Black plate (55,1)Cadillac SRX Owner Manual - 2013 - CRC - 11/9/12Driving and Operating 9-55WARNING (Continued)be uncomfortable and startling. 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”under Vehicle Personalization onpage 5‑40.{ 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 Side Blind ZoneAlert system is a lane-changing aidthat assists drivers with avoidingcrashes that occur with vehicles inthe side blind zone (or spot) areas.{ WARNINGSBZA does not detect vehiclesrapidly approaching outside of theside blind zones, pedestrians,bicyclists, or animals. Failure touse proper care when changinglanes may result in injury, death,or vehicle damage. Beforemaking a lane change, alwayscheck mirrors, glance over yourshoulder, and use the turnsignals.SBZA Detection ZonesThe SBZA sensor covers a zone ofapproximately one lane over fromboth sides of the vehicle, or 3.5 m(11 ft). This zone starts at each sidemirror and goes back approximately5 m (16 ft). The height of the zone isapproximately between 0.5 m (1.5 ft)and 2 m (6 ft) off the ground.Use caution while changing laneswhen towing a trailer, as the SBZAdetection zones that extend backfrom the side of the vehicle do notmove further back when a trailer istowed.
