Lexus RX350 2023 Manual page 304

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
The range of each detection area is:
Approximately 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) to 11.5 ft. (3.5 m) from either side of the vehicle
A
Approximately 3.3 ft. (1 m) forward of the rear bumper
B
Approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) from the rear bumper
C
Approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) to 230 ft. (70 m) from the rear bumper
D
*1
: The area between the side of the vehicle and 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) from the side of the vehicle
cannot be detected.
*2
: While the vehicle is to being overtaken, up to approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) forward of the
rear bumper will be detected.
*3
: The greater the difference in speed between your vehicle and the detected vehicle is,
the farther away the vehicle will be detected, causing the outside rear view mirror indi-
cator to illuminate or flash.
The Blind Spot Monitor linked
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function
The LDA (Lane Departure Alert) has a
function that uses information of
detected vehicles driving in an adja-
cent lane. For details about the function
and its operating conditions, P.256
The Blind Spot Monitor is operational
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when
The Blind Spot Monitor is operational when
all of the following conditions are met:
The engine switch is in ON.
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● The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
● The shift position is in a position other
than R.
The vehicle speed is greater than approx-
●
imately 7 mph (10 km/h).
*2
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
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slowly.
● Another vehicle enters the detection
area when it changes lanes.
Situations in which the blind spot moni-
■
tor cannot detect vehicles.
The blind spot monitor cannot detect the
following vehicles and other objects:
Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians,
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*
etc.
Vehicles traveling in the opposite direc-
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tion
● Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles
*1
*3