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tional when all of the following con-
ditions are met:
●
The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
●
The shift lever is in a position
other than R.
●
The vehicle speed is greater than
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h).
■
The Blind Spot Monitor will
detect a vehicle when
The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a
vehicle present in the detection area
in the following situations:
●
A vehicle in an adjacent lane over-
takes your vehicle.
●
You overtake a vehicle in an adja-
cent lane slowly.
●
Another vehicle enters the detec-
tion area when it changes lanes.
■
Conditions under which the
Blind Spot Monitor will not
detect a vehicle
The Blind Spot Monitor is not
designed to detect the following
types of vehicles and/or objects:
●
Small motorcycles, bicycles,
pedestrians, etc.
●
Vehicles traveling in the opposite
direction
●
Guardrails, walls, signs, parked
vehicles and similar stationary
*
objects
●
Following vehicles that are in the
*
same lane
●
Vehicles traveling 2 lanes away
from your vehicle
●
Vehicles which are being over-
taken rapidly by your vehicle
*
: Depending on the conditions,
detection of a vehicle and/or
object may occur.
■
Conditions under which the
Blind Spot Monitor may not
function correctly
●
The Blind Spot Monitor may not
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• When the sensor is misaligned
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker,
• When driving on a road surface
• When multiple vehicles are
• When the distance between your
• When there is a significant differ-
• When the difference in speed
• When a vehicle enters a detection
• As your vehicle starts from a stop,
*
• When driving up and down con-
• When driving on roads with sharp
• When vehicle lanes are wide, or
*
• When towing a trailer
• When an accessory (such as a
*
• When there is a significant differ-
• Immediately after the Blind Spot
●
detect vehicles correctly in the fol-
lowing situations:
due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
etc. is covering the sensor or sur-
rounding area on the rear bumper
that is wet with standing water
during bad weather, such as
heavy rain, snow, or fog
approaching with only a small gap
between each vehicle
vehicle and a following vehicle is
short
ence in speed between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
between your vehicle and another
vehicle is changing
area traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
a vehicle remains in the detection
area
secutive steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
when driving on the edge of a
lane, and the vehicle in an adja-
cent lane is far away from your
vehicle
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
ence in height between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
Monitor is turned on
Instances of the Blind Spot Moni-
tor unnecessarily detecting a vehi-
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