Maserati Levante Owner's Manual page 282

Driving
braking but has not applied sufficient
brake force, the system will
compensate and provide additional
brake force as required.
When the system determines a
collision with the vehicle in front of
you is no longer probable, the warning
messages will be deactivated.
NOTE:
• Bad weather conditions, like strong
rain, snow, etc., can lead to reduced
system performance. Under these
conditions relevant objects will not
be detected or detected late by the
system.
• FCW is designed to react in specific
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situations in typical traffic scenarios
with objects in the same lane driving
in the same direction, but under
certain conditions it can also react on
stationary objects in the same lane. It
is not designed to react on oncoming
traffic or crossing traffic.
• The minimum speed for FCW
activation is 1,8 km/h (1.12 mph). The
maximum speed for FCW activation is
250 km/h (155 mph). When the speed
is outside the specified limits, the
system automatically disabled FCW
without turning on the
corresponding warning light on the
instrument cluster.
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• The FCW alerts may be triggered on
objects other than vehicles such as
guard rails or sign posts based on the
course prediction. This is expected
and is a part of normal FCW
activation and functionality.
• It is unsafe to test the FCW system.
To prevent such misuse of the system,
after four Active Braking events
within a key cycle, the Active Braking
portion of FCW will be deactivated
until the next key cycle. The limit of
four events applies to the brake jerk
too.
• The FCW system is intended for
on-road use only. If the vehicle is
taken off-road, the FCW system
should be deactivated to prevent
unnecessary warnings. If the vehicle
ride height is set to "Off Road 1" or
"Off Road 2", the FCW system will be
automatically deactivated.
• FCW will automatically deactivated
when (ESC OFF) button is pressed
(LED light up) and when HDC is
active.
WARNING!
• Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is
not intended to avoid a collision on
its own, nor can FCW detect every
type of potential collision. The driver
has the responsibility to avoid a
collision by controlling the vehicle
via braking and steering. Failure to
follow this warning could lead to
serious injury or death. The driver is
always in charge to safely drive and
to avoid critical situations not
relying on the support of the system.
Driver has to keep in mind that the
system and therefore its intervention
is always subject to the prevailing
physical limits.
• Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is
not intended either to warn or to
apply any brake aid/brake
intervention in case of collisions
with pedestrians, bycicles and not
licensable vehicles in general.
Turning FCW "On" or "Off"
The default status of FCW is "On".
By scrolling MTC+ user settings and
selecting "Safety & Driving Assistant",
the driver can turn FCW off, adjust its
sensitivity or enable/disable the brake
jerk with the other emergency
brakings ("Forward Collision Warning
Active Braking" function). When FCW
status is turned off, the corresponding