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4-5. Using the driving support systems
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The vehicle speed is greater than
approximately 6 mph (10 km/h).
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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:
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A vehicle in an adjacent lane over-
takes your vehicle.
●
You overtake a vehicle in an adja-
cent lane slowly.
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Another vehicle enters the detec-
tion area when it changes lanes.
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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:
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Small motorcycles, bicycles,
pedestrians, etc.
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Vehicles traveling in the opposite
direction
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Guardrails, walls, signs, parked
vehicles and similar stationary
*
objects
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Following vehicles that are in the
*
same lane
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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.
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Conditions under which the
system may not function cor-
rectly
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The Blind Spot Monitor may not
detect vehicles correctly in the fol-
lowing situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker,
etc., is covering the sensor or sur-
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• 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 an accessory (such as a
*
• When driving with tailgate in the
• When there is a significant differ-
• Immediately after the Blind Spot
●
• When the sensor is misaligned
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
open position or when cargo (such
as lumber) is loaded on the open
tailgate.
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-
cle and/or object may increase in
the following situations:
due to a strong impact to the sen-
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