Subaru Forester: Starting and operating / Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) system (if equipped)
Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB) is a
system designed to help avoid collisions or
reduce collision damage when reversing
the vehicle. If a wall or an obstacle is
detected in the reversing direction, the
system will notify the driver with a warning
sound and may activate the vehicle’s
brakes automatically.
WARNING
- Reverse Automatic Braking
(RAB) is not a system intended
to replace the driver’s responsibility
to check surrounding areas
for vehicles or obstacles to avoid
a collision.
- The driver is responsible for driving
safely. Before reversing, be
sure to first depress the brake
pedal and visually check the
surroundings.
- There are some cases in which
the vehicle cannot avoid collision,
because the system operation
has limitations. The warning
sound or automatic braking may
be delayed or may not operate at
all even when an obstacle is
present.
- The system is not designed to
detect people (including children),
animals or other moving
objects.
- Depending on the vehicle condition
or the surrounding environment,
the sonar sensor’s ability
to detect objects may be compromised.
- Do not remove the SUBARU genuine
navigation and/or audio system.
If the SUBARU genuine
navigation and/or audio system
is removed, the rear view camera
image and help lines (distance
marker, dynamic guidelines and
vehicle width lines) will no longer
be displayed.
- Even if the Reverse Automatic
Braking (RAB) system and object
detection warning is ON, the
visible alert of Reverse Automatic
Braking (RAB) system will
not be displayed. However, the
audible alert and its function will
operate.
NOTE
The Reverse Automatic Braking (RAB)
system records and stores the following
data when automatic braking operates.
It does not record conversations,
personal information or other audio
data.
- Distance from the object
- Vehicle speed
- Accelerator pedal operation status
- Brake pedal operation status
- Select lever position
- Outside temperature
- The sensitivity setting of the sonar
sensors
SUBARU and third parties contracted
by SUBARU may acquire and use the
recorded data for the purpose of vehicle
research and development.
SUBARU and third parties contracted
by SUBARU will not disclose or provide
the acquired data to any other third
party except under the following conditions.
- The vehicle owner has given his/her
consent.
- The disclosure/provision is based
on a court order or other legally enforceable
request.
- Data that has been modified so that
the user and vehicle cannot be identified
is provided to a research institution
for statistical processing or similar
purposes.
The system detects objects using sonar
sensors installed in the rear bumper.
If the system determines a possible
collision with an object in the reversing
direction, automatic deceleration will be
activated...
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