FORWARD COLLISION WARNING
(FCW) WITH MITIGATION —
IF EQUIPPED
The FCW with Mitigation system provides the driver with
audible warnings, visual warnings (within the instru-
ment cluster display), and may apply a haptic warning
in the form of a brake jerk, to warn the driver when it
detects a potential frontal collision. The warnings 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 Electronic Brake Controller (EBC), to
calculate the probability of a forward collision. When
the system determines that a forward collision is prob-
able, the driver will be provided with audible and visual
warnings as well as a possible haptic warning in the
form of a brake jerk.
If the driver does not take action based upon these pro-
gressive warnings, then the system will provide a lim-
ited 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 deter-
mines 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.
If a FCW with Mitigation event begins at a speed below
32 mph (52 km/h), the system may provide the maxi-
mum braking possible to mitigate the potential forward
collision. If the Forward Collision Warning with Mitiga-
tion event stops the vehicle completely, the system will
hold the vehicle at standstill for two seconds and then
release the brakes.
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 guardrails or sign posts based
on the course prediction. This is expected and is a
part of normal FCW activation and functionality.
•
It is unsafe to test the FCW system. To prevent such
misuse of the system, after four Active Braking
events within a key cycle, the Active Braking portion
of FCW will be deactivated until the next key cycle.
•
The FCW system is intended for on-road use only. If
the vehicle is taken off-road, the FCW system should
be deactivated to prevent unnecessary warnings to
the surroundings.
•
FCW may not react to irrelevant objects such as
overhead objects, ground reflections, objects not in
the path of the vehicle, stationary objects that are
far away, oncoming traffic, or leading vehicles with
the same or higher rate of speed.
•
FCW will be disabled like ACC, with the unavailable
screens.
WARNING!
Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is not intended to
avoid a collision on its own, nor can FCW detect every
type of potential collision. In rare situations, the sys-
tem may react to surrounding objects such as tun-
nels, bridges, guardrails, etc. The driver has the
responsibility to avoid a collision by controlling the
vehicle via braking, steering, and acceleration. Unin-
tended braking reactions can always be overridden by
pressing down hard on the accelerator. Failure to fol-
low this warning could lead to serious injury or death.
Turning FCW On Or Off
The FCW setting menu can be adjusted through the
Uconnect Settings
•
To turn the FCW system on, select between “Only
Warning” and “Warning and Braking” in the FCW
menu.
•
Select “OFF” in the FCW menu to turn the FCW sys-
tem off.
NOTE:
•
When the FCW is “on”, this allows the system to
warn the driver of a possible collision with the
vehicle in front.
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