Crazy auto braking

Discussion in 'Gen 5 Prius Main Forum' started by Templeton, Jul 2, 2026 at 10:31 AM.

  1. Templeton

    Templeton Active Member

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    I know there are other threads about disabling and modulating some of the many "safety" interventions on the gen5, and those have been quite helpful.

    But one question that l could not immediately find in the manual: which of the alphabet soup "safety" interventions on the gen5 is the one that slams on the brakes when one tries to move the car a few feet while parking when the driver's door is not 100% fully closed? I would like to disable that braking, but l am not sure under which umbrella that falls.
     
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    I thought the auto/pedestrian brake only kicked on over a certain speed, only dash warnings below that. I would suspect, if there was an actual auto-brake - it would be related to the open door.

    What do I know; since I own a gen4 which doesn't do either....o_O:)(n)
     
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    No, that would defeat the purpose of the auto brake. I've had a pedestrian walk up and stand right next to me while I was backing up and the car slammed on the brakes. I couldn't have been going more than 2 mph. I don't know which of Toyota's multitude of acronymed safety functions controls this feature.
     
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    Well that's inconvenient; so a lamp post or someone parked too close can lock you in and the car's safety systems won't let your attempt to exit the parking spot????? Cars in front and behind you parked too close so the system won't let you try to wiggle the car out of there??? More sensors, more problems - the nanny state.

    I'm glad my gen4 doesn't do that - there's been a couple of times I had to rotate the wheel fully a half dozen times because idiots in front and back left less than 12 inches in front and in back. Luckily I always park 6-12 inches from the curb, so I can wiggle out.

    Power poles and street lamps are usually on the inside edge of the sidewalk; but occasionally they are on the outside edge; because city/town planners didn't do their job when the street was widen and didn't want to delay the project, by waiting on the utility company or electrician to relocate and rewire everything.

    YMMV
     
    #4 BiomedO1, Jul 2, 2026 at 12:54 PM
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