Ducato Warning lights on Speedo (1 Viewer)

[PlymBob]

These 2 orange warning lights have been appearing intermittently ever since I got a Fiat Ducato S8 last year. At top of speedo and generally both of them together as in photo. Mostly in rain with traffic. Any idea what they mean? Should I be reporting them to Fiat as under warranty?

 

[Lenny HB]

The one on the right is telling you collision avoidance is turned off. Can't see the other one too blury.

 

[PlymBob]

The one on the right is telling you collision avoidance is turned off. Can't see the other one too blury.

The other one is almost identical but an exclamation mark ! instead of an OFF

 

[JRT]

Both lights look identical except one has an exclamation mark and the other has OFF under it.

Edit - Cross posted.

 

[TrudeandDall]

These 2 orange warning lights have been appearing intermittently ever since I got a Fiat Ducato S8 last year. At top of speedo and generally both of them together as in photo. Mostly in rain with traffic. Any idea what they mean? Should I be reporting them to Fiat as under warranty?



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Quite normal for a Mk 8 with the driver assist system, and It's a warning to tell you that the emergency braking system is off line.. Expect this to happen when your windscreen has been fogged up (as per normal when camping without a screen cover on and you get condensation), or in very heavy rain or with a dirty windscreen in front of the camera. This is due to the front camera (located in the black box where the rear view mirror should be located) being obscured by "atmospheric conditions" and it does not like that. It will also go off in very strong and low sunlight.
Once you get your windscreen demisted, or the other conditions go away, it should clear by itself.

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[Lenny HB]

Strange thing is it only works after you to have hit something it puts the brakes on to stop you bouncing off and hitting other vehicles. Well that's the way I read it.

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Strange thing is it only works after you to have hit something it puts the brakes on to stop you bouncing off and hitting other vehicles. Well that's the way I read it.

RRD. Ricochet Reduction Device?
Mike.

 

[JRT]

Strange thing is it only works after you to have hit something it puts the brakes on to stop you bouncing off and hitting other vehicles. Well that's the way I read it.

Where have you read that?

Such systems normally use the parking sensors to detect if you are going to stop in low speed manoeuvres and if you ignore the warning apply the brakes.

 

[Lenny HB]

Where have you read that?

Such systems normally use the parking sensors to detect if you are going to stop in low speed manoeuvres and if you ignore the warning apply the brakes.

That's what I thought until I read Fiat's description of it I think it's was in their website.

 

[dunnah01]

Warning to not crash - essential info if that was what you thought you should do

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[JRT]

That's what I thought until I read Fiat's description of it I think it's was in their website.

No that's 'post collision braking'. And works when someone hits you not when you hit something.

Not collision avoidance.

Looking at the graphic again it looks like it's that particular system that it represents.

 

[Peavy]

Strange thing is it only works after you to have hit something it puts the brakes on to stop you bouncing off and hitting other vehicles. Well that's the way I read it.

It applies brakes when the frontal camera detects an obstacle, before crashing.

 

[TrudeandDall]

It applies brakes when the frontal camera detects an obstacle, before crashing.

Mine has triggered a few times, mostly when cyclists or pedestrians appear from nowhere or often when it sees a car parked on the offside but can't see the left hand bend that I am about to go around and thinks I am going to go straight ahead and clout the car, as I have not come off the throttle. This results in a BIG noise, flashing warning notice and as I have usually already reacted to the hazard, I have never been aware of the brakes coming on.
Keeps you on your toes - if nothing else

 

[PlymBob]

I wonder if there's a way to turn it off?

 

[Shipps]

In my 2021 Ducato that warning comes on when the Sensor in the rear view mirror cluster is either blinded by the sun or by on coming headlights when dark and no street lighting. As lenny says its the collision avoidance and also if switched on, the Speed limit sign notification.

My version displays a message in the dashboard, but not sure what a newer Ducato shows there. Must just be a warning light if no message is displayed

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[TrudeandDall]

I wonder if there's a way to turn it off?

I have a pioneer radio head unit so there are no menu links via radio as with a Fiat head unit. But I can turn mine off by using the menu buttons on the steering wheel.
When it's off you still get the warning lights to tell you it is not active - so I just leave it on and accept that at times it will be having misty/light condition issues

 

[royandsharont]

Yes mine also comes on in very low sun hitting the screen and I’ve experienced all the other comments above too