2023 TOYOTA BZ4X tow

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The operating state of the LTA system is indicated.
WARNING
●Situations in which the sensors
may not operate properly:
 P. 2 6 3
●Situations in which the lane may
not be detected: P. 2 6 4
●When it is necessary to disable
the system: P. 2 5 9
Operation display of steering wheel operation support
IndicatorLane dis-
playSteering iconSituation
WhiteGrayGrey
LTA is on standby
GreenGreenGreen
LTA is operating
Orange
FlashingOrange
FlashingGreen
The vehicle is departing the lane
toward the side which the lane dis-
play is flashing

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*: If equipped
Meter control switches
Turning the Blind Spot Monitor
on/off.
Outside rear view mirror indi-
cators
When a vehicle is detected in a
blind spot of the outside rear view
mirrors or approaching rapidly from
behind into a blind spot, the outside
rear view mirror indicator on the
detected side will illuminate. If the
turn signal lever is operated toward
the detected side, the outside rear
view mirror indicator flashes.
Driving assist information
indicator
Illuminates when the Blind Spot
Monitor is turned off. At this time,
“Blind Spot Monitor OFF” will be
displayed on the multi-information
display.
■Outside rear view mirror indica-
tor visibility
In strong sunlight, the outside rear
view mirror indicator may be difficult
to see.
■Customization
Some functions can be customized.
(  P.573)
BSM (Blind Spot Moni-
tor)*
The Blind Spot Monitor is a
system that uses rear side
radar sensors installed on
the inner side of the rear
bumper on the left and right
side to assist the driver in
confirming safety when
changing lanes.
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.
●The Blind Spot Monitor is a sup-
plementary 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
Blind Spot Monitor. As the func-
tion cannot judge if it is safe to
change lanes, over reliance
could lead to an accident result-
ing in death or serious injury.
As the system may not function
correctly under certain condi-
tions, the driver’s own visual con-
firmation of safety is necessary.
System components

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Owners Manual_USA_M42C01_en• When a vehicle enters a detection
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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●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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■Objects which the system may
not be properly detected
The shape of the object may pre-
vent the sensor from detecting it.
Pay particular attention to the follow-
ing objects:
●Wires, fences, ropes, etc.
●Cotton, snow and other materials
that absorb sound waves
●Sharply-angled objects
●Low objects
●Tall objects with upper sections
projecting outwards in the direc-
tion of your vehicle
People may not be detected if they
are wearing certain types of cloth-
ing.
■Situations in which the system
may not operate properly
Certain vehicle conditions and the
surrounding 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, water drops 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 dis-
play may be displayed abnormally,
or objects, such as a wall, may not
be detected.
●When a sensor or the area around
a sensor is extremely hot or cold.
●On an extremely bumpy road, on
an incline, on gravel, or on grass.
●When vehicle horns, vehicle
detectors, motorcycle engines, air
brakes of large vehicles, the clear-
ance sonar of ot her vehicles or
other devices which produce ultra-
sonic waves are near the vehicle
●A sensor is coated with a sheet of
spray or heavy rain.
●If objects draw too close to the
sensor.
●When a pedestrian is wearing
clothing that does not reflect ultra-
sonic waves (ex. skirts with gath-
ers or frills).
●When objects that are not perpen-
dicular to the ground, not perpen-
dicular to the vehicle traveling
direction, uneven, or waving are in
the detection range.
●Strong wind is blowing
●When driving in inclement weather
such as fog, snow or a sandstorm
●When an object that cannot be
detected is between the vehicle
and a detected object
●If an object such as a vehicle,
motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian
cuts in front of the vehicle or runs
out from the side of the vehicle
●If the orientation of a sensor has
been changed due to a collision or
other impact
●When equipment that may
obstruct a sensor is installed, such
as a towing eyelet, bumper pro-
tector (an additional trim strip,
etc.), bicycle car rier, or snow plow
●If the front of the v ehicle is raised
or lowered due to the carried load
●If the vehicle cannot be driven in a
stable manner, such as when the
vehicle has been in an accident or
is malfunctioning
●When a tire chains, compact
spare tire or an emergency tire
puncture repair kit is used

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■Situations in which the system
may operate even if there is no
possibility of a collision
In some situations, such as the fol-
lowing, the system may operate
even though there is no possibility of
a collision.
●When driving on a narrow road
●When driving toward a banner,
flag, low-hanging branch or boom
barrier (such as those used at rail-
road crossings, toll gates and
parking lots)
●When there is a rut or hole in the
surface of the road
●When driving on a metal cover
(grating), such as those used for
drainage ditches
●When driving up or down a steep
slope
●If a sensor is hit by a large amount
of water, such as when driving on
a flooded road
●There is dirt, snow, water drops or
ice on a sensor. (Cleaning the
sensors will resolve this problem.)
●A sensor is coated with a sheet of
spray or heavy rain
●When driving in inclement weather
such as fog, snow or a sandstorm
●When strong winds are blowing
●When vehicle horns, vehicle
detectors, motorcycle engines, air
brakes of large vehicles, the clear-
ance sonar of ot her vehicles or
other devices which produce ultra-
sonic waves are near the vehicle
●If the front of the v ehicle is raised
or lowered due to the carried load
●If the orientation of a sensor has
been changed due to a collision or
other impact
●The vehicle is approaching a tall
or curved curb
●Driving close to columns (H-
shaped steel beams, etc.) in multi-
story parking garages, construc-
tion sites, etc.
●If the vehicle cannot be driven in a
stable manner, such as when the
vehicle has been in an accident or
is malfunctioning
●On an extremely bumpy road, on
an incline, on gravel, or on grass
●When a tire chains, compact
spare tire or an emergency tire
puncture repair kit is used

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mation display. ( P.319)
■Muting a buzzer temporarily
When an object is detected, the
temporary mute switch is displayed
on the multimedia display system.
Select to mute a buzzer of the
intuitive parking assist-sensor,
RCTA and RCD all together.
Mute will be canceled automatically
in the followin g situations:
●When the shift position is
changed.
●When the vehicle speed exceeds
a certain speed.
●When there is a malfunction in a
sensor or the system is temporar-
ily unavailable.
●When the operating function is
disabled manually.
●When the power switch is turned
off.
■Conditions under which the
system will not detect a vehicle
The RCTA function is not designed
to detect the following types of vehi-
cles and/or objects:
●Vehicles approaching from directly
behind
●Vehicles backing up in a parking
space next to your vehicle
●Vehicles that the sensors cannot
detect due to obstructions
●Guardrails, walls, signs, parked
vehicles and similar stationary
objects
*
●Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.
*
●Vehicles moving away from your
vehicle
●Vehicles approaching from the
parking spaces nex
t to your vehi-
cle
*
●The distance between the sensor
and approaching vehicle gets too
close
*: Depending on the conditions, detection of a v ehicle and/or
object may occur.
■Situations in which the system
may not operate properly
The RCTA function may not detect
vehicles correctly in the following
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 position
above 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 a vehicle is approaching at
high speed
●When equipment that may
obstruct a sensor is installed, such
as a towing eyelet, bumper pro-
tector (an additional trim strip,
etc.), bicycle car rier, or snow plow
●When backing up on a slope with
a sharp change in grade