Active Lane Assist Functions and Warnings
Warning: The features in active lane assist (ALA) are intended only as aids for a conscientious and alert driver. Do not rely on ALA to safely operate the vehicle.
The driver is responsible for keeping their hands on the wheel at all times when ALA is active.
ALA may not indicate lane departures under certain conditions. Read the information in this manual to understand the circumstances under which ALA may not provide adequate lane departure warnings.
ALA does not warn of all possible hazards and is not a substitute for safe driving procedures.
Failure to drive safely and use ALA properly could result in personal injury and/or death and severe property damage.
ALA works to keep the vehicle within the lane, issues warnings when a driver takes their hands off the steering wheel, and if necessary intervenes to bring the vehicle to a safe stop.
With the driver's hands on the steering wheel, the LKA feature of ALA engages in micro-steering adjustments to offset side winds, lateral road inclination, and other environmental forces to keep the vehicle in the driver's preferred lane position. To set the preferred lane position, select 'Quick Access' > 'Follow Distance/Lane Position.' Options include: offset to the right, offset to the left, or center. The default lane position is center.
If the micro-steering of LKA cannot compensate for the sideways movement of the vehicle and the vehicle crosses over the lane markings with no turn signal activation, LDW issues a warning as follows:
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The exceeded lane markings appear in red on the driver display screen.
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The volume of the audio equipment and/or hands-free system is muted.
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A warning rumble strip sound is broadcast from the speaker on the side of the exceeded lane markings.
If the driver does not steer the vehicle back into the lane or activate a turn signal, a warning notification appears on the driver display and LDP intervenes. An acoustic warning sounds while LDP guides the vehicle back into the center of the lane.
LDW does not issue a warning about traveling over lane markings if:
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a turn signal is switched on;
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a driving safety system, such as ABA, stability control, or ACC intervenes.
LDW only issues a visual warning about traveling over lane markings if the driver is braking, accelerating, or making a sharp turn.
In addition to helping keep the vehicle in the desired lane position, LKA monitors the driver's hands on the steering wheel. If LKA senses the driver's hands are not on the steering wheel, it issues a series of warnings.
If LKA is active and the driver takes their hands off the steering wheel for 15 seconds, an amber caution pop-up window appears telling the driver to return their hands to the steering wheel. Doing so will cause the pop-up window to disappear.
If the driver does not return their hands to the steering wheel, at 30 seconds a red warning pop-up window appears and an acoustical warning starts to sound every five seconds.
If the driver does not return their hands to the steering wheel, at 55 seconds the acoustical warning starts to sound every second.
If the driver does not return their hands to the steering wheel, at 60 seconds the acoustical warning becomes a continuous loud audible warning and auto stop initiates.
As soon as the driver places their hands on the steering wheel, the LKA visual and audible warnings cease and the hands-off count is reset to zero.
LKA becomes inactive when the driver activates a turn signal and when auto stop activates.
LKA deactivates with the intervention of LDW/LDP, the deactivation of ACC, and if deactivated by the driver.
The auto stop feature of LKA activates at the end of the LKA cascade of hands-on warnings and engages the vehicle's service brakes to smoothly bring the vehicle to a complete stop while keeping it within the lane.
During an auto stop activation:
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a warning appears on the driver display stating that auto stop is active and providing override procedures, shown in Fig.;
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the auto stop telltale of a red hands-on steering wheel, shown in Fig., appears on the driver’s display;
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when auto stop has brought the vehicle to a standstill, the auto stop telltale clears and a caution with the standstill override procedure appears on the driver display; see Fig..
Fig. 1, Warning that Auto Stop is Active, ICC5
Fig. 2, Auto Stop Telltale
Fig. 3, Auto Stop Finished Caution, ICC5
Once auto stop initiates, ACC is canceled. If active, ABA remains active while auto stop slows the vehicle.
After reaching a standstill, auto stop turns on the vehicle's headlights, cabin lights, and hazard lights, applies the hold brakes, and shifts the transmission into neutral.
If auto stop is initiated three times, a notification of misuse appears on the driver display, shown in Fig., the auto stop telltale clears, and ALA is deactivated. The driver must restart the vehicle to enable ALA. Deactivation of ALA deactivates LDP, LKA, and auto stop.
