Subaru WRX 2018, Owner'S Manual

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tected.
The indicator light will flash to warn the
driver of dangers under the following
conditions.
.
While the indicator light is illuminating,
if the turn signal lever is operated toward
the side in which this light turned on
.
When reversing the vehicle while the
system detects a vehicle approaching
from either side
!
BSD/RCTA approach indicator
light dimming function
When the headlights are on, the bright-
ness of the BSD/RCTA approach indicator
light will be reduced.
NOTE
.
You may have difficulty seeing the
BSD/RCTA approach indicator light
under the following conditions.
–
When sunlight shines directly on
it
–
When the headlight beams from a
vehicle traveling behind shines di-
rectly on it
.
While the illumination brightness
control dial is in the fully upward
position, even if the headlights are
turned on, the brightness of the BSD/
RCTA approach indicator light will not
be reduced. For details about the
illumination brightness control dial,
refer to
“
Illumination brightness con-
trol
” F
3-70.
!
BSD/RCTA approach warning buz-
zer (only when reversing)
A warning buzzer sounds along with
flashing of the BSD/RCTA approach in-
dicator light to warn the driver of dangers.
You can change the setting of the warning
buzzer volume by operating the combina-
tion meter display (color LCD). For details,
refer to
“
BSD/RCTA
” F
3-43.
!
Safety tips regarding the BSD/RCTA
approach indicator light/warning
buzzer
.
In the following cases, operation of the
BSD/RCTA approach indicator light and
the warning buzzer may be delayed or the
system may fail to issue these warnings.
–
When a vehicle moves to the
neighboring lane from a lane next to
the neighboring lane
–
When you are driving on a steep
incline or on repeated sharp uphill and
downhill grades
–
When you are going beyond a pass
–
When both your vehicle and a
vehicle driving on a neighboring lane
are driving on the far side of each lane.
–
When several narrowly-spaced ve-
hicles are approaching in a row
–
In low radius bends (tight bends or
when making turns at an intersection)
–
When there is a difference in height
between your lane and the neighbor-
ing lane
–
Immediately after the BSD/RCTA is
activated by pressing the BSD/RCTA
OFF switch
–
Immediately after the shift lever/
select lever is shifted to the
“
R
”
position
–
When extremely heavy cargo is
loaded in the trunk
.
During reversing, operation of the BSD/
RCTA approach indicator light and the
warning buzzer may be delayed or the
system may fail to issue these warnings
under the following conditions.
–
When backing out of an angled
parking space
–
When a large-sized vehicle is
parked next to your vehicle (That
vehicle prevents the propagation of
radar waves.)
–
When reversing on sloped roads
–
When reversing at a high speed
Starting and operating/BSD/RCTA
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