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The FCW system is intended for on-road use only. If
the vehicle is taken off-road, the FCW system should
be deactivated to prevent unnecessary warnings to
the surroundings.
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The FCW system can become temporarily inopera-
tive due to heavy rain, sun rays, snow, ice, mud, or
other road contaminations accumulate on the front
fascia/bumper where the camera is located. If
blockage is detected, a “FCW Unavailability Due To
Camera Blindness” message will display in the clus-
ter and FCW will not function as intended. If a sec-
ond occurance happens within the same key cycle,
a FCW telltail light will illuminate only. This is normal
operation. The system will automatically recover and
resume function when the condition clears.
WARNING!
Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is not intended to
avoid a collision on its own, nor can FCW detect every
type of potential collision. The driver has the respon-
sibility to avoid a collision by controlling the vehicle
via braking and steering. Failure to follow this warning
could lead to serious injury or death.
FCW Settings
The Forward Collision menu setting is located in the
Uconnect Settings
page 145.
NOTE:
The default status of FCW is “Full On,” this allows the
system to provide warning and autonomous braking in
the event of a potential frontal collision.
Changing the FCW status to “Only Warning” prevents
the system from providing autonomous braking, or addi-
tional brake support if the driver is not braking
adequately in the event of a potential frontal collision.
Changing the FCW status to “Off” deactivates the sys-
tem, so no warning or autonomous braking will be avail-
able in case of a possible collision.
NOTE:
The FCW system state is kept in memory from one igni-
tion cycle to the next. If the system is turned off, it will
remain off when the vehicle is restarted.
Changing FCW Sensitivity And Operating
Status
The FCW Sensitivity and Active Braking status are pro-
grammable through the Uconnect system
page 145.
The default sensitivity of FCW is the “Medium” setting
and the system status is “Warning & Braking”. This
allows the system to warn the driver of a possible colli-
sion with the vehicle in front using audible/visual warn-
ings and it applies autonomous braking.
By changing the FCW status setting to "Far", the system
provides possible collision warnings on objects farther
away. This results in earlier warnings and provides the
most reaction time to avoid possible collisions.
NOTE:
The “Far” setting may result in a greater number of FCW
possible collision warnings experienced.
By changing the FCW status setting to "Near", the sys-
tem provides possible collision warnings on objects
closer to the vehicle. This results in later warnings and
provides less reaction time than the "Far" and "Medium"
settings, which allows for a more dynamic driving
experience.
NOTE:
The “Near” setting may result in a lesser number of
FCW possible collision warnings experienced.
NOTE:
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Changing the FCW status to “Only Warning” pre-
vents the system from providing limited active brak-
ing, or additional brake support if the driver is not
braking adequately in the event of a potential frontal
collision, but maintains the audible and visual
warnings.
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Changing the FCW status to “Off” prevents the sys-
tem from providing autonomous braking, or addi-
tional brake support if the driver is not braking
adequately in the event of a potential frontal
collision.
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The system will retain the last setting selected by
the driver after ignition shut down.
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FCW may not react to irrelevant objects such as
overhead objects, ground reflections, objects not in
the path of the vehicle, stationary objects that are
far away, oncoming traffic, or leading vehicles with
the same or higher rates of speed.
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FCW will be disabled like ACC, with the unavailable
screens.
SAFETY 171
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