2011 Chrysler 300 Owner Manual - Page 201

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE 199 WARNING! Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is not intended to avoid a collision on its own. The driver has the responsibility to avoid a collision by controlling the vehicle via braking and steering. Failure to follow this warning could lead to serious injury or death. Changing the FCW status to the "Near" setting, allows the system to warn you of a possible collision with the vehicle in front of you when you are much closer. This setting provides less reaction time than the "Far" setting, which allows for a more dynamic driving experience. Changing the FCW status to "Off" prevents the system from warning you of a possible collision with the vehicle in front of you. 3 Changing FCW Status The FCW feature can be set to far, set to near or turned off NOTE: using the Uconnect™ Touch System, refer to • In the "Off" setting FCW OFF will be displayed on the Uconnect™ Touch display. "Uconnect™ Touch Settings" in "Understanding Your Instrument Panel" for further information. The FCW • The system will retain the last setting selected by the Status Off, Near or Far will be displayed in the driver after ignition shut down. Uconnect™ Touch display. • FCW will not react to irrelevant objects such as overThe default status of FCW is the "Far" setting, this allows head objects, ground reflections, objects not in the path the system to warn you of a possible collision with the of the car, stationary objects that are far away, oncomvehicle in front of you when you are farther away. This ing traffic, or leading vehicles with the same or higher gives you the most reaction time. rate of speed.