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Optional equipment
DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS
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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 side, right side or simultaneously —
to alert the driver of the direction of potential hazards.
Audible alerts or seat pulsing alerts may be selected. To change the alert settings,
goto 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 detected rapidly approaching or in a side
blind zone. The warning symbol flashes if a
turn signal is activated when a vehicle has
been detected on the same side.
To turn on or off, go to Settings > Vehicle
> Collision/Detection Systems > Lane Change Alert.
FORWARD COLLISION ALERT – The Vehicle Ahead Indicator is green when a vehicle is
detected and is amber when following a vehicle ahead much too closely. When approach-
ing a 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.
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 vehi-
cle is detected ahead, dashes are displayed.
AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING – In
detected potential imminent collision
situations with vehicles directly ahead, the
system can provide alerts and enhance
driver braking or automatically apply hard emergency braking, if you have not already
done so, to help reduce the severity or help avoid collisions at very low speeds.
To set Automatic Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Alert to Alert and Brake,
Alert, or Off, go to Settings > Vehicle > Collision/Detection Systems > Forward Collision
System.
See Driving and Operating in your Owner’s Manual.