Toyota PRIUS 2023 Manual page 255

WARNING
■ For safe use
Driving safely is solely the respon-
sibility of the driver. Pay careful
attention to the surrounding con-
ditions in order to ensure safe
driving. The FCTA system is a
supplementary system that
informs the driver of vehicles
approaching from the left and
right of the front of the vehicle.
Over-reliance on this system may
lead to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury. The
details of the warning display may
differ from the actual traffic condi-
tions. Although the warning dis-
play will stop being displayed after
a certain amount of time, this
does not necessarily indicate that
there are no longer any vehicles
or pedestrians around your vehi-
cle.
■ FCTA system operating condi-
tions
The system will operate when all of
the following conditions are met:
● A shift position other than P or R is
selected
● The vehicle speed is approxi-
mately 10 mph (15 km/h) or less
● A vehicle is approaching from the
left or right in front of your vehicle
at a speed between approximately
7 to 37 mph (10 to 60 km/h)
● There are no vehicles in front of
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● The accelerator pedal is not being
strongly depressed
● The brake pedal is not being
strongly depressed
■ Situations in which the system
may operate even though no
vehicles are approaching
In certain situations, such as the fol-
lowing, the system may operate
even though no vehicles are
approaching:
● When approaching objects on the
roadside, such as guardrails, traf-
fic signs, utility poles, street lights,
trees, tall grass, walls, etc.
● When passing an object on the
side of the road, such as a parked
vehicle
● When a vehicle or pedestrian is
approaching from the left or right
in front of your vehicle in the dis-
tance
● When a vehicle or pedestrian is
moving within a parking spot, etc.,
next to the lane your vehicle is in
● When a pedestrian or bicyclist is
approaching on a sidewalk
● When a vehicle or pedestrian is
moving away from your vehicle
● When an approaching vehicle is
decelerating or stops
● When an approaching vehicle
makes a left/right turn immediately
in front of your vehicle
● When a pedestrian is approaching
your vehicle
● When an oncoming vehicle makes
a right/left turn
● When your vehicle enters an inter-
section before a vehicle
approaching from the left or right
in front of your vehicle
● When stopped at traffic light and a
vehicle approaches from the left
or right in front of your vehicle
● When making a left/right turn in
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