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4-5. Using the driving support systems
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left/right turn immediately in front of your
vehicle
● When a pedestrian is approaching your
vehicle
● When an oncoming vehicle makes a
left/right turn
● When your vehicle enters an intersection
before a vehicle approaching from the
left or right in front of your vehicle
● When stopped at traffic light and a vehi-
cle approaches from the left or right in
front of your vehicle
● When driving in a location where there
are objects which reflect radar, such as
vehicles, guardrails, walls, traffic signs,
etc.
● When making a left/right turn in front of
an approaching vehicle
● When passing an oncoming vehicle
● When being overtaken by another vehi-
cle
● When driving next to another vehicle or a
pedestrian
● When a vehicle or pedestrian
approaches the side of your vehicle
Some objects, such as the following, may be
detected and cause the FCTA system to
operate:
● Pedestrians
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Situations in which the system may not
operate properly
In some situations, such as the following, a
vehicle may not be detected by a front side
radar sensor, preventing the system from
operating properly:
●
If the front end or side of an approaching
vehicle is small (sports cars, etc.)
●
If the front end of an approaching vehicle
is low (low-slung sports cars, etc.)
● If the ground clearance of an approach-
ing vehicle is extremely high
● If the shape of an approaching vehicle is
unusual (tractors, motorcycles with side-
cars, etc.)
● If a vehicle suddenly enters the detection
area on the left or right in front of your
vehicle from a parking lot, etc.
● If an approaching vehicle moves sud-
denly (sudden steering, acceleration,
deceleration, etc.)
● When driving in inclement weather such
as heavy rain, fog, snow or a sandstorm
● After the hybrid system has been started
and the vehicle has not been driven for a
certain amount of time
● When driving on a road with a grade that
changes sharply (sharp incline/decline)
● When driving around a sharp curve or on
an undulating road
● If a vehicle is approaching from the left or
right of the front of your vehicle diago-
nally
● When a vehicle is approaching from the
left or right in front of your vehicle from
far away
● When there is an object between your
vehicle and an approaching vehicle
● When driving in a location where there
are objects which reflect radar, such as
guardrails, walls, vehicles, etc.
● When a group of vehicles which are close
together approach
● Immediately after the FCTA system has
been enabled