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Driving
Blind spot information (BSI) System
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Is designed to detect vehicles in specified alert zones adjacent to your vehicle,
particularly in harder to see areas commonly known as “blind spots.”
When the system detects vehicles approaching from behind in adjacent lanes, the
appropriate indicator comes on for a few seconds, providing assistance when you
change lanes.
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How the system works
1 Blind spot information (BSI) System
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Important Safety Reminder
Like all assistance systems, BSI has limitations. Over
reliance on BSI may result in a collision.
The system is for your convenience only. Even if an
object is within the alert zone, the following
situations may occur.
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The BSI alert indicator may not come on due to
obstruction (splashes, etc.) even without the
BLIND
SPOT NOT AVAILABLE / Blind Spot Info Not
Available multi-information display appearing.
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The BSI alert indicator may come on even with the
message appearing.
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WARNING
Failure to visually confirm that it is safe to
change lanes before doing so may result in
a crash and serious injury or death.
Do not rely only on the blind spot
information system when changing lanes.
Always look in your mirrors, to either side
of your vehicle, and behind you for other
vehicles before changing lanes. Radar sensors detect a
vehicle in the alert zone
when your vehicle is
moving forward at
between 20 mph (32 km/h)
and 100 mph (160 km/h).
Alert zone range
A: Approx. 1.6 ft. (0.5 m)
B: Approx. 10 ft. (3 m)
C: Approx. 10 ft. (3 m)
Radar Sensors:
underneath the
rear bumper
corners
Alert Zone
A
B
C
* Not available on all models