Maserati Levante 2021 Owner's Manual page 278

Driver Assistance Systems
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started, the previously-stored mode
will be recalled and used.
Meanings of Settings
When "Visual & Haptic" is selected and
of course ABSA is enabled, then two
following menus will be used by the
system.
• ABSA "Sensitivity": it tunes the
distance to the lane boundary
concerned where the system will start
to apply steering torque.
• ABSA "Strength": it tunes the
steering torque value increasing
or decreasing it to have a stronger
or weaker trajectory correction/
deviation.
System in "Visual & Haptic" Mode
When the system is on and configured
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"Visual & Haptic" then the real ABSA
is enabled because to the conventional
visual warnings is added the steering
torque and vibration.
When operating in this mode, the
system will provide a visual alert in
the appropriate outside rear-view
mirror when it detects a vehicle or
an object in the detection areas
monitored by its sensors. In case
of turn indicator activation on the
appropriate side, the system will react
with a torque on the steering wheel
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to try to prevent the lane change
and therefore to avoid/mitigate the
collision. The torque on the steering
is applied when the car is very close
to the lane boundary as a further
feedback to warn the driver of the
unsafe manoeuvre.
NOTE:
The steering torque is not supplied if
the system is not able to estimate a
lane and if the turn indicator from the
appropriate side is not inserted.
WARNING!
• Risk of accident despite steering
torque application of Active Blind
Spot Assist (ABSA).
• A course-correcting steering torque
application cannot always prevent a
collision.
• The driver is always required to
steer, brake or accelerate himself,
especially if ABSA warns or makes a
course correcting steer intervention.
• Always maintain a safe distance at
the sides.
•
In rare cases, the system may make
an inappropriate steering torque
application. This application may be
interrupted at any time by counter
steering.
•
Lack of attention may lead to serious
injury or death.
System Monitoring on TFT
Display
Whenever the ABSA system is enabled
by the user, an specific indicator is
displayed in the left upper corner of
the TFT display (area 24). This indicator
can take on different colors depending
on the system status:
stand by status (white icon);
active status (green icon);
intervention (amber icon).
In Case of Intervention
ABAS shall apply a torque on the
steering wheel when a vehicle is
detected in blind spot. If driver's hands
are off the steering wheel, a graphic
pop up shall appear on TFT display to
invite you to keep your hands on the
steering wheel. In this case, a single
audible chime is repeated until he/she
will take the control of the vehicle
again.