Subaru Legacy 2015 Technicians Reference Booklet page 111

2015 Legacy and Outback
The SRVD system will not operate in the following situations:
1. The SRVD OFF indicator is illuminated
2. The vehicle speed is below 10 mph (15 km/h) even when the SRVD OFF indicator is
not illuminated (Except when reversing)
The following may cause the SRVD system indicators to illuminate:
1. Driving close to solid objects such as guardrails, tunnels, and sidewalls
2. Turning at an intersection in an urban area
3. A building or wall exists in the reversing direction
4. On a road with extremely narrow lanes, the system may detect vehicles driving in a
lane next to the neighboring lane
The Radar sensors may not detect or may have difficulty detecting the following vehicles or objects
1. Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, and stationary objects on the road or road
side
2. Vehicles with body shapes that do not reflect radar (vehicles with low body height such
as a trailer with no cargo and sports cars)
3. Vehicles that are not approaching your vehicle even though they are in the detection
area either on a neighboring lane to the rear or beside your vehicle when reversing (The
system determines the presence of approaching vehicles based on the data detected
by the radar sensors)
4. Vehicles traveling at significantly different speeds
5. Vehicles driving in parallel at almost the same speed as your vehicle for a prolonged
period of time
6. Oncoming vehicles
7. Vehicles in a lane beyond the neighboring lane
8. Vehicles traveling at a significantly lower speed that you are trying to overtake
Caution: The driver is responsible for driving safely. Always be sure to check the surroundings
with your eyes when changing lanes or reversing the vehicle. This system is designed to
assist the driver by monitoring the rear and side areas of the vehicle during lane change
and reversing. However, you cannot rely on this system alone in assuring safety during a
lane change or reversing. Over-confidence in this system could result in an accident and
lead to serious injury or death. Since the system operation has various limitations, the
flashing or illumination of the SRVD approach indicator light may be delayed or it may
not operate at all even when a vehicle is present in a neighboring lane or approaching
from either side.
New Technology Training
Driving to close to Guard Rail
111
7-11
(Module 926)
June 2014