2014-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
Toyota Safety Sense
3.0
The Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
consists of the driving
assist systems and contrib-
utes to a safe and comfort-
able driving experience:
WARNING
■Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
The Toyota Safety Sense 3.0
operates under the assumption
that the driver will drive safely,
and is designed to help reduce
the impact to the occupants in a
collision and assist the driver
under normal driving conditions.
As 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 solely
responsible for paying attention to
the vehicle’s surroundings and
driving safely.
■For safe use
●Do not overly rely on this sys-
tem. The driver is solely respon-
sible for paying attention to the
vehicle’s surroundings and driv-
ing safely. This system may not
operate in all situations and pro-
vided assistance is limited.
Over-reliance on this system to
drive the vehicle safely may
lead to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Do not attempt to test the oper-
ation of the system, as it may
not operate properly, possibly
leading to an accident.
●If attention is necessary while
performing driving operations or
a system malfunction occurs, a
warning message or warning
buzzer will be operated. If a
warning message is displayed
on the display, follow the
instructions displayed.
●Depending on external noise,
the volume of the audio system,
etc. it may be difficult to hear the
warning buzzer. Also, depend-
ing on the road conditions, it
may be difficult to recognize the
operation of the system.
■When it is necessary to dis-
able the system
In the following si tuations, make
sure to disable the system.
Failure to do so may lead to the
system not operating properly,
possibly leading to an accident
resulting in death o r serious injury.
●When the vehicle is tilted due to
being overloaded or having a
flat tire
●When driving at extremely high
speeds
●When towing another vehicle
●When the vehicle is being trans-
ported by a truck, ship, train,
etc.
●When the vehicle is raised on a
lift and the tires are allowed to
rotate freely
●When inspecting the vehicle
using a drum tester such as a
chassis dynamometer or speed-
ometer tester, or when using an
on vehicle wheel balancer
●When the vehicle is driven in a
sporty manner or off-road
●When using an automatic car
wash
2064-5. Using the driving support systems
●When a detectable vehicle is car-
rying a load which protrudes from
its cargo area
●When a detectable vehicle has lit-
tle exposed metal, such as a vehi-
cle which is parti ally covered with
cloth, etc.
●When a detectabl e vehicle is
irregularly shaped , such as a trac-
tor, sidecar, etc.
●When the distance between the
vehicle and a detectable vehicle
has become extremely short
●When a detectable vehicle is at an
angle
●When snow, mud, etc. is attached
to a detectable vehicle
●When driving on the following
kinds of roads:
• Roads with sharp curves or wind- ing roads
• Roads with chang es in grade,
such as sudden inclines or
declines
• Roads which is slo ped to the left
or right
• Roads with deep ruts
• Roads which are rough and
unmaintained
• Roads which frequently undulate
or are bumpy
●When the steering wheel is being
operated frequently or suddenly
●When the vehicle is not in a con-
stant position within a lane
●When parts related to this system,
the brakes, etc. are cold or
extremely hot, wet, etc.
●When the wheels are misaligned
●When driving on slick road sur- faces, such as when it is covered
with ice, snow, gravel, etc.
●When the course of the vehicle
differs from the
shape of a curve
●When the vehicle speed is exces-
sively high when entering a curve
●When entering/exiting a parking
lot, garage, car elevator, etc.
●When driving in a parking lot
●When driving through an area
where there are obstructions
which may contact your vehicle,
such as tall grass , tree branches,
a curtain, etc.
●When driving in strong wind
■Situations in which the lane
may not be detected
●When the lane is extremely wide
or narrow
●Immediately after changing lanes
or passing through an intersection
●When driving in a temporary lane
or lane regulated by construction
●When there are s tructures, pat-
terns, shadows which are similar
to lane lines in the surrounding
●When the lane lines are not clear
or driving on a wet road surface
●When a lane line is on a curb
●When driving on a bright, reflec-
tive road surface, such as con-
crete
■Situations in which some or all
of the functions of the system
cannot operate
●When a malfunction is detected in
this system or a related system,
such as the brakes, steering, etc.
●When the VSC, TRAC, or other
safety related system is operating
●When the VSC, TRAC, or other
safety related system is off
■Changes in brake operation
sound and pedal response
●When the brakes have been oper-
ated, brake operation sounds may
2094-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
■Pre-collision brake assist
If the system determines that
the possibility of a collision is
high and the brake operation by
the driver is insufficient, the
braking power will be increased.
■Pre-collision brake control
If the system determines that
the possibility of a collision is
extremely high, the brakes are
automatically applied to help
avoid the collision or reduce the
impact of the collision.
■Emergency steering assist
If the system determines that
the following conditions are met,
assistance will be provided to
help enhance vehicle stability
and prevent lane departure.
During assistance, in addition to
the pre-collision warning, the fol-
lowing icon will be displayed on
the multi-information display.
The possibility of a collision is
high
There is sufficient space
within the lane to perform
evasive steering maneuvers
The driver is operating the
steering wheel
During assistance, the pre-colli-
sion warning will operate and a
message will be displayed to
warn the driver.
■Intersection collision avoid-
ance support (left/right
turn)
In situations such as the follow-
ing, if the system determines
that the possibility of a collision
is high, the pre-collision warning
and pre-collision braking will
operate.
Depending on the intersection,
assistance may not operate cor-
rectly.
When turning left/right at an
intersection and crossing the
path of an oncoming vehicle
When turning left/right and an
oncoming pedestrian or bicy-
cle is detected
2104-5. Using the driving support systems
■Intersection collision avoid-
ance support (crossing
vehicles)
At an intersection, etc., if the
system determines that the pos-
sibility of a collision with an
approaching vehicle or motorcy-
cle is high, the pre-collision
warning and pre-collision brak-
ing will operate.
Depending on the intersection,
assistance may not operate cor-
rectly.
■Acceleration Suppression
at Low Speed
When driving at a low speed, if
the accelerator pedal is strongly
depressed and the system
determines that there is a possi-
bility of a collision, hybrid sys-
tem output will be restrained or
the brakes will be applied weakly to restrict acceleration.
During operation, a buzzer will
sound and a warning indicator
and message will be displayed
on the multi-information display.
WARNING
■Pre-collision braking
●When the pre-collision braking
function is operating, a large
amount of braking force will be
applied.
●The pre-collision braking func-
tion is not desig
ned to hold the
vehicle stopped. If the vehicle is
stopped by pre-collision brake
control, the dri ver should oper-
ate the brakes immediately as
necessary.
●The pre-collision braking func-
tion may not operate if certain
operations are performed by the
driver. If the accelerator pedal is
being depressed strongly or the
steering wheel is being turned,
the system may determine that
the driver is taking evasive
action and possibly prevent the
pre-collision braking function
from operating.
●If the brake pedal is being
depressed, the system may
determine that t he driver is tak-
ing evasive action and possibly
delay the operation timing of the
pre-collision brake control.
2114-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
WARNING
■Acceleration Suppression at
Low Speed
If the steering wheel is being
turned, the syste m may determine
that the driver is taking evasive
action and possibly prevent the
Acceleration Suppression at Low
Speed function from operating.
■Emergency steering assist
●The emergency steering assist
will be canceled when the sys-
tem determines that lane depar-
ture prevention control has
completed.
●Depending on operations per-
formed by the driver, emer-
gency steering assist may not
operate or operation may be
canceled.
• If the accelerator pedal is depressed strongly, the steering
wheel is turned heavily, the
brake pedal is depressed, or the
turn signal lever is operated, the
system may determine that the
driver is taking evasive action
and the emergency steering
assist may not operate.
• While the emergency steering assist is operating, if the accel-
erator pedal is depressed
strongly, the st eering wheel is
turned heavily, or the brake
pedal is depressed, the system
may determine that the driver is
taking evasive action and emer-
gency steering assist operation
may be canceled.
• While the emergency steering assist is operating, if the steer-
ing wheel is held or turned in the
opposite direction of system
operation, emergency steering
assist operation will be can-
celed.
2134-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
●Pre-collision braking
If either of the following occur while the pre-collision braking function is oper-
ating, it will be canceled:
• The accelerator pedal is strongly depressed
• The steering wheel is ope rated heavily or suddenly
●Emergency steering assist
The emergency steeri ng assist will not opera te when the turn signal lights
are flashing.
The emergency steering assist will not operate when the VSC OFF indicator
is illuminated.
PedestriansApproximately 20 to 50
mph (30 to 80 km/h)Approximately 20 to 50
mph (30 to 80 km/h)
Preceding motorcycles,
stopped motorcyclesApproximately 20 to 110
mph (30 to 180 km/h)Approximately 7 to 50
mph (10 to 80 km/h)
Detectable objectsVehicle speedRelative speed between
your vehicle and object
Preceding vehicles,
stopped vehiclesApproximately 3 to 110
mph (5 to 180 km/h)Approximately 3 to 110
mph (5 to 180 km/h)
Oncoming vehiclesApproximately 20 to 110
mph (30 to 180 km/h)Approximately 50 to 130
mph (80 to 220 km/h)
BicyclesApproximately 3 to 50
mph (5 to 80 km/h)Approximately 3 to 50
mph (5 to 80 km/h)
PedestriansApproximately 3 to 50
mph (5 to 80 km/h)Approximately 3 to 50
mph (5 to 80 km/h)
Preceding motorcycles,
stopped motorcyclesApproximately 3 to 110
mph (5 to 180 km/h)Approximately 3 to 50
mph (5 to 80 km/h)
Oncoming motorcyclesApproximately 20 to 110
mph (30 to 180 km/h)Approximately 20 to 110
mph (30 to 180 km/h)
Detectable objectsVehicle speedRelative speed between your vehicle and object
Preceding vehicles,
stopped vehicles, bicy-
cles, pedestrians,
motorcyclesApproximately 25 to 50
mph (40 to 80 km/h)
Active steering func-
tion:
* to 50 mph (* to 80
km/h)
Approximately 25 to 50
mph (40 to 80 km/h)
Active steering func-
tion:
* to 50 mph (* to 80
km/h)
Detectable objectsVehicle speedRelative speed between your vehicle and object
2144-5. Using the driving support systems
*: Minimum vehicle speed: Vehicle speed at which evasion using pr e-colli-
sion brake control is difficult
While the emergency ste ering assist is operating, if any of the following are
performed, emergency steering assist operation may be cancelled :
• The accelerator pedal is strongly depressed
• The steering wheel is ope rated heavily or suddenly
• The brake pedal is depressed
●Intersection collisio n avoidance support (left/right turn)
The intersection collision avoida nce support (for left/right turning vehicles)
will not operate when the turn signal light s are not flashing.
●Intersection collision avoidance support (crossing vehicles)
Detectable
objectsVehicle speedOncoming vehicle
speedRelative speed
between your
vehicle and object
Oncoming vehi-
clesApproximately 3
to 25 mph (5 to
40 km/h)Approximately 3
to 45 mph (5 to
75 km/h)Approximately 7
to 70 mph (10 to
115 km/h)
Pedestrians
Approximately 3
to 20 mph (5 to
30 km/h)
Approximately 3
to 25 mph (5 to
40 km/h)
Bicycles
Approximately 3
to 20 mph (5 to
30 km/h)
Approximately 3
to 30 mph (5 to
50 km/h)
Oncoming motor-
cyclesApproximately 3
to 25 mph (5 to
40 km/h)Approximately 3
to 45 mph (5 to
75 km/h)Approximately 7
to 70 mph (10 to
115 km/h)
Detectable
objectsVehicle speedCrossing vehicle
speedRelative speed
between your
vehicle and object
Vehicles (side)
Approximately 3
to 38 mph (5 to
60 km/h)
• Your vehicle
speed or less
• Approximately 25 mph (40
km/h) or less
Approximately 3
to 38 mph (5 to
60 km/h)
Motorcycles
(side)Approximately 3
to 38 mph (5 to
60 km/h)
• Your vehicle speed or less
• Approximately 25 mph (40
km/h) or less
Approximately 3
to 38 mph (5 to
60 km/h)
2154-5. Using the driving support systems
4
Driving
●Acceleration Suppression at Low Speed
The Acceleration Suppression at Low Speed function will not ope rate when
the turn signal lig hts are flashing.
While the Acceleration Suppression at Low Speed function is ope rating, if
any of the following are performed, the low speed sudden acceleration sup-
pression function oper ation will be cancelled:
• The accelerator pedal is released.
• The steering wheel is ope rated heavily or suddenly
■Detection of detectable objects
Objects are detected based on their
size, shape, and movement.
Depending on the ambient bright-
ness, movement, pos ture and direc-
tion of a detectable object, it may
not be detected and the system may
not operate properly.
The system detects shapes, such as
the following, as de tectable objects.
■Situations in which the system
may operate even though the
possibility of a collision is not
high
●In certain situations, such as the
following, the sys tem may deter-
mine that the possibility of a colli-
sion is high and operate:
• When passing a detectable object
• When changing lanes while over-
taking a detectable object • When suddenly approaching a
detectable object
• When approaching a detectable
object or other ob ject on the road-
side, such as guardrails, utility
poles, trees, walls, etc.
• When there is a d etectable object
or other object by the roadside at
the entrance of a curve
• When there are patterns or a painting ahead of the vehicle that
may be mistaken for a detectable
object
• When passing a detectable object
that is changing lanes or turning
left/right
Detectable objectsVehicle speedRelative speed between
your vehicle and object
Preceding vehicles,
stopped vehiclesApproximately 0 to 9
mph (0 to 15 km/h)Approximately 0 to 9
mph (0 to 15 km/h)
PedestriansApproximately 0 to 9
mph (0 to 15 km/h)Approximately 0 to 9
mph (0 to 15 km/h)
BicyclesApproximately 0 to 9
mph (0 to 15 km/h)Approximately 0 to 9
mph (0 to 15 km/h)