Acura 2012 ZDX Owner's Manual page 249

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BSI On and Off
Press the BSI OFF button until you hear a beep to turn on and off the system. A
message on the multi-information display appears for five seconds and indicates
that the system is on or off.
When BSI is off, the BSI indicator in the instrument panel stays on.
BSI stays off next time you start the engine, if you turned it off the last time you drive
the vehicle.
BSI
Indicator
BSI OFF Button
* Not available on all models
uuWhen DrivinguBSI (Blind Spot Information)
1BSI (Blind Spot Information)
The BSI alert indicator may not come on under
following conditions:
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A vehicle does not stay in the alert zone for more
than two seconds.
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A vehicle is parked in a side lane.
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The speed difference between your vehicle and the
vehicle you are passing is greater than 6 mph (10 km/h).
•
An object not detected by the radar sensors
approaches or passes your vehicle.
Turn the system off when towing a trailer. The system
does not work properly for the following reasons:
Multi-information
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The added mass tilts the vehicle and changes the radar coverage.
display
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The trailer itself can be detected by the radar sensors,
causing the BSI alert indicators to come on.
BSI may be adversely affected when:
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Objects (guard rails, poles, trees, etc,.) are detected.
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An object that does not reflect radio waves well,
such as a motorcycle, is in the alert zone.
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Driving on a curved road.
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A vehicle is moving from a far lane to the adjacent lane.
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The system picks up external electrical interference.
•
The rear bumper or the sensors have been improperly
repaired or the rear bumper has been deformed.
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The orientation of the sensors has been changed.
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In bad weather (Heavy rain, snow, and fog).
For a proper BSI use:
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Always keep the rear bumper corner area clean.
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Do not cover the rear bumper corner area with
labels or stickers of any kind.
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Take your vehicle to a dealer if you need the rear bumper
corner area or the radar sensors to be repaired, or the
rear bumper corner area is strongly impacted.
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