While not the flashiest component of a vehicle, safety technology plays an important role every time you drive. New Cadillac models combine luxury and performance with advanced driver-assistance features designed to support you on the road. One example is Cadillac Automatic Emergency Braking. For National Brake Safety Awareness Month, Fields Cadillac Jacksonville explains how this feature works.
Innovative Safety Technology
Cadillac Automatic Emergency Braking uses a forward-facing camera to monitor a detected vehicle you're following. On many vehicles, the system operates between 5 and 50 mph and can automatically provide hard emergency braking or enhance your own hard braking to help avoid or reduce the severity of a collision. Some Cadillac vehicles equipped with advanced forward cameras can provide this functionality at higher speeds, so check your Owner's Manual for your vehicle's specific operating range.
How Automatic Emergency Braking Responds to a Potential Collision
If the system determines that you may be seconds away from a potential frontal collision, Forward Collision Alert can provide a flashing red visual warning along with audible beeps or available Safety Alert Seat pulses, depending on your settings. If you don't respond quickly enough — or if the situation develops suddenly — Automatic Emergency Braking can automatically provide hard emergency braking or enhance your braking effort. You can override automatic braking by pressing the accelerator when it's safe to do so.
Automatic vs. Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking
Some Cadillac models offer Enhanced Automatic Emergency Braking, which adds radar technology to the forward-facing camera used for Automatic Emergency Braking. The additional sensors can detect vehicles farther ahead and are designed to improve performance in certain adverse environmental conditions. Because operating speeds and capabilities vary by vehicle, consult your Owner's Manual for details about the system equipped on your Cadillac.
Other Cadillac Automatic Braking Technologies
Automatic Emergency Braking isn't the only Cadillac technology designed to provide braking assistance when a potential hazard is detected. Depending on your model and equipment, available features can include Front Pedestrian and Bicyclist Braking, Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking, Reverse Automatic Braking, and Rear Cross Traffic Braking. These technologies monitor different areas around your Cadillac and can provide alerts or automatic braking assistance in certain situations.
Explore Cadillac Safety Technology in Jacksonville, FL
Cadillac Automatic Emergency Braking adds another layer of driver assistance by helping you respond to certain potential frontal collisions. Because weather, visibility, road conditions, and obstructed cameras or sensors can affect system performance, the technology does not replace attentive driving. Visit Fields Cadillac Jacksonville to explore new Cadillac models equipped with Automatic Emergency Braking and learn about the other advanced safety technologies available across the lineup.
