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The Rear Cross Traffic Alert functions when your vehicle is in reverse. It
can detect other vehicles approaching from the right or left rear of the
vehicle. It uses radar sensors to alert the driver of the other vehicle’s exist-
ence through flashing the outside rear view mirror indicators and sound-
ing a buzzer.
The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function
Approaching vehicles Detection areas
CAUTION
■Cautions regarding the use of the system
The driver is solely responsible for safe driving. Always drive safely, taking care to
observe your surroundings.
The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function is only an assist and is not a replacement for
careful driving. The driver must be careful when backing up, even when using the
Rear Cross Traffic Alert function. The driver’s own visual confirmation of behind
you and your vehicle is necessary and be sure there are no pedestrians, other vehi-
cles etc. before backing up. Failure to do so could cause death or serious injury.
According to conditions, the system may not function correctly. Therefore the
driver’s own visual confirmation of safety is necessary.
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The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
To give the driver a more consistent time to react, the buzzer can alert for
faster vehicles from farther away.
Example:
■The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function is operational when
●The BSM main switch is set to on.
●The shift lever is in R.
●Vehicle speed is less than approximately 5 mph (8 km/h).
●Approaching vehicle speed is between approximately 5 mph (8 km/h) and 18 mph
(28 km/h).
The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function detection areas
Approaching vehicleSpeedApproximate
alert distance
Fas t18 mph (28 km/h)65 ft. (20 m)
Slow5 mph (8 km/h)18 ft. (5.5 m)
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■Conditions under which the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function will not detect a vehi-
cle
The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function is not designed to detect the following types of
vehicles and/or objects.
●Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians etc.*
●Vehicles approaching from directly behind
●Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles and similar stationary objects*
●Vehicles moving away from your vehicle
●Vehicles approaching from the parking spaces next to your vehicle*
●Vehicles backing up in the parking space next to your vehicle*
*
: Depending on conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or object may occur.
■Conditions under which the Rear Cross Traffic Alert function may not function
correctly
The Rear Cross Traffic Alert function may not detect vehicles correctly in the follow-
ing conditions:
●During bad weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow etc.
●When ice or mud etc. is attached to the rear bumper
●When multiple vehicles approach continuously
●Shallow angle parking
●When a vehicle is approaching at high speed
●When parking on a steep incline, such as hills, a dip in the road etc.
●Directly after the BSM main switch is set to on
●When items such as a bicycle carrier are installed on the rear of the vehicle
●Directly after the engine is started with the BSM main switch on
●When the sensors cannot detect vehicles
because of obstacles

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Lexus night view
Turn the engine switch to IGNITION ON mode.
The headlights turn on
Press the Lexus night view switch
The Lexus night view is displayed on
the Remote Touch screen.
To return the screen to its previous
state, press the switch again.
When the light sensor (P. 1 9 9 )
determines that it is currently night
time from the brightness of the sur-
rounding area, the Lexus night view
can be operated by pressing the
Lexus night view switch while the
headlights are on.
: If equipped
Lexus night view is a system which assists with nighttime driving.
Near-infrared rays are irradiated forward and an image converted
from the irradiated light is shown on the Remote Touch screen. The
image shows pedestrians, obstacles, and road conditions ahead of the
vehicle, which are difficult to see at nighttime with the naked eye.
Displaying the Lexus night view
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■When displaying on the main display
Lexus night view screen
Side display switching button
If this button is selected using the Remote Touch when the Lexus night view is
being shown on the main display, the side display will change to a map display.
(P. 2 9 0 )
If the button is selected again, the screen will return to its previous display.
Brightness adjustment button
The brightness of the display can be
adjusted by selecting this button using
the Remote Touch.
“-”: Darker
“+”: Brighter
The Lexus night view display
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■When displaying on the side display
When another screen is displayed on
the main display while the Lexus night
view is being shown on the main dis-
play, the Lexus night view screen will
be displayed on the side display.
Lexus night view screen
Main display switching button
Switches the Lexus night view from
the side display to the main display.
■Imaging range
The image is shown ranging from the tip of the low beam to the high beam.
■If the vehicle speed is less than approximately 9 mph (15 km/h) when the Lexus
night view is operating
An image will be displayed on the Lexus night view screen, but both the range and
the distance of the projection will be limited as near-infrared rays are not being radi-
ated outward.
■When the Lexus night view switch is pressed while the Lexus night view cannot be
operated
Advice information will be displayed on the Lexus night view screen. Follow the dis-
played advice.
■If the Lexus night view switch is pressed at a time when the Lexus night view opera-
tion is not possible
Follow the advice displayed on the Remote Touch screen.
■When the shift lever is shifted to R while the Lexus night view is operating
The Lexus night view screen switches as follows.
Main display: Switches to the rear view monitor system screen.
Side display: The display blacks out and no image is displayed.
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CAUTION
■Before using the Lexus night view
Never depend on this system only.
Lexus night view is intended as a supplemental aid to help you see pedestrians and
road conditions ahead of the vehicle. As there are limits to the system, do not rely
solely on the system while in use, and drive safely while observing the following
precautions.
■When using the Lexus night view
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may cause an accident resulting in death or serious injury.
●Never drive while looking at the Lexus night view screen only.
●Do not look continuously at the Lexus night view screen while driving. Pedestri-
ans, objects etc. ahead of the vehicle may be overlooked by the system. The sys-
tem should always be used as a supplemental aid only.
●Lexus night view is designed to help you see objects better when driving in dark-
ness on a road with few curves. Do not use the Lexus night view in well-lit areas or
on roads with many curves or slopes. There may be areas that cannot be dis-
played by the system due to the road conditions (curve size, gradient, etc.)
●Lexus night view may be unable to project some features at an appropriate level
of brightness. Some or all parts of certain features may be dark or difficult to see.
Do not rely solely on the Lexus night view, and drive carefully while checking the
surroundings for safety, as you would with a normal vehicle. Also, the following
features and conditions may not be displayed clearly.
Features that are difficult to display:
• Clothing of a pedestrian made of a certain kind of material (ex. leather jackets)
• The characters on signs and billboards
• The information on road signs
Conditions in which display is difficult:
• Unfavorable weather conditions such as rain, fog, snowfall, snow storms etc.
• There are large puddles of water on the road surface following rainfall
• The area of the front windshield in front of the camera is fogged up, dirty or icy
• The areas around the headlights are covered with ice, snow, mud etc.
• The battery voltage is remarkably low
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NOTICE
■The near-infrared camera
●Make sure the front windshield is kept clean.
●System performance may deteriorate if rain water, condensation or ice adheres
to the camera. If you notice the inner lens of the camera is dirty, the garnish will
have to be replaced. Consult your Lexus dealer.
●Do not subject the camera to strong impacts, or disassemble the camera.
●As the alignment of the camera has been very finely adjusted, do not change or
remove the mounting.
●If the front windshield fogs up, defog the windshield using the front defroster.
●Do not dirty or scratch the camera lens.
●Night view may not function properly if an object is placed on the sensor, or any-
thing that blocks the sensor is affixed to the windshield.
Follow these precautions to avoid damage to
or incorrect operation of the Lexus night
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NOTICE
■The near-infrared light
Follow these precautions to avoid damage to
or incorrect operation of the Lexus night
view system
●System performance may deteriorate if the
areas around the headlights are dirty. Clean
the vehicle if it is dirty.
●The near-infrared light irradiates strong
energy not visible to the eyes. Do not stare
at the light at close range for a long time.
Vehicles with discharge head-
lights
Vehicles with LED headlights