Most criticised feature fixed! New Triton was “too sensitive” [Video]

A fix for the 2024 Mitsubishi Triton ute has been developed to improve the vehicle’s driver monitoring system, which has been criticised by customers and media for its over-sensitivity.

A Mitsubishi dealer service bulletin, which has been shared on social media, notes a dealer-installed software update will be available for 12,745 examples of the latest 24MY (2024 model year) MV-generation Triton – with the “majority of affected vehicles” still to be delivered to customers – to reduce the sensitivity of its camera-based attention monitor when a driver looks away.

“The Driver Monitoring System (DMS) alerts are too sensitive when the driver looks away from the DMS camera (eg: to look at the door mirror or blind spot, adjust the radio or ventilation controls),” said the dealer bulletin.

Mitsubishi has advised its dealers to install the update to vehicles yet to be delivered to customers as part of the pre-delivery process “where possible”.

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