Toyota PRIUS 2023 Manual page 283

■ The safe exit assist will detect a
vehicle when
The safe exit assist will detect a
vehicle present in the detection area
in the following situations:
● When the vehicle is stopped and a
vehicle or bicycle, which is travel-
ing parallel to the vehicle, is
approaching within the area that a
door opens (other than the back
door)
■ Conditions under which the
system will not detect a vehicle
● Safe exit assist does not detect
the following objects, vehicles,
and bicycles:
• Vehicles or bicycles which are
approaching slowly
• Vehicles or bicycles which are
determined to have a low possibil-
ity of colliding with a door (other
than the back door) when opened
• Vehicles or bicycles which are
approaching from directly behind
• Vehicles or bicycles which are
approaching from the front
• Guardrails, walls, signs, parked
vehicles, and other stationary
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objects
• Pedestrians, animals, etc.
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: Depending on the conditions,
detection of a vehicle and/or
object may occur.
● In situations such as the following,
safe exit assist will not operate:
• When 3 minutes or more have
elapsed since the hybrid system
off (the time which operation is
possible may be extended if a
door is opened and closed)
• When your vehicle is not com-
pletely stopped
■ Conditions under which the
system may not function cor-
rectly
● The safe exit assist may not
detect vehicles correctly in the fol-
lowing situations:
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• When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When mud, snow, ice, a sticker,
etc. is covering the sensor or sur-
rounding area on the rear bumper
• When the vehicle is stopped on a
wet road surface, such as in a
puddle, while in inclement
weather, such as heavy rain,
snow, fog, etc.
• When a vehicle or bicycle
approaches from behind a nearby
parked vehicle
• When an approaching vehicle or
bicycle suddenly changes direc-
tion
• Immediately after a vehicle or
bicycle starts moving
• When the back door is open
• When a bicycle carrier, ramp, or
other accessory is installed to the
back of the vehicle
• When a parked vehicle, wall, sign,
person or other stationary object
is behind the vehicle
• When the vehicle is stopped at an
angle to the road
• When a vehicle is traveling near
an approaching vehicle or bicycle
• When an approaching vehicle or
bicycle is traveling along a station-
ary object, such a wall or sign
• When a vehicle or bicycle is
approaching at high speed
• When towing with the vehicle
• When stopped on a steep slope
• When stopped on a curve or at the
exit of a curve
● Instances of the safe exit assist
unnecessarily detecting a vehicle
and/or object may increase in the
following situations:
• When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sen-
sor or its surrounding area
• When a vehicle or bicycle
approaches from behind your
vehicle at an angle
• When the vehicle is stopped at an
angle to the road
• When a vehicle or bicycle
approaches from behind a parked
vehicle at an angle
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