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Dynamic radar cruise control—
CAUTION
Certain conditions make vehicle detection difficult or
impossible.
As this system operates by detecting primarily the
reflected wave from the rear end of the vehicle ahead,
the distance cannot be accurately detected in the
following cases, resulting in improper
vehicle to vehicle distance.
The rear section of the vehicle ahead is extremely
small such as an unloaded trailer.
The vehicle ahead or other vehicles around you
are flinging up water or snow.
Heavy luggage which is loaded in your trunk or on
top of your rear seats is raising up the nose of your
vehicle.
The millimeter wave radar sensor automatically
detects dirt if it is sticking to the front of the sensor
or grille cover of your vehicle, and if detected, a
message is shown on the multi information display.
However, if the sensor or grille cover is covered with
a metallic vinyl bag, icicle, snowflakes, etc., dirt may
not be detected, resulting in improper
vehicle to vehicle distance. Continue driving with
due care to the vehicle ahead. If dirt is detected, the
dynamic radar cruise control function is
automatically cancelled. Always keep the sensor and
grille cover clean.
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Dynamic laser cruise control—
CAUTION
Certain conditions make vehicle detection difficult or
impossible.
As this system operates by detecting primarily the
reflectors of the vehicle ahead, the distance cannot
be accurately detected in the following cases,
resulting in improper vehicle to vehicle distance.
The vehicle ahead has higher ground clearance,
which means that the placement of the reflectors
is in a higher position.
The rear section of the vehicle ahead is extremely
dirty.
The vehicle ahead or other vehicles around you
are flinging up water or snow.
Excessive exhaust gas (black smoke) is coming
from the vehicle ahead or other vehicles around
you, obscuring your front view.
Protective film is attached to the reflectors on the
vehicle ahead, or reflectors are not installed on the
vehicle ahead or are damaged.
Heavy luggage which is loaded in your trunk or on
top of your rear seats is raising up the nose of your
vehicle.
The laser radar sensor automatically detects dirt if it
is sticking to the sensor glass of your vehicle, and if
detected, a message is shown on the
multi information display. However, if the sensor
glass is covered with a transparent or translucent
vinyl bag, icicle, etc., dirt may not be detected,
resulting in improper vehicle to vehicle distance.
Continue driving with due care to the vehicle ahead.
If dirt is detected, the dynamic laser cruise control
function is automatically cancelled. Always keep the
sensor glass clean.
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Dynamic radar/laser cruise control—
31L361a
Dynamic radar/laser cruise control should not be used in
circumstances which are inappropriate for any cruise control
such as entering freeway on
−ramps or off −ramps.
CAUTION
The dynamic radar/laser cruise control should not be
used when exiting from, or when entering or merging
onto a freeway. When you are following a slower
moving vehicle and exiting, the sensor does not detect
the vehicle and will accelerate to preset speed.
(b) Turning the system on
31L633
To operate the dynamic radar/laser cruise control, push the
“ON− OFF” button. This turns the system on. When the
“CRUISE” indicator light in the instrument cluster comes on
and “RADAR READY” appears on the multi− information
display, you can now set your desired cruising speed and
vehicle −to−vehicle distance. Pushing the “ON −OFF” button
again will turn the system completely off and “CRUISE OFF”
will appear in the multi −information display.
When the ignition is turned off, the “ON−OFF” button is also
automatically turned off. To use the dynamic radar/laser cruise
control again, push the “ON −OFF” button again to turn it on.
When the ignition is turned off, all the preset data is cleared.
When you use the dynamic radar/laser cruise control again,
you need to reset the data.
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information display will return to the
vehicle −to−vehicle distance screen about 6 seconds after the
vehicle −to −vehicle distance screen has been changed to
another screen.
CAUTION
To avoid accidentally engaging the cruise control, keep
the “ON OFF” button off when not using the dynamic
radar/laser cruise control.
(c) Setting operation
31L634
Each function is described below.
1
Setting the desired speed
The transmission must be in “D”, “6” (sixth range), “5”\
(fifth
range) or “4”(fourth range) before you set the cruise control
speed.
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After bringing the vehicle to
the desired speed, press the
control lever downward in the “– SET” direction and release it.
This sets the vehicle at that speed. At this time, the
multi−information display indicates settings such as the preset
vehicle speed, whether a vehicle is present ahead and
selected vehicle −to−vehicle distance. If there is no vehicle
detected ahead, the dynamic radar/laser cruise control screen
does not display the vehicle ahead. At this time, you may take
your foot off the accelerator pedal. If you need to accelerate
− for example, when passing − depress the accelerator pedal
enough for the vehicle to exceed the preset speed. When you
release the accelerator pedal, the vehicle will return to the
control prior to acceleration.
You cannot set a desired speed if the master warning light
comes on, the warning tone sounds and the multi− information
display indicates a warning me ssage such as “Cruise not
Available”, “Clean Radar Sensor” or “Check Cruise System”.
If any of the above messages appears on the display, see
“Vehicle −to−vehicle distance control mode failure warning” on
page 352.
If you turn off the “ON−OFF” button while the warning message
is displayed, the warning message turns off and the
multi−information display switches to another screen. If no
warning message appears on the display, when you turn the
“ON−OFF” button on again, the setting can be made.
You can change the dynamic radar/laser cruise control screen
to another screen even while the warning message is
displayed.
2 Cancelling the preset speed
You can cancel the preset speed by doing any of the following:
a. Pulling the control lever toward you, in the ”CANCEL”
direction.
b. Depressing the brake pedal.
c. Pushing the “ON −OFF” button at the end of the cruise
control lever.
If cancelled by a. or b., the multi−information display shows
“RADAR READY” and the dynamic radar/laser cruise control
enters the ready mode.
If cancelled by c., the “CRUISE” indicator light goes off in the
instrument panel and the multi −information display shows
“CRUISE OFF”. In this case, the preset speed data is cleared,
and you must set the speed from the beginning.
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cancels out. At this time, the multi information display
shows “RADAR READY” and the dynamic radar/laser
cruise control enters the ready mode.
The vehicle speed falls below about 40 km/h (25 mph). (40
km/h (25 mph) is designated as a cancel speed.)
CAUTION
In this case, the warning tone reminds you that the
dynamic
radar/laser cruise control is cancelled and you
must apply the brakes to slow the vehicle.
In the following cases, the warning messages appear and
the preset speed automatically cancels out. When
dynamic radar/laser cruise control is restored, the
warning messages turn off and dynamic radar/laser
cruise control enters “RADAR READY” mode.
a. The slip indicator light blinks and a warning tone sounds.
(This occurs when the vehicle is about to skid.)
b. The driving pattern selector switch is set to “SNOW” mode.
c. The anti −lock brake system is activated by automatic
braking. (The warning tone sounds.)
d. The sensor does not operate properly because a foreign
matter sticks to the sensor.
Dynamic radar cruise control—
e. The wipers are operated at high speed (including high
speed operation with the wiper lever in the “AUTO” position.)
Dynamic laser cruise control—
f. The wipers are operated at high or low speeds (including
high and low speed operations with the wiper lever in the
“AUTO” position.)
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NOTICE
If the preset speed automatically cancels out for other
than the above reasons, do not operate the dynamic
radar/laser cruise control. Although it is no problem to
continue driving, have your vehicle checked by your
Lexus dealer at the earliest opportunity.
3Resetting to a faster speed
Press the control lever upward in the ”+ RES” direction and
hold it. The displayed speed will increase in increments of 5
mph (for U.S.A.) or 5 km/h (for Canada). Release the lever
when the desired speed is attained. The vehicle will gradually
increase to the displayed speed.
Depressing the accelerator pedal and pressing the control
lever downward in the “– SET” direction will not reset to a faster
speed. At this time the set speed falls by 5 mph (for U.S.A.) or
5 km/h (for Canada).
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4Resetting to a slower speed
Press the control lever downward in the “– SET” direction and
hold it. The displayed speed will decrease in increments of 5
mph (for U.S.A.) or 5 km/h (for Canada). Release the lever
when the desired speed is attained. The vehicle will gradually
decrease to the displayed speed.
A quicker way to reset the preset speed is to depress the brake
pedal and then press the control lever downward in the “– SET”
direction.
If the control lever is released when the vehicle speed exceeds
the upper limit of the preset speed traveling downhill while you
are pressing the control leve r downward, the system will
memorize the upper limit of the preset speed as a preset
speed.
Even if you downshift the transmission from “D” or “6” (six\
th
range) to “5” (fifth range), or from “D” or “5” (f\
ifth range) to “4”
(fourth range) in the vehicle −to− vehicle distance control mode,
engine braking will not be enabled because this mode is not
cancelled. To decrease the vehicle speed, reset to a slower
speed with the cruise control lever or depress the brake pedal.
If you use the brake pedal, cruise control is cancelled. 5 Resuming the preset speed
If the preset speed has been cancelled, when you push the
lever up in the “+ RES” direction while “RADAR READY”
shows up on the multi −information display and at a vehicle
speed of about more than 40 km/h (25 mph), the speed set
prior to cancellation will be restored.
During follow −up cruising, if there are no vehicles running
ahead because they have changed lanes, your vehicle will
accelerate gradually up to the preset speed.
