Toyota RAV4 (XA50) 2019-2024 Owners Manual: Blind Spot Monitor operation
â– Objects that can be detected while driving
The Blind Spot Monitor uses rear side radar sensors to detect the
following vehicles traveling in adjacent lanes and advises the driver
of the presence of such vehicles via the indicators on the outside
rear view mirrors.
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- Vehicles that are traveling in areas that are not visible using the
outside rear view mirrors (the blind spots)
- Vehicles that are approaching rapidly from behind in areas that
are not visible using the outside rear view mirrors (the blind spots)
â– Detection range while driving
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.
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The range of each detection area is:
- Approximately 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) to 11.5 ft. (3.5 m) from either side of
the vehicle*1
- Approximately 3.3 ft. (1 m) forward of the rear bumper
- Approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) from the rear bumper
- Approximately 9.8 ft. (3 m) to 197 ft. (60 m) from the rear bumper*2
*1:The area between the side of the vehicle and 1.6 ft. (0.5 m) from the side
of the vehicle cannot be detected.
*2:The greater the difference in speed between your vehicle and the
detected vehicle is, the farther away the vehicle will be detected, causing
the outside rear view mirror indicator to illuminate or flash.
â– The Blind Spot Monitor is operational
when
The Blind Spot Monitor is operational
when all of the following conditions
are met:
- The engine switch is in ON.
- The Blind Spot Monitor is on.
- The shift lever is in a position
other than R.
- The vehicle speed is approximately
7 mph (10 km/h) or more
(while driving).
â– The Blind Spot Monitor will
detect a vehicle when
The Blind Spot Monitor will detect a
vehicle present in the detection area
in the following situations:
- A vehicle in an adjacent lane overtakes
your vehicle.
- You overtake a vehicle in an adjacent
lane slowly.
- Another vehicle enters the detection
area when it changes lanes.
â– Situations in which the Blind
Spot Monitor cannot detect
vehicles (while driving)
The Blind Spot Monitor cannot
detect the following vehicles and
other objects (while driving):
- 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 traveling 2 lanes away
from your vehicle*
- Vehicles which are being overtaken
rapidly by your vehicle*
*: Depending on the conditions,
detection of a vehicle and/or
object may occur.
â– Conditions under which the
system may not function correctly
- In the following situations, vehicles
may not be detected correctly
(while driving):
- When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sensor
or its surrounding area
- When mud, snow, ice, a sticker,
etc., is covering the sensor or surrounding
area on the rear bumper
- When driving on a road surface
that is wet with standing water
during bad weather, such as
heavy rain, snow, or fog
- When multiple vehicles are
approaching with only a small gap
between each vehicle
- When the distance between your
vehicle and a following vehicle is
short
- When there is a significant difference
in speed between your vehicle
and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
- When the difference in speed
between your vehicle and another
vehicle is changing
- When a vehicle enters a detection
area traveling at about the same
speed as your vehicle
- As your vehicle starts from a stop, a vehicle remains in the
detection
area
- When driving up and down consecutive
steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
- When driving on roads with sharp
bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
- When vehicle lanes are wide, or
when driving on the edge of a
lane, and the vehicle in an adjacent
lane is far away from your
vehicle
- When an accessory (such as a
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
- When there is a significant difference
in height between your vehicle
and the vehicle that enters the
detection area
- Immediately after the Blind Spot
Monitor is turned on
- When towing with the vehicle
- Instances of unnecessary detection
may increase in situations
such as the following (while driving):
- When the sensor is misaligned
due to a strong impact to the sensor
or its surrounding area
- When the distance between your
vehicle and a guardrail, wall, etc.
that enters the detection area is
short
- When driving up and down consecutive
steep inclines, such as
hills, dips in the road, etc.
- When vehicle lanes are narrow, or
when driving on the edge of a
lane, and a vehicle traveling in a
lane other than the adjacent lanes
enters the detection area
- When driving on roads with sharp
bends, consecutive curves, or
uneven surfaces
- When the tires are slipping or
spinning
- When the distance between your
vehicle and a following vehicle is
short
- When an accessory (such as a
bicycle carrier) is installed to the
rear of the vehicle
- When towing with the vehicle
The Blind Spot Monitor is a
system that uses rear side
radar sensors installed on
the inner side of the rear
bumper on the left and right
side to assist the driver in
confirming safety when
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The distance from your
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