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My guess is the 2017 2nd-gen CX-5 would have ABSM!I wonder which BSM will be in the 2017 CX-5
My guess is the 2017 2nd-gen CX-5 would have ABSM!I wonder which BSM will be in the 2017 CX-5
in bumper to bumper traffic it won;t light up, I think BSM only functions above 15 or 20 mph. But if you're going above 20mph, it should light up whether you just passed or not, if a car is in your blindspot it's just logical that it lights up. it shouldn't matter if you just passed or not, what if the car that you just passed speeds up and goes as the same pace as you ?
the BSM won;t light up ? IMHO, that would be a weird design. CX9 drivers would be second guessing the BSM system all the time and wouldn;t trust what it's telling them.
You're right. I didn't notice it lighting up until I reached the 30mph speed. Tried to check my system setting for the BSM but it doesn't have one. All I found was the BSM sound setting.
Another thing I noticed is the BSM light doesn't light up either side when my vehicle is going 10 mph faster or more than those vehicles beside me. Noticed it the other day when I was at 76 mph and the vehicle I pass through was only running around 60mph. Validated it when I matched his speed and went 68mph and that's when the BSM warning showed.
After having my Signature for a few months now I clearly understand how the BSM works. My system works the same as in the video.
The system is smarter than we are... the light is on only when the vehicle beside you is the same speed or faster. In the video, the BSM knows you are passing the car. It takes into account the speed differential of the other car vs yours. This is the same way that the rear cross traffic alert works... it monitors the speed of oncoming vehicles.
I think the system works well as intended
anyone else with 2016 encounter this ?
I have the same problem on my 2016 CX 9 just bought it in March but for some reason the passenger side blind spot only works sometimes even when passing a car or a car approaching your blind spot it wouldn't detect it then after a few cars then it would go on idky though, driver side not problem i took it in today to the dealer they had it the whole day the couldn't find anything they said its normal, I'm like its normal for a car to be in my blind spot and the BSM can't detect it and let me know there's a car in my blind spot is kinda STUPID! I almost got into am accident cause my BSM didn't let me know there's a car in my blind spot when i was trying to change lanes SMH...HOPEFULLY MAZDA has a recall for this BSM seems like its cause an issue....
I have the same problem on my 2016 CX 9 just bought it in March but for some reason the passenger side blind spot only works sometimes even when passing a car or a car approaching your blind spot it wouldn't detect it then after a few cars then it would go on idky though, driver side not problem i took it in today to the dealer they had it the whole day the couldn't find anything they said its normal, I'm like its normal for a car to be in my blind spot and the BSM can't detect it and let me know there's a car in my blind spot is kinda STUPID! I almost got into am accident cause my BSM didn't let me know there's a car in my blind spot when i was trying to change lanes SMH...HOPEFULLY MAZDA has a recall for this BSM seems like its cause an issue....
I've had a 2017 Grand Touring for almost 1000 miles and have had no issues with the BSM. It's my first car with this feature and, compared to nothing, I find it great. Personally, if I am passing a car at speed then I don't really need to the BSM to kick in.....I know where I am based on speed and seeing the car. I think others have said the same thing.
My last car was a 2006 BMW X3 that had none of these features (they really didn't exist back then). Before that, obviously, no cars really had them. I've been driving for the better part of 30 years (like a lot of you assume) so, of course, I'm trained in the old fashioned ways of having to check a blind spot or use a rear view to parallel park.
I'm all for these new safety features--they make things easier and safer. For me the CX9 is, first and foremost, a family vehicle. That said, I don't think these features are meant to be used at the complete expense of both common sense and human interaction I know the future we are heading for is fully autonomous and maybe the machines will be smarter than we are.
But for now I'm perfectly content with these advancements as enhancements to the driving skills I bring with me, imperfect and human though they may be.
I use the BSM but when i'm changing lanes and the BSM shows "off" (i.e. no car) I STILL ALSO look to be sure. And I assume any driver who learned to drive before 2015 does the same...