2020 LEXUS RX450H park

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RX350/RX350L_U
■Re-enabling the Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function
To re-enable the Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function when it is disabled during opera-
tion of the Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function, either enable the system again (P.
339), or turn the engine switch off and then back to IGNITION ON mode.
Additionally, if there is no longer a vehicle ap proaching from the right or left at the rear of
the vehicle, or if the traveling direction of the vehicle changes (such as changing from
moving forward to backing up or from backin g up to moving forward), the system will be
re-enabled automatically.
■Conditions under which the Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function will not detect a
vehicle
The Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function is not designed to detect the following types
of vehicles and/or objects:
●Vehicles approaching from directly behind
●Vehicles backing up in a parkin g space next to your vehicle
●Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehi cles and similar stationary objects*
●Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.*
●Vehicles moving away from your vehicle
●Vehicles approaching from the parking spaces next to your vehicle*
*
: Depending on the conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or object may occur.
■RCTA function buzzer
Regardless of whether the RCTA function is enabled or not ( P. 315), if the Rear Cross
Traffic Auto Brake function is enabled and brake control is performed, a buzzer will
sound to notify the driver.
●Vehicles that the sensors cannot detect due to
obstructions
●Vehicles which suddenly accelerate or decel-
erate near your vehicle

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■Situations in which the system may operate ev en though there is no possibility of a colli-
sion
In some situations such as the following, th e Rear Cross Traffic Auto Brake function may
operate even though there is no possibility of a collision.
• When the parking space faces a street and vehicles are being driven on the street
• When a detected vehicle turns while approaching the vehicle
• When a vehicle passes by the side of your vehicle
• When the distance between your vehicle and metal objects, such as a guardrail, wall, sign,
or parked vehicle, which may reflect electrical
waves toward the rear of the vehicle, is short
• When there are spinni ng objects near your
vehicle such as the fan of an air conditioning
unit
• When water is splash ed or sprayed toward
the rear bumper, such as from a sprinkler

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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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Driving
RX350/RX350L_U
The rear view image is displayed when
the shift lever is in R and the engine
switch is in IGNITION ON mode.
The parking assist monitor system will
be deactivated when the shift lever is in
any position other than R.
Lexus parking assist monitor
: If equipped
The parking assist monitor assists the driv er by displaying an image of the view
behind the vehicle while backing up, for example while parking.
The screen illustrations used in this text are intended as examples, and may
differ from the image that is ac tually displayed on the screen.

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■Screen display
The parking assist monitor screen will be displayed if the shift position is
shifted to R while the engine switch is in IGNITION ON mode.
Intuitive parking assist (if
equipped)
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (if
equipped)
A simplified image is displayed on
the upper part of the screen when
an obstacle is detected.
■Using the system
Use any of the following modes.
●Estimated course line display mode ( P. 360)
Estimated course lines are dis-
played which move in accor-
dance with the operation of the
steering wheel.
Using the Lexus parking assist monitor
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●Parking assist guide line display mode (P. 362)
The steering wheel return points
(parking assist guide lines) are
displayed.
●Distance guide line display mode
Distance guide lines only are dis-
played.
When the shift lever is in any position other than R, the display mode can be
changed in the following procedure. Press the “MENU” button on the Le xus Display Audio controller/Remote
touch, and then select on the screen.
Select “Vehicle”, and then select “Backup Camera Guide Line Settings” on
the screen.
Select the desired display mode.
Estimated course line display
mode ( P. 360)
Parking assist guide line display
mode ( P. 362)
Distance guide line display mode
Distance guide lines only are dis-
played.
Switching the display mode
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■Parking operation
When parking in a space which is in the reverse direction to the space
described in the procedure below, the steering directions will be reversed.
Shift the shift lever to R.
Turn the steering wheel so that
the estimated course lines are
within the parking space, and
back up slowly. Parking space
Estimated course lines
When the rear position of the
vehicle has entered the parking
space, turn the steering wheel so
that the vehicle width guide lines
are within the left and right divid-
ing lines of the parking space. Vehicle width guide line
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Once the vehicle width guide lines and the parking space lines are parallel,
straighten the steering wheel and back up slowly until the vehicle has com-
pletely entered the parking space.
Stop the vehicle in an approp riate place, and finish parking.
■Screen description
Vehicle width guide lines
These lines indicate a guide path when the vehicle is being backed straight
up. The displayed width is wider than the actual vehicle width.
Parking assist guide lines
These lines indicate the path of the sm allest turn possible behind the vehi-
cle.
These lines also indicate the approx imate position of the steering wheel
when parking.
Distance guide line
This line (red) indicates points approxim ately 1.5 ft. (0.5 m) behind the rear
bumper of your vehicle.
Vehicle center guide line
The line indicates the estimated vehicle center on the ground.
Parking assist guide line display mode
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