Challenge
Many learners think 'automatic' means 'instant'. The CBR exam designer knows that and builds a question around it. The book actually describes a sequence: first a chance for you, only then the system. And the list of systems itself is not a loose concept either — the book names exactly 12, with sharp boundaries against other dashboard functions.
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The model
§13.5 names exactly 12 ADAS systems (Book p.219-223) — from autonomous emergency braking to rear cross-traffic detection. The autonomous emergency braking system works in two steps: first a warning signal, only then automatic (hard) braking if you do not intervene yourself. ESP is NOT part of this list — it is a yellow warning light from §13.4.
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Core
In §13.5 (p.219-223) the book names exactly twelve systems: autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot assistance, (active) lane-keeping assistance, crosswind correction, adaptive cruise control, night-vision system, fatigue detection, high-beam assistance, dynamic cornering lights, (automatic) parking assistance systems, traffic-sign recognition, and rear cross-traffic detection. Only for the autonomous emergency braking system does the book describe the exact mechanism (p.219): if a collision threatens, a warning signal sounds first so you can brake yourself; if you do not intervene, the car brakes automatically (hard). Two systems in the list are often confused because both signal a danger you cannot see: blind-spot assistance (system 2, to the side while driving) and rear cross-traffic detection (system 12, to the rear while reversing). The book treats them as two separate, separately numbered systems. A common mistake is adding ESP to this list. ESP appears on p.216-217 among the yellow warning lights of §13.4 — a different chapter section than the §13.5 ADAS list.
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Why it matters
On the coastal road near Vlissingen, where the sea wind suddenly gusts over the dyke, crosswind correction is exactly the system that helps keep the car straight — but only if you know this specific system exists for that, and do not confuse it with, say, ESP. On the Franeker ring road, in busy traffic, the sequence at the emergency brake matters: someone who thinks the car brakes instantly without their own reaction time either reacts too late to a real threat or is startled too early.
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Frequently asked questions
‘The automatic emergency braking system intervenes immediately and brakes, without warning first’ – is that true?
No. A warning signal sounds first so you can brake yourself. Only if you do not intervene does the car brake automatically (hard)
‘ESP is one of the 12 named ADAS systems in this chapter’ – is that true?
No. ESP is listed among the yellow warning lights, not in the list of 12 ADAS systems
‘Blind-spot assistance and rear cross-traffic detection are two names for the same system’ – is that true?
No. And p.223 - these are two separately numbered systems in the list of 12 (system 2 versus system 12), each with its own name and place in the section
‘The autonomous emergency braking system only gives a warning; the driver then has to do the braking himself’ – is that true?
No. After the warning signal the car brakes by itself (hard) if the driver does not intervene; the system does not stop at warning
‘Ordinary cruise control without distance radar is one of the 12 driver-assistance systems named in the book’ – is that true?
No. Do not select — the book specifically names adaptive cruise control as system 5; plain cruise control without radar is not in this list