

The driver monitoring camera detects changes in the driver's facial features and estimates the driver's condition.

1 Driver monitoring camera
The following systems use the driver monitoring camera.
Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
Driver Monitoring (DM)
Mazda Radar Cruise Control (MRCC)
Cruising & Traffic Support (CTS)
Cruising & Traffic Support (CTS) Lane Change Assist
Emergency Lane Keeping (ELK)
Smart Brake Support (SBS) forward detection function
Driver Personalization System
Each system may not operate normally if any of the following conditions is met.
You are wearing glasses or sunglasses (objects that do not allow infrared rays to pass through).
Strong light (such as direct light from the setting sun or headlights) is shining on your glasses or sunglasses.
Strong light (such as direct light from the setting sun or headlights) is shining on the driver monitoring camera or the driver's face.
The driver's face is significantly out of the detection range of the driver monitoring camera, such as when the driver leans forward or is in a driving position where the driver cannot see the entire instrument cluster.
A cap or hat you are wearing partially blocks the driver monitoring camera's view of your eyes, you have long bangs partially covering your eyes, or a part of your face is invisible due to a scarf, face mask, beard, or hand.
The lighting conditions change significantly (such as backlight, light from the side, direct light from the setting sun, or the headlights of on-coming vehicles).
Device that emits near-infrared light is used in the cabin.
The temperature in the cabin is high.
The driver monitoring camera is blocked by the steering wheel, hands, or arms (such as when operating the steering wheel when there is a curve or when turning).
There is more than one face in the detection range of the driver monitoring camera, such as when the front passenger or a rear seat passenger leans forward.
The camera does not take photographic images and operates on numeric information only.

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