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Starting and operating/Reverse Automatic Braking System

Reverse Automatic Braking
System (if equipped)
Reverse Automatic Braking is a system
designed to help avoid collisions or reduce
collision damage when reversing the
vehicle. If a wall or an obstacle is detected
in the reversing direction, the system will
notify the driver with a warning sound and
may activate the vehicle’s brakes automatically.

WARNING
. Reverse Automatic Braking is not
a system intended to replace the
driver’s responsibility to check
surrounding areas for vehicles or
obstacles to avoid a collision.
. The driver is responsible for
driving safely. Always be sure to
check the surroundings visually
when reversing the vehicle.
. Since the system operation has
various limitations, the warning
sound or automatic braking may
be delayed or may not operate at
all even when an obstacle is
present in the reversing direction.
. The system is not designed to

detect people (including children), animals or other moving
objects.
. Depending on the vehicle condition or the surrounding environment, the sonar sensor’s ability
to detect objects may become
unstable.

NOTE
The Reverse Automatic Braking System records and stores the following
data when automatic braking operates.
It does not record conversations, personal information or other audio data.
. Distance from the object
. Vehicle speed
. Accelerator pedal operation status
. Brake pedal operation status
. Select lever position
. Outside temperature
. The sensitivity setting of the sonar
sensors
SUBARU and third parties contracted by SUBARU may acquire
and use the recorded data for the
purpose of vehicle research and
development. SUBARU and third
parties contracted by SUBARU will
not disclose or provide the acquired

data to any other third party except
under the following conditions.
– The vehicle owner has given his/
her consent.
– The disclosure/provision is
based on a court order or other
legally enforceable request.
– Data that has been modified so
that the user and vehicle cannot be
identified is provided to a research
institution for statistical processing
or similar purposes.

& Reverse Automatic Braking
System overview
The system detects objects using sonar
sensors installed in the rear bumper. If the
system determines a possible collision
with an object in the reversing direction,
automatic deceleration will be activated.
Also, beeping sounds will activate. If the
vehicle is further reversed, automatic hard
braking will be applied and a continuous
beeping sound will activate.