Driving and operating 143General information9 WarningForward collision alert is just awarning system and does notapply the brakes. Whenapproaching a vehicle ahead toorapidly, it may not provide youenough time to avoid a collision.The driver accepts fullresponsibility for the appropriatefollowing distance based on traffic,weather and visibility conditions.The complete attention of thedriver is always required whiledriving. The driver must always beready to take action and apply thebrakes.System limitationsThe system is designed to warn onlyfor vehicles, but may react also toother metallic objects.In the following cases, forwardcollision alert may not detect a vehicleahead or sensor performance islimited:● on winding roads● when weather limits visibility,e.g. fog, rain, or snow● when the sensor is blocked bysnow, ice, slush, mud, dirt, orwindscreen damageParking assistThe parking assist makes parkingeasier by measuring the distancebetween the vehicle and obstacles,and giving acoustic signals. It is thedriver, however, who bears fullresponsibility for the parkingmanoeuvre.The system consists of four ultrasonicparking sensors in the rear bumper. Ifthe vehicle is equipped with a frontparking assist the system consists offour additional ultrasonic parkingsensors in the front bumper.Control indicator r 3 85.
