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DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS
TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK SYSTEMS
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.
Forward Collision Alert
F
– The
Vehicle Ahead indicator is green on the instrument
cluster 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 rapid beeps sound.
Press the
Collision Alert button on the left side of the steering wheel to set the
alert timing to Far, Medium, Near, or Off. The setting is displayed on the Driver
Information Center.
Lane Departure Warning
F
– When crossing a detected lane marking, without using a
turn signal in that direction, the system flashes an amber indicator on the instru-
ment cluster and beeps sound on the left or right side of the vehicle.
Press the Lane Departure Warning button on the center of the instrument panel
to turn the system on or off.
Rear Vision Camera
– When the vehicle is in Reverse, a view of the area behind the
vehicle displays on the infotainment system. Vehicle speed must be below 8 mph.
To turn the guidance lines on or off, touch the Guidance Lines screen button.
Rear Park Assist
F
– During low-speed parking maneuvers, “distance to closest object”
information is provided on the Driver Information Center. When an object is very
close, 5 beeps sound.
To turn Rear Park Assist on or off, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection
Systems.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
The traction control system limits wheelspin and the StabiliTrak
®
stability control
system assists with directional control of the vehicle in difficult driving conditions.
Both systems turn on automatically every time the vehicle is started.
Turn off traction control if the vehicle is stuck and rocking the vehicle is required.
Press the
Traction Control/StabiliTrak Off button on the center of the instrument
panel to turn traction control off or on. The
Traction Control Off light will
illuminate on the instrument cluster when the system is off.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
F
Optional equipment
INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL (ITBC)
F
The ITBC system can be used to adjust the amount of power output, or Trailer Gain,
available to the trailer brakes. The control panel is located on the left side of the
instrument panel. ITBC information is displayed on the Driver Information Center.
Adjust the Trailer Gain by pressing the +/– adjustment buttons on the control panel.
Squeeze the levers together on the control panel (left lever does not move) to
manually apply the trailer brakes.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
