warning TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME 2023 Owners Manual

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The system can detect the fol-
lowing as detectable objects.
(Detectable objects differ
depending on the function.)
Vehicles
 Bicycles
*
Pedestrians
 Motorcycles
*
Walls
*: Detected as a detectable object
only when being ridden.
■Pre-collision warning
When the system determines
that the possibility of a collision
is high, a buzzer will sound and
an icon and warning message
will be displayed on the multi-
information display to urge the
driver to take evasive action.
If the detectable object is a vehi-
cle, moderate braking will be
performed with the warning.
If the system determines that
the accelerator pedal is strongly
depressed, the following icon
and message will be displayed
on the multi-information display.
WARNING
■For safe use
●Driving safely is solely the
responsibility of the driver. Pay
careful attention to the sur-
rounding conditions in order to
ensure safe driving.
Never use the pre-collision sys-
tem in place of normal braking
operations. This system cannot
help avoid or reduce the impact of
a collision in every situation.
Over-reliance on this system to
drive the vehicle safely may lead
to an accident resulting in death
or serious injury.
●Although the pre-collision sys-
tem is designed to help avoid or
help reduce the impact of a col-
lision, its effectiveness may
change according to various
conditions. Therefore, it may not
always be able to achieve the
same level of performance.
Read the following items care-
fully. Do not overly rely on this
system and always drive care-
fully.
• For safe use: P.284
■When to disable the pre-colli-
sion system
●When it is necessary to disable
the system: P.284
Detectable objects
System functions

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■Pre-collision brake assist
If the system determines that
the possibility of a collision is
high and the brake operation by
the driver is insufficient, the
braking power will be increased.
■Pre-collision brake control
If the system determines that
the possibility of a collision is
extremely high, the brakes are
automatically applied to help
avoid the collision or reduce the
impact of the collision.
■Emergency steering assist
If the system determines that
the following conditions are met,
assistance will be provided to
help enhance vehicle stability
and prevent lane departure.
During assistance, in addition to
the pre-collision warning, the fol-
lowing icon will be displayed on
the multi-information display.
 The possibility of a collision is
high
 There is sufficient space
within the lane to perform
evasive steering maneuvers
 The driver is operating the steering wheel
Vehicles with active steering
function: The brakes and steer-
ing are controlled to help avoid a
collision or reduce the impact of
a collision, regardless of the
evasive steering maneuvers
performed by the driver.
During assistance, the pre-colli-
sion warning will operate and a
message will be displayed to
warn the driver.
■Intersection collision avoid-
ance support (left/right
turn)
In situations such as the follow-
ing, if the system determines
that the possibility of a collision
is high, the pre-collision warning
and pre-collision braking will
operate.
Depending on the intersection,
assistance may not operate cor-
rectly.
 When turning left/right at an
intersection and crossing the
path of an oncoming vehicle

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When turning left/right and a
pedestrian or bicycle is
detected
■Intersection collision avoid-
ance support (crossing
vehicles)
At an intersection, etc., if the
system determines that the pos-
sibility of a collision with an
approaching vehicle or motorcy-
cle is high, the pre-collision
warning and pre-collision brak-
ing will operate.
Depending on the intersection,
assistance may not operate cor-
rectly.
■Acceleration Suppression
at Low Speed
When driving at a low speed, if
the accelerator pedal is strongly
depressed and the system
determines that there is a possi-
bility of a collision, hybrid sys-
tem output will be restrained or
the brakes will be applied
weakly to restrict acceleration.
During operation, a buzzer will
sound and the following icon
and message will be displayed
on the multi-information display.
WARNING
■Pre-collision braking
●When the pre-co llision braking
function is operating, a large
amount of braking force will be
applied.

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WARNING
●The pre-collision braking func-
tion is not designed to hold the
vehicle stopped. If the vehicle is
stopped by pre-collision brake
control, the driver should oper-
ate the brakes immediately as
necessary.
●The pre-collision braking func-
tion may not operate if certain
operations are performed by the
driver. If the accelerator pedal is
being depressed strongly or the
steering wheel is being turned,
the system may determine that
the driver is taking evasive
action and possibly prevent the
pre-collision braking function
from operating.
●If the brake pedal is being
depressed, the system may
determine that the driver is tak-
ing evasive action and possibly
delay the operation timing of the
pre-collision brake control.
■Acceleration Suppression at
Low Speed
If the steering wheel is being
turned, the syste m may determine
that the driver is taking evasive
action and possibly prevent the
Acceleration Suppression at Low
Speed function from operating or
possibly causing its operation to
be canceled.
■Emergency steering assist
●The emergency steering assist
will be canceled when the sys-
tem determines that lane depar-
ture prevention control has
completed.
●Depending on operations per-
formed by the driver, emer-
gency steering assist may not
operate or operation may be
canceled.
• If the accelerator pedal is depressed strongly, the steering
wheel is turned heavily, the
brake pedal is depressed, or the
turn signal lever is operated, the
system may determine that the
driver is taking evasive action
and the emergency steering
assist may not operate.
• While the emergency steering assist is operating, if the accel-
erator pedal is depressed
strongly, the steering wheel is
turned heavily, or the brake
pedal is depressed, the system
may determine that the driver is
taking evasive action and emer-
gency steering assist operation
may be canceled.
• While the emergency steering assist is operating, if the steer-
ing wheel is held or turned in the
opposite direction of system
operation, emergency steering
assist operation will be can-
celed.

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■Operating conditions of each function of the pre-collision system
The pre-collision syst em is enabled and the syste m determines that the pos-
sibility of a frontal collision with a detected object is high.
However, the system will not opera te in the following situations:
●When the vehicle has not been driven a certain amount after a terminal of
the 12-volt battery has been disconnected and reconnected
●When the shift position is in R
●When the VSC OFF indica tor is illuminated (only the pre-collision warning
function will be operational)
The following are the operational speeds and cancelation conditions of each
function:
●Pre-collision warning
While the pre-collision warning is operat ing, if the steering wheel is operated
heavily or suddenly, the pre-collision warning may be cancelled.
●Pre-collision brake assist
Detectable objectsVehicle speedRelative speed between
your vehicle and object
Preceding vehicles, stopped vehiclesApproximately 3 to 110 mph (5 to 180 km/h)Approximately 3 to 110 mph (5 to 180 km/h)
Oncoming vehiclesApproximately 20 to 110 mph (30 to 180 km/h)Approximately 50 to 130 mph (80 to 220 km/h)
BicyclesApproximately 3 to 50 mph (5 to 80 km/h)Approximately 3 to 50 mph (5 to 80 km/h)
PedestriansApproximately 3 to 50 mph (5 to 80 km/h)Approximately 3 to 50 mph (5 to 80 km/h)
Preceding motorcycles, stopped motorcyclesApproximately 3 to 110 mph (5 to 180 km/h)Approximately 3 to 50 mph (5 to 80 km/h)
Oncoming motorcyclesApproximately 20 to 110 mph (30 to 180 km/h)Approximately 20 to 110 mph (30 to 180 km/h)
Detectable objectsVehicle speedRelative speed between your vehicle and object
Preceding vehicles, stopped vehiclesApproximately 20 to 110 mph (30 to 180 km/h)Approximately 7 to 110 mph (10 to 180 km/h)
BicyclesApproximately 20 to 50 mph (30 to 80 km/h)Approximately 20 to 50 mph (30 to 80 km/h)

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vehicle
• When turning left/right and the direction of the vehicle differs
greatly from the direction traffic
flows in the oncoming lane
• When turning left/right, a pedes- trian or bicycle behind the vehicle
comes in front of it as if it over-
takes the vehicle
• When at an intersection, the approaching crossing vehicle is
long in overall le ngth, such as a
large truck, towing trailer, etc.
●In addition to the preceding, in
certain situations, such as the fol-
lowing, the emergency steering
assist may not operate properly:
• When a detectable object is too
close to the vehicle
• When there is insufficient space to perform evasive steering maneu-
vers or an obstruction exists in the
evasion direction
• When there is an oncoming vehi-
cle
●In addition to the preceding, in
certain situations, such as the fol-
lowing, walls may not be detected
as a target object and the Acceler-
ation Suppression at Low Speed
function may not operate properly:
• When scenery behind the wall is visible, such as a glass door, grid
fence, etc. • When the wall is slanted or low
• When the wall is narrow, such as
a pole, etc.
• When the wall is made of plants, such as a hedge, etc.
• When the road, etc. is reflected on
the wall
• When the vehicle is approaching the wall at an angle
 The pre-collision system can
be enabled/disabled through
a customize setting.
( P.626)
The system is enabled each time
the power switch is turned to ON.
When the system is disabled,
the PCS warning light will illu-
minate and a message will be
displayed on the multi-infor-
mation display.
 The pre-collision setting can
be changed on the customize
settings. ( P.626)
 Vehicles without active steer-
ing function: When the pre-
collision warning timing is
changed, the emergency
steering assist timing will also
be changed.
When later is selected, the
emergency steering assist will
not operate in most cases.
 Vehicles with active steering
function: When the pre-colli-
sion warning timing is
changed, the emergency
steering assist (excluding the
Changing the pre-colli-
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active steering function) tim-
ing will also be changed.
When later is selected, the
emergency steering assist
(excluding the active steering
function) will not operate in most
cases.
 Vehicles with a driver monitor
camera: When the system
determines that the driver is
not facing forward, the pre-
collision warning and emer-
gency steering assist will
operate at the earlier timing,
regardless of the user setting.
 When the dynamic radar
cruise control is operating, the
pre-collision warning will
operate at the earlier timing,
regardless of the user setting.
 Vehicles with Traffic Jam
Assist: When the Traffic Jam
Assist is operating, the pre-
collision warning will operate
at the earlier timing, regard-
less of the user setting. 
When driving on a road with
clear lane lines with the
dynamic radar cruise control
operating, lane lines and pre-
ceding and surrounding vehi-
cles are detected using the
front camera and radar sen-
sor, and the steering wheel is
operated to maintain the vehi-
cle’s lane position.
Use this function only on highways
and expressways.
If the dynamic radar cruise control
is not operating, the function will not
operate.
In situations where the lane lines
are difficult to see or are not visible,
such as when in a traffic jam, sup-
port will be provi ded using the path
of preceding and surrounding vehi-
cles.
If the system determines that the
steering wheel has not been oper-
ated for a certain amount of time or
the steering wheel is not being
firmly gripped, the driver will be
alerted and this function will be
temporarily canceled.
If the steering wheel is firmly
gripped, the f unction will begin
operating again.
LTA (Lane Tracing
Assist)
LTA functions

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When the function is operat-
ing, if the vehicle is likely to
depart from its lane, the driver
will be alerted via a display
and buzzer.
When the buzzer sounds, check
the area around the vehicle and
carefully operate the steering wheel
to move the vehicle back to the
center of the lane.
WARNING
■Before using the LTA system
●Do not overly rely on the LTA
system. The LTA system is not
a system which provides auto-
mated assistance in driving and
it is not a system which reduces
the amount of attention neces-
sary for safe driv ing. The driver
is solely responsible for paying
attention to their surroundings
and operating the steering
wheel as necessary to ensure
safety. Also, the driver is
responsible for taking adequate
breaks when fatigued, such as
when driving for a long time.
●Failure to perform appropriate
driving operations and pay care-
ful attention may lead to an
accident.
●When not using the LTA sys-
tem, turn it off using the LTA
switch.

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■Operating conditions of func-
tion
This function is operable when all of
the following conditions are met:
●The LTA system detects lane lines
or the path of preceding or sur-
rounding vehicles.
●The dynamic radar cruise control
is operating.
●The lane width is approximately
10 to 13 ft. (3 to 4 m).
●The turn signal lever is not being
operated.
●The vehicle is not being driven
around a sharp curve.
●The vehicle is not accelerating or
decelerating more than a certain
amount.
●The steering wheel is not being
turned with a large force.
●The hands off steering wheel
warning ( P.307) is not operat-
ing.
●The vehicle is being driven in the
center of a lane.
■Temporary cancelation of func-
tions
●When the operating conditions are
no longer met, a function may be
temporarily canceled. However,
when the operation conditions are
met again, operation of the func-
tion will automatically be restored.
(  P.307)
●If the operating conditions of a
function are no longer met while
the function is operating, a buzzer
may sound to indicate that the
function has been temporarily
canceled.
●The steering assist operation of
the function can be overridden by
the steering wheel operation of
the driver.
■Lane departure warning func-
tion when the LTA is operating
●Even if the LDA warning method is
changed to vibration of the steer-
ing wheel, if the vehicle deviates
from the lane while the LTA is
operating, the warning buzzer will
sound to alert the driver.
●If steering wheel operation equiv-
alent to that necessary for a lane
change is detected, the system
will determine the vehicle is not
deviating from the lane and the
warning will not operate.
■Hands off steering wheel warn-
ing operation
●When the system determines the
driver is not holding the steering
wheel, a message urging the
driver to grip the steering wheel
and the icon show n in the illustra-
tion will be displayed on the multi-
information display to warn the
driver. If the system detects that
the steering wheel is held, the
warning will be canceled. When
using the system, make sure to
grip the steering wheel firmly,
regardless of whether the warn-
ing is operating or not.
●If no operations are detected for a
certain amount of time, the warn-
ing will operate an d the function
will be temporarily canceled. This
warning may also operate if the
driver only operates steering
wheel a small amount continu-
ously.
■Situations in which the hands
off steering wheel warning may
not operate properly
●Depending on the condition of the

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vehicle, handle control condition
and road surface, the warning
function may not operate.
●Vehicles with LCA: In the following
situations, the system may not be
able to detect when the driver’s
hands are off the steering wheel.
• When a steering wheel cover is
installed
• When the driver is wearing gloves
• When foreign matter is attached to
the steering wheel
• When the driver is gripping the wood trim, seam of the leather,
spokes, or other pa rt of the steer-
ing wheel that does not have sen-
sors
●Vehicles with LCA: In the following
situations, the hands off steering
wheel warning may not operate
and the LTA function may con-
tinue operating even though the
driver’s hands are off the steering
wheel:
• When something other than a
hand is contacting the steering
wheel
• When a wide object or arms are
held across the steering wheel
The LTA will change between
ON/OFF each time the LTA
switch is pressed.
When the LTA is ON, the LTA indi-
cator will illuminate.
Enabling/disabling the
system
WARNING
■Situations in which the func-
tions may not operate prop-
erly
In the following situations, the
functions may not operate prop-
erly and the vehicle may depart
from its lane. Do not overly rely on
these functions. The driver is
solely responsible for paying
attention to their surroundings
and operating the steering wheel
as necessary to ensure safety.
●When a preceding or surround-
ing vehicle changes lanes (Your
vehicle may follow the preced-
ing or surrounding vehicle and
also change lanes)
●When a preceding or surround-
ing vehicle is swaying (Your
vehicle may sway accordingly
and depart from the lane)
●When a preceding or surround-
ing vehicle departs from a lane
(Your vehicle may follow the
preceding or surrounding vehi-
cle and also depart from the
lane)
●When a preceding or surround-
ing vehicle is being driven
extremely close to the left/right
lane line (Your vehicle may fol-
low the preceding or surround-
ing vehicle accordingly and
depart from the lane)