Additional maintenance and expected repairs for the Advanced Technolgy Package items

ramdulari · Oct 6, 2009

I want to know if there are additional maintenance items for the ATP option items (only with the Prius V), which are;
1. Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
2. Lane Keep Assist
3. Intelligent Park Assist
4. Pre-Collision System

Also, does anyone know what repairs pertaining to these extra items can be expected over the life of the car (say 8 years)?

Thanks in advance!

Mihir

Blind Guy · Oct 6, 2009

ramdulari said: ↑

I want to know if there are additional maintenance items for the ATP option items (only with the Prius V), which are;
1. Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
* It stands to reason this item would require higher maintanence in the event it needs servicing, this would be due to the added number of parts involved: Radar Sending Units at the corners of the front bumper, Radar Sending Unit behind the front Toyota emblem and the added software required to operate the system.
2. Lane Keep Assist
* LKA and LDW also require an additional hardware piece: it uses a Camera mounted in the Rear View Mirror and also uses additional software to run the system and tell the Electric Steering Motor when (and how much) to input torque to the steering.
3. Intelligent Park Assist
* This uses features and hardware from BOTH the DRCC and Navigation System, the Radar Sensors locate the cars position and the Navigation System's Back Up Camera also aids in determining its position, and again, it's VERY software dependent.
4. Pre-Collision System
* This system also utilizes the DRCC Sending unit's ability to determine its proximity to other obstacles, and the ABS to bring to a RAPID halt as well as the Head Restraints that have gto be commanded to move forward in the event of an impending collision, Oh yeah, more software!

Also, does anyone know what repairs pertaining to these extra items can be expected over the life of the car (say 8 years)?
* Most of these items/features have been used on the Lexus models and many of the other Toyota models for years, and Toyota is known for reliability!!!

Anytime you have more parts and pieces, there is a higher potential for higher cost to repair them, the same goes for Software, it costs more to run diagnostics and troubleshoot the more complex it is.
Again, Toyota is NOTED for it's reliability.

Thanks in advance!

Mihir
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