Lexus LS 500 2019 Owner's Manual page 254

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
the farther away the vehicle will be detected, causing the outside rear view mirror indi-
cator to illuminate or flash.
The Blind Spot Monitor is operational
■
when
The Blind Spot Monitor is operational when
all of the following conditions are met:
The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
●
● The shift position is in a position other
than R.
The vehicle speed is greater than approx-
●
imately 10 mph (16 km/h).
■ The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a
vehicle when
The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a vehicle
present in the detection area in the follow-
ing situations:
● A vehicle in an adjacent lane overtakes
your vehicle.
You overtake a vehicle in an adjacent lane
●
slowly.
● Another vehicle enters the detection
area when it changes lanes.
Conditions under which the Blind Spot
■
Monitor will not detect a vehicle
The Blind Spot Monitor is not designed to
detect the following types of vehicles and/or
objects:
Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians,
●
*
etc.
● Vehicles traveling in the opposite direc-
tion
Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles
●
and similar stationary objects
● Following vehicles that are in the same
*
lane
Vehicles traveling 2 lanes away from your
●
*
vehicle
Vehicles which are being overtaken rap-
●
idly by your vehicle
*
: Depending on the conditions, detection
of a vehicle and/or object may occur.
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• When the sensor is misaligned due to a
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc. is
• When driving on a road surface that is
• When multiple vehicles are approaching
• When the distance between your vehicle
• When there is a significant difference in
• When the difference in speed between
• When a vehicle enters a detection area
• As your vehicle starts from a stop, a vehi-
• When driving up and down consecutive
• When driving on roads with sharp bends,
• When vehicle lanes are wide, or when
*
• When an accessory (such as a bicycle
• When there is a significant difference in
*
• Immediately after the Blind Spot Monitor
●
Conditions under which the Blind Spot
Monitor may not function correctly
The Blind Spot Monitor may not detect
vehicles correctly in the following situa-
tions:
strong impact to the sensor or its sur-
rounding area
covering the sensor or surrounding area
on the rear bumper
wet with standing water during bad
weather, such as heavy rain, snow, or fog
with only a small gap between each vehi-
cle
and a following vehicle is short
speed between your vehicle and the vehi-
cle that enters the detection area
your vehicle and another vehicle is
changing
traveling at about the same speed as your
vehicle
cle remains in the detection area
steep inclines, such as hills, dips in the
road, etc.
consecutive curves, or uneven surfaces
driving on the edge of a lane, and the
vehicle in an adjacent lane is far away
from your vehicle
carrier) is installed to the rear of the vehi-
cle
height between your vehicle and the
vehicle that enters the detection area
is turned on
Instances of the Blind Spot Monitor
unnecessarily detecting a vehicle and/or
object may increase in the following situ-