Driving
CTAdetectionlimitations:Duetothenatureofradartechnology,
theremaybecertaininstanceswherevehiclesenteringandexitingthe
blindspotzonesmaynotbedetected.Belowisalistofcircumstances
thatmaycausenon-detection:
•
•
Debrisbuild-upontherearquarterpanelfascias
Therearquarterpanelradarbeamsareobstructedorpartially
obstructedbyanadjacentlyparkedvehicleorobject.
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Approachingvehiclespassingatspeedsgreaterthan15mph
(24
km/h)
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Severeweatherconditions
Drivinginreversefasterthan3mph(5km/h)
Backingoutofanangledparkingspot
CTAfalsealerts
Duetothenatureofradartechnology,theremaybecertaininstances
whentheBLISwillalertwithnoobjectpresentwhenbackingup.This
isknownasafalsealert.Someleveloffalsealertsarenormal.
Circumstancesthatmaycauseafalsealertwhenbackinguparebacking
outofagarage,backingintoaparkingspace,andobjectsverycloseto
thesensor.Falsealertsaretemporaryandselfcorrect.
CTAandreversesensingsystem(RSS)interaction
CTAworksalongwiththereversesensingsystem(RSS)(ifequipped).
Becomefamiliarwiththewarningtonesofbothsystems.
BLISand/orCTAon/offanddisableoperation
TheBLISand/ortheCTAcanbeturnedoffviathemessagecenter.If
eithertheBLISand/ortheCTAisturnedoff,thesystemswill
automaticallyturnbackonatthenextignitionkeycycle.Wheneither
theBLISand/ortheCTAisturnedoff,themessagecenterdisplays
BLINDSPOTSYSOFFand/orCTASYSTEMOFF.WhentheBLIS
and/ortheCTAsystemisoff,thedriverwillnotreceivealerts.Referto
MessagecenterintheInstrumentClusterchapter.
Note:Ifthesystemcannotbeturnedoff,refertoMyKey™intheLocks
andSecuritychapterformoreinformation.
TheBLISand/ortheCTAcanbedisabledpermanentlyevenafteran
ignitionkeycycle.Thismustbedonebyyourauthorizeddealer.Note:
Onceeitherofthesystemsaredisabled,enablingmustalsobeperformed
atthedealership.Whendisabled,themessagecenterwilldisplayBLIND
SPOTDISABLEDand/orCTADISABLED.
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2010
Taurus(500)
OwnersGuide,3rdPrinting
USA(fus)
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