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2-4. Using other driving systems
Conditions under which the Blind Spot Monitor will not detect a vehicle
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The Blind Spot Monitor is not designed to detect the following types of vehicles
and/or objects:
Vehicles traveling from the opposite direction
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Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians etc.*
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Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles and similar stationary objects*
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Following vehicles that are in the same lane*
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Vehicles driving 2 lanes across from your vehicle*
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*: Depending on conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or object may occur
Conditions under which the Blind Spot Monitor may not function correctly
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The Blind Spot Monitor may not detect vehicles correctly in the following condi-
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tions:
• During bad weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow etc.
• When ice, mud etc. is attached to the rear bumper
• When driving on a road surface that is wet due to rain, standing water etc.
• When there is a significant difference in speed between your vehicle and the
vehicle that enters the detection area
• When a vehicle is in the detection area from a stop and remains in the detec-
tion area as your vehicle accelerates
• When driving up or down consecutive steep inclines, such as hills, a dip in the
road etc.
• When multiple vehicles approach with only a small gap between each vehicle
• When vehicle lanes are wide, and the vehicle in the next lane is too far away
from your vehicle
• When the vehicle that enters the detection area is traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
• When there is a significant difference in height between your vehicle and the
vehicle that enters the detection area.
• Directly after the BSM switch is set to on.
• When towing a trailer
• When items such as a bicycle carrier are installed on the rear of the vehicle
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