3-75
OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE
80SS5-01E
Situations where the system does not
activate
Under the following situations, the system
does not activate.
• When the engine is off (except when the
engine is automatically stopped by the
ENG A-STOP system)
• When dual sensor brake support indica-
tor light and lane departure warning indi-
cator light are initially lighting
immediately after the ignition switch is
turned to “ON” position or the engine
switch is pressed to change the ignition
mode to ON.
• When the gearshift lever is in reverse
gear
• When the ESP
®
system is activated
(except the frontal collision warning)
• When the following switches are pushed
and the system is turned off:
– Dual sensor brake support OFF switch
– ESP
®
OFF switch
• When the dual sensor is temporarily
stopped or malfunctioning
Situations where the system may not
activate properly
Under the following situations, the system
may not activate.
• When the dual sensor cannot detect a
vehicle or a pedestrian in front of your
vehicle
Refer to “Handling dual sensor” in the
“OPERATING YOUR VEHICLE” section.
• When you take evasive action with the
steering wheel or accelerator pedal
Situations where the vehicle may not
decelerate properly
Under the following situations, the vehicle
may not decelerate properly even when
the system is activated.
• When the outside temperature is low, or
when the temperature of the brake is low
such as right after starting
• When the brake is overheating and the
brake effect is deteriorated due to con-
tinuing to travel on a downhill road
• When the brake effect is deteriorated
due to passing over puddles or washing
the vehicle
• When driving on the following roads
– On sharp curves or extremely rough
surfaces
– On a steep slope
• When driving on the following slippery
surfaces
– Frozen or snow-covered surfaces
– Over manholes or metal construction
plates
–Gravel
• When driving in a rainy day
Situations where the system may acti-
vate by chance
Under the following situations, the dual
sensor may judge that there is a vehicle or
a pedestrian in front of you, and the sys-
tem may activate. Drive carefully and
calmly.
• When passing through a toll booth with
more than recommended speeds
• Before the parking lot gates or railroad
crossing gates are opened fully
• When driving on hills that have varying
slopes
• When you suddenly accelerate and
approach the vehicle in front of you or on
neighboring lane
• Front visibility is poor due to that there is
water vapor, sand or smoke or when the
vehicle in front of you or on oncoming
lane is surrounded by exhaust gas,
water or snow
• When passing through masses of water
vapor or smoke
• When stopping close to an obstacle in
front of you
• When passing through near a vehicle or
obstacle
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
