Subaru Forester 2020 Owner's Manual page 10

About EyeSight
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- Visibility is poor due to sand, smoke or water vapor blowing in the wind, or
the front vision is obscured due to water splashes, snow, dirt or dust stir up
generated by the vehicle in front or oncoming traffic.
- The stereo camera's field of view is obstructed (for example by a canoe on
the roof of the vehicle).
- Through the entrance or exit of a tunnel
- The rear aspect of the vehicle in front is low, small or irregular (for example
a low bed trailer, etc.).
- The obstacle is a fence, a wall or a shutter, etc. with a uniform pattern (a
striped pattern, brick, etc.) or with no pattern in front.
- The obstacle is a wall or door made of glass or a mirror in front.
- Driving at night or in a tunnel when there is a vehicle in front that does not
have its taillights on
- Driving through a banner or flag, low branches on a tree or thick/tall vegeta-
tion
- On steep uphill or downhill grades
- The stereo camera is obstructed by a hand, etc. (If even one of the lenses is
obstructed, the system does not operate properly.)
- It is completely dark and no objects are detected.
- The area around the vehicle has a uniform color (such as when completely
covered in snow, etc.).
- Accurate detection is not possible due to reflections in the windshield.
• Under the conditions listed below, EyeSight may temporarily stop operating. If
this occurs, EyeSight will resume operating when the conditions improve.
- The temperature inside the vehicle is high, such as after the vehicle was left
in bright sunshine, or the temperature inside the vehicle is low, such as after
the vehicle was left in an extremely cold environment.
- Immediately after the engine starts
• Under the conditions listed below, it is difficult to recognize vehicles in front,
motorcycles, pedestrians, obstacles on the road, traffic lanes, etc. Also, the
EyeSight system may temporarily stop operating. If the EyeSight system
repeatedly stops operating several times, contact a SUBARU dealer and have
the system inspected.
- The stereo camera lenses are smeared such as from fingerprints.
- The stereo camera has become misaligned due to a strong impact.
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