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6-2. Using the safe driving support functions
*1
: The area between the side of the vehicle and 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) from the side of the vehicle
cannot be detected.
*2
: While the vehicle is to being overtaken, up to approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) forward of the
rear bumper will be detected.
*3
: The greater the difference in speed between your vehicle and the detected vehicle is,
the farther away the vehicle will be detected, causing the outside rear view mirror indi-
cator to illuminate or flash.
■ The Blind Spot Monitor linked
function
The LDA (Lane Departure Alert) has a
function that uses information of
detected vehicles driving in an adja-
cent lane. For details about the function
and its operating conditions; P.297
■ The blind spot monitor is operational
when
The blind spot monitor is operational when
all of the following conditions are met:
● The power switch is in ON.
● The blind spot monitor is on.
● The shift position is in a position other
than R.
● The vehicle speed is approximately 7
mph (10 km/h) or more.
■ The blind spot monitor will detect a vehi-
cle when
The blind spot monitor will detect a vehicle
present in the detection area in the follow-
ing situations:
● A vehicle in an adjacent lane overtakes
your vehicle.
● You overtake a vehicle in an adjacent lane
slowly.
● Another vehicle enters the detection
area when it changes lanes.
■ Situations in which the blind spot moni-
tor cannot detect vehicles
The blind spot monitor cannot detect the
following vehicles and other objects:
● Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians,
etc.
*
● Vehicles traveling in the opposite direc-
tion
● Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles
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 rap-
idly by your vehicle
*
*
: Depending on the conditions, detection
of a vehicle and/or object may occur.
■ Conditions in which a buzzer may not
sound
In situations such as the following, while the
turn signal lever is being operated, the indi-
cator will flash but a buzzer may not sound:
● When a second vehicle is detected while
the turn signal lever is being held
● When overtaking a vehicle in the adja-
cent lane at a much higher speed than it
*
*
: Depending on the situations, a buzzer
may sound.
■ Conditions under which the system may
not function correctly
● The blind spot monitor may not detect
vehicles correctly in the following situa-
tions:
• When the sensor is misaligned due to a
strong impact to the sensor or its sur-
rounding 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
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