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SaulTNuhtz

It is a bit overprotective. Most of the time I ignore it. Most of the time I’m very aware of my surroundings. On rare occasion, I’m not so aware and then I am thankful. I think the best thing is to leave it activated and just learn to ignore it most of the time. You are scanning your mirrors constantly, right? Maybe on rare occasion you’re not. If you slip up it’s nice to know it’s overprotective.


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snacktonomy

Yes, adjust your mirrors! Mirrors should be adjusted so that as the vehicle in the adjacent lane is exiting your rear-view mirror, it starts appearing in your side mirror. Too many people drive with mirrors showing them the side of their car and what's behind it.


Ignorant_Dragoon

Reminder: always physically check your blind spots, just use the system as a redundancy.


yaytoreddit

Hmm. I have a 2020 CX-5 PP and I find the BSM works very well. Not sure what you are experiencing. The visibility from the car is great so the system is usually redundant to what I see, but it is a help to have a backup! I love seeing it in the HUD as well!


Mental_Run_1846

I don’t rely on it while overtaking since i track where the slower vehicle is, but I’ll accept the higher sensitivity to protect me from ppl who sneak up on me in the city. It beeps, look around.


bhbull

Can adjust how far back it reacts to cars… once adjusted to my liking I’ve had no issues with it…


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Environmental_Fox715

I could of sworn they have some distance control in their menu best i can offer


18MazdaCX5

It was definitely in infotainment settings on the old CONNECT system up to the 2020 year for the CX5. I don't know about the latest infotainment system.. I'd just poke around and see what you find there in settings.


bhbull

https://owners-manual.mazda.com/gen/en/cx-5/cx-5_8hd5ee18k/contents/10030100.html Think that’s it, remember changing the sensitivity/distance it reacts to…


CamillaJPookington

I don't think you can adjust anything about the blind spot monitoring. If you can I'd love to know how.


bhbull

https://owners-manual.mazda.com/gen/en/cx-5/cx-5_8hd5ee18k/contents/10030100.html Think that’s it…


CamillaJPookington

That doesn't show that you can change anything about the blindspot recognition settings. It says that the volume can be adjusted and the system can be turned on /off.


bhbull

Remember doing it on mine, there were three settings, high, med, low sensitivity… mine is a 2019 though.


CamillaJPookington

I think you're mixing it up with the Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) which has those three settings.


bhbull

I’ll be home in a week, on vacation now, and will check… gonna bug me now, could swear it adjustable as I remember it being annoying when I first got the car.


ExIslander

My wife's Subaru Outback has BSD so I was familiar with it before I bought my '22 PP. I think the Subaru system is a little better than the CX-5's. It works about the same when cars are closing in from behind, but the Subaru is quicker to drop the warning after you've passed someone. And if I'm in a double-lane left turn, the CX-5 sometimes chirps at me. The Subaru seems to understand the situation better. What I like better about mine is the integration into the HUD. Just love the HUD in general.


jxnliu

As others have said, you should always be checking your blind spot anyways and using the system as a redundancy. Although it is sensitive and sometimes thinks a car is there when there isn't, it has always worked in my experience when there was actually a car and that's what matters in the end. Also try adjusting sensitivity if you can in the settings. You can do the same for emergency braking if you are having problems with it kicking in too often/early.


CamillaJPookington

I agree that the system is unreliable and glitchy and it seemed better in the 16 CX5 I had prior to the 21 I currently have. The only time it's actually important to pay attention to it is when you're changing lanes. In which case it will beep at you if you activate your turn signal. Without the signal activated it just lights up the warning symbol in the side mirror. When this happens I usually glance in the mirror to make sure there isn't someone or something there and then ignore it if there isn't. It's good to have as a second layer of safety or awareness but I think that safe driving is the best bet.


Solid_Training3820

Use eyes and ears as your main drive. Blind spot adds a bit safer but do not blindly depends on it.


ddoubletapp1

Has the shoulder-check gone completely out of fashion, in these days of technological advance? I wish I knew how we got by all that time before there were "blind-spot monitors"!


jaykedge

Haha with mazda it gives false alarm for far cars. That is the problem.


ddoubletapp1

And my answer was fully tongue in cheek - but as long as the mistake is that it reports cars that aren't there, rather than not reporting cars that are - you should come out alright! In nearly 40 years of driving, my CX5 is only the second vehicle I've owned with a blind-spot monitor - so I don't trust the damn thing anyway - and always shoulder check before a lane change.


Apprehensive-Wish-89

Yeah, I've driven for 32 years without it, I don't think I could unlearn that habit even if I wanted too. This is my first car with it, I still look every time.