Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems WINGMAN ADVANCED SD - Manual (Page 8)

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THE FORWARD VEHICLE DETECTED ICON
When cruise control is switched on and set and a vehicle
ahead of you is detected by the radar, the detected
forward vehicle icon, or similar will illuminate on the vehicle
dashboard.
This is an indication to the driver that the Wingman
Advanced system is actively managing the distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead, and may
intervene automatically, if needed.
See Figure 6 for examples.
FIGURE 6 - FORWARD VEHICLE DETECTED ICONS
ADJUSTING THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED
Use the switch(es) provided by the vehicle manufacturer
to set your cruise control speed. When adjusted, your
set speed will typically be indicated on the vehicle dash,
message center, or speedometer.
1.06 FOLLOWING DISTANCE
Following distance refers to the time gap, measured in
seconds, between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead. The
actual physical distance between the two will vary based
on the speeds of both vehicles; however, the set gap will
remain the same for all set cruise speeds.
FOLLOWING DISTANCE
ADJUSTMENT SWITCH
This optional Wingman Advanced feature, allows the driver
to adjust the following distance or time gap. The availability
of this feature is determined by the vehicle manufacturer.
The switch has an increase or decrease function. Pressing
increase (+) will provide a larger following distance,
measured in seconds. Pressing decrease (-) will provide
a shorter following distance.
1.07 WINGMAN ADVANCED COLLISION
MITIGATION FEATURE OPERATION
Whenever your vehicle is traveling at above 15 mph, the
Wingman Advanced collision mitigation feature is ready to
intervene, if needed. It does not require cruise control to be
set. The collision mitigation feature of Wingman Advanced
will alert you automatically and apply up to two-thirds of the
vehicle’s braking capacity, if a collision with the detected
forward vehicle is likely to occur. You, the driver, must
immediately act to potentially avoid, or lessen the severity
of, a collision.
Collision mitigation is ready to intervene as long as no DTCs
are active in either the brake system, Wingman Advanced
system, or any other contributing vehicle system.
AUTOMATIC FOUNDATION
BRAKE APPLICATIONS
The vehicle automatically manages foundation braking
priorities among the various vehicle systems that use
the foundation brakes, such as Wingman Advanced,
Bendix
® ESP ® (Electronic Stability Program), Bendix ® ATC
(Automatic Traction Control) and the Bendix ® ABS (Antilock
Braking System).
1.08 ALERTS AND WARNINGS
The Bendix
® Wingman ® Advanced ™
system operates
differently compared to other cruise control/forward collision
warning systems. It is important for YOU to fully understand
the system’s features, especially the driver alerts and
warnings.
Three important warnings provided by the Wingman
Advanced system are the Following Distance Alert (FDA),
Impact Alert (IA), and Stationary Object Alert (SOA). The
driver will be alerted by any of the three warnings, whether
or not the cruise control is activated.
See Appendix B, Sections 3.0-5.0, for more information
about how DIUs communicate alerts.
WARNING: Any audible and/or visual alert by the
system means that your vehicle is too close to the
vehicle ahead and the driver must immediately act to
potentially avoid, or lessen the severity of, a collision.