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Driving
The Blind Spot Monitor can be
enabled/disabled on or
of the multi-information display.
(P.449)
When the Blind Spot Monitor
function is off, the driving assist
information indicator ( P.74)
will illuminate. At this time,
“Blind Spot Monitor OFF” will be
displayed on the multi-informa-
tion display.
Each time the engine switch is
turned to ON, the Blind Spot
Monitor is enabled.
■Objects that can be detected while driving
The Blind Spot Monitor uses rear side radar sensors to detect the fol-
lowing vehicles traveling in adjacent lanes and advises the driver of
the presence of such vehicles via the indicators on the outside rear
view mirrors.
WARNING
●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
your vehicle inspected 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 has 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 th e 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 Blind Spot
Monitor on/off
Blind Spot Monitor operation
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Driving
Meter control switches
Operate the meter control switches
to enable/disable the RCTA func-
tion on the multi-information dis-
play.
Outside rear view mirror indi-
cators
If a vehicle is detected as
approaching from the left or right
behind the vehicle, both outside
rear view mirror indicators will blink
and a buzzer will sound.
Audio system screen
If a vehicle appr oaching from the
right or left at the rear of the vehicle
is detected, the RCTA icon
( P.250) for the det ected side will
be displayed on t he audio system
screen. This illustration
* shows an
example of a vehicle approaching
from both sides of the vehicle.
*: Depending on the vehicle grade and equipped options, the actual
screen may be different from this
illustration.
Driving assist information
indicator
Illuminates when the RCTA is
turned off. At this time, “Rear Cross
Traffic Alert OFF” will be displayed
on the multi-information display.
The RCTA can be enabled/dis-
abled on or of the
multi-information display.
( P.449)
When the RCTA function is off,
the driving assist information
indicator ( P.74) will illuminate.
At this time, “Rear Cross Traffic
Alert OFF” will be displayed on
the multi-information display.
Each time the engine switch is
turned to ON, the RCTA is
enabled.
■Outside rear vie w mirror indica-
tor visibility
In strong sunlight, the outside rear
view mirror indicator may be difficult
to see.
■Hearing the RCTA buzzer
The RCTA buzzer may be difficult to
hear over loud noises, such as if the
audio system volume is high.
■Rear side radar sensors
P.244
■Operation of the RCTA function
The RCTA function uses rear side radar sensors to detect vehicles
System components
Turning the RCTA func-
tion on/off
RCTA function
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approaching from the right or left at the rear of the vehicle and alerts
the driver of the presence of such vehicles by flashing the out side
rear view mirror indicators and sounding a buzzer.
Approaching vehicles
Detection areas of approaching vehicles
■RCTA icon display
When a vehicle approaching
from the right or left at the rear
of the vehicle is detected, the
following will be displayed on
the audio system screen.
Example: Vehicles are
approaching from both sides of
the vehicle
■RCTA function detection areas
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
The buzzer can alert the driver
of faster vehicles approaching
from farther away.
Example:
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Driving
■The RCTA function is opera-
tional when
The RCTA function operates when
all of the followin g conditions are
met:
●The engine swit ch is in ON.
●The RCTA function is on.
●The shift position is in R.
●The vehicle speed is less than
approximately 9 mph (15 km/h).
●The approaching vehicle speed is
between approximately 5 mph (8
km/h) and 34 mph (56 km/h).
■Setting the buzzer volume
The buzzer volume can be adjusted
on the multi-information display.
The buzzer volume of the RCTA and
intuitive parking assi st (if equipped)
can be adjusted all together on
or of the multi-information dis-
play. ( P.449)
■Muting a buzzer temporarily (if
equipped)
When an object is detected, the
temporary mute switch is displayed
on the audio system screen.
S elect the switch to mute the buzzer
of the intuitive parking assist (if
equipped) and RCTA all together.
Mute will be canceled automatically
in the followin g situations:
●When the shift lever 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 operati
ng function is
disabled manually.
●When the engine switch is turned
off.
■Conditions under which the
system will not detect a vehicle
The RCTA function is not designed
to detect the follo wing 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
Approaching
vehicle speed Approximate
alert distance
34 mph (56
km/h) (fast)131 ft. (40 m)
5 mph (8 km/h) (slow)18 ft. (5.5 m)
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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. When a door on the
detected side is opened, the out-
side rear view mirror indicator will
flash.
Driving assist information
indicator
Illuminates when the safe exit
assist is turned off. At this time,
“Safe Exit Assist OFF” will be dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play.
Safe Exit Assist*
The safe exit assist is a sys-
tem that uses rear side
radar sensors installed on
the inner side of the rear
bumper to help occupants
judge if an approaching
vehicle or bicycle may col-
lide with a door when open-
ing it or cancel opening of
the door, to reduce the pos-
sibility 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.
●The safe exit assist is a supple-
mentary system that, when the
vehicle 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.
In certain situations, this system
may not function to its fullest
extent. Therefore it is necessary
for the occupants to visually
check for safety directly and using
the mirrors.
System components
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The safe exit assist can be
enabled/disabled on of the
multi-information display.
(P.449)
When the safe exit assist is off,
the driving assist information
indicator will illuminate. At this
time, “Safe Exit Assist OFF” will
be displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display. Each time the
engine switch is turned to ON,
the safe exit assist is enabled.
■Objects that can be detected by the Safe exit assist
When the safe exit assist detects the following vehicles or bicycles
behind your vehicle using a rear side radar sensor, the occupants of
the vehicle are informed through an outside rear view mirror in dica-
tor, buzzer, and the multi-information display.
Vehicle or bicycle which has a high possibility of colliding with a door (other than the back door) when opened
■The Safe exit assist detection areas
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
WARNING
●Do not disassemble the sensor.
●Do not modify the sensor or sur-
rounding area on the rear
bumper.
●If a sensor or th e rear bumper
needs to be removed/installed
or replaced, contact your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not paint the rear bumper
any color other than an official
Toyota color.
Turning the Safe exit
assist system ON/OFF
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*: If equipped
■Types of sensorsFront corner sensors
Front center sensors
Rear corner sensors
Rear center sensors
■Display
When the sensors detect an
object, such as a wall, a graphic
is shown on the audio system
screen depending on the posi-
tion and distance to the object.
For details regarding the audio system screen, refer to the
“MULTIMEDIA OWNER’S MAN-
UAL”.
Front corner sensor detection
Front center sensor detection
Rear corner sensor detection
Rear center sensor detection
The intuitive parking assist can
be enabled/disabled on of
the multi-information display.
( P.449)
When the intuitive parking assist
function is disabled, the intuitive
parking assist OFF indicator
( P.74) 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 engine switch off and then to
ON.
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 communicated
via the audio system screen
and a buzzer. Always check
the surrounding area when
using this system.
System components
Turning intuitive parking
assist on/off
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■The system can be operated
when
●The engine switch is in ON.
●Intuitive parking assist function is
on.
●The vehicle speed is less than
about 6 mph (10 km/h).
●A shift position other than P is
selected.
■If “Parking Assist Unavailable
Sensor Blocked” is displayed
on the multi-information display
A sensor may be covered with water
drops, ice, snow, dirt, etc.
Remove the water drops, ice, snow,
dirt, etc., from the sensor to return
the system to normal.
WARNING
■Cautions regarding the use of
the system
There is a limit to the degree of
recognition accuracy and control
performance that this system can
provide, do not ov erly rely on this
system. The driver is always
responsible for paying attention to
the vehicle’ surroundings 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.
●Do not damage the sensors,
and always keep them clean.
●Do not attach a sticker or install
an electronic component, such
as a backlit license plate (espe-
cially fluorescent type), fog
lights, fender pole or wireless
antenna near a radar sensor.
●Do not subject the surrounding
area of the sensor to a strong
impact. If subjected to an
impact, have the vehicle
inspected by Toyota dealer. If
the front or rear bumper needs
to be removed/installed or
replaced, contact your Toyota
dealer.
●Do not modify, disassemble or
paint the sensors.
●Do not attach a license plate
cover.
●Keep your tires properly
inflated.
■When to disable the function
In the following situations, disable
the function as it may operate
even though there is no possibility
of a collision.
●Failing to observe the warnings
above.
●A non-genuine Toyota suspen-
sion (lowered suspension, etc.)
is installed.
■Notes when washing the vehi-
cle
Do not apply intensive 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 malfunction.
●When using steam to clean the
vehicle, do not direct steam too
close to the sensors as doing so
may cause a sensor to malfunc-
tion.