Active Safety Brake With Distance Alert And Intelligent Emergency Braking Assistance - PEUGEOT 508 Handbook

Driving
Operating limits
The Lane Keeping Assist system may
issue an alert when the vehicle is
travelling in a long straight lane on a smooth
road surface even if the driver is holding the
steering wheel properly.
The system may fail to operate or may produce
unsuitable corrections to the steering in the
following situations:
– Poor visibility (insufficient road lighting,
snowfall, rain, fog).
– Dazzle (headlamps of an oncoming vehicle,
low sun, reflections on a wet road surface,
leaving a tunnel, alternating light and shade).
– Windscreen area in front of the camera being
dirty, misted up, frost-covered, snow-covered,
damaged or masked by a sticker.
– Lane markings eroded, partially hidden (snow,
mud) or multiple (roadworks, surface joints).
– Travelling in a tight bend.
– Winding roads.
– Presence of a tarmac joint on the road.
The system must not be activated in the
following situations:
– Driving with a "space-saver" type spare
wheel.
– When towing, especially with an
unconnected or unapproved trailer.
– Poor weather conditions.
– Driving on slippery road surfaces (risk of
aquaplaning, snow, ice).
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– Driving on racing circuits.
– Driving on a rolling road.
Malfunction
A system malfunction is indicated
by the Service warning lamp
coming on and this (orange) symbol,
accompanied by an alert message and an
audible signal.
Active Safety Brake
with Distance Alert and
Intelligent emergency
braking assistance
Refer to the General recommendations on the
use of driving and manoeuvring aids.
This system:
– warns the driver that their vehicle is at risk of
collision with the vehicle in front, a pedestrian or,
depending on version, a cyclist.
– reduces the vehicle's speed to avoid a
collision or limit its severity.
The system also takes motorcyclists and
animals into account; however, animals
below 0.5 m tall and objects on the road are
not necessarily detected.
This system is comprised of three functions:
– Distance Alert.
– Intelligent emergency braking assistance.
– Active Safety Brake (automatic emergency
braking).
The vehicle has a multifunctional camera located
at the top of the windscreen and, depending on
version, a radar located in the front bumper.
This system does not avoid the need for
vigilance on the part of the driver.
This system is designed to assist the driver
and improve road safety.
It is the driver's responsibility to continuously
monitor the state of the traffic, observing the
driving regulations.
As soon as the system detects a
potential obstacle, it prepares the braking
circuit in case automatic braking is needed.