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4-5. Using the driving support systems
Approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.) forward of the rear bumper
Approximately 3 m (9.8 ft.) from the rear bumper
Approximately 3 m (9.8 ft.) to 60 m (197 ft.) from the rear bumper
*1
: The area between the side of the vehicle and 0.5 m (1.6 ft.) from the side of the
vehicle cannot be detected.
*2
: The greater the difference in speed between your vehicle and the detected vehi-
cle is, the farther away the vehicle will be detected, causing the outside rear view
mirror indicator to illuminate or flash.
■
The Blind Spot Monitor is opera-
tional when
The Blind Spot Monitor is operational
when all of the following conditions 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 16 km/h (10 mph).
■
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 adjacent
lane slowly.
●
Another vehicle enters the detection
area when it changes lanes.
■
Conditions under which the system
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, pedestri-
*
ans, etc.
●
Vehicles traveling in the opposite
direction
●
Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehi-
cles and similar stationary objects
●
Following vehicles that are in the
*
same lane
●
Vehicles traveling 2 lanes away from
your vehicle
●
Vehicles which are being overtaken
rapidly by your vehicle
*
: Depending on the conditions, detec-
tion of a vehicle and/or object may
occur.
■
Conditions under which the system
may not function correctly
●
The Blind Spot Monitor may not detect
vehicles correctly in the following situ-
ations:
• When the sensor is misaligned due to
a strong impact to the sensor or its
surrounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc. is
covering the sensor or surrounding
area on the rear bumper
• When driving on a road surface that is
wet with standing water during bad
weather, such as heavy rain, snow, or
fog
• When multiple vehicles are approach-
ing with only a small gap between
each vehicle
• When the distance between your vehi-
cle and a following vehicle is short
• When there is a significant difference
in speed between your vehicle and
the vehicle that enters the detection
area
• When the difference in speed
between your vehicle and another
vehicle is changing
*
• When a vehicle enters a detection
area traveling at about the same
*2
*
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