Troubleshooting guide

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Introduction, continued
Electronically-Controlled Braking (continued)
• Bendix
®
Electronic Stability Program/
Full Stability Program
The ESP
®
* functionality of the Bendix advanced ABS
system responds to a wide range of low- to high-
friction surface scenarios including rollover, jackknife
and loss-of-control. It is the recommended system for
all power vehicles and especially critical for tractors
pulling trailers.
In the case of vehicle slide (over-steer or under-steer
situations), the system will reduce the throttle and
then brake one or more of the “four corners of vehicle”
(in addition to potentially braking the trailer), thus
applying a counter-force to better align the vehicle
with an appropriate path of travel.
In the case of a potential roll event, the system
reduces the throttle and quickly applies the brakes to
slow the vehicle combination below the threshold.
Bendix
®
Wingman
®
Advanced
™
— A Collision
Mitigation Technology
The Bendix
®
Wingman
®
Advanced
™
system — which uses
a radar sensor mounted on the front of the vehicle — is an
integrated combination of three features: adaptive cruise
control with braking; alerts (several different types); and
collision mitigation technology.
The adaptive cruise control with braking feature is an
additional upgrade of ordinary cruise control. When
using cruise control, the Wingman Advanced system will
maintain the set vehicle speed, and will also intervene, as
needed, to help maintain a set following distance behind
a detected forward vehicle.
The Bendix Wingman Advanced system also assists by
giving audible and visual alerts, whether or not cruise
control is on.
The collision mitigation technology feature is designed to
be ready to react to the presence of moving vehicles in
front of the vehicle (whether or not cruise control is set).
AutoVue
®
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) by
Bendix CVS
The AutoVue
®
Lane Departure Warning (LDW) system
detects when a vehicle drifts across a lane marking. When
this occurs and the turn signal is not activated, the unit
automatically emits a distinctive “rumble strip” or other
warning (using speakers or – if a non-audible warning is
preferred – a vibrating seat), alerting the driver to make
a correction.
The AutoVue LDW system utilizes a camera with a
60-degree fi eld of view that tracks visible lane markings,
including both solid and dashed shoulder lines,
centerlines, and lines between lanes – even if they are
heavily faded. It works effectively both day and night
and in most weather conditions, like rain or fog, where
visibility is limited. Even in snowy conditions, if the driver
can see the lane markings, the AutoVue LDW system
can as well.
SmarTire
®
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
by Bendix CVS
Bendix offers a wireless approach to tire pressure
monitoring. Using a sensor/transmitter mounted
securely inside each tire, a wireless receiver and a dash-
mounted display, the SmartWave
®
TPMS system actively
measures the air pressure and temperature within the
tires. This information is then sent wirelessly to a receiver
mounted on the vehicle, or a hand-held display, and
alerts the driver of a loss of air pressure or dangerously
high tire temperature.
*ESP is a registered trademark of Daimler and is used by BCVS under license.
Driving Vehicles Equipped with Bendix
®
Advanced Technologies
The driver is always responsible for the control and safe operation of the
vehicle at all times. Even with Bendix
®
advanced technologies such as the
Bendix
®
ESP
®
stability system and Bendix
®
Wingman
®
Advanced
™
, the need
for a skilled, alert professional driver, reacting appropriately and in a timely
manner, and using safe driving practices, remains the most important factor in
road safety.