Lexus RC 350 AWD 2019 Owner's Manual page 188

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
The buzzer can alert the driver of faster vehicles approaching from farther away.
Example:
Approaching vehicle
Fast
Slow
■ The RCTA function is operational when
The RCTA function operates when all of the
following conditions are met:
The BSM main switch is on.
●
The shift lever is in R.
●
The vehicle speed is less than approxi-
●
mately 5 mph (8 km/h).
● The approaching vehicle speed is
between approximately 5 mph (8 km/h)
and 18 mph (28 km/h).
■ Conditions under which the RCTA func-
tion will not detect a vehicle
The RCTA function is not designed to
detect the following types of vehicles and/or
objects:
Vehicles approaching from directly
●
behind
● Vehicles backing up in a parking space
next to your vehicle
Vehicles that the sensors cannot detect
●
due to obstructions
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Speed
18 mph (28 km/h)
5 mph (8 km/h)
● Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles
and similar stationary objects
Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians,
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etc.
● Vehicles moving away from your vehicle
● Vehicles approaching from the parking
spaces next to your vehicle
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: Depending on the conditions, detection
of a vehicle and/or object may occur.
■ Conditions under which the RCTA func-
tion may not function correctly
● The RCTA function may not detect vehi-
cles correctly in the following situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned due to a
strong impact to the sensor or its sur-
rounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker, etc. is
covering the sensor or surrounding area
Approximate alert dis-
tance
65 ft. (20 m)
18 ft. (5.5 m)
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