Safety Alert Seat Description and Operation (with A45): Notes
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The safety alert seat uses pulsing driver seat vibrations to intuitively communicate the direction of a possible crash threat. Two P45 Front Seat Lane Departure Warning Actuators are utilized to create the vibration and are located on the left and right sides of the seat cushion. Utilizing two motors allows the vibration to be localized to the left or right side of the seat, depending on the side of the vehicle generating the alert, or to vibrate both simultaneously.
NOTE:
The following systems may not be available on all vehicles.
The following systems utilize the safety alert seat:
- Lane Departure Warning and Lane Keep Assist - Utilizes left or right-side pulses to alert drivers if they unintentionally drift out of their lane
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert - Utilizes left or right-side pulses to the direction of an approaching vehicle
- Forward Collision Alert - Simultaneously pulses on both sides to warn drivers of a possible collision with the vehicle that they're following
- Front Pedestrian Braking - Simultaneously pulses on both sides to warn drivers of a possible collision with a pedestrian
- Front Parking Assist, Rear Parking Assist, and Backing Warning (part of the Rear Automatic Braking system) - Simultaneously pulses on both sides to warn drivers of a possible low-speed collision