Honda CIVIC 2014 Manual page 328

■ How the System Works
Radar sensors:
a
underneath the rear bumper
corners.
When a vehicle is detected approaching from a rear corner, Cross Traffic Monitor alerts you
with a buzzer and a displayed warning.
The system will not detect a vehicle that approaches from directly behind your vehicle, nor
will it provide alerts about a detected vehicle when it moves directly behind your vehicle.
The system does not provide alerts for a vehicle that is moving away from your vehicle, and
it may alert for pedestrians, bicycles, or stationary objects.
Cross traffic monitor may not detect or may delay detecting an approaching vehicle, or may
alert detection without an approaching vehicle under the following conditions:
• An obstacle, such as another vehicle and a wall, near your vehicle's rear bumper, is
blocking the radar sensor's scope.
• Your vehicle is moving at the speed of about 5 km/h (3 mph) or higher.
• A vehicle is approaching at the speed other than between about 10 km/h (6 mph) and
25 km/h (16 mph).
• The system picks up external interference such as other radar sensors from another vehicle
or strong radio wave transmitted from a facility nearby.
• Either corner of the rear bumper is covered with snow, ice, mud or dirt.
• When there is bad weather.
• Your vehicle is on an incline.
• Your vehicle is tilted due to a heavy load in the rear.
• Your vehicle is reversing towards a wall, a pole, a vehicle, and so on.
The rear bumper or the sensors have been improperly repaired or the rear bumper has been
deformed. Have your vehicle checked by a dealer.
For proper operation, always keep the rear bumper corner area clean.
Do not cover the rear bumper corner area with labels or stickers of any kind.
The system activates when:
• The power mode is in ON.
• The Cross Traffic Monitor is turned on.
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• The transmission is in
• Your vehicle is moving at 5 km/h (3 mph) or lower.
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