Driver Alert
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Cadillac DTS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The driver alert indicator warns the driver of a certain road or vehicle conditions that require his attention. When the driver alert indicator flashes in the DIC it is accompanied by an audible warning from the audio amplifier. The driver alert indicator flashes in the DIC and the audible warning sounds when one of the following occurs:
- DSCC module is requesting maximum automatic braking.
- DSCC module automatic braking request not sufficient to safely stop the vehicle in certain road conditions.
- Cruise disengagement not initiated by driver or any driver action.
- Vehicle speed is below 32 km/h (20 mph)
- Abnormal cruise disengagement
The DSCC module requests the driver alert indicator and the audible warning via a serial data message to the BCM. The BCM then sends a serial data message to the DIC and to the audio amplifier requesting the driver alert indicator and the audible warning to be activated.