2019-2022 Toyota Avalon 4 Door Driving -> RCTA function User Manual
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Driving -> RCTA function for Your Toyota Avalon 4 Door Fifth Generation (2019-2022)

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4-5. Using the driving support systems  
Instances of the BSM function unnecessarily detecting a vehicle and/or  
object may increase under the following conditions:  
• When the sensor is misaligned due to a strong impact to the sensor or its  
surrounding area  
• 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 driving on roads with sharp bends, consecutive curves, or uneven  
surfaces  
• When items such as a bicycle carrier are installed on the rear of the vehi-  
cle  
RCTA function  
The RCTA functions when your vehicle is in reverse. It can detect  
other vehicles approaching from the right or left rear of the vehicle. It  
uses radar sensors to alert the driver of the other vehicle’s existence  
through flashing the outside rear view mirror indicators and sounding  
a buzzer.  
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Approaching vehicles  
Detection areas  
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RCTA icon display  
4-5. Using the driving support systems  
When a vehicle approaching from the right or left at the rear of the  
vehicle is detected, the following will be displayed on the audio sys-  
tem screen.  
Toyota parking  
assist monitor  
Panoramic view  
monitor  
Content  
A vehicle is approaching from the  
left or right at the rear of the vehicle  
: The RCTA function is malfunctioning (P. 261)  
WARNING  
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 RCTA function is only an assist and is not a replacement for careful  
driving. Driver must be careful when backing up, even when using RCTA  
function. The driver’s own visual confirmation of behind you and your vehi-  
cle is necessary and be sure there are no pedestrians, other vehicles, etc.,  
before backing up. Failure to do so could cause death or serious injury.  
According to conditions, the system may not function correctly. Therefore  
the driver’s own visual confirmation of safety is necessary.  
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RCTA function detection areas  
The areas that vehicles can be detected in are outlined below.  
To give the driver a more consistent time to react, the buzzer can alert  
for faster vehicles from farther away.  
Example:  
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Approximate  
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Approaching vehicle  
Speed  
alert distance  
65 ft. (20 m)  
18 ft. (5.5 m)  
Fast  
18 mph (28 km/h)  
5 mph (8 km/h)  
Slow  
The RCTA function is operational when  
The RCTA function is turned on.  
The shift lever is in R.  
Vehicle speed is less than approximately 5 mph (8 km/h).  
Approaching vehicle speed is between approximately 5 mph (8 km/h) and  
18 mph (28 km/h).  
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Conditions under which the RCTA function will not detect a vehicle  
The RCTA function is not designed to detect the following types of vehicles  
and/or objects:  
Small motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, etc.*  
Vehicles approaching from directly behind  
Vehicles that the sensors cannot detect  
due to obstructions  
Guardrails, walls, signs, parked vehicles and similar stationary objects*  
Vehicles moving away from your vehicle  
Vehicles approaching from the parking spaces next to your vehicle*  
Vehicles backing up in the parking space next to your vehicle*  
*: Depending on the conditions, detection of a vehicle and/or object may  
occur.  
Conditions under which the RCTA function may not function correctly  
The RCTA function may not detect vehicles correctly in the following condi-  
tions:  
• 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 surround-  
ing area on the rear bumper  
• During bad weather such as heavy rain, fog, snow, etc.  
• When multiple vehicles approach continuously  
• Shallow angle parking  
• When a vehicle is approaching at high speed  
• When parking on a steep incline, such as hills, a dip in the road, etc.  
• Immediately after the RCTA function is turned on  
• Immediately after the engine is started with the RCTA function on.  
Vehicles that the sensors cannot detect  
due to obstructions  
• When items such as a bicycle carrier are installed on the rear of the vehi-  
cle  
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Instances of the RCTA function unnecessarily detecting a vehicle and/or  
object may increase in the following situations:  
• When a vehicle passes by the side of your vehicle  
• When the parking space faces a  
street and vehicles are being driven  
on the street  
• When the distance between your vehicle and metal objects, such as a  
guardrail, wall, sign, or parked vehicle, which may reflect electrical waves  
toward the rear of the vehicle, is short  
When there are spinning objects near your vehicle such as the fan of an air  
conditioning unit  
Customization  
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Some functions can be customized. (P. 100, 506)  

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