344 5-4. Using the driving support systems
●If an object such as a vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle or pedestrian cuts in front of the vehicle or runs out from the side of the vehicle
●If the orientation of a sensor has been changed due to a collision or other impact
●When equipment such as a towing eyelet, transport hook, bumper protector, bumper trim, bicycle
carrier or snow-removal device( snow plow) is installed near the sensor
●If the front of the vehicle is raised or lowered due to the carried load
●If the vehicle cannot be driven in a stable manner, such as when the
vehicle has been in an accident or is malfunctioning
●When tire chains, compact spare tire or an emergency tire puncture repair kit are used
●When towing with the vehicle
■ Situations in which the system may operate even if there is no possibility of a collision
In some situations, such as the following, the system may operate even though there is no possibility of a collision.
●When driving on a narrow road
●When driving toward a banner, flag, low-hanging branch or boom barrier( such as those used at railroad crossings, toll gates and parking lots)
●When there is a rut or hole in the surface of the road
●When driving on a metal cover( grating), such as those used for drainage ditches
●When driving up or down a steep slope
●If a sensor is hit by a large amount of water, such as when driving on
a flooded road
●There is dirt, snow, water drops or ice on a sensor.( Cleaning the sensors will resolve this problem.)
●A sensor is coated with a sheet of spray or heavy rain
●When driving in inclement weather such as fog, snow or a sandstorm
● When strong winds are blowing
●When vehicle horns, vehicle detectors, motorcycle engines, air brakes of large vehicles, the clearance sonar of other vehicles or
other devices which produce ultrasonic waves are near the vehicle
●If the front of the vehicle is raised or lowered due to the carried load
●If the orientation of a sensor has been changed due to a collision or other impact
●The vehicle is approaching a tall or curved curb
●Driving close to columns( H- shaped steel beams, etc.) in multistory parking garages, construction sites, etc.
●If the vehicle cannot be driven in a stable manner, such as when the vehicle has been in an accident or is malfunctioning
●On an extremely bumpy road, on an incline, on gravel, or on grass