User Manual - Page 275

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275
4-5. Using the driving support systems
HIGHLANDER_U
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Driving
tional when all of the following con-
ditions are met:
The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
The shift lever is in a position
other than R.
The vehicle speed is greater than
approximately 10 mph (16 km/h).
The Blind Spot Monitor will
detect a vehicle when
The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a
vehicle present in the detection area
in the following situations:
A vehicle in an adjacent lane over-
takes your vehicle.
You overtake a vehicle in an adja-
cent lane slowly.
Another vehicle enters the detec-
tion area when it changes lanes.
Conditions under which the
Blind Spot Monitor will not
detect a vehicle
The Blind Spot Monitor is not
designed to detect the following
types of vehicles and/or objects:
Small motorcycles, bicycles,
pedestrians, etc.
*
Vehicles traveling in the opposite
direction
Guardrails, walls, signs, parked
vehicles and similar stationary
objects
*
Following vehicles that are in the
same lane
*
Vehicles traveling 2 lanes away
from your vehicle
*
Vehicles which are being over-
taken rapidly by your vehicle
*
*
: Depending on the conditions,
detection of a vehicle and/or
object may occur.
Conditions under which the
Blind Spot Monitor may not
function correctly
The Blind Spot Monitor may not
detect vehicles correctly in the fol-
lowing situations:
When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
When mud, snow, ice, a sticker,
etc. is covering the sensor or sur-
rounding area on the rear bumper
When driving on a road surface
that is wet with standing water
during bad weather, such as
heavy rain, snow, or fog
When multiple vehicles are
approaching with only a small gap
between each vehicle
When the distance between your
vehicle and a following vehicle is
short
When there is a significant differ-
ence in speed between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
When the difference in speed
between your vehicle and another
vehicle is changing
When a vehicle enters a detection
area traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
As your vehicle starts from a stop,
a vehicle remains in the detection
area
When driving up and down con-
secutive steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
When driving on roads with sharp
bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
When vehicle lanes are wide, or
when driving on the edge of a
lane, and the vehicle in an adja-
cent lane is far away from your
vehicle
When towing a trailer
When an accessory (such as a
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
When there is a significant differ-
ence in height between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
Immediately after the Blind Spot
Monitor is turned on
Instances of the Blind Spot Moni-
tor unnecessarily detecting a vehi-
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