Outside rearview mirror may not alert the driver when:
- The outside rearview mirror housing
is damaged or covered with
debris.
- The window is covered with debris.
- The windows are severely tinted.
DRIVER'S ATTENTION
The driver must be cautious in the below situations for the system may not detect other vehicles or objects in certain circumstances.
- Curved roads, tollgates, etc.
- The surrounding of the sensor is
polluted with rain, snow, mud, etc
- The rear bumper near the sensor is
covered or hidden with a foreign
matter such as a sticker, bumper
guard, bicycle stand etc.
- The rear bumper is damaged or
the sensor is out of place.
- The height of the vehicle is altered
such as when the trunk is loaded
with heavy objects, or there is low
tire pressure etc.
- Bad weather such as heavy rain or
snow.
- A fixed object is near such as a
guardrail, tunnel, human and animal
etc.
- Metal substances are near the vehicles
such as in a construction area.
- A big vehicle is near such as a bus
or truck.
- A motorcycle or bicycle is near.
- A flat trailer is near.
- If the vehicle has started at the
same time as the vehicle next to
you and has accelerated.
- When the other vehicle passes by
at a higher rate of speed.
- When changing lanes.
- When going down or up a steep
road where the height of the lane is
different.
- When the other vehicle drives very
close.
- When a trailer or carrier is
installed.
- When the temperature of the rear
bumper is high.
- When the sensors are covered by a
wall or a pillar of a parking lot.
- When your vehicle is backing up, if
the detected vehicle also backs up.
- Small objects like shopping carts
and strollers.
- If there is a vehicle with decreased
ride height (lowered).
- When the vehicle is close to another
vehicle.
- When the vehicle in the next lane
moves two lanes away from you
OR when the vehicle two lanes
away moves to the next lane from
you.
- When driving through a narrow
road with many trees or bushes.