System Operation - Subaru Impreza 2017 Owner's Manual

reversing the vehicle.
Example 2
1) The detection range of the radar sensors
B) Vehicle that may be detected
NOTE
The system may detect a vehicle (B)
that is coming across the front of your
vehicle. Always be sure to check the
surroundings with your eyes when
reversing the vehicle.
Starting and operating/Subaru Rear Vehicle Detection (SRVD)
& System operation
! Operating conditions
The SRVD will operate when all of the
following conditions are met.
. The ignition switch is in the ON
position.
. The SRVD warning indicator and
SRVD OFF indicator are turned off.
. The vehicle is driven at speeds above
10 km/h (6 mph) (except when reversing).
. The select lever is in the R position
(RCTA only).
The SRVD will not operate in the following
situations.
. The SRVD OFF indicator appears.
. The vehicle speed is below 10 km/h (6
mph) even when the SRVD OFF indicator
remains off (except when reversing).
NOTE
. When a malfunction occurs in the
system (including the SRVD approach
indicator light), the SRVD will stop
operating and the SRVD warning in-
dicator will appear. If the SRVD warning
indicator appears, we recommend that
you have your vehicle inspected at a
SUBARU dealer as soon as possible.
. In the following cases, the SRVD will
temporarily stop operating (or may
stop operating) and the SRVD warning
indicator will appear. The SRVD will
resume operation once these condi-
tions are corrected, and the SRVD
warning indicator will disappear. How-
ever, if the SRVD warning indicator has
appeared for a prolonged time, we
recommend that you have the system
inspected at a SUBARU dealer as soon
as possible.
– When a large amount of snow or
ice sticks to the rear bumper sur-
face around the radar sensors
– When the vehicle is driven on a
snow-covered road or in an envir-
onment in which there are no
objects around (such as desert) for
a long time
– When the temperature around
the radar sensors increased exces-
sively due to long driving on uphill
grades in summer, etc.
– When the temperature around
the radar sensors becomes extre-
mely low
– When the vehicle battery voltage
lowers
– When the vehicle battery be-
comes overvoltage
– When the radar sensor becomes
significantly misaligned (If the or-
ientation of the radar sensor is
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