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BSD / RCTA
following . – Small motorcycles , bicycles , pedestrians , stationary objects on the road or road side , etc .
– Vehicles with body shapes that the radar may not reflect ( vehicles with a low body height such as sports cars or a trailer with no cargo ).
– Vehicles that are not approaching your vehicle even though they are in the detection area ( either on a neighboring lane to the rear or beside your vehicle when reversing ). ( The system determines the presence of approaching vehicles based on data detected by the radar sensors .) – Vehicles traveling at significantly different speeds
– Vehicles driving parallel to your vehicle at almost the same speed for a prolonged time – Oncoming vehicles – Vehicles in a lane beyond the neighboring lane – Vehicles travelling at a significantly lower speed that you are trying to overtake
. On a road with extremely narrow lanes , the system may detect vehicles driving in a lane next to the neighboring lane .
. When the 8-inch audio / navigation system is performing a software update , the RCTA warning icons may not be displayed on the audio / navigation screen until the update is complete .
& BSD / RCTA approach indicator light / warning buzzer
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When the BSD / RCTA is active , the BSD / RCTA approach indicator light will operate to alert the driver when there are vehicles in the neighboring lanes . When reversing the vehicle , the BSD / RCTA approach indicator light and warning buzzer will operate to alert the driver that a vehicle is approaching from the left or right side .
! BSD / RCTA approach indicator light
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BSD / RCTA approach indicator light
It is mounted in each side of the outside mirrors .
The indicator light will illuminate when a vehicle approaching from behind is detected .
The indicator light will flash to warn the driver of dangers under the following conditions .
. While the indicator light illuminates , if you operate the turn signal lever toward the side in which this light turned on .
. When reversing the vehicle while the system detects a vehicle approaching from either side .