Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems WINGMAN ADVANCED OPERATORS MANUAL - Manual (Page 21)

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Special Alerts
Brake Overuse Warning – The Bendix ® Wingman ® Advanced ™ system
provides a warning when the system
uses the foundation brakes excessively.
Overuse of the foundation brakes can
lead to the brakes overheating and a
potential loss of braking performance
caused by brake fade.
Approach grades as you would normally,
with the appropriate gear selected and at a safe speed.
Cruise control should NOT be used on downhill grades.
The driver should use appropriate gearing and brake techniques on
downhill grades.
When the system detects brake overuse, depending on the vehicle
manufacturer, a text message will be displayed on the dashboard
and an audible alert will be activated.
• Once the brake overuse alert is activated, certain driver
interventions that cancel cruise control–such as stepping on the
brake pedal or switching off cruise–will discontinue the alert.
Following an overuse alert, the driver should not reset cruise
control for at least 20 minutes. This gives the brakes time to
cool down. If the driver chooses to reset cruise control during
that 20 minute period, Wingman Advanced interventions will be
limited to de-throttling and engine retarder only. The system will
automatically disable all Wingman Advanced system foundation
brake applications for at least 20 minutes.
• If the system does not detect a driver intervention within 15
seconds after the brake overuse alert sounds, it will shut itself off
and set a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC). The driver will continue
to receive alerts, but ALL Wingman Advanced interventions
(de-throttling, engine retarder or brake applications) will be
disabled until the next ignition cycle.
Wingman ® Advanced ™ Diagnostic Trouble Codes
The Bendix ® Wingman ® Advanced ™ system is monitored and if any
malfunction is detected, a Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) will be set and
the driver will be alerted. The exact alert given depends on the vehicle
manufacturer: refer to your vehicle operator’s manual and the Bendix
Service Data Sheet SD-61-4962 for more information.
Potential False Alerts
The Wingman Advanced system should have signifi cantly fewer false
alerts than earlier systems. Radar technology is not perfect, and false
alerts sometimes occur. Radar misalignment will likely lead to increases
in false alerts. Drivers should take into account the road conditions, and