Limitations

Distance Alert uses the same radar sensor used by Adaptive Cruise Control and the Collision Warning system. See page 160 for more information on the radar sensor’s limitations.
NOTE
Strong sunlight, reflections, extreme light contrasts, the use of sunglasses, or if the driver is not looking straight ahead may make the visual warning signal in the windshield difficult to see.
WARNING
- Bad weather or winding roads may affect the radar sensor’s capacity to detect vehicles ahead.
- The size of the vehicle ahead, such as a motorcycle, may also make it difficult to detect. This may result in the warning light illuminating at a shorter distance than the one that has been set, or that the light will not come on at all.
See also:
The alarm indicator light
The status of the alarm system is indicated by the red indicator light on the
dashboard (see illustration):
Indicator light off – the alarm is not armed
The indicator light flashes at one-se ...
The radar sensor and its limitations
In addition to being used by ACC, the radar sensor is also used by Distance Alert
(see page 165) and Collision Warning with Full Auto-brake and Pedestrian Detection
(see page 173). This sensor is ...
Safety & Reliability
The C70 scores the highest rating, Good, in the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety's frontal offset and side-impact crash tests, as well as for
rear-crash protection.
In addition to the requ ...
