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Blind Spot Information System (If Equipped)
WARNING:
Do not use the blind spot information system as a replacement for using the interior and exterior mirrors or looking over your shoulder before changing lanes. The blind spot information system is not a replacement for careful driving.
WARNING:
The system may not operate properly during severe weather conditions, for example snow, ice, heavy rain and spray. Always drive with due care and attention. Failure to take care may result in a crash. |
The system is designed to detect vehicles that may have entered the blind spot zone. The detection area is on both sides of your vehicle, extending rearward from the exterior mirrors to approximately
13 ft (4 m) beyond the rear bumper. The detection area extends to approximately
59 ft (18 m) beyond the rear bumper when the vehicle speed is greater than
30 mph (48 km/h) to alert you of faster approaching vehicles.
Note:
The system does not prevent contact with other vehicles. It is not designed to detect parked vehicles, pedestrians, animals or other infrastructures.
Using the Blind Spot Information System
Vehicles with Automatic Transmission
The system turns on when all of the following occur:- You start your vehicle.
- You shift into drive (D).
- The vehicle speed is greater than 6 mph (10 km/h).
Note:
The system does not operate in park (P) or reverse (R).
Vehicles with Manual Transmission
The system turns on when all of the following occur:- You start your vehicle.
- The vehicle speed is greater than 6 mph (10 km/h).
Note:
The system does not operate in reverse (R).
System Lights and Messages
When the system detects a vehicle, an alert indicator illuminates in the exterior mirror on the side the approaching vehicle is coming from. If you turn the direction indicator on for that side of your vehicle, the alert indicator flashes.
Note:
The system may not alert you if a vehicle quickly passes through the detection zone.
Blocked Sensors
The sensors are behind the rear bumper on both sides of your vehicle.
Note:
Keep the sensors free from snow, ice and large accumulations of dirt.
Note:
Do not cover the sensors with bumper stickers, repair compound or other objects.
Note:
Blocked sensors could affect system performance.
If the sensors become blocked, a message may appear in the information display. See
Information Messages.
The alert indicators remain illuminated but the system does not alert you.
Blind Spot Information System with Trailer Tow (If Equipped)
The system is designed to detect vehicles that may have entered the blind spot zone (A). The detection area is on both sides of your vehicle and trailer, extending rearward from the exterior mirrors to the end of your trailer.
The system turns on when all of the following occur:- You attach a trailer to your vehicle.
- You have set up the trailer to work with the system through the information display.
- You start your vehicle.
- You shift into drive (D).
- The vehicle speed is greater than 6 mph (10 km/h).
Note:
If you switch the Blind Spot Information System off, the Blind Spot Information System with Trailer Tow automatically turns off.
Note:
If you connect a trailer to your vehicle and do not set up the trailer through the information display, the system turns off and a warning message appears. See
Information Messages.
Note:
When towing a trailer, the extended blind spot zone range decreases to a short fixed or non-variable distance behind the trailer. The extended blind spot zone range returns to
59 ft (18 m) when the trailer is disconnected.
Setting up a Trailer
A Trailer lengthB Trailer widthC Trailer hitch ball |
You can set-up a trailer to work with the system through the information display. See
General Information.
When setting up a trailer, a sequence of screens appear asking for trailer information.
- Select type of trailer screen - Conventional, fifth wheel or gooseneck.
The system only supports conventional trailers. If you select fifth wheel or gooseneck, the system automatically turns off.
- Do you want to set up BLIS with trailer screen?
If no, the system turns off.
If yes, the menu goes to the next screen.
- Is the width less than 9 ft (2.7 m) and length less than 33 ft (10.1 m)?
If no, the system turns off.
If yes, the menu goes to the next screen.
- Trailer width measurement:
The width of the trailer is measured at the front of the trailer. It is not measured at the widest point of the trailer. The maximum width at the front of the trailer that the system can support is
8.5 ft (2.6 m).
Note:
You do not need to enter an exact trailer width measurement. You only need to confirm that the width of the trailer is
8.5 ft (2.6 m) or less.
- Trailer length measurement:
The trailer length is the distance between the trailer hitch ball and the rear of the trailer. The maximum length that the system can support is
33 ft (10.1 m).
- Enter length of trailer:
The default setting is
18 ft (5.5 m). Toggling up or down using the menu buttons increases or decreases the measurement by
3 ft (1 m). Select a length that is equal to or within
3 ft (1 m) of the actual measured length. For example, if the actual measured length is
25 ft (7.6 m), toggle the length in the menu to
27 ft (8.2 m). When you enter the length of the trailer, the system setup is saved.
Note:
If the trailer is actually a bike rack or cargo rack with electrical lighting, enter a length of
3 ft (1 m). Cross Traffic Alert remains on for trailers with a length of
3 ft (1 m) or less.
Note:
Proper measurement and measurement entry is required for the system to function as designed.
System Operation
When you connect a trailer to your vehicle, the trailer set up menu appears in the information display. This menu allows you to set up a new trailer or choose from a previously set up trailer. A warning message appears and the system turns off if you do not choose or add a new trailer.
Note:
The warning message may not appear until your vehicle speed reaches
22 mph (35 km/h).
If you select a trailer in the information display before connecting a trailer to your vehicle, the system loads the configuration for the selected trailer. When a trailer is connected, a warning message appears.
Note:
A second warning message may appear stating that the Cross Traffic Alert system has turned off. The Blind Spot Information System with Trailer Tow continues to function normally in this situation.
Note:
The system remembers the last selected trailer set up when you start your vehicle.
Trailer Considerations
The system is designed to work with a trailer with a front width of
8.5 ft (2.6 m) or less, and a total length from the trailer hitch ball to the rear of the trailer of
33 ft (10.1 m) or less.
Some trailers may cause a slight change in system performance:- Large box trailers may cause false alerts to occur when driving next to infrastructures or near parked cars. A false alert may also occur while making a 90-degree turn.
- Trailers that have a width greater than 8.5 ft (2.6 m) at the front and have a total length greater than 20 ft (6 m) may cause delayed alerts when a vehicle is passing at high speed.
- Box trailers that have a width greater than 8.5 ft (2.6 m) at the front may cause early alerts when you pass a vehicle.
- Clam shell or V-Nose box trailers with a width greater than 8.5 ft (2.6 m) at the front may cause delayed alerts when a vehicle traveling the same speed as your vehicle merges lanes.
System Errors
If the system detects a fault, a warning lamp illuminates and a message displays. See
Information Messages.
Switching the System On and Off
You can switch the system off using the information display. See
General Information.
When you switch the system off, a warning lamp illuminates and a message displays. When you switch the system on or off, the alert indicators flash twice.
Note:
The system remembers the last setting when you start your vehicle.
Note:
The system may not correctly operate when towing a trailer. For vehicles with a trailer tow module and tow bar approved by us, the system turns off when you attach a trailer. For vehicles with an aftermarket trailer tow module or tow bar, we recommend that you switch the system off when you attach a trailer.
To permanently switch the system off, contact an authorized dealer.
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