Circuit/System Description

The forward collision alert system is controlled by the front view camera module mounted on the windshield. The forward collision alert system is always active and operates at speeds above 40 km/h (25 mph). When the system detects a vehicle in the path ahead, the green vehicle ahead alert indicator in the instrument cluster is illuminated. When approaching another vehicle too rapidly, the collision alert symbol will flash in the instrument cluster and the radio will simultaneously give an audible alert sound. The red collision alert display will stay continuously illuminated if the vehicle ahead remains much too close. These actions are requested by the front view camera module via serial data to the instrument cluster. The forward collision alert switch is part of the left steering wheel controls and is used to adjust the timing sensitivity of the front collision alert system.