User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Handout for ARS 2-X Information July 2003
- ARS 2-X (adaptive cruise control)
- ARS 2-X is a completely new type of cruise control system that supports the driver while driving. However, ARS 2-X does not relieve the driver of their responsibility or reduce the pleasure of driving.
- ARS 2-X is an extension of the normal cruise control function that can not only keep the speed constant, but will automatically adjusts the speed to the flow of the traffic in front.
- The system may be operated like a normal cruise control:
- Basic function:
- The social aspects of ARS 2-X:
- No risk compensation
- Consumption reduction
- The comfort of the system allows the driver to maintain his attention span over long distances
- The driving style of the ARS 2-X driver becomes more foresighted and mindful of distances
- ARS 2-X vehicles increase the traffic flow
- - Main area of use: Highways and expressways
- - Speed range: 30 ...... 180 km/h
- - Automatic brake: max. 20% of full braking
- - Additional functions: - Speed limiter - Audible information about moving and stationary objects
- (even when ARS 2-X is switched off)
- Information that the ARS 2-X provides for the driver: - Ideal distance - Detects the vehicle in front - Actual distance from the vehicle in front - Ideal speed - Speed of the vehicle in front - Insufficient distance warning
- - Warning when the system is switched off automatically
- 5. Limitations of the system The ARS 2-X is an innovative driver assistance system that can support but not replace the driver.
- The driver’s sensory organs and data processing capacity cannot be reproduced by today’s technology, which is the reason a system like ARS 2-X can only support and cannot replace the driver. - No reaction to stationary obstacles - There may be incorrec
- Examples:
- - Late reaction to vehicles cutting in front
- - Detection reliability not 100% (see the example of negotiating curves)
- Take this opportunity for yourself and your customers
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• The set speed can be selected in 5 mph (10 km/h) increments
(irrespective of the speed at which the vehicle is currently traveling)
• The ranging cruise control includes the possibility of limited brake
actuation. This allows you to adapt the speed comfortably and
relatively quickly by use of the finger controls. The limited braking
will also prevent the vehicle from traveling unintentionally faster on
roads with a gradient.
2. Benefits to the customer
• Relaxed driving
• Less fatigue
• Driving with better anticipation
• Noticeable on every journey
• Active safety improvements thanks to driving more attentively and
with more awareness of distances
• The many benefits of the ARS 2-X can also be seen in the comments
from the assessments of drivers (see below)
• The best arguments, favoring ARS 2-X can be experienced by
DRIVING with the system
3. How drivers assess the ARS 2-X based on their own
EXPERIENCE
• I’m enthusiastic about it – I want this function!
• Very pleasant
• Helpful and stress-reducing
• I needed half an hour to get used to this completely new driving
experience.
• Before I drove with the ARS 2-X, I thought I wouldn’t need
something like that.
• I’ll never again drive too slowly. Whenever the traffic situation
permits, I’ll drive at exactly the speed I want to drive at.