Had my first CMBS "steel plate" activation yesterday
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Burning Brakes
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Had my first CMBS "steel plate" activation yesterday
Like the title says the CMBS activated on me yesterday while approaching some steel plates in the road. I was driving pretty slowly - about 30 mph - and it went from stage 1 (BRAKE warning) to stage 2 (BRAKE warning and yanking the seatbelt tight) so quickly I didn't have time to even hit the brake. It scared the crap out of me since I had kind of forgotten about it since I hadn't had a warning of any kind in a while. It's reassuring to have it but scary as hell when it goes off when you're not expecting it.
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by SpicyMikey
Do you think you would have had time to react if it was a vehicle in front of you?
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Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Chas2
Were you just approaching on a level road, or were you pointed downhill as they depict in the owner's manual?
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I don't understand how the steel plate activation of the CMBS could happen. Can someone explain it to me, just so I know.
Incidentally, I had a stage 2 activation (first time) on Saturday as well. I was getting ready to pass a car, so I took control of the car via paddle shifters and stepped on the gas, before turning the wheel to go around the car) and lo and behold it warned me to brake. I guess it must've realized the amount of force I put into the accelerator, because it tugged at my seatbelt, locked it and then began braking the car. It was scary b/c I didn't expect it, but other than that, it was kinda cool. It did leave my seatbelt very tight - so I had to unbuckle and rebuckle.
Pretty cool stuff. I was on the MB's site yesterday looking at these features on the E and S class - and they certainly have it. I thought only the S class had it so I was surprised. In any event, theirs works the same way as ours - radar based.
Isn't the Infiniti's laser based and aren't they having issues with it?
Incidentally, I had a stage 2 activation (first time) on Saturday as well. I was getting ready to pass a car, so I took control of the car via paddle shifters and stepped on the gas, before turning the wheel to go around the car) and lo and behold it warned me to brake. I guess it must've realized the amount of force I put into the accelerator, because it tugged at my seatbelt, locked it and then began braking the car. It was scary b/c I didn't expect it, but other than that, it was kinda cool. It did leave my seatbelt very tight - so I had to unbuckle and rebuckle.
Pretty cool stuff. I was on the MB's site yesterday looking at these features on the E and S class - and they certainly have it. I thought only the S class had it so I was surprised. In any event, theirs works the same way as ours - radar based.
Isn't the Infiniti's laser based and aren't they having issues with it?
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Originally Posted by dwboston
Level road. Very flat.
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