Toyota RAV4 (XA40) 2013-2018 Owners Manual: The rear cross traffic
alert function
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
The range of the detection area
extends to:
- Approximately 11.5 Ft. (3.5 M)
from the side of the vehicle
The first 1.6 Ft. (0.5 M) from the
side of the vehicle is not in the
detection area
- Approximately 9.8 Ft. (3 M) from
the rear bumper
- Approximately 3.3 Ft. (1 M) forward
of the rear bumper

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 blind spot monitor function is a supplementary function which alerts the
driver that a vehicle is present in the blind spot. Do not overly rely on the
blind spot monitor function. The function cannot judge if it is safe to change
lanes, therefore over reliance could cause an accident resulting in 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 is operational when
- The bsm main switch is set to on
- Vehicle speed is greater than approximately 10 mph (16 km/h).
The blind spot monitor function will detect a vehicle when
- A vehicle in an adjacent lane overtakes your vehicle.
- Another vehicle enters the detection area when it changes lanes.
Conditions under which the blind spot monitor function will not detect a
vehicle
The blind spot monitor function is not designed to detect the following types
of vehicles and/or objects:
- Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.*
- Vehicles traveling in the opposite direction
- Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles and similar stationary
objects*
- Following vehicles that are in the same lane*
- Vehicles driving 2 lanes across from your vehicle*
*: Depending on conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or object may occur.
Conditions under which the blind spot monitor function may not function
correctly
- The blind spot monitor function may not detect vehicles correctly in the
following
conditions:
- During bad weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow, etc.
- When ice, mud, etc. Is attached to the rear bumper
- When driving on a road surface that is wet due to rain, standing water,
etc.
- When there is a significant difference in speed between your vehicle and
the vehicle that enters the detection area
- When a vehicle is in the detection area from a stop and remains in the
detection area as your vehicle accelerates
- When driving up or down consecutive steep inclines, such as hills, a dip
in the road, etc
- When multiple vehicles approach with only a small gap between each
vehicle
- When vehicle lanes are wide, and the vehicle in the next lane is too far
away from your vehicle
- When the vehicle that enters the detection area is traveling at about
the
same speed as your vehicle
- When there is a significant difference in height between your vehicle
and
the vehicle that enters the detection area
- Directly after the bsm main switch is set to on
- When towing a trailer
- When items such as a bicycle carrier are installed on the rear of the
vehicle.
- Instances of the blind spot monitor function unnecessarily detecting a
vehicle
and/or object may increase under the following conditions:
- When there is only a short distance between your vehicle and a
guardrail,
wall, etc.
- When there is only a short distance between your vehicle and a following
vehicle
- When vehicle lanes are narrow and a vehicle driving 2 lanes across from
your vehicle enters the detection area
- When items such as a bicycle carrier are installed on the rear of the
vehicle
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