Alfa Romeo Giulia Owner's Handbook Manual page 132

PRECAUTIONS WHILE DRIVING
The device may not work correctly in
some driving conditions (see below): the
driver must control the car at all times.
Towing a trailer
Use of the device is not recommended
while towing a trailer.
Vehicle not aligned
The device may not detect a car
travelling on the same lane but which is
not aligned along the same direction of
travel or a car which is cutting in from a
side lane. Sufficient distance from the
vehicles ahead may not be guaranteed in
these cases.
The non-aligned vehicle can weave in
and out of the driving direction causing
the vehicle to brake or accelerate
unexpectedly.
Steering and curves
When cornering with the device set,
it could limit speed and acceleration
to guarantee vehicle stability even if
no vehicles are detected ahead. When
leaving the curve, the device resets the
previously set speed.
WARNING In case of narrow curves,
the performance of the device could
be limited. In this case, it is advisable
to deactivate the device.Moreover,
remember that the device only limits the
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speed DURING a bend and not BEFORE
it, so always take great care.
Using the device on gradient
When driving on roads with variable
gradient, the device may not detect the
presence of a vehicle on the lane. Device
performance could be limited according
to speed, load, traffic conditions and
gradient steepness.
Lane change
The device may not detect the presence
of a vehicle until it is fully in your lane.
In this case, sufficient distance from
the vehicle which is changing lane may
not be guaranteed: it is advisable to pay
the utmost attention at all times and
be always ready to press the brakes if
needed.
Small cars
Some narrow cars (e.g. bicycles and
motorcycles) travelling near the outer
edges of the lane or which enter the lane
from kerbside are not detected until they
are fully in the lane.
Sufficient distance from the cars ahead
may not be guaranteed in these cases.
Stationary objects and vehicles
The device can detect stationary
vehicles from 2.5 to 40 mph (4 to
60 km/h). Pay the utmost attention at all
times and be always ready to press the
brakes if needed.
Objects and cars moving in opposite or
crosswise direction
The device cannot detect the presence
of objects or vehicles travelling
in opposite or at right-angles and
consequently will not be operated.
WARNING
128) Pay the utmost attention while driving
at all times and be always ready to press the
brakes if needed.
129) The system is an aid for the driver,
who must always pay full attention while
driving. The responsibility always rests
with the driver, who must take into account
the traffic conditions in order to drive in
complete safety. The driver must always
maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in
front.
130) The device is not activated in presence
of pedestrians, oncoming vehicles in the
opposite direction of travel or moving in
the crosswise direction and stationary
objects (e.g. a vehicle standing in a queue or
a broken down vehicle).
131) The device cannot take account of
road, traffic and weather conditions and
conditions of poor visibility (e.g. fog).
132) The device does not always fully
recognise complicated driving conditions
which could cause incorrect or non-existing
determination of the safe distance to be
held.