Honda CR-V: Cross Traffic Monitor* / How the System Works

Honda CR-V 2017-2025 Owner's Manual / Driving / Parking Your Vehicle / Cross Traffic Monitor* / How the System Works

The system activates when:

The power mode is in ON.
The Cross Traffic Monitor system is turned on.
The transmission is in .
Your vehicle is moving at 3 mph (5 km/h) or lower.

Honda CR-V. How the System Works

When a vehicle is detected approaching from a rear corner, Cross Traffic Monitor alerts you with a buzzer and a displayed warning.

The system will not detect a vehicle that approaches from directly behind your vehicle, nor will it provide alerts about a detected vehicle when it moves directly behind your vehicle.

The system does not detect or provide alerts for a vehicle that is moving away from your vehicle, and it may alert for pedestrians, bicycles, or stationary objects.

Cross Traffic Monitor*

* Not available on all models Monitors the rear corner areas using the radar sensors when reversing, and alerts you if a vehicle approaching from a rear corner is detected...

When the System Detects a Vehicle

An arrow icon appears on the side a vehicle is approaching on the audio/information screen. If the on the lower right changes to when the transmission is in , mud snow or ice may have accumulated in the vicinity of the sensor...

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Honda CR-V 2017-2025 Owner's Manual: Opening/Closing the Panoramic Roof

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