Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems WINGMAN ADVANCED OPERATORS MANUAL - Manual (Page 20)

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Following
Distance Alert
(FDA)
• Always ready
The Following Distance Alert (FDA) provides
both audible and visual alerts whenever
the distance between your vehicle and the
detected forward vehicle ahead is less than
the one and a half (1.5) seconds* and getting
closer. Once the audible alert is given, the
driver should increase the distance between
his/her vehicle and the vehicle ahead until the
audible alert stops.
The FDA is ready to alert the driver whenever
the vehicle is moving above fi ve (5) mph. If the
following distance continues to decrease, the driver
will hear more rapid audible alerts. When the FDA
reaches its highest level, typically a red LED also
illuminates on the instrument cluster. The FDA may
be accompanied by a visual alert.
Above: Examples of other vehicle
manufacturer’s displays.
* 1.5 seconds is the system default and may vary by fl eet/OEM .
Above: Driver
Interface Unit
(DIU) - Showing
Examples of
Following Distance
Alerts - with
progressively
faster audible
alerts.
Stationary Object
Alert (SOA)
• Always ready
Stationary Object Alert (SOA) – The
Bendix ® Wingman ® Advanced ™ system
will give up to three (3) seconds alert to
the driver when approaching a detected,
sizable, stationary object with metallic (radar-
refl ective) surfaces in your lane of travel.
This alert indicates that a collision with a
stationary object is likely and the driver
must immediately act to potentially avoid,
or lessen the severity of, a collision.
The SOA is ready to alert the driver whenever the
vehicle is moving above ten (10) mph.
The driver should be especially careful when
approaching certain types of vehicles and objects.
The Wingman Advanced radar may not be able to
detect objects with limited metal surfaces (such
as recreational vehicles, horse-drawn buggies,
motorcycles, logging trailers, etc).
DIU: Showing
Stationary Object Alert
- a continuous tone
will also sound.
NOTE: Entering a curve
may reduce the alert
time to less than three
(3) seconds.