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Features of your vehicle Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
Safe Exit Warning operation
Warning
Collision warning when exiting
vehicle
僅 When an approaching vehicle from
the rear is detected at the moment a
door is opened, the 'Watch for traffic'
warning message will appear on the
cluster, the warning light will illumi
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nate on the outside rear view mirror
and an audible warning will sound.
僅 Safe Exit Warning will warn the driver
when your vehicle speed is below 3
km/h (2 mph), and the speed of the
approaching vehicle from the rear is
above 6 km/h (4 mph).
WARNING
Take the following precautions when
using Safe Exit Warning:
僅 For your safety, change the Settings
after parking the vehicle at a safe
location.
僅 If any other function's warning mes
-
sage is displayed or audible warning
is generated, Safe Exit Warning mes
-
sage may not be displayed and audi
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ble warning may not be generated.
僅 You may not hear the warning sound
of Safe Exit Warning if the surround
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ing is noisy.
僅 Safe Exit Warning does not operate in
all situations or cannot prevent all col
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lisions.
僅 Safe Exit Warning may warn the
driver late or may not warn the driver
depending on the road and driving
conditions. Always check vehicle sur
-
roundings.
僅 The driver and passengers are
responsible for accidents that occur
while exiting the vehicle. Always check
the surroundings before you exit the
vehicle.
NOTICE
After the engine is turned off, Safe Exit
Warning operates approximately for 3
minutes, but turns off immediately if the
doors are locked.
OBDM041669
OBD041261L