Lincoln 2014 MKZ Owner's Manual page 202

Reasons for messages being displayed
The radar Clean the fascia area in
surface is front of the radar or remove
dirty or
obstructed
The radar Drive normally in traffic for
surface is a few minutes to allow the
not dirty or radar to detect passing
obstructed vehicles so it can clear the
Heavy rain- No action required. The
fall/snow- system automatically resets
fall inter- to an unblocked state once
feres with the rainfall or snowfall rate
the radar decreases or stops. Do not
signals use BLIS or cross traffic
alert in these conditions.
System Limitations
The BLIS and cross traffic alert systems do
have their limitations; situations such as
severe weather conditions or debris
build-up on the sensor area may limit
vehicle detection.
The following are other situations that may
limit the BLIS:
• Certain maneuvering of vehicles
entering and exiting the blind zone.
• Vehicles passing through the blind
zone at very fast rates.
• When several vehicles forming a
convoy pass through the blind zone.
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blocked state.
The following are other situations that may
limit the cross traffic alert system:
• Adjacently parked vehicles or objects
obstructing the sensors.
• Approaching vehicles passing at
speeds greater than 15 mph (24 km/h).
• Driving in reverse faster than 5 mph (8
km/h).
• Backing out of an angled parking spot.
False Alerts
Note: If a trailer is connected to the
vehicle the BLIS system may detect the
trailer causing a false alert. You may want
to turn the BLIS off manually.
There may be certain instances when
either the BLIS or cross traffic alert
systems illuminate the alert indicator with
no vehicle in the coverage zone; this is
known as a false alert. Some amount of
false alerts are normal; they are temporary
and self-correct.
System Errors
If either system senses a problem with the
left or right sensor, the BLIS telltale will
illuminate and a message will appear in
the information display.
All other system faults will only be
displayed by a message in the information
display.
Switching the Systems Off and On
One or both systems can be switched off
temporarily by using the information
display control. See General Information
(page 96). When the BLIS is switched off,
you will not receive alerts and a telltale
illuminates in the information display.
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