Starting and operating/Reverse Automatic Braking System
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ing condition or modification
– Ice, snow or mud is adhered
to the rear bumper near the
sonar sensor
– The rear bumper is exposed to
strong impact, or the rear
bumper is deformed
On a steep hill, the system’s
automatic braking ability will be
reduced.
The system is designed to avoid
collisions by automatic hard
braking when the vehicle’s reversing speed is less than approximately 3 mph (5 km/h). However,
the system does not guarantee
that the vehicle will be able to
avoid collisions in any situation.
If the vehicle is reversed at an
extremely slow speed, the driver’s operation may be prioritized. In this case, automatic
braking will not operate.
The system may not be able to
detect the following objects
– Sharp or thin objects such as
poles, fences and ropes which
may not reflect the sound
wave emitted from the sonar
sensor
– Objects that are too close to
the rear bumper when the
select lever is set to the “R”
position
– Objects with a surface which
may not reflect the sound
wave emitted from the sonar
sensor such as a chain link
fence
. Objects the system is not designed to detect
– Pedestrians
– Moving objects including
moving vehicles
– Objects which absorbs sound
waves such as cloth or snow
– Objects whose surface has a
diagonal angle
– Objects that are low to the
ground such as parking
blocks
– Objects that are high above
the ground such as objects
hanging from above
. When reversing the vehicle, the
system may not be able to properly detect objects or may cause
a system malfunction if the following conditions exist
High frequency sound from other
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sources are nearby
– Horn sound from another vehicle
– Engine sound from other vehicles
– Sound of an air brake
– Vehicle detection equipment
or a sonar from another vehicle
– A sound wave with a frequency similar to the vehicle’s
system is transmitted near by
– A vehicle equipped with the
same system is reversing toward your reversing direction
Weather conditions
– Extremely high or extremely
low temperatures in which the
area near the sonar sensor
becomes too hot or too cold
to operate
– The rear bumper near the
sonar sensors are exposed
to heavy rain or a significant
amount of water
– Fog, snow or sandstorm, etc.
– Air is moving rapidly such as
when a strong wind is blowing
Parts attached to the rear bumper
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