When Driving; Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System; your shoulder before changing lanes or reversing the vehicle from a parking garage:- Page 191

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When Driving

Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System

     Blind  Spot  Monitoring  (BSM)  System 

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            The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system is designed to assist the driver by monitoring 
blind spots on both sides of the vehicle to the rear in certain situations such as when 
changing lanes on roads and freeways or reversing the vehicle from a parking garage.

  The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) System consists of the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) 
and Rear Cross Traffi c Alert (RCTA).

WARNING

  Do not rely completely on the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system. Always look over 
your shoulder before changing lanes or reversing the vehicle from a parking garage:

  The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system can assist the driver in confi rming the safety of 
the surroundings but is not a complete substitute. The driver is responsible for assuring 
lane changes and other maneuvers. Always pay attention to the direction in which the 
vehicle is traveling and the vehicle's surroundings.

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  The detectability of the radar sensors has its limitations. The Blind Spot Monitoring 

(BSM) System may not operate properly under the following conditions:

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  Ice, snow, or soil adheres to the rear bumper surface around the radar sensors.

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  During adverse weather conditions such as rain or snow, or under conditions where 

water is sprayed.

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  The rear bumper area around the radar sensors is blocked by foreign material (such as 

stickers or a bicycle carrier).

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  The radar sensors do not detect human, animal, shopping cart, bicycle, or static objects 

such as fences.

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  The radar sensors may not detect all types of vehicles around your vehicle, especially the 

following types of vehicles:

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 Motorcycles

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  Vehicles with body shapes that radar may not refl ect such as a fl atbed trailer with no 

cargo.

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  Vehicles with lower body height such as sports cars.

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  Although the system may detect objects on the road side such as parked vehicles or 

guardrails and operate the warning light/beep, it does not indicate a malfunction.  

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  If the vehicle is driven on a road with less traffi c and few vehicles that the radar sensors 

can detect, the system may pause (the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) OFF indicator light 
in the instrument cluster fl ashes). However, it does not indicate a malfunction.