Cadillac 2011 DTS Owner's Manual

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Black plate (42,1)Cadillac DTS Owner Manual - 2011Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)The vehicle may have a Side Blind Zone Alert (SBZA)system. Read this entire section before using thesystem.{ WARNING:SBZA is only a lane changing aid and does notreplace driver vision. SBZA does not detect:. Vehicles outside the side blind zones whichmay be rapidly approaching.. Pedestrians, bicyclists, or animals.Failure to use proper care when changing lanesmay result in damage to the vehicle, injury,or death. Always check the outside and rearviewmirrors, glance over your shoulder, and use theturn signal before changing lanes.When the system detects a vehicle in the side blindzone, amber SBZA displays will light up in the sidemirrors. This indicates that it may be unsafe to changelanes. Before making a lane change, always check theSBZA display, check the outside and rearview mirrors,look over your shoulder for vehicles and hazards, anduse the turn signal.SBZA Detection ZonesThe SBZA sensor covers a zone of approximatelyone lane over from both sides of the vehicle, 3.5 m(11 ft). This zone starts at each side mirror and goesback approximately 5 m (16 ft). The height of the zone isapproximately between 0.5 m (1.5 ft) and 2.0 m (6 ft) offthe ground.3-42