Here's a point which people tend to overlook. The new generation of cars (CX-5 included) does not have a protruding lip on the front bumper. This means your likelihood of damaging the grill, hood, headlights etc. is much higher in the event of a slow speed collision. The front bumper as it is on these cars is absolutely useless for what it's supposed to do. This is why SCBS is all the more important to have in a CX-5. It has already saved me couple of times in bumper to bumper traffic situations, and paid for itself that way. I highly recommend it.
That said, does anyone know why the new car designs don't have a protruding bumper in the front and rear? If you bump these cars on a lamp post while backing up, you pretty much end up bending the hatch.
Ours works. (2thumbs)
BTW...
B-r-a-k-e: the pedal to the left of the accelerator
B-r-e-a-k: coffee?
While on this topic, I read through the section in the manual on SCBS but couldn't determine an answer to my question. Does the SCBS only work if you come too close to the vehicle ahead and do NOT have your foot on the brake? Meaning if you are pressing the brake and approaching a car too closely, will the system still activate? I feel I've deliberately(but in a safe manner for sure without pushing the boudaries beyond what I thought was safe) approached a car real close to see if it worked but I of course was still hitting the brakes and was thinking maybe it wasn't going to go off since I was pressing the brake. The most logical answer is I just didn't get close enough to the car to set the system off(I wouldn't ever get that close in reality). If that's the case, that is some pretty crazy technology to be able to react that quickly when that close.
What is your concern with getting it, looks? It's really a cool safety feature that works very well. I was in bumper to bumper traffic and the car in front of me slammed on his brakes. I was also rubber necking looking at the cause of the the traffic jam and the brake system saved my butt.
It's extra peace of mind for me. I haven't had it activate on me after some half-hearted attempts at trying it. I did read somewhere if you're actively steering/braking, it will not engage. It will only do so when your hands and feet are not doing anything. *shrugs*
Here's a point which people tend to overlook. The new generation of cars (CX-5 included) does not have a protruding lip on the front bumper. This means your likelihood of damaging the grill, hood, headlights etc. is much higher in the event of a slow speed collision. The front bumper as it is on these cars is absolutely useless for what it's supposed to do. This is why SCBS is all the more important to have in a CX-5. It has already saved me couple of times in bumper to bumper traffic situations, and paid for itself that way. I highly recommend it.
That said, does anyone know why the new car designs don't have a protruding bumper in the front and rear? If you bump these cars on a lamp post while backing up, you pretty much end up bending the hatch.