Rear Vehicle Monitoring (Rvm) System; System - Mazda 3 Owner's Manual

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Rear Vehicle Monitoring (RVM) System

Rear Vehicle Monitoring (RVM) System
The rear vehicle monitoring system is designed to assist the driver in verifying the area
to the rear of the vehicle on both sides during lane changes by alerting the driver of the
presence of vehicles approaching from the rear in an adjacent lane. The system's detection
area extends from the area near the rear edge of the vehicle's front doors to a distance of
about 50 m (164 ft) rearward on both the left and right adjacent lanes. When the system
detects an approaching vehicle, it illuminates the RVM warning indicator light equipped
on the left and right outside mirrors depending on the conditions. If the direction indicator
is operated to either side where the RVM warning indicator light is illuminated, the RVM
warning indicator light starts fl ashing and a warning chime sounds to alert the driver.
A system malfunction or operation conditions are indicated by a warning.
Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on page 7-35 , 4-156 .
Refer to Rear Vehicle Monitoring (RVM) System Warning Chime on page 7-52 .
This system is only designed to assist the driver in verifying the area to the rear of the
vehicle before changing vehicle lanes. Before changing vehicle lanes, always verify the
area surrounding the vehicle visually. Due to various limitations on the operation of the
rear vehicle monitoring system, the RVM warning indicator light may not illuminate or
it could be delayed even though another vehicle is present in an adjacent vehicle lane.
Do not rely solely on this system and always verify the area surrounding the vehicle
visually.
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