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Old Jul 5, 2012 | 11:05 pm
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rallison
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: National Executive, Hertz Five Star
Posts: 10
Originally Posted by drzoidberg
How did you like the Cross-Traffic Alert sensor?
For traffic in my blind spot, I liked it. Took a day or two to get used to, but was definitely a nice addition to simply checking mirrors and doing the over-the-shoulder check. I did encounter some false positives on narrow roads where rock walls 7-8 ft to my left kept on triggering it - not really a concern, though, since these were roads where you don't need to worry about blind spot traffic.

As for the cross traffic alert sensor, since I usually reverse into parking spots, this was basically of little use to me. The few times it triggered, it was useless. I think a stationary tree (most are) triggered it once.
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