Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking
The Cadillac Smart System, including the Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking feature, offers proactive peace of mind with a comprehensive suite of driver-assistance aids that inspire confidence on your journey.
Read on as our blog takes a closer look at the Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking feature.
What is Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking?
The Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking safety feature assists drivers by automatically applying hard emergency braking or enhancing the driver's braking efforts. It helps to avoid imminent collisions with pedestrians or even wandering bicyclists if your Cadillac model supports this feature.
The Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking will intervene when the system detects that the driver has not applied the brakes.
How Does Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking Work?
The Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking safety feature utilizes a camera to look ahead at the space directly ahead of your Cadillac when in forward gear.
The Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking system's camera is mounted in the windshield, enabling easy detection of stationary pedestrians and moving pedestrians or bicyclists if equipped with this feature.
The camera has an operating range of approximately 130 feet in front of your vehicle and functions at speeds between 5 and 50 mph.
An amber pedestrian icon will be displayed in your Cadillac's instrument cluster when a pedestrian is detected. If the detected pedestrian is approached too quickly, a red flashing windshield alert will be provided.
The system will automatically apply hard emergency braking or enhance the driver's braking if a collision is predicted and the driver doesn't react by applying the brakes.
Additional braking force can also be applied to avoid or reduce the severity of a collision, even if the driver has already started applying brakes.
Drivers will hear eight high-pitched front beeps or feel five Safety Alert Seat pulses on both sides of their seat, depending on the selected alert type and if their Cadillac model is equipped with this available feature.
How to Use Front Pedestrian Braking in Your Cadillac
Cadillac Front Pedestrian Braking is in use when in forward gear unless disabled by the driver.
The system can be disabled or customized in your vehicle's settings menu. Owners have the options to turn it off, set it to alert only, or set the system to alert and brake.
Owners are advised to understand the system's limitations by consulting their Owner's Manual and checking the "Driver Assistance Systems" section of the Owner's Manual to learn the location of the camera and how to clean it.
Cadillac Models with Front Pedestrian Braking
The latest Cadillac models equipped with Front Pedestrian Braking as part of the Cadillac Smart System include the Cadillac LYRIQ, CT4, CT5, and Escalade.
Owners should check their Owner's Manual to ascertain if their particular Cadillac model is equipped with the Cadillac Smart System, which more than likely includes the Front Pedestrian Braking as a key safety feature.
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