Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems WINGMAN ADVANCED FLR20 SENSOR - Manual (Page 50)

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Appendix F
Bendix ® Driver Interface Unit (DIU): Displays & Alerts
F2.0 Driver Demonstration Mode
Selecting Demo from the main menu starts a demonstration mode that shows the various lights, display
screens, and sounds produced by the DIU – along with a brief explanation of their meaning – for the configured
features. Pressing the down ( ) arrow button advances through the screens. The up ( ) arrow button has
no functionality in this mode. The mode may be exited at any time by pressing the OK button.
NOTE: This mode can only be entered while the vehicle is not moving. Also, while in the demonstration
mode, if the vehicle begins to move, the demonstration mode terminates.
If a screen is associated only with a configurable feature, and that feature is not configured, then that screen
will not be shown in the demonstration mode.
The screens presented to the driver in the demonstration mode are shown with the following text: “Error!
Reference source not found.”
F3.0 Following Distance Alerts (FDAs)
One of the features of the Bendix ® Wingman ® Advanced ™ system is the Following Distance Alert (FDA). A
proprietary system combining vehicle speed, forward vehicle speed, distance, and driving scenario, FDAs are
used to provide the driver with distance alerts which are intelligent, in that they will give appropriate distance
alerts for the given situation. They alert the driver to objects far ahead in highway and country road driving
situations while not over-alerting in dense city traffic.
The radar sensor uses the DIU to communicate the FDA alerts to the driver. This system can be configured
through a current version of Bendix ® ACom ® Diagnostics software, for use by a fleet as a driver training tool
with or without coordinating the data made available by Wingman Advanced. In addition to being a reminder
of when a driver may be dangerously close to the vehicle ahead, the following distance alerts may also be
configured to reinforce safe following distance habits taught by the fleet.
The FDA is based on the following interval between the host vehicle and the object ahead. In other words,
this is the time required by the host vehicle to travel forward and reach the object’s current location. With the
exception of the volume, the FDA may not be adjusted by the driver through the DIU. A qualified technician
must connect to the vehicle through the diagnostic port and run ACom ® Diagnostics, in order to change the
configuration. The volume can not be turned all the way down, but other adjustments may be made by the
fleet. See Section B1.3 for more details on volume adjustment.
The FDA system is intended only to alert the driver about following distance. For more information on alerts
for forward objects with high relative velocities and sudden decelerations, see Section B4.0: Impact Alert.
Only objects detected in the vehicle's lane, traveling in the same direction, are considered valid objects for the
FDA. For more information on stationary objects, see Section B5.0: Stationary Object Alert.
See Section 5.4: Configuring Bendix Wingman Advanced Following Distance Alerts.
Appendix F
The driver is always responsible for the control and
safe operation of the vehicle at all times. The Bendix ®
Wingman ® Advanced ™ system does not replace the
need for a skilled, alert professional driver, reacting
appropriately and in a timely manner, and using safe
driving practices.