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1. visual and auditory warnings;
2. then partial braking;
3. then full or emergency braking.
In addition to moving and braking vehicles, ABA5 has
the capacity to recognize and engage in emergency
braking for moving pedestrians, parked vehicles, and
stopped traffic.
However, the system may not detect pedestrians or
objects in every situation. ABA5 is not a substitute for
cautious driving.
Active Brake Assist 5 Safety
Information
WARNING
Active Brake Assist (ABA5) is intended only as
an aid for a conscientious and alert driver. The
driver is responsible for keeping a safe distance
from the vehicle in front, for the vehicle speed,
braking in a sufficient amount of time, and
remaining in the lane.
ABA5 does not take road and weather conditions
into account, nor the prevailing traffic situation.
The driver should always adapt their driving to
suit road and weather conditions.
The Detroit Assurance Collision Mitigation
System is not designed to warn about all
possible road hazards. Specifically, it is not
programmed to react to animals, oncoming
vehicles, or cross traffic, but it may do so.
Operate a vehicle equipped with Detroit
Assurance Collision Mitigation System as if the
vehicle were not equipped with a collision
mitigation system.
Failure to drive safely and use the system
properly could result in personal injury and/or
death and severe property damage.
A vehicle equipped with ABA5 may:
•
react more quickly than a driver to an object in
the vehicle’s path of travel;
•
perform emergency braking;
•
react to moving people with a warning and
emergency braking.
ABA5 can minimize the risk of a front-end collision
with a moving or stationary vehicle and pedestrians.
If ABA5 detects the risk of a front-end collision, it
issues an audible and visual warning. If the risk
persists, ABA5 automatically initiates partial braking
of the vehicle. If the driver does not react to the
warnings and partial brake application, ABA5
automatically initiates a full emergency brake
application.
ABA5 is not designed to detect and react to vehicles
driving in a different lane.
ABA5 may not react to narrow vehicles, like
motorcycles, driving in front of the vehicle.
A driver should always be aware of possible hazards
and be prepared to engage the service brakes if the
ABA5 system warns of a possible pending collision.
ABA5 does not automatically adapt to road and
traffic conditions. If ABA5 issues no visual and/or
acoustic warning in a critical situation:
•
it is suppressed;
•
it has failed;
•
it has not recognized the danger of the
situation.
ABA may also issue warnings where no risk exists.
An alert and conscientious driver should be able to
easily validate an ABA warning, and, if necessary,
override a false-positive ABA5 braking event.
Activating/Deactivating Active Brake
Assist 5
The only way to turn the ABA5 system off is to turn
the vehicle off.
To override an active warning and braking event
sequence, press the accelerator pedal past the
pressure point to engage kickdown.
If there is a system error, the ABA5 unavailable
telltale, as shown in
Fig. 5.8, illuminates on the
driver display screen and a caution window, as
shown in
Fig. 5.9, is shown on the driver display.
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Fig. 5.8, ABA5 Unavailable Telltale
Detroit Assurance
5.6