Limitations of Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may operate abnormally or unexpectedly under the following circumstances:

  • You are departing from areas with overgrown foliage.

  • You are departing from areas where roads are wet.

  • The speed of an approaching vehicle is fast or slow.

  • The rear-side radar is obstructed by the vehicle itself, pillars, walls, or other objects.

  • Exiting simultaneously with a neighboring vehicle, causing the rear-side radar to be obstructed.

Braking control may not work, and your attention is required in the following circumstances:

  • The vehicle vibrates severely while you drive over a bumpy, uneven road or pothole.

  • You drive on a slippery surface such as snow, rain, ice, and so on.

  • The tire pressure is low or a tire is damaged.

  • Remote Smart Parking Assist is operating (if equipped).

  • The brakes are modified

TIP

For more information about the rear corner radar, refer to Blind-spot Collision-avoidance Assist (BCA).

WARNING

  • You are driving near a vehicle or structure

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    1. Structure

    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may be limited when you drive near a vehicle or structure, and it may not detect a vehicle approaching from the left or right. The function may not warn you or control the brakes when necessary.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • The vehicle is in a complex parking environment

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    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may detect vehicles that are parking or pulling out near your vehicle (for example, a vehicle leaving from beside your vehicle, a vehicle parking or pulling out behind your vehicle, a vehicle that is approaching your vehicle making a turn, and so on).

    The function may unnecessarily warn you and control the brake.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • The vehicle is parked diagonally

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    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may be limited when you back up diagonally and may not detect a vehicle approaching from the left or right. The function may not warn you or control the brakes when necessary.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • The vehicle is on or near a slope

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    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may be limited when your vehicle is on or near an uphill or downhill slope, and it may not detect a vehicle approaching from the left or right. The function may not warn you or control the brakes when necessary.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • You are pulling into a parking space where there is a structure

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    1. Structure

    2. Wall

    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may detect vehicles passing ahead of you when you park in reverse into a parking space with a wall or structure in the rear or side area. The function may unnecessarily warn you and control the brake.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • The vehicle is parked backward

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    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may detect vehicles passing behind you when you park in a parking space in reverse. The function may unnecessarily warn you and control the brake.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

WARNING

  • When you are towing a trailer or another vehicle, turn OFF Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist for safety reasons.

  • Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly if there is strong electromagnetic interference.

  • Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not activate for 3 seconds after you start your vehicle or initialize the rear corner radars.

  • Even if you restart the vehicle with the sensors blocked or malfunctioning, Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly, as the function maintains its last setting.