Toyota RAV4 Owner's Manual page 289

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
■ Cautions regarding the driving
assist systems
Observe the following precautions, as
there are limitations to the assistance
provided by the system. Failure to do
so may cause an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
● Assisting the driver to measure fol-
lowing distance
The dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range is only intended to
help the driver in determining the fol-
lowing distance between the driver's
own vehicle and a designated vehicle
traveling ahead. It is not a mechanism
that allows careless or inattentive
driving, and it is not a system that can
assist the driver in low-visibility condi-
tions.
It is still necessary for driver to pay
close attention to the vehicle's sur-
roundings.
● Assisting the driver to judge proper
following distance
The dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range determines whether
the following distance between the
driver's own vehicle and a designated
vehicle traveling ahead is within a set
range. It is not capable of making any
other type of judgement. Therefore, it
is absolutely necessary for the driver
to remain vigilant and to determine
whether or not there is a possibility of
danger in any given situation.
●
Assisting the driver to operate the
vehicle
The dynamic radar cruise control with
full-speed range does not include
functions which will prevent or avoid
collisions with vehicles ahead of your
vehicle. Therefore, if there is ever any
possibility of danger, the driver must
take immediate and direct control of
the vehicle and act appropriately in
order to ensure the safety of all
involved.
■
Situations unsuitable for
dynamic radar cruise control
with full-speed range
Do not use dynamic radar cruise con-
trol with full-speed range in any of the
following situations. Doing so may
result in inappropriate speed control
and could cause an accident resulting
in death or serious injury.
● Roads where there are pedestrians,
cyclists, etc.
● In heavy traffic
● On roads with sharp bends
● On winding roads
● On slippery roads, such as those
covered with rain, ice or snow
●
On steep downhills, or where there
are sudden changes between sharp
up and down gradients
Vehicle speed may exceed the set
speed when driving down a steep hill.
●
At entrances to freeways and high-
ways
● When weather conditions are bad
enough that they may prevent the
sensors from detecting correctly
(fog, snow, sandstorm, heavy rain,
etc.)