Distracted, tired driving may lead to accidents

if a vehicle is allowed to

unintentionally drift out of its lane.

Toyota has developed Lane Departure Alert,

a safety system designed to help assist drivers

in avoiding this type of accident.

Lane Departure Alert signals the driver if the system

recognizes that the vehicle has started to deviate

from its visibly marked lane under certain conditions.

Lane Departure Alert uses an in-vehicle camera designed

to detect visible white and yellow lane markers in front

of the vehicle and the vehicle's position on the road.

If the system determines that the vehicle is starting

to deviate from its lane, the system alerts the driver

with an audio and visual alert.

Here's how it works:

When driving at speeds above approximately 50 km per hour

on relatively straight roadways with the Lane Departure Alert

system turned ON, the in-vehicle camera will attempt

to detect visible white and yellow lane markings.

The vehicle's multi-information display indicates

whether visible lines are detected.

The inside of the displayed lines will be empty

if the system is not able to detect the lane markings

or if the system operation is temporarily disabled.

The inside of the lines will be filled in

if the system is able to detect the lane markings.

With visible white or yellow lane markings detected,

if the system determines that the vehicle might depart

or the vehicle actually deviates from its lane,

a warning is displayed on the multi-information display

and a warning buzzer sounds to alert the driver.

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When the alerts occur, the driver must check

the surrounding road situation and carefully operate

the steering wheel to move the vehicle back

to the center part of their lane.

If the vehicle intentionally crosses lane markings

with turn signal operation,

Lane Departure Alert is not activated.

In addition to Lane Departure Alert,

some vehicles may also be equipped

with Steering Assist function.

When equipped and enabled, if the system determines

that the vehicle is on a path to depart from its lane,

the system will provide small corrective steering inputs

to the steering wheel for a short period of time

to help keep the vehicle in its lane.

If equipped with Steering Assist Function,

drivers may be able to adjust alert sensitivity settings

and turn Steering Assist Function on and off.

Lane Departure Alert, is just another way Toyota

is working to help enhance road safety

and help keep drivers within their lanes.

Refer to your Toyota Owner's Manual for additional

information on how to operate Lane Departure Alert

and Steering Assist function (if equipped).

The features and functions described in this video

might not be applicable to your Toyota model.

See your Owner's Manual for details.

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