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When Driving

i-ACTIVSENSE

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  If the road width is extremely narrow, vehicles two lanes over may be detected. 

The detection area of the radar sensors (rear) is set according to the road width of 

expressways.

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  The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning lights may turn on in reaction to stationary 

objects on the road or the roadside such as guardrails, tunnels, sidewalls, and parked 

vehicles.

The walls at the entrance and exits of tunnels, 
turnouts.

Objects such as guardrails and concrete walls 
running alongside the vehicle.

Places where the width between guardrails or 
walls on each side of the vehicle narrows.

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  A Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning light may flash or the warning beep may be 

activated several times when making a turn at a city intersection.

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  Turn off the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system while pulling a trailer or while an 

accessory such as a bicycle carrier is installed to the rear of the vehicle. Otherwise, the 

radar’s radio waves will be blocked causing the system to not operate normally.

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  In the following cases, it may be difficult to view the illumination/flashing of the Blind 

Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning lights equipped on the door mirrors.

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  Snow or ice is adhering to the door mirrors.

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  The front door glass is fogged or covered in snow, frost or dirt.

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  The system switches to the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function when the shift lever (manual 

transaxle) or the selector lever (automatic transaxle) is shifted to the reverse (R) position.

  Refer to Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) on page 

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