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4-5. Using the driving support systems
tional when all of the following con-
ditions are met:
● The engine switch is in ON.
● The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
● The shift lever is in a position
other than R.
● The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 7 mph (10 km/h) or more.
■ 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:
● A vehicle in an adjacent lane over-
takes your vehicle.
● You overtake a vehicle in adjacent
lane slowly.
● Another vehicle enters the detec-
tion area when it changes lanes.
■ Situations in which the Blind
Spot Monitor 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
direction
● 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 over-
taken rapidly by your vehicle
*
*
: Depending on the conditions,
detection of a vehicle and/or
object may occur.
■ Conditions under which the
system may not function cor-
rectly
● 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-
rounding 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
• When multiple vehicles are
approaching with only a small gap
between each vehicle
• When the distance between your
vehicle and a following vehicle is
short
• When there is a significant differ-
ence in speed between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
• When the difference in speed
between your vehicle and another
vehicle is changing
• When a vehicle enters a detection
area traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
• As your vehicle starts from a stop,
a vehicle remains in the detection
area
• When driving up and down con-
secutive steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
• When driving on roads with sharp
bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
• When vehicle lanes are wide, or
when driving on the edge of a
lane, and the vehicle in an adja-
cent lane is far away from your
vehicle
• When an accessory (such as a
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
• When there is a significant differ-
ence in height between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
• Immediately after the Blind Spot
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