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CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2015 Handbook (in English) 161
Active City Brake
Active City Brakeis a driving assistance system that aims to avoid a frontal collision or reduce
t

he speed of an impact if

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Active City Brake
Active City Brakeis a driving assistance system that aims to avoid a frontal collision or reduce
t

he speed of an impact if the driver does
n

ot take sufficient action (inadequate brake
a

pplication).
This system is designed to improve driving safety.
I t remains the driver's responsibility to c

ontinuously monitor the state of the traffic and
t

o assess the distances and relative speeds of
o

ther
v
ehicle.
Active
City Brakecan in no circumstances replace
t

he need for vigilance on the part of the driver.
never look at the laser sensor through an o
ptical in strument ( magnifying g lass, m

icroscope...) at a distance of less than
1

0 centimetres: risk of eye injury.Automatic
braking occurs later than if
d

one by the driver, so as to intervene
o

nly when there is a high risk of
c

ollision.
Principle
Using a laser sensor located at the top of the windscreen, this system detects a vehicle
r

unning in the same direction or stationary
a

head of your vehicle.
When
necessary, the vehicle's braking system
i

s operated automatically to avoid a collision
w

ith the vehicle ahead.
Conditions for activation
Active City Brakeonly operates if the following conditions are met:
●

i
gnition on,
●

t
he vehicle is in a for ward gear,
●

s
peed is between about 3 and 18 mph
(

5 and 30 km/h),
●

t
he braking assistance systems (ABS,
E

BFD, emergency braking assistance) are
n

ot faulty,
●

t
he trajectory control systems (ASR, DSC)
a

re not deactivated or faulty,
●

t
he vehicle is not in a tight corner,
●

t
he system has not been triggered during
t

he previous 10 seconds.
Safety