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Discussion in 'Prime Main Forum (2017-2022)' started by Jnbrown, May 16, 2017.

  1. Jnbrown

    Jnbrown Member

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    A few times the dashboard display has flashed BRAKE! with a red background.
    One time I was driving over the speed limit down a big hill past a roadside radar speed display.
    This morning it happened I was driving maybe a little faster than the speed limit but didn't notice anything to cause it. So what does it mean?
     
    #1 Jnbrown, May 16, 2017
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    It usually means that one of the sensors detects an object you might run into. Mine will flash if I'm cutting in to another lane and there is a differential in speed between me and the car in the lane I'm flashing by. It's on for a fraction of a second then disappears as soon as i clear the car. If you don't react to it it will apply the brakes. In my case no harm since I clear the "object" it sees.
     
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    Thanks for the explanation.
     
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    That's has happen to me a couple of time when parking in the garage.

    Got a little too close too fast to one of the cardboard boxes stored next to the far wall in the garage.

    Brake indicator came on, and the car stopped !

    Haven't hit the box yet !
     
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    Means slow down for better MPGes.
     
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    How close before it applies the brakes? I have slowly approached a stopped car to see when it happens but lost my nerve and hit the brakes before the Prime does. Maybe the cardboard box would be a safer test.
     
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    8 inches, I was going very slow., and there were metal things in the box
     
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    I think it's also speed dependent. It's smart enough to know that the faster you go the less reaction time you (it) will have.
     
    #8 alexcue, May 16, 2017
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