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ter console control panel and going to
Collision warning* – operation
NOTE
Settings Car settings Driver support
When Adaptive Cruise Control is used,
the warning light and signal will be
used by that function, even if the
warnings provided by Pedestrian and
Cyclist Detection with Full Auto Brake
have been deactivated by the driver.
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Settings are made by pressing MY CAR on
the center console control panel and using
the menus displayed.
systems Warning sound if risk of
collision.
Setting a warning distance
Activating/deactivating both warning
signals
To switch the system's audible and visual
signals on or off at the same time, press MY
CAR on the center console control panel and
This setting determines the distance at which
the visual and audible warnings are triggered.
Select Long, Normal or Short by pressing
MY CAR on the center console control panel
In situations where traffic is moving at
considerably different speeds, or if the
vehicle ahead brakes suddenly, warn-
ings may be considered to be late,
even if the setting Long has been
selected.
and going to Settings Car settings
Driver support systems Collision
Warning Warning distance.
go to Settings Car settings Driver
support systems Collision Warning. If
Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with Full
Auto Brake is on, the system will perform a
self-test each time the engine is started by
briefly illuminating the warning light. See My
Car – introduction (p. 76) for a description of
the menu system.
The warning distance determines the level of
sensitivity used by the system. The warning
distance Long provides an earlier warning.
Begin by using Long and if the system gives
too many warnings, try changing to Normal.
Checking settings
The current system settings can be checked
by pressing MY CAR on the center console
control panel and going to Settings Car
settings Driver support systems
Collision Warning.
When the engine is switched on, the system
setting that was being used when it was
switched off will be the default setting.
WARNING
The setting Short should only be used
in situations where traffic is light and
moving at low speeds.
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Related information
Collision warning – introduction (p. 209)
NOTE
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Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with
Full Auto Brake alerts the driver to the
risk of a collision but this function can-
not reduce the driver’s reaction time.
Collision warning* – function (p. 211)
The auto-brake and pedestrian/cyclist
detection features are always on, even if
the audible and visual warning signals
have been deactivated.
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Collision warning* – Pedestrian detection
(p. 214)
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Collision warning* – Cyclist detection
(p. 213)
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For the system to be as effective as
possible, it is recommended that Dis-
tance Alert be set to 4 or 5, see Dis-
tance Alert – operation (p. 198).
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Activating/deactivating the audible
warning signal only
The audible warning signal can be activated/
deactivated by pressing MY CAR on the cen-
Collision warning* – limitations (p. 215)
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The camera’s limitations (p. 217)
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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