Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems WINGMAN ADVANCED OPERATORS MANUAL - Manual (Page 23)

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Additional Operational Notes
Adjusting the Alert Volume
The Bendix ® Wingman ® Advanced ™ system audible alerts are pre-set at
the factory for fully integrated systems and can not be turned off by the
driver, nor can the volume be adjusted, unless confi gured to do so. For
systems using a Driver Interface Unit (DIU) display, see the Service Data
Sheet (SD-61-4962) for information about volume adjustment.
Passing a Vehicle/Changing Lanes
With cruise control set, if the driver decides to change lanes or pass a
vehicle by applying the throttle, the vehicle being passed will no longer
be detected by the radar.
When No Other Vehicles are Present
When no forward vehicle is within range of the radar, your vehicle will
maintain its set speed just like ordinary cruise control.
Radar-Refl ective Stationary Vehicles & Objects
The driver should be attentive to stopped vehicles and objects on the
roadway.
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.
The SOA is ready to alert the driver whenever the vehicle is moving
above ten (10) mph.
The SOA is an alert only. No intervention
actions (such as de-throttling, engaging the engine retarder
or applying the brakes) will be taken. This alert indicates that
a collision with a stationary object is likely. The driver must
immediately act to potentially avoid, or lessen the severity of, a
collision.
Metallic Objects May Impair the Radar – Objects that are radar-
refl ective–such as crash barriers, guard rails, construction zone
barricades, and tunnel entrances–may impair the function of the
radar.