Maserati Levante 2021 Owner's Manual page 272

Driver Assistance Systems
to detect the presence of vehicles
and begins to warn the driver by
flashing the warning light in the rear
view when the vehicle speed reaches
approximately 6 km/h (4 mph) or
higher.
WARNING!
• The Blind Spot Assist (BSA) system
does NOT alert the driver about
rapidly approaching vehicles that are
outside the detection zones.
• The BSA might alert the driver too
late especially in case of rapidly
approaching vehicles.
WARNING!
Risk of accident despite Blind Spot
Assist (BSA). BSA does not detect/react
6
to the following:
•
Overtaking vehicles close on the
side, placing them in the blind spot
area. As a result, BSA may neither
give warnings nor intervene in such
situations.
•
Always pay attention to the traffic
situation and maintain a safe
distance at the side of the vehicle.
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NOTE:
If your vehicle has experienced any
damage in the area where the sensor
is located, even if the fascia is not
damaged, the sensor may have
become misaligned. Take your vehicle
at the Service Network to verify sensor
alignment. Having a sensor that is
misaligned will result in the BSA not
operating to specification.
The area on the rear bumper fascia
where the radar sensors are located
must remain free of snow, ice, and
dirt/road contamination so that the
BSA system can function properly. Do
not cover or block the area of the rear
bumper fascia where the radar sensors
are located with foreign objects
(bumper stickers, spoilers, bicycle racks,
etc.).
The BSA system notifies the driver of
vehicles or objects in the detection
zones by illuminating the BSA warning
light located in the outside mirrors
in addition to sounding an audible
(chime) alert and reducing the radio
volume (if the radio is on). Refer to
"BSA and RCP Setting" in this chapter
for further information.
The BSA system monitors the detection
zone from three different entry points
(side, rear, overtaking traffic) while
driving to see if an alert is necessary.
The BSA system will issue an alert
whenever a vehicle enters any one
detection zone as outlined below.
Speed Range of Use
Speed km/h (mph)
Minimum 10 (6)
Engaged/activated 10 (6)
–
Maximum
Entering from the Side
Vehicles that move into your adjacent
lanes from either side of the vehicle.
Entering from the Rear
The alert will turn on when the
vehicles that come up from behind
your vehicle on either side and enter
the rear detection zone with a relative
speed of more than 43 km/h (27 mph).