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• If the driver takes one hand off the
steering wheel while the LKAS is acti‐
vated, the system will warn the driv‐
er after several seconds with a visual
and audible warning.
WARNING
The warning message may appear
late according to road conditions.
Therefore, always have your hands
on the steering wheel while driving.
If the driver hold the steering wheel
weak while the LKAS is activated,
the system will recognize the driv‐
er’s hands off the steering wheel
and visual, audible warning will ap‐
pear.
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• If the driver still does not have one’s
hand on the steering wheel after sev‐
eral seconds, LKAS does not activate.
While LKAS deactivation, if the driver
have one’s hand on the steering
wheel, LKAS activate again.
The warning message ("Driver's grasp
not detected. LKAS will be disabled
temporarily) will appear on the LCD.
WARNING
• The driver is responsible for accu‐
rate steering.
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• Turn off the system and drive the
vehicle personally in below situa‐
tions.
- In bad weather
- In bad road condition
- When the steering wheel needs
to be controlled by the driver
frequently.
NOTICE
• Even though the steering is assis‐
ted by the system, the driver may
control the steering.
• The steering wheel may feel heav‐
ier when the steering wheel is as‐
sisted by the system than when it
is not.
The system will be cancelled when:
• Vehicle speed is below 55 km/h
(34.2 mph) and over 180 km/h
(111.8 mph).
• Only one lane is detected.
Driving your vehicle
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