2022 TOYOTA AVALON Owners Manual

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■Conditions under which the RCTA function will not detect a vehicle
The RCTA function is not designed to detect the following types of vehicles
and/or objects:
● Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.
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●Vehicles approaching from directly behind
● Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles and similar stationar y objects
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●Vehicles moving away from your vehicle
● Vehicles approaching from the parking spaces next to your vehic le
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●Vehicles backing up in the parking space next to your vehicle*
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: Depending on the conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or obj ect may
occur.
■ Conditions under which the RCTA function may not function corre ctly
● The RCTA function may not detect vehicles correctly in the following condi-
tions:
• When the sensor is misaligned due to a strong impact to the se nsor or its
surrounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc., is covering the sensor o r surround-
ing area on the rear bumper
• During bad weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow, etc.
• When multiple vehicles approach continuously
• Shallow angle parking
• When a vehicle is approaching at high speed
• When parking on a steep incline, such as hills, a dip in the r oad, etc.
• Immediately after the RCTA function is turned on
• Immediately after the engine is started with the RCTA function on.
• When items such as a bicycle carrier are installed on the rear of the vehi-
cle
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Vehicles that the sensors cannot detect
due to obstructions
●Vehicles that the sensors cannot detect
due to obstructions

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●Instances of the RCTA function unnecessarily detecting a vehicl e and/or
object may increase in the following situations:
• 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 spinning objects near your vehicle such as the f an of an air
conditioning unit
■ Customization
Some functions can be customized. ( P. 100, 526)
• When the parking space faces a
street and vehicles are being driven
on the street

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Pedestrian detection icon
Displayed automatically when a
pedestrian is detected.
Mute switch
Select to mute the buzzer. The
buzzer will be re-enabled when the
shift lever is shifted to a position
other than R.
Rear Camera Detection function (vehicles
with panoramic view monitor)

: If equipped
When the vehicle is backing up, the rear camera detection func-
tion can detect pedestrians in the detection area behind the
vehicle. If a pedestrian is de tected, a buzzer will sound and an
icon on the audio system screen will be displayed to inform the
driver of the pedestrian.
Display
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If the rear camera detection func-
tion detects a pedestrian in the
detection area, the buzzer and
icon will operate as shown in the
following table:
■The rear camera detection function is operational when
The rear camera detection function is operational when the foll owing condi-
tions are met:
● The engine switch is in the IGNITION ON mode.
● The shift lever is in R.
■ Setting the buzzer volume
The buzzer volume of this function changes with the RCTA buzzer volume.
( P. 100, 526)
■ If the rear camera detection function is malfunctioning
If a malfunction of the rear camera detection function is detec ted, one of the
following messages will be displayed on the audio system screen. Have the
vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.
● “RCD malfunction.”
● “Visit your dealer.”
● “RCD unavailable.”
When a pedestrian is detected
AreaBuzzerIcon
Sounds repeatedly
Blinks 3 times and then stays onWhen the vehicle is stationary:
Sounds 3 times
When the vehicle is backing up:
Sounds repeatedly
When it is determined that a
pedestrian will enter area
within a few seconds: Sounds
repeatedlyWhen it is determined that a
pedestrian will enter area
within a few seconds: Blinks 3
times and then stays on
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■If “Clean dirt from lens” is dis played on the audio system screen
A rear camera lens may be dirty or covered with snow or ice. In such cases, if
it is removed from the rear camera lens, the system should retu rn to normal.
(It may be necessary to drive the vehicle for some time before the system
returns to normal.)
■ If “RCD unavailable” is displ ayed on the audio system screen
● If this message is displayed after the battery has been disconnected and
reconnected, fully turn the steering wheel to the left and then the right on
level ground.
● If this message is displayed only when the R shift position is selected, the
rear camera lens may be dirty. Clean the rear camera lens.
■ Situations in which the syst em may not operate properly
● Some pedestrians, such as the following, may not be detected by the rear
camera detection function, preventing the function from operati ng properly:
• Pedestrians who are squatting
• Pedestrians who are lying down
• Pedestrians who are running
• Pedestrians who suddenly enter the detection area
• Pedestrians riding a bicycle, skateboard, or other light vehic le
• Pedestrians wearing unusual clothing, such as a costume
• Pedestrians whose body is partially hidden by a cart or other object
• Pedestrians which are obscured by darkness, such as at night
● In some situations, such as the following, pedestrians may not be detected
by the rear camera detection function, preventing the function from operat-
ing properly:
• When backing up in inclement weather (rain, snow, fog, etc.)
• When the rear camera is obscured (dirt, snow, ice, etc. are at tached) or
scratched
• When a very bright light, such as the sun, or the headlights o f another
vehicle, shines directly into the rear camera
• When backing up in a place where the surrounding brightness ch anges
suddenly, such as at the entrance or exit of a garage or underg round
parking lot

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●In some situations, such as the following, the rear camera dete ction function
may operate even though there are no pedestrians in the detection area.
• When a three dimensional object, such as a pole, traffic cone, fence, or parked vehicle, is detected
• When a moving object, such as a car or motorcycle is detected
• When backing up toward moving objects such as flags or puddles , or air-
borne matter, such as smoke, steam, rain, or snow
• When there is a pattern on the road, due to the road being mad e of cob-
blestone or gravel or having tram rails, traces of repair, white lines,
pedestrian crossings or fallen leaves on the surface
• When backing up on a metal cover (grating), such as those used for
drainage ditches
• When backing up toward the roadside or a bump in the road
• When an object is reflected in a puddle or on a wet road surfa ce
• When there are shadows on the road
• When backing up over a bump in the road
• If the vehicle is significantly tilted, such as when carrying a heavy load
• When backing up toward an incline/decline
• If the suspension has been modified or tires of a size other than specified are installed
• If the rear of the vehicle is raised or lowered due to the carried load
• If an electronic component, such as a backlit license plate or rear fog
light, is installed near the rear camera
• If a bumper protector, such as an additional trim strip, is installed to the rear bumper
• If the orientation of the rear camera has been changed due to a collision
or other impact, or removal and installation
• If a towing eyelet is installed to the rear of the vehicle
• When the rear camera is obscured (dirt, snow, ice, etc. are at tached) or
scratched
• When water is flowing over the rear camera lens
• If there is a flashing light in the detection area, such as th e emergency
flashers of another vehicle
■ Situations in which the rear cam era detection function may be difficult to
notice
● If buzzer may be difficult to hear if the surrounding area is noisy, the volume
of the audio system volume is high, the air conditioning system is being
used, etc.
● If the temperature in the cabin is extremely high or low, the a udio system
screen may not operate correctly.

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Front corner sensors
Front center sensors
Rear corner sensors
Rear center sensors
Press
/ of the meter con-
trol switches, select .
Press
/ of the meter con-
trol switches, select .
Press of the meter con-
trol switch.
Each time is pressed, t he function changes on/off.
When on, the indicator light comes on to inform the driver that the sys-
tem is operational.
Intuitive parking assist
: If equipped
The distance from your vehicle to nearby objects when parallel
parking or maneuvering into a garage is measured by the sen-
sors and communicated via the displays and a buzzer. Always
check the surrounding area wh en using this system.
Types of sensors
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Turning the intuitive parking assist on/off
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When the sensors detect an object, the following displays infor m the
driver of the position a nd distance to the object.
■Multi-information display
Front corner sensor opera-
tion
Front center sensor opera-
tion
Rear corner sensor operation
Rear center sensor operation
Select to mute the buzzer
sounds.
■Audio system screenIntuitive parking assist
When the vehicle is moving
backward.
A simplified image is displayed
on the upper part of the screen
when an object is detected.
■Muting the buzzer sound
●To mute the buzzer sound
The buzzer can be temporarily muted by pressing of the meter c on-
trol switches while an object detection display is shown on the multi-infor-
mation display.
● To cancel the mute
Mute will be automatically cancelled in the following situation s.
• When the shift position is changed
• When the vehicle speed has reached or exceeded approximately 6 mph
(10 km/h) with the shift lever in D
• When the intuitive parking assist is turned off once and turned on again
• When the engine switch is turned off once and turned to IGNITI ON ON
mode again
• When a sensor is malfunctioning
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