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Operating limits
The system only detects vehicles (cars, lorries)
that are stationary or moving in the same
direction as your vehicle.
It does not detect small vehicles
(bicycles, motorcycles), pedestrians or
animals, nor non-reflective stationary
objects.
The system is not triggered or is interrupted if
the driver:
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accelerates strongly (even if the speed
limiter is on),
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or turns the steering wheel suddenly
(avoiding manoeuvre).
Detection capability is less effective if:
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you are driving on roads with pronounced
bends and/or on roads in poor condition,
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your vehicle is excessively loaded, as
this changes the horizontal attitude of the
vehicle.
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your vehicle skids.
In difficult weather conditions (very
heavy rain, snow, fog, hail...), braking
distances increase, which can reduce
the ability of the system to avoid a
collision.
The driver must therefore remain
particularly vigilant.
Never leave accumulations of snow or
any object projecting above the bonnet
or in front of the roof: this might fall into
the field of vision of the sensor and
generate a detection.
Unwanted triggering of the system
It is possible for the system to detect a risk of
imminent collision and start working, in the
following conditions in particular:
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detection of an object located close to the
edge of the road entering a corner (safety
barrier, lamp post or road sign),
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detection of a structure located at the top
or bottom of a steep slope (advertising
hoarding, steet lighting),
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detection of reflective objects (central
reservation...) in the road,
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detection of the upper bar of a bridge or a
traffic light gantry,
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passing a vehicle travelling in the other
direction in a corner,
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passing a vehicle traveling in the other
direction, at a crossroads, when your
vehicle is turning left or right,
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if the vehicle ahead of you sends up water
or snow,
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if your vehicle stops very close to an
overhanging wall or other vehicles,
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when your vehicle closes rapidly on the
vehicle ahead,
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if the vehicle is raised or lowered,
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if the vehicle passes through a plastic
curtain,
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if driving through mist or smoke,
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if the sensor is misaligned (following
replacement after a collision).
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