In certain conditions, smart city brake support (scbs) may operate unintentionally. the owner's manual...

Bulletin number

1079M

Component

Service brakes

Summary

In certain conditions, smart city brake support (scbs) may operate unintentionally. The owner's manual provides 7 examples: objects on the road at the entrance to a curve.vehicles passing in the opposite lane while making a curve.metal objects, bumps, or protruding objects on the road.when passing through a toll gate.when passing under a vinyl curtain or flag.plastic objects such as pylons.two-wheeled vehicles, pedestrians, animals or standing trees.this m-tip article provides 2 additional examples:a. There is fogging on the inner surface of the windshield.b. There is/are fogging/water drops on the outer surface of the windshield.the near infrared laser beam is a light beam and is refracted by water drops or foreign material on the windshield. In this case, the near infrared laser beam may not detect an obstruction ahead correctly.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 280 complaints in the brakes category.