Door opening alerts

Updated 2024-09-19

Door opening alerts are designed to make exiting your car safer. They can warn you of traffic approaching from behind so that you don't open a door in its path.

Door opening alerts are designed to warn you of passing traffic so that you don't open a door in its path. These alerts can be provided when the car is stationary or moving very slowly1.

When the car detects traffic that is about to pass close to the car's sides, a light appears in the wing mirror. If you begin to open the door on the side of the detected traffic, the alert intensifies. A sound alert can occur along with the visual alerts depending on how urgent the warning is.

Tip

Door opening alerts and blind spot information

Door opening alerts are indicated in a similar way to alerts about vehicles in your blind spot. These two features also rely on the same rear radars for detection of traffic.

Limitations

The car uses its rear radar system to detect approaching traffic. Be sure to read about radar and detection conditions and limitations in their separate section of the manual.

Blind spot detection areas — Radar detection areas.

Important

Door opening alerts are supplements to safe user practices. The driver and passengers are fully responsible for making sure that the car doors can be safely opened.