ADVANCED SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
ACTIVE ADVANCED SAFETY (Accident Avoidance)
• Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS):
Monitorsbothbrokenandsolidlanesonthe
highwayusingacameramountednearthe
interiormirror;atspeedsabove43mph,LDWS
alertsthedriverwhenthevehicleleavesthe
lanewithoutusingtheturnsignalby“shaking”
theseatbeltandprovidinganaudioandvisual
warning:
– Badweatherandskidmarksontheroadmaycauseafalseindicator.
Systemcanbeturnedonoroffwithaswitch.
• Vehicle Stability Management(VSM) System:WithPre-CollisionWarning,
integratesESC,ElectronicParkingBrake(EPB),SmartCruiseControl(SCC),
seatbelttensioningsystemandgaugeclusterwarnings:
– Whenthepossibilityofacollisionisdetected,awarninglightandchime
areactivated.
– Whentheriskishigh,thesearesupplementedbytheseatbeltshakingto
giveahapticwarningandthebrakesareautomaticallypre-seton
emergencystandby.
– Whenacollisionisimpending,theseatbeltpre-tensioningandautomatic
decelerationwithBrakeAssist(BAS)aremobilized;allsystemsfunction
unobtrusivelyandautomaticallywithoutthedriverlosinganyelementof
overallcontrol,allowingthedrivertotakeevasiveaction;ifdesired,the
drivercanturnVSMoffusingaswitchtotheleftofthesteeringwheel.
• Smart Cruise Control (SCC):Radar-assisted,automaticallymaintainsa
pre-setdistancebetweenvehiclesatapre-selectedspeed:
– SCCoperateslikeregularcruisecontrolwhentherearenoothervehicles
infront.
– Whenthereisanothervehicleinfront,SCCengagesthebrakes
automaticallyandslowsdownthevehicletomaintainspeedwiththe
vehicleinfrontwhileretainingthepre-setdistance.
– Drivercanselectoneofthreesettings—thedefaultsettingisDistance3:
Forexample,ifdrivingat50mph,Distance3isapproximately180feet,
Distance2isapproximately130feetandDistance1isapproximately
85feet.
– Stop/StartFeature:Equuswillautomaticallycometoacompletestop
whenavehicleaheadstops.Driverdoesnotneedtoengagethebrakes.
Thevehiclewillthenrestartifthevehicleaheadstartswithin3seconds.
• Rear Cross-Traffic Alert—helpswhenbackingoutfromaparkingspace:
– Whenthevehicleisinreverseandspeedislessthan5mph,thesystem
detectsotherautomobiles,motorcyclesorbicyclistsapproachingfromthe
rightorleftrearofthevehicle.
– Ifsomethingisdetected,anaudioandvisualalertnotifiesthedriver.
• Blind Spot Detection (BSD)—detectsvehiclesinthedriver’sblindspot:
– Providesthedriverwithanaudioandvisualalertwhenanobstructionis
detected.