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NOTE:
Vehicle must be taken to the nearest authorized
dealer for service.
F
ORWARD
C
OLLISION
W
ARNING
(FCW)
W
ITH
M
ITIGATION
O
PERATION
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QUIPPED
FCW with Mitigation provides the driver with
audible warnings, visual warnings (within the
instrument cluster display), and may apply a
brake jerk to warn the driver when it detects a
potential frontal collision. The warnings and
limited braking are intended to provide the
driver with enough time to react, avoid or
mitigate the potential collision.
NOTE:
FCW monitors the information from the
forward looking sensors as well as the Elec
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tronic Brake Controller (EBC), to calculate the
probability of a forward collision. When the
system determines that a forward collision is
probable, the driver will be provided with
audible and visual warnings and may provide
a brake jerk warning.
If the driver does not take action based upon
these progressive warnings, then the system
will provide a limited level of active braking to
help slow the vehicle and mitigate the potential
forward collision. If the driver reacts to the
warnings by braking and the system determines
that the driver intends to avoid the collision by
braking but has not applied sufficient brake
force, the system will compensate and provide
additional brake force as required.
Vehicles With A Manual Transmission: After the
end of the intervention of automatic braking,
the engine could stall, unless the driver can
depress the clutch pedal.
Vehicles With Automatic Transmission: After the
end of the intervention of automatic braking,
the transmission may remain in last gear
stored: therefore the vehicle could lurch
forward, once the brakes release a few seconds
later. If the Forward Collision Warning with
Mitigation event stops the vehicle completely,
the system will hold the vehicle at standstill for
two seconds and then release the brakes.
If a FCW with Mitigation event begins at a speed
below 26 mph (42 km/h), the system may
provide the maximum braking possible to
mitigate the potential forward collision. If the
Forward Collision Warning with Mitigation event
stops the vehicle completely, the system will
hold the vehicle at standstill for two seconds
and then release the brakes.
FCW Message
When the system determines a collision with
the vehicle in front of you is no longer probable,
the warning message will be deactivated.
NOTE:
The minimum speed for FCW activation is
3 mph (5 km/h).
The FCW alerts may be triggered on objects
other than vehicles such as guard rails or
sign posts based on the course prediction.
This is expected and is a part of normal FCW
activation and functionality.
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