The blind - spot system worked well, lighting up
icons in the side mirrors when cars were off the corresponding rear quarter.
A blind - spot monitor system, also part of the Driver Assistance package, proved useful, warning me of cars trailing off my rear quarters with
lights in the side mirrors.
The visual alert is a yellow (usually)
indicator in the side mirror glass, inside edge of the mirror housing, or on the A pillar inside the car.
Keyless ignition, turn
signals in the side mirrors, controls on the leather steering wheel, hands - free entry and other exceptional features are also available in each of these trim levels.
The blind - spot detection worked very well, lighting up a row of
LEDs in the side mirrors when cars were in the A7's blind spot.
And why not add two
more in the side mirrors for a birds - eye surround view, to improve the accuracy of parking in tight spaces or backing out of a narrow driveway?
The system encompasses audible warning signals, as well as visual indicators
set in the side mirrors and projected onto the centre console touchscreen from the rear - view camera.
With sensors in the rear bumper and warning
icons in both side mirrors to alert you when vehicles are detected, change lanes with added confidence.
The quick test: if you
look in your side mirrors and you see the side of the car, then you're not using the mirror's capacity!
When we feel like having some input in the drive and choose to change lanes, blind spot sensors light up little amber lights
in the side mirror casings if a car is off either rear quarter of the 750Li.
Lane departure warning triggers an audible warning if it detects the CUV veering from its lane without a turn signal, while blind - spot detection provides a visual warning
in the side mirrors if a vehicle is hovering in those harder - to - see places.
But the blind spot detection feature made an immediate difference, lighting up a
warning in the side mirror casings whenever a car hung off our rear quarter.
One near crash was when the mother of a driver was trying to explain to the young daughter that changing lanes on the freeway can be safely accomplished even if a vehicle can be
seen in the side mirror.
The head up display was a great addition, particularly since it put the blind spot warning in the HUD (as well
as in the side mirrors).
The blind - spot monitoring system, another favorite safety feature of mine, lit up dots
in the side mirrors whenever another car was traveling off the Fusion's rear quarter, letting me know if it wasn't safe to change lanes.
New for 2013, the Prestige trim offers Audi Side Assist that can detect cars in your blind spot and flashes LEDs
in the side mirror housings as a warning.
This car has very good acceleration and is loaded with great options like the rear power window shade, power
fold in side mirrors, GPS,...
Most cars with blind spot detection have an indicator
lamp in the side mirror and the car beeps loudly if you attempt to change lanes.
Older drivers find it harder to turn their heads and look over their shoulders for traffic that's
not in a side mirror; they benefit most from BSD.
For your money, Scion includes 16 - inch alloy wheels, turn - signal
repeaters in the side mirrors, a low - speed forward - collision warning system, cruise control, air conditioning, keyless entry, push - button ignition, a backup camera, and Mazda's 7 - inch infotainment system screen.
I like sitting up higher, lots of visibility, great «driving aids» like the back - up camera and blinking /
beeping in side mirrors when there is a car in the blind spots.
For those who like to keep their cars clean but get frustrated when excess
water in the side mirrors blows out and leaves water spots down the side of the car there's The Mirror Drip Catch from TFP.
This can be knocked down slightly by deleting the running boards and the locking lug nuts, which still leaves navigation, dual - zone automatic climate control, a JBL stereo, an adjustable electric tailgate, pushbutton ignition, front seat heaters and an 8 - way - adjustable driver's seat, a power tilt - and - slide sunroof, blind - spot
monitors in the side mirrors and rear - cross-traffic alert.
Available Side Blind Zone Alert technology uses radar sensors to help you avoid a collision by indicating
in your side mirrors detected vehicles in your blind zones.
When changing lanes, many drivers start to ease over, maybe put on the blinker, and only then
glance in the side mirror or turn the head.
However, it wasn't that boring, when about 300 km along we heard a loud noise and ground to a halt after
watching in the side mirror a tyre shred from a 16in split - rim steel rear wheel.
Doorings most often occur when the motor vehicle driver fails to
check in his side mirror to determine if a bicyclist is approaching.
Volvo's side view assist, dubbed blind spot information, has rear - facing
cameras in the side mirrors to monitor traffic on both sides.
Aesthetics are improved with the addition of a short antenna mounted on the rear of the vehicle, and ES models get turn
signals in the side mirrors.
Finally, our full tech suite includes a Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) system that illuminates small amber
LEDs in the side mirrors when another vehicle is detected in the blind spots to either side of the RAV4.
Lane departure warning vibrated the wheel whenever I crossed a lane line without signaling, and a blind - spot monitor lit up an icon
in the side mirror casing if another car was in the next lane over.
An indicator flashes
in the side mirror if it senses a vehicle quickly approaching in a neighboring lane while you signal for a lane change.
This M5 came equipped with my favorite safety feature, blind - spot detection, which lit up a triangular
icon in the side mirror casings when a car was in the next lane over.