When Driving- Page 202
2017 Mazda MX-5 Miata RF Mx 5 Owners Manual
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A vehicle makes a lane change from a driving lane two lanes over to an adjacent lane.
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Driving on steep slopes.
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Crossing the summit of a hill or mountain pass.
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The turning radius is small (making a sharp turn, turning at intersections).
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When there is a difference in the height between your driving lane and the adjacent
lane.
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Directly after pressing the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) switch and the system becomes
operable.
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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.
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.
The walls at the entrance and exits of tunnels,
turnouts.
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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) 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 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
transmission) or the selector lever (automatic transmission) is shifted to the reverse (R)
position.
Refer to Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) on page 4-90.
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- A vehicle makes a lane change from a driving lane two lanes over to an adjacent lane.
- Driving on steep slopes.
- Crossing the summit of a hill or mountain pass.
- The turning radius is small (making a sharp turn, turning at intersections).
- When there is a difference in the height between your driving lane and the adjacent lane.
- Directly after pressing the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) switch and the system becomes operable.
- If the road width is extremely narrow, vehicles two lanes over may be detected.
- 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.
- 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.
- Turn off the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) while pulling a trailer or while an accessory such as a bicycle carrier is installed to the rear of the vehicle.
- 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.
- Snow or ice is adhering to the door mirrors.
- The door glass is fogged or covered in snow, frost or dirt.
- The system switches to the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function when the shift lever (manual transmission) or the selector lever (automatic transmission) is shifted to the reverse (R) position.
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