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When Driving
i-ACTIVSENSE
Canceling Operation of Blind Spot
Monitoring (BSM)
The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
systems are turned off and the Blind Spot
Monitoring (BSM) OFF indicator light in
the instrument cluster turns on.
Vehicles with Blind Spot Monitoring
(BSM) switch
When the Blind Spot Monitoring
(BSM) switch is pressed, the Blind Spot
Monitoring (BSM) and Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA) systems are turned off and
the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) OFF
indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
If the switch is pressed again, the Blind
Spot Monitoring (BSM) and Rear Cross
Traffic Alert (RCTA) systems become
operable and the Blind Spot Monitoring
(BSM) OFF indicator light turns off.
NOTE
When the ignition is switched OFF, the
system status before it was turned off is
maintained. For example, if the ignition
is switched OFF while the Blind Spot
Monitoring (BSM) and Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA) systems are operable, the
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) and Rear
Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) systems remain
operable the next time the ignition is
switched ON.
Vehicles without Blind Spot Monitoring
(BSM) switch
The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system
can be set to inoperable.
Refer to Personalization Features on page
When the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
is set to inoperable, the Blind Spot
Monitoring (BSM) and Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA) systems are turned off and
the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) OFF
indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
NOTE
If the engine is stopped while the Blind
Spot Monitoring (BSM) is turned off, the
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) becomes
operable the next time the engine is
started.
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