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WARNING
■Notes when washing the vehicle
Do not apply intensive bursts of water or steam to the sensor area.
Doing so may result in the sensor malfunctioning.
●When using a high pressure washer to wa sh the vehicle, do not spray the sensors
directly, as doing so may cause a sensor to malfunction.
●When using steam to clean the vehicle, do not direct steam too close to the sensors
as doing so may cause a sensor to malfunction.
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If a rear radar sensor detects a vehicle ap proaching from the right or left at the
rear of the vehicle and the system determ ines that the possibility of a collision is
high, this function will perform brake control to reduce the likelihood of an
impact with the approaching vehicle.
■Examples of system operation
This function will operate in situations such as the following if a vehicle is
detected in the traveling direction of the vehicle.
◆When reversing, a vehicle is approaching and the brake pedal is not
depressed, or is depressed late
Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function
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On Off
Time
Down
OnOff
Time
On Off
Time
Down
Up
Accelerator pedal
Brake pedal
Hybrid system output
Braking force Start of control
High possibility of a collision
Extremely high possibility of a colli-
sion1
2
3
4
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NOTICE
■To prevent the system from malfunctioning
●If the area around a sensor is subjected to an impact, the system may not operate
properly due to the sensor being misaligned. Have the vehicle inspected by your
Lexus dealer.
●When using a high pressure washer to wa sh the vehicle, do not spray the sensors
directly, as doing so may cause a sensor to malfunction.
●When using steam to clean the vehicle, do not direct steam too close to the sensors
as doing so may cause a sensor to malfunction.
■To prevent a radar sensor from malfunctioning
●If the area around a radar sensor is subjected to an impact, the system may not oper-
ate properly due to a sensor malfunction. Have the vehicle inspected by your Lexus
dealer.
●Observe the radar sensor handling precautions. (P. 322)
■To prevent unnecessary operation of the Intelligent Clearance Sonar system
In the following situations, disable the Inte lligent Clearance Sonar system as the system
may operate even though there is no possibility of a collision.
●When inspecting the vehicle using a chassi s roller, chassis dynamo or free roller
●When loading the vehicle onto a boat, truck or other transport vessel
●If the suspension has been modified or tires of a size other than specified are installed
●If the front of the vehicle is raised or lowered due to the carried load
●If towing eyelets are installed
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OnOff
Time
Down
OnOff
Time
On Off
Time
Down
Up
Accelerator pedal
Brake pedal
Hybrid system output
Braking force Start of control
High possibility of a collision
Extremely high possibility of a colli-
sion1
2
3
4
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■Situations in which the Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function may not operate prop-
erly
In some situations such as the following , this function may not operate properly.
●Objects and vehicles which the radar sensors are not designed to detect
• Stationary objects
• Vehicles which are moving away from your vehicle
• Pedestrians, motorcycles, bicycles, etc.*
• Objects which are extremely close to a radar sensor
• Vehicles which are approaching from the right or left at the rear of the vehicle at a
traveling speed of less than approximately 5 mph (8 km/h)
• Vehicles which are approaching from the right or left at the rear of the vehicle at a
traveling speed of more than approximately 15 mph (24 km/h)
*: Depending on conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or object may occur.
●Situations in which the radar sensors may not be able to detect an object
• When a sensor or the area around a sensor is extremely hot or cold
• If the rear bumper is covere d with ice, snow, dirt, etc.
• If heavy rain or water strikes the vehicle
• When the detection area of a radar sensor is obstructed by an adjacent vehicle
• If the vehicle is significantly tilted
• If towing eyelets are installed
• If the suspension has been modified or tires of a size othe r than specified are
installed
• If the front of the vehicle is raised or lowered due to the carried load
• If a sticker or an electronic component, su ch as a backlit license plate (especially flu-
orescent type), fog lights, a fender pole or wireless antenna is installed near a radar
sensor
• If the orientation of a rada r sensor has been changed due to a collision or other
impact or removal and installation
• When multiple vehicles are approaching wi th only a small gap between each vehicle
• When a vehicle is approaching at high speed
●Situations in which the radar sensor may not detect a vehicle
• When a vehicle approaches from the right or left at the rear of the vehicle while you
are turning while backing up
• When turning while backing up
• When backing out of a shallow angle park- ing spot
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■Area displayed on screen
The parking assist monitor displays
an image of the view from the
bumper of the rear area of the vehi-
cle.
The image of the Lexus parking
assist monitor can be adjusted.
(Vehicles with a Lexus Display
Audio system: P. 417) (Vehicles
with a navigation system: “NAVI-
GATION SYSTEM OWNER’S
MANUAL”)
• The area displayed on the screen may vary according to vehicle orien-
tation conditions.
• Objects which are close to either corner of the bumper or under the
bumper cannot be seen on the
screen.
• The camera uses a special lens. The dist ance of the image that appears on the
screen differs from the actual distance.
• Items which are located higher than the camera may not be displayed on the mon- itor.
• If your vehicle is equipped with a backlit license plate, it may interfere with the dis-
play.
■Lexus parking assist monitor camera
The camera for the parking assist
monitor is located above the license
plate.
●Using the camera
If dirt or foreign matter (such as wate r droplets, snow, mud etc.) is adhering
to the camera, it cannot transmit a clear image. In this case, flush it with a
large quantity of water and wipe the camera lens clean with a soft and wet
cloth.
Lexus parking assist monitor precautions
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■If you notice any symptoms
If you notice any of the following symptoms, refer to the likely cause and the
solution, and re-check.
If the symptom is not resolved by the solution, have the vehicle inspected by
your Lexus dealer.
Things you should know
Likely causeSolution
The image is difficult to see
• The vehicle is in a dark area
• The temperature around the lens is
either high or low
• The outside temperature is low
• There are water droplets on the cam- era
• It is raining or humid
• Foreign matter (mud, etc.) is adhering to the camera
• There are scratches on the camera
• Sunlight or headlights are shining directly into the camera
•The vehicle is unde r fluorescent lights,
sodium lights, mercury lights etc.
If this happens due to these causes, it
does not indicate a malfunction.
Back up while visually checking the vehi-
cle’s surroundings. (Use the monitor
again once conditions have been
improved.)
The image on the Lexus parking assist
monitor system screen can be adjusted.
(Vehicles with a Lexus Display Audio sys-
tem: P. 417) (Vehicles with a navigation
system: “NAVIGATION SYSTEM
OWNER’S MANUAL”)
The image is blurry
Dirt or foreign matter (such as water
droplets, snow, mud, etc.) is adhering to
the camera.Flush the camera with a large quantity of
water and wipe the camera lens clean
with a soft and wet cloth.
The image is out of alignment
The camera or surrounding area has
received a strong impact.Have the vehicle inspected by your Lexus
dealer.
The guide lines are very far out of alignment
The camera position is out of alignment.Have the vehicle inspected by your Lexus
dealer.
• The vehicle is tilted (there is a heavy
load on the vehicle, tire pressure is low
due to a tire puncture, etc.)
• The vehicle is used on an incline.If this happens due to these causes, it
does not indicate a malfunction.
Back up while visually checking the vehi-
cle’s surroundings.