Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems VORAD EVT-300 DRIVER INSTRUCTIONS - Manual (Page 26)

Bendix ™ SmartCruise ® System (Optional)
Bendix ™ VORAD ® EVT-300 ™ SmartCruise ® System
(Optional)
The SmartCruise system is an optional enhancement to the Bendix VORAD
EVT-300 Collision Warning System. The SmartCruise system is activated whenever
the vehicle’s standard cruise control system is activated and the EVT-300 system is
powered on. When the SmartCruise system is active, the green “S/C” (SmartCruise)
light in the upper right corner of the Driver Display Unit will illuminate, or a headway
control indicator will be evident on an OEM-proprietary messaging center.
The “RANGE” control knob (see Figure 8, page 13) adjusts the Bendix SmartCruise
system’s “following intervals”. The SmartCruise system will either maintain the
selected following interval between the host vehicle and a vehicle ahead or, in the
case of no target vehicle, the set cruise control speed. The following interval takes
precedence over the set cruise control speed.
Listed below are descriptions of the most common situations encountered while
using the SmartCruise system.
• Cruise Control is On and No Vehicle is Detected
If no vehicle is present in front of the vehicle (or if present and
beyond the range of the EVT-300 system), the vehicle will maintain
the speed selected by the cruise control.
• Cruise Control is On and A Vehicle is Detected
The driver can adjust the SmartCruise system following interval from
2.25 to 3.25 seconds if enabled. See the table on next page for the
following interval (in seconds) versus the following interval in feet, at
various speeds.
WARNING: The Bendix SmartCruise system does not replace an
alert, trained driver. The SmartCruise system will not react to stationary
objects and cannot bring the vehicle to a complete stop. The driver still
needs to use good driving practices to avoid an accident.
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