Front Guard Alert (FGA) Safety Information
Note: Front Guard Alert (FGA) is intended only as an aid for a conscientious and alert driver. The driver is responsible for remaining aware of vulnerable road users, 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.
FGA 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 FGA may react more quickly than a driver to a vulnerable road user in the vehicle's path of travel.
FGA can alert the driver to the risk of a front-end collision with moving or stationary pedestrians and cyclists. If FGA detects a pedestrian or cyclist in front of the vehicle, it issues a visual warning. If the vehicle closes distance too quickly, FGA issues a red visual warning and audio warning. See Fig. .
Fig. 1, FGA Warning Telltale
FGA is not designed to detect and react to surrounding vehicles.
A driver should always be aware of possible hazards and be prepared to engage the service brakes if the FGA system warns of a possible pending collision.
FGA does not automatically adapt to road and traffic conditions. If FGA does not issue a 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.
FGA may also issue warnings where no risk exists. An alert and conscientious driver should be able to validate an FGA warning and proceed with caution.