BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM) SYSTEM CANNOT DETECT VEHICLE [BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM)]

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Note

•  If there is any vehicle malfunction complaint lodged by a customer, first perform malfunction diagnosis according to the troubleshooting procedure. (See FOREWORD [BLIND SPOT MONITORING (BSM)].)

Description

Possible malfunction

Note

•  The rear vehicle monitoring system may not operate normally under the following conditions:

―  Dirt, ice or snow is adhering to rear bumper surface

―  The Vehicle is driven in heavy rain or snowfall, or under conditions where water on road is sprayed by vehicle

―  The Vehicle is towing trailer

―  The Vehicle accelerates from standing-start with target vehicle alongside

―  A Target vehicle moves laterally from lane two lanes over to adjacent lane

―  The Difference in vehicle speed between vehicle and target vehicle is higher with target vehicle passing through detection area in very short period

―  On steep incline, or if there is difference in height between lanes

•  The rear vehicle monitoring control modules may not detect all types of vehicles. In particular, detection of the following types of vehicles may not occur:

―  A vehicle driving at a low speed

―  Small vehicles such as motorcycles

―  Vehicles with body shapes that may not reflect radar such as unloaded trailers

―  Vehicles with low vehicle height

―  The difference in vehicle speed between the vehicle and a target vehicle is extremely high.

―  A target vehicle accelerates suddenly from the rear of the vehicle and changes to the adjacent lane.

―  A Target vehicles which are traveling in the vehicle's blind spot at nearly the same speed for long periods