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4-5. Using the driving support systems
● When a vehicle turns into the detection
area.
■ Situations in which the system may
operate even if there is no possibility of a
collision
Instances of the RCTA function unneces-
sary detecting a vehicle and/or object may
increase in the following situations:
● When the parking space faces a street
and vehicles are being driven on the
street.
● When the distance between your vehicle
and metal objects, such as a guardrail,
wall, sign, or parked vehicle, which may
reflect electrical waves toward the rear of
the vehicle, is short.
● When equipment that may obstruct a
sensor is installed, such as a towing eye-
let, bumper protector (an additional trim
strip, etc.), bicycle carrier, or snow plow.
● When a vehicle passes by the side of your
vehicle.
● When a detected vehicle turns while
approaching the vehicle.
● When there are spinning objects near
your vehicle such as the fan of an air con-
ditioning unit.
● When water is splashed or sprayed
toward the rear bumper, such as from a
sprinkler.
● Moving objects (flags, exhaust fumes,
large rain droplets or snowflakes, rain
water on the road surface, etc.).
● When the distance between your vehicle
and a guardrail, wall, etc., that enters the
detection area is short.
● Gratings and gutters.
● When a sensor or the area around a sen-
sor is extremely hot or cold.
● If the suspension has been modified or
tires of a size other than specified are
installed.
● If the front of the vehicle is raised or low-
ered due to the carried load.
● When towing with the vehicle.
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