Forward Collision Warning (Fcw) - Jeep Renegade 2018 User Manual

Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

The Forward Collision Warning (FCW) System
with Mitigation provides the driver with au-
dible warnings, visual warnings (within the
instrument cluster display), and may apply a
brake jerk to warn the driver when it detects a
potential frontal collision. The warnings and
limited braking are intended to provide the
driver with enough time to react, avoid or
mitigate the potential collision.
NOTE:
FCW monitors the information from the for-
ward looking sensors as well as the Electronic
Brake Controller (EBC), to calculate the prob-
ability of a forward collision. When the sys-
tem determines that a forward collision is
probable, the driver will be provided with
audible and visual warnings and may provide
a brake jerk warning.
Turning FCW On Or Off
The forward collision menu setting is located
in the Uconnect settings.
• To turn the FCW system off, press the
forward collision button once to turn the
system off.
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• To turn the FCW system back on, press the
forward collision button again to turn the
system on.
NOTE:
• The default status of FCW is "Warning +
Active Braking," this allows the system to
warn you of a possible collision with the
vehicle in front of you and enable the active
braking.
• Changing the FCW status to "off" deacti-
vates the system, so no warning or active
braking will be available in case of a pos-
sible collision
• Changing the FCW status to "Only warning"
prevents the system from providing limited
active braking, or additional brake support
if the driver is not braking adequately in the
event of a potential frontal collision, but
maintains the audible and visual warnings.
Changing FCW Status
The FCW feature has three settings and can
be changed within the Uconnect System
Screen:
• Far
• Medium
• Near
Far
The far setting provides warnings for poten-
tial collisions more distant in front of the
vehicle, allowing the driver to have the most
reaction time to avoid a collision.
More cautious drivers that do not mind fre-
quent warnings may prefer this setting.
NOTE:
This setting gives you the most reaction time.
Medium
The default setting is "Medium". This setting
provides that the system notify the driver of a
possible accident with the vehicle ahead of it
when the latter is at a standard distance,
intermediate between the other two possible
settings.
Near
By changing the option to "Near", the system
will warn the driver of a possible accident
with the vehicle ahead of it when the latter is
a reduced distance. This setting offers a