191
Blind spot sensors
This driving assistance system warns the driver of the p resence o f a nother v ehicle i n t he b lind sp
ot
a
ngle
o
f
t
heir
v
ehicle
(
areas
m
asked
f
rom
th
e
d
river's
f
ield
o
f
v
ision),
a
s
s
oon
a
s
t
his
pr
esents
a p
otential
d
anger.
Operation
F On switching on t he i gnition, o r e ngine ru
nning, p ress t his b utton t o a ctivate t he fu
nction;
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n.
Sensors
f
itted
i
n
t
he
f
ront
a
nd
r
ear
b
umpers
mo
nitor
t
he
b
lind
s
pots.
A
w
arning
l
amp
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
d
oor
m
irror
o
n
th
e s
ide i
n q
uestion:
- im
mediately, w
hen b
eing ov
ertaken,
-
af
ter
a d
elay
o
f
a
bout
o
ne
s
econd,
w
hen
ove
rtaking
a v
ehicle
s
lowly.
This
s
ystem
i
s
d
esigned
t
o
i
mprove
sa
fety
w
hen
d
riving
a
nd
i
s
i
n
n
o
ci
rcumstances
a s
ubstitute
f
or
t
he
u
se
of t
he
i
nterior
r
ear
v
iew
m
irror
a
nd
d
oor
mi
rrors.
I
t
i
s
t
he
d
river's
r
esponsibility
t
o
co
nstantly
c
heck
t
he
t
raffic,
t
o
a
ssess
th
e
d
istances
a
nd
r
elative
s
peeds
of o
ther
v
ehicles
a
nd
t
o
p
redict
t
heir
mov
ements
b
efore
d
eciding
w
hether
t
o
chan
ge
lane
.
The
b
lind
s
pot
s
ensor
s
ystem
c
an
n
ever
re
place
t
he
n
eed
f
or
v
igilance
o
n
t
he
pa
rt
o
f
t
he
d
river.
6
Driving
