About Side Bicyclist Alert

If equipped, Side Bicyclist Alert uses radar sensors in the rear corners of the vehicle to detect moving bicyclists located in your side blind zones.

When you start your vehicle, the system will briefly display alert icons in the outside mirrors to indicate that the system is operating.

• An amber Lane Change Alert/Side Bicyclist Alert icon lights up in the left-/right-side mirror when a moving bicyclist is detected on that side in a blind zone or rapidly approaching that zone. The icon flashes if the turn signal is activated in the direction of the detected bicyclist.
• A lit icon indicates it may be unsafe to change lanes or open your door, it does NOT indicate that it is safe to change lanes or open your door. Before making a lane change, you still need to check your mirrors, glance over your shoulder and use your turn signal.
• If you use your turn signal in the direction of a detected bicyclist or the system detects steering wheel input while a bicyclist or other object is detected in your side blind zone, you’ll hear a warning chime or feel a Safety Alert Seat pulse from the direction of the detected bicyclist (if equipped and selected in the Alert Type menu).

In certain circumstances, Side Bicyclist Alert can also detect approaching bicyclists when your vehicle is in PARK or OFF.

When the feature detects an approaching bicyclist or another detected object within 10 meters (approximately 32 feet) behind your vehicle, you will see side-mirror alerts and hear chimes alerting you not to open a door on that side until the bicyclist or object passes. It is possible to see multiple alerts and hear multiple chimes if multiple bicyclists are detected.

Side Bicyclist Alert will be active for up to two minutes after you shift to PARK or turn your vehicle off.

When you get these alerts, you will also see a message in your Driver Information Center (DIC) indicating that an object has been detected on the right or left side of your vehicle.

You can disable Side Bicyclist Alert in the Vehicle Personalization menu in your infotainment system.

Feature settings stay the same from the previous ignition cycle, so if you disabled Side Bicyclist Alert and want to use it again, you need to remember to turn it back on.