When Driving; Warning Beep; Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning lights- Page 181

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When Driving

i-ACTIVSENSE

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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 

4-81.

 Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) Warning Lights/Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) 

Warning Beep

The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) or Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) system notifies the 

driver of the presence of vehicles in adjacent lanes to the rear of your vehicle using the 

Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning lights and the warning beep while the systems are 

operational.

Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning lights

The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning lights are equipped on the left and right door 

mirrors. The warning lights turn on when a vehicle approaching from the rear in an adjacent 

lane is detected.

When the ignition is switched ON, the malfunction warning light turns on momentarily and 

then turns off after a few seconds.

Forward driving (Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system operation)

The Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) system detects vehicles approaching from the rear and 

turns on the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning lights equipped on the door mirrors 

according to the conditions. Additionally, while a Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning 

light is illuminated, if the turn signal lever is operated to signal a turn in the direction 

in which the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) warning light is illuminated, the Blind Spot 

Monitoring (BSM) warning light flashes.

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