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Travel straight ahead paral-
lel with the road (or curb),
and maintain a gap of
approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.)
from any parked vehicles.
● Proceed slowly.
● The system will begin
searching for a parking
space.
● While searching for a
space, the turn signal lever
( P. 385) can be operated
to select a parking space
on the left or right.
● When stopping the func-
tion, press the S-IPA
switch once to turn the
function off.
● When a parking space is
detected, the screen will
change.
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1 m
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When a beep sounds once
and the stop display ( P. 527)
is shown on the display, stop
the vehicle.
When the shift position is changed to R, a high-pitched beep is
emitted and assist control will start.
● When the steering wheel auto operation starts, the steering
wheel auto operation display ( P. 527) and assistance level
indicator ( P. 527) will be shown in the display area.
● To stop assist control, press the S-IPA switch.
Assume an ordinary posture for backing up, rest your hands
lightly on the steering wheel without applying any force, directly
confirm the safety of the area to the rear and around the vehicle,
confirm that there are no obstacles in the parking space, and
slowly back up while adjusting your speed by depressing the
brake pedal.
● When backing up too quickly, a sharp beeping sound is emit-
ted and assist control is stopped. ( P. 551)
● When the vehicle cannot be cleanly entered within the target
parking spot on the first try and multi-turn maneuvering is nec-
essary, proceed to step .
When multi-turn maneuvering is not necessary, proceed to
step .
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When a beep sounds once
and the stop display ( P. 527)
is shown on the display, stop
the vehicle.
Change the shift position to D.
Assume an ordinary driving posture, rest your hands lightly on
the steering wheel without applying any force, directly confirm
the safety of the area to the front and around the vehicle and
slowly proceed forward while adjusting your speed by depressing
the brake pedal.
When a beep sounds once and the stop display ( P. 5 2 7 ) i s
shown on the display, stop the vehicle.
Change the shift position to R.
Assume an ordinary posture for backing up, rest your hands
lightly on the steering wheel without applying any force, directly
confirm the safety of the area to the rear and around the vehicle
and slowly back up while adjusting your speed by depressing the
brake pedal.
Depending on the condition of the parking space, steps to may
need to be repeated.
When the vehicle is almost entirely within the target parking spot,
a high-pitched beep is emitted and the stop display is shown on
the display, stop the vehicle.
This completes the parallel parking assist mode.
● After stopping, feel free to maneuver the vehicle to reach the
desired parking spot.
● Be sure to back up while checking the area to the front and
rear of the vehicle directly and by using the mirrors.
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■Parallel parking assist mode operating conditions
●In order to operate the parallel parking assist mode correctly, drive slowly (at
a speed at which the vehicle can be quickly stopped) parallel to the road (or
shoulder) while maintaining a distance of approximately 1 m (3.3 ft.) to any
parked vehicles.
●The function cannot be used when the vehicle speed is approximately
30 km/h (19 mph) or higher.
●The front side sensors and rear side sensors are used to detect parked
vehicles and determine the parking spot. Therefore, when detection is not
possible (P. 557), guidance is not issued.
●If there are no parked vehicles, the parking spot cannot be determined.
Therefore, the parallel parking assist mode cannot be operated.
●If unable to detect the environment surrounding the parking space, the par-
allel parking assist mode may not be able to operate.
●Guidance will continue until the vehicle speed meets or exceeds approxi-
mately 30 km/h (19 mph) or the function is turned off using the S-IPA switch.
■Timing for pressing the S-IPA switch
In the following cases, the assist mode may also operate during the steps
taken to park using the parallel parking assist mode. However, in these
cases, conduct parking procedures according to the information on the multi-
information display.
●In step the S-IPA switch is pressed after already passing over the target
parking spot.
If the vehicle is not stopped in step , pressing the S-IPA switch 1 time
while the vehicle is in motion allows you to select “Parallel Parking” and
proceed directly to step .
●The vehicle is moved up to the position in step without the S-IPA switch
being pressed. Then the S-IPA switch is pressed after having changed the
shift position to R.
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NOTICE
● If the road surface has any dips or inclines, the target parking spot cannot
be correctly set. Therefore, the vehicle may be parked at an angle or may
deviate from the parking spot. In these cases, do not use the parallel park-
ing assist mode.
● When there is a wall or other obstacle on the inner side of the parking
space, or when another parked vehicle extends into the road from its park-
ing spot, the target parking spot may be set in a position that juts out
slightly into the road.
● Depending on the surrounding environment, such as other parked vehi-
cles, the vehicle may be parked at an angle or may deviate from the park-
ing spot. Manually adjust vehi cle alignment as necessary.
● The system provides assistance to guide the vehicle based on position of
adjacent vehicles, even if there are obstacles, bumps, drops or curb
stones in the parking space.
If it seems the vehicle may make contact, stop the vehicle by depressing
the brake pedal, and then press the S-IPA switch to turn off the system.
● It may not be possible to detect objects that are low to the ground. Directly
confirm the safety of your surroundings and, if it seems the vehicle may
make contact with an obstacle, stop the vehicle by depressing the brake
pedal.
● When the other parked vehicle is nar-
row or parked extremely close to the
curb, assist control will also guide the
vehicle to a position close to the curb.
If it seems the vehicle may make con-
tact with the curb or any other obsta-
cles, or if it seems the tire position will
deviate from the intended parking spot,
stop the vehicle by depressing the
brake pedal, and then press the S-IPA
switch to turn off the system.
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■Function summary
When departing from a parallel parking position, select the direction
you would like to depart in, and steering wheel operation assist con-
trol will be provided to guide the vehicle to a position from which
you can take off.
With the shift position in P,
press the S-IPA switch,
select exit parallel parking
assist mode, and then oper-
ate the turn signal lever to
select the desired departure
direction.
Steering wheel auto opera-
tion starts when the shift
position is changed accord-
ing to guidance provided by
the system.
A sound is issued and a display is shown to notify you when the
vehicle reaches a position from which you can take off.
Depending on the condition of the parking space, guidance to starting
points for moving forward and backing up, as well as the steering wheel
auto operation, are repeated any time multi-turn maneuvering is neces-
sary from the time the steering wheel auto operation begins in step
up until the vehicle reaches a position from which it can take off.
How to depart from a parallel parking position (exit parallel park-
ing assist mode)
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■Using the exit parallel parking assist mode to depart
With the shift position in P, press the S-IPA switch and check that
the display on the multi-information display switches to “Exit Par-
allel Parking”.
Operate the turn signal lever ( P. 385) to select whether you
would like to depart to the left or right.
If there are any obstacles in the direction the vehicle is departing in, the
system determines that it is not possible to depart, and assist control is
stopped.
When the shift position is changed to R (or D) according to the
advice display on the screen ( P. 527), a high-pitched beep is
emitted and assist control will start.
Step and onward is for cases in which the advice display shows “Shift
to [R]” after operating the turn signal lever to select a departure direc-
tion.
● When the steering wheel auto operation starts, the steering
wheel auto operation display ( P. 527) and assistance level
indicator ( P. 527) will be shown in the display area.
● To stop assist control, press the S-IPA switch.
Assume an ordinary posture for backing up, rest your hands
lightly on the steering wheel without applying any force, directly
confirm the safety of the area to the rear and around the vehicle
and slowly back up while adjusting your speed by depressing the
brake pedal.
● When backing up too quickly, a sharp beeping sound is emit-
ted and assist control is stopped. ( P. 551)
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When a beep sounds once
and the stop display ( P. 527)
is shown on the display, stop
the vehicle.
Change the shift position to D.
Assume an ordinary driving posture, rest your hands lightly on
the steering wheel without applying any force, directly confirm
the safety of the area to the front and around the vehicle and
slowly proceed forward while adjusting your speed by depressing
the brake pedal.
● When departure cannot be accomplished on the first try and
multi-turn maneuvering is necessary, proceed to step .
● When multi-turn maneuvering is not necessary, proceed to
step ( P. 539).
When a beep sounds once
and the stop display ( P. 527)
is shown on the display, stop
the vehicle.
Change the shift position to R.
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Assume an ordinary posture for backing up, rest your hands
lightly on the steering wheel without applying any force, directly
confirm the safety of the area to the rear and around the vehicle
and slowly back up while adjusting your speed by depressing the
brake pedal.
Depending on the condition of the parking space, steps to may
need to be repeated.
When a beep sounds once
and the stop display ( P. 527)
is shown on the display, stop
the vehicle.
Change the shift position to D.
Assume an ordinary driving posture, rest your hands lightly on
the steering wheel without applying any force, directly confirm
the safety of the area to the front and around the vehicle and
slowly proceed forward while adjusting your speed by depressing
the brake pedal.
When the vehicle has nearly
reached the take-off point, a
high-pitched beep is emitted
and assist control finishes.
From there, grasp the steer-
ing wheel and proceed for-
ward.
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■Exit parallel parking assist mode
● During assist control, if the driver determines that they are at a position
where take-off is possible and operates the steering wheel, assist control is
stopped at that position.
● Assist control cannot be used if there are no parked vehicles ahead, or if the
gap between the front of your vehicle and the vehicle parked ahead is too
large.
● When using the exit parallel parking assist mode, the assist mode may not
be able to operate depending on the surrounding environment.
NOTICE
● The detection range of the sensors (P. 504) is limited. Directly confirm
the safety of your surroundings, and if there is a possibility of a contact
accident, stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal.
● It may not be possible to detect objects that are low to the ground. Directly
confirm the safety of your surroundings and, if it seems the vehicle may
make contact with an obstacle, stop the vehicle by depressing the brake
pedal.
● When departing for a position from which you can take off, directly confirm
the safety of your surroundings.