a second in duration separates the blinking of the first and second digit of the fault code Example Fault code 22 is indi cated by t...

Page 32: ...splay The lights will remain illuminated as long as a failure is detected If you have any further questions regarding VORAD call 1 800 826 HELP 4357 in the U S Canada and Mexico contact your OE dealer in Europe Fault Code Suspect Failure 11 Central Processing Unit 12 Central Processing Unit 13 Driver Display Unit 14 Antenna Assembly 15 Right Side Sensor 16 Left Side Sensor 21 Right Turn Signal 22 ...

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Page 34: ...tants in the business Visit our web site at www roadranger com For spec ing or service assistance call 1 800 826 HELP 4357 24 hours a day 7 days a week Mexico 001 800 826 HELP 4357 for more time on the road Copyright Eaton and Dana Corporation 2002 EATON AND DANA CORPORATION hereby grants its customers vendors or distributors permission to freely copy reproduce and or distribute this document in p...

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