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Blind Spot Monitoring
System
This driving aid system is designed to
improve safety when driving and is in no
circumstances a substitute for the use
of the interior rear view mirror and door
mirrors. It is the driver's responsibility to
constantly check the traffic, to assess the
distances and relative speeds of other
vehicles and to predict their movements
before deciding whether to change lane.
This system is a
driving aid which cannot,
in any circumstances, replace the need for
vigilance on the part of the driver.
Activation/Deactivation
Activation and deactivation of the
system is done in the Vehicle/
Driving menu of the touch screen.
Select the " Driving functions " then the "Blind
spot sensors " tab.
This system warns the driver of the presence of
another vehicle in the blind spot angle of their
vehicle (areas hidden from the driver's field
of vision), as soon as this presents a
potential
danger. -
a
fter a
delay of about one second, when
overtaking a vehicle slowly.
This indicator lamp lights up on the
instrument panel.
A warning lamp appears in the door mirror on
the side in question:
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i
mmediately, when being overtaken, Sensors fitted in the front and rear bumpers
monitor the blind spots.
The system state remains in memory when the
ignition is switched off.
To deactivate the system, once
again select " Blind spot sensors "
in the " Driving functions " tab.
The indicator lamp goes off.
The system is automatically deactivated
when towing with a towbar approved by
P E U G E O T.
Operation
Sensors fitted in the front and rear bumpers
monitor the blind spots.
The alert is given by an orange warning lamp
coming on in the relevant door mirror, as soon
as a
vehicle – car, lorry, bicycle – is detected.
The following conditions must be met for this:
-
a
ll vehicles are moving in the same direction
and in adjacent lanes,
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Driving
