Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual: Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System

Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual / In Brief / Vehicle Features / Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System

If equipped, FCA may help avoid or reduce the harm caused by front-end crashes. FCA provides a green indicator,, when a vehicle is detected ahead. This indicator displays amber if you follow a vehicle much too closely. When approaching a vehicle ahead too quickly, FCA provides a flashing red alert on the windshield and rapidly beeps or pulses the driver seat.

See Forward Collision Alert (FCA) System.

Driver Information Center (DIC)

The DIC display is in the instrument cluster. It shows the status of many vehicle systems or : Press to move up or down in a list. or : Press to move between the interactive display ...

Forward Automatic Braking (FAB)

If the vehicle has Forward Collision Alert (FCA), it also has FAB, which includes Intelligent Brake Assist (IBA). When the system detects a vehicle ahead in your path that is traveling in the sam ...

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Turning the Systems Off and On (Uplevel DIC)
Caution Do not repeatedly brake or accelerate heavily when TCS is off. The vehicle driveline could be damaged. At speeds of 56 km/h (35 mph) or above, this ability to turn off or on is disabled. TCS and StabiliTrak can be turned off or on using the DIC controls as fol ...