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When Driving

i-ACTIVSENSE

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  In the following cases, the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) may not be able to detect 

target objects correctly.

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  Under bad weather condition, such as rain, fog and snow.

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  The window washer is being used or the windshield wipers are not used when it's 

raining.

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  Ice, fog, snow, frost, rainfall, dirt, or foreign matter such as a plastic bag is stuck on 

the windshield.

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  Trucks with low loading platforms and vehicles with an extremely low or high profile.

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  When driving next to walls with no patterning (including fences and longitudinally 

striped walls).

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  The taillights of the vehicle ahead are turned off.

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  A vehicle is outside the illumination range of the headlights.

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  The vehicle is making a sharp turn, or ascending or descending a steep slope.

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  Entering or exiting a tunnel.

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  Heavy luggage is loaded causing the vehicle to tilt.

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  Strong light is shone at the front of the vehicle (back light or high-beam light from on-

coming vehicles).

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  There are many light emitters on the vehicle ahead.

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  When the vehicle ahead is not equipped with taillights or the taillights are turned off at 

nighttime.

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  Elongated luggage or cargo is loaded onto installed roof rails and covers the Forward 

Sensing Camera (FSC).

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  Exhaust gas from the vehicle in front, sand, snow, and water vapor rising from 

manholes and grating, and water splashed into the air.

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  When towing a malfunctioning vehicle.

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  The vehicle is driven with tires having significantly different wear.

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  The vehicle is driven on down slopes or bumpy roads.

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  There are water puddles on the road.

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  The surroundings are dark such as during the night, early evening, or early morning, 

or in a tunnel or indoor parking lot.

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  The illumination brightness of the headlights is reduced or the headlight illumination 

is weakened due to dirt or a deviated optical axis.

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  The target object enters the blind spot of the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC).

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  A person or object bursts onto the road from the shoulder or cuts right in front of you.

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  You change lanes and approach a vehicle ahead.

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  When driving extremely close to the target object.

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  Tire chains or a temporary spare tire is installed.

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  The vehicle ahead has a special shape. For example, a vehicle towing a trailer house 

or a boat, or a vehicle carrier carrying a vehicle with its front pointed rearward.

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