TOYOTA PRIUS 2017 4.G Owners Manual

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WARNING
■Sensors
Certain vehicle conditions and the surrounding environment may affect the
ability of the sensor to correctly detect obstacles. Particular instances where
this may occur are listed below.
● There is dirt, snow or ice on the sensor. (Wiping the sensors will resolve
this problem.)
● The sensor is frozen. (Thawing the area will resolve this problem.)
In especially cold weather, if a sensor is frozen, the screen may show an
abnormal display, or obstacles may not be detected.
● The sensor is covered in any way.
● In harsh sunlight or intense cold weather
● On an extremely bumpy road, on an incline, on gravel, or on grass
● The vicinity of the vehicle is noisy due to vehicle horns, motorcycle
engines, air brakes of large vehicles, or other loud noises producing ultra-
sonic waves.
● The sensor is splashed with water or drenched with heavy rain.
● The sensor is drenched with water on a flooded road.
● The vehicle is leaning considerably to one side.
● The vehicle is equipped with a fender pole or wireless antenna.
● The vehicle is approaching a tall or curved curb.
● The detection range is reduced due to an object such as a sign.
● The area directly under the bumpers is not detected.
● If obstacles draw too close to the sensor.
● The bumper or sensor receives a strong impact.
● A non-genuine Toyota suspension (lowered suspension etc.) is installed.
● There is another vehicle equipped with parking assist sensors in the vicin-
ity.
● Towing eyelets are installed.
● A backlit license plate is installed.
In addition to the examples above, depending on the shape and condition of
obstacles, detection may not be possible, or the detection range may be
shortened.

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WARNING
■Side sensors
In the following situations, the clearance sonar may not operate normally
and may result in an unexpected accident. Drive carefully.
● Obstacles may not be detected in the side areas until the vehicle is driven
for a short time and a scan of the side areas is completed. ( →P. 339)
● Even after the scan of the side areas is completed, obstacles such as
other vehicles, people or animals that approach from the sides cannot be
detected.
● Even after the scan of the side areas is completed, obstacles may not be
detected depending on the surrounding situation of the vehicle.
At that time, the side sensor operation displays (→P. 334) temporary turn
off.
■ Obstacles which may not be properly detected
● The shape of the obstacle may prevent the sensor from detecting it. Pay
particular attention to the following obstacles:
• Wires, fences, ropes, etc.
• Cotton, snow and other materials that absorb sound waves
• Sharply-angled objects
• Low obstacles
• Tall obstacles with upper sections projecting outwards in the direction of
your vehicle
• People may not be detected if they are wearing certain types of cloth- ing.
• Moving objects such as people or animals

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NOTICE
■When using Intuitive parking assist
In the following situations, the system may not function correctly due t\
o a
sensor malfunction etc. Have the vehicle checked by your Toyota dealer.
● Intuitive parking assist operation display flashes, and a beep sounds when
no obstacles are detected.
● If the area around a sensor collides with something, or is subjected to
strong impact.
● If the bumper collides with something.
● If the display shows up and remains on without a beep.
● If a display error occurs, first check the sensor.
If the error occurs even when there is no ice, snow or mud on the sensor, it
is likely that the sensor is malfunctioning.
■ Notes when washing the vehicle
Do not apply intensive bursts of water or steam to the sensor area.
Doing so may result in the sensor malfunctioning.

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Intelligent Clearance Sonar∗
The system operates in the following situations when an obstacle is
detected in the traveling direction of the vehicle.
◆The vehicle is driven at low speeds and the brake pedal is not
depressed, or is depressed too late
◆The accelerator pedal is depressed too far
∗: If equipped
When a collision may occur with an obstacle while parking or
traveling at low speeds, when the vehicle suddenly moves for-
ward due to mistaken accelerator pedal operation, or when the
vehicle moves due to the wrong shift position being selected,
the sensors detect obstacles to the front or rear in the traveling
direction of the vehicle, and the system operates to lessen
impact with obstacles such as walls, and reduce resulting dam-
age.
Examples of system operation

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◆The vehicle moves due to the wrong shift position being
selected

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Front corner sensors
Front center sensors
Rear corner sensors
Rear center sensors
The Intelligent Clearance Sonar can be enabled/disabled on
screen (→ P. 139) of the multi-information display.
When the Intelligent Clearance
Sonar function is off, the ICS OFF
indicator illuminates.
When the Intelligent Clearance Sonar function is switched OFF, system
operation does not resume until the function is switched back ON through
the settings screen on the multi-information display. (System operation
does not resume by operating the power switch.)
Types of sensors
1
2
3
4
Changing settings of the In telligent Clearance Sonar

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When the Intelligent Clearance So nar function detects an obstacle
with a probability of collision, hybr id system output is restricted to
restrain an increase in vehicle spe ed. (Hybrid system output restric-
tion control: A)
Furthermore, when the accelerato r pedal continues to be depressed,
the brakes are applied to reduce t he vehicle speed. (Brake control: B)
Operation
DOWN
DOWN
UP
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF

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Accelerator pedal
Brake pedal
Hybrid system output
Braking force Control starts
Collision is possible
Collision is likely1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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■Operation starting conditions
When the ICS OFF indi cator is not illuminated or flashing ( →P. 354,
663) and all of the following conditions are met, the system operates.
Hybrid system output restriction control
● The Intelligent Clearance Sonar is on.
● The vehicle speed is 10 mph (15 km/h) or less.
● There is an obstacle in the trav eling direction of the vehicle (6
to 13 ft. [2 to 4 m ahead]).
● The system determined that a stronger-than-normal brake
operation was necessar y to avoid a collision.
Brake control
●Hybrid system output restrict ion control is being performed.
● The system determined that an emergency brake operation
was necessary to avoid a collision.
■Operation ending conditions
In any of the following situations, the system stops operating.
Hybrid system output restriction control
● The Intelligent Clearance Sonar function has been turned off
(stopped).
● The collision became avoidable with normal brake operation.
● The obstacle is no longer in th e traveling direction of the vehi-
cle (6 to 13 ft. [2 to 4 m ahead]).
Brake control
● The Intelligent Clearance Sonar function has been turned off
(stopped).
● Approximately 2 seconds elap sed after the vehicle was
stopped by brake control.
● The brake pedal was depressed after the vehicle was stopped
by brake control.
● The obstacle is no longer in th e traveling direction of the vehi-
cle (6 to 13 ft. [2 to 4 m ahead]).
Operation conditions

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When the hybrid system output restriction control or brake control
operates, the buzzer sounds and a message is displayed on the multi-
information display to alert the driver.
Depending on the situation, output restriction control operates to either
limit acceleration or restrict output as much as possible.
Display and buzzer for hybrid system output restriction control
and brake control
ControlSituationMulti-information displayICS OFF IndicatorBuzzer
Hybrid sys-
tem output
restriction
control is
operating
(accelera-
tion limita-
tion control)
Acceleration
at a certain
speed or
higher is not
possible.
Not illumi-
nated
Short
beep
Hybrid sys-
tem output
restriction
control is
operating
(control to
restrict out-
put as much
as possible)
A stronger-
than-normal
brake opera-
tion is neces-
sary
Not illumi-
nated
Brake con-
trol is operat-
ingEmergency
braking is
necessary
The vehicle
is stopped by
system oper-
ationThe vehicle
is stopped
after brake
control oper-
ation
Illumi-
nated