Toyota RAV4 Owner's Manual page 299

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4-5. Using the driving support systems
WARNING
● Set the speed appropriately
depending on the speed limit, traffic
flow, road conditions, weather con-
ditions, etc. The driver is responsi-
ble for checking the set speed.
● Even when the system is function-
ing normally, the condition of the
preceding vehicle as detected by
the system may differ from the con-
dition observed by the driver.
Therefore, the driver must always
remain alert, assess the danger of
each situation and drive safely.
Relying solely on this system or
assuming the system ensures
safety while driving can lead to an
accident, resulting in death or seri-
ous injury.
●
Switch the dynamic radar cruise
control setting to off, using the
cruise control main switch when not
in use.
■ 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 is
only intended to help the driver in
determining the following 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 conditions.
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
determines whether the following dis-
tance between the driver's own vehi-
cle 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 vig-
ilant 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
does not include functions which will
prevent or avoid collisions with vehi-
cles ahead of your vehicle. Therefore,
if there is ever any possibility of dan-
ger, 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
Do not use dynamic radar cruise con-
trol 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