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■Radar sensor and grille cover
Always keep the sensor and grille cover clean to ensure that the vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance control mode operates properly. (Some obstructions, such as snow, ice and plastic
objects, cannot be detected by the obstruction sensor.)
Dynamic radar cruise control is cancel ed if an obstruction is detected.
■Warning messages and buzzers for dynamic radar cruise control
Warning messages and buzzers are used to indicate a system malfunction or to inform
the driver of the need for caution while driving. If a warning message is shown on the
multi-information display, read the message and follow the instructions.
■Certification for the radar sensor
For vehicles sold in the U.S.A.
FCC ID: HYQDNMWR007
This device complies with part 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not caus e harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, incl uding interference that may cause undesired
operation.
FCC WARNING
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compli-
ance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
Radio frequency radiation exposure Information:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment.
This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance of 20 cm
between the radiator (antenna) and your body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
For vehicles sold in Canada
This device complies with Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s).
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
Grille cover
Radar sensor
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■Situations unsuitable for dynamic radar cruise control
Do not use dynamic radar cruise control in any of the following situations.
Doing so may result in inappropriate speed control and could cause an accident result-
ing in death or serious injury.
●Roads where there are pedestrians, cyclers, etc.
●In heavy traffic
●On roads with sharp bends
●On winding roads
●On slippery roads, such as thos e covered with rain, ice or snow
●On sharp inclines or declines
Vehicle speed may exceed the set speed when driving down a steep hill.
●Roads with continuous inclines and declines
●At entrances to freeways and highways
●When weather conditions are bad enough that they may prevent the sensors from
detecting correctly (fog, snow, sandstorm, heavy rain, etc.)
●When an approach warning buzzer is heard often
●When your vehicle is towing a trailer or during emergency towing
■When the sensor may not be correctly detecting the vehicle ahead
In the case of the following and depending on the conditions, operate the brake pedal
when deceleration of the system is insuff icient or operate the accelerator pedal when
acceleration is required.
As the sensor may not be able to correctly detect these types of vehicles, the approach
warning ( P. 236) will not be activated, which ma y lead to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Vehicles that cut in suddenly
●Vehicles traveling at low speeds
●Vehicles that are not moving in the same lane
●Vehicles with small rear ends (traile rs with no load on board, etc.)
●Motorcycles traveling in the same lane
●When water or snow thrown up by the surrounding vehicles hinders the detecting of
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This mode employs a radar sensor to detect the presence of vehicles up to
approximately 400 ft. (120 m) ahead, determines the current vehicle-to-vehicle
following distance, and operates to maintain a suitable following distance from
the vehicle ahead.
Note that vehicle-to-vehicle distance will close in when traveling on long downhill
slopes.
Example of constant speed cruising
When there are no vehicles ahead
The vehicle travels at the speed set by the driver. The desired vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance can also be set by operating the vehicle-to-vehicle distance control.
Example of deceleration cruising and follow-up cruising
When a preceding vehicle is driving slower than the set speed appears
When a vehicle is detected running ahead of you, the system automatically deceler-
ates your vehicle. When a greater reduction in vehicle speed is necessary, the system
applies the brakes (the stop lights will come on at this time). The system will respond to
changes in the speed of the vehicle ahead in order to maintain the vehicle-to-vehicle
distance set by the driver. A warning tone warns you when the system cannot deceler-
ate sufficiently to prevent your vehicl e from closing in on the vehicle ahead.
When the vehicle ahead of you stops, your ve hicle will also stop (vehicle is stopped by
system control). After the vehicle ahead starts off, pushing the cruise control lever up
or depressing the accelerator peda l will resume follow-up cruising.
Example of acceleration
When there are no longer any preceding vehicles driving slower than the set
speed
The system accelerates until the set speed is reached. The system then returns to con-
stant speed cruising.
Driving in vehicle-to-vehicle distance control mode
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When your vehicle is too close to a
vehicle ahead, and sufficient automatic
deceleration via the cruise control is
not possible, the display will flash and
the buzzer will sound to alert the driver.
An example of this would be if another
driver cuts in front of you while you are
following a vehicle. Depress the brake
pedal to ensure an appropriate vehicle-
to-vehicle distance.
■Warnings may not occur when
In the following instances, there is a po ssibility that the warnings will not occur:
●When the speed of the preceding vehicle matches or exceeds your vehicle
speed
●When the preceding vehicle is traveling at an extremely slow speed
●Immediately after the cruise control speed was set
●When depressing the accelerator pedal
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■Automatic cancelation of constant speed control mode
Constant speed control mode is automatically canceled in the following situations:
●Actual vehicle speed is more than approximately 10 mph (16 km/h) below the set vehi-
cle speed.
●Actual vehicle speed falls below approximately 25 mph (40 km/h).
●VSC is activated.
●TRAC is activated for a period of time.
●When the VSC or TRAC system is turned off by pressing the VSC OFF switch.
●Pre-collision braking is activated.
■Radar sensor and grille cover
Always keep the sensor and grille cover clean to ensure that the vehicle-to-vehicle dis-
tance control mode operates properly. (Some obstructions, such as snow, ice and plastic
objects, cannot be detected by the obstruction sensor.)
Dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range is canceled if an obstruction is
detected.
■Warning messages and buzzers for dynamic ra dar cruise control with full-speed range
Warning messages and buzzers are used to indicate a system malfunction or to inform
the driver of the need for caution while driving. If a warning message is shown on the
multi-information display, read the message and follow the instructions.
■Certification for the radar sensor
 P. 2 3 9
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■Situations unsuitable for dynamic radar cruise control with full-speed range
Do not use dynamic radar cruise control wi th full-speed range in any of the following
situations.
Doing so may result in inappropriate speed control and could cause an accident result-
ing in death or serious injury.
●Roads where there are pede strians, cyclers, etc.
●In heavy traffic
●On roads with sharp bends
●On winding roads
●On slippery roads, such as thos e covered with rain, ice or snow
●On sharp inclines or declines
Vehicle speed may exceed the set speed when driving down a steep hill.
●Roads with continuous inclines and declines
●At entrances to freeways and highways
●When weather conditions are bad enough that they may prevent the sensors from
detecting correctly (fog, snow, sandstorm, heavy rain, etc.)
●When an approach warning buzzer is heard often
●When your vehicle is towing a trailer or during emergency towing
■When the sensor may not be correctly detecting the vehicle ahead
In the case of the following and depending on the conditions, operate the brake pedal
when deceleration of the system is insuff icient or operate the accelerator pedal when
acceleration is required.
As the sensor may not be able to correctly detect these types of vehicles, the approach
warning ( P. 250) will not be activated, which may lead to an accident resulting in
death or serious injury.
●Vehicles that cut in suddenly
●Vehicles traveling at low speeds
●Vehicles that are not moving in the same lane
●Vehicles with small rear ends (traile rs with no load on board, etc.)
●Motorcycles traveling in the same lane
●When water or snow thrown up by the surrounding vehicles hinders the detecting of
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◆Lane deviation alert function
When the system judges that the vehicle is deviating from the current traffic lane,
an alert buzzer sounds and it prompts cautions from the display screen of the
multi-information display.
When the alert buzzer sounds, please ch eck the surrounding road situation and
return near the center of the white (yello w) lane markers by safely operating the
steering wheel.
◆ Steering control function
If the system judges that the vehicle has de viated from the current traffic lane, it is
displayed in the multi-information displa y and steering force is supplied to the
steering wheel by the steering control, pr oviding required assistance in steering
wheel operation to avoid further deviation from the marker lines.
In order to prevent over relying on the system, when the system does not operate the
steering wheel and driving where hands are lightly supporting the steering wheel
continues, a warning message is displa yed on the multi-information display.
Functions included with LDA
Alert buzzer
Alert buzzer
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When it is judged that there is a malfunction in the system relating to steering
control function, the steering control function is canceled and “LDA Steering
Assist Deactivated Warnings Available” is displayed on the multi-information dis-
play. However, it is possible that the lane deviation alert function operates.
When the steering control function is canc eled, it will not return unless “Steering
Assist” is turned “On” again from the “S ettings display” of the multi-information
display ( P. 267) or the LDA switch is turned on again.
When the both lane lines turn white:
Indicates that both right and left lane
markers are recognized.
If the vehicle deviates from the traffic
lane, the lane displa y on the side the
vehicle has deviated from will flash in
orange. ( P. 2 6 2 )
When the either lane line turns white:
Indicates that the lane marker on the
white-marked side is recognized.
If the vehicle deviates from the side of a
lane with recognized lane markers, the
lane line will flash in orange. ( P. 2 6 2 )
When the inside of both lane lines are
black:
Indicates that no lane markers are rec-
ognized or the LDA is temporarily can-
celed.
When the steering cont rol function was canceled
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In steering control, the steering control
indicator will come on.
■If “Lane Departure Alert Malfunction Visit Yo ur Dealer” is displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display
Even if the LDA switch is pressed, when th e LDA indicator does not come on the system
may have a malfunction. Have the vehicle in spected by your Lexus dealer immediately.
■The steering control function
There are cases where it may be difficult to sense the steering force on the steering
wheel by the steering control, according to speed, the deviatio n situation, conditions of a
road, etc.
■Alert buzzer for lane deviation alert
Depending on the audio system sound level or air conditioning fan noise while the audio
system or air conditioning system is in use, it may be difficult to hear the alert buzzer.
■After the vehicle has been parked in the sun
The LDA may not be available and a warning message will be displayed for a while after
driving has started. When the temperature in the cabin decreases and the temperature
around the lane recognition camera ( P. 261) becomes suitable for its operation, turn
the LDA switch on again after a short time.
■ If there are lane markers on only one side of the vehicle
The lane deviation alert will not operate for the side on which lane markers could not be
recognized.
■Conditions in which the functi on may not operate correctly
In the following situations, the lane recognition camera may be unable to recognize lane
markers causing the lane deviation alert function to operate incorrectly. However, this
does not indicate a malfunction.
●When there are shadows on the road running parallel with lane markers, or if a shadow
covers the lane markers
●When driving through an area with no lane markers, such as a toll booth, a crossing or
before a ticket checkpoint
●When the lane markers are broken, Botts’ dots (raised pavement markers) or stones
●When lane markers are obscured or partially obscured by sand, dirt, etc.
●When driving on a road surface that is wet du e to rain, previous rainfall, standing water,
etc.
●When the lane markers are yellow (These may be more difficult for the system to rec-
ognize compared to white markers.)
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●When the lane markers are on a curb, etc.
●When driving on a particularly bright road surface, such as concrete
●When driving on a road surface that is bright due to reflected light
●When driving in a location where the light level changes rapi dly, such as the entrance to
or exit from a tunnel
●When sunlight or the headlights of oncoming vehicles are shining directly into the cam-
era lens
●When driving on roads that are branching or merging
●When driving on a hill
●When driving on winding roads or roads that are uneven
●When driving on rough or unpaved roads
●When driving on a sharp curve
●When lane markers are extremely narrow or extremely wide
●When the vehicle leans to one side an unus ual amount due to a heavy load or improper
tire inflation pressure
●When the following distance between your vehicle and the vehicle ahead is extremely
short
●When the vehicle experiences strong up-and -down motion such as when driving on an
extremely rough road or on a seam in the pavement
● When headlight brightness at nighttime is reduced due to dirt on the lenses, or when
the headlights are misaligned
●When receiving a side wind
■When changing the tires
Depending on the tires used, such as snow tires, etc., sufficient performance may not be
maintainable.
■Warning messages for the LDA
Warning messages are used to indicate a syst em malfunction or to inform the driver of
the need for caution while driving. If a wa rning message is shown on the multi-informa-
tion display, read the message and follow the instructions.
Also, even if a warning message is displayed, it will not impede normal driving.
■ When turning on/off the steering control function
From “Settings display” ( P. 92) of the multi-information display, the steering
control function can be turned on/off.
Pressing the or meter control switches ( P. 92), selects
With each press of meter control switch es, the control switches between “On” and
“Off”
■Sensitivity adjustment for th e lane deviation alert buzzer
From
“Settings display” ( P. 92) of the multi-information display, the alert sensi-
tivity for the alert buzzer when deviating from the lane can be adjusted.
Pressing the or meter control switches ( P. 92), selects
With each press of meter control switches, the control switches between “High”
and “Standard”
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