Toyota Camry 2012 Owner's Manual page 195

2-4. Using other driving systems
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Conditions under which the Blind Spot Monitor will not detect a vehicle
The Blind Spot Monitor is not designed to detect the following types of vehi-
cles and/or objects:
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Vehicles traveling from the opposite direction
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Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians etc.*
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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 driving 2 lanes across from your vehicle*
*: Depending on conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or object may occur
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Conditions under which the Blind Spot Monitor may not function cor-
rectly
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The Blind Spot Monitor may not detect vehicles correctly in the following
conditions:
• During bad weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow etc.
• When ice, mud etc. is attached to the rear bumper
• When driving on a road surface that is wet due to rain, standing water
etc.
• When there is a significant difference in speed between your vehicle
and the vehicle that enters the detection area
• When a vehicle is in the detection area from a stop and remains in the
detection area as your vehicle accelerates
• When driving up or down consecutive steep inclines, such as hills, a
dip in the road etc.
• When multiple vehicles approach with only a small gap between each
vehicle
• When vehicle lanes are wide, and the vehicle in the next lane is too far
away from your vehicle
• When the vehicle that enters the detection area is traveling at about
the same speed as your vehicle
• When there is a significant difference in height between your vehicle
and the vehicle that enters the detection area.
• Directly after the BSM switch is set to on.
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