— A vehicle which your vehicle overtakes
rapidly.
may not be heard.
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— A vehicle that passes through the
detection zone quickly.
Indicator on
— When overtaking several vehicles in a
row, the vehicles after the first vehicle
may not be detected if they are
traveling close together.
Indicator off
Indicator flashing
.
The radar sensor’s detection zone is
designed based on a standard lane width.
When driving in a wider lane, the radar
sensors may not detect vehicles in an
adjacent lane. When driving in a narrow
lane, the radar sensors may detect vehi-
cles driving two lanes away.
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Illustration 2 – Approaching from behind
Illustration 2: If the driver activates the turn
signal, then the system chimes (twice) and the
side indicator light flashes.
Another vehicle approaching from be-
hind
.
.
The radar sensors are designed to ignore
most stationary objects, however objects
such as guardrails, walls, foliage and
parked vehicles may occasionally be
NOTE:
.
The radar sensors may not detect vehi-
cles which are approaching rapidly from
behind.
detected. This is
a normal operation
.
If the driver activates the turn signal
condition.
before
a vehicle enters the detection
zone, the side indicator light will flash
but no chime will sound when the other
vehicle is detected.
The following conditions may reduce the
ability of the radar to detect other vehi-
cles:
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— Severe weather
Illustration 1 – Approaching from behind
Illustration 1: The side indicator light illuminates
if a vehicle enters the detection zone from
behind in an adjacent lane.
— Road spray
— Ice/frost/dirt build-up on the vehicle
.
.
Do not attach stickers (including trans-
parent material), install accessories or
apply additional paint near the radar
sensors. These conditions may reduce
the ability of the radar to detect other
vehicles.
Excessive noise (for example, audio sys-
tem volume, open vehicle window) will
interfere with the chime sound, and it
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