Black plate (52,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual (GMNA-Localizing-U.S./Canada/Mexico-7707476) - 2015 - crc - 9/5/149-52 Driving and OperatingWarning (Continued)Complete attention is alwaysrequired while driving, and youshould be ready to take actionand apply the brakes and/or steerthe vehicle to avoid crashes.Brake PreparationWhen quickly approaching a vehicleahead, Brake Preparation reducesbrake response time by having thebrake system prepared for driverbraking to occur more rapidly.Automatic BrakingIf ACP detects it is about to crashwith the vehicle you are followingthat is moving or has come to astop, and the brakes have not beenapplied, it may automatically brakehard. This can help to reduce crashdamage and it may even help toavoid some very low speed crashes.Automatic Braking may slow thevehicle to a complete stop to try toavoid a potential crash. If thishappens, Automatic Braking mayengage the Electric Parking Brake(EPB) to hold the vehicle at a stop.To release the EPB, press the EPBbutton. A firm press of theaccelerator pedal will also releaseAutomatic Braking and the EPB.{ WarningAutomatic Braking mayautomatically brake the vehiclesuddenly in situations where it isunexpected and undesired.It could respond to a turningvehicle ahead, guardrails, signs,and other non-moving objects. Tooverride Automatic Braking, firmlypress the accelerator pedal, if it issafe to do so.Automatic Braking can be disabledor reduced through vehiclepersonalization. See the “AutoCollision Preparation” portion of“Collision/Detection Systems” underVehicle Personalization onpage 5-39.{ WarningUsing the Automatic CollisionPreparation System while towinga trailer could cause you to losecontrol of the vehicle and crash.Turn the system off when towinga trailer.Side Blind ZoneAlert (SBZA)If equipped, the SBZA system is alane-changing aid that assistsdrivers with avoiding crashes thatoccur with vehicles in the side blindzone (or spot) areas. The SBZAwarning display will light up in thecorresponding outside side mirrorand will flash if the turn signal is on.
