i-ACTIVSENSE

For example, even when the Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM) is operating normally, if the Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) has a problem, the i-ACTIVSENSE status symbol (warning/risk avoidance support system) (white) is displayed.

Even if the i-ACTIVSENSE status symbol (warning/risk avoidance support system) (green) is displayed, systems which do not meet the operation conditions will not operate.

• If the lead-acid battery power is weak, the system may not operate correctly.

• When driving on roads with little traffic and few vehicles ahead or obstructions for the front radar sensor to detect, “Safety and Driver Support Systems Temporarily Disabled. Front Radar Obscured. Drive Safely” may be temporarily displayed, however, this does not indicate a problem.

• The radar sensors are regulated by the relevant radio wave laws of the country in which the vehicle is driven. If the vehicle is driven abroad, authorization from the country in which the vehicle is driven may be required.

• DM and the earlier collision warning may not operate normally under the following conditions.

  • The driver monitoring camera is covered with something.

  • You are driving the vehicle while leaning on the steering wheel.

  • You are wearing glasses or sunglasses.

  • A cap or hat you are wearing partially blocks the driver monitoring camera's view of your eyes, you have long bangs partially covering your eyes, or a part of your face is invisible due to a face mask.

  • The lighting conditions change significantly (such as backlight, light from the side, or direct light from the setting sun, and the headlights of on-coming vehicles).

  • You are driving the vehicle with your head excessively tilted to one side or the other.

  • You are moving around extensively.

  • Your face or your eyes frequently turn in direction other than straight ahead (direction of travel).

  • Your line of sight moves or directly after it has moved.

  • There is a large difference between your line of sight and the direction your face is pointed.

  • You are driving the vehicle with your head largely tilted to one side.

  • Free/open source software information

    This product includes free/open sources. Information about the licensing and source code is available at the following URL.

    http://www.embedded-carmultimedia.jp/RTOS/License/oss/DMS_0201/

• The BSM will operate when all of the following conditions are met:

  • The power switch is switched ON.

  • The i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light in the instrument cluster is turned off.

  • The vehicle speed is about 10 km/h (6.3 mph) or faster.

• The BSM will not operate under the following circumstances.

  • The vehicle speed falls below about 10 km/h (6.3 mph) even though the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light is turned off.

  • The selector lever is shifted to reverse (R) and the vehicle is reversing.

  • The turning radius is small (making a sharp turn, turning at intersections).

• In the following cases, the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light turns on and operation of the system is stopped. If the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light remains illuminated, have the vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

  • Some problem with the system including the BSM warning indicator lights is detected.

  • A large deviation in the installation position of a rear side radar sensor on the vehicle has occurred.

  • There is a large accumulation of snow or ice on the rear bumper near a rear side radar sensor. Remove any snow, ice or mud on the rear bumper.

  • Driving on snow-covered roads for long periods.

  • The temperature near the rear side radar sensor becomes extremely hot due to driving for long periods on slopes during the summer.

  • The lead-acid battery voltage has decreased.

• Under the following conditions, the rear side radar sensor cannot detect target objects or it may be difficult to detect them.

  • The rear bumper around the rear side radar sensor is deformed.

  • Radio wave interference from a radar sensor equipped on a nearby vehicle.

  • The approaching vehicle is any of the following shapes.

    1. The size of the vehicle body is extremely small.

    2. The vehicle height is extremely low or high.

    3. A special type of vehicle with a complex shape.

  • A vehicle is in the detection area at the rear in an adjacent driving lane but it does not approach. The BSM determines the condition based on radar detection data.

  • A vehicle is traveling alongside your vehicle at nearly the same speed for an extended period of time.

  • Vehicles approaching in the opposite direction.

  • A vehicle in an adjacent driving lane is attempting to pass your vehicle.

  • A vehicle is in an adjacent lane on a road with extremely wide driving lanes. The detection area of the rear side radar sensor is set at the road width of expressways.

• In the following case, the flashing of the BSM warning indicator light, and the activation of the warning sound and the warning screen indicator display may not occur or they may be delayed.

  • A vehicle makes a lane change from a driving lane two lanes over to an adjacent lane.

  • Driving on steep slopes.

  • Crossing the summit of a hill or mountain pass.

  • When there is a difference in the height between your driving lane and the adjacent lane.

  • Directly after the BSM system becomes operable by changing the setting.

• If the road width is extremely narrow, vehicles two lanes over may be detected. The detection area of the rear side radar sensor is set according to the road width of expressways.

• The BSM warning indicator light may turn on and the vehicle detection screen may be displayed in the display in reaction to stationary objects (guardrails, tunnels, sidewalls, and parked vehicles) on the road or the roadside.

  Objects such as guardrails and concrete walls running alongside the vehicle.

  

   

  Places where the width between guardrails or walls on each side of the vehicle narrows.

  

   

  The walls at the entrance and exits of tunnels, turnouts.

  

• A BSM warning indicator light may flash or the warning beep may be activated several times when making a turn at a city intersection.

• Turn off the BSM while pulling a trailer or while an accessory such as a bicycle carrier is installed to the rear of the vehicle. Otherwise, the radar’s radio waves will be blocked causing the system to not operate normally.

• In the following cases, it may be difficult to view the illumination/flashing of the BSM warning indicator lights equipped on the door mirrors.

  • Snow or ice is adhering to the door mirrors.

  • The front door glass is fogged or covered in snow, frost or dirt.

• The rear side radar sensor of the BSM may be regulated under the radio wave related laws of the country where the vehicle is driven. If this system is used abroad, it may be necessary to turn off the system.

  Refer to Rear Side Radar Sensor (Search).

• The system switches to the Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) function when the selector lever is shifted to the reverse (R) position.

  Refer to Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) (Search).

• In the following cases, the excessive speed warning stops operating.

  • The vehicle speed is less than the speed of the displayed speed limit sign. (If the activation timing for the excessive speed warning is changed in the personalization features, the excessive speed warning stops operating when the vehicle speed is less than the changed vehicle speed.

  • A speed limit sign indication has been updated and the vehicle speed is lower than the updated indication.

  • Display of the speed limit sign stops.

• The warning indication is displayed at the same time the excessive speed warning sound is activated if the vehicle speed exceeds the speed indicated on the speed limit sign.

  Refer to Excessive Speed Warning (Search).

• If the Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) or data recorded in the navigation system incorrectly recognizes the actual speed limit sign at a lower speed, the excessive speed alarm is activated even if the vehicle is driven at the legal speed.

• The system may operate under the following conditions even if a vehicle is not approaching.

  • An object that reflects the radio waves of the radar such as a parked vehicle, guardrail, or wall is directly next to your vehicle.

  • Vehicles are stopped in the area around your vehicle such as during heavy traffic.

  • A vehicle approaching from the front or side of your vehicle slows down.

  • A vehicle approaching from the front or left side of your vehicle makes a right or left turn directly in front of your vehicle.

  • A vehicle or pedestrian moves in the parking lot or on the sidewalk in the area surrounding your vehicle.

  • After making a left or right turn, an on-coming vehicle is present.

  • When passing an on-coming vehicle.

  • A vehicle overtakes your vehicle while it is stopped.

  • Your vehicle is in an area where strong radio waves or electrical noise may occur such as near a television tower or power plant.

• Under the following conditions, the front side radar sensor cannot detect approaching vehicles or it might be difficult to detect them, and the system may not operate normally.

  • The front side radar sensor detection area is obstructed by a nearby wall or vehicle.

  • Directly after the system becomes operable.

  • Radio wave interference from a radar sensor equipped on a nearby vehicle.

  • The approaching vehicle has any of the following shapes.

    1. The size of the vehicle body is extremely small.

    2. The vehicle height is extremely low or high.

    3. A special type of vehicle with a complex shape

  • A vehicle suddenly enters the detection area from the front or side of your vehicle.

  • A vehicle that has stopped suddenly starts to move.

  • Multiple objects move at the same time.

  • The vehicle is driven in bad weather conditions such as heavy rain, fog, snow, or sand storms.

  • The vehicle is driven on a sharp curve or on bumpy roads.

  • An object that reflects the radio waves of the radar such as a parked vehicle, guardrail, or wall is directly next to your vehicle.

  • A vehicle approaches while turning (Such as roundabout)

  • The vehicle is driven at an extremely slow speed.

• In the following cases, the system turns on the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light and operation of the system is stopped. If the i-ACTIVSENSE warning indication/warning light remains on, have the vehicle inspected by an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

  • Some problem with the system has occurred.

  • The front side radar sensor installation position is greatly deviated.

  • There is a large accumulation of snow or ice on the front bumper near a front side radar sensor.

  • The temperature near the radar sensors becomes extremely hot due to driving for a long time on slopes during the summer.

  • The lead-acid battery voltage has decreased.

  • The front side radar sensor of the FCTA may be regulated under the radio wave related laws of the country where the vehicle is driven. If this system is used abroad, it may be necessary to turn off the system.

    Refer to Front Side Radar Sensor (Search).

If the power switch is switched OFF while you have canceled the system using the i-ACTIVSENSE OFF switch, the system is automatically enabled the next time the power switch is switched ON. However, if the system is canceled using [Settings] in Mazda Connect, the system is not automatically enabled.

You can check if the steering assist function is following the lane lines or it is following vehicles ahead, on the multi-information display.

Inactive

Active (vehicle ahead)

Active (lane line)

When the system does not detect a white (yellow) lane line on one side only, the system does not operate on the side that is not being detected.

If the vehicle is on a slope, obstructions taken by the camera can appear farther or closer than the actual distance from the vehicle.