These days, Chevy’s safety and driver support features have far faster reaction times than human drivers. While you’re on the road, your car is actively on your side, watching your surroundings, ready to respond to collision threats instantly. Let’s look in detail at some of the best Chevy safety features in the latest lineup, which you’ll find either as standard or available on your favorite model.
Forward Collision Alert
The most common type of road accident is a rear-end collision with the car in front. Your Chevy mitigates this risk by scanning the road and detecting if the vehicle ahead suddenly slows. You’ll then be alerted, and the Automatic Emergency Brakes will apply if required. This feature is included in the Chevy Safety Assist suite, accompanied by Front Pedestrian Braking, which responds similarly to pedestrians wandering suddenly in front of your car.
Following Distance Indicator
You never know how other drivers will behave, so it’s vital to keep a safe distance from vehicles ahead of you. This feature, also part of Chevy Safety Assist, helps by providing you with an exact following distance in seconds, allowing you to keep to the three-second rule or a longer distance during winter.
Lane Keep Assist
The suite of features also includes Lane Keep Assist, which monitors the lane markers at all times. If you unintentionally start to drift toward another lane without indicating, your car will notice and provide a gentle steering wheel nudge to help you back into a safely centered position.
IntelliBeam
Nighttime driving requires you to continually lower your high-beam headlights as other cars pass in the opposite direction. This prevents you from temporarily blinding the other driver, which would put both drivers at risk. When active, IntelliBeam feature takes over the task, turning your high beams off and on again when required. It’s also part of the Chevy Safety Assist package.
Rear Cross-Traffic Alert With Braking
Backing out of tight spots poses a risk of impeding an unnoticed vehicle behind you. With this feature installed, your car can monitor the road behind in both directions, letting you know when you should stop backing out. It will also apply the emergency brakes if necessary.
Chevy has many more sophisticated safety features, including Rear Pedestrian Alert, High Definition Surround Vision, Adaptive Cruise Control, Rear Park Assist, and Safety Alert Seat. Visit Hank Graff Chevrolet in Davison, MI, today to learn more.
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