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Driving your vehicle
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Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
Stopping vehicle and ending
brake control
僅 When the vehicle is stopped due to
emergency braking, the ‘Drive care
-
fully’ warning message will appear on
the cluster.
僅 For your safety, the driver should
depress the brake pedal immediately
and check the surroundings.
僅 Brake control will end after the vehicle
is stopped by emergency braking for
approximately 2 seconds.
WARNING
Take the following precautions when
using Blind-Spot Safety function:
僅 For your safety, change the Settings
after parking the vehicle at a safe
location.
僅 If any other system’s warning mes
-
sage is displayed or audible warning
is generated, Blind-Spot Safety func
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tion’s warning message may not be
displayed and audible warning may
not be displayed and audible warning
may not be generated.
僅 You may not hear the warning sound
of Blind-Spot Safety function if the
surrounding is noisy.
僅 Blind-Spot Safety function may not
operate if the driver applies the brake
pedal to avoid collision.
僅 When Blind-Spot Safety function is
operating, braking control by the
function will automatically cancel
when the driver excessively depresses
the accelerator pedal or sharply steers
the vehicle.
僅 If changing the gear quickly during
reversing the vehicle, Blind-Spot
Safety function may not work or may
operate unnecessarily.
僅 During Blind-Spot Safety function
operation, the vehicle may stop sud
-
denly injuring passengers and shifting
loose objects. Always have the seat
belt on and keep loose objects
secured.
僅 Even if there is a problem with Blind-
Spot Safety function, the vehicle’s
basic braking performance will oper
-
ate normally.
僅 Blind-Spot Safety function does not
operate in all situations or cannot
avoid all collisions.
僅 Blind-Spot Safety function may warn
the driver late or may not warn the
driver depending on the road and
driving conditions.
僅 Driver should maintain control of the
vehicle at all times. Do not depend on
Blind-Spot Safety function. Maintain a
safe braking distance, and if neces
-
sary, depress the brake pedal to
reduce driving speed or to stop the
vehicle.
僅 Never operate Blind- Spot Safety
function on people, animal, objects,
etc. It may cause serious injury or
death.
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