2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PHEV warning

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5-5. Using the driving support systems
Driving
*: If equipped
Multi-information display
Turning the BSM function/RCTA func -
tion on/off.
Outside rear view mirror indica -
tors
BSM (Blind Spot Moni-
tor)*
The Blind Spot Monitor is a
system that has 2 functions:
 The BSM (Blind Spot Monitor)
function
Assists the driver in making a
decision when changing lanes
 The RCTA (Rear Crossing
Traffic Alert) function (if
equipped)
Assists the driver when backing
up
These functions use the same
sensors.
WARNING
■Cautions regarding the use of the BSM function
The driver is solely responsible for
safe driving. Alwa ys drive safely, tak- ing care to observe your surround -
ings.
The BSM function is a supplementary function which alerts the driver that a
vehicle is in a blind spot of the outside
rear view mirrors or is approaching rapidly from behind into a blind spot.
Do not overly rely on the BSM func -
tion. As the function cannot judge if it is safe to change lanes, over reliance
could lead to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
As the system may not function cor -
rectly under certain conditions, the
driver’s own visual confirmation of safety is necessary.
■Cautions regarding the use of the RCTA function
The driver is solely responsible for
safe driving. Always drive safely, tak- ing care to observe your surround -
ings.
The RCTA function is only a supple - mentary function which alerts the
driver that a vehi cle is approaching
from the right or left at the rear of the vehicle. As the RCTA function may
not function correctly under certain
conditions, the driver’s own visual confirmation of saf ety is necessary.
Over reliance on this function may
lead to an accident resulting death or serious injury.
System components
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■Vehicles that can be detected
by the Blind Spot Monitor
The BSM function uses radar sen-
sors to detect the following vehicles
traveling in adjacent lanes and
advises the driver of the presence
of such vehicles via the indicators
WARNING
■Handling the radar sensor
Blind Spot Monitor sensors are
installed inside the left and right sides of the rear bumper respectively.
Observe the following to ensure the
Blind Spot Monitor can function cor - rectly.
●Keep the sensor s and the sur-
rounding areas on the rear bumper clean at all times.
If a sensor or its surrounding area
on the rear bumper is dirty or cov - ered with snow, the Blind Spot
Monitor may not operate and a
warning message ( →P.394) will be displayed. In this s ituation, clear off
the dirt or snow a nd drive the vehi-
cle with the operation conditions of the BSM function ( →P.410) satis-
fied for approximately 10 minutes. If
the warning message does not dis - appear, have the v ehicle inspected
by any authorized Toyota retailer or
Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
●Do not subject a sensor or its sur - rounding area on the rear bumper
to a strong impact.
If a sensor is moved even slightly off position, the system may mal-
function and vehicles may not be
detected correctly. In the following situations, have
your vehicle inspected by any
authorized Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable
repairer.
• A sensor or its surrounding area is subject to a strong impact.
• If the surrounding area of a sensor
is scratched or dented, or part of them has become disconnected.
●Do not disassemble the sensor.
●Do not attach acce ssories, stickers
(including transparent stickers), alu - minum tape, etc. to a sensor or its
surrounding area on the rear
bumper.
●Do not modify the sensor or sur -
rounding area on the rear bumper.
●If a sensor or the rear bumper
needs to be removed/installed or replaced, contact any authorized
Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
●Do not paint the rear bumper any
color other than an official Toyota color.
The Blind Spot Monitor
function

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Driving
 When the panoramic view moni-
tor (if equipped) is displayed
Panoramic view*
A graphic is shown when the pan -
oramic view monitor is displayed.
*: A simplified image is displayed on the
upper corner of the screen when an
obstacle is detected while magnified
display is shown.
Except panoramic view
A simplified image is displayed on the
upper corner of th e screen when an
obstacle is detected.
The Toyota parking assist-sensor
function can be enabled/disabled
on the screen of the multi-infor -
mation display. ( →P.186)
When the Toyota parking assist-sensor
function is disabled, the Toyota parking
assist-sensor OFF indicator ( →P.171)
illuminates on the multi-information dis -
play.
To re-enable the system, select on
the multi-information display, select
and turn it on.
If the system is disabl ed, it will remain
off even if the power switch is turned to
ON after the power switch has been
turned off.
Turning Toyota parking
assist-sensor on/off
WARNING
■Toyota parking assist-sensor
precautions
Observe the following precautions. Failing to do so may result in the vehi -
cle being unable to be driven safely
and possibly cause an accident.
●Do not use the sensor at speeds in
excess of 10 km/h (6 mph).
●The sensors’ detection areas and
reaction times are limited. When moving forward or reversing, check
the areas surrounding the vehicle
(especially the sides of the vehicle) for safety, and drive slowly, using
the brake to control the vehicle’s
speed.
●Do not install acce ssories near the
bumpers as those areas are within the sensors’ detection areas.

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■The system can be operated when
●The power switch is in ON.
●Toyota parking assist-sensor function is on.
●The vehicle speed is less than about 10 km/h (6 mph).
●The shift lever is in other than P.
■If “Clean Parking Assist Sensor” is
displayed on the multi-information display
A sensor may be covered with ice,
snow, dirt, etc. Rem ove the ice, snow, dirt, etc., from the sensor to return the
system to normal.
Also, due to ice forming on a sensor at low temperatures, a warning message
may be displayed or the sensor may not
be able to detect an object. Once the ice melts, the system will return to normal.
If a warning message is displayed even
if the sensor is cle an, there may be a sensor malfunction. Have the vehicle
inspected by any a uthorized Toyota
retailer or Toyota authorized repairer, or any reliable repairer.
WARNING
●The area directly under the bum -
pers is not detected.
Thin posts or objects lower than the sensor may not be detected when
approached, even if they have been
detected once.
■When to disable the function
In the following situations, disable the
function as it may operate even though there is no possibility of a colli -
sion.
●The vehicle is equipped with a com - mercial fender pole, wireless
antenna or fog lights.
●The front or rear bumper or a sen -
sor receives a strong impact.
●A non-genuine Toyota suspension
(lowered suspension, etc.) is
installed.
●Towing eyelets are installed.
●A backlit license plate is installed.
●When using an automatic car wash
■When using the Toyota parking
assist-sensor
In the following situations, the system
may not function correctly due to a
sensor malfunction, etc. Have the vehicle checked by any authorized
Toyota retailer or Toyota authorized
repairer, or any reliable repairer.
●The Toyota parki ng assist-sensor
operation display flashes or shows continuously, a nd a beep sounds
when no objects are detected.
●If the area around a sensor collides
with something, or is subjected to
strong impact.
●If the bumper or grille collides with
something.
●If the display flashes or is displayed continuously and a buzzer does not
sound, except when the mute func -
tion has been turned on.
■Notes when washing the vehicle
Do not apply intensiv e bursts of water or steam to the sensor area.
Doing so may result in the sensor
malfunctioning.
●When using a high pressure
washer to wash the vehicle, do not spray the sensors directly, as doing
so may cause a sensor to malfunc -
tion.
●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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5-5. Using the driving support systems
Driving
■If “Parking Assist Unavailable” is
displayed on the multi-information display (vehicles with PKSB)
Water may be continuously flowing over
the sensor surface, such as in a heavy rain. When the system determines that it
is normal, the system will return to nor-
mal.
■Sensor detection information
●The sensor’s detec tion areas are lim-
ited to the areas aro und the vehicle’s front and rear bumpers.
●The following situations may occur during use.
• Depending on the shape of the object
and other factors, t he detection dis- tance may shorten, or detection may
be impossible.
• Detection may be impossible if static objects draw too close to the sensor.
• There will be a shor t delay between
static object detec tion and display (warning buzzer sounds). Even at low
speeds, there is a possibility that the
object will come withi n 25 cm (9.8 in.) before the display is shown and the
warning buzzer sounds.
• It might be difficu lt to hear the buzzer due to the volume of the audio system
or air flow noise of the air conditioning
system. • It may be difficult to hear the sound of
this system due t o the buzzers of
other systems.
■Conditions under which the func -
tion may no t function correctly
Certain vehicle c onditions and the sur-
rounding environment may affect the
ability of a sensor to correctly detect objects. Particular instances where this
may occur are listed below.
●There is dirt, snow or ice on a sensor.
(Cleaning the sensors will resolve this problem.)
●A sensor is frozen. (Thawing the area will resolve this problem.)
In especially cold weather, if a sensor
is frozen the sensor display may be displayed abnormally, or objects, such
as a wall, may not be detected.
●A sensor is covered in any way.
●When a sensor or the area around a sensor is extremely hot or cold.
●On an extremely bumpy road, on an incline, on grav el, or on grass.
●The vicinity of the vehicle is noisy due to vehicle horns, motorcycle engines,
air brakes of large vehicles, or other
loud noises pro ducing ultrasonic waves.
●There is another vehicle equipped with parking assist sensors in the
vicinity.
●A sensor is coated with a sheet of
spray or heavy rain.
●If a sensor is hit by a large amount of
water, such as when driving on a
flooded road.
●If the vehicle is significantly tilted.
●The vehicle is approaching a tall or
curved curb.
●If objects draw too close to the sensor.
■Objects which may not be properly
detected
The shape of the object may prevent the sensor from detecting it. Pay particular
attention to the following objects:
●Wires, fences, ropes, etc.
●Cotton, snow and other materials that
absorb sound waves
●Sharply-angled objects
●Low objects
●Tall objects with upper sections pro- jecting outwards in the direction of
your vehicle

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some situations. (automatic
buzzer mute function)
■Muting the buzzer sound (vehicles
with PKSB)
●Automatic buzzer mute function
Even when the sensor s are operating,
the buzzer will be muted in the following
situations:
• The distance between the vehicle and the detected objec t does not become
shorter (except when the distance
between the vehicle and object is 30 cm [1.0 ft.] or less).
• Your vehicle is moving away from the
object. • There are no detec table objects enter-
ing the path of your vehicle.
However, if another object is detected or
the situation changes while the buzzer is
muted, the buzzer begins sounding
again.
●To mute the buzzer sound
The buzzer can be temporarily muted by
pressing of the meter control
switches while a suggestion that says
mute is available is shown on the multi-
information display.
●When the mute is canceled
Mute will be automatic ally canceled in
the following situations.
• When the shift position is changed • When the vehicle s peed has reached
or exceeded a certain speed
• When the Toyota par king assist is turned off once and turned on again
• When the power switch is turned off
once and turned to ON again
■Customization
The buzzer volume can be adjusted on
the multi-information display. (except for
vehicles without front sensors) ( →P.186)
*: If equipped
■Parking Support Brake func-
tion (static objects)
→ P.424
■Parking Support Brake func-
tion (rear-crossing vehicles)
→ P.430
PKSB (Parking Support
Brake)*
The Parking Support Brake
system consists of the follow -
ing functions that operate
when driving at a low speed or
backing up, such as when
parking. When the system
determines that the possibility
of a collision with a detected
object is high, a warning oper-
ates to urge the driver to take
evasive action. If the system
determines that the possibility
of a collision with a detected
object is extrem ely high, the
brakes are automatically
applied to help avoid the colli -
sion or help red uce the impact
of the collision.
PKSB (Parking Support
Brake) system

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5-5. Using the driving support systems
Driving
The Parking Support Brake can be
enabled/disabled on the screen
of the multi-information display. All
of the Parking Support Brake func -
tions (static objects and rear-cross -
ing vehicles) are enabled/disabled
simultaneously. ( →P.186)
When the Parking Support Brake is dis-
abled, the PKSB OFF indicator
( →P.171) illuminates on the multi-infor-
mation display.
To re-enable the system, select on
the multi-information display, select
and turn it on.
If the system is disabl ed, it will remain
off even if the power switch is turned to
ON after the power switch has been
turned off.
WARNING
■Limitations of the Parking Sup -
port Brake system
Do not overly rely on the system, as doing so may lead to an accident.
Always drive while checking the
safety of the surroundings of the vehi - cle.
Depending on the v ehicle and road
conditions, weather, etc., the system
may not operate.
The detection capabilities of sensors
and radars are limited. Always drive
while checking the safety of the sur- roundings of the vehicle.
●The driver is solely responsible for safe driving. Always drive carefully,
taking care to observe your sur -
roundings. The Parking Support Brake system is designed to pro-
vide support to lessen the severity
of collisions. However, it may not operate in som e situations.
●The Parking Support Brake system is not designed to stop the vehicle
completely. Additionally, even if the
system has stopped the vehicle, it is necessary to depress the brake
pedal immediately as brake control
will be canceled after approximately 2 seconds.
●Do not attempt to test the operation of the Parking Support Brake sys -
tem yourself such as intentionally
driving to a vehicle or wall. Depending on the situations, the
system may not ope rate properly,
possibly leading to an accident.
NOTICE
■If “PKSB Unavailable” is dis -
played on the multi-information
display and the PKSB OFF indi - cator illuminates
If this message is displayed immedi -
ately after the power switch is changed to ON, ope rate the vehicle
carefully, paying attention to your sur -
roundings. It may be necessary to
drive the vehicle for a certain amount of time before the system returns to
normal. (If the syst em does not return
to normal after driving for a while, clean the sensors and their surround -
ing area on the bumpers.)
Enabling/Disabling the Park -
ing Support Brake

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If the hybrid system output restric-
tion control or brake control oper -
ates, a buzzer will sound and a
message will be displayed on the
multi-information display, head-up
display (if equipped) navigation
system (if equipped) or multimedia
system (if equipped) screen, to
alert the driver.
Depending on the situation, hybrid sys -
tem output restricti on control will oper-
ate to either limit acceleration or restrict
output as much as possible.
 Hybrid system output restriction
control is operating (accelera -
tion restriction)
Acceleration great er than a certain
amount is restrict ed by the system.
Multi-information display and head-up
display: “Object Det ected Acceleration
Reduced” (no warning displayed on the
head-up display)
Navigation system or multimedia sys -
tem screen: No warning displayed
PKSB OFF indicator: Not illuminated
Buzzer: Does not sound
 Hybrid system output restriction
control is operating (output
restricted as much as possible)
The system has det ermined that stron-
ger-than-normal brake operation is nec -
essary.
Multi-information display and head-up
display: “BRAKE!”
Navigation system o r multimedia sys-
tem screen: “BRAKE!”
PKSB OFF indicator: Not illuminated
Buzzer: Short beep
 Brake control is operating
The system determined that emer-
gency braking is necessary.
Multi-information display and head-up
display: “BRAKE!”
Navigation system o r multimedia sys-
tem screen: “BRAKE!”
PKSB OFF indicato r: Illuminated
Buzzer: Short beep
 Vehicle stopped by system oper-
ation
The vehicle has been stopped by brake
control operation.
Multi-information display and head-up
display: “Switch to Brake” (If the accel -
erator pedal is not depressed, “Press
Brake Pedal” will be displayed.)
Navigation system o r multimedia sys-
tem screen: “Press Brake Pedal”
PKSB OFF indicato r: Illuminated (If the
accelerator pedal is not depressed, the
indicator is not illuminated.)
Buzzer: Short beep
If the Parking Support Brake deter -
mines that a collision with a
detected object is possible, the
hybrid system output will be
restricted to restrain any increase in
the vehicle speed. (Hybrid system
output restriction control: See figure
2.)
Additionally, if the accelerator pedal
Display and buzzer for
hybrid system output
restriction control and brake
control
System overview