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Braking force
Time
Engine output restriction control begins operating
System determines that possibility of collision with detected object is high
Engine output reduced
System determines that possibility of collision with detected object is extremely
high
Brake control begins operating
Brake control strength increased
Example: Multi-information display: “BRAKE!”
Example: Multi-information display: “Switch to Brake”
■If the Parking Support Brake has oper-
ated
If the vehicle is stopped due to operation of
the Parking Support Brake, the Parking
Support Brake will be disabled and the
PKSB OFF indicator will illuminate. If the
Parking Support Brake operates unneces-
sarily, brake control can be canceled by
depressing the brake pedal or waiting for
approximately 2 seconds for it to automati-
cally be canceled. Then, the vehicle can be
operated by depressing the accelerator
pedal.
■Re-enabling the Parking Support Brake
To re-enable the Parking Support Brake
when it has been disabled due to system
operation, perform any of the following
operations. At this time, the PKSB OFF
indicator will turn off. ( P.66)
●Turn the PKSB system on ( P.234)
●Turn the engine switch off, and then back
to IGNITION ON mode
●Shift the shift lever to P
●Drive with no operation targets in the
traveling direction of the vehicle
●Change the traveling direction of the
vehicle*
*
: Except the Parking Support Brake func- tion (rear pedestrian)
■If “Parking Support Brake Unavailable”
is displayed on the multi-information
display and the PKSB OFF indicator is
flashing
If this message is displayed only when the
shift lever is in R, the rear camera lens may
be dirty. Clean the camera lens. If this mes-
sage is displayed when the shift lever is in
any position other than R, a sensor on the
front or rear bumper may be dirty. Clean
the sensors and their surrounding area on
the bumpers.
■If “Parking Support Brake Unavailable”
and “Parking Assist Unavailable Clean
Parking Assist Sensor” are displayed on
the multi-information display and the
PKSB OFF indicator is flashing
●A sensor may be covered with ice, snow,
dirt, etc. In this case, remove the ice,
snow, dirt, etc., from the sensor to return
the system to normal. If this message is
shown even after removing dirt from the
sensor, or shown when the sensor was
not dirty to begin with, have the vehicle
inspected at your Lexus dealer.
●A sensor may be frozen. Once the ice
melts, the system will return to normal.
●Water may be continuously flowing over
the sensor surface, such as in a heavy
rain. When the system determines that it
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*: If equipped
This function will operate in situations such as the following if an object is detected
in the traveling direction of the vehicle.
■When traveling at a low speed and the brake pedal is not depressed, or is
depressed late
Parking Support Brake function (static objects)*
If the sensors detect a static object, such as a wall, in the traveling direction of
the vehicle and the system determines that a collision may occur due to the
vehicle suddenly moving forward due to an accidental accelerator pedal oper-
ation, the vehicle moving the unintended direction due to the wrong shift posi-
tion being selected, or while parking or traveling at low speeds, the system will
operate to lessen the impact with the de tected static object and reduce the
resulting damage.
Examples of function operation
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■When the accelerator pedal is depressed excessively
■When the vehicle moves in the unintended direction due to the wrong shift
position being selected
P.216
■The Parking Support Brake function
(static object) will operate when
The function will operate when the PKSB
OFF indicator is not illuminated or flashing
Types of sensors
WARNING
■To ensure the system can operate
properly
P.217
■If the Parking Support Brake function
(static objects) operates unnecessar-
ily, such as at a railroad crossing
P.237
■Notes when washing the vehicle
P.218
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*: If equipped
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
P.209
■The Parking Support Brake function
(rear-crossing vehicles) will operate
when
The function will operate when the PKSB
OFF indicator is not illuminated or flashing
( P.65, 66) and all of the following condi-
tions are met:
●Engine output restriction control
• The Parking Support Brake is enabled.
• The vehicle speed is approximately 9
mph (15 km/h) or less.
• Vehicles are approaching from the right or left at the rear of the vehicle at a travel-
ing speed of approximately 5 mph (8
Parking Support Brake function (rear-crossing vehicles)*
If a rear radar sensor detects a vehicle approaching from the right or left at the
rear of the vehicle and the system determines 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 function operation
Types of sensors
WARNING
■To ensure the system can operate
properly
P.209
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*: If equipped
When a pedestrian is detected behind the vehicle while backing up, the brake
pedal is not depressed or is depressed late.
Displays a message to urge the driver
to take evasive action when a pedes-
trian is detected in the detection area
behind the vehicle. (A message will
also be displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display and head-up display (if
equipped).)Pedestrian detection icon
Brake reminder
Parking Support Brake function (rear pedestrians)*
If the rear camera sensor detects a pedestrian behind the vehicle while back-
ing up and the system determines that the possibility of colliding with the
detected pedestrian is high , a buzzer will sound. If the system determines that
the possibility of colliding with the dete cted pedestrian is extremely high, the
brakes will be applied automatically to help reduce the impact of the collision.
Examples of system operation
Center Display
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B
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■Parking Support Brake function (rear
pedestrians) will operate when
The function will operate when the PKSB
OFF indicator is not illuminated or flashing
( P.65, 66) and all of the following condi-
tions are met:
●Engine output restriction control
• The Parking Support Brake is enabled.
• The vehicle speed is 9 mph (15 km/h) or less.
• The shift lever is in R.
• The rear camera sensor detects a pedes- trian behind the vehicle while backing up
and the system determines that the possi-
bility of colliding with the detected
pedestrian is high.
●Brake control
• Engine output restriction control is oper- ating.
• The Parking Support Brake determines that an emergency brake operation is
necessary to avoid a collision with a
pedestrian.
■The Parking Support Brake function
(rear pedestrians) will stop operating
when
The function will stop operating if any of the
following conditions are met:
●Engine output restriction control
• The Parking Support Brake is disabled.
• The collision becomes avoidable with normal brake operation.
• The pedestrian is no longer detected
behind your vehicle.
●Brake control
• The Parking Support Brake is disabled.
•Approximately 2 se conds have elapsed
since the vehicle was stopped by brake
control.
• The brake pedal is depressed after the
vehicle is stopped by brake control.
• The pedestrian is no longer detected behind your vehicle.
■Re-enabling the Parking Support Brake
function (rear pedestrians)
P.237
■Detection area of the Parking Support
Brake function (rear pedestrians)
The detection area of the Parking Support
Brake function (rear pedestrians) differs
from the detection area of the RCD func-
tion ( P.230). Therefore, even if the RCD
function detects a pedestrian and provides
an alert, the Parking Support Brake func-
tion (rear pedestrians) may not start operat-
ing.
■Situations in which the system may not
operate properly
P.231
■Situations in which the system may
operate unexpectedly
P.231
WARNING
■If the Parking Support Brake function
(rear pedestrians) operates unneces-
sarily
Depress the brake pedal immediately
after the Parking Suppo rt Brake function
(rear pedestrians) operates. (Operation
of the function is canceled by depressing
the brake pedal.)
■Correct use of the Parking Support
Brake function (rear pedestrians)
P.229
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■ABS (Anti-lock Brake System)
Helps to prevent wheel lock when the
brakes are applied suddenly, or if the
brakes are applied while driving on a
slippery road surface
■Brake assist
Generates an increased level of brak-
ing force after the brake pedal is
depressed when the system detects a
panic stop situation
■VSC (Vehicle Stability Control)
Helps the driver to control skidding
when swerving suddenly or turning on
slippery road surfaces.
■Enhanced VSC (Enhanced Vehi-
cle Stability Control)
Provides cooperative control of the
ABS, TRAC, VSC and EPS.
Helps to maintain directional stability
when swerving on slippery road sur-
faces by controlling steering perfor-
mance.
■Secondary Collision Brake
When the SRS airbag sensor detects a
collision and the system operates, the
brakes and brake lights are automati-
cally controlled to reduce the vehicle
speed and help reduce the possibility
of further damage due to a secondary
collision.
■TRAC (Traction Control)
Helps to maintain drive power and
prevent the drive wheels from spinning
when starting the vehicle or accelerat-
ing on slippery roads
■Active Cornering Assist (ACA)
Helps to prevent the vehicle from drift-
ing to the outer side by performing
inner wheel brake control when
attempting to accelerate while turning
■Hill-start assist control
Helps to reduce the backward move-
ment of the vehicle when starting on an
uphill
■Dynamic Torque Control AWD
system (AWD models)
Automatically switches from front-
wheel drive to all-wheel drive (AWD)
according to the driving conditions,
helping to ensure reliable handling and
stability. Examples of conditions where
the system will switch to AWD are
when cornering, going uphill, starting
off or accelerating, and when the road
surface is slippery due to snow, rain,
etc.
■EPS (Electric Power Steering)
Employs an electric motor to reduce
the amount of effort needed to turn the
Driving assist systems
To keep driving safety and perfor-
mance, the following systems oper-
ate automatically in response to
various driving situations. Be
aware, however, that these systems
are supplementary and should not
be relied upon too heavily when
operating the vehicle.
Summary of the driving assist
systems
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■Automatic system cancelation of hill-
start assist control
The hill-start assist control will turn off in any
of the following situations:
●The shift lever is shifted to P or N.
●The accelerator pedal is depressed.
●The parking brake is engaged.
●2 seconds at maximum elapsed after the
brake pedal is released.
■Sounds and vibrations caused by the
ABS, brake assist, VSC, TRAC and hill-
start assist control systems
●A sound may be heard from the engine
compartment when the brake pedal is
depressed repeatedly, when the engine is
started or just after the vehicle begins to
move. This sound does not indicate that a
malfunction has occurred in any of these
systems.
●Any of the following conditions may
occur when the above systems are oper-
ating. None of these indicates that a mal-
function has occurred.
• Vibrations may be felt through the vehi-
cle body and steering.
• A motor sound may be heard also after the vehicle comes to a stop.
• The brake pedal may pulsate slightly after the ABS is activated.
• The brake pedal may move down slightly
after the ABS is activated.
■Active Cornering Assist operation
sounds and vibrations
When the Active Cornering Assist is oper-
ated, operation sounds and vibrations may
be generated from the brake system, but
this is not a malfunction.
■EPS operation sound
When the steering wheel is operated, a
motor sound (whirring sound) may be
heard. This does not indicate a malfunction.
■Automatic reactivation of TRAC and
VSC systems
After turning the TRAC and VSC systems
off, the systems will be automatically re-
enabled in the following situations:
●When the engine switch is turned off
●If only the TRAC system is turned off, the
TRAC will turn on when vehicle speed
increases
If both the TRAC and VSC systems are
turned off, automatic re-enabling will not
occur when vehicle speed increases.
■Secondary Collision Brake operating
conditions
The system operates when the SRS airbag
sensor detects a collision while the vehicle
is in motion.
However, the system does not operate
when the components are damaged.
■Secondary Collision Brake automatic
cancellation
The system is automatically canceled in any
of the following situations.
●The vehicle speed drops to approxi-
mately 6 mph (10 km/h)
●A certain amount of time elapses during
operation
●The accelerator pedal is depressed a
large amount
■Operating conditions of Active Corner-
ing Assist
The system operates when the following
occurs.
●TRAC/VSC can operate
●The driver is attempting to accelerate
while turning
●The system detects that the vehicle is
drifting to the outer side
●The brake pedal is released
■Reduced effectiveness of the EPS sys-
tem
The effectiveness of the EPS system is
reduced to prevent the system from over-
heating when there is frequent steering
input over an extended period of time. The
steering wheel may feel heavy as a result.
Should this occur, refrain from excessive
steering input or stop the vehicle and turn
the engine off. The EPS system should
return to normal within 10 minutes.