The Fusion system may do this:

Step on the brake (during
an Autonomous Emergency
Braking [AEB] event).

You, the driver, are always in control and are able to apply full
braking power. The Bendix Fusion system will honor the greater
braking power demand from either the driver or the system.

Step aggressively on the
accelerator (during an AEB
event).

You, the driver, are always in control. As the driver, your actions can
override any Fusion system actions.

Step on the brake (when
Active Cruise with Braking
[ACB] is on and set).

ACB will be canceled.

Step on the brake or
accelerator pedal, or
activate the parking brake
(when in Service Brake
Hold).

Service Brake Hold will be canceled. You, the driver, must intervene
by pressing the accelerator pedal, brake pedal, or parking brake as
appropriate.

Step on the accelerator
(when ACB is on and set).

ACB will be overridden until the accelerator is released; then ACB will
resume the original set speed automatically.

Switch on ACB.

Nothing. The ACB feature will not engage until you, the driver, set
the ACB speed.

Switch off ACB.

The ACB feature will turn off; the AEB feature remains active and
ready to intervene, if needed. You, the driver, will continue to hear all
alerts as needed.

Set the ACB speed.

The ACB feature is automatically activated, and your vehicle
maintains set speed and following distance behind the vehicle
ahead.

Once an AEB event has started, you, the driver, can override its
activation by applying a significant change in accelerator position
during the initial stage of braking or by making a full throttle
application. The system may respond with a warning and some braking
before AEB is suppressed.

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Your Action:

Potential Reaction of the Bendix® Fusion™ System:

If you, the driver, do this:

The Fusion system may do this:

Block the radar.

The Fusion system performance will be diminished, or disabled,
when the radar becomes physically blocked. When the radar can
detect this condition, an alert may be issued to warn you, the driver,
of this condition.
You, the driver, should visually inspect the radar and mounting
bracket regularly and remove any mud, snow, ice build-up, or other
obstructions. After clearing any obstructions, you, the driver, may
need to turn the vehicle off and then on to clear the fault code.

Block the camera.

The Fusion system performance will be diminished, or disabled,
whenever the camera becomes blocked. An alert may be issued to
alert you, the driver, of this condition.
A blocked camera will be indicated through an alert and will disable
all functions (e.g., Following Distance Alerts, Active Cruise with
Braking, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Lane Departure Warning,
Highway Departure Braking/Warning, and Overspeed Alert and
Action).

Use normal Active Cruise
with Braking (ACB) “+/-”
switch.

Vehicle speed will be increased (+) or decreased (-) to achieve the
new set speed, while actively maintaining the following distance
with the vehicle ahead, if one is detected and within the set
following distance.

NOTE: The system indicators/alerts above are typical, but may vary from the descriptions
shown here by vehicle manufacturer.

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WHAT TO EXPECT
The following charts illustrate what to expect from the Bendix® Fusion™ system in
various driving situations you may encounter. Both the system indication, as well as
action(s) to expect from the system, are illustrated on the pages that follow.
What to Expect
Situation

Typical System
Indications and Alerts

Typical System
and/or Driver Actions

Stationary vehicles ahead in your lane of travel
A stationary forward
vehicle is detected
ahead in your lane.
Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”

An Impact Alert (IA) may
potentially be issued if the
Fusion system determines a
detected stationary vehicle is a
potential collision threat.

You, the driver, must immediately act
to potentially avoid – or lessen the
severity of – a collision.
If a collision is likely to occur, the
Fusion system may potentially provide
a warning and/or apply the vehicle
brakes.

Moving vehicles ahead in your lane of travel
Your vehicle comes up
fast behind a slowermoving detected
forward vehicle or
the detected forward
vehicle slows rapidly.
Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”

The Following Distance Alert
(FDA) may potentially sound,
and a visual message/icon
may potentially appear on the
display.
Depending on how close your
vehicle approaches, the system
may initiate an IA warning.

You, the driver, must respond as
needed.
If a collision is likely to occur, the
Autonomous Emergency Braking
(AEB) feature may potentially apply
your vehicle’s service brakes.

NOTE: The system indicators/alerts above are typical, but may vary from the descriptions
shown here by vehicle manufacturer.

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What to Expect
Situation

Typical System
Indications and Alerts

Typical System
and/or Driver Actions

Moving vehicles ahead in your lane of travel
Another vehicle crosses
the road perpendicular
to your path of
travel – such as at an
intersection.

None.

No system action.
You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”

An Autonomous
Emergency Braking
(AEB) event has begun
and if you, the driver,
steer into an adjacent
lane to avoid the
forward vehicle.

If the system detects the
adjacent lane is blocked by
a potentially threatening
situation, the Impact Alert
(IA) warning and braking may
continue.

The Bendix® Fusion™ system may
continue to alert and apply the brakes
if it detects another vehicle ahead in
the new traffic lane posing a threat of
collision.

Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”
Lane Departures
You, the driver, activate
the right or left turn
signal, then merge into
the corresponding lane.
Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”

No Lane Departure Warning
(LDW), Highway Departure
Warning (HDW), or Highway
Departure Braking (HDB)
alerts or braking would occur.
However, other Autonomous
Emergency Braking-related
(AEB) functions would operate
as intended.

No system action.

NOTE: The system indicators/alerts above are typical, but may vary from the descriptions
shown here by vehicle manufacturer.

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What to Expect
Situation

Typical System
Indications and Alerts

Typical System
and/or Driver Actions

Lane Departures
Traveling below
approximately
37 mph / 60 kph, your
vehicle crosses a lane
marker (without the
corresponding turn
signal activated).
Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”

Traveling above
approximately
37 mph / 60 kph, your
vehicle crosses a lane
marker (without the
corresponding turn
signal activated).

No Lane Departure Warning
(LDW), Highway Departure
Warning (HDW), or Highway
Departure Braking (HDB)
alerts or braking would occur.
However, other Autonomous
Emergency Braking-related
(AEB) functions would operate
as intended.

No system action.

A simulated “rumble strip”
audible vibration/visual alert
may potentially activate.

You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

A simulated “rumble strip”
audible vibration/visual alert
may activate when the right
side of the vehicle crosses the
fog line (aka Lane Departure
Warning [LDW]). If the vehicle
continues to depart the
lane across the fog line, an
additional audible alert may
be sounded.

You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

(Use the turn signal when changing
lanes and/or keep your vehicle within
the lane markings.)

Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”

Traveling above
approximately
37 mph / 60 kph, your
vehicle crosses the solid
line on the side of the
roadway. The vehicle
continues to depart the
lane with approximately
the center (or more) of
the vehicle crossing the
solid line on the side of
the roadway.

If you, the driver, do not act to correct
the vehicle path into the proper lane
position, the alert may continue and
the Bendix Fusion system may apply
the brakes to assist you, the driver, in
reducing the vehicle speed.

NOTE: The system indicators/alerts above are typical, but may vary from the descriptions
shown here by vehicle manufacturer.

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What to Expect
Situation

Typical System
and/or Driver Actions

Typical System
Indications and Alerts
Overspeed Alert and Action

Your vehicle passes a
U.S. speed limit sign and
you are not speeding.

The OEM-integrated display
may potentially show the
posted speed limit.

No system action.

In some cases, the
Overspeed Alert and
Action (OAA) feature
may detect speed
signs on parallel roads,
warning you, the driver.

An OAA may potentially be
issued and the posted speed
limit will be visually presented
to you, the driver.

You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

Your vehicle passes a
speed limit sign and
your vehicle is traveling
5 to 9 mph (8 to 14 kph)
over the posted speed
limit.

An OAA may potentially be
issued and the posted speed
limit will be visually presented
to you, the driver.

You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

Your vehicle passes a
speed limit sign and
is traveling >10 mph
(16 kph) over the posted
speed limit.

An OAA may potentially be
issued and the posted speed
limit will be visually presented
to inform you to slow down
your vehicle.

A one-second torque reduction may
potentially occur.

Cruise is either “ON” or
“OFF.”

NOTE: The system indicators/alerts above are typical, but may vary from the descriptions
shown here by vehicle manufacturer.
NOTE: This version of the Bendix® Fusion™ system does not detect speed limit signs in Canada
or Mexico.

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What to Expect
Typical System
Indications and Alerts

Situation

Typical System
and/or Driver Actions

Interactions with vehicles ahead in your lane of travel
With no detected
forward vehicle.

None.

No system action.

With a detected forward
vehicle.

The Active Cruise with
Braking (ACB) ON indicator is
illuminated and the detected
forward vehicle icon is
illuminated.

The ACB feature will maintain the set
speed and following distance.

Cruise is “ON” and speed
is “SET.”

Forward vehicle is displayed on
the Driver Assistance screen.
Speed of the forward vehicle
is displayed on the Driver
Assistance screen and in the
lower right-hand corner.

The detected
forward vehicle slows
moderately.

The Following Distance Alert
(FDA) may potentially sound,
and a visual message or icon
typically appears on the display.

You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

The FDA may sound, and a
visual message or icon typically
appears on the display.

The system may intervene to bring
the vehicle to a full stop. You, the
driver, can resume ACB by pressing
the accelerator pedal or the brake
pedal, or applying the parking brake.

Cruise is “ON” and speed
is “SET.”

The detected
forward vehicle slows
moderately to a full stop.
Cruise is “ON” and speed
is “SET.”

If the system intervenes, the vehicle
accelerator input may be reduced;
the engine retarder may be engaged;
and the service brakes may be
applied, in that order.

NOTE: The system indicators/alerts above are typical, but may vary from the descriptions
shown here by vehicle manufacturer.

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What to Expect
Typical System
Indications and Alerts

Situation

Typical System
and/or Driver Actions

Interactions with vehicles ahead in your lane of travel
You, the driver, must respond as
needed.

Cruise is “ON” and speed
is “SET.”

The Impact Alert (IA) warning
(continuous tone) may
potentially sound and a visual
message/icon typically appears
on the display. The Following
Distance Alert (FDA) may also
be heard and Autonomous
Emergency Braking (AEB) may
activate.

A detected forward
vehicle traveling at a
higher rate of speed cuts
in front of your vehicle
and speeds away.

FDAs may be given, depending
on the exact system
configuration that has been set
for the vehicle, and how close
the vehicle cuts in front.

Vehicle maintains set speed and
distance.

The detected forward
vehicle slows rapidly.

If the system intervenes, the vehicle
accelerator input may be reduced;