Proactive Driver Assist in a New Toyota

This is not the same thing as the pre collision system and this system can be turned off. This video shows what it does and how to turn it on and off.

#toyota #camry #corolla #grandhighlander #tacoma #safetysense

[ishtarisnothome]

Didn't care for it at first but now I love it! I leave it on almost all the time. Once I understood it was to simply "assist" me I was very happy with it.

[TommyG]

I really like the predictive breaking it's useful.

[theecumenicalchurchofoccit]

The PDA's habit of 'grabbing' the wheel on complex corners (here in France they use small chicanes to control cars' speed on urban roads) and steering the car back towards what it regards as the centre line can leave the wheel feeling like it is turning you into oncoming traffic and although the force exercised through the wheel is not strong and easily overcome, it is quite un-nerving. So thank you for this video as I have been trying to find out how to switch off the green steering wheel for a fortnight. Thank you! 😊

[jack]

Problem with that feature is that it will sometimes miss read the marking when you can still see the old road marking a little. It would try to follow that line. Instead of going straight so thats when i would have to keep it going the right way.

[BearsinGamesNeo]

I tried for a day or two to have it on with my bz4x but it was way too aggressive.

[rbudish]

I generally keep PDA on and I don’t mind it. The one area where it feels too aggressive is when there is a bicyclist on the side of the road, it’ll slam on the brakes very early

[stellingfan]

thanks Steve, I always enjoy your tutorials. This is going to sound wrong but I've got about 1100 miles on my 24 Prius. Of course I keep a watch on the mpg and it has been doing good. I've noticed on two different occasions that when the PDA is off my mileage is considerably better even with the braking sensitivity set to medium. Can't think of a reason why this could be and am curious if other drivers have noticed this. I can live with the PDA operation either way but usually keep it off. I've been driving hybrids a long while and feel that I know how to optimize mpg by driving habits.Thanks again for the videos!

[wendymcnair]

I just discovered the PDA function - and kind of like it. Problem is everytime I restart the car it defaults to off. I’m wondering if that’s a malfunction since turning it on in the settings feature does not prevent it from being off the next time the car starts.

[robbenmitchell]

I leave it on because it makes driving easier

[JD-gmtl]

Hi. I don't use carplay at all. Can I get rid of the apple music and amazon music from my list of audio sources? I hate scrolling through them when I change my audio source. Thank you.

[tomasso]

WOW only 8-mpg, kinda thirsty!😂 the automatic braking on minor curves is extremely annoying, especially if you want to pass and accelerate, in a way it’s dangerous

[yngel]

Is there a way to get rid of that text that says "Adaptive Cruise Mode"?

[ahmedmuhsin]

I hate it interrupting me a lot. Just disabled it for good. Braking without my own will isn't pleasant.

[timbermannh]

Hi Steve, thanks for the deep dive into the PDA. I've had mine activated in my Land Cruiser for about five days and it's "kicked in" a few times. It slightly unnerved me once or twice - I muttered "Nanny car" when it first happened - but I think I'll keep it on for a little while longer. I'm way past the age where my masculinity can be threatened by a machine lol. I wish I could tweak the sensitivity a little, just to see if it handles slower village stop/go traffic a little better. Maybe that functionality will be included in future Safety Sense updates.
As far as mileage goes, I dumbly switched the mode from Eco back to Normal at the same time as PDA activation so I can't quantify any adverse fuel efficiency to it yet.
Question: when automatic braking is engaged in PDA (or other S. S. functions), Is that mechanical - pads/rotors - or is it regenerative?

[hondaslave-kdhi]

Id be more worried about the crappy fuel mileage out of a 4 cylinder. This is the reason i didn't purchase the 4th generation Taco. My V8 gets better.

[PNWyinzer]

You can’t see any of how it actually functions with this video