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Safety
Operation
Threelevelsofoperationarepossible:
● Pre-collision alert:ifariskofcollision
withavehicleisdetected,awarninglamp
comesonintheinstrumentpaneltogether
withanaudiblesignaltoencouragethe
drivertomakeanavoidingmanoeuvre.The
thresholdsfortriggeringthealertcanbeset.
● Braking assistance:increasesthe
brakingstartedbythedriver,onlyifarisk
ofcollisionisdetected.
● Automatic pre-collision braking:when
yourvehicleistooclosetoorclosing
tooquicklyonthevehicleaheadofyou,
thesystemautomaticallyoperatesthe
brakestoreducethespeedofimpact.A
collisioncanbeavoidedautomaticallyifthe
differenceinspeedbetweenyourvehicle
andtheoneaheadisnotmorethan18mph
(30km/h).
Youarethenalertedbythedisplayof
thiswarninglamp,accompaniedby
anaudiblesignal.
Theautomaticbrakingmaybringthevehicleto
acompletestopifthesituationrequiresit.
Thebrakelampsonyourvehiclecomeonto
warnotherroadusers.
Thetriggeringofthesystemmaycause
theenginetostall,unlessthedriver
depressestheclutchpedalquickly
enoughduringautomaticbraking.