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Collision Avoidance Assist alert and always pay attention to the areanot automatically apply the brakes in in front of Model X so you can anticipatesituations where a collision is considered whether any action is required. likely. Warning: Forward Collision Warning doesWarning: Automatic Emergency Braking not operate when Model X is travelingis designed to reduce the severity of an less than 7 km/h. impact. It is not designed to avoid a collision. Automatic Emergency Braking Warning: Several factors can afect the The forward looking camera and the radarperformance of Automatic Emergency sensor are designed to determine the distanceBraking, causing either no braking or from any object (vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle,inappropriate or untimely braking. It is the or pedestrian) traveling in front of Model X.drivers responsibility to drive safely and When a frontal collision is consideredremain in control of the vehicle at all unavoidable, Automatic Emergency Braking istimes. Never depend on Automatic designed to automatically apply the brakes toEmergency Braking to avoid or reduce reduce the severity of the impact. the impact of a collision. When Automatic Emergency Braking appliesWarning: Automatic Emergency Braking the brakes, the instrument panel displays ais designed to reduce the impact of visual warning and you'll hear a chime. Youfrontal collisions only and does not may also notice abrupt downward movementfunction when Model X is in reverse. of the brake pedal. The brake lights turn on toWarning: Automatic Emergency Braking alert other road users that you are slowingis not a substitute for maintaining a safe down. traveling distance between you and the vehicle in front of you. Warning: The brake pedal moves downward abruptly during automatic braking events. Always ensure that the brake pedal can move freely. Do not place When Automatic Emergency Braking hasmaterial on top of the Tesla-supplied reduced the driving speed by 25 mph (40drivers loor mat (including an additional km/h), the brakes are released. For example, ifmat) and always ensure that the drivers Automatic Emergency Braking applies brakingloor mat is properly secured. Failure to when driving at 56 mph (90 km/h), it releasesdo so can impede the ability of the brake the brakes when the speed has been reducedpedal to move freely. to 31 mph (50 km/h). Note: For advance notice of an Automatic Automatic Emergency Braking operates onlyEmergency Braking event, turn on Forward when driving between 8 km/h and 140 km/h.Collision Warning (see Forward Collision Automatic Emergency Braking does not applyWarning on page 88). When turned on, you the brakes, or stops applying the brakes, inhear a chime and see a collision warning in the situations where you are taking action to avoidcenter of the instrument panel if a collision is a potential collision. For example:considered likely. Then, if you do not take immediate corrective action, a collision is • You turn the steering wheel sharply.considered imminent and Automatic • You press the accelerator pedal.Emergency Braking applies braking to reduce • You press and release the brake pedal.driving speed. If enabled, Automatic • A vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, orEmergency Braking applies braking when a pedestrian, is no longer detected ahead.collision is considered inevitable, even if Forward Collision Warning is turned of. Automatic Emergency Braking is always enabled when you start Model X. To disable itLimitations and Inaccuracies for your current drive, touch Controls > Settings > Driver Assistance > AutomaticCollision Avoidance features cannot always Emergency Braking > Disable. detect vehicles, bikes, or pedestrians, and you Warning: It is strongly recommended thatmay experience unnecessary, inaccurate, you do not disable Automatic Emergencyinvalid, or missed warnings for many reasons, Braking. If you disable it, Model X doesparticularly if: Driver Assistance 89

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