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2019 Acura ILX Owners Manual - Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)



Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)

Can assist you when there is a possibility of your vehicle colliding with a vehicle or a pedestrian detected in front of yours. The CMBS™ is designed to alert you when a potential collision is determined, as well as to reduce your vehicle speed to help minimize collision severity when a collision is deemed unavoidable.
  • Alert Stages
  • Changing Settings
  • Turning the System On or Off
  • Important Safety Reminder
Parent topic: Driving

■Alert Stages

The system has three alert stages for a possible collision. Depending on the circumstances or CMBS™ settings, CMBS™ may not go through all of the stages before initiating the last stage.

Stage 1: Visual and audible warning.
Stage 2: Visual and audible warning, light brake application.
Stage 3: Visual and audible warning, strong brake application.
Parent topic: Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)

■Changing Settings

  1. Select Vehicle Settings.
  2. Select Driver Assist.
  3. Select Forward Collision Warning Distance.
  1. Press the Display/Information button.
  2. Select Vehicle Settings.
  3. Select Driver Assist System Setup.
  4. Select Forward Collision Warning Distance
Parent topic: Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)

■Turning the System On or Off

When you turn the CMBS™ on and off, do the following.
  1. Press the safety support switch.
  2. Roll the left selector wheel to the CMBS™ symbol and select it.

    A beep sounds and a message appears in the Multi-Information Display .

Press and hold the CMBS™ OFF button. A beep sounds and a message appears in the Multi-Information Display. The CMBS™ indicator appears when the system is off.
Parent topic: Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)

■Important Safety Reminder

CMBS is designed to reduce the severity of an unavoidable collision. It does not prevent collisions nor stop the vehicle automatically. It is still your responsibility to operate the brake pedal and steering wheel appropriately according to the driving conditions.

Parent topic: Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS™)

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