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Thedetectabilityoftheradarsensorshasitslimitations.TheBSMsystemmaynotoperate
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properlyunderthefollowingconditions:
Ice,snow,orsoiladherestotherearbumpersurfacearoundtheradarsensors.
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Duringadverseweatherconditionssuchasrainorsnow,orunderconditionswherewateris
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sprayed.
Therearbumperareaaroundtheradarsensorsisblockedbyforeignmaterial(suchas
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stickersorabicyclecarrier).
Theradarsensorsmaynotdetectalltypesofvehiclesaroundyourvehicle,especiallythe
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followingtypesofvehicles:
Motorcycles
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Vehicleswithbodyshapesthatradarmaynotreflectsuchasaflatbedtrailerwithnocargo.
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Vehicleswithlowerbodyheightsuchassportscars.
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HavetheradarsensorsinspectedatanAuthorizedMazdaDealerifanyshockisappliedtothe
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rearbumper,eveninaminoraccident.Ifthevehicleisdrivenwithadamagedradarsensor,the
systemmaynotoperateproperlyresultinginanaccident.
Forrepairsorpaintworkaroundtheradarsensors,orreplacementofthebumper,consultan
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AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
TheradarsensorsoftheBSMsystemmayberegulatedundertheradiowaverelatedlawsofthe
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countrywherethevehicleisdriven.ThesensorsinthissystemareapprovedforuseintheU.S.A.
(includingterritories),Canada,andMexico.IfavehiclewithBSMsystemisdriveninacountry
otherthantheU.S.A.,Canada,orMexico,thesystemhastobeturnedoffusingtheBSMOFF
switch.
Thedetectionareaofthesystemhasbeendeterminedbasedonthelanewidthofgeneral
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freeways.Thereforeonaroadwithanarrowerlanewidth,thesystemmaydetectvehiclesona
lanenexttotheadjacentlaneandoperatethewarninglight/beep.Onaroadwithwiderlane
width,thesystemmaynotdetectvehiclesontheadjacentlaneandmaynotoperatethewarning
light/beep.
Operationofthewarninglight/beepmaybedelayedorthesystemmaynotoperatethewarning
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light/beepunderthefollowingconditions:
Thevehicleacceleratesfromastanding-startwithavehiclealongside.
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Avehiclemovesfromalanetwolanesovertotheadjacentlane.
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Thedifferenceinvehiclespeedbetweenyourvehicleandanothervehicleislargerwhen
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passingorbeingpassed,andthevehiclepassesthedetectionareawithinashortperiodof
time.
Onasteepincline,orwhenthereisadifferenceinheightbetweenlanes.
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ImmediatelyafterthesystemhasbeenactivatedbypressingtheBSMOFFswitchagainafterit
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hasbeenturnedoff(BSMOFFindicatorlightininstrumentpanelilluminates)bypressingthe
switch.
Althoughthesystemmaydetectobjectsontheroadsidesuchasparkedvehiclesorguardrailsand
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operatethewarninglight/beep,itdoesnotindicateamalfunction.
Ifthevehicleisdrivenonaroadwithlesstrafficandfewvehiclesthattheradarsensorscan
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detect,thesystemmaypause(TheBSMOFFindicatorlightintheinstrumentpanelflashes).
However,itdoesnotindicateamalfunction.
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