Limitations of Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist

Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate properly, or it may operate unexpectedly under the following circumstances:

  • Departing from areas with overgrown foliage

  • Departing from areas where roads are wet

  • Speed of an approaching vehicle is fast or slow

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

  • The vehicle vibrate severely while driving over a bumpy, uneven road or pothole

  • Driving on a slippery surface such as snow, rain, ice, etc.

  • The tire pressure is low or a tire is damaged

  • Remote Smart Parking Assist is operating (if equipped)

NOTE

For more details on the limitations of the rear corner radar, refer to Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA).

WARNING

  • Driving near a vehicle or structure

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    1. Structure

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

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • When the vehicle is in a complex parking environment

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    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may detect vehicles which are parking or pulling out near your vehicle (for example, a vehicle leaving beside your vehicle, a vehicle parking or pulling out in the rear area, a vehicle approaching your vehicle making a turn, etc.).

    The function may unnecessarily warn the driver and control the brake.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • When the vehicle is parked diagonally

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    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may be limited when backing up diagonally and may not detect the 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.

  • When 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 an uphill or downhill slope, or near it, 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.

  • 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 by in front of you when parking in reverse into a parking space with a wall or structure in the rear or side area. The function may unnecessarily warn the driver and control the brake.

    Always check your surroundings while backing up.

  • When the vehicle is parked rearward

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    Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may detect vehicles passing by behind you when parking in reverse into a parking space. The function may unnecessarily warn the driver 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 interfered with by strong electromagnetic waves.

  • Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist may not operate for 3 seconds after your vehicle is started, or the rear corner radars are initialized.

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