Forward Collision Warning Plus

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Dodge Durango. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

The Forward Collision Warning Plus (FCW+) system is an enhancement to the current vehicles equipped with Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and a Forward Facing Camera (FFC). This system uses the FFC for enhanced sensitivity to objects in front of the vehicle. The system utilizes radar and video input to detect whether the vehicle is approaching another vehicle or large obstacle in its path too rapidly and warn/assist the driver in avoiding the incident. The system communicates with other components on the vehicle to apply the brakes and/or to alert the driver through visual and audible warnings. The FCW Plus function operates regardless of whether ACC with stop and go is active or not. The system operates down to 0 mph and provides audible closing/proximity warnings as well as brake pedal vibration.

Forward Collision Warning options and Active Braking settings can be changed. When the vehicle is equipped with a Uconnect® 8.4/8.4A system screen, the Safety and Driving Assistance soft key needs to be selected to access the options menu. When the vehicle is equipped with the Uconnect® 5.0 system, pressing the "+ MORE" hard-key located on the lower right side of the Uconnect® system will bring you to the "Settings" soft key.

The system also monitors the torque sensor inside the EPS to verify the driver's hands remain on the wheel. If no driver's steering input is received for 3-5 seconds, the system will alert the driver with audio and visual warning. If the steering wheel continues to receive no torque input from the driver, the FCW+, ACC+ and LDW+ will deactivate. Once the vehicle has achieved road speeds of 60 km/h (37 mph) and below 160 km/h (100 mph), the system senses the steering wheel input and the FFC can clearly detect the lines in the road, the system will enable again. The system will also disable when the drivers seatbelt is unbuckled while the vehicle is travelling at speeds of 10 mph or greater.

The following is a list of FCW+ operations:

Utilizes Radar and Video sensors to detect whether the vehicle is approaching another vehicle or large obstacle in its path too rapidly and warn / assist the driver in avoiding / mitigating the incident.
The driver has the ability to adjust the sensitivity and turn brake support on or off in the radio.
Prefill: Prepares the brakes for emergency braking.
Audible & Visual Warnings.
Brake Jerk: Short deceleration to alert driver.
CMS (Collision Mitigation System) Up to 1.5 sec of braking to give driver additional reaction time.
ABA (Advanced Brake Assist) If the driver is not braking enough, ABA will increase the braking to avoid / mitigate the accident. NOTE: it is important to note the system will use "mitigated" braking to avoid accidents, but will not completely stop the vehicle in all scenarios if an impact is imminent - its purpose is to "warn and assist".