If we have Forward alert, and I'm not convinced we actually do even though it shows up in our menu, what type of feedback would we get if it was activated by "following too close"? My wife's Volvo XC60 displays 4 red dots on the windshield.
This following is from the owner's handbook:
"Forward alert provides limited detection
and warning of objects close ahead while
the vehicle is moving forwards. If a vehicle
or object ahead is within the user defined
sensitivity area, a warning tone will sound
and the FORWARD ALERT message will
be displayed in the Message centre.
Emergency Brake Assist (EBA) will be
activated.................
The driver must take appropriate action
immediately.
Sensitivity of the function can be adjusted
only when ACC is disengaged. Adjust as
follows:
• Using the steering wheel ACC buttons,
press the gap decrease button to
display the current setting in the
Message centre and then press again
to decrease the sensitivity of the alert.
• Press the gap increase button to
display the current setting in the
Message centre and then press again
to increase the sensitivity of the alert.
FWD ALERT <----> is displayed in the
Message centre.
Note: The Forward alert set gap is
retained when the ignition is switched off."
What I am not sure is that most of the DS's don't have the ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control), so this part is questionable:
"Sensitivity of the function can be adjusted only when ACC is disengaged. Adjust as follows:
• Using the steering wheel ACC buttons,..........................."
For the DS that does not have ACC (like mine, and I do have the FWD Alert enabled), the steering wheel does NOT have the ACC buttons (only regular Cruise Control buttons), so how does this work?
I am going to try mess around the steering buttons on my DS next time and see if the handbook instructions are correct.