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Any time the steering wheel
light bar flashes red, resume
manual steering immediately.
To begin steering manually,
hold the steering wheel firmly
(with both hands) using the
highlighted regions as shown
in the picture below.
The instrument cluster light
^, will also turn red and a
message will display in the
Driver Information Center
(DIC). In addition, beeps will
sound, or the Safety Alert
Seat will vibrate. To view
Collision and Detection options, touch the Settings
icon on the infotainment home
page. Select
“Vehicle”to
display the list of available
options and select “Collision/
Detection Systems”. After you
begin steering manually, then
Super Cruise will disengage.
The red flashing steering
wheel light bar could occur
under any of the following
conditions:
.Lane markings are poor,
or visibility is limited.
.The Driver Attention System
(DAS) does not detect that
the driver's head and eyes
are directed toward
the road.
.ACC is canceled.
.The vehicle is on a tight
curve, or the lanes are too
wide, or the vehicle goes into
a curve too fast.
.The compatible road ends.
.The vehicle is approaching
an intersection controlled by
a traffic light, stop sign,
or other traffic control
device.
.A Super Cruise system fault
occurs.
.Super Cruise is unable to
complete the lane change
maneuver.
Attention to the Road
{Warning
Super Cruise is a driver
assistance system and
cannot accurately detect or
predict all situations. Super
Cruise is not a crash
avoidance system. To
prevent serious injury or
death, you must supervise
the driving task and monitor
the road conditions. You
may need to respond to
traffic events by steering,
braking, or accelerating. See
Defensive Driving 0242.
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Warning (Continued)
Super Cruise also cannot
determine whether you are
awake, asleep, impaired,
or properly focused on safe
driving. The vehicle could
crash into other vehicles,
drive out of the lane, or drive
off the road. Complete
attention is always required
while driving, even while
using Super Cruise. Be
prepared to take over
steering or apply the brakes
at any time.
{Warning
To prevent serious injury or
death, be alert and pay
special attention when
passing highway exits,
entrances, and crossings
with Super Cruise, and be
ready to take control of the
vehicle when necessary.
Changes in lane markings
around exits and entrances
can momentarily cause
Super Cruise to not detect
the correct lane. If this
occurs, Super Cruise may
attempt steering inputs to
bring the vehicle back into
the correct lane and, in rare
circumstances, could
over-correct and cause the
vehicle to momentarily cross
into a lane next to your
vehicle unless you manually
steer to maintain your lane
position.The Driver Attention System
(DAS) on the steering column
continually monitors driver
head and eye position to
estimate driver attention to
the road. The camera does not
record or share pictures,
audio, or video.
Sunglasses, hats, or other
types of clothing that change
the shape of the head may
interfere with camera
performance. To improve
camera performance, raise or
lower the steering wheel,
or change the seat position.
Pay close attention to the
road ahead to avoid these
three increasing alerts:

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First Alert
.If the steering wheel light bar flashes green, the system has detected that your head and
eyes may not be directed toward the road.
.The flashing will stop when the system detects that your head and eyes appear to be
directed toward the road.
Second Alert
.If the steering wheel light bar flashes green for too long, Super Cruise will alert the driver to
take control of steering immediately by flashing the light bar red. Also, either beeps will
sound or the Safety Alert Seat will vibrate. Touch the Settings icon on the infotainment
home page. Select “Vehicle”to display the list of available options and select ”Alert Type”
and “Adaptive Cruise Go Notifier” in“Collision/Detection Systems”.
.Take over steering, then Super Cruise will disengage.
.To re-engage Super Cruise, press].See “Using Super Cruise” previously in this section.
Third Alert
.If the steering wheel light bar flashes red for too long, a voice command will tell you to take
control of the vehicle.
.Take control of the steering immediately; ACC and Super Cruise will disengage.
.A DIC message will indicate that Super Cruise is locked out. Super Cruise cannot be
re-engaged until the next ignition cycle.
.Continued failure to take over steering will cause the vehicle to brake to a stop and OnStar
will be called. The brake lamps and hazard warning flashers will come on.
.Take control of the vehicle and continue driving.

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Super Cruise Indicator Light
Summary
The steering wheel light bar
and instrument cluster light
provide the following
important information about
Super Cruise operation:

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Steering WheelLight Bar Instrument Cluster
Light Super Cruise Description
Off
OffSuper Cruise is off. There is no automatic steering. Operate the
vehicle manually.
Off WhiteSuper Cruise is available and can be engaged.
Solid Green Solid GreenSuper Cruise is steering. Pay attention to the road and vehicle
operation.
Flashing Blue Solid BlueSuper Cruise is not steering. Operate the vehicle manually. See
“Steering Manually and Changing Lanes”
previously in this
section.
Flashing Green Solid GreenSuper Cruise has detected you are not paying sufficiently close
attention to the road. Pay attention to the road. See
“Attention
to the Road” previously in this section.
Flashing Red Solid RedTake over steering immediately. Super Cruise will disengage.
See
“Take Over Alert” previously in this section.
Disengaging Super Cruise
There are two ways to
disengage Super Cruise:
.Press]while your hands
are on the steering wheel.
The Super Cruise steering
will disengage.
.Press the brake pedal while
your hands are on the
steering wheel. Both Super
Cruise steering and Adaptive
Cruise Control will
disengage. Super Cruise Messages
If
^does not appear,]can
be pressed to display a DIC
message as to why the system
is unavailable.
Immediately after a
disengagement, pressing the
]within 10 seconds will
display a DIC message with
the reason for Super Cruise
disengagement.

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After completely passing a
large enough space, an audible
beep occurs. A red stop
symbol and a shift to reverse
message are displayed.
If the vehicle is in R (Reverse),
but does not steer into the
expected space, this may be
because the system is
maneuvering the vehicle into a
previously detected space.
The APA system does not
need service.APA will instruct the vehicle to
stop once a large enough
space is found. Follow the
displayed instructions. When
instructed to drive in reverse,
shift to R (Reverse) to engage
automatic steering. The
steering wheel will vibrate
briefly as a reminder to
remove hands from the
steering wheel. Check
surroundings and continue
braking or accelerating as
needed, and be prepared to
stop to avoid vehicles,
pedestrians, or objects. If the
vehicle exceeds 10 km/h
(6 mph), APA is automatically
disengaged.A progress arrow displays the
status of the parking
maneuver. Depending on the
space size, additional
maneuvers may be required,
and there will be additional
instructions. When changing
gears, allow the automatic
steering to complete before
continuing the parking
maneuver. APA will beep and
display a PARKING
COMPLETE message. Secure
the vehicle against rolling
away by applying parking
brake.
APA may automatically
disengage if:
.The steering wheel is used
by the driver.
.The maximum allowed speed
is exceeded.
.The parking brake is applied
or the vehicle is shifted into
P (Park).
.There is a failure with the
APA system.

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Collision Alert
With Head-Up Display
Without Head-Up Display
When your vehicle approaches
another detected vehicle too
rapidly, the red FCA display
will flash on the windshield.
Also, eight rapid high-pitched
beeps will sound from the
front, or both sides of the
Safety Alert Seat will pulse
five times. When this Collision
Alert occurs, the brake system
may prepare for driver braking
to occur more rapidly which
can cause a brief, mild deceleration. Continue to
apply the brake pedal as
needed.
Tailgating Alert
The vehicle ahead indicator
will display amber when you
are following a vehicle ahead
much too closely.
Selecting the Alert Timing
The Collision Alert control is
on the steering wheel. Press
[to set the FCA timing to
Far, Medium, or Near. The first
button press shows the
current setting on the DIC. Additional button presses will
change this setting. The
chosen setting will remain until
it is changed and will affect
the timing of both the Collision
Alert and the Tailgating Alert
features. The timing of both
alerts will vary based on
vehicle speed. The faster the
vehicle speed, the farther
away the alert will occur.
Consider traffic and weather
conditions when selecting the
alert timing. The range of
selectable alert timings may
not be appropriate for all
drivers and driving conditions.
If your vehicle is equipped with
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC),
changing the FCA timing
setting automatically changes
the following gap setting (Far,
Medium, or Near).
Following Distance
Indicator
The following distance to a
moving vehicle ahead in your
path is indicated in following
time in seconds on the Driver

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Lane Keep
Assist (LKA)
If equipped, LKA may help
avoid crashes due to
unintentional lane departures.
This system uses a camera to
detect lane markings. LKA may
be ready to assist at speeds
between 60 km/h (37 mph) and
180 km/h (112 mph). On some
vehicles, the system will
instead operate above
50 km/h (31 mph). LKA may
assist by gently turning the
steering wheel if the vehicle
approaches a detected lane
marking. It may also provide a
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) alert if the vehicle
unintentionally crosses a
detected lane marking. This
system is not intended to keep
the vehicle centered in the
lane. LKA will not assist or
alert if the turn signal is active
in the direction of lane
departure, or if it detects that
you are accelerating, braking,
or actively steering. LKA canbe overridden by turning the
steering wheel. If the system
detects you are steering
intentionally across a lane
marker, the LDW will not be
given. Do not expect the LDW
to occur when you are
intentionally crossing a lane
marker.
{Warning
The LKA system does not
continuously steer the
vehicle. It may not keep the
vehicle in the lane or give a
Lane Departure Warning
(LDW) alert, even if a lane
marking is detected.
The LKA and LDW systems
may not:
.Provide an alert or enough
steering assist to avoid a
lane departure or crash.
.Detect lane markings
under poor weather or
visibility conditions. This
can occur if the windshield
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Warning (Continued)
or headlamps are blocked
by dirt, snow, or ice; if they
are not in proper
condition; or if the sun
shines directly into the
camera.
.Detect road edges.
.Detect lanes on winding or
hilly roads.
If LKA only detects lane
markings on one side of the
road, it will only assist or
provide an LDW alert when
approaching the lane on the
side where it has detected a
lane marking. Even with LKA
and LDW, you must steer
the vehicle. Always keep
your attention on the road
and maintain proper vehicle
position within the lane,
or vehicle damage, injury,
or death could occur. Always
keep the windshield,
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