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DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS
Safety or driver assistance features are not a 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, right, or both
sides) to alert you of the direction of potential hazards. Audible
alerts may be selected instead of seat pulsing alerts.
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
moving vehicle is detect-
ed rapidly approaching or
is in a side blind zone. The
symbol flashes if a turn
signal is activated when a
vehicle has been detected
on the same side.
To turn the system on
or off, go to Settings >
Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Lane Change Alert.
FORWARD COLLISION ALERT
– The Vehicle Ahead Indicator on
the instrument cluster is green when a vehicle is detected ahead that
you’re following and is amber when following a vehicle ahead much
too closely. When approaching a detected 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
Forward Collision Alert
button on the steering
wheel to set the alert timing to Far, Medium or Near. This is also
the Adaptive Cruise Control
♦
Follow Distance Gap setting.
FOLLOWING DISTANCE INDICATOR
♦
– The following distance
to the vehicle ahead is indicated in seconds under the Info menu
on the Driver Information Center. If no vehicle is detected ahead,
dashes are displayed.
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 on the
instrument cluster if the system is available to assist. If the vehicle
approaches a detected lane marking without using a turn signal in
that direction or it detects you may be intentionally leaving your
lane, 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 select-
ed) 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.
Press the
Lane Keep Assist
button (A) on the instrument
panel center controls to turn the system on or off.
FRONT PEDESTRIAN BRAKING
– During daytime driving, the
system can detect pedestrians directly ahead and displays an amber
indicator on the instrument cluster. When approaching a detect-
ed pedestrian too quickly, a red alert flashes on the windshield and
the Safety Alert Seat pulses or rapid beeps sound (if selected). The
system may prepare the brakes or automatically apply hard emer-
gency braking, if you have not already done so. The system works at
speeds below 50 mph and has limited nighttime and low visibility
performance.
To set to Alert and Brake, Alert, or Off, go to Settings > Vehicle >
Collision/Detection Systems > Front Pedestrian Detection.
