Active City Brake - PEUGEOT 208 Handbook

Active City Brake

A preventive driving assistance system
that, using a sensor located at the top of the
windscreen, automatically applies the vehicle's
brakes if driving behind a vehicle that is slowing
down rapidly, stopping or is stationary.
The objective is to avoid a collision or reduce
the speed of impact.
This system is designed to improve driving
safety.
It remains the driver's responsibility to
continuously monitor the state of the traffic and
to assess the distances and relative speeds of
other vehicles.
The Active City Brake system can in
no circumstances replace the need for
vigilance on the part of the driver.
When your vehicle is too close to or
approaches the vehicle ahead too quickly, the
system automatically applies the brakes to
avoid a collision.
If operation is triggered:
- Display of a message.
- Illumination of the brake lamps.
The automatic braking is triggered as a last
resort, if the driver fails to apply the brakes
sufficiently firmly or at all, or to take avoiding
action.
The laser beam is invisible. Never
look at the laser sensor through an
optical instrument (magnifying glass,
microscope...): risk of eye injury.
Conditions for operation:
- Vehicles driving in the same lane.
- Not in too sharp a bend.
- Speed of your vehicle between 3 and
18 mph (5 and 30 km/h).
- Braking assistance systems (ABS, EBFD,
EBA) in working order.
- Trajectory control systems (ASR, DSC) in
working order and not deactivated.
- Operation of Active City Brake not
triggered in the previous 10 seconds.
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