Mazda MX-5 2024 Owner's Manual page 216

Driving
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
You make a lane change 2 lanes or

more.
The BSM may operate when turning

at intersections in urban areas or
with stationary objects on the road
or the roadside (such as guardrails,
sidewalls, and parked vehicles).
While an accessory such as a bicycle

carrier is installed to the rear of the
vehicle, turn off the BSM. Otherwise,
the radar's radio waves will be
blocked causing the BSM to not
operate normally.
The brightness of the BSM warning

lights is linked to the panel light
control.
Refer to Dashboard Illumination on
page 5-21.
When the Vehicle Exit Warning
operates *
The Vehicle Exit Warning operates
when all of the following conditions
are met and the system detects an
approaching vehicle.
The vehicle is stopped.

Within 3 minutes after the vehicle

power is switched OFF or the vehicle
power is switched ON.
When the Vehicle Exit Warning
operates, the driver is notified of the
presence of an approaching vehicle
using the warning lights and the
instrument cluster screen display
*1
(white) .
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*Some models.
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BSM warning light
Instrument cluster
*
1 The instrument cluster screen display (white)
is displayed only when the instrument
cluster is set to the i-ACTIVSENSE display.
However, when the vehicle power is OFF,
the instrument cluster screen display (white)
is not displayed.
In addition, when the door in the
direction in which an approaching
vehicle is detected is opened, the
driver is notified of the danger by
flashing of the warning lights, the
warning sound, and the instrument
cluster warning indication (amber).
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