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visibility quickly enough. If this occurs, the DCA . When excessively heavy baggage is system will sound a warning chime and loaded in the rear seat or the luggageblink the system display to notify the driver room of your vehicle to take necessary action. The DCA system is designed to automati-See “Approach warning” (P.5-86). cally check the sensor’s operation. WhenThis system only brakes and moves the the sensor area of the front bumper isaccelerator pedal upward to help assist the covered with dirt or is obstructed, thedriver to maintain a following distance system will automatically be canceled. Iffrom the vehicle ahead. Acceleration the sensor area is covered with ice, ashould be operated by the driver. transparent or translucent vinyl bag, etc.,The DCA system does not control vehicle the DCA system may not detect them. Inspeed or warn you when you approach these instances, the DCA system may not JVS0235Xbe able to decelerate the vehicle properly.stationary and slow moving vehicles. You DCA SYSTEM OPERATION Besure to check and clean the sensor areamust pay attention to vehicle operation to regularly. maintain proper distance from vehicles Always pay attention to the operation of ahead. the vehicle and be ready to manuallyThe DCA system is designed to help assist decelerate to maintain the proper followingthe driver to maintain a following distance distance. The Distance Control Assist (DCA)from the vehicle ahead. The system will system may not be able to decelerate thedecelerate as necessary and if the vehicle vehicle under some circumstances. ahead comes to a stop, the vehicle decelerates to a standstill. However, the The DCA system uses a sensor A located * DCA system can only apply up to approxi- behind the lower grille of the front bumpermately 40% of the vehicles total braking to detect vehicles traveling ahead.power. If a vehicle moves into the traveling The following are some conditions in whichlane ahead or if a vehicle traveling ahead the sensor cannot detect the signals:rapidly decelerates, the distance between . When the snow or road spray fromvehicles may become closer because the traveling vehicles reduces the sensor’sDCA system cannot decelerate the vehicle Starting and driving5-81

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