Cadillac XT5 2021 - Driver Assistance Systems Overview; Safety Alert Seat Functionality; Forward Collision Alert System; Lane Keep Assist and Departure Warning

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DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS
SAFETY ALERT SEAT – e driver’s seat pulses (le, 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 seings, go to Seings > Vehicle > Collision/
Detection Systems > Alert Type.
FORWARD COLLISION ALERT – e Vehicle Ahead Indicator
is green 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 ashes on the windshield and
the Safety Alert Seat pulses or rapid beeps sound (if selected).
Press the Forward Collision Alert buon on the steering
wheel to set the alert timing to Far, Medium or Near. is is also
the Adaptive Cruise Control
♦
Follow Distance Gap seing.
FOLLOWING DISTANCE
INDICATOR – e 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 – e
system may help you avoid collisions due to unintentional lane
departures. e Lane Keep Assist Indicator is green if the
system is available to assist. If the vehicle approaches a detected
lane marking without using a turn signal in that direction, the
system may assist by providing brief, gentle steering wheel turns
and displaying an amber .
If active driver steering is not detected, the amber may ash
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. In order to use this system safely, the driver needs to steer
and be in complete control of the vehicle.
Press the Lane Keep Assist buon on the steering wheel to
turn the system on or o.
LANE CHANGE ALERT WITH SIDE BLIND ZONE ALERT
♦
– While
driving, the system displays a warning symbol on the le
or right side mirror when a moving vehicle is detected rapidly
approaching or is in a side
blind zone. e warning
symbol ashes if a turn
signal is activated when a
vehicle has been detected on
the same side.
To turn the system on or
o, go to Seings >
Vehicle > Collision/
Detection Systems > Lane
Change Alert.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.
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 traic, surroundings and road conditions at all times.
Read your Owner’s Manual for important feature limitations and information.