Toyota RAV4 Owner's Manual page 282

WARNING
● The vehicle is extremely tilted due
to carrying heavy luggage or having
improper tire pressure.
● The distance to the preceding vehi-
cle is extremely short.
●
The vehicle is moving up and down
a large amount due to road condi-
tions during driving (poor roads or
road seams).
● When driving in a tunnel or at night
with the headlights off or when a
headlight is dim due to its lens
being dirty or it being misaligned.
● The vehicle is struck by a cross-
wind.
●
The vehicle has just changed lanes
or crossed an intersection.
● Tires which differ by structure, man-
ufacturer, brand or tread pattern are
used.
● Snow tires, etc. are equipped.
Functions included in LDA
system
Lane departure alert function
■
When the system determines that
the vehicle might depart from its
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lane or course , a warning is dis-
played on the multi-information dis-
play, and a warning buzzer will
sound to alert the driver.
When the warning buzzer sounds,
check the area around your vehicle and
carefully operate the steering wheel to
move the vehicle back to the center of
the lane.
Vehicles with Blind Spot Monitor: When
the system determines that the vehicle
4-5. Using the driving support systems
might depart from its lane and that the
possibility of a collision with an overtak-
ing vehicle in the adjacent lane is high,
the lane departure alert will operate
even if the turn signals are operating.
*
: Boundary between asphalt and the
side of the road, such as grass, soil,
or a curb
Steering assist function
■
When the system determines that
the vehicle might depart from its
lane or course
vides assistance as necessary by
operating the steering wheel in
small amounts for a short period of
time to keep the vehicle in its lane.
If the system detects that the steering
wheel has not been operated for a fixed
amount of time or the steering wheel is
not being firmly gripped, a warning is
displayed on the multi-information dis-
play and the function is temporarily
canceled.
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, the system pro-
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