3105-5. Using the driving support systems
*: If equipped
This function is linked to the LTA
and provides assistance in per-
forming lane changes through
steering wheel operations.
Use the this function only on high-
ways and expressways.
The steering assist operation can
be overridden by the steering wheel
operation of the driver.
The lane change assist function is
not designed to operate when
changing lanes at a junction.
■Operating conditions of func-
tion
This function is operable when all of
the following conditions are met:
●The LTA is operating.
●The lane change assist function is
enabled by a customize setting.
●The vehicle speed is between
approximately 55 and 85 mph (90
and 140 km/h).
●The system detects a broken
white line on the side which the
lane change is to be performed.
●A vehicle is not detected in the
lane toward which the turn signal
is operated.
●The steering wheel is not being
turned with a large force.
LCA (Lane Change
Assist)*
LCA functions
WARNING
■Before using the LCA system
●Do not overly rely on the LCA
system.
The LCA system is not a system
which provides automated assis-
tance in driving and it is not a sys-
tem which reduces the need for
checking an adjacent lane for
other vehicles, approaching vehi-
cles, etc. when changing lanes.
The driver is solely responsible for
paying attention to their surround-
ings and operating the steering
wheel as necessary to ensure
safety.
Also, do not use the LCA to
change lanes into which a lane
change should not be performed
(oncoming lanes, road shoulders,
etc.).
●Failure to perform appropriate
driving operations and pay care-
ful attention may lead to an
accident.
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5
Driving
●The hands off steering wheel
warning (P.307) is not operat-
ing.
■Cancelation of functions
In the following situations, opera-
tion of the LCA may be canceled
with the display and buzzer:
●When the operating conditions
( P.307) are no longer met
●When the system can no longer
detect lane lines
●When the turn signal lever is oper-
ated to the second position
( P.311)
●When the turn signal lever is oper-
ated in the opposite direction of
the lane change
●When the system detects opera-
tion of the steering wheel, brake
pedal or accelerator pedal by the
driver
If the system detects that a vehicle
is quickly approaching in the lane
toward which the turn signal is oper-
ated a buzzer will sound and a mes-
sage will be displayed to alert the
driver. At the same time the steering
wheel may be slightly operated to
help keep the vehicle away from the
approaching vehicle.
■Hands off steering wheel warn-
ing operation
When the system de termines the
driver is not holding the steering
wheel, a message urging the driver
to grip the steering wheel and the
icon shown in the illustration will be
displayed on the multi-information
display to warn the driver. If the sys-
tem detects that the steering wheel
is held, the warning will be can-
celed. When using the system,
make sure to grip the steering wheel
firmly, regardless of whether the
warning is operating or not.
■Situations in which the hands
off steering wheel warning may
not operate properly
●Depending on the condition of the
vehicle, handle control condition
and road surface, the warning
function may not operate.
●In the following situations, the sys-
tem may not be able to detect
when the driver’s hands are off
the steering wheel.
• When a steering wheel cover is installed
• When the driver is wearing gloves
• When foreign matter is attached to the steering wheel
• When the driver is gripping the wood trim, seam of the leather,
spokes, or other part of the steer-
ing wheel that does not have sen-
sors
●In the following situations, the
hands off steering wheel warning
may not operate and the LCA
function may continue operating
even though the driver’s hands
are off the steering wheel:
• When something other than a hand is contacting the steering
wheel
• When a wide object or arms are held across the steering wheel
If the turn signal lever is held in
the first position, the lane
change direction will be dis-
played and the function will
operate.
Operating the LCA
3125-5. Using the driving support systems
To change lanes by holding the
turn signal lever in the first posi-
tion without using the LCA, turn
the customize setting of the LCA
off.1
First position: LCA is opera-
tional
2 Second position: LCA is not
operational
LCA can be enabled/disabled
through a customize setting.
( P.626)
The operating state of the LCA system is indicated.
WARNING
■Situations in which the LCA
should not be used
●When driving on a one lane
road
●When there is no broken white
line between the current lane
and the lane to be changed to
Enabling/disabling the
system
Displays and system operation
LCA displaySteering iconCondition
Blue arrow and white lineGreen
LCA is operating
Grey
Approaching vehicle
detected while LCA is operating
Not displayed
Grey
Lane line no longer
detected while LCA is operating
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Driving
The LDA system warns the
driver if the vehicle may deviate
from the current lane or course
*,
and also can slightly operate the
steering wheel to help avoid
deviation from the lane or
course
*.
The front camera is used to
detect lane lines or a course
*.
*: Boundary between the asphalt and grass, soil, et c., or structures,
such as a curb, guardrail, etc.
■Lane departure alert func-
tion
When the system determines
that the vehicle might depart
from its lane or course
*, a warn-
ing is displayed on a display,
and either a warning buzzer will
sound or the steering wheel will
vibrate to alert the driver.
Check the area around your vehicle
and carefully operate the steering
wheel to move the vehicle back to
the center of the lane or course
*.
Vehicles with BSM: If the system
determines that the vehicle may
collide with a vehicle in an adjacent
lane, the lane de parture alert will
operate even if the turn signals are
operating.
*: Boundary between the asphalt and grass, soil, et c., or structures, such as a curb, guardrail, etc.
■Lane departure prevention
function
If the system determines that
the vehicle is likely to depart
from its lane or course
*, it pro-
vides assistance through steer-
ing wheel operations to help
avoid deviation from the lane or
course.
If the system determines that the
steering wheel has not been oper-
ated for a certain amount of time or
the steering wheel is not being
firmly gripped, a warning message
may be displayed and a warning
buzzer may sound to alert the
driver.
Vehicles with BSM: If the system
determines that the vehicle may
collide with a vehicle in an adjacent
lane, the lane departure prevention
function will operate even if the turn
signals are operating.
LDA (Lane Departure
Alert)
Basic functions
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Driving
the following conditions are met:
• The vehicle speed is approxi-mately 30 mph (50 km/h) or more.
Operation may be possible when
the vehicle speed is approximately
25 mph (40 km/h) or more if vehi-
cles, motorcycles, bicycles, or
pedestrians are detected near the
lane.
• The system recognizes a lane or course
*. (When recognized on
only one side, the system will
operate only for the recognized
side.)
• The lane width is approximately
9.8 ft. (3 m) or more.
• The turn signal lever is not being operated.
(Vehicles with BSM: Except when a
vehicle is detected in the direction
that the turn signal lever is oper-
ated.)
• The vehicle is not being driven around a sharp curve.
• The vehicle is not accelerating or
decelerating more than a certain
amount.
• The steering wheel is not being turned sufficiently to perform a
lane change.
• When the VSC or TRAC system is not turned off
*: Boundary between the asphalt
and grass, soil, etc., or structures,
such as a curb, guardrail, etc.
■Temporary cancellation of func-
tions
When the operating conditions are
no longer met, a function may be
temporarily canceled. However,
when the operation conditions are
met again, operation of the function
will automatically be restored.
( P.314)
■Operation of the lane departure
alert function/lane departure
prevention function
●Depending on the vehicle speed, road conditions, lane departure
angle, etc., operation of the lane
departure prevention function may
not be felt or the function may not
operate.
●Depending on the conditions, the
warning buzzer may operate even
if vibration is selected through a
customize setting.
●If a course* is not clear or straight,
the lane departure alert function or
lane departure prevention function
may not operate.
●The lane departure alert function
or lane departure prevention func-
tion may not operate if the system
judges that the vehicle is inten-
tionally being steered to avoid a
pedestrian or parked vehicle.
●Vehicles with BSM: It may not be
possible for the sys tem to judge if
there is danger of a collision with a
vehicle in an adjacent lane.
●Vehicles with a driver monitor
camera: Depending on the driver
condition, the lane departure alert
function or lane departure preven-
tion function changes the timing of
operation.
●The steering assist operation of
the lane departure prevention
function can be overridden by the
steering wheel operation of the
driver.
*: Boundary between the asphalt
and grass, soil, etc., or structures,
such as a curb, guardrail, etc.
■Hands off steering wheel warn-
ing operation
In the following si tuations, a mes-
sage urging the driver to operate the
steering wheel and an icon will be
displayed and a buzzer will sound to
warn the driver. When using the
system, make sure to grip the steer-
ing wheel firmly, regardless of
whether the warning is operating or
not.
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Driving
rounding conditions
●In the following situations, system
operation may be canceled:
• When the brake control or output restriction control of a driving sup-
port system operates (For exam-
ple: PCS, drive-start control)
• When the system determines that
a detected object has moved
away from the vehicle
• When lane lines can no longer be
detected
• When the brake pedal has been depressed
• When the accelerator pedal has been depressed
• When the steering wheel has
been operated with more than a
certain amount of force
• When the turn signal lever is oper-
ated to the left/right turn position
WARNING
■Situations in which the sys-
tem may not operate properly
●Situations in which the lane may
not be detected: P.291
●When a detectable object stops
immediately before entering the
path of the vehicle
●When passing extremely close
to a detectable object behind a
guardrail, fence, etc.
●When changing lanes while
overtaking a detectable object
●When passing a detectable
object that is changing lanes or
turning left/right
●When there are objects (guard-
rails, power poles, trees, walls,
fences, poles, traffic cones,
mailboxes, etc.) in the surround-
ing area
●When there are patterns or a
painting ahead of the vehicle
that may be mistaken for a
detectable object
●When passing through a place
with a low structure above the
road (tunnel with a low ceiling,
traffic sign, signboard, etc.)
●When driving on snowy, icy, or
rutted roads
●When a detectable object is
approaching your vehicle
●When your vehicle or a detect-
able object is wandering
●When the movement of a
detectable object changes
(change in direction, sudden
acceleration or deceleration,
etc.)
●When suddenly approaching a
detectable object
●When a preceding vehicle or
motorcycle is not directly in front
of your vehicle
●When there is a structure above
a detectable object
●When part of a detectable
object is hidden by another
object (large luggage, umbrella,
guardrail, etc.)
●When multiple detectable
objects are overlapping
●When a bright light, such as the
sun or headlights of another
vehicle, is reflecting off of the
detectable object
●When the detectable object is
white and looks extremely bright
●When the color or brightness of
the detectable object causes it
to blend in with its surroundings
●When a detectable object cuts
in front of or emerges from
beside a vehicle
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Driving
■Situations in which the curve
speed reduction function may
not operate
In situations such as the following,
the curve speed reduction function
may not operate:
●When the vehicle is being driven
around a gentle curve
●When the accelerator pedal is
being depressed
●When the vehicle is being driven
around an extremely short curve
While a warning of the driver
monitor is being displayed, the
vehicle acceleration will be
restrained.
When the warning of the driver
monitor disappears, the restrained
acceleration control will end.
If your vehicle is being driven at
approximately 50 mph (80 km/h)
or more and a lane change to
the passing lane is performed,
when the turn signal lever is
operated and the lane is
changed, the vehicle will accel- erate up to the set speed to
assist in overtaking.
The system’s recognition of
which lane is the passing lane
may be based solely on the
location of the steering wheel in
the vehicle (left-hand drive/right-
hand drive). If the vehicle is
driven in a location where the
passing lane is on the opposite
side of that where the vehicle
was originally sold, the vehicle
may accelerate when the turn
signal lever is operated away
from the passing lane. (e.g. The
vehicle was manufactured for a
right-hand traffic location, but is
being driven in a left-hand traffic
location. The vehicle may accel-
erate when the turn signal lever
is operated to the right.)
If your vehicle is being driven at
approximately 50 mph (80 km/h)
or more and the lane is changed
to that with a vehicle traveling
slower than your vehicle, when
the turn signal lever is operated
the vehicle will
gradually decel-
erate to assist in changing
lanes.
The settings of Dynamic radar
cruise control can be changed
through customize settings.
( P.628)
Driver Monitor support
function (if equipped)
Support for lane changeChanging Dynamic radar
cruise control settings
3465-5. Using the driving support systems
Operation of this system is sep-
arated into 4 control states.
Through control state “warning
phase 1” and “warning phase 2”,
the system determines if the
driver is aware and responsive
while outputting a warning and
controlling the vehicle speed. If
the system determines the
driver is not responsive, it will
operate in control state “deceler-
ation stop phase” and “stop hold
phase” and decelerate and stop
the vehicle. It will then operate
continuously in “stop hold
phase”.
■Operating conditions
This system operates when all of
the following conditions are met:
●When the LTA is on
Or during the Traffic Jam Assist (if
equipped) controls
●When the vehicle speed is
approximately 30 mph (50 km/h) or more
During the Traffic Jam Assist con-
trols (if equipped), the system may
operate at below 30 mph (50 km/h).
■Operation cancelation condi-
tions
In the following si tuations, system
operation will be canceled:
●When LTA control has been can-
celed (the LTA switch has been
pressed, etc.)
●When the dynamic radar cruise
control has been canceled
●When driver operations are
detected (the steering wheel is
held, the brake pedal, accelerator
pedal, parking brake, emergency
flasher switch, or turn signal lever
is operated)
●When the driving assist switch is
pressed while in the stop and hold
phase
●When the power switch has been
turned from ON to off
●Situations in which some or all of
the functions of the system cannot
operate: P.291
■LTA control when operation is
canceled
When emergency driving stop sys-
tem operation is canceled, LTA con-
trol may also be canceled.
If driving operations are not
detected after the hands off
steering wheel warning oper-
ates, a buzzer will sound inter-
mittently and a message will be
displayed to warn the driver, and
the system will judge if the driver
is responsive or not. If driving
operations, such as holding the
steering wheel, are not per-
WARNING
●This system detects the condi-
tion of the driver through the
operation of the steering wheel.
This system may operate if the
driver is aware but intentionally
and continuously does not oper-
ate the vehicle. Also, the system
may not operate if it cannot
determine that the driver is not
responsive, such as if they are
leaning on the steering wheel.
●Situations in which the driver
monitor may not operate prop-
erly: P.291
Summary of the system
Warning phase 1