Toyota Highlander Owners Manual: The rear cross traffic alert function
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 existence through flashing the outside rear view mirror indicators and sounding a buzzer.
- Pproaching vehicles
- Detection areas
 Warning
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. Driver must be careful when backing up, even when using 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 vehicles 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. |
The blind spot monitor function
The blind spot monitor function uses radar sensors to detect vehicles
that are traveling in an adjacent lane in the area that is not reflected in
the outside rear view mirror (the blind spot), and a ...
The rear cross traffic alert function detection areas
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:
Th ...
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Changing the vehicle-to-vehicle distance
Pressing the button changes the
vehicle-to-vehicle distance as follows:
long
medium
short
The vehicle-to-vehicle distance is
set automatically to long mode
when the engine switch is turned to
ignition on mode.
If a vehicle is running ahead of you, the preceding vehicle mark wil ...
