If the driver does not take action based upon these
progressive warnings, then the system will provide a
limited level of active braking to help slow the vehicle
and mitigate the potential forward collision. If the driver
reacts to the warnings by braking and the system
determines that the driver intends to avoid the collision
by braking but has not applied sufficient brake force,
the system will compensate and provide additional
brake force as required.
If a FCW with Mitigation event begins at a speed
below 32 mph (52 km/h), the system may provide
the maximum braking possible to mitigate the potential
forward collision. If the Forward Collision Warning with
Mitigation event stops the vehicle completely, the
system will hold the vehicle at standstill for two seconds
and then release the brakes.
FCW Message
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).
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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.
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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.
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
responsibility 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
.
●
To turn the FCW system on, press the forward
collision button once.
●
To turn the FCW system off, press the forward
collision 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
prevents the system from providing limited active
braking, 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
possible collision with the vehicle in front using
audible/visual warnings and it applies autonomous
braking.
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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.
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