Toyota RAV4 (RHD) - MMC, Owner'S Manual

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
D
riv
ing
• When driving on a gravel road or in an
area with tall grass
• When driving toward a banner, flag,
low-hanging branch or boom barrier
(such as those used at railroad cross-
ings, toll gates and parking lots)
• When there is a structure on the road-
side (such as when driving in a narrow
tunnel, on a narrow bridge or on a nar-
row road)
• When parallel parking
• When there is a rut or hole in the sur-
face of the road
• When driving on a metal cover (grat-
ing), such as those used for drainage
ditches
• When driving up or down a steep
slope
• If a sensor is hit by a large amount of
water, such as when driving on a
flooded road
• When loaded on ships or trucks
• Moving type automatic car wash
• Lift type parking area or multi-story
parking lot
• Underground parking area
• Structures on the ground (speed
bumps, cat’s eyes, etc.)
• Differences in height
• When moving straight ahead or turn-
ing right
• Snow-melting pipes
• Devices for detecting vehicles, such
as traffic lights, devices for detecting
traffic congestion, or devices for
detecting empty spaces in parking
areas
• Railroad tracks
• H-shaped steel
• When there are vehicles on both
sides, or there is a vehicle that resem-
bles this vehicle
● Weather
• If a sensor is covered with ice, snow,
dirt, etc. (when cleared, the system
will return to normal)
• If heavy rain or water strikes a sensor
• When driving in inclement weather
such as fog, snow or a sandstorm
• Strong wind is blowing
● Other sonic wave sources
• When vehicle horns, vehicle detec-
tors, motorcycle engines, air brakes of
large vehicles, the clearance sonar of
other vehicles or other devices which
produce ultrasonic waves are near the
vehicle
• If a sticker or an electronic compo-
nent, such as a backlit license plate
(especially fluorescent type), fog
lights, fender pole or wireless antenna
is installed near a sensor
●
Changes in the vehicle posture
• If the vehicle is significantly tilted
• If the front of the vehicle is raised or
lowered due to the carried load
• If the orientation of a sensor has been
changed due to a collision or other
impact
■ Situations in which the Parking
Support Brake function (static
objects) may not operate properly
In some situations, such as the follow-
ing, this function may not operate prop-
erly.
●
Weather
• When a sensor or the area around a
sensor is extremely hot or cold