This mode employs a radar sensor to detect the presence of vehicles up to approximately 400 ft. (120 m) ahead, determines the current vehicle-to-vehicle following distance, and operates to maintain a suitable following distance from the vehicle ahead.
Note that vehicle-to-vehicle distance will close in when traveling on long downhill slopes.

The vehicle travels at the speed set by the driver. The desired vehicle-tovehicle distance can also be set by operating the vehicle-to-vehicle distance control.
When a vehicle is detected running ahead of you, the system automatically decelerates your vehicle. When a greater reduction in vehicle speed is necessary, the system applies the brakes. A warning tone warns you when the system cannot decelerate sufficiently to prevent your vehicle from closing in on the vehicle ahead.
The system continues follow-up cruising while adjusting for changes in the speed of the vehicle ahead in order to maintain the vehicle-to-vehicle distance set by the driver.
The system accelerates until the set speed is reached. The system then returns to constant speed cruising.
Canceling and resuming the speed control
Approach warningCheck mode procedure
HINT:
Check mode has a higher sensitivity to malfunctions and can
detect malfunction that normal mode cannot detect. Check
mode can also detect all the malfunctions that normal mode
can detect. In check mode, DTCs are detected with 1-trip
detection logic.
Dtc check (check mode)
HINT:
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Inspection
1. INSPECT RUNOUT OF DIFFERENTIAL RING GEAR
(a) Using a dial gauge , check the runout of the ring
gear.
Maximum runout:
0.07 mm (0.0028 in.)
If the runout is greater than the maximum, replace
the ring gear with a new one.
2. INSPECT DIFFERENTIAL RING GEAR BACKLASH
(a) Using a dial gauge, ...
Lost Communication with Cruise Control Front
Distance Range Sensor
DTC U0235 Lost Communication with Cruise Control Front
Distance Range Sensor
DESCRIPTION
The laser sensor and distance control ECU transmit the data for general
vehicle control and diagnosis
function along the communication line. The laser sensor transmits information
about the vehicle in fr ...