# Kia’s incredibly useful blind-spot monitor **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [June 25, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786 "2025-06-25T19:39:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/21 "2025-06-26T13:07:13Z")
> [@TwinTurbo](#): > > I would expect this feature to cost less than the side mirror indicator Doing a web search shows that the Kia system camera does not eliminate the side mirror Blind spot warning . The camera only works when the turn signal is actvated . I wonder if people with bifocals have a little trouble with seeing the camera. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/22 "2025-06-26T13:37:57Z")
My wife’s crown has a blind spot monitor that has a light to show when a car is near on either right or left. My Corvette does NOT. I have to LT2. That feature is available in the LT3. It would be a nice feature to have on the Vette. But I did install those small convex mirrors on the side mirrors. They work great, ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/23 "2025-06-26T14:15:35Z")
> [@MikeInNH](#): > > did install those small convex mirrors on the side mirrors. They work great My last Mustang had those built into the mirrors. Very helpful. I installed those convex mirros on my Avalanche right after I bought it, mostly for towing, but they help in all circumstances. 21 years later they are still there and still clear. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/24 "2025-06-26T14:28:11Z")
I have progressive lenses (essentially trifocals) in my glasses and I don’t have a problem seeing the camera image. ---
**Author:** ![Clueless33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/25 "2025-06-26T17:36:41Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > As someone that doesn’t have a BSM, it is part of the tech package on my trim level A nice pickup truck as yours it’s disappointing that Toyota doesn’t include BSM system as mandatory. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/26 "2025-06-26T17:48:29Z")
> [@TwinTurbo](#): > > Side mirrors require me to turn my head to look whereas I can simply divert my gaze to see this camera image without significantly looking away from what’s ahead of me. I’m not sure I understand you here. Regardless of any mirrors and monitors, aren’t you looking over your shoulder as you should before changing lanes? ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/27 "2025-06-26T18:22:40Z")
Toyota did some strange things on these Tacoma’s… One guy said that some of the engineers that designed these trucks still think the earth is flat!!.. 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/28 "2025-06-26T19:02:31Z")
Well good luck trying to look over your shoulder like in the old days. Modern seat keep you in place. If you can twist your body enough to look at the right side of the car, you will see head restraints and pillars. I even have to use the mirrors to back the car let alone see the trailer to back it up. Maybe if you are seven foot tall. ---
**Author:** ![Clueless33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/29 "2025-06-26T19:03:45Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > Toyota did some strange things on these Tacoma’s… It’s money making strategy. The 2021 rav4 XLE didn’t come with GPS, despite the cost (37,000), unless I added it as an option for more money. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/30 "2025-06-26T19:25:38Z")
> [@lion9car](#): > > I’m not sure I understand you here. Regardless of any mirrors and monitors, aren’t you looking over your shoulder as you should before changing lanes? Naturally. That is the last check before executing a move. First, I want to know with relative certainty that it is clear to do. I use the mirror and then actually turn my head far enough to look. I drive a lot in heavy traffic. It would be a huge benefit if I didn’t have to look away multiple times before seeing an opening… ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/31 "2025-06-26T19:28:50Z")
> [@Clueless33](#): > > The 2021 rav4 XLE didn’t come with GPS Neither does the 2025. It is a subscription service. I just use Android Auto and my phone for that instead. ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/32 "2025-06-26T20:56:49Z")
> [@TwinTurbo](#): > > It would be a huge benefit if I didn’t have to look away multiple times before seeing an opening… That seems reasonable, then. ---
**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/33 "2025-06-27T00:08:52Z")
I don’t wear bifocals, but instead I swap glasses for reading. I suspect that the Kia images would require mild readers for me to see the needed detail. In addition, I didn’t read all the posts, but I would be concerned about dusk and night displays. My current Mazda CX-5 has a yellow mirror warning PLUS an loud audible as the needed warning to the driver. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 11:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/34 "2025-06-27T11:10:42Z")
> [@oldnotdeadyet](#): > > images would require mild readers for me to see the needed detail. That’s why I stopped wearing contact lenses and started wearing glasses again. I’m thinking about having a lens replacement operation despite not having enough cataract degradation to need the operation. The lenses I want aren’t covered by Medicare so I’ll have to pay for the full operation. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/35 "2025-06-27T11:26:04Z")
The result of my cataract operations was very good close vision. I no longer need to use glasses for computer work or paper work, and I can even watch TV in bed w/o glasses. I only need glasses for anything further than about 25 feet. ---
**Author:** ![bloody\_knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@bloody\_knuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bloody_knuckles)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 11:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/36 "2025-06-27T11:45:57Z")
If the motorcycle was “right next to me” then it was not in your blind spot. The BSM does not replace looking out your window. It is there to pick up obstacles that are literally in your blind spot, over your shoulder and not in your mirror. I am with @VDCdriver. I have never had a problem with the BSM giving me a false positive or not picking up any obstacle in my blind spot. What it has done, very successfully, is catch me on those rare occasions where I am a little lax in looking over my shoulder and there is something in my blind spot that I should account for. A quick twitch of the wheel to stay in my lane has kept me out of trouble on those occasions. My philosophy (like for all the new safety tech in your car) is if you like the video monitor of your blind spot on your dash, then use it. Or don’t. I personally have adopted all of the ADAS tools and fine tuned them all in the settings so they behave in a way that I like. I’m a pretty good driver, but that technology complements my experience and keeps me much safer. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/37 "2025-06-27T12:06:34Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > The lenses I want aren’t covered by Medicare My wife had that done on both eyes… and she LOVES the results. Well worth the cost. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/38 "2025-06-27T13:09:17Z")
> [@bloody\_knuckles](#): > > I personally have adopted all of the ADAS tools and fine tuned them all in the settings so they behave in a way that I like. I’m a pretty good driver, but that technology complements my experience and keeps me much safer. +1 Just yesterday, I decided to “tweak” the settings on some of the ADAS tools. Some are still on the default setting, and others have been fine-tuned to my liking a couple of times. Until someone experiences these features for an extended period of time, it’s hard to decide which settings suit you best. The last time that I had an accident of any kind was 54 years ago, but as they say in investing circles, “Past performance does not guarantee future results”, so I enjoy having technology to help me to continue to avoid collisions. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/39 "2025-06-27T15:05:06Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > My wife had that done on both eyes… and she LOVES the results And she stuck around! 😄 Ever seen this guy? He is hilarious. I like this chart- ![Screenshot 2025-06-27 110257](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/d/c/dc926ddc0395dc1c577f6da3fb1d68c8812ab651.png) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786/40 "2025-06-27T16:25:51Z")
As I was driving my mower before the rains came . . . Oh never mind. This really is useful information to the obviously aged participants here. My wife got the cat surgery but didn’t opt for a corrected lens. All is well. The surgeon would only do one eye at a time though because as many times as they do it, there is always a risk. Better to have one botched eye than be blind. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/kia-s-incredibly-useful-blind-spot-monitor/200786.md?page=3)