(Blind Spot Monitor) - Lexus GS 350 Owner's Manual

BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
The Blind Spot Monitor is a system that assists the driver to confirm
safety when changing lanes.
The system uses radar sensors to detect vehicles that are traveling in an
adjacent lane in the area that is not reflected in the outside rear view
mirror (the blind spot), and advises the driver of the vehicles existence
via the outside rear view mirror indicator.
BSM main switch
1
Pressing the switch turns the system on or off. When the switch is set to on, the
switch' s indicator illuminates.
Outside rear view mirror indicator
2
When a vehicle is detected in the blind spot, the outside rear view mirror indica-
tor on that side illuminates. If the turn signal lever is operated when a vehicle is in
the blind spot, the outside rear view mirror indicator flashes.
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