Collision Avoidance Assist Warning: Forward Collision Warning is • You turn the steering wheel sharply. designed only to provide visual and • You press and release the brake pedal audible alerts. It does not attempt to while Automatic Emergency Braking is apply the brakes or decelerate Model X. applying the brakes. When seeing and/or hearing a warning, it • You accelerate hard while Automatic is the driver's responsibility to take Emergency Braking is applying the brakes. corrective action immediately. • The vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, or Warning: Forward Collision Warning may pedestrian is no longer detected ahead. provide a warning in situations where the Automatic Emergency Braking is always likelihood of collision may not exist. Stay enabled when you start Model X. To disable it alert and always pay attention to the area for your current drive, touch Controls > in front of Model X so you can anticipate Autopilot > Automatic Emergency Braking. whether any action is required. Warning: Forward Collision Warning Warning: It is strongly recommended that operates only when driving between you do not disable Automatic Emergency approximately 7 mph (10 km/h) and 90 Braking. If you disable it, Model X does mph (150 km/h). not automatically apply the brakes in situations where a collision is considered Warning: Forward Collision Warning does likely. not provide a warning when the driver is Warning: Automatic Emergency Braking already applying the brake. is designed to reduce the severity of an impact. It is not designed to avoid a Automatic Emergency Braking collision. The forward looking camera(s) and the radar Warning: Several factors can affect the sensor are designed to determine the distance performance of Automatic Emergency from a detected object traveling in front of Braking, causing either no braking or Model X. When a frontal collision is considered inappropriate or untimely braking, such as unavoidable, Automatic Emergency Braking is when a vehicle is partially in the path of designed to apply the brakes to reduce the travel or there is road debris. It is the severity of the impact. driver‡s responsibility to drive safely and When Automatic Emergency Braking applies remain in control of the vehicle at all the brakes, the instrument panel displays a times. Never depend on Automatic visual warning and sounds a chime. You may Emergency Braking to avoid or reduce also notice abrupt downward movement of the impact of a collision. the brake pedal. The brake lights turn on to Warning: Automatic Emergency Braking alert other road users that you are slowing is designed to reduce the impact of down. frontal collisions only and does not function when Model X is in Reverse. Warning: Automatic Emergency Braking is not a substitute for maintaining a safe traveling distance between you and the If driving 35 mph (56 km/h) or faster, the vehicle in front of you. brakes are released after Automatic Warning: The brake pedal moves Emergency Braking has reduced your driving downward abruptly during automatic speed by 30 mph (50 km/h). For example, if braking events. Always ensure that the Automatic Emergency Braking applies braking brake pedal can move freely. Do not place when driving 56 mph (90 km/h), it releases material under or on top of the Tesla- the brakes when your speed has been reduced supplied driver‡s floor mat (including an to 26 mph (40 km/h). additional mat) and always ensure that Automatic Emergency Braking operates only the driver‡s floor mat is properly secured. when driving between approximately 7 mph Failure to do so can impede the ability of (10 km/h) and 90 mph (150 km/h). the brake pedal to move freely. Automatic Emergency Braking does not apply the brakes, or stops applying the brakes, when: Autopilot 125
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