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4-5. Using the driving support systems

the farther away the vehicle will be detected, causing the outside rear view mirror indi-
cator to illuminate or flash.

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The Blind Spot Monitor is operational 

when

The Blind Spot Monitor is operational when 

all of the following conditions are met:

●

The Blind Spot Monitor is on.

●

The shift lever is in a position other than R.

●

The vehicle speed is greater than approx-

imately 10 mph (16 km/h).

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The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a 

vehicle 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.

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Conditions under which the system will 

not detect a vehicle

The Blind Spot Monitor is not designed to 

detect the following types of vehicles and/or 

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.

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Conditions under which the system may 

not function correctly

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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

• When multiple vehicles are approaching 

with only a small gap between each vehi-

cle

• When the distance between your vehicle 

and a following vehicle is short

• When there is a significant difference in 

speed between your vehicle and the vehi-

cle 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 vehi-

cle remains in the detection area

• When driving up and down consecutive 

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 adjacent lane is far away 

from your vehicle

• When an accessory (such as a bicycle 

carrier) is installed to the rear of the vehi-

cle

• When there is a significant difference in 

height between your vehicle and the 

vehicle that enters the detection area

• Immediately after the Blind Spot Monitor 

is turned on

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Instances of the Blind Spot Monitor 

unnecessarily detecting a vehicle and/or 

object may increase in the following situ-