Sentences with phrase «vibrating steering»

They then act in one or more ways: Flashing visual and audible alerts, vibrating the steering wheel, or lightly touching the brakes on the opposite side to straighten the car's path.

Like BMW's and others» vibrating steering wheel alerts, only the driver senses the alert unlike beeps that alert (annoy) passengers.

Some systems feature haptic feedback such as vibrating the steering wheel or, in some General Motors vehicles, even vibrating the seat cushion.

At speeds above 65km / h, the system will warn the driver that the car is departing from the intended lane by vibrating the steering wheel.

It also uses haptic feedback, a vibrating steering wheel, for driver alerts such as lane departure; the cheaper models use an annoying beep.

Outside of BMW and its long list of options, only a couple competitors» features are unavailable on the MDX: air - cooled rear seats, 360 - degree low - speed maneuvering cameras, a head - up display, and vibrating steering wheel alert for lane departure warning (Acura sticks with a chime heard through the cockpit).

On two of the four trim lines, the audible warning is replaced by haptic feedback: a vibrating steering wheel.

The safety devices that were offered as extras included a system that warned by vibrating the steering wheel when the car showed a tendency to drift towards another lane and Active Cruise Control could be set to maintain a pre-defined time gap from a car in front, reducing speed to a complete halt if necessary; that even re-started and accelerated to the pre-programmed speed as soon the traffic began to move again.

The driver can also choose which alert they prefer (warning sound or vibrating steering wheel) and the sensitivity of the warning, via the multi-information display.

When driving, the A8 was able to detect whenever we veered out of our lanes and pro-actively informed us by vibrating the steering wheel.

BMW also introduced Lane Departure Warning on the 5 series and 6 series, using a vibrating steering wheel to warn the driver of unintended departures.

For better or worse, Hyundai is one more Asian automaker that puts in faith in noise rather than a vibrating steering wheel or seat.

Nissan, like most other Japanese automakers, alerts drivers to lane departure or blind spot transgressions with beeps or chimes rather than by lightly vibrating the steering wheel or seat bottom.

It works the same as a steering wheel shaker but some drivers find a vibrating steering wheel to be unnerving; either one is better than audio alerts that alert the driver to the problem and the passengers to the driver's bungling, such as on the otherwise superb Nissan Altima.

That safety package includes a Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection to alert drivers of a possible crash and can begin automatic braking if necessary; Lane Departure Alert with a vibrating steering wheel warning; Intelligent High - Beam headlamps, and All - Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, which uses radar and a front camera to maintain a set distance from the car ahead.

Then the system alerts the driver by vibrating the steering wheel, emitting an audible and / or visual warning, or other means.

Should a tired driver drift too close to lane markings the Lane Keeping System can alert them by vibrating the steering wheel.

While the distance - keeping cruise control with automatic stop - and - go worked well, the lane keep assist feature is overly sensitive, vibrating the steering wheel and nudging you back into your lane if you even approach the center line, much less actually cross it.

It's far from autonomy though; throw a slight curve into the mix and the truck alert you by vibrating the steering wheel upon touching the centerline or shoulder, before correcting by ping - ponging side - to - side instead of holding a straight line.

Those systems rely on alerts - beeping noises or a vibrating steering wheel - to get drivers» attention.

When we signaled and deliberately started to move right toward a BMW X1 in the adjacent lane, the system vibrated the steering wheel as a warning and then steered left to re-center our car.

The $ 845 Lane Tracking package brings along blind - spot warning as well as a setup that vibrates the steering wheel if you veer out of your lane; it's all pretty handy on a busy two - lane road.

Safety options include Active Driving Assistant, which encompasses lane departure warning that vibrates the steering wheel when you stray outside of lane lines; frontal collision warning that can brake the car at speeds under 10 mph and pre-load the brakes at higher speeds; and pedestrian warning that uses audible and visual warnings to alert the driver of pedestrians and pre-loads the brakes.

The lane keeping system will vibrate the steering wheel to get your attention.

The 750Li is also equipped with a lane departure warning system, which vibrates the steering wheel when the car crosses a lane line without signaling.

Active Lane Keeping Assist vibrates the steering wheel if you veer out of your lane and automatically steers you back on line, while Active Blind Spot Assist alerts you via a light in the wing mirror that a car is sitting in your blind spot.

Normally I prefer driver assist alerts with haptic feedback, meaning they vibrate the steering wheel or driver's seat.

Lane departure warning (and blind spot detection) systems that lightly vibrate the steering wheel or, as Cadillac will do with its upcoming XTS sedan, vibrate the seat pan, are the way to go.

The Lane Change Warning feature flashes an LED display on and off at the base of the wing mirror and vibrates the steering wheel to alert the driver if there is a vehicle in the adjacent lane.

* Select either the lane - keeping alert mode that vibrates the steering wheel when you drift too close to a lane marker or the lane - keeping aid mode that activates directional steering torque to help you guide your vehicle back into the lane.

If a collision is possible during a lane change, the system will vibrate the steering wheel and use selective braking to steer you out of harm's way.

The only knocks on the new Armada are the paucity of USB jacks — two, max three with rear entertainment — in a vehicle where there could be eight passengers, and driver warnings that beep when most American and European cars vibrate the steering wheel or seatpan.

If the driver moves toward one of these lines without indicating, Audi lane assist vibrates the steering wheel.

When you drifted onto a lane marker, the first devices rudely beeped or, on more refined cars, vibrated the steering wheel (so that the passengers never knew you drifted).

To help avoid lane drift, standard lane keeping system vibrates the steering wheel and can apply extra steering wheel torque to help keep the car centered in the lane.

• Optional Lane Departure Warning is designed to gently vibrate the steering wheel to warn a driver who may be unintentionally drifting out of a lane2

The right way to do it is to gently vibrate the steering wheel, as most European and some American automakers do, or vibrate the seat pan, as the Cadillac XTS and Cadillac ATS do.

LKA number 1 (the alert) warns if you're drifting and vibrates the steering wheel.

To help avoid lane drift while driving, available Lane Keeping System vibrates the steering wheel and can apply extra steering wheel torque to help drivers keep the vehicle centered on the road.

Rounding out the noteworthy driver aid tech is the optional lane departure warning and prevention system, which will vibrate the steering wheel when the vehicle drifts near the lane markers and will attempt to pull the car back in line with the electronic power steering if a line is crossed without signalling.

Not exact matches

The motors will make the robot vibrate and buzz along, and can also steer the robot left and right.

In the»80s, «rumble technology» exclusively referred to arcade racing games with vibrating seats, the kind kids played solely for the thrill of hanging on for dear life, spending quarter after quarter to see how long they could drive in pixelated grass without projectile vomiting the afternoon's lunch all over the steering wheel.

My 2003 Opel Agila steering wheel shakes and the car vibrates from 65 - 80mph, and I think it's because my wheels aren't balanced as I have had new tyres, tracking and wheel balancing about two months ago.

That 3.0 - liter is far from the million - volt shock of the GT3's 4.0 - liter screamer, but the cabin echoes with sound, vibrating the seatbacks and steering wheel.

The steering wheel vibrates back and forth very bad at 70 +.

When it starts vibrating, it doesn't seem to correspond to changing pavement texture / conditions, steering or throttle input - it can just happen on its own without any changes at all, then eventually stop just as randomly.

After a couple miles of being forced to meticulously maintain the center of my lane lest my steering wheel continue to vibrate, I switched the feature off.

Should the driver turn the signal on to indicate that he or she will be turning into that lane, LEDs in the mirror housing will flash brightly at the driver, and the steering wheel will vibrate.

As Amy notes, most Boxster buyers won't quibble over the degree to which the steering wheel rim vibrates in their hands.

At speeds of 70 - 75 one can feel the steering wheel vibrate fast.