BENDIX BW2769 manual Bendix Vorad VS-400 Collision Warning System

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BendixVORAD® VS-400 Collision Warning System

2 Second Alert

If the headway following distance decreases to within two seconds, the driver will be alerted with a second yellow LED indicator and the text “2 Seconds” displayed in the LCD screen. The DIU will also alert with an audible tone if the following distance is closing in, warning the driver that the following distance is becoming unsafe.

Note: If a vehicle cuts into your lane in front, but is accelerating away from you, the DIU may not warn with an audible tone.

Note: If BendixSmartCruise® adaptive cruise control is active at two seconds following or less, the SmartCruise status screen will remain displayed and the LED following indicators will illuminate.

Refer to the BendixSmartCruise® adaptive cruise control section in this manual for more information.

! WARNING

In most driving situations, following at three seconds or less is considered unsafe and should warrant the driver to react by slowing the vehicle down in order to increase the following distance.

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Contents Driver Instructions FCC Compliance Statement Federal Communications CommissionPage GeneralWarningsInformation& Cautions Table of Contents Overview OverviewSystem Components ComponentsSystem Operation System OperationDriver Interface Unit DIU System Start Up Radar Warm-upSystem Ready Visual Following Alerts Audible Closing AlertsObject Detected Second AlertBendix Vorad VS-400 Collision Warning System Collision Alert Bendix SmartCruise Adaptive Cruise Control Bendix SmartCruise Adaptive Cruise Control OperationDriver Control Approaching Slow Moving TrafficCollision Warning and SmartCruise Adjusting Following Distance Vehicle Tracking Vehicle TrackingMultilane Highways and Curves Entering Sharp Curves User Option Settings Menu OptionsMenu Options Volume Driver DemoRange Optional BrightnessMPH / KPH System StatusDiagnostics Display Screen Bendix BlindSpotter Side Object Detection Side Object Detection System Driver Display UnitVisual Warning Audible Warning ToneSide Radar Detection Area Following Distance Calculating Following Distance80.7 x 3 Sec. = 242.1 Feet Preventive Maintenance Preventive MaintenanceCleaning ServicingTroubleshooting TroubleshootingResetting the System Bendix Vorad Failed MessageForward Looking Radar Blocked