Driver Controls and Instruments the vehicle. This system will not warn of many pos- sible hazards. Do not assume it is "all clear" if no alert lights are illuminated. Vehicles cannot be detected on the other side of a hill. An alarm will not sound until the object is within the antenna assembly’s field of view. Failure to drive safely and use the system properly could result in personal injury and/or death and se- vere property damage. On approaching a steep hill, objects above the beam cannot be detected. Generally, the beam hitting the road surface does not cause an alarm. Certain special road situations may affect the system’s ability to detect objects.
These situations include the effects of curves, dips, and hills which can provide an unexpected result: The side sensor only detects objects within its field of view, next to your vehicle. A vehicle far- ther back, behind the field of view, will not be de- tected. The side sensor range is set to detect average sized vehicles, 2 to 10 feet (0.5 to 3 meters) away, in the adjacent lane. The side sensor pro- vides a 15 degree vertical by 15 degree horizon- tal beam pattern. NOTE: A warning may sound when an object is detected in front of the vehicle even though the driver intends to turn away or stop before reaching the object.
When an object is detected in a very sharp right- or left-hand turn, the audible alarm will not sound. The radar beam of the CWS will detect near range cut-ins of approximately 30 feet (9 meters) or less, depending on the angle of entrance into the lane in front of your vehicle. When approaching a curve, before turning into it, alarms may sound and lights illuminate because of an object off of the road, directly in line with your vehicle. This will not occur when the brakes are applied. WARNING Elevated obstacles, such as overpasses and overhead signs, may be detected when ap- proaching a roadway descending to a lower el- evation.
Heavy rain or water spray at the side sensor may temporarily prevent the system from providing ad- equate warnings. 3.37