Driving
TheBLISwilltriggerthealertforvehiclesthatenteryourblindzone
fromtherearormergeintotheblindzonefromtheside.Vehiclesthat
youpass,oravehiclethatenterstheblindzonefromthefront,will
triggerthealertonlyafterthevehicleispresentintheblindzonefor
threeseconds.Note:Forvehiclesthatpassthroughtheblindzone
quickly,typicallylessthantwoseconds,theBLISwillnotilluminatethe
alert.
TheBLISconsistsoftworadar
sensorseachlocatedrearwardof
therearwheelhiddenbehindthe
bumperfascia.Donotplaceany
typeofbumperstickerinthisarea.
Note:TheBLIStypicallywillnot
detectparkedvehicles,humans,
animals,orinfrastructure(fences,
guardrails,trees,etc.).TheBLIS
doesnotfunctionwhenthetransmissionisinR(Reverse)orP(Park).
TheBLISdoesnotprovideanyadditionalwarningwhenyourturn
signalisactivated.
BLISdetectionlimitations:Duetothenatureofradartechnology,
theremaybecertaininstanceswherevehiclesenteringandexitingthe
blindspotzonesmaynotbedetected.Belowisalistofcircumstances
thatmaycausenon-detection:
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Debrisbuildupontherearquarterpanelfascias
Certainmaneuveringofvehiclesenteringandexitingtheblindzone
Vehiclespassingthroughtheblindzoneatveryfastrates
Severeweatherconditions
Whenseveralvehiclesformingaconvoypassthroughtheblindzone.
BLISFalseAlerts
Duetothenatureofradartechnology,theremaybecertaininstances
whentheBLISwillalertwithnoobjectpresentintheblindzone.This
isknownasafalsealert.Someleveloffalsealertsarenormal.
Circumstancesthatmaycauseafalsealertareguardrails,freeway
concretewalls,cyclonefencing,sharpturnsaroundapoleorbuilding,or
comingtoastopwithavehicledirectlybehindbutveryclose.False
alertsaretemporaryandselfcorrect.
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Product Specification
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