Adaptive Cruise Control
Other functions
■“ Obstacle Detected” warning
The“ Obstacle Detected” warning is activated while Adaptive Cruise Control is following a lead vehicle. This function warns the driver when it determines that the current level of deceleration by automatic braking control is insufficient.
• When the system determines that the vehicle speed needs to be reduced manually by the driver, an alert sounds repeated short beeps and an interruption screen is displayed.
• When this function activates, depress the brake pedal to decelerate and maintain an optimal following distance.
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WARNING
• If the alert / notification sounds frequently, do not use Adaptive Cruise Control.
• The“ Obstacle Detected” warning will not activate in the following situations.- The accelerator pedal is depressed.- The brake pedal is depressed.
• Even when the following distance is short, the“ Obstacle Detected” warning may not activate in the following situations.- The difference in speed with the vehicle in front is small. The two vehicles are traveling at almost the same speed.- The vehicle in front is traveling faster than your vehicle. The following distance is gradually increasing.- Another vehicle cuts into your lane very close to your vehicle.- The vehicle in front decelerates suddenly.- There are repeated uphill and downhill grades.
• The“ Obstacle Detected” warning may not activate in time in the case of a vehicle that is stopped at the end of a line at a toll gate, at a stop light or intersection or in traffic congestion, or a vehicle that is moving much slower than your vehicle. EyeSight requires a speed differential in order to recognize a potential obstacle and react to it.
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