GMC Safety Features & Innovation

In the changing landscape of automotive technology, GMC safety features are known to uphold the durability, dependability, and ruggedness associated with the brand. The innovative safety and driver-assistance technologies ensure a secure and confident driving experience whenever you’re on the road. In this article, we delve deep into the latest GMC features, highlighting advancements in safety for you and your family.

Advanced GMC Safety Features

GMC vehicles are equipped with advanced driving-assistance systems and technologies that act as a second set of eyes for you to help avoid potential collisions and mishaps on the road. Below are some of the latest GMC features you can find in your vehicle for enhanced safety.

Adaptive Cruise Control

The GMC Adaptive Cruise Control is a driver-assistance feature that operates the vehicle’s acceleration and braking and adjusts the speed to maintain a set following gap from the vehicle in front. It uses a forward-looking camera along with occasional radar technology to follow vehicles ahead of you safely. You can set a cruise control speed and enable the feature by pressing the cruise control On/Off button on the steering wheel. It’s important to know that the feature doesn’t steer your vehicle and requires your complete attention while driving.

There’s also an Adaptive Cruise Control Camera that helps you to automatically adapt your vehicle speed and reduce the frequency of braking and accelerating.

Lane Change Alert

The Lane Change Alert with the Side Blind Zone Alert feature warns you by assisting with lane changes when a vehicle approaches or is in the side blind zone. It provides side-mirror alerts by using radar sensors in the rear corners of your vehicle to help you avoid lane-change collisions. When both features activate, you’ll find an amber warning symbol flashing as an additional warning not to change lanes. You also have the option to turn off the Lane Change Alert from your infotainment system screen in the Vehicle Personalization menu.

IntelliBeam Auto High-Beam Control

IntelliBeam can turn your vehicle’s high beams on and off automatically, depending on the surrounding traffic conditions. It uses a sensor located at the top center of the windshield to turn on your vehicle’s high-beam headlamps when it’s dark enough in the absence of traffic and then turns them off when conditions change. You can disable the feature using the High/Low-Beam Changer or the Flash-to-Pass feature.

Rear Park Assist

The GMC Rear Park Assist notifies you of nearby detected vehicles when you’re in reverse. This feature uses multiple ultrasonic sensors located on the rear bumper of the vehicle to prevent collisions. The sensors may detect objects up to 8 feet behind your vehicle when backing up at low speeds. You can turn the feature on and off using the Rear Park Assist system control or your vehicle’s settings menu.

Forward Collision Alert

Forward Collision Alert warns you if it detects a potential collision with a vehicle. The feature uses a forward-looking camera or camera and radar sensors to identify front-end collisions. You may also receive a tailgating alert if you’re following a vehicle much too closely. If you’re approaching a vehicle that’s ahead of you too quickly risking a potential crash, the system will flash a red collision alert on the lower windshield, along with eight high-pitched front beeps.

Front Pedestrian Braking

Front Pedestrian Braking, available at speeds between 5 and 50 mph, is an active safety feature that helps you avoid or reduce the severity of a front-end collision with a pedestrian or a cyclist. This feature has limited nighttime and low-visibility performance and works better in the daytime. Your vehicle may automatically apply hard emergency braking when it’s about to crash into a pedestrian ahead of it. Depending on the selected alert type, you may hear high-pitched front beeps or both-side Safety Alert Seat pulses.

Safety Alert Seat

The Safety Alert Seat feature uses left, right, or both-side driver seat vibration pulses to get your immediate attention in case of a potential threat. You can sense vibrations on your seat’s bottom cushion as crash avoidance system alerts. This feature works together with other collision-avoidance warning technologies in your vehicle. Other driver-assist technologies, including Forward Collision Alert, Rear Park Assist, and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, can activate this feature.

Trailer Side Blind Zone Alert

The Trailer Side Blind Zone Alert feature notifies you of moving vehicles in the side-blind zone to help you avoid lane change collisions. You can turn on the feature by enabling Lane Change Alert through the Settings menu when you attach a trailer to your vehicle. This will disable the regular Lane Change Alert with Side Blind Zone Alert feature, and you’ll only be able to use the Trailer Side Blind Zone feature. You can easily input the trailer length as part of the trailer profile in the Trailering App.

The feature may also light up a warning indicator in the presence of nonmoving objects, such as guardrails, signboards, and trees.

Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking

The Intersection Automatic Emergency Braking helps you reduce or avoid the severity of an intersection collision when it detects a cross-traffic vehicle. This feature uses a camera to look ahead of your vehicle in forward gear and monitor cross-traffic vehicles. During a potential collision where a detected vehicle is approaching from the right or left side too quickly, the feature provides a flashing collision alert along with front left or front right beeps. The feature may automatically apply hard emergency braking or enhance your hard braking if you fail to act swiftly or if the situation arises suddenly.

Visit Meadowland GMC Today

The latest GMC safety features exemplify the brand’s commitment to elevate your driving experience. When you choose a GMC, you’re choosing a legacy of trust and reliability that allows you to drive with added confidence. We at Meadowland GMC, New York, are here to help you choose your dream vehicle for you and your family. If you’ve any queries about GMC vehicles, you can contact our team for assistance.

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