Rear Side Radar Sensor- Page 353

Rear Side Radar Sensor

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Rear Side Radar Sensor

Your vehicle is equipped with rear side

radar sensor. The following systems

also use the rear side radar sensor.



Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)



Rear Cross Tra

ffi

c Alert (RCTA)



Smart Brake Support [Rear Crossing]

(SBS

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RC)

The rear side radar sensors emit radio

waves and detect the radio waves

re

fl

ected o

ff

 a vehicle approaching

from the rear or an obstruction.

4–Door

1. Rear side radar sensor

5–Door

1. Rear side radar sensor

The rear side radar sensors are installed

inside the rear bumper, one on each

side.

Always keep the surface of the rear

bumper near the rear side radar

sensors clean so that they operate

normally. Also, do not apply items such

as stickers.

Refer to Exterior Care on page 6-48.

CAUTION

If the rear bumper receives a severe

impact, the system may no longer

operate normally. Stop the system

immediately and have the vehicle

inspected at an Authorized Mazda

Dealer.

NOTE



The detection ability of the rear side

radar sensor has limitations. In the

following cases, the detection ability

may lower and the system may not

operate normally.



The rear bumper near the rear side

radar sensor has become

deformed.



Snow, ice or mud adheres to the

rear side radar sensor on the rear

bumper.

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Under bad weather conditions

such as rain, snow and fog.

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Under the following conditions, the

rear side radar sensor cannot detect

target objects or it may be di

ffi

cult to

detect them.

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Small motorcycles, bicycles,

pedestrians, animals, shopping

carts, and stationary objects on a

road or a road side.

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Vehicle shapes which do not

re

fl

ect radar waves well such as

empty trailers with a low vehicle

height and sports cars.

When Driving

i-ACTIVSENSE

*Some models.

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Mazda3_8JM2-EA

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