Driving -> Toyota Safety Sense P for Your Toyota 4 Runner SUV Fifth Generation (2010-2024)

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Toyota Safety Sense P  
The Toyota Safety Sense P consists of the following drive assist  
systems and contributes to a safe and comfortable driving expe-  
rience:  
Driving assist system  
PCS (Pre-Collision System)  
P. 239  
LDA (Lane Departure Alert)  
P. 249  
AHB (Automatic High Beam)  
P. 217  
Dynamic radar cruise control  
P. 257  
WARNING  
Toyota Safety Sense P  
The Toyota Safety Sense P is designed to operate under the assumption  
that the driver will drive safely, and is designed to help reduce the impact to  
the occupants and the vehicle in the case of a collision or assist the driver in  
normal driving conditions.  
As there is a limit to the degree of recognition accuracy and control perfor-  
mance that this system can provide, do not overly rely on this system. The  
driver is always responsible for paying attention to the vehicle's surround-  
ings and driving safely.  
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Sensors  
Two types of sensors, located behind the front grille and windshield,  
detect information necessary to operate the drive assist systems.  
Radar sensor  
Front camera  
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WARNING  
To avoid malfunction of the radar sensor  
Observe the following precautions.  
Otherwise, the radar sensor may not operate properly, possibly leading to  
an accident resulting in death or serious injury.  
Keep the radar sensor and the radar sensor cover clean at all times.  
Radar sensor  
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Radar sensor cover  
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If the front of the radar sensor or the  
front or back of the radar sensor cover  
is dirty or covered with water droplets,  
snow, etc., clean it.  
Clean the radar sensor and radar sen-  
sor cover with a soft cloth to avoid  
damaging them.  
Do not attach accessories, stickers (including transparent stickers) or  
other items to the radar sensor, radar sensor cover or surrounding area.  
Do not subject the radar sensor or its surrounding area to a strong impact.  
If the radar sensor, front grille, or front bumper has been subjected to a  
strong impact, have the vehicle inspected by your Toyota dealer.  
Do not disassemble the radar sensor.  
Do not modify or paint the radar sensor or radar sensor cover.  
In the following cases, the radar sensor must be recalibrated. Contact your  
Toyota dealer for details.  
• When the radar sensor or front grille are removed and installed, or  
replaced  
• When the front bumper is replaced  
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WARNING  
To avoid malfunction of the front camera  
Observe the following precautions.  
Otherwise, the front camera may not operate properly, possibly leading to  
an accident resulting in death or serious injury.  
Keep the windshield clean at all times.  
• If the windshield is dirty or covered with an oily film, water droplets,  
snow, etc., clean the windshield.  
• If a glass coating agent is applied to the windshield, it will still be neces-  
sary to use the windshield wipers to remove water droplets, etc. from  
the area of the windshield in front of the front camera.  
• If the inner side of the windshield where the front camera is installed is  
dirty, contact your Toyota dealer.  
Do not attach objects, such as stickers,  
transparent stickers, etc., to the outer  
side of the windshield in front of the  
front camera (shaded area in the illus-  
tration).  
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A: From the top of the windshield to  
approximately 0.4 in. (1 cm) below the  
bottom of the front camera  
B: Approximately 7.9 in. (20 cm)  
(Approximately 4.0 in. [10 cm] to the  
right and left from the center of the  
front camera)  
If the part of the windshield in front of the front camera is fogged up or cov-  
ered with condensation or ice, use the windshield defogger to remove the  
fog, condensation or ice. (P. 344)  
If water droplets cannot be properly removed from the area of the wind-  
shield in front of the front camera by the windshield wipers, replace the  
wiper insert or wiper blade.  
Do not attach window tint to the windshield.  
Replace the windshield if it is damaged or cracked.  
After replacing the windshield, the front camera must be recalibrated. Con-  
tact your Toyota dealer for details.  
Do not allow liquids to contact the front camera.  
Do not allow bright lights to shine into the front camera.  
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WARNING  
Do not dirty or damage the front camera.  
When cleaning the inside of the windshield, do not allow glass cleaner to  
contact the lens of the front camera. Also, do not touch the lens.  
If the lens is dirty or damaged, contact your Toyota dealer.  
Do not subject the front camera to a strong impact.  
Do not change the installation position or direction of the front camera or  
remove it.  
Do not disassemble the front camera.  
Do not modify any components of the vehicle around the front camera  
(inside rear view mirror, etc.) or ceiling.  
Do not attach any accessories to the hood, front grille or front bumper that  
may obstruct the front camera. Contact your Toyota dealer for details.  
If a surfboard or other long object is to be mounted on the roof, make sure  
that it will not obstruct the front camera.  
Do not modify the headlights or other lights.  
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If a warning message is displayed on the multi-information display  
A system may be temporarily unavailable or there may be a malfunction in  
the system.  
In the following situations, perform the actions specified in the table. When  
the normal operating conditions are detected, the message will disappear  
and the system will become operational.  
If the message does not disappear, contact your Toyota dealer.  
Situation  
Actions  
When the area around a cam-  
era is covered with dirt, mois- Using the wiper and A/C function,  
ture (fogged up, covered with remove the dirt and other attached mat-  
condensation, ice, etc.), or ter. (P. 344, 351)  
other foreign matter  
If the front camera is hot, such as after  
the vehicle had been parked in the sun,  
use the air conditioning system to  
decrease the temperature around the  
front camera.  
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If a sunshade was used when the vehi-  
When the temperature around  
cle was parked, depending on its type,  
the front camera is outside of  
the sunlight reflected from the surface  
the operational range, such as  
of the sunshade may cause the tem-  
when the vehicle is in the sun or  
perature of the front camera to become  
in an extremely cold environ-  
excessively high.  
ment  
If the front camera is cold, such after the  
vehicle is parked in an extremely cold  
environment, use the air conditioning  
system to increase the temperature  
around the front camera.  
The area in front of the front  
camera is obstructed, such as  
when the hood is open or a Close the hood, remove the sticker, etc.  
sticker is attached to the part of to clear the obstruction.  
the windshield in front of the  
front camera.  
Check whether there is attached materi-  
When “Pre-Collision System  
als on the radar sensor and radar sensor  
Unavailable” is displayed.  
cover, and if there is, remove it.  
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In the following situations, if the situation has changed (or the vehicle has  
been driven for some time) and the normal operating conditions are  
detected, the message will disappear and the system will become opera-  
tional.  
If the message does not disappear, contact your Toyota dealer.  
• When the temperature around the radar sensor is outside of the opera-  
tional range, such as when the vehicle is in the sun or in an extremely  
cold environment  
• When the front camera cannot detect objects in front of the vehicle, such  
as when driving in the dark, snow, or fog, or when bright lights are shining  
into the front camera  
• Depending on the conditions in the vicinity of the vehicle, the radar may  
judge the surrounding environment can not be properly recognized. In  
that case, “Pre-Collision System Unavailable” is displayed.  
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