TSB Document:

Affected Component: STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Summary
THIS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION COMMUNICATION ADVISES THE TECHNICIAN THAT SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT ON THE OPERATION OF THEIR HAPTIC SEAT DURING A LANE KEEP ASSIST EVENT. LANE KEEP ASSIST WORKS DIFFERENTLY THAN LANE DEPARTURE WARNING. THE LANE KEEP ASSIST ICON IS SOLID AMBER, FORWARD CAMERA MODULE IS ACTIVELY COMMANDING A TORQUE TO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THIS MEANS THAT THE DRIVER SHOULD ALSO FEEL SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. NO CHIMES OR HAPTIC IN THE SEAT. LANE KEEP ASSIST ICON IS FLASHING AMBER; FORWARD CAMERA MODULE IS ACTIVELY COMMANDING TORQUE TO ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THIS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED WITH LANE DEPARTURE WARNING CHIMES AND HAPTIC IN THE SEAT FEEDBACK BASED ON THE SETTING CHOSEN IN THE VEHICLE SETTINGS. THIS WILL TAKE PLACE WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS CROSSED LANE MARKING BY (40 CM) OR (15.75 IN).

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Date Published
SEP 14, 2016
NHTSA TSB #
10098421
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