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Driving
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Thealertisgivenbyawarninglampwhich
comes on in the door mirror on the side in
question as soon as a vehicle - car, lorry,
bicycle-isdetectedandthefollowing
conditionsarefulfilled:
- allvehiclesaremovinginthesame
directionandinadjacentlanes,
- the speed of your vehicle is between 7 and
87mph(12and140km/h),
- youovertakeavehiclewithaspeed
differenceoflessthan6mph(10km/h),
- avehicleovertakesyouwithaspeed
differenceoflessthan15mph(25km/h),
- thetrafficisflowingnormally,
- inthecaseofanovertakingmanoeuvre,
ifthisisprolongedandthevehiclebeing
overtakenremainsintheblindspot,
- youaredrivingonastraightorslightly
curved road,
- yourvehicleisnotpullingatrailer,a
caravan...
Noalertwillbegiveninthefollowingsituations:
- inthepresenceofnon-movingobjects
(parkedvehicles,barriers,streetlamps,
roadsigns...),
- withvehiclesmovingintheopposite
direction,
- drivingonawindingroadorasharpcorner,
Operation
- whenovertaking(orbeingovertakenby)a
verylongvehicle(lorry,coach...)whichis
at the same time detected at the rear in the
blindspotangleandpresentinthedriver's
forward field of vision,
- inveryheavytraffic:vehiclesdetectedin
front and behind are confused with a lorry
orastationaryobject,
- whenovertakingquickly.