2023 TOYOTA BZ4X Owners Manual

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Approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) from the rear bumper
Approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) to 197 ft. (60 m) from the rear
bumper
*2
*1: The area between the side of the vehicle and 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) f rom the side
of the vehicle cannot be detected.
*2: The greater the difference in speed between your vehicle and t he
detected vehicle is, the farthe r away the vehicle will be detec ted, causing
the outside r ear view mirror indicato r to illuminate or flash.
■The Blind Spot Monitor is oper-
ational when
The Blind Spot Monitor is opera-
tional when all of the following con-
ditions are met:
●The power switch is in ON.
●The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
●The shift position is in a position
other than R.
●The vehicle speed is greater than
approximately 7 mph (10 km/h).
■The Blind Spot Monitor will
detect a veh icle when
The Blind Spot Mon itor will detect a
vehicle present in the detection area
in the followin g situations:
●A vehicle in an adjacent lane over-
takes your vehicle.
●You overtake a vehicle in an adja-
cent lane slowly.
●Another vehicle enters the detec-
tion area when it changes lanes.
■Conditions under which the
system will not detect a vehicle
The Blind Spot Monitor is not
designed to detect the following
types of vehicles and/or objects:
●Small motorcycles, bicycles,
pedestrians, etc.,*
●Vehicles traveling in the opposite
direction
●Guardrails, walls, signs, parked
vehicles and similar stationary
objects
*
●Following vehicles that are in the
same lane*
●Vehicles traveling 2 lanes away
from your vehicle*
●Vehicles which are being over-
taken rapidly by your vehicle*
*
: Depending on the conditions, detection of a v ehicle and/or
object may occur.
■Conditions under which the
system may not function cor-
rectly
●The Blind Spot Monitor may not
detect vehicles corr ectly in the fol-
lowing situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc., is covering the sensor or sur-
rounding area on the rear bumper
• When driving on a road surface that is wet with standing water
during bad weather, such as
heavy rain, snow, or fog
• When multiple vehicles are approaching with only a small gap
between each vehicle
• When the distance between your vehicle and a following vehicle is
short
• When there is a significant differ- ence in speed between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
• When the difference in speed
between your vehicle and another
vehicle is changing

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area traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
• As your vehicle starts from a stop, a vehicle remains in the detection
area
• When driving up and down con- secutive steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
• When driving on roads with sharp bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
• When vehicle lanes are wide, or when driving on the edge of a
lane, and the vehicle in an adja-
cent lane is far away from your
vehicle
• When an accessory (such as a
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
• When there is a significant differ-
ence in height between your vehi-
cle and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
• Immediately after the Blind Spot Monitor is turned on
• When towing with the vehicle
●Instances of the Blind Spot Moni-
tor unnecessarily d etecting a vehi-
cle and/or object may increase in
the following situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When the distanc e between your
vehicle and a guardr ail, wall, etc.,
that enters the detection area is
short
• When driving up and down con- secutive steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
• When vehicle lanes are narrow, or when driving on the edge of a
lane, and a vehicle traveling in a
lane other than the adjacent lanes
enters the detection area
• When driving on roads with sharp bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
• When the tires are slipping or spinning
• When the distanc e between your
vehicle and a following vehicle is
short • When an accessory (such as a
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
• When towing with the vehicle

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*: If equipped
Multi-information display
Turning the Safe Exit Assist on/off
When the system determines that
the possibility of a collision with a
door is high, the target door is dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play. Also, if the door is opened
when the outside r ear view mirror
indicator is illuminated, a buzzer
will sound as a warning.
Outside rear view mirror indi-
cators
When a vehicle or bicycle which
may collide with a door (other than
the back door) when opened is
detected, the outside rear view mir-
ror indicator on the detected side
will illuminate. If the door on the
detected side is open, the outside
rear view mirror indicator will blink.
■Outside rear vie w mirror indica-
tor visibility
In strong sunlight, the outside rear
view mirror indicator may be difficult
to see.
■Buzzer
If the volume setting of the audio
system is high or the surrounding
area is loud, it may be difficult to
hear the buzzer.
SEA (Safe Exit Assist)*
The Safe Exit Assist is a
system that uses radar sen-
sors installed on the inner
side of the rear bumper to
help occupants judge if an
approaching vehicle or
bicycle may collide with a
door to reduce the possibil-
ity of a collision.
WARNING
■Cautions regarding the use of
the system
●The driver is solely responsible
for safe driving. Always drive
safely, taking care to observe
your surroundings.
●Safe Exit Assist is a supplemen-
tary system that, when the vehi-
cle is stopped, informs
occupants of the existence of
approaching vehicles and bicy-
cles. As this system alone can-
not be used to judge safety,
over-reliance on this system
may lead to an accident result-
ing in death or serious injury.
As the system may not function
correctly under certain condi-
tions, visual confirmation of
safety with the passengers’ own
eyes and mirrors is necessary.
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■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.574)
The Safe Exit Assist can be
enabled/disabled on of the
multi-information display.
( P.156)
When the Safe Exit Assist is off,
the driving assist information
indicator ( P.149) will illumi-
nate. At this time, “Safe Exit
Assist OFF” will be displayed on
the multi-information display.
WARNING
■To ensure the system can
operate properly
Safe Exit Assist sensors are
installed behind the left and right
sides of the rear bumper respec-
tively. Observe the following to
ensure the Safe Exit Assist can
operate correctly.
●Keep the sensors 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 covered with snow, the Safe
Exit Assist may not operate and
a warning message will be dis-
played. In this situation, clear off
the dirt or snow and drive the
vehicle with the operation condi-
tions of the SEA function satis-
fied for appro ximately 10
minutes. If the warning mes-
sage does not disappear, have
the vehicle insp ected by your
Toyota dealer.
●Do not attach accessories,
stickers (including transparent
stickers), aluminum tape, etc.,
to a sensor or its surrounding
area on the rear bumper.
●Do not subject a sensor or its
surrounding area on the rear
bumper to a strong impact.
If a sensor is moved even
slightly off position, the system
may malfunction and vehicles
may not be detected correctly.
In the following si tuations, have
the vehicle insp ected by your
Toyota dealer.
• A sensor or its surrounding area is subject to a strong impact.
• If the surrounding area of a sen- sor is scratched or dented, or
part of them h as become dis-
connected.
●Do not disassemble the sensor.
●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 your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not paint the rear bumper
any color other t han an official
Toyota color.
Turning the Safe Exit
Assist system on/off

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Each time the power switch is
turned to ON, the Safe Exit Assist is enabled.
When the Safe Exit Assist detec ts the following vehicles or bicycles
using a rear side radar sensor, the occupants of the vehicle are
informed through an outside rear view mirror indicator, buzzer, dis-
play on the meter, and voice notification.
A Vehicle or bicycle which has a high possibility of colliding with a
door (other than the back door) when opened
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
Approximately 145ft. (45m) rearward from the front door
*
*: The faster the speed of the approaching vehicle or bicycle, th e door mir-
ror indicator will turn on or fla sh, the farther the vehicle or bicycle is to the
door.
■The Safe Exit Ass ist is opera-
tional when The Safe Exit Assist is operational
when all of the fo
llowing conditions
are met:
Objects that can be detected by the Safe Exit Assist
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●When the EV system is running,
less than 3 minutes have elapsed
since the EV system was stopped,
or less than 3 minutes have
elapsed since a door was opened
and someone has entered the
vehicle (the time which operation
is possible may be extended if a
door is opened and closed)
●When the Safe Exit Assist is on
●The vehicle is stopped.
●The shift position is in a position
other than R.
■The Safe Exit Assist will detect
a vehicle when
The Safe Exit Assi st will detect a
vehicle present in the detection area
in the followin g situations:
When the vehicle is stopped and a
vehicle or bicycle, which is traveling
parallel to the vehicle, is approach-
ing within the area that a door opens
(other than the back door)
■Conditions under which the
system will not detect a vehicle
●Safe Exit Assist does not detect
the following objects, vehicles,
and bicycles:
• Vehicles or bicycles which are approaching slowly
• Vehicles or bicycles which are determined to have a low possibil-
ity of colliding with a door (other
than the back door) when opened
• Vehicles or bicycles which are determined to have a low possibil-
ity of colliding with a door when
opened
• Vehicles or bicycles which are
approaching from directly behind
• Vehicles or bicycles which are approaching from the front
• Guardrails, walls , signs, parked
vehicles, and other stationary
objects
• Animals, etc.
●In situations such as the following,
Safe Exit Assist will not operate:
• When 3 minutes or more have elapsed since the EV system off
(the time which op eration is possi- ble may be extended if a door is
opened and closed)
• When your vehicle is not com-
pletely stopped
■Conditions under which the
system may not function cor-
rectly
●Vehicles and bicycles may not be
effectively detect ed in the follow-
ing situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc., is covering the sensor or sur-
rounding area on the rear bumper
• When driving on a road surface that is wet with standing water
during bad weather, such as
heavy rain, snow, or fog
• When a vehicle or bicycle
approaches from behind a nearby
parked vehicle
• When an approaching vehicle or
bicycle suddenly changes direc-
tion
• Immediately after a vehicle or
bicycle starts moving
• When the back door is open
• When a bicycle carrier, ramp, or other accessory is installed to the
back of the vehicle
• When a parked vehicle, wall, sign,
person or other stationary object
is behind the vehicle
• When the vehicle is stopped at an
angle to the road
• When a vehicle is traveling near an approaching vehicle or bicycle
• When an approaching vehicle or bicycle is traveling along a station-
ary object, such a wall or sign
• When a vehicle or bicycle is approaching at high speed
• When towing with the vehicle
• When stopped on a steep incline
• When stopped on a curve or at the exit of a curve
●Instances of the Safe Exit Assist
unnecessarily detecting a vehicle
and/or object may increase in the
following situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned

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due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When a vehicle or bicycle
approaches from behind your
vehicle at an angle
• When the vehicle is stopped at an
angle to the road
• When a vehicle or bicycle approaches from behind a parked
vehicle at an angle
• When a parked vehicle, wall, sign, person or other stationary object
is behind the vehicle
• When an approaching vehicle or bicycle suddenly changes direc-
tion
• When an approaching vehicle or bicycle is traveling along a station-
ary object, such a wall or sign
• When the back door is open
• When a bicycle carrier, ramp, or other accessory is installed to the
back of the vehicle
• When a vehicle or bicycle is
approaching at high speed
• When towing with the vehicle
• When stopped on a steep incline
• When stopped on a curve or at the exit of a curve
*: If equipped
■Types of sensors
Front corner sensors
Front center sensors
Rear corner sensors
Rear center sensors
Front side sensors (vehicles
with Advanced Park)
Rear side sensors (vehicles
with Advanced Park)
Intuitive parking
assist*
The distance from your
vehicle to objects, such as a
wall, when parallel parking
or maneuvering into a
garage is measured by the
sensors and communi-
cated via the multimedia
display and a buzzer.
Always check the surround-
ing area when using this
system.
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■Display
When the sensors detect an
object, such as a wall, a graphic
is shown on the multimedia dis-
play depending on the position
and distance to the object. (As
the distance to the object
becomes short, the distance
segments may blink.)
Multimedia display (vehicles
without Advanced Park)
Multimedia display (vehicles
with Advanced Park)
Front corner sensor detection
Front center sensor detection
Rear corner sensor detection
Rear center sensor detection
Front side sensor detection
Rear side sensor detection Use the meter control switches
to enable/disable the intuitive
parking assist. (
P.156)
1 Press or to select .
2 Press or to select
and then press .
When the intuitive parking assist
function is disabled, the intuitive
parking assist OFF indicator
( P.149) illuminates.
To re-enable the system when it
was disabled, select on the
multi-information display, select and then On. If disabled using
this method, the system will not be
re-enabled by turning the power
switch off and then to ON.
Turning intuitive parking
assist on/off
WARNING
■Cautions regarding the use of
the system
There is a limit t o the degree of
recognition accuracy and control
performance that this system can
provide, do not overly rely on this
system. The driver is always
responsible for paying attention to
the vehicle’s su rroundings and
driving safely.
■To ensure the system can
operate properly
Observe the following precau-
tions.
Failing to do so may result in the
vehicle being unable to be driven
safely and possibly cause an acci-
dent.