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■Matching trailer ball height to trailer coupler height
■Before towing
Check that the followin
g conditions are met:
●Ensure that your vehicle’s tires are properly inflated. ( P. 568)
●Trailer tires are inflated according to the trailer manufacturer’s recommendation.
●All trailer lights work as required by law.
●All lights work each time you connect them.
●The trailer ball is set at the proper height for the coupler on the trailer.
●The trailer is level when it is hitched.
Do not drive if the trailer is not level, and check for improper to ngue weight, overload-
ing, worn suspension, or other possible causes.
●The trailer cargo is securely loaded.
●The rear view mirrors conform to all applicable federal, state/provincial or local regula-
tions. If they do not, install rear view mirrors appropriate for towing purposes.
No matter which class of tow hitch applies, for a
more safe trailer hookup, the trailer ball setup
must be the proper height for the coupler on the
trailer.
Trailer ball
Coupler
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●After the trailer sw
aying has stopped:
• Stop in a safe place. Get all occupants out of the vehicle.
• Check the tires of the vehicle and the trailer.
• Check the load in the trailer. Make sure the load has not shifted.
Make sure the tongue weight is appropriate, if possible.
• Check the load in the vehicle. Make sure the vehicle is not ov erloaded after occupants get in.
If you cannot find any problems, the speed at which trailer swaying occurred is beyond
the limit of your particular vehicle-trailer combination.
Drive at a lower speed to prevent instability. Remember that swaying of the towing vehi-
cle-trailer increases as speed increases.
WARNING
■Trailer towing precautions
●To tow a trailer safely, use extreme care an d drive the vehicle in accordance with the
trailer’s characteristics and operating condit ions. Failure to do so could cause an acci-
dent resulting in death or serious injury. Vehicle stability and braking performance are
affected by trailer st ability, brake setting and performanc e, and the hitch. Your vehicle
will handle differently when towing a trailer.
●Set the vehicle height to the LO mode and turn off the rear height control air suspen-
sion when you connect a trailer, otherwise the vehicle height may change due to the
automatic leveling function, and you may ca tch part of your body in the vehicle,
resulting in an accident.
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Driving
WARNING
■Pre-collision braking
●When the pre-collision braking function is operating, a large amount of braking force
will be applied.
●If the vehicle is stopped by the operation of the pre-collision braking function, the pre-
collision braking function operation will be canceled after approximately 2 seconds.
Depress the brake pedal as necessary.
●The pre-collision braking fu nction may not operate if certain operations are per-
formed by the driver. If the accelerator pedal is being depressed strongly or the steer-
ing wheel is being turned, the system may de termine that the driver is taking evasive
action and possibly prevent the pre-coll ision braking function from operating.
●In some situations, while the pre-collision braking function is operating, operation of
the function may be canceled if the accele rator pedal is depressed strongly or the
steering wheel is turned and the system de termines that the driver is taking evasive
action.
●If the brake pedal is being depressed, the sy stem may determine that the driver is tak-
ing evasive action and possibly delay the op eration timing of the pre-collision braking
function.
■When to disable the pre-collision system
In the following situations, di sable the system, as it may not operate properly, possibly
leading to an accident resultin g in death or serious injury:
●When the vehicle is being towed
●When your vehicle is towing another vehicle
●When transporting the vehicle via truck, bo at, train or similar means of transportation
●When the vehicle is raised on a lift with the engine running and the tires are allowed to
rotate freely
●When inspecting the vehicle using a drum tester such as a chassis dynamometer or
speedometer tester, or when using an on vehicle wheel balancer
●When a strong impact is applied to the fron t bumper or front grille, due to an accident
or other reasons
●If the vehicle cannot be driven in a stable manner, such as when the vehicle has been
in an accident or is malfunctioning
●When the vehicle is driven in a sporty manner or off-road
●When the tires are not properly inflated
●When the tires are very worn
●When tires of a size other than specified are installed
●When tire chains are installed
●When a compact spare tire or an emergency tire puncture repair kit is used
●If equipment (snow plow, etc.) that may obstruct the radar sensor or front camera is
temporarily installed to the vehicle
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• After the engine has started the vehicle has not been driven for a certain amount of time
• While making a left/right turn and for a few seconds after making a left/right turn
• While driving on a curve and for a few seconds after driving on a curve
• If your vehicle is skidding
• If the wheels are misaligned
• If a wiper blade is blocking the front camera
• The vehicle is wobbling.
• The vehicle is being driven at extremely high speeds.
• When driving on a hill
• If the radar sensor or fr ont camera is misaligned
●In some situations such as the following, sufficient braking forc e may not be obtained,
preventing the system from performing properly:
• If the braking functions cannot operate to their full extent, such as when the brake parts are extremely cold, extremely hot, or wet
• If the vehicle is not properly maintained (brakes or tires are excessively worn,
improper tire inflation pressure, etc.)
• When the vehicle is being driven on a gravel road or other slippery surface
●Some pedestrians such as the following may not be detected by the radar sensor and
front camera, preventing the system from operating properly:
• Pedestrians shorter than approximately 3.2 ft. (1 m) or taller than approximately
6.5 ft. (2 m)
• Pedestrians wearing oversized clothing (a ra in coat, long skirt, etc.), making their sil-
houette obscure
• Pedestrians who are carrying large baggage, holding an umbrella, etc., hiding part
of their body
• Pedestrians who are bending forward or squatting
• Pedestrians who are pushing a stroller , wheelchair, bicycle or other vehicle
• Groups of pedestrians which are close together
• Pedestrians who are wearing white and look extremely bright
• Pedestrians in the dark, such as at night or while in a tunnel
• Pedestrians whose clothing appears to be nearly the same color or brightness as
their surroundings
• Pedestrians near walls, fences , guardrails, or large objects
• Pedestrians who are on a metal object (manhole cover, steel plate, etc.) on the road
• Pedestrians who are walking fast
• Pedestrians who are changing speed abruptly
• Pedestrians running out from be hind a vehicle or a large object
• Pedestrians who are extremely close to the side of the vehicle (outside rear view mirror, etc.)
• If the front of the vehicle is raised or low-
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●Screen description
Under vehicle terrain view selection
switch
Switches between front view and under
vehicle terrain view display each time
the switch is selected.
Automatic display mode selection
switch
P. 297
Tilt meter/slip display
Displays the vehicle’s estimated degree
of incline or indicates a tire slippage.
( P. 303)
Vehicle width lines (blue)
Indicate the width of the vehicle includ-
ing the outside rear view mirror.
1.5 ft. (0.5 m) distance guide line
(red)
3 ft. (1 m) distance guide line (blue) 6 ft. (2 m) distance guide line
(blue)
Items to indicate the estimated
distance from the front end of the vehi-
cle.
Front tire course line (yellow)
Indicates the estimated course of the
front tires according to steering wheel
position.
Forward movement guide line
(blue)
Indicates the estimated tire course of
the tightest possible turn.
Front tire contact line (blue)
Rear tire contact line (blue)
Items and indicate estimated tire
positions on the image.
Rear tire course line (yellow)
Indicates the estimated course of the
rear tires.
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●Slip display
When tire slippage is detected,
the tilt meter display area is auto-
matically switched to the slip dis-
play.
Tire display
Indicates the position of freely
spinning tires in yellow if the tire
spins. (During Crawl Control is
operating, all of the tires are indi-
cated in yellow.)
Pop-up display of the intuitive parking assist
Displayed if an obstacle is detected wh ile the intuitive parking assist is turned
on.
Pop-up display of the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function
Displayed if a vehicle approaching from right or left rear of the vehicle is
detected while the Rear Cross Traf fic Alert function is turned on.
■Front view & dual side view display
The screen can be displayed when the shift lever is in P, D or N.
■Front view rotating display function
●The vehicle inclination displayed on the screen may differ from the actual state.
●When the rotated screen is displayed, the corners of the front bumper may not be seen
on the screen.
■Tilt meter display
●The display indicates the incline of the vehicle in degrees shown by the movement of
the pointer and the rotation of the vehicle image.
●The color of the degree markers of incline to the front, rear, left and right changes
according to the current incline of the vehicle.
●After the engine switch is turned to IGNITI ON ON mode, the degree of incline is not
displayed until such info rmation is determined.
●The degree of incline showed on the tilt meter is only an approximate indication, and
may differ from the degree of incline measured using other equipment.
■Tilt meter/slip display
When the intuitive parking assist or the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function detects an
obstacle or another vehicle, a warning message po ps up in the tilt meter/slip display area.
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Driving
■Under vehicle terrain view & dual side view
Lines indicating current vehicle and tire position are displayed in a composite
view on an image taken approximately 10 ft. (3 m) behind the current vehicle
position and assists the driver to chec k conditions underneath the vehicle or
determine the position of the front tires.
Current vehicle position
Image displayed in the under vehicle terrain view (image taken approximately
10 ft. [3 m] behind the current vehicle position)
Vehicle position at the time the image was taken (approximately 10 ft. [3 m]
behind the current vehicle position)
●Displaying the under vehicle terrain view
While the front view is displayed, stop the vehicle completely, and then
press .
Pressing again returns the scr een to the front view display.
●Screen description
Tire position indicator lines
(black)
Indicates the estimated position of
the front tires.
Vehicle position indicator lines
(blue)
Indicates the estimated position of
the vehicle.
Icon (flashing)
Indicates that the under vehicle terrain view display is of an image taken in the
past.
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4
Driving
Observe the following precautions. Failure to do so may result in an unexpected
accident. Also, when driving, make sure to directly confirm the safety of your sur-
roundings and the area to the rear of the vehicle.
When using the Multi-terrain Monitor
WARNING
■Conditions under which the Multi-te rrain Monitor should not be used
Do not use the Multi-terrain Monitor in the following situations. The system may not
operate properly, resulting in an unexpected accident.
●When driving on an icy, snow-covered or otherwise slippery road surface
●When using tire chains or a spare tire
●When either front door or the back door is not completely closed
●When driving on an uneven road, such as a hill
●When tires or suspension parts other than those specified are equipped
When the tires are replaced, the position indicated by the guide lines displayed on the
screen may differ.
■Guide lines
The tire position indicator lines and vehicl e position indicator lines may differ from
actual vehicle positions depending on the number of passengers, cargo weight, road
grade, road surface conditions, brightness of the surrounding environment, etc. Always
drive the vehicle while confirming the safety of your surroundings.