Hazards flashing when braking

[Mainsy]

I noticed something today I have not seen before, I noticed in the reflection of the car in front of me, that when I braked to stop at lights my front hazards/indicators flashed. Is this normal?
No indication on internal displays

I just noticed other threads on this after I posted so it seems to be normal, I wasn’t breaking hard or driving particularly fast, so still a little strange

 

[Ian Key]

They also flash when the car behind approaches you quickly

 

[Mainsy]

They also flash when the car behind approaches you quickly

Yeah that could be the case, I wasn’t looking behind. By the way, I love you car in red, it looks mean

 

[pjmmk]

Hmm. Not seen that on my XPower. I wonder if it has different settings, or maybe I just didn't notice

Some cars refuse to move again for about 30 seconds after what they consider a harsh or emergency stop. That has to be the most stupid idea ever - leaving you stranded in the middle of the highway with car zipping by on both sides. Sometimes I wonder if the NCAP people and our lawmakers have a functional brain cell between them.

 

[ReintjeWA]

If it's a quick few flashes it is most likely the warning given to cars coming up on you. I found this system quite sensitive, often triggering when cars where just coming past in the lane next to me, so I ended up turning it off. You can also see it going off on the wing mirror indicators if you want to see if it's happening more often.

 

[MrPeaski]

You can also see it going off on the wing mirror indicators if you want to see if it's happening more often.

That part of the mirror indicator I ended up painting over in black as I found it a distraction when at night, especially indicating when coming on to a motorway from the slip road as its in very close proximity to the blind spot indicator on the edge of the mirror.
It has caught me out a few times, I thought a car was close when in fact it was just the indicator. Now I know if I see an orange flash, there’s definitely something there

And yes, the hazards thing is a bit sensitive

 

[bedsev]

Ah! That explains why I see this too, I thought I had a fault when I saw my indicators on in reflection of car in front