Oh wow, I love the Dynamic radar cruise control on my Taco, you can also put it in regular mode, but it will apply the brake hard if needed, well down to about 25 mph anyway, but I tested it on a main road through the center of the city and it worked great, you only have to apply the brakes below 25 mph…
Now the pre collision system still needs testing, as soon as I can get someone to stand in the road for me… lol
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This is the shifter in a similar vehicle in the UK market, at least the same transmission, Unless you know the vehicle you can end up in the manual mode easily. Basically a Toyota iM 3yrs before they came to the US market.
I am older than dirt and hope my 2012 Camry LE lasts the rest of my driving days. Save me from innovative and non intuitive controls.
A while back I rented a 2023 Buick Envision. I hated that car more every day I had it. I could not use the radio, it had a push button shifter low on a console along side you with some buttons you had to push and some you had to pull. The heat and AC controls were 8 black levers under a black shelf on a black dash that I could not read without bending over and putting on my reading glasses. I do not need glasses for driving.
It was also an automatic climate control with a mind of its own which delighted in suddenly hitting you in the face with full speed cold air before the car had a chance to warm up.
The day before I was to return the car I was starting to move on a green light when it stalled in the middle of the intersection,shifted itself into park and locked all the doors and windows. Fortunately the drivers window was down.
The transmission woulde not shift out of park even with my foot on the brake nor would it restart though it would crank. The gas gauge showed two light bars so it had gas.
The police called a wrecker because it could not be pushed out of the way and gave me a ride home.
I called the rental company to tell them where their car was and told them not to bring me another one.
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oldtimer-11 sounds like me. Part of the problem is that I have not owned an automatic since about 1992, although we inherited and dumped a 2007 Corolla whose automatic spent an awful lot of time hunting for a gear. Another problem that I posted about months ago is that I think SUVs are boring to drive and boring to look at. So, I have little interest in exploring that 396 page manual to see the many functions that I want to turn off. So, I will be lazy and ask the question: now that I know how to enter or exit manual mode, and how to shift up and down, when am I really going to use it? I suggested in snow, but I live in central Virginia. They brine the roads and it doesn’t snow.
My dealer pointed out to my wife that you hold the start button for three seconds, and we drove away. She carefully counts out those three seconds every time.
Of course they are . They were never meant to be anything but comfortable and roomy vehicles .
I actually did something very similar last week in a rental car. However, since my normal car has this feature and I use it from time to time, I realized right away what happened, so I was able to react quickly without an issue. I suspect the same will be true for you once you’re used to the new car.
I have immediately caught myself a couple times also.
BUT: what if the car just gave a distinct beep when manual mode is hit.
If you have the radio turned up, you may not hear it… I can not hear the LDA alert/beep/ding on my new(er) truck…