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.
•
During an FCW event when towing a trailer, your
Electronic Brake system will respond by activating
the trailer brakes (if equipped).
WARNING!
Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is not intended to
avoid a collision on its own, nor can FCW detect every
type of potential collision. The driver has the respon-
sibility to avoid a collision by controlling the vehicle
via braking and steering. Failure to follow this warning
could lead to serious injury or death.
Turning FCW On Or Off
The FCW button is located in the Uconnect display in
the control settings. For further information, see
page 174.
•
To turn the FCW system on, press the Forward Colli-
sion button once.
•
To turn the FCW system off, press the Forward Colli-
sion button once.
NOTE:
•
When the FCW is “on”, this allows the system to
warn the driver of a possible collision with the
vehicle in front.
•
When the FCW is “off”, this prevents the system
from warning the driver of a possible collision with
the vehicle in front. If the FCW is set to “off”, “FCW
OFF" will be displayed in the instrument cluster
display.
•
When FCW status is set to “Only Warning”, this pre-
vents the system from providing limited Active Brak-
ing, or additional brake support if the driver is not
braking adequately in the event of a potential frontal
collision.
•
When FCW status is set to “Warning and Braking”,
this allows the system to warn the driver of a pos-
sible collision with the vehicle in front using audible/
visual warnings and it applies autonomous braking.
•
The FCW system state is defaulted to “Full On” from
one ignition cycle to the next. If the system is turned
off, it will reset to “Full On” when the vehicle is
restarted.
FCW Braking Status And Sensitivity
The FCW Sensitivity and Active Braking status are pro-
grammable through the Uconnect system
page 174.
The default sensitivity of FCW is the “Medium” setting
and the system status is “Warning & Braking”. This
allows the system to warn the driver of a possible colli-
sion with the vehicle in front using audible/visual warn-
ings and it applies autonomous braking.
By changing the FCW status setting to "Far", the system
provides possible collision warnings on objects farther
away. This results in earlier warnings and provides the
most reaction time to avoid possible collisions.
FCW Message
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