Active Brake Assist 6 (ABA6) Safety Information
Warning: Active Brake Assist (ABA) is intended only as an aid for a conscientious and alert driver. The driver is responsible for keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front, for the vehicle speed, braking in a sufficient amount of time, and remaining in the lane.
ABA does not take road and weather conditions into account, nor the prevailing traffic situation. The driver should always adapt their driving to suit road and weather conditions.
The Detroit Assurance Collision Mitigation System is intended solely as an aid for an alert and conscientious professional driver. It is not intended to be relied upon to operate a vehicle. Use the system in conjunction with rearview mirrors and other instruments to safely operate the vehicle.
The Detroit Assurance Collision Mitigation System is not a substitute for safe, normal driving procedures, nor will it compensate for any driver impairment such as drugs, alcohol, fatigue, distraction or inattention.
Operate a vehicle equipped with Detroit Assurance Collision Mitigation System as if the vehicle were not equipped with a collision mitigation system.
Failure to drive safely and use the system properly could result in personal injury and/or death and severe property damage.
A vehicle equipped with ABA may:
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react more quickly than a driver to an object in the vehicle's path of travel;
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perform emergency braking;
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react to people in the vehicle's path of travel with a warning and emergency braking.
ABA can minimize the risk of a front-end collision with a moving or stationary vehicle and pedestrians. If ABA detects the risk of a front-end collision, it issues an audible and visual warning. If the risk persists, ABA automatically initiates partial braking of the vehicle. If the driver does not react to the warnings and partial brake application, ABA automatically initiates a full emergency brake application.
ABA may not react to narrow vehicles, like motorcycles, driving in front of the vehicle.
A driver should always be aware of possible hazards and be prepared to engage the service brakes if the ABA system warns of a possible pending collision.
ABA does not automatically adapt to road and traffic conditions. If ABA issues no visual and/or acoustic warning in a critical situation:
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it is suppressed;
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it is damaged, unavailable, or offline;
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it has not recognized the danger of the situation.
ABA may also issue warnings where no risk exists. An alert and conscientious driver should be able to validate an ABA warning, and, if necessary, override a ABA braking event.