About Driver Attention Assist

Unless you’ve temporarily disabled it, Driver Attention Assist is active each time you turn your vehicle on. Your vehicle must be in forward motion and travelling above a certain speed.

Driver Attention Assist uses cameras to warn you when it detects drowsy or distracted behavior. It looks for signs of drowsiness, such as yawning or blink pattern.

Depending on how drowsy the system detects you are, you may get these alerts:

• Level 1: You’re aware you’re drowsy but need no effort to keep awake.
  
  • You’ll see a white coffee cup icon in your cluster display and hear a chime. Or, if your vehicle has Safety Alert Seat and it’s selected as the alert type, you’ll feel a Safety Alert seat pulse.
• Level 2: You’re aware you’re drowsy and need some effort to keep awake (e.g., by playing music, rolling down the windows, etc.).
  • You’ll see a yellow coffee cup icon in your cluster display and hear a chime (or feel a Safety Alert seat pulse).
• Level 3: You’re showing signs of severe exhaustion and are fighting to stay awake or drifting in and out of sleep.
  • You’ll see a red coffee cup icon in your cluster display and hear several chimes (or feel Safety Alert seat pulses).
  • You’ll see options asking you if you’d like to take a break, call a friend or navigate to a nearby point of interest (e.g., coffee shop, hotel, gas station, etc.). You can also call an OnStar Advisor.

Safety or driver assistance features are no substitute for a driver’s responsibility to operate a vehicle in a safe manner. A driver should remain attentive to traffic, surroundings, and road conditions at all times. Visibility, weather, and road conditions may affect feature performance. Read your vehicle’s owner’s manual for important feature limitations and information.