Forward Collision Mitigation System (FCM)*
Starting and driving
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If the system judges that there is a risk of
your vehicle colliding with a vehicle in front,
and the brake pedal is not sufficiently
depressed, this function will provide greater
braking force automatically.
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If the system judges that there is a high risk of
your vehicle colliding with a vehicle in front,
the system applies the automatic brakes mod-
erately to encourage you to apply the brakes.
If the system judges that a collision is una-
voidable, it initiates emergency braking con-
trol to mitigate collision-caused damages or,
if the situation permits, to avoid a collision.
When the emergency braking control is trig-
gered, you are warned of the hazard with vis-
ual and audible alarms like the Forward
collision warning function.
Once the emergency braking has worked, you
are alerted to this by a message on the infor-
mation screen of the instrument cluster.
FCM brake assist function
CAUTION
The brake assist function may not be trig-
gered when the brake pedal is operated in
certain ways.
Do not overly rely on the system; if your
vehicle is in danger of collision, take all nec-
essary collision-evading actions, such as
depressing the brake pedal strongly regard-
less of whether the system is activated or not.
FCM braking function
CAUTION
Do not use the FCM as a normal braking.
After your vehicle has stopped following the
activation of the FCM, automatic braking is
released. As the vehicle will then start creep-
ing, be sure to depress the brake pedal to
hold the vehicle stationary.
When applying the brake during the auto-
matic braking condition the pedal will feel
firm. This is not abnormal. You can apply
more pressure to the pedal to assist in brak-
ing.
In the following situations, the system pro-
vides neither control nor alarming.
• The vehicle in front of your vehicle is mov-
ing at a speed much lower than your vehi-
cle’s speed.
• When a vehicle suddenly cuts in front of
your vehicle.
• When the distance from a vehicle in front is
extremely short.
• To an oncoming vehicle.
• When your vehicle’s speed is much lower.
• When the selector lever is in the “P”
(PARK) or the “R” (REVERSE) position.
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