Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...
DRIVER SUPPORT
}}
199
Setting a time interval
Controls and display
Time interval: Increase/decrease
Time interval On
Press
to increase the interval or to
decrease it.
Five different time intervals can
be selected and are shown in
the display as 1–5 horizontal
bars. The greater the number of
bars, the longer the time inter-
val. One bar represents approx-
imately 1 second to the vehicle
ahead; 5 bars is approximately 3 seconds.
NOTE
•
The higher your vehicle’s speed, the
greater the distance to the vehicle ahead,
measured in feet (meters), for a given
time interval.
•
The set time interval is also used by
Adaptive Cruise Control, see Adaptive
Cruise Control – setting speed (p. 187).
WARNING
Only use a time interval that is suitable in cur-
rent traffic conditions.
Related information
•
Distance Alert – introduction (p. 198)
•
Distance Alert – limitations (p. 199)
•
Distance Alert – symbols and messages
(p. 201)
Distance Alert – limitations
Distance Alert is part of Adaptive Cruise Control
and is a function that provides information about
the time interval to the vehicle ahead.
Limitations
Distance Alert uses the same radar sensor used
by Adaptive Cruise Control and the Collision
Warning system. See Adaptive Cruise Control –
limitations (p. 193) for more information on the
radar sensor’s limitations.
NOTE
Strong sunlight, reflections, extreme light con-
trasts, the use of sunglasses, or if the driver is
not looking straight ahead may make the
warning symbol in the windshield difficult to
see.
WARNING
•
Bad weather or winding roads may affect
the radar sensor’s capacity to detect vehi-
cles ahead.
•
The size of the vehicle ahead, such as a
motorcycle, may also make it difficult to
detect. This may result in the warning
light illuminating at a shorter distance
than the one that has been set, or that
the light will not come on at all.
Loading ...
Loading ...
Loading ...